8-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2020

 

Cimpress plc

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Ireland

 

000-51539

 

98-0417483

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Building D , Xerox Technology Park

A91 H9N9

Dundalk, Co. Louth

Ireland

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: + 353 42 938 8500

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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

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

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

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

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

Title of Each Class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of Exchange

on Which Registered

Ordinary Shares, nominal value per share of 0.01

 

CMPR

 

NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Amendment to Credit Agreement

On April 28, 2020, Cimpress plc (the “Company”) signed Amendment No. 4 among the Company and four of its subsidiaries, Vistaprint Limited, Cimpress Schweiz GmbH, Vistaprint B.V., and Cimpress USA Incorporated, as borrowers (collectively, the “Borrowers”); the lenders named therein as lenders (the “Lenders”); and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”) (the “Amendment”), which amends the senior secured Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011, as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013, as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017 and as previously amended among the Borrowers, the lenders named therein as lenders, and the Administrative Agent (the “Credit Agreement”). The effectiveness of the Amendment is subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Amendment. The Company expects the closing of the Amendment to occur on or about May 1, 2020, simultaneously with closing of the Transactions described under “The Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement” below.

The Amendment suspends the financial maintenance covenants under the Credit Agreement, including the total and senior secured leverage covenants and interest coverage ratio covenant, until the date on which the Company publishes its financial results for the quarter ending December 31, 2021, for which quarter the Credit Agreement financial maintenance covenants will be reinstated (the “Covenant Suspension Period”). If a Covenant Reset Event has occurred (as defined in the Indenture (as defined below)), then the Company may elect to terminate the Covenant Suspension Period earlier by delivering a compliance certificate to the Administrative Agent demonstrating that the Company was in compliance as of the end of the most recent financial quarter with the Credit Agreement financial maintenance covenants as in effect before the Amendment. During the Covenant Suspension Period, the Company will not permit (1) its Available Liquidity (as defined in the Amendment) to be less than $50,000,000 or (2) its Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Amendment) to be less than $0 in each of the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021. In connection with the Amendment the Company will make a prepayment of term loans and revolving loans, and the Amendment will reduce the loan commitments from $1.5 billion to $1.0 billion, consisting of $850,000,000 of revolving credit facility commitments and $150,000,000 of term loan commitments, with a corresponding reduction in term loan amortization payments.

The Amendment also permits the Company to issue the Notes described below, and makes the following changes to the Credit Agreement:

  increase to the interest rate on borrowings to LIBOR plus 3.25% during the Covenant Suspension Period and a rate of LIBOR plus 2.50% to 3.25% after the Covenant Suspension Period;

  change of the Credit Agreement maturity date to the earlier of (i) February 13, 2025 and (ii) the date that is 181 days prior to the “Stated Maturity” as defined in the Indenture (as defined below); and

  more restrictive limitations on certain activities and actions of the Company, including but not limited to:

  the incurrence of additional indebtedness and liens,

  the consummation of certain investments, including acquisitions,

  the making of restricted payments, including the Company’s purchases of its ordinary shares and payment of dividends, and

  the incurrence of capital expenditures.


The description contained herein of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement

On April 28, 2020, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a note and warrant purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with AP Print, Ltd., an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (the “Apollo Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to issue and sell to the Apollo Purchaser (1) $300,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 12.0% senior secured second lien notes (the “Notes”) and (2) warrants (the “Warrants” and, together with the Notes, the “Securities”) to acquire a number of ordinary shares of the Company, nominal value 0.01 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), that will represent approximately 3.875% of outstanding diluted Ordinary Shares as of the close of business on the business day immediately prior to the Closing Date (as defined below), for an aggregate purchase price of $294 million. The transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “Transactions”) are subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement (including the forms of senior secured notes indenture, security and pledge agreement and Warrants) contain other customary covenants and agreements, including certain information rights, standstill provisions, transfer restrictions and preemptive rights. The date on which the Securities are to be issued is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.” The Company expects the closing to occur on or about May 1, 2020.

The Company intends to use the proceeds from the sale of the Securities to repay a portion of the term loans outstanding under the Company’s Credit Agreement and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing.

The Notes

The Notes will be issued pursuant to a senior secured notes indenture, to be entered into as of the Closing Date (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Guarantors (as defined below) to the extent a party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and collateral agent. The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 12.0% per annum, 50% of which may be paid, at the Company’s election, in the form of payment-in-kind, additional Notes, payable on May 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing on November 15, 2020. The Notes will mature on May 15, 2025. Each of the Company’s subsidiaries that guarantees the Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement will guarantee the Notes (the “Guarantors”). The Notes and the guarantees thereof will rank equal in right of payment with existing and future senior indebtedness of the Company, including the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under the Credit Agreement, and will be secured by the same assets securing the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under the Credit Agreement on a second lien basis pursuant to the Collateral Documents (as defined in the Indenture) and subject to limited exceptions and the terms of an intercreditor agreement (the “Intercreditor Agreement”) to be entered into among the Company, the Guarantors to the extent a party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.

Prior to May 15, 2021, the Notes will not be redeemable at the Company’s option, except as described below. Thereafter, if redeemed in whole or in part with proceeds from a secured or unsecured high yield bond offering or other senior debt refinancing, the Notes will be redeemable at 103.0% of the principal amount thereof prior to May 15, 2022, thereafter at 101.0% of the principal amount thereof prior to May 15, 2023, and thereafter at 100.0% of the principal amount thereof, plus, in each case, accrued


and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to (but excluding) the redemption date. If redeemed with other proceeds, including proceeds from any issuance of equity or equity-linked securities, the Notes will be redeemable at 106.0% of the principal amount thereof prior to May 15, 2022, thereafter, at 103.0% of the principal amount thereof prior to May 15, 2023, and thereafter at 100.0% of the principal amount thereof, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to (but excluding) the redemption date. The Company may redeem all, but not less than all, of the Notes upon the occurrence of certain changes in tax law. Upon a “change of control” (as defined in the Indenture), the Company must offer to purchase the Notes at a price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but excluding) the date of purchase. If the Notes are accelerated or otherwise become due prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date as a result of an event of default, the amount that shall then be due will be equal to 100% of the principal amount, a make-whole premium as set forth in the Indenture and any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but excluding) the date of such acceleration. The Company will be obligated to pay interest of 2.0% on overdue principal amount, interest and premium, if any.

The Indenture will contain affirmative and negative covenants of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries. The Indenture also will contain customary events of default, which may result in the acceleration of the maturity date of the Notes.

The Warrants

The Warrants will be exercisable at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date until on or prior to the close of business on the seventh anniversary of the Issue Date. The Warrants have an exercise price of $60.00 per share. The exercise price and the number of ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (the “Warrant Shares”) are subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments for stock splits, reclassifications, combinations and dividends or distributions made by the Company as well as in respect of certain issuances of equity securities that are made at below a specified percentage of market value, as set forth in the Warrants.

The holders of the Warrants cannot exercise the Warrants if and to the extent, as a result of such exercise, either (i) such holder’s (together with its affiliates) aggregate voting power or beneficial ownership would exceed 19.9% or (ii) such holder’s (together with any persons acting in concert for purposes of Irish Takeover Panel Act of 1997) aggregate voting power exceeds 29.99%, subject to customary exceptions in connection with public sales or the consummation of a specified liquidity event, in each case as set forth in the Warrants.

Other

Until the date the Apollo Purchaser (together with its permitted transferees) no longer holds (i) at least 50% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued on the Closing Date, or (ii) Warrants (or the Warrant Shares) representing at least 1.50% of the of the fully-diluted Ordinary Shares (on an as-exercised basis in the case of the Warrants) (the “Fall-Away of Purchaser Rights”), the Apollo Purchaser will have the right to request and receive certain financial and other information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Until the earlier of the Fall-Away of Purchaser Rights and at such time as the Apollo Purchaser waives rights to information rights described above, the Apollo Purchaser and its affiliates will be subject to certain standstill provisions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.


Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 29, 2020, the Company issued a press release that included certain announcements regarding its preliminary third quarter results. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The foregoing estimates are preliminary and subject to completion of financial and operating closing procedures for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. The actual amounts may differ materially from these estimates, including as a result of the Company’s quarter-end  closing procedures, review adjustments and other developments that may arise between now and the time the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 are finalized. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on these estimates. These estimates have been prepared by, and are the responsibility of, the Company’s management and have not been reviewed or audited or subject to any other procedures by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Accordingly, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm does not express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect to these estimates.

The information furnished under this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 herewith shall be deemed “furnished” and not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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

The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form  8-K  is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On April 28, 2020, the Company entered into the Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which it agreed to sell the Securities in a private placement in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Company will rely on this exemption from registration based in part on representations made by the Apollo Purchaser in the Purchase Agreement.

The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form  8-K  is incorporated herein by reference.


Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release furnished as an exhibit to this report contain statements about the Company’s future expectations, plans, and prospects of the Company’s business that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including the anticipated closing of the transactions described in herein and therein, the Company’s liquidity and future cash flows, potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the expected effects of the actions the Company is taking. Forward-looking projections and expectations are inherently uncertain, are based on assumptions and judgments by management, and may turn out to be wrong. If the closing conditions to the transactions described herein and therein are not satisfied, then one or both transactions may be delayed or may not close at all. The Company’s actual results may differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements in this document as a result of various important factors, including but not limited to flaws in the assumptions and judgments upon which the Company’s forecasts and estimates are based; the development, duration, and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic; the Company’s failure to anticipate and react to the effects of the pandemic on the Company’s customers, supply chain, markets, team members, and business; the Company’s inability to take the actions that the Company plans to take or the failure of those actions to achieve the results the Company expects; loss or unavailability of key personnel; general economic conditions; and other factors described in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 and the other documents the Company periodically files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the statements and projections herein or therein represent the Company’s expectations and beliefs as of the date of this document, and subsequent events and developments may cause these expectations, beliefs, and projections to change. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the date of this document.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit 

    No.    

   

Description

         
 

10.1

   

Amendment No. 4, dated as of April 28, 2020, among Cimpress plc, Vistaprint Limited, Cimpress Schweiz GmbH, Vistaprint B.V., and Cimpress USA Incorporated, as borrowers; the lenders named therein as lenders; and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders, to the senior Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011, as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013, as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017, and as further previously amended

         
 

10.2

   

Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2020, among Cimpress plc, the guarantors party thereto and AP Print, Ltd.

         
 

99.1

   

Press release issued April 29, 2020

         
 

104

   

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SIGNATURE

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

April 29, 2020

 

Cimpress plc

         

 

By:

 

/s/ Sean E. Quinn

 

 

Sean E. Quinn

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial

Officer

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

AMENDMENT NO. 4

Dated as of April 28, 2020

to

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of October 21, 2011

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 4 (this “ Amendment ”) is made as of April 28, 2020 by and among Cimpress plc (the “ Company ”), Vistaprint Limited, Cimpress Schweiz GmbH, Vistaprint B.V. and Cimpress USA Incorporated (collectively, the “ Subsidiary Borrowers ” and, together with the Company, the “ Borrowers ”), the financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereof and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (the “ Administrative Agent ”), under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011, as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013 and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017, by and among the Borrowers, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “ Credit Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below).

WHEREAS, the Company has informed the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of its intent to incur certain additional Indebtedness through the issuance by the Company of the Second Lien Notes (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), and to use the proceeds thereof to make a voluntary prepayment pursuant to Section 2.11(a) of the Credit Agreement in the amount of $302,009,506.99 (the “ Amendment No.  4 Prepayment ”);

WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the requisite Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree to certain amendments to the Credit Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree to enter into this Amendment.

1.     Amendments to the Credit Agreement . Effective as of the date of satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section  2 below, the parties hereto agree that (i) the Credit Agreement (including Schedules 2.01A and 2.01B and all Exhibits thereto) shall be amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text ) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text ) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Annex A hereto and (ii) Schedules 3.01A, 3.01B, 6.01, 6.02 and 6.04 to the Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated to read in their entirety as Schedules 3.01A , 3.01B , 6.01 , 6.02 and 6.04 attached hereto (the Credit Agreement as amended pursuant to this Section  1 , the “ Amended Credit Agreement ”).


2.     Conditions of Effectiveness . This Amendment shall become effective as of the first date (the “ Amendment Effective Date ”) on which each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

(a)    The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrowers, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

(b)    The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of the Consent and Reaffirmation attached as Exhibit A hereto duly executed by the Guarantors.

(c)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Amendment Effective Date) of each of (i) Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP, U.S. counsel for the Borrowers, (ii) Appleby, Bermuda counsel for the Borrowers, (iii) Stibbe, Dutch counsel for the Borrowers, (iv) Matheson, Irish counsel for the Borrowers, and (v) Baker & McKenzie Zurich, Swiss counsel for the Borrowers, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel and covering such matters relating to the Borrowers, the Amended Credit Agreement, this Amendment or the Transactions as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. The Company hereby requests such counsels to deliver such opinions.

(d)    The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Borrowers, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Borrowers, the Loan Documents or the Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

(e)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Amendment Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Company, (i) confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 of the Amended Credit Agreement and (ii) attaching and certifying as true, correct and complete, copies of each of the Second Lien Notes Documents, in each case, as in effect on the Amendment Effective Date.

(f)    The Company shall have, prior to or substantially concurrently with the effectiveness of this Amendment, issued the Second Lien Notes pursuant to the Second Lien Notes Indenture, on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and shall have paid or, substantially concurrently with the effectiveness of this Amendment, shall pay, to the Administrative Agent the Amendment No. 4 Prepayment from the proceeds thereof and directed that such prepayment be applied to (i) first, prepay outstanding Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount such that the outstanding principal amount of outstanding Term Loans immediately after giving effect to such prepayment is equal to or less than $150,000,000, and to the payments required by Section 2.10(b)(iii) as shall be necessary to adjust the remaining payments otherwise required by Section 2.10(b)(iii) to be in the amounts reflected in the Amended Credit Agreement and (ii) second, apply the remaining amount of the Amendment No. 4 Prepayment (if any) to prepay outstanding Revolving Loans, with such prepayment pursuant to this clause (ii) to be applied ratably to the Revolving Loans outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, and regardless of whether any prepayment of the Revolving Loans is made pursuant to the foregoing clause (ii), the Company shall make a permanent and irrevocable reduction of (1) the Dollar Tranche Commitments to $5,798,568.68 and (2) the Multicurrency Tranche Commitments to $844,201,431.32.

 

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(g)    As of the Amendment Effective Date, immediately upon giving effect to this Amendment, the Consolidated Cash Balance (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) shall not exceed $100,000,000, and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from a Financial Officer of the Company certifying the same.

(h)    The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) for the account of each Lender that delivers its executed signature page to this Amendment by no later than the date and time specified by the Administrative Agent, a consent fee in an amount equal to the applicable amount previously disclosed to such Lenders and (ii) all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Company under the Amended Credit Agreement.

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Amendment Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Amendment shall not become effective, and the Amendment Effective Date shall not occur, if each of the foregoing conditions is not satisfied at or prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 1, 2020 (and, in the event such conditions are not so satisfied, this Amendment shall terminate at such time and shall be null and void and of no force or effect).

3.     Representations and Warranties of the Borrowers . Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants as follows:

(a)    This Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of such Borrower and are enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(b)    As of the date hereof and immediately after giving effect to the terms of this Amendment, (i) no Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of such Borrower set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent such representation and warranty is qualified by Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualification, in which case such representation and warranty is true and correct in all respects.

4.     Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement .

(a)    From and after the effectiveness of the amendment to the Credit Agreement evidenced hereby, the terms “Agreement”, “this Agreement”, “herein”, “hereinafter”, “hereto”, “hereof” and words of similar import, as used in the Amended Credit Agreement, shall, unless the context otherwise requires, refer to the Amended Credit Agreement, and the term “Credit Agreement”, as used in the other Loan Documents, shall mean the Amended Credit Agreement.

(b)    Each Loan Document and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Borrower confirms, acknowledges and agrees that: (a) each of the Collateral Documents to which it is a party shall secure all monies, obligations and liabilities whatsoever whether principal, interest or otherwise now or hereafter due, owing or incurred by such Borrower to any Secured Party whether collectively or individually under or in connection with the Loan Documents; and (b) each of the Collateral Documents (and the security interests created

 

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thereby) shall continue in full force and effect as continuing security for all obligations expressed to be secured thereunder and under the Amended Credit Agreement and shall continue to constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of each Borrower party thereto enforceable in accordance with its terms. In respect of the Loan Documents governed by Dutch law, each of the Borrowers party thereto hereby confirms and agrees that (i) at the time of the entering into the Loan Documents governed by Dutch law, it was their intention (and it is still their intention and agreement) that any security right created under such Loan Document to secure the Secured Obligations (as defined in such Loan Document) as amended from time to time, including by the amendments as included in this Amendment, and (ii) any amount owed by the Loan Parties under the Credit Agreement as amended by and in accordance with the terms of this Amendment are part of the definition of the “Secured Obligations” (as defined in the Loan Documents governed by Dutch law), a “Parallel Debt” (as defined in Section VIII of the Credit Agreement and Section 33 of the Guaranty) and the “Corresponding Obligations” as defined in the Credit Agreement.

(c)    The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement, the Amended Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.

(d)    This Amendment is a Loan Document under (and as defined in) the Amended Credit Agreement.

5.     No Novation . This Amendment shall not extinguish the Loans or other obligations outstanding under the Credit Agreement.

6.     Governing Law . This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York. Each Borrower hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any United States federal or New York State court sitting in the City of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Amendment and each Borrower hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court and irrevocably waives any objection it may now or hereafter have as to the venue of such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court or that such court is an inconvenient forum.

7.     Headings . Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

8.     Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy, e-mailed.pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

CIMPRESS PLC, as the Company
By:  

/s/ Sean Quinn

Name:   Sean Quinn
Title:   Attorney
VISTAPRINT LIMITED, as a Borrower
By:  

/s/ Sean Quinn

Name:   Sean Quinn
Title:   President
CIMPRESS SCHWEIZ GMBH, as a Borrower
By:  

/s/ Sean Quinn

Name:   Sean Quinn
Title:   Managing Officer
VISTAPRINT B.V., as a Borrower
By:  

/s/ Sean Quinn

Name:   Sean Quinn
Title:   Managing Director
CIMPRESS USA INCORPORATED, as a Borrower
By:  

/s/ Sean Quinn

Name:   Sean Quinn
Title:   President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

individually as a Lender and as Administrative Agent

By:  

/s/ Douglas Panchal

Name:   Douglas Panchal
Title:   Executive Director

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Robert C. Megan

Name:   Robert C. Megan
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


MUFG UNION BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Liwei Liu

Name:   Liwei Liu
Title:   Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Suneel Gill

Name:   Suneel Gill
Title:   Managing Director

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Shaun R. Kleinman

Name:   Shaun R. Kleinman
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Joan Murphy

Name:   Joan Murphy
Title:   Managing Director

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Stephen J. White

Name:   Stephen J. White
Title:   Citibank, N.A.

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ David Dale

Name:   David Dale
Title:   Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Ethan Powell

Name:   Ethan Powell
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Timothy J. Ambrose

Name:   Timothy J. Ambrose
Title:   Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Paul G. Feloney

Name:   Paul G. Feloney
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


PEOPLE’S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Darci Buchanan

Name:   Darci Buchanan
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Scott Pritchett

Name:   Scott Pritchett
Title:   Staff Officer

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


RAYMOND JAMES BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Mark Specht

Name:   Mark Specht
Title:   Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


WEBSTER BANK, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Mathew L. Coyne

Name:   Mathew L. Coyne
Title:   Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Jamie Minieri

Name:   Jamie Minieri
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


ROCKLAND TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Gretchen Troiano

Name:   Gretchen Troiano
Title:   Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


BANNER BANK, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Thomas Marks

Name:   Thomas Marks
Title:   Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


TRISTATE CAPITAL BANK, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Ellen Frank

Name:   Ellen Frank
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


ANNEX A

Amended Credit Agreement

Attached

 


ANNEX A

 

 

 

 

LOGO

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

October 21, 2011

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017

among

CIMPRESS PLC

VISTAPRINT LIMITED

CIMPRESS SCHWEIZ GMBH

VISTAPRINT B.V.

CIMPRESS USA INCORPORATED

The Other Subsidiary Borrowers Party Hereto

The Lenders Party Hereto

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

as Administrative Agent

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. and MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.

as Co-Syndication Agents

and

CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, CITIBANK, N.A.,

CITIZENS BANK, N.A., FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and TRUIST BANK

as Co-Documentation Agents

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., BofA SECURITIES, INC.,

BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP. and MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.

as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers

 

 

 


Table of Contents

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I Definitions

     2  

SECTION 1.01

   Defined Terms      2  

SECTION 1.02

   Classification of Loans and Borrowings      43 47  

SECTION 1.03

   Terms Generally      43 47  

SECTION 1.04

   Accounting Terms; GAAP      44 47  

SECTION 1.05

   Status of Secured Obligations      44 48  

SECTION 1.06

   Amendment and Restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement      45 48  

SECTION 1.07

   PPSA/UCC, etc      45 49  

SECTION 1.08

   Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification      46 49  

SECTION 1.09

   Letter of Credit Amounts      46 50  

SECTION 1.10

   Divisions      46 50  

SECTION 1.11

   Conversion, Redesignation and Assignment and Assumption of Certain Initial Term Loans      50  

ARTICLE II The Credits

     47 51  

SECTION 2.01

   Commitments      47 51  

SECTION 2.02

   Loans and Borrowings      48 52  

SECTION 2.03

   Requests for Borrowings      50 53  

SECTION 2.04

   Determination of Dollar Amounts      50 54  

SECTION 2.05

   Swingline Loans      51 54  

SECTION 2.06

   Letters of Credit      53 56  

SECTION 2.07

   Funding of Borrowings      58 61  

SECTION 2.08

   Interest Elections      59 62  

SECTION 2.09

   Termination and Reduction of Commitments      60 63  

SECTION 2.10

   Repayment and Amortization of Loans; Evidence of Debt      61 64  

SECTION 2.11

   Prepayment of Loans      62 66  

SECTION 2.12

   Fees      63 67  

SECTION 2.13

   Interest      64 68  

SECTION 2.14

   Alternate Rate of Interest      65 69  

SECTION 2.15

   Increased Costs      67 71  

SECTION 2.16

   Break Funding Payments      68 72  

SECTION 2.17

   Taxes      69 73  

SECTION 2.18

   Payments Generally; Allocations of Proceeds; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set offs      74 78  

SECTION 2.19

   Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders      77 81  

SECTION 2.20

   Expansion Option      78 82  

SECTION 2.21

   [Intentionally Omitted]      80 84  

SECTION 2.22

   Judgment Currency      80 84  

SECTION 2.23

   Designation of Subsidiary Borrowers      80 84  

SECTION 2.24

   Defaulting Lenders      81 85  

ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties

     82 86  

SECTION 3.01

   Organization; Powers; Subsidiaries      82 86  

SECTION 3.02

   Authorization; Enforceability      83 87  

SECTION 3.03

   Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts      83 87  

SECTION 3.04

   Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change      83 87  


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(continued)

 

          Page  

SECTION 3.05

   Properties      84 87  

SECTION 3.06

   Litigation, Environmental and Labor Matters      84 88  

SECTION 3.07

   Compliance with Laws and Agreements      84 88  

SECTION 3.08

   Investment Company Status      85 88  

SECTION 3.09

   Taxes      85 88  

SECTION 3.10

   ERISA      85 89  

SECTION 3.11

   Disclosure      85 89  

SECTION 3.12

   Federal Reserve Regulations      85 89  

SECTION 3.13

   Liens      85 89  

SECTION 3.14

   No Default      85 89  

SECTION 3.15

   No Burdensome Restrictions      85 89  

SECTION 3.16

   Compliance with Swiss Non-Bank Rules      85 89  

SECTION 3.17

   Financial Assistance      86 90  

SECTION 3.18

   Security Interest in Collateral      86 90  

SECTION 3.19

   USA Patriot Act      86 90  

SECTION 3.20

   Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions      86 90  

SECTION 3.21

   EEA Financial Institutions      87 90  

SECTION 3.22

   Second Lien Notes Documents      90  

ARTICLE IV Conditions

     87 91  

SECTION 4.01

   Effectiveness      87 91  

SECTION 4.02

   Each Credit Event      87 91  

SECTION 4.03

   Designation of a Subsidiary Borrower      87 91  

ARTICLE V Affirmative Covenants

     88 92  

SECTION 5.01

   Financial Statements and Other Information      88 92  

SECTION 5.02

   Notices of Material Events      89 93  

SECTION 5.03

   Existence; Conduct of Business      90 94  

SECTION 5.04

   Payment of Obligations      90 94  

SECTION 5.05

   Maintenance of Properties; Insurance      90 94  

SECTION 5.06

   Books and Records; Inspection Rights      91 95  

SECTION 5.07

   Compliance with Laws      91 95  

SECTION 5.08

   Use of Proceeds      91 95  

SECTION 5.09

   Subsidiary Guarantors; Pledges; Additional Collateral; Further Assurances      91 96  

SECTION 5.10

   Compliance with Swiss Non-Bank Rules      93 98  

SECTION 5.11

   Swiss Articles of Incorporation      94 98  

ARTICLE VI Negative Covenants

     94 99  

SECTION 6.01

   Indebtedness      94 99  

SECTION 6.02

   Liens      96 101  

SECTION 6.03

   Fundamental Changes and Asset Sales      96 102  

SECTION 6.04

   Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions      97 103  

SECTION 6.05

   Swap Agreements      100 105  

SECTION 6.06

   Transactions with Affiliates      100 106  

SECTION 6.07

   Restricted Payments      100 106  

SECTION 6.08

   Restrictive Agreements      101 107  

SECTION 6.09

   Subordinated Indebtedness , Second Lien Obligations, Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness and Amendments to Subordinated Indebtedness Documents 102 , Second Lien Notes Documents and Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness      108  

 

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(continued)

 

          Page  

SECTION 6.10

   Sale and Leaseback Transactions      103 110  

SECTION 6.11

   Capital Expenditures      103 110  

SECTION 6.12

   Financial Covenants      103 110  

ARTICLE VII Events of Default

     104 112  

ARTICLE VIII The Administrative Agent

     106 115  

SECTION 8.01

   General Matters      106 115  

SECTION 8.02

   Posting of Communications      113 121  

SECTION 8.03

   Intercreditor Agreement      122  

ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous

     114 123  

SECTION 9.01

   Notices      114 123  

SECTION 9.02

   Waivers; Amendments      115 124  

SECTION 9.03

   Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver      118 126  

SECTION 9.04

   Successors and Assigns      119 127  

SECTION 9.05

   Survival      124 132  

SECTION 9.06

   Counterparts; Integration; Electronic Execution; Effectiveness      124 132  

SECTION 9.07

   Severability      124 133  

SECTION 9.08

   Right of Setoff      125 133  

SECTION 9.09

   Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process      125 133  

SECTION 9.10

   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      126 134  

SECTION 9.11

   Headings      126 134  

SECTION 9.12

   Confidentiality      126 134  

SECTION 9.13

   USA PATRIOT Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulation      127 135  

SECTION 9.14

   Releases of Subsidiary Guarantors      128 136  

SECTION 9.15

   Attorney Representation      128 136  

SECTION 9.16

   Appointment for Perfection      128 136  

SECTION 9.17

   Interest Rate Limitation      128 137  

SECTION 9.18

   No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility      129 137  

SECTION 9.19

   Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions      129 138  

SECTION 9.20

   Termination of Dutch CIT Fiscal Unity      130 138  

SECTION 9.21

   Certain ERISA Matters      130 138  

SECTION 9.22

   Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs      132 140  

ARTICLE X Cross-Guarantee

     132 140  

SECTION 10.01

   Cross Guarantee      132 140  

SECTION 10.02

   Swiss Limitation Language for Swiss Borrowers      134 142  

SECTION 10.03

   Limitation on Guaranty of Certain Swap Obligations      136 144  

SECTION 10.04

   Keepwell      136 144  

ARTICLE XI Collection Allocation Mechanism

     136 144  

 

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(continued)

 

 

         

Page

SCHEDULES:          

Schedule 2.01A

   – Commitments   

Schedule 2.01B

   – Letter of Credit Commitments   

Schedule 2.06

   – Existing Letters of Credit   

Schedule 3.01A

   – Subsidiaries   

Schedule 3.01B

   – Options and Warrants   

Schedule 6.01

   – Existing Indebtedness   

Schedule 6.02

   – Existing Liens   

Schedule 6.03

   – Sale of Certain Equity Interests   

Schedule 6.04

   – Existing Investments   
EXHIBITS:      

Exhibit A

   – Form of Assignment and Assumption   

Exhibit B-1

   – Form of Opinion of Loan Parties’ U.S. Counsel   

Exhibit B-2

   – Form of Opinion of Loan Parties’ Bermuda Counsel   

Exhibit B-3

   – Form of Opinion of Loan Parties’ Dutch Counsel   

Exhibit B-4

   – Form of Opinion of Loan Parties’ Swiss Counsel   

Exhibit B-5

   – Form of Opinion of Loan Parties’ Australian Counsel   

Exhibit B-6

   – Form of Opinion of Loan Parties’ Nova Scotia Counsel   

Exhibit B-7

   – Form of Opinion of Loan Parties’ German Counsel   

Exhibit B-8

   – Form of Opinion of Loan Parties’ English Counsel   

Exhibit B-9

   – Form of Opinion of Loan Parties’ Irish Counsel   

Exhibit B-10

   – Form of Opinion of Loan Parties’ Jamaican Counsel   

Exhibit B-11

   – Form of Opinion of Loan Parties’ Italian Counsel   

Exhibit B-12

   – Form of Opinion of Loan Parties’ Scottish Counsel   

Exhibit C

   – Form of Increasing Lender Supplement   

Exhibit D

   – Form of Augmenting Lender Supplement   

Exhibit E

   – List of Closing Documents   

Exhibit F-1

   – Form of Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement   

Exhibit F-2

   – Form of Borrowing Subsidiary Termination   

Exhibit G

   – Form of Guaranty   

Exhibit H-1

   – Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships)   

Exhibit H-2

   – Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships)   

Exhibit H-3

   – Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships)   

Exhibit H-4

   – Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships)   

Exhibit I-1

   – Form of Borrowing Request   

Exhibit I-2

   – Form of Interest Election Request   

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of October 21, 2011, as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013, and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017, among CIMPRESS PLC, VISTAPRINT LIMITED, CIMPRESS SCHWEIZ GMBH, VISTAPRINT B.V., CIMPRESS USA INCORPORATED, the other SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS from time to time party hereto, the LENDERS from time to time party hereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. and MUFG UNION BANK, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agents and CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, CITIBANK, N.A., CITIZENS BANK, N.A., FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and TRUIST BANK, as Co-Documentation Agents.

WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent thereunder, are currently party to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2011, as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”).

WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Lenders party to the Amendment and Restatement Agreement, the Departing Lenders (as hereafter defined) and the Administrative Agent have entered into the Amendment and Restatement Agreement in order to (i) amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety; (ii) extend the applicable maturity date for the Lenders (as defined herein) in respect of the existing revolving credit facility under the Existing Credit Agreement; (iii) re-evidence the “Secured Obligations” under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement, which shall be repayable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (iv) set forth the terms and conditions under which the Lenders will, from time to time, make loans and extend other financial accommodations to or for the benefit of the Borrowers; and (v) confirm that each Departing Lender shall cease to be a party to the Existing Credit Agreement as evidenced by its execution and delivery of its Departing Lender Signature Page.

WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties hereto that this Agreement not constitute a novation of the obligations and liabilities of the parties under the Existing Credit Agreement or be deemed to evidence or constitute full repayment of such obligations and liabilities, but that this Agreement amend and restate in its entirety the Existing Credit Agreement and re-evidence the obligations and liabilities of the Company and the Subsidiaries outstanding thereunder, which shall be payable in accordance with the terms hereof.

WHEREAS, it is also the intent of the Borrowers and the Guarantors to confirm that all obligations under the applicable “Loan Documents” (as referred to and defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall continue in full force and effect as modified or restated by the Loan Documents (as referred to and defined herein) and that, from and after the Restatement Effective Date, all references to the “Credit Agreement” contained in any such existing “Loan Documents” shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree that the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:


ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

2019 CUSA Term Loan Amortization Amount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(b)(iii).

2019 CUSA Term Loan Commitment ” means (a) as to any Term Lender, the aggregate commitment of such Term Lender to make 2019 CUSA Term Loans as set forth on Schedule 2.01A or in the most recent Assignment Agreement or other documentation contemplated hereby executed by such Term Lender and (b) as to all Term Lenders, the aggregate commitment of all Term Lenders to make 2019 CUSA Term Loans, which aggregate commitment was $252,164,812.55 on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date. After advancing the 2019 CUSA Term Loan, each reference to a Term Lender’s 2019 CUSA Term Loan Commitment shall refer to that Term Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the 2019 CUSA Term Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, the 2019 CUSA Term Loan Commitments were terminated after the funding of the 2019 CUSA Term Loans on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.

2019 CUSA Term Loans ” means (i) the term loans made by certain of the Term Lenders to CUSA pursuant to Section 2.01(c)(iii), (ii) all of the Initial CUSA Term Loans outstanding as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date that were converted into, and redesignated as, 2019 CUSA Term Loans on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date pursuant to the terms of Section 1.11 and (iii) all of the Initial Company Term Loans outstanding as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date that were converted into, and redesignated as, 2019 CUSA Term Loans on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date pursuant to the terms of Section 1.11. The aggregate principal amount of the 2019 CUSA Term Loans (for the avoidance of doubt, including all of the Initial CUSA Term Loans and Initial Company Term Loans converted into, and redesignated as, 2019 CUSA Term Loans) outstanding as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date is $452,009,506.99, as set forth on Schedule 2.01A in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, and each Term Lender’s respective portion of the 2019 CUSA Term Loans as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 2.01A in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.

2026 Senior Unsecured Notes ” means the Company’s 7.0% senior notes due 2026 issued pursuant to that certain Senior Notes Indenture, dated as of June 15, 2018, as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture, dated as of October 15, 2019, a second supplemental indenture, dated as of December 3, 2019, and a third supplemental indenture, dated as of February 13, 2020, by and among the Company, certain of its Subsidiaries and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as trustee (the “ 2026 Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture ”), in the principal amount of up to $600,000,000.

2026 Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “2026 Senior Unsecured Notes”.

ABR ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

Adjusted LIBO Rate ” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

 

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Administrative Agent ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (including its branches and Affiliates), in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.

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

Affected Financial Institution ” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

Affected Foreign Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of a Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the United States of America so long as such subsidiary (x) is a Foreign Subsidiary and (y) such Foreign Subsidiary acting as a Subsidiary Guarantor would cause a Deemed Dividend Problem.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

Agreed Currencies ” means (i) Dollars, (ii) euro, (iii) Swiss Francs, (iv) Pounds Sterling and (v) any other currency (x) that is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars, (y) for which a LIBO Screen Rate is available in the Administrative Agent’s determination and (z) that is agreed to by the Administrative Agent and each of the Multicurrency Tranche Lenders.

Alternate Base Rate ” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus 1 2 of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one month Interest Period in Dollars on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%, provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate (or if the LIBO Screen Rate is not available for such one month Interest Period, the Interpolated Rate) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.14 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until any amendment has become effective pursuant to Section 2.14(c)), then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Alternate Base Rate as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than 1.00 1.75 %, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.00 1.75 % for purposes of this Agreement.

Alternative Rate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(a).

Amendment and Restatement Agreement ” means the Amendment and Restatement Agreement dated as of July 13, 2017, among the Borrowers, the Lenders party thereto, the Departing Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

Amendment No. 1 Effective Date ” means June 14, 2018.

Amendment No. 2 Effective Date ” means January 7, 2019.

 

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Amendment No. 3 ” means that certain Amendment No. 3 to this Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2020, by and among the Borrowers, the Lenders party thereto, the “Amendment No. 3 Departing Lenders” (as defined in such Amendment No. 3) and the Administrative Agent.

Amendment No. 3 Effective Date ” means February 13, 2020.

“Amendment No. 4” means that certain Amendment No. 4 to this Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2020, by and among the Borrowers, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

“Amendment No. 4 Effective Date” means the date on which each of the conditions set forth in Amendment No. 4 have been satisfied in accordance with the terms thereof.

Anti-Corruption Laws ” means, at any time, all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries at such time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

Applicable Party ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.02(c).

Applicable Percentage ” means, with respect to any Lender, (a) with respect to Revolving Loans, LC Exposure or Swingline Loans, the percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and the denominator of which is the aggregate Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders (if the Revolving Commitments of any Class have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Commitments of such Class most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments), (b) with respect to the Initial CUSA Term Loans, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s outstanding principal amount of the Initial CUSA Term Loans and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Initial CUSA Term Loans of all Term Lenders, (c) with respect to the Initial Company Term Loans, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s outstanding principal amount of the Initial Company Term Loans and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Initial Company Term Loans of all Term Lenders and (d) with respect to the 2019 CUSA Term Loans, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s outstanding principal amount of the 2019 CUSA Term Loans and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the 2019 CUSA Term Loans of all Term Lenders; provided that, with respect to the calculation set forth in the foregoing clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d), in the case of Section 2.24 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, any such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment, Initial CUSA Term Loan Commitment, Initial Company Term Loan Commitment and/or 2019 CUSA Term Loan Commitment, as applicable, shall be disregarded in the applicable calculation.

Applicable Pledge Percentage ” means 100% but 65% in the case of a pledge by a U.S. Loan Party of its Equity Interests in an Affected Foreign Subsidiary, but solely to the extent such pledge secures a Loan or Commitment extended to a Borrower that is a U.S. Person.

 

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Applicable Rate ” means, for any day, with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan or any ABR Loan, or with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Eurocurrency Spread”, “ABR Spread” or “Commitment Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the Leverage Ratio applicable on such date:

 

   

Leverage Ratio:

  

Eurocurrency
Spread

  

Eurocurrency ABR
Spread

  

ABR
Spread

  

Commitment
Fee Rate

Category 1:

  £ 2.00 to 1.00    2.50%    1.375 1.50 %    0.375%    0.225 0.35 %

Category 2:

  > 2.00 to 1.00
but
£ 3.00 to 1.00
   2.75%    1.50 1.75 %    0.50%    0.25 0.40 %

Category 3:

  > 3.00 to 1.00
but
£ 4.00 to 1.00
   3.00%    1.75 2.00 %    0.75%    0.30 0.45 %

Category 4:

  > 4.00 to 1.00    3.25%    2.00 2.25 %    1.00%    0.35 0.50 %

For purposes of the foregoing,

(i) if at any time the Company fails to deliver the Financials on or before the date the Financials are due pursuant to Section 5.01, Category 4 shall be deemed applicable for the period commencing three (3) Business Days after the required date of delivery and ending on the date which is three (3) Business Days after the Financials are actually delivered, after which the relevant Category shall be determined in accordance with the table above as applicable;

(ii) adjustments, if any, to the Category then in effect shall be effective three (3) Business Days after the Administrative Agent has received the applicable Financials (it being understood and agreed that each change in Category shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change); and

(iii) notwithstanding the foregoing, Category 2 shall be deemed to be applicable “Applicable Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in the immediately below paragraph until the Administrative Agent’s receipt of the applicable Financials for the Company’s first fiscal quarter ending after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date of the Company which demonstrate that the Covenant Suspension Period has terminated pursuant to the terms of the definition thereof, and adjustments to the Category applicable rates then in effect shall thereafter be effected in accordance with the preceding paragraphs.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, at all times during the Covenant Suspension Period, “Applicable Rate” shall mean, for any day, with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan or any ABR Loan, or with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Eurocurrency Spread”, “ABR Spread” or “Commitment Fee Rate”, as the case may be:

 

Eurocurrency Spread

 

ABR Spread

 

Commitment Fee Rate

3.25%

  2.25%   0.50%

Approved Electronic Platform ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.02(a).

Approved Fund ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.

 

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Arranger ” means each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp. and MUFG Union Bank, N.A. in its capacity as a joint bookrunner and a joint lead arranger hereunder.

Assignment and Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption agreement entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form (including electronic records generated by the use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.

Augmenting Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.

Availability Period ” means the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments.

“Available Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) unrestricted and unencumbered (other than Permitted Encumbrances) cash and cash equivalents of the Loan Parties, plus (ii) the aggregate Available Revolving Commitments, in each case, as of such date.

Available Revolving Commitment ” means, at any time with respect to any Lender, the Revolving Commitment of such Lender then in effect minus the Revolving Credit Exposure of such Lender at such time; it being understood and agreed that any Lender’s Swingline Exposure shall not be deemed to be a component of the Revolving Credit Exposure for purposes of calculating the commitment fee under Section 2.12(a).

Bail-In Action ” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation ” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

Banking Services ” means each and any of the following bank services provided to the Company or any Subsidiary by any Lender or any of its Affiliates: (a) credit cards for commercial customers (including, without limitation, commercial credit cards and purchasing cards), (b) stored value cards, (c) merchant processing services, (d) treasury management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursement, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, any direct debit scheme or arrangement, overdrafts and interstate depository network services) and (e) supply chain finance solutions.

Banking Services Agreement ” means any agreement entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with Banking Services.

Banking Services Obligations ” means any and all obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor) in connection with Banking Services.

 

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

Bankruptcy Event ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, examiner, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization , examinership or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, such Person has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment or has had any order for relief in such proceeding entered in respect thereof; provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.

Benchmark Replacement ” means the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which may, in the case of Dollars, be a SOFR-Based Rate) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to the LIBO Rate for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero 0.75% , the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero 0.75% for the purposes of this Agreement; provided further that any such Benchmark Replacement shall be administratively feasible as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

Benchmark Replacement Adjustment ” means the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the LIBO Rate with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the LIBO Rate with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time (for the avoidance of doubt, such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment shall not be in the form of a reduction to the Applicable Rate).

Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes ” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that the Administrative Agent decides in its reasonable discretion may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).

 

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Benchmark Replacement Date ” means the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to the LIBO Rate:

(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the LIBO Screen Rate; or

(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.

Benchmark Transition Event ” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the LIBO Rate:

(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the LIBO Screen Rate, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the LIBO Screen Rate;

(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate, the U.S. Federal Reserve System, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the LIBO Screen Rate, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the LIBO Screen Rate or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the LIBO Screen Rate, in each case which states that the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate has ceased or will cease to provide the LIBO Screen Rate permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the LIBO Screen Rate; and/or

(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate announcing that the LIBO Screen Rate is no longer representative.

Benchmark Transition Start Date ” means (a) in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication) and (b) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the date specified by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, by notice to the Company, the Administrative Agent (in the case of such notice by the Required Lenders) and the Lenders.

Benchmark Unavailability Period ” means, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the LIBO Rate and solely to the extent that the LIBO Rate has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (x) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the LIBO Rate for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 2.14 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the LIBO Rate for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 2.14.

Beneficial Ownership Certification ” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

 

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Beneficial Ownership Regulation ” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

Benefit Plan ” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Part 4 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code to which Section 4975 of the Code applies, and (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

BHC Act Affiliate ” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.

Bond Hedge Transaction ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreement”.

Borrower ” means the Company or any Subsidiary Borrower.

Borrowing ” means (a) Revolving Loans of the same Type and Tranche, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, (b) a Term Loan of the same Type and Class, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect or (c) a Swingline Loan.

Borrowing Request ” means a request by any Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03, which shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I-1 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement ” means a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 .

Borrowing Subsidiary Termination ” means a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 .

Burdensome Restrictions ” means any consensual encumbrance or restriction of the type described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.08.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that when used in connection with (a) a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Dollars, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market, (b) any Borrowings or LC Disbursements that are the subject of a borrowing, drawing, payment, reimbursement or rate selection denominated in euro, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which the TARGET2 payment system is not open for the settlement of payments in euro and (c) a Eurocurrency Loan or Letter of Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency other than euro, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in deposits in such Foreign Currency in the interbank market in the principal financial center of the country whose lawful currency is such Foreign Currency.

 

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CAM ” means the mechanism for the allocation and exchange of interests in the Designated Obligations and collections thereunder established under Article XI .

CAM Exchange ” means the exchange of the Lenders’ interests provided for in Article XI .

CAM Exchange Date ” means the first date on which there shall occur (a) any event referred to in clause (h) or (i) of Article VII with respect to any Borrower or (b) an acceleration of Loans pursuant to Article VII .

CAM Percentage ” means, as to each Lender, a fraction, expressed as a decimal, of which (a) the numerator shall be the aggregate Dollar Amount (determined as of the CAM Exchange Date) of the Designated Obligations owed to such Lender (whether or not at the time due and payable) on the date immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date and (b) the denominator shall be the Dollar Amount (as so determined) of the Designated Obligations owed to all the Lenders (whether or not at the time due and payable) on the date immediately prior to the CAM Exchange Date.

Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases or financing leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

Change in Control ” means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date), of Equity Interests representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Company; (b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the Management Board of the Company by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the Supervisory Board or board of directors (as applicable) of the Company nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated; (c) the acquisition of direct or indirect Control of the Company by any Person or group; (d) the occurrence of a change in control, or other similar provision, as defined in any agreement or instrument evidencing any Material Indebtedness (triggering a default or mandatory prepayment, which default or mandatory prepayment has not been waived in writing) (including, without limitation, the occurrence of a “Change in Control”, “Fundamental Change” and/or “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” (each howsoever defined) under any indenture governing any Permitted Convertible Notes); or (e ) the occurrence of a change in control, or other similar provision, as defined in the Second Lien Notes Indenture, any other Second Lien Notes Document or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness; or (f ) the Company ceases to own, directly or indirectly, and Control 100% (other than directors’ qualifying shares) of the ordinary voting and economic power of any Borrower.

Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the Restatement Effective Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, or (c) compliance by any Lender or Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Restatement Effective Date; provided however , that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder, issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof, and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking

 

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Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law” regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

Class ”, when used in reference to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans, Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans, Initial CUSA Term Loans, Initial Company Term Loans, 2019 CUSA Term Loans or Swingline Loans and (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Multicurrency Tranche Commitment, a Dollar Tranche Commitment, an Initial CUSA Term Loan Commitment, an Initial Company Term Loan Commitment or a 2019 CUSA Term Loan Commitment.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Co-Documentation Agent ” means each of Capital One, National Association, Citibank, N.A., Citizens Bank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, National Association, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, KeyBank National Association, PNC Bank, National Association and Truist Bank in its capacity as co-documentation agent for the credit facilities evidenced by this Agreement.

Collateral ” means all right, title and interest of any Loan Party in and to any and all property of such Loan Party, now existing or hereafter acquired, that may at any time be or become subject to a security interest or Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties, to secure the Secured Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Documents.

Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the Security Agreement and all other agreements, instruments and documents executed in connection with this Agreement that are intended to create, perfect or evidence Liens to secure the Secured Obligations, including, without limitation, all other security agreements, pledge agreements, deeds of hypothec, debentures, loan agreements, notes, guarantees, subordination agreements, pledges, hypothecations, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, fee letters, notices, leases, financing statements and all other written matter whether heretofore, now, or hereafter executed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and delivered to the Administrative Agent to secure the Secured Obligations.

Commitment ” means, with respect to each Lender, the sum of such Lender’s Multicurrency Tranche Commitment, Dollar Tranche Commitment, Initial CUSA Term Loan Commitment, Initial Company Term Loan Commitment and 2019 CUSA Term Loan Commitment. The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01A , or in the Assignment and Assumption or other documentation contemplated hereby pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable.

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

Communications ” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 8.02(c), including through an Approved Electronic Platform.

Company ” means Cimpress plc, a public company with limited liability incorporated in Ireland with its registered address at Building D, Xerox Technology Park, Dundalk, Co. Louth and having registered number 607465 (as successor by merger to Cimpress N.V., a naamloze vennootschap organized under the laws of the Netherlands).

 

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Compounded SOFR ” means the compounded average of SOFRs for the applicable Corresponding Tenor, with the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate (which may include compounding in arrears with a lookback and/or suspension period as a mechanism to determine the interest amount payable prior to the end of each Interest Period) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with:

 

  (1)

the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining compounded SOFR; provided that:

 

  (2)

if, and to the extent that, the Administrative Agent determines that Compounded SOFR cannot be determined in accordance with clause (1) above, then the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate that the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion are substantially consistent with any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining compounded SOFR for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time;

provided , further , that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such rate, methodology or convention determined in accordance with clause (1) or clause (2) is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then Compounded SOFR will be deemed unable to be determined for purposes of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement.”

Computation Date ” is defined in Section 2.04.

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

Consolidated Capital Expenditures ” means, without duplication, any expenditures for any purchase or other acquisition of any asset which would be classified as a fixed or capital asset on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Cash Balance” means, at any time, (a) the aggregate amount of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, treasury bonds and bills, certificates of deposit, investments in money market funds and commercial paper, in each case, held or owned by (either directly or indirectly), credited to the account of or would otherwise be required to be reflected as an asset on the balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries less (b) the sum of (i) any restricted cash or cash equivalents to pay required scheduled payments of principal and interest in respect of indebtedness that are due within five (5) Business Days of such time, royalty obligations, working interest obligations, suspense payments, severance taxes, payroll, payroll taxes, other taxes, employee wage and benefit payments and trust and fiduciary obligations or other obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary to third parties and for which the Company or such Subsidiary has issued checks or has initiated wires or ACH transfers (or, in the Company’s discretion, will issue checks or initiate wires or ACH transfers within five (5) Business Days) in order to pay, (ii) other amounts for which the Company or such Subsidiary has issued checks or has initiated wires or ACH transfers but have not yet been subtracted from the balance in the relevant account of the Company or such Subsidiary and (iii) while and to the extent refundable, any cash or cash equivalents of the Company or any Subsidiaries constituting purchase price deposits held in escrow pursuant to a binding and enforceable purchase and sale agreement with a third party containing customary provisions regarding the payment and refunding of such deposits.

 

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Consolidated EBITDA ” means, with reference to any period, Consolidated Net Income plus , without duplication and to the extent deducted from revenues in determining Consolidated Net Income, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) expense for income taxes paid or accrued, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) non-cash charges, expenses or losses, (vi) (A) non-recurring cash charges, expenses or losses and (B) in connection with any acquisition, (I) all cash acquisition integration costs and fees, including cash severance payments, and cash fees and expenses paid in connection with such acquisition, all to the extent incurred within twelve (12) months of the completion of such acquisition and (II) cost savings and synergies projected by the Company in good faith to result from actions taken in connection with such acquisition and which are expected to be realized within 12 months from the date of such acquisition and that are reasonably identifiable, quantifiable and factually supportable in the good faith judgment of the Company and that are set forth in reasonable detail in a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company, net of the amount of any actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that the aggregate amount of such cost savings and synergies (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the sum of the foregoing clauses (A) and (B) and excluding cash charges arising in connection with the restructuring announced by the Company on January 25, 2017 and November 1, 2017) added back pursuant to this clause (vi)(B)(II), together with the aggregate amount of cost savings and synergies added back pursuant to clause (vii) below, shall not exceed in the aggregate twenty percent (20%) of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (calculated without giving effect to this clause (vi) and without giving effect to clause (vii) below), (vii) cost savings and synergies projected by the Company in good faith to result from actions taken pursuant to internal operations initiatives and which are expected to be realized within 12 months from the date of the commencement of such initiative and that are reasonably identifiable, quantifiable and factually supportable in the good faith judgment of the Company and that are set forth in reasonable detail in a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company, net of the amount of any actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that the aggregate amount of such cost savings and synergies added back pursuant to this clause (vii), together with the aggregate amount of cost savings and synergies added back pursuant to clause (vi)(B)(II) above, shall not exceed in the aggregate twenty percent (20%) of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (calculated without giving effect to this clause (vii) and without giving effect to clause (vi)(B)(II) above), (viii) [reserved], (ix) fees and expenses directly incurred or paid by the Company in connection with the issuance by the Company of the 2026 Senior Unsecured Notes, and (x) fees and expenses directly incurred or paid by the Company in connection with Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement dated as of June 14, 2018, minus , to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, (1) interest income, (2) income tax credits and refunds (to the extent not netted from tax expense), (3) any cash payments made during such period in respect of items described in clause (v) above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses, charges or losses were incurred (unless such cash payments are permitted to be added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (vi) during such period or if the payment relates to cash payments made in relation to earnouts for Material Acquisitions), (4) extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring non-cash income or gains realized other than in the ordinary course of business, all calculated for the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis, (5) non-cash gains on Swap Agreements that have a tenor of greater than 31 days and were entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Company or any Subsidiary has actual or reasonably anticipated exposure and (6) non-cash gains on Dollar denominated intercompany financing loans that are revalued on non-Dollar functional currency legal entities. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four consecutive trailing fiscal quarters (each such period, a “ Reference Period ”), (i) if at any time during such Reference Period the Company or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition, the Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the assets that are the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period, and (ii) if

 

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during such Reference Period the Company or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition, Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period. As used in this definition, “ Material Acquisition ” means any acquisition of assets or series of related acquisitions of assets that involves the payment of consideration by the Company and its Subsidiaries in excess of $10,000,000; and “ Material Disposition ” means any sale, transfer or disposition of assets or series of related sales, transfers, or dispositions of assets that yields gross proceeds to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $10,000,000.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, with reference to any period, the interest expense (including without limitation interest expense under Capital Lease Obligations that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP) of the Company and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP (including, without limitation, 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 Swap Agreements to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP). In the event that the Company or any Subsidiary shall have completed a Material Acquisition or a Material Disposition (in each case, as defined in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”) since the beginning of the relevant period, Consolidated Interest Expense shall be determined for such period on a Pro Forma Basis as if such Material Acquisition or Material Disposition, and any related incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, had occurred at the beginning of such period (using the interest rate in respect of such Indebtedness in effect as of the date of the consummation of such Material Acquisition or Material Disposition, as applicable).

Consolidated Net Income ” means, with reference to any period, the net income (or loss) of the Company and its Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis (without duplication) for such period; provided that there shall be excluded any income (or loss) of any Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary, but any such income so excluded may be included in such period or any later period to the extent of any cash dividends or distributions actually paid in the relevant period to the Company or any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company.

Consolidated Senior Secured Indebtedness ” means at any time the Consolidated Total Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on any property of the Company and its Subsidiaries, but excluding any such Indebtedness to the extent secured on a junior basis to the Loans as of such date.

Consolidated Total Assets ” means, as of the date of any determination thereof, total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis as of such date.

Consolidated Total Indebtedness ” means at any time the sum, without duplication, of (a) the aggregate Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such time in accordance with GAAP, (b) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries relating to the maximum drawing amount of all letters of credit outstanding and bankers acceptances and (c) Indebtedness of the type referred to in clauses (a) or (b) hereof of another Person guaranteed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. The terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

Controlled Affiliate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.19.

 

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Corresponding Obligations ” means all Secured Obligations as they may exists from time to time, other than the Parallel Debt.

Corresponding Tenor ” with respect to a Benchmark Replacement means a tenor (including overnight) having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as the applicable tenor for the applicable Interest Period with respect to the LIBO Rate.

“Covenant Suspension Period” means the period commencing on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and ending on the Covenant Suspension Period Termination Date.

“Covenant Suspension Period Termination Date” means the earlier of (i) the date on which Financials for the fiscal quarter of the Company ending December 31, 2021 have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01, together with the compliance certificate required by Section 5.01(c) demonstrating that the Company was in compliance with Section 6.12 as of the end of such fiscal quarter (for the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that the Covenant Suspension Period shall not terminate pursuant to this clause (i) until (x) the date on which such Financials are delivered, together with such compliance certificate, all demonstrating such compliance and (y) a “Covenant Reset Event” (as defined in the Second Lien Notes Indenture as in effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date) has occurred) and (ii) the date on which the Company (x) delivers Financials for any fiscal quarter of the Company ending after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, together with the compliance certificate required by Section 5.01(c) demonstrating that the Company was in compliance with Section 6.12 as such Section 6.12 was in effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date immediately prior to giving effect to Amendment No. 4, as of the end of such fiscal quarter and (y) notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that it elects to end the Covenant Suspension Period (for the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that the Covenant Suspension Period shall not terminate pursuant to this clause (ii) until (x) the date (A) on which such Financials are delivered, together with such compliance certificate, all demonstrating such compliance and (B) on which the Administrative Agent shall have received such written notice from the Company and (y) a “Covenant Reset Event” (as defined in the Second Lien Notes Indenture as in effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date) has occurred).

Covered Entity ” means any of the following:

 

  (i)

a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

 

  (ii)

a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

 

  (iii)

a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

Covered Party ” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.22.

Co-Syndication Agent ” means each of Bank of America, N.A., BMO Harris Bank N.A. and MUFG Union Bank, N.A. in its capacity as co-syndication agent for the credit facilities evidenced by this Agreement.

Credit Event ” means a Borrowing, the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an LC Disbursement or any of the foregoing.

 

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Credit Exposure ” means, as to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure at such time, plus (b) an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of its Term Loans outstanding at such time.

Credit Party ” means the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender.

CRR ” means the Council Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012.

CUSA ” means Cimpress USA Incorporated, a Delaware corporation.

Deemed Dividend Problem ” means, with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, such Foreign Subsidiary’s accumulated and undistributed earnings and profits being deemed to be repatriated to the applicable parent U.S. Loan Party under Section 956 of the Code and the effect of such repatriation causing materially adverse tax consequences to such parent U.S. Loan Party, in each case as determined by the Company in its commercially reasonable judgment acting in good faith and in consultation with its legal and tax advisors.

Default ” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

Default Right ” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

Defaulting Lender ” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two (2) Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Company or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the subject of (1) a Bankruptcy Event or (2) a Bail-In Action.

Departing Lender ” means each lender under the Existing Credit Agreement that executes and delivers to the Administrative Agent a Departing Lender Signature Page.

Departing Lender Signature Page ” means the signature page to the Amendment and Restatement Agreement on which it is indicated that the Departing Lender executing the same shall cease to be a party to the Existing Credit Agreement on the Restatement Effective Date.

 

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Designated Obligations ” means all obligations of the Borrowers with respect to (a) principal of and interest on the Loans, (b) participations in Swingline Loans funded by the Revolving Lenders, (c) unreimbursed LC Disbursements and interest thereon and (d) all commitment fees and Letter of Credit participation fees.

Dollar Amount ” of any amount of any currency means, at the time of determination thereof, (a) if such amount is expressed in Dollars, such amount, (b) if such amount is expressed in a Foreign Currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars determined by using the rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with such Foreign Currency last provided (either by publication or otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent) by the applicable Reuters source on the Business Day (New York City time) immediately preceding the date of determination or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide a rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with such Foreign Currency, as provided by such other publicly available information service which provides that rate of exchange at such time in place of Reuters chosen by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide such rate of exchange, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any reasonable method of determination it deems appropriate) and (c) if such amount is denominated in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion.

Dollar Tranche Commitment ” means, with respect to each Dollar Tranche Lender, the commitment of such Dollar Tranche Lender to make Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced or terminated from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09, (b) increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.20 and (c) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Dollar Tranche Lender’s Dollar Tranche Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 , or in the Assignment and Assumption (or other documentation or record (as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(70) of the New York Uniform Commercial Code) contemplated by this Agreement) pursuant to which such Dollar Tranche Lender shall have assumed its Dollar Tranche Commitment, as applicable. The aggregate principal amount of the Dollar Tranche Commitments on the Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date is $ 7,500,000.00 5,798,568.68 .

Dollar Tranche Lender ” means a Lender with a Dollar Tranche Commitment or holding Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans.

Dollar Tranche Percentage ” means the percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Dollar Tranche Commitment and the denominator of which is the aggregate Dollar Tranche Commitments of all Dollar Tranche Lenders (if the Dollar Tranche Commitments have terminated or expired, the Dollar Tranche Percentages shall be determined based upon the Dollar Tranche Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments); provided that in the case of Section 2.24 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, any such Defaulting Lender’s Dollar Tranche Commitment shall be disregarded in the calculation.

Dollar Tranche Revolving Borrowing ” means a Borrowing comprised of Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans.

Dollar Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any Dollar Tranche Lender at any time, and without duplication, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Dollar Tranche Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans, its LC Exposure and its Swingline Exposure.

 

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Dollar Tranche Revolving Loan ” means a Loan made by a Dollar Tranche Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(ii). Each Dollar Tranche Revolving Loan shall be a Eurocurrency Revolving Loan denominated in Dollars or an ABR Revolving Loan denominated in Dollars.

Dollars ” or “ $ ” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

Domestic Foreign Holdco Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the United States of America and owned by a U.S. Loan Party substantially all of the assets of which consist of the Equity Interests of (and/or receivables or other amounts due from) one or more Subsidiaries that are “controlled foreign corporations” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code, so long as such Subsidiary (i) does not conduct any business or activities other than the ownership of such Equity Interests and/or receivables other than immaterial assets and activities reasonably related or ancillary thereto and (ii) does not incur, and is not otherwise liable for, any Indebtedness (other than intercompany indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(c)).

Domestic Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the United States of America other than (i) a Subsidiary that is owned by a Subsidiary of a U.S. Loan Party where such Subsidiary of a U.S. Loan Party is not organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the United States of America and (ii) a Domestic Foreign Holdco Subsidiary.

Dutch Borrower ” means any Borrower that is organized under the laws of the Netherlands.

Dutch Loan Party ” means any Loan Party organized under the laws of the Netherlands or otherwise resident for tax purposes of the Netherlands.

Dutch Non-Public Lender ” means :

(i) until the publication of an interpretation of “public” as referred to in the CRR by the relevant authority/ies: an entity which (x) assumes rights and/or obligations vis-à-vis a Dutch Borrower, the value of which is at least EUR 100,000 (or its equivalent in another currency), (y) that provides repayable funds to the Dutch Borrower for a minimum initial amount of EUR 100,000 (or its equivalent in another currency) or otherwise qualifies as not forming part of the public), and

(ii) following the publication of an interpretation of “public” as referred to in the CRR by the relevant authority/ies: an entity which qualifies as not forming part of the public on the basis of such interpretation.

Early Opt-in Election ” means the occurrence of:

(1) (i) a determination by the Administrative Agent or (ii) a notification by the Required Lenders to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Company) that the Required Lenders have determined that syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in Section 2.14 are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the LIBO Rate, and

(2) (i) the election by the Administrative Agent or (ii) the election by the Required Lenders to declare that an Early Opt-in Election has occurred and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Company and the Lenders or by the Required Lenders of written notice of such election to the Administrative Agent.

 

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ECP ” means an “Eligible Contract Participant” as defined in Section 1(a)(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and the applicable rules issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the SEC (collectively, and as now or hereafter in effect, the “ ECP Rules ”).

ECP Rules ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “ECP.”

EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any institution established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country ” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Electronic Signature ” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.

Eligible Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is approved from time to time by each of the Revolving Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

Environmental Laws ” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.

Environmental Liability ” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Company or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Equity Interests ” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest, but excluding any debt securities convertible into any of the foregoing.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under 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.

 

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ERISA Event ” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition upon the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.

euro ” and/or “ EUR ” means the single currency of the Participating Member States.

Eurocurrency ”, when used in reference to a currency means an Agreed Currency and when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, means that such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

Eurocurrency Payment Office ” of the Administrative Agent shall mean, for each Foreign Currency, the office, branch, Affiliate or correspondent bank of the Administrative Agent for such currency as specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Company and each Lender.

Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII .

Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Specified Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Specified Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an ECP at the time the Guarantee of such Loan Party or the grant of such security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such Specified Swap Obligation. If a Specified Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Specified Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.

Excluded Taxes ” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) with respect to a Loan or

 

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Commitment extended to a Borrower that is a U.S. Person, in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan, Letter of Credit or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan, Letter of Credit or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by any Borrower under Section 2.19(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in a Loan, Letter of Credit or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(f), (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA and (e) with respect to a Loan or Commitment extended to a Borrower that is organized, incorporated or tax resident in Ireland, any Irish withholding Tax which arises solely because (i) a Lender is not (or has ceased to be) an Irish Qualifying Lender other than as a result of any change after the date it became a Lender under this Agreement in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or Irish Treaty, or any published practice or concession of any relevant authority or (ii) a Lender is an Irish Treaty Lender and the Company is able to demonstrate that the payment could have been made to such Lender without any deduction or withholding of any tax imposed by Ireland had that Lender complied with its obligations under Section 2.17(m).

Executive Order ” means Executive Order No. 13224, effective as of September 24, 2001, and relating to Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)).

Existing Credit Agreement ” is defined in the recitals hereof.

Existing Letters of Credit ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(a).

Existing Loans ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(a).

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Restatement Effective Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.

Federal Funds Effective Rate ” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website ” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.

Financial Officer ” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Company.

 

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Financials ” means the annual or quarterly financial statements, and accompanying certificates and other documents, of the Company and its Subsidiaries required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b).

First Tier Foreign Subsidiary ” means each subsidiary of a Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the United States of America that is a Foreign Subsidiary and with respect to which any one or more of the Domestic Subsidiaries directly owns or Controls more than 50% of such Foreign Subsidiary’s issued and outstanding Equity Interests.

Foreign Currencies ” means Agreed Currencies other than Dollars.

Foreign Currency LC Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the Dollar Amount of the aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of all outstanding Foreign Currency Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of all LC Disbursements in respect of Foreign Currency Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed at such time.

Foreign Currency Letter of Credit ” means a Letter of Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency.

Foreign Currency Sublimit ” means $200,000,000.

Foreign Lender ” means (a) if the applicable Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the applicable Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which such Borrower is resident for tax purposes.

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

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).

Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided , that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

 

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Guarantors ” means, collectively, (i) the Company, (ii) the Subsidiary Borrowers pursuant to the terms of Article X of this Agreement and (iii) the Subsidiary Guarantors.

Guaranty ” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Guaranty dated as of the Restatement Effective Date in the form of Exhibit G (including any and all supplements thereto) and executed by each Guarantor party thereto and any other guaranty agreements as are requested by the Administrative Agent and its counsel, in each case as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Hazardous Materials ” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

IBA ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.08.

Impacted Interest Period ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate”.

Increasing Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.

Incremental Term Loan ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.

Incremental Term Loan Amendment ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.

Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the cash portion of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) current accounts payable or accrued expenses, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any earn-out obligation until such earn-out obligation becomes due and payable (other than obligations due and payable solely in shares and not in cash) and (iii) any deferred payment that such Person has the option to pay in shares shall not be considered indebtedness until such deferred payment becomes due and payable in cash), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, and (k) all obligations of such Person under Sale and Leaseback Transactions. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. It is understood and agreed that Indebtedness shall not include any Indebtedness that has been defeased and/or discharged in accordance with its terms, provided that funds in an amount equal to all such Indebtedness (including interest and any other amounts required to be paid to the holders thereof in order to give effect to such defeasance and/or discharge) have been irrevocably deposited with a trustee for the benefit of the relevant holders of such Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreements, and any obligations thereunder, shall not constitute Indebtedness.

 

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

Ineligible Institution ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).

Initial Subsidiary Borrowers ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Subsidiary Borrower.

Initial Company Term Loan Commitment ” means (a) as to any Term Lender, the aggregate commitment of such Term Lender to make Initial Company Term Loans as set forth on Schedule 2.01A or in the most recent Assignment Agreement or other documentation contemplated hereby executed by such Term Lender and (b) as to all Term Lenders, the aggregate commitment of all Term Lenders to make Initial Company Term Loans, which aggregate commitment was $84,500,000 on the Restatement Effective Date. After advancing the Initial Company Term Loan, each reference to a Term Lender’s Initial Company Term Loan Commitment shall refer to that Term Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Initial Company Term Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, the Initial Company Term Loan Commitments were terminated after the funding of the Initial Company Term Loans on the Restatement Effective Date.

Initial Company Term Loans ” means the term loans made by certain of the Term Lenders to the Company pursuant to Section 2.01(c)(ii). The aggregate principal amount of the Initial Company Term Loans outstanding as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date is $0, as set forth on Schedule 2.01A in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, and each Term Lender’s respective portion of the Initial Company Term Loans as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 2.01A in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date. It is understood and agreed that as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date all of the outstanding Initial Company Term Loans on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date are converted into, and redesignated as, 2019 CUSA Term Loans, all pursuant to the terms of Section 1.11.

Initial CUSA Term Loan Commitment ” means (a) as to any Term Lender, the aggregate commitment of such Term Lender to make Initial CUSA Term Loans as set forth on Schedule 2.01A or in the most recent Assignment Agreement or other documentation contemplated hereby executed by such Term Lender and (b) as to all Term Lenders, the aggregate commitment of all Term Lenders to make Initial CUSA Term Loans, which aggregate commitment was $215,500,000 on the Restatement Effective Date. After advancing the Initial CUSA Term Loan, each reference to a Term Lender’s Initial CUSA Term Loan Commitment shall refer to that Term Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Initial CUSA Term Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, the Initial CUSA Term Loan Commitments were terminated after the funding of the Initial CUSA Term Loans on the Restatement Effective Date.

Initial CUSA Term Loans ” means the term loans made by certain of the Term Lenders to CUSA pursuant to Section 2.01(c)(i). The aggregate principal amount of the Initial CUSA Term Loans outstanding as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date is $0, as set forth on Schedule 2.01A in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, and each Term Lender’s respective portion of the Initial CUSA Term Loans as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 2.01A in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date. It is understood and agreed that as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date all of the outstanding Initial CUSA Term Loans on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date are converted into, and redesignated as, 2019 CUSA Term Loans, all pursuant to the terms of Section 1.11.

 

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Initial Term Loans ” means the term loans made by certain of the Term Lenders to CUSA and the Company on the Restatement Effective Date pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Information Memorandum ” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated June 2017 relating to the Company and the Transactions.

Insolvency Regulation ” shall mean the Council Regulation (EC) No.1346/2000 29 May 2000 on Insolvency Proceedings.

“Intercreditor Agreement” means (a) that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2020, by and among the Administrative Agent, the Second Lien Notes Agent, the Company and the other Loan Parties from time to time party thereto and (b) in respect of any other Indebtedness intended to be secured by some or all of the Collateral on a junior priority basis with the Obligations, an intercreditor agreement reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent the terms of which are consistent with market terms governing security arrangements for the sharing of Liens on a junior basis at the time such intercreditor agreement is proposed to be established in light of the type of Indebtedness to be secured by such Liens, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and the Company.

Interest Coverage Ratio ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.12(b).

Interest Election Request ” means a request by the applicable Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08, which shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I-2 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Interest Payment Date ” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date, (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and the Maturity Date and (c) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid and the Maturity Date.

Interest Period ” means with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending one week thereafter or on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six (or, if acceptable to each Lender, twelve) months thereafter, as the applicable Borrower (or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower) may elect; provided , that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

Interpolated Rate ” means, at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available for the applicable currency)

 

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that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available for the applicable currency) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time; provided that if any Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero 0.75% , such rate shall be deemed to be zero 0.75% for the purposes of this Agreement.

Irish Qualifying Lender ” means a Lender which is beneficially entitled to the interest payable to that Lender in respect of an advance under this Agreement and is:

(a)    a bank within the meaning of section 246 of the Taxes Act which is carrying on bona fide banking business in Ireland for the purposes of section 246(3)(a) of the Taxes Act; or

(b)

 

  (i)

a body corporate which, by virtue of the law of a Relevant Territory is resident for the purposes of tax in that Relevant Territory, where that Relevant Territory imposes a tax that generally applies to interest receivable in that Relevant Territory by bodies corporate from sources outside that Relevant Territory; or

 

  (ii)

a body corporate where interest payable in respect of an advance:

 

  (A)

is exempted from the charge to income tax under an Irish Treaty having force of law on the date the interest is paid under the procedures set out in section 826(1) of the Taxes Act; or

 

  (B)

would be exempted from the charge to Irish income tax under an Irish Treaty entered into on or before the payment date of that interest if that Irish Treaty had the force of law under the provisions set out in section 826(1) of the Taxes Act at that date;

 

  (iii)

a United States of America (“ U.S. ”) company, provided the U.S. company is incorporated in the U.S. and is taxed in the U.S. on its worldwide income; or

 

  (iv)

a U.S. limited liability company (“ LLC ”) where (1) the ultimate recipients of the interest would themselves be Irish Qualifying Lenders under sub-paragraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (b), and (2) business is conducted through the U.S. LLC for market reasons and not for tax avoidance purposes;

provided in each case at (i), (ii) (iii) or (iv) the Lender is not carrying on a trade or business in Ireland through a branch or agency with which such interest payment is connected;

(c)    a body corporate, (i) which advances money in the ordinary course of a trade which includes the lending of money; and (ii) where the interest on monies so advanced is taken into account in computing the trading income of such body corporate; and (iii) such body corporate has complied with the notification requirements under section 246(5)(a) of the Taxes Act; or

(d)    a qualifying company within the meaning of section 110 of the Taxes Act; or

 

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(e)    an investment undertaking within the meaning of section 739B of the Taxes Act; or

(f)    an Irish Treaty Lender.

Irish Treaty Lender ” means, a Lender, other than a Lender falling within paragraph (b) of the definition of Irish Qualifying Lender, which:

(a)    is treated as a resident of an Irish Treaty State for the purposes of an Irish Treaty; and

(b)    does not carry on a business in Ireland through a permanent establishment with which that Lender’s participation in this Agreement is effectively connected.

Irish Treaty State ” means a jurisdiction having a double taxation treaty with Ireland which contains an article dealing with interest or income from debt claims (an “ Irish Treaty ”) which has the force of law and which makes provision for full exemption from tax imposed by Ireland on interest.

IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Issuing Bank ” means each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., BMO Harris Bank N.A. and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., each in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.06(i). Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.

LC Collateral Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(j).

LC Disbursement ” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

LC Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn Dollar Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate Dollar Amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Company at such time. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Article 29(a) of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time) or Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the International Standby Practices, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time) or similar terms of the Letter of Credit itself, or if compliant documents have been presented but not yet honored, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” and “undrawn” in the amount so remaining available to be paid, and the obligations of the Company and each Lender shall remain in full force and effect until the relevant Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall have no further obligations to make any payments or disbursements under any circumstances with respect to any Letter of Credit.

Lender Parent ” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.

 

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Lenders ” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01A , the Persons that are “Lenders” under the Existing Credit Agreement as of the Restatement Effective Date and any other Person that shall have become a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 2.20 or pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or other documentation contemplated hereby, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or other documentation contemplated hereby. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Banks. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lenders” excludes the Departing Lenders.

Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.

Letter of Credit Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(b).

Letter of Credit Commitment ” means, with respect to each Issuing Bank, the commitment of such Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder. The initial amount of each Issuing Bank’s Letter of Credit Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01B , or if an Issuing Bank has entered into an Assignment and Assumption or has otherwise assumed a Letter of Credit Commitment after the Effective Date, the amount set forth for such Issuing Bank as its Letter of Credit Commitment in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent. The Letter of Credit Commitment of an Issuing Bank may be modified from time to time by agreement between such Issuing Bank and the Company, and notified to the Administrative Agent.

Leverage Ratio ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.12(a).

LIBO Rate ” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in any Agreed Currency and for any Interest Period, the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Quotation Day for such Agreed Currency; provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “ Impacted Interest Period ”) with respect to such Agreed Currency then the LIBO Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate.

LIBO Screen Rate ” means, for any day and time, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in any Agreed Currency and for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for such Agreed Currency for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on such day and time on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than zero 0.75% , such rate shall be deemed to be zero 0.75% for the purposes of this Agreement.

Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.

Limited Recourse Guarantor ” means a Subsidiary Guarantor party to a Limited Recourse Guaranty.

 

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Limited Recourse Guaranty ” means a Guaranty (or supplement thereto adding a Limited Recourse Guarantor) entered into on or after March 10, 2015 pursuant to which the obligations guaranteed by the Limited Recourse Guarantor thereunder are limited (as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment) as to amount, either by reference to one or more specific amounts or mathematical formulas or otherwise by reference to legal concepts or principles required under applicable law or regulation (but excluding any general statutory limitations, including fraudulent transfer or conveyance limitations).

“Liquidity” means, at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of unrestricted and unencumbered cash balances and Permitted Investments (other than encumbrances in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties) maintained by the Company and its Subsidiaries plus (ii) the amount (if positive) by which the aggregate Revolving Commitments exceed the Total Revolving Credit Exposures, in each case, at such time.

Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, each Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, each Borrowing Subsidiary Termination, the Guaranty, any promissory notes issued pursuant to Section 2.10(f), any Letter of Credit applications, any Letter of Credit Agreement and any agreements between the Company and an Issuing Bank regarding such Issuing Bank’s Letter of Credit Commitment or the respective rights and obligations between the Borrower and such Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance of Letters of Credit, the Collateral Documents, the Amendment and Restatement Agreement , the Intercreditor Agreement and any and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates executed and delivered to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any Lenders and including all other pledges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, contracts, notices, letter of credit agreements and all other written matter whether heretofore, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Loan Party, or any employee of any Loan Party, and delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to this Agreement or such Loan Document as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference becomes operative.

Loan Parties ” means, collectively, the Borrowers and the Guarantors.

Loans ” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement.

Local Time ” means (i) New York City time in the case of a Loan, Borrowing or LC Disbursement denominated in Dollars and (ii) local time in the case of a Loan, Borrowing or LC Disbursement denominated in a Foreign Currency (it being understood that such local time shall mean London, England time unless otherwise notified by the Administrative Agent).

Management Board ” means the management board (in Dutch: raad van bestuur ) of the Company.

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of Loan Parties to perform any of their obligations under the Loan Documents (when taken as a whole) when due or (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any and all other Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereunder.

Material Indebtedness ” means (i)  Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Company

 

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and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding (x) during the Covenant Suspension Period, $25,000,000 and (y) following the termination of the Covenant Suspension Period, $35,000,000 and (ii) the Second Lien Obligations . For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Company or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.

Material Subsidiary ” means each Subsidiary (i) which, as of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Company, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended, for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01, contributed greater than ten percent (10%) of Consolidated EBITDA for such period or (ii) which contributed greater than ten percent (10%) of Consolidated Total Assets as of such date; provided that, if at any time the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets attributable to all Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties exceeds twenty-two and one half percent (22.5%) of Consolidated EBITDA for any such period or twenty-two and one half percent (22.5%) of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of any such fiscal quarter, the Company (or, in the event the Company has failed to do so within ten days, the Administrative Agent) shall designate sufficient Subsidiaries as “Material Subsidiaries” to eliminate such excess, and such designated Subsidiaries shall for all purposes of this Agreement constitute Material Subsidiaries; provided further that, solely for purposes of determining compliance with the requirements above, (a) Consolidated Total Assets shall exclude (1) assets that are considered to be intangible assets under GAAP, including customer lists, goodwill, developed technology, copyrights, trade names, trademarks, patents, franchises, licenses, capitalized research, development costs, capitalized software and website development, (2) intercompany receivables or loans between Persons that become Subsidiaries, (3) that portion of the assets of Subsidiaries that are not wholly-owned Subsidiaries that is attributable to the percentage of equity interests not held, directly or indirectly, by the Company or its wholly-owned Subsidiaries and (4) negative cash balances and (b) Consolidated EBITDA attributable to any Specified Non-Required Subsidiary shall be excluded from the calculation of the 20% of Consolidated EBITDA threshold in the foregoing proviso.

Maturity Date ” means the earlier of (i)  February 13, 2025 and (ii) the date that is 181 days prior to the “Stated Maturity” (as defined in the Second Lien Notes Indenture as in effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date) of the Second Lien Notes; provided , however , if , in either case, such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.

“Maximum Capital Expenditure Amount” means, with respect to any fiscal year of the Company, an amount equal to the greater of (i) $140,000,000 and (ii) 70% of Consolidated EBITDA for the immediately preceding fiscal year of the Company.

Multicurrency Tranche Commitment ” means, with respect to each Multicurrency Tranche Lender, the commitment of such Multicurrency Tranche Lender to make Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced or terminated from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09, (b) increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.20 and (c) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Multicurrency Tranche Lender’s Multicurrency Tranche Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 , or in the Assignment and Assumption (or other documentation or record (as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(70) of the New York Uniform Commercial Code) contemplated by this Agreement) pursuant to which such Multicurrency Tranche Lender shall have assumed its Multicurrency Tranche Commitment, as applicable. The aggregate principal amount of the Multicurrency Tranche Commitments on the Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date is $ 1,091,909,243.01 844,201,431.32 .

 

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Multicurrency Tranche Lender ” means a Lender with a Multicurrency Tranche Commitment or holding Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans.

Multicurrency Tranche Percentage ” means the percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Multicurrency Tranche Commitment and the denominator of which is the aggregate Multicurrency Tranche Commitments of all Multicurrency Tranche Lenders (if the Multicurrency Tranche Commitments have terminated or expired, the Multicurrency Tranche Percentages shall be determined based upon the Multicurrency Tranche Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments); provided that in the case of Section 2.24 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, any such Defaulting Lender’s Multicurrency Tranche Commitment shall be disregarded in the calculation.

Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Borrowing ” means a Borrowing comprised of Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans.

Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any Multicurrency Tranche Lender at any time, and without duplication, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Multicurrency Tranche Lender’s Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans, its LC Exposure and its Swingline Exposure.

Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loan ” means a Loan made by a Multicurrency Tranche Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(i). Each Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loan shall be a Eurocurrency Revolving Loan denominated in Agreed Currencies or an ABR Revolving Loan denominated in Dollars.

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

“Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any event, (a) the cash proceeds received in respect of such event including (i) any cash received in respect of any non-cash proceeds (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but excluding any interest payments), but only as and when received, (ii) in the case of a casualty, insurance proceeds and (iii) in the case of a condemnation or similar event, condemnation awards and similar payments, net of (b) the sum of (i) all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid to third parties (other than Affiliates) in connection with such event, (ii) in the case of a sale, transfer or other disposition of an asset (including pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction or a casualty or a condemnation or similar proceeding), the amount of all payments required to be made as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness (other than Loans or Second Lien Obligations) secured by such asset or otherwise subject to mandatory prepayment as a result of such event and (iii) the amount of all taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable) (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) and the amount of any reserves established to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, in each case during the year that such event occurred or the next succeeding year and that are directly attributable to such event (as determined reasonably and in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Company).

NYFRB ” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

NYFRB Rate ” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds

 

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transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided , further , that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Obligations ” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all LC Exposure, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations and indebtedness (including interest and fees accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), obligations and liabilities of any of the Company and its Subsidiaries to any of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any indemnified party, individually or collectively, existing on the Original Effective Date or arising thereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise, arising or incurred under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of any of the Loans made or reimbursement or other obligations incurred or any of the Letters of Credit or other instruments at any time evidencing any thereof.

Obligors ” means, collectively, the Company and the other Borrowers.

OFAC ” means Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

Original Effective Date ” means October 21, 2011.

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

Other Taxes ” means any present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment under Section 2.19(b)).

Overnight Bank Funding Rate ” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.

Overnight Foreign Currency Rate ” means, for any amount payable in a Foreign Currency, the rate of interest per annum as determined by the Administrative Agent at which overnight or weekend deposits in the relevant currency (or if such amount due remains unpaid for more than three (3) Business Days, then for such other period of time as the Administrative Agent may elect) for delivery in immediately available and freely transferable funds would be offered by the Administrative Agent to major banks in the interbank market upon request of such major banks for the relevant currency as determined above and in an amount comparable to the unpaid principal amount of the related Credit Event, plus any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed upon, or charged to, the Administrative Agent by any relevant correspondent bank in respect of such amount in such relevant currency.

 

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Parallel Debt ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VIII .

Participant ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.

Participant Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).

Participating Member State ” means any member state of the European Union that adopts or has adopted the euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to economic and monetary union.

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

Permitted Acquisition ” means any acquisition (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) or series of acquisitions by the Company or any Subsidiary of (i) all or substantially all, or a significant portion of, the assets of or (ii) all or more than fifty percent (50%) of the Equity Interests in (or such lesser percentage as results in such entity becoming a Subsidiary hereunder), a Person or division or line of business of a Person (including, for the avoidance of doubt, acquisitions of additional Equity Interests in a Subsidiary as to which the purchase of Equity Interests was previously a Permitted Acquisition), if, at the time of and immediately after giving effect (including giving effect on a pro forma basis) thereto, (a) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise after giving effect thereto, (b) such Person or division or line of business is engaged in the same or a similar line of business as the Company and the Subsidiaries or business reasonably related thereto, (c) all actions required to be taken with respect to such acquired or newly formed Subsidiary under Sections 5.09 and 5.10 shall have been taken, (d) the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance, on a pro forma basis reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent after giving effect to such acquisition (but without giving effect to any synergies or cost savings), with the covenants contained in Section 6.12 recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company for which financial statements are available, as if such acquisition (and any related incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, with any new Indebtedness being deemed to be amortized over the applicable testing period in accordance with its terms) had occurred on the first day of each relevant period for testing such compliance and, if the aggregate cash consideration paid in respect of such acquisition exceeds $75,000,000, the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company to such effect, together with all relevant financial information, statements and projections requested by the Administrative Agent , and (e) in the case of an acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation involving the Company or a Subsidiary, the Company or such Subsidiary (or another Person that merges, amalgamates or consolidates with such Subsidiary and that, immediately after the consummation of such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, becomes a Subsidiary) is the surviving entity of such merger, amalgamation and/or consolidation.

Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreements ” means (a) any Swap Agreement (including, but not limited to, any bond hedge transaction or capped call transaction) pursuant to which the Company acquires an option requiring the counterparty thereto to deliver to the Company shares of common stock of the Company (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of the common stock of the Company), the cash value thereof or a combination thereof from time to time upon exercise of such option entered into by the Company in connection with the issuance of Permitted Convertible Notes (such transaction, a “ Bond Hedge Transaction ”) and (b) any Swap Agreement pursuant to which the Company issues to the counterparty thereto warrants to acquire common stock of the Company (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of the common stock of the Company) (whether such

 

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warrant is settled in shares, cash or a combination thereof) entered into by the Company in connection with the issuance of Permitted Convertible Notes (such transaction, a “ Warrant Transaction ”); provided that (i) the terms, conditions and covenants of each such Swap Agreement shall be such as are customary for such agreements of such type (as determined by the board of directors of the Company, or a committee thereof, in good faith), (ii) the purchase price for such Bond Hedge Transaction, less the proceeds received by the Company from the sale of any related Warrant Transaction, does not exceed the net proceeds received by the Company from the issuance of the related Permitted Convertible Notes and (iii) in the case of clause (b)  above, such Swap Agreement would be classified as an equity instrument in accordance with GAAP.

Permitted Convertible Notes ” means any unsecured notes issued by the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 6.01 that are convertible into a fixed number (subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, “make-whole” increases and other customary changes thereto) of shares of common stock of the Company (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of the common stock of the Company), cash or any combination thereof (with the amount of such cash or such combination determined by reference to the market price of such common stock or such other securities); provided that, the Indebtedness thereunder must satisfy each of the following conditions: (i) both immediately prior to and after giving effect (including pro forma effect) thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or result therefrom, (ii) such Indebtedness matures after, and does not require any scheduled amortization or other scheduled or otherwise required payments of principal prior to, and does not permit any Loan Party to elect optional redemption or optional acceleration that would be settled on a date prior to, the date that is six (6) months after the Maturity Date (it being understood that neither (x) any provision requiring an offer to purchase such Indebtedness as a result of change of control or other fundamental change (which change of control or other fundamental change, for the avoidance of doubt, constitutes a “Change of Control” hereunder), which purchase is settled on a date no earlier than the date twenty (20) Business Days following the occurrence of such change of control or other fundamental change nor (y) any early conversion of any Permitted Convertible Notes in accordance with the terms thereof, in either case, shall violate the foregoing restriction), (iii) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Company other than the Subsidiary Borrowers or Subsidiary Guarantors (which guarantees, if such Indebtedness is subordinated, shall be expressly subordinated to the Secured Obligations on terms not less favorable to the Lenders than the subordination terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness), (iv) any cross-default or cross-acceleration event of default (each howsoever defined) provision contained therein that relates to indebtedness or other payment obligations of any Loan Party (such indebtedness or other payment obligations, a “ Cross-Default Reference Obligation ”) contains a cure period of at least thirty (30) calendar days (after written notice to the issuer of such Indebtedness by the trustee or to such issuer and such trustee by holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness then outstanding) before a default, event of default, acceleration or other event or condition under such Cross-Default Reference Obligation results in an event of default under such cross-default or cross-acceleration provision and (v) the terms, conditions and covenants of such Indebtedness must be customary for convertible Indebtedness of such type (as determined by the board of directors of the Company, or a committee thereof, in good faith).

Permitted Corporate Reorganization ” means a merger between the Company and an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of converting the Company into a corporation organized under the laws of any member state of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Switzerland or the United States or any political subdivision or state thereof or the District of Columbia, to the extent (i) approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (ii) such reorganization does not have a material adverse effect on the credit support for the Transactions and on the credit profile of the Company and the Guarantors taken as a whole.

 

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Permitted Encumbrances ” means:

(a) Liens imposed by law for Taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;

(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than thirty (30) days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;

(c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;

(d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(e) judgment Liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (k) of Article VII;

(f) any netting or set-off arrangement entered into by any Loan Party in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances;

(g) any Lien arising under clause 24 and 25 of the general terms and conditions ( algemene voorwaarden ) of the Dutch Banker’s Association ( Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken ) or any similar term applied by a Dutch bank;

(h) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Company or any Subsidiary; and

(i) any joint and several liability and any netting or set-off arrangement arising in each case as a result of a fiscal unity ( fiscale eenheid ) for Dutch corporate income tax or Dutch value added tax purposes of which a Dutch Loan Party is or becomes a member;

provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness.

Permitted Investments ” means investments permitted to be made in accordance with the investment policy of the Company, as such policy is in effect, and as disclosed to the Administrative Agent, prior to the Original Effective Date and as such policy may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Agent.

“Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness” means in respect of any Second Lien Notes being extended, renewed or refinanced, any Indebtedness that extends, renews or refinances such Second Lien Notes (or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof); provided that:

(a)      the maturity of such Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be earlier, and the weighted average life to maturity of such Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be shorter, than the maturity date or the remaining weighted average life to maturity of such Second Lien Notes (and/or Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness, as applicable) being extended, renewed or refinanced;

 

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(b)      such Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be required to be repaid, prepaid, redeemed, repurchased or defeased, whether on one or more fixed dates, upon the occurrence of one or more events or at the option of any holder thereof (except, in each case, as permitted by the Second Lien Notes Documents as in effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date) prior to the maturity of such Second Lien Notes (and/or Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness, as applicable) being extended, renewed or refinanced;

(c)      such Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness shall not constitute an obligation (including pursuant to a guarantee) of any Subsidiary that shall not have been (or, in the case of after-acquired Subsidiaries, shall not have been required to become) an obligor in respect of either (x) any Second Lien Notes (and/or Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness, as applicable) outstanding immediately prior to the incurrence of any such Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness or (y) this Agreement, and, in each case, shall constitute an obligation of such Subsidiary only to the extent of its obligations in respect of either (x) any Second Lien Notes (and/or Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness, as applicable) outstanding immediately prior to the incurrence of any such Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness or (y) this Agreement;

(d)      such Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness shall (x) be unsecured or (y) not be secured by any Lien on any asset that did not secure either the Second Lien Notes (and/or Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness, as applicable) outstanding immediately prior to the incurrence of any such Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness (with the same or subordinated lien priority) or the Secured Obligations (provided that, such Liens will be subordinated to the Secured Obligations on the same basis as, and pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement applicable to, the Second Lien Notes (and/or Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness, as applicable) outstanding on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date);

(e)      the prepayment requirements, covenants and events of default set forth in such Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be more restrictive than those contained in the Second Lien Notes Documents as in effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date; and

(f)      the principal amount of such Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness shall not exceed $300,000,000, plus any interest thereon that has been added to the principal thereof.

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

Plan Asset Regulations ” means 29 CFR § 2510.3-101 et seq. , as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, as amended from time to time.

Pledge Subsidiary ” means each Material Subsidiary but limited, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary owned by a Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the United States of America, to the First Tier Foreign Subsidiary in such Foreign Subsidiary’s ownership chain.

 

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Pounds Sterling ” or “ £ ” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

“Prepayment Event” means:

(a) any sale, transfer or other disposition (including pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction) of any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary with a fair market value immediately prior to such event equal to or greater than $10,000,000 pursuant to Section 6.03(a)(iv)(E) or Section 6.03(a)(iv)(F); or

(b) any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary with a fair market value immediately prior to such event equal to or greater than $10,000,000; provided that so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company shall have the option, directly or through one or more of its Subsidiaries to invest the Net Proceeds in respect of such event within 365 days of receipt thereof in assets of the general type used in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which investment may include the repair, restoration or replacement of the applicable assets thereof (and it is understood and agreed that in the event that such Net Proceeds are not reinvested by the Company prior to the earlier of (i) the last day of such 365 day period and (ii) the date of the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Company shall prepay the Secured Obligations in an amount equal to such Net Proceeds as set forth in Section 2.11(c)); or

(c) the issuance by the Company or any Subsidiary of any Equity Interests (other than (i) issuances pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for management, directors or employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (ii) issuances by any Subsidiary to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iii) issuances in satisfaction of contractual obligations under Investments existing as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and identified on Schedule 6.04); or

(d) the incurrence by the Company or any Subsidiary of (i) any Indebtedness pursuant to Section 6.01(h) or (ii) any Indebtedness not permitted under Section 6.01.

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.

Pro Forma Basis ” means, with respect to any event, that the Company is in compliance on a pro forma basis with the applicable covenant, calculation or requirement herein recomputed as if the event with respect to which compliance on a Pro Forma Basis is being tested had occurred on the first day of the four fiscal quarter period most recently ended on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01.

Prohibited Person ” means any Person (a) listed in the Annex to the Executive Order or identified pursuant to Section 1 of the Executive Order; (b) that is owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person listed in the Annex to the Executive Order or identified pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of the Executive Order; (c) with whom a Lender is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any terrorism or anti-laundering law, including the Executive Order; (d) who

 

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commits, threatens, conspires to commit, or support “terrorism” as defined in the Executive Order; (e) who is named as a “Specially designated national or blocked person” on the most current list published by the OFAC at its official website, at http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/t11sdn.pdf or any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list; or (f) who is owned or controlled by a Person listed above in clause (c) or (e).

PTE ” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

QFC ” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

QFC Credit Support ” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.22.

Qualified ECP Guarantor ” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation guaranteed under Article X hereof or under a Guaranty, each Obligor or Guarantor, as the case may be, that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time such Swap Obligation is incurred or such other Person as constitutes an ECP.

Qualifying Bank ” means any person or entity acting on its own account which is licensed as a bank by the banking laws in force in its jurisdiction of incorporation and any branch of a legal entity, which is licensed as a bank by the banking laws in force in the jurisdiction where such branch is situated, and which, in each case, exercises as its main purpose a true banking activity, having bank personnel, premises, communication devices of its own and authority of decision making, all within the meaning of the Swiss Guidelines as issued and as amended from time to time by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA).

Quotation Day ” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, (i) if the currency is Pounds Sterling, the first day of such Interest Period, (ii) if the currency is euro, the day that is two (2) TARGET2 Days before the first day of such Interest Period, and (iii) for any other currency, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (unless, in each case, market practice differs in the relevant market where the LIBO Rate for such currency is to be determined, in which case the Quotation Day will be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with market practice in such market (and if quotations would normally be given on more than one day, then the Quotation Day will be the last of those days)).

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

Reference Bank Rate ” means the arithmetic mean of the rates (rounded upwards to four decimal places) supplied to the Administrative Agent at its request by the Reference Banks (as the case may be) as of the applicable time on the Quotation Day for Loans in the applicable currency and the applicable Interest Period as the rate at which the relevant Reference Bank could borrow funds in the London (or other applicable) interbank market in the relevant currency and for the relevant period, were it to do so by asking for and then accepting interbank offers in reasonable market size in that currency and for that period.

Reference Banks ” means such banks as may be appointed by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Company and as agreed to by such bank. No Lender shall be obligated to be a Reference Bank without its consent.

 

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Register ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.

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

Relevant Governmental Body ” means the Board and/or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto.

Relevant Territory ” means:

(a) a member state of the European Communities other than Ireland;

(b) a jurisdiction with which Ireland has entered into an Irish Treaty that has the force of law; or

(c) a jurisdiction with which Ireland has entered into an Irish Treaty where that treaty will (on completion of necessary procedures) have the force of law.

Required Lenders ” means, subject to Section 2.24, (a) at any time prior to the earlier of the Loans becoming due and payable pursuant to Article VII or the Revolving Commitments terminating or expiring, Lenders having Credit Exposures and Unfunded Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Credit Exposures and Unfunded Commitments at such time; provided that, solely for purposes of declaring the Loans to be due and payable pursuant to Article VII , the Unfunded Commitment of each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be zero; and (b) for all purposes after the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Article VII or the Revolving Commitments expire or terminate, Lenders having Credit Exposures representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Credit Exposures at such time; provided that, in the case of clauses (a) and (b) above, (x) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Lender that is the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to exclude any amount of its Swingline Exposure in excess of its Applicable Percentage of all outstanding Swingline Loans, adjusted to give effect to any reallocation under Section 2.24 of the Swingline Exposures of Defaulting Lenders in effect at such time, and the Unfunded Commitment of such Lender shall be determined on the basis of its Revolving Credit Exposure excluding such excess amount and (y) for the purpose of determining the Required Lenders needed for any waiver, amendment, modification or consent of or under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any Lender that is the Company or an Affiliate of the Company shall be disregarded.

Resolution Authority ” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

Restatement Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in the Amendment and Restatement Agreement.

Restricted Payment ” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Company or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the Company or any Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Company or any Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, investments shall be governed by Section 6.04 and shall not constitute a Restricted Payment.

Reuters ” means Thomson Reuters Corp., Refinitiv or any successor thereto.

 

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Revolving Commitment ” means a Multicurrency Tranche Commitment or a Dollar Tranche Commitment, and “ Revolving Commitments ” means both Multicurrency Tranche Commitments and Dollar Tranche Commitments.

Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans, its LC Exposure and its Swingline Exposure at such time.

Revolving Lender ” means, as of any date of determination, each Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, a Lender with Revolving Credit Exposure.

Revolving Loan ” means any Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loan or Dollar Tranche Revolving Loan.

Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” means any sale or other transfer of any property or asset by any Person with the intent to lease such property or asset as lessee.

Sanctioned Country ” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).

Sanctioned Person ” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any EU member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b) or (d) any Person otherwise the subject of any Sanctions.

Sanctions ” means, at any time, economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced at such time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any EU member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority.

SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Second Lien Notes” means the senior secured second lien notes issued by the Company pursuant to the Second Lien Notes Indenture, as in effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and as subsequently amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, in each case both in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

“Second Lien Notes Agent” means U.S. Bank National Association, in its capacity as trustee and collateral agent for the holders of the Second Lien Notes, and each of its successors in such capacities.

“Second Lien Notes Documents” means the Second Lien Notes, the Second Lien Notes Indenture and all other agreements, instruments or documents delivered by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection therewith, in each case, as in effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date (or as in effect on the date such agreement, instrument or document is entered into) and as subsequently amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, in each case both in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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“Second Lien Notes Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2020, among the Second Lien Notes Agent, as trustee, the Company, the other Loan Parties party thereto as guarantors, and the other parties from time to time party thereto, as in effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and as subsequently amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, in each case both in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

“Second Lien Obligations” means the obligations evidenced by, or arising under, the Second Lien Notes and the other Second Lien Notes Documents.

Secured Obligations ” means all Obligations, together with all Swap Obligations and Banking Services Obligations owing to one or more Lenders or their respective Affiliates; provided that the definition of “Secured Obligations” shall not create or include any guarantee by any Loan Party of (or grant of security interest by any Loan Party to support, as applicable) any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Party for purposes of determining any obligations of any Loan Party.

Secured Parties ” means the holders of the Secured Obligations from time to time and shall include (i) each Lender and each Issuing Bank in respect of its Loans and LC Exposure respectively, (ii) the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders in respect of all other present and future obligations and liabilities of the Company and each Subsidiary of every type and description arising under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (iii) each Lender and Affiliate of such Lender in respect of Swap Agreements and Banking Services Agreements entered into with such Person by the Company or any Subsidiary, (iv) each indemnified party under Section 9.03 in respect of the obligations and liabilities of the Borrowers to such Person hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and (v) their respective successors and (in the case of a Lender, permitted) transferees and assigns.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Security Agreement ” means that certain Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement (including any and all supplements thereto), dated as of the Restatement Effective Date, between each U.S. Loan Party and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties, and any other pledge or security agreement entered into, after the Restatement Effective Date of this Agreement by any other Loan Party (as required by this Agreement or any other Loan Document), or any other Person, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time to secure the Secured Obligations.

Senior Secured Leverage Ratio ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.12(c).

Service of Process Agent ” means Corporation Service Company.

Significant Subsidiary ” means each Subsidiary which, as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Company for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 contributed greater than $5,000,000 of Consolidated Total Assets as of such date.

SOFR ” with respect to any day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the NYFRB, as the administrator of the benchmark (or a successor administrator), on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website.

 

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SOFR-Based Rate ” means SOFR, Compounded SOFR or Term SOFR.

“Specified Intercompany Investment Limitation” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04(d).

“Specified Joint Venture Investment Basket” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04(g).

Specified Non-Required Subsidiary ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.09(a).

Specified Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.

Statutory Reserve Rate ” means 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, liquid asset, fees or similar requirements (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves or other requirements) established by any central bank, monetary authority, the Board, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the European Central Bank or other Governmental Authority for any category of deposits or liabilities customarily used to fund loans in the applicable currency, expressed in the case of each such requirement as a decimal. Such reserve, liquid asset, fees or similar requirements shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D of the Board. Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to be subject to such reserve, liquid asset, fee or similar requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under any applicable law, rule or regulation, including Regulation D of the Board. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve, liquid asset or similar requirement.

Subordinated Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than any such Indebtedness owed to the Company or any Subsidiary) the payment of which is subordinated to payment of the obligations under the Loan Documents.

Subordinated Indebtedness Documents ” means any document, agreement or instrument evidencing any Subordinated Indebtedness or entered into in connection with any Subordinated Indebtedness.

subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, Controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Company.

Subsidiary Borrower ” means (i) Vistaprint Bermuda, (ii) Cimpress Schweiz GmbH, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Switzerland, (iii) Vistaprint B.V., a besloten vennootschap met

 

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beperkte aansprakelijkheid organized under the laws of the Netherlands, with its statutory seat in Venlo, the Netherlands, (iv) CUSA (collectively, the “ Initial Subsidiary Borrowers ”) and (v) any other Eligible Subsidiary that becomes a Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to Section 2.23, in each case, provided that such Subsidiary Borrower has not ceased to be a Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to such Section 2.23.

Subsidiary Guarantor ” means each Material Subsidiary that is a party to the Guaranty. The Subsidiary Guarantors on the Restatement Amendment No. 4 Effective Date are identified as such in Schedule 3.01A hereto.

Supervisory Board ” means the supervisory board (in Dutch: raad van commissarissen ) of the Company.

Supported QFC ” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.22.

Swap Agreement ” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.

Swap Obligations ” means any and all obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (a) any and all Swap Agreements permitted hereunder with a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, and (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any such Swap Agreement transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreements shall not constitute Swap Obligations.

Swingline Exposure ” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be the sum of (a) its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time (excluding, in the case of any Lender that is a Swingline Lender, Swingline Loans made by it that are outstanding at such time to the extent that the other Lenders shall not have funded their participations in such Swingline Loans), adjusted to give effect to any reallocation under Section 2.24 of the Swingline Exposure of Defaulting Lenders in effect at such time, and (b) in the case of any Lender that is a Swingline Lender, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans made by such Lender outstanding at such time, less the amount of participations funded by the other Lenders in such Swingline Loans.

Swingline Lender ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.

Swingline Loan ” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.05.

Swingline Sublimit ” means $35,000,000.

Swiss Borrower ” means Cimpress Schweiz GmbH and any other Borrower incorporated in Switzerland and/or having its registered office in Switzerland and/or qualifying as a Swiss resident pursuant to Article 9 of the Swiss Federal Withholding Tax Act.

 

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Swiss Guidelines ” means, together, the guideline “Interbank Loans” of 22 September 1986 (S-02.123) (Merkblatt “Verrechnungssteuer auf Zinsen von Bankguthaben, deren Gläubiger Banken sind (Interbankguthaben)” vom 22. September 1986), the guideline S-02.130.1 in relation to money market instruments and book claims of April 1999 (Merkblatt vom April 1999 betreffend “Geldmarktpapiere und Buchforderungen inländischer Schuldner”), the circular letter No. 34 “Customer Credit Balances” of 26 July 2011 (1-034-V-2011) (Kreisschreiben Nr. 34 „Kundenguthaben” vom 26. Juli 2011), circular letter No. 46 of 24 July 2019 (1-046-DVS-2019) in relation to syndicated credit facilities ( Kreisschreiben Nr. 46 betreffend steuerliche Behandlung von Konsortialdarlehen, Schuldscheindarlehen, Wechseln und Unterbeteiligungen vom 24. Juli 2019 ) and circular letter No. 47 of 25 July 2019 (1-047-DVS-2019) in relation to bonds (Kreisschreiben Nr. 47 betreffend Obligationen vom 25. Juli 2019), the practice note 010-DVS-2019 dated 5 February 2019 published by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration regarding Swiss Withholding Tax in the Group ( Mitteilung-010-DVS-2019-d vom 5. Februar 2019 - Verrechnungssteuer: Guthaben im Konzern ), the circular letter No. 15 of 7 February 2007 (1-015-DVS-2007) in relation to bonds and derivative financial instruments as subject matter of taxation of Swiss federal income tax, Swiss Federal Withholding Tax and Swiss Federal Stamp Taxes (Kreisschreiben Nr. 15 “Obligationen und derivative Finanzinstrumente als Gegenstand der direkten Bundessteuer, der Verrechnungssteuer und der Stempelabgaben” vom 7. February 2007); all as issued, and as amended from time to time, by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA).

Swiss Federal Withholding Tax ” means the Taxes levied pursuant to the Swiss Federal Withholding Tax Act.

Swiss Federal Withholding Tax Act ” means the Swiss Federal Withholding Tax Act of 13 October 1965 (Bundesgesetz über die Verrechnungssteuer vom 13. Oktober 1965); together with the related ordinances, regulations and guidelines, all as amended and applicable from time to time.

Swiss Non-Bank Rules ” means the Swiss Ten Non-Bank Rule and the Swiss Twenty Non-Bank Rule.

Swiss Subsidiary Guarantor ” means any other Subsidiary Guarantor incorporated in Switzerland and/or having its registered office in Switzerland.

Swiss Ten Non-Bank Rule ” means the rule that the aggregate number of creditors (within the meaning of the Swiss Guidelines) under this Agreement which are not Qualifying Banks must not, at any time, exceed ten (10).

Swiss Twenty Non-Bank Rule ” means the rule that (without duplication) the aggregate number of creditors (including the Lenders), other than Qualifying Banks, of the Swiss Borrower under all outstanding debts relevant for classification as debenture ( Kassenobligation ) (including debt arising under this Agreement and loans, facilities and/or private placements (including under this Agreement) must not, at any time, exceed twenty (20); in each case in accordance with the meaning of the Swiss Guidelines.

TARGET2 ” means the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET2) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system (if any) reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) for the settlement of payments in euro.

TARGET2 Day ” means a day that TARGET2 is open for the settlement of payments in euro.

 

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

Taxes Act ” means the Taxes Consolidation Act of 1997, of Ireland, as amended.

Term Lender ” means each means, as of any date of determination, each Lender (i) having an Initial CUSA Term Loan Commitment or that holds Initial CUSA Term Loans, (ii) having an Initial Company Term Loan Commitment or that holds Initial Company Term Loans and/or (iii) having a 2019 CUSA Term Loan Commitment or that holds 2019 CUSA Term Loans.

Term Loan Commitment ” means the Initial CUSA Term Loan Commitment, the Initial Company Term Loan Commitment or the 2019 CUSA Term Loan Commitment.

Term Loans ” means the Initial CUSA Term Loans, the Initial Company Term Loans and the 2019 CUSA Term Loans.

Term SOFR ” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

Total Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans at such time and (b) the total LC Exposure at such time.

Tranche ” means a category of Revolving Commitments and extensions of credit hereunder. For purposes hereof, each of the following comprises a separate Tranche: (a) Multicurrency Tranche Commitments and Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans, and (b) Dollar Tranche Commitments and Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans.

Transactions ” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans and other credit extensions, the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.

Type ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York or any other state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of security interests or any similar or equivalent legislation as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction (including Canada or any province thereof).

UK Financial Institution ” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

UK Resolution Authority ” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

 

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Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement ” means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero 0.75% , the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero 0.75% for the purposes of this Agreement.

Unfunded Commitment ” means, with respect to each Lender, the Revolving Commitment of such Lender less its Revolving Credit Exposure.

Unliquidated Obligations ” means, at any time, any Secured Obligations (or portion thereof) that are contingent in nature or unliquidated at such time, including any Secured Obligation that is: (i) an obligation to reimburse a bank for drawings not yet made under a letter of credit issued by it; (ii) any other obligation (including any guarantee) that is contingent in nature at such time; or (iii) an obligation to provide collateral to secure any of the foregoing types of obligations.

U.S. Loan Party ” means CUSA and any other Loan Party organized under the laws of the United States of America or any jurisdiction thereof.

U.S. Person ” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime ” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.22.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(3).

VAT ” means (a) any tax imposed in compliance with the Council Directive of November 28, 2006 on the common system of value added tax (EC Directive 2006/112), and (b) any other tax of a similar nature, whether imposed in a member state of the European Union in substitution for, or levied in addition to such tax referred to in paragraph (a) above, or imposed elsewhere.

Vistaprint Bermuda ” means Vistaprint Limited, a Bermuda exempted company .

Warrant Transaction ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreement”.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

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

Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify

 

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or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

SECTION 1.02 Classification of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class ( e.g. , a “ Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loan ”) or by Type ( e.g. , a “ Eurocurrency Loan ”) or by Class and Type ( e.g. , a “ Multicurrency Tranche Eurocurrency Revolving Loan ”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class ( e.g. , a “ Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Borrowing ”) or by Type ( e.g. , a “ Eurocurrency Borrowing ”) or by Class and Type ( e.g. , a “ Multicurrency Tranche Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing ”).

SECTION 1.03 Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. The word “law” shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply), and all judgments, orders and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any law, statute, rule or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (f) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

SECTION 1.04 Accounting Terms; GAAP . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Restatement Effective Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made (i) without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness

 

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or other liabilities of the Company or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein and (ii) without giving effect to any treatment of Indebtedness under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 or 2015-03 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, and without limitation of the foregoing, Permitted Convertible Notes shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof and shall not include any reduction or appreciation in value of the shares deliverable upon conversion thereof. Furthermore, notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto agree that, (i) solely in connection with the Company’s lease arrangement for the property located at 275 Wyman Street, Waltham, Massachusetts and the Company’s proposed lease arrangement for the property located at 9900 Bonnie View Road, Dallas, Texas (or proposed lease arrangement for another property located in the Dallas, Texas area in lieu of the property located at 9900 Bonnie View Road, Dallas, Texas) and so long as the Company does not acquire legal title to such properties or dispose such properties (or assets thereon), (x) the effects of Accounting Standards Codification 840-40-15-5 shall be disregarded in respect of all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein, in each case in respect of such properties and (y) the Company shall not be deemed to be the owner of such properties during the lease term solely by virtue of such accounting standard and (ii) solely with respect to tenant allowances associated with the property located at 275 Wyman Street, Waltham, Massachusetts and the Company’s proposed lease arrangement for the property located at 9900 Bonnie View Road, Dallas, Texas (or proposed lease arrangement for another property located in the Dallas, Texas area in lieu of the property located at 9900 Bonnie View Road, Dallas, Texas), the effects of Accounting Standards Codification 840-40-15-5 shall be disregarded in respect of all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein, in each case in respect of such properties during the lease term. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 1.04 or in the definition of “Capital Lease Obligations,” any change in accounting for leases pursuant to GAAP resulting from the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ FAS 842” ), to the extent such adoption would require treating any lease (or similar arrangement conveying the right to use) as a capital lease where such lease (or similar arrangement) would not have been required to be so treated under GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2015, such lease shall not be considered a capital lease, and all calculations and deliverables under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made or delivered, as applicable, in accordance therewith.

SECTION 1.05 Status of Secured Obligations . In the event that the Company or any other Loan Party shall at any time issue or have outstanding any Subordinated Indebtedness, the Company shall take or cause such other Loan Party to take all such actions as shall be necessary to cause the Secured Obligations to constitute senior indebtedness (however denominated) in respect of such Subordinated Indebtedness and to enable the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness. Without limiting the foregoing, the Secured Obligations are hereby designated as “senior indebtedness” and as “designated senior indebtedness” and words of similar import under and in respect of any indenture or other agreement or instrument under which such Subordinated Indebtedness is outstanding and are further given all such other designations as shall be required under the terms of any such Subordinated Indebtedness in order that the Lenders may have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness.

SECTION 1.06 Amendment and Restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement . The parties to this Agreement agree that, on the Restatement Effective Date, the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be and hereby are amended, superseded and restated in their entirety by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement is not intended to and shall not constitute a

 

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novation. All Existing Loans made and Obligations incurred under the Existing Credit Agreement which are outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date shall continue as Loans and Obligations under (and shall be governed by the terms of) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, upon the effectiveness hereof: (a) all references in the “Loan Documents” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) to the “Administrative Agent”, the “Agreement”, the “Credit Agreement” and the “Loan Documents” shall be deemed to refer to the Administrative Agent, this Agreement and the Loan Documents, (b) the Existing Letters of Credit which remain outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date shall continue as Letters of Credit under (and shall be governed by the terms of) this Agreement, (c) the liens and security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties securing payment of the Secured Obligations are in all respects continuing and in full force and effect with respect to all Secured Obligations, (d) the “Revolving Commitments” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall be redesignated as Revolving Commitments hereunder, (e) the outstanding “Term Loans” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall be redesignated as Term Loans hereunder, (f) the Administrative Agent shall make such reallocations, sales, assignments or other relevant actions in respect of each Lender’s credit exposure under the Existing Credit Agreement as are necessary in order that each such Lender’s Credit Exposure and outstanding Loans hereunder reflects such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding aggregate Credit Exposures on the Restatement Effective Date, (g) the Existing Loans of each Departing Lender shall be repaid in full (accompanied by any accrued and unpaid interest and fees thereon), each Departing Lender’s “Commitment” under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be terminated and no Departing Lender shall be a Lender hereunder (provided, however, that each Departing Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03) and (h) the Company hereby agrees to compensate each Lender (and each Departing Lender) for any and all losses, costs and expenses incurred by such Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Loans (including the “Eurocurrency Loans” under the Existing Credit Agreement) and such reallocation (and any repayment or prepayment of any Departing Lender’s Loan) described above, in each case on the terms and in the manner set forth in Section 2.16 hereof.

SECTION 1.07 PPSA/UCC, etc . Notwithstanding the foregoing, and where the context so requires, (i) any term defined in this Agreement by reference to the “UCC” or the “Uniform Commercial Code” shall also have any extended, alternative or analogous meaning given to such term in applicable Canadian personal property security and other laws (including the Personal Property Security Act of each applicable province of Canada, the Civil Code of Quebec, the Bills of Exchange Act (Canada) and the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada)), in all cases for the extension, preservation or betterment of the security and rights of the Collateral, (ii) all references in this Agreement to “Article 9” shall be deemed to refer also to applicable Canadian securities transfer laws (including the Securities Transfer Act (Nova Scotia)), (iii) all references in this Agreement to a financing statement, continuation statement, amendment or termination statement shall be deemed to refer also to the analogous documents used under applicable Canadian personal property security laws, (v) all references to the United States, or to any subdivision, department, agency or instrumentality thereof shall be deemed to refer also to Canada, or to any subdivision, department, agency or instrumentality thereof, and (vi) all references to federal or state securities law of the United States shall be deemed to refer also to analogous federal and provincial securities laws in Canada.

SECTION 1.08 Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification . The interest rate on Eurocurrency Loans is determined by reference to the LIBO Rate, which is derived from the London interbank offered rate. The London interbank offered rate is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. In July 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority announced that, after the end of 2021, it would no longer persuade or compel contributing banks to make rate submissions to the ICE Benchmark Administration (together with any successor to the ICE Benchmark Administrator, the “ IBA ”) for purposes of the IBA setting the London interbank offered rate. As a result, it is possible that commencing in 2022, the London interbank offered rate may no longer be available or may no longer be deemed an appropriate reference rate upon which to

 

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determine the interest rate on Eurocurrency Loans. In light of this eventuality, public and private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to identify new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of the London interbank offered rate. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, Section 2.14(c) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Company, pursuant to Section 2.14(e), of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on Eurocurrency Loans is based. However, the Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in the definition of “LIBO Rate” or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including, without limitation, (i) any such alternative, successor or replacement rate implemented pursuant to Section 2.14(c), whether upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, and (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes pursuant to Section 2.14(d)), including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the LIBO Rate or have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offered rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability.

SECTION 1.09 Letter of Credit Amounts . Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the amount of such Letter of Credit available to be drawn at such time; provided that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Letter of Credit Agreement related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the available amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum amount is available to be drawn at such time.

SECTION 1.10 Divisions . For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.

SECTION 1.11 Conversion, Redesignation and Assignment and Assumption of Certain Initial Term Loans .

(a)    Upon the effectiveness of Amendment No. 3 on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date: (i) all outstanding Initial CUSA Term Loans are converted into, and redesignated as, 2019 CUSA Term Loans and shall constitute 2019 CUSA Term Loans for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on and after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and (ii) all outstanding Initial Company Term Loans (such outstanding Initial Company Term Loans, the “ Specified Loans ”) are converted into, and redesignated as, 2019 CUSA Term Loans and shall constitute 2019 CUSA Term Loans for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on and after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.

(b)    Upon the effectiveness of Amendment No. 3 on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, the Company hereby irrevocably assigns and transfers all of its liabilities and obligations (including being the Borrower and primary obligor thereunder) in respect of the Specified Loans to CUSA, and CUSA hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts and assumes all of the liabilities and obligations (including being the Borrower and primary obligor thereunder) in respect of the Specified Loans.

 

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(c)    Each of the Lenders party to this Agreement as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date hereby consents and agrees to the assignment by the Company and assumption by CUSA in each case in respect of the Specified Loans as described in the immediately foregoing clause (b), and further accepts the liability of CUSA as the Borrower and primary obligor in respect of the Specified Loans in place of the liability of the Company as the Borrower and primary obligor in respect of the Specified Loans.

ARTICLE II

The Credits

SECTION 2.01 Commitments .

(a)    Prior to the Restatement Effective Date, certain loans were made to the Borrowers under the Existing Credit Agreement which remain outstanding as of the Restatement Effective Date (such outstanding loans being hereinafter referred to as the “ Existing Loans ”). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Borrowers and each of the Lenders agree that on the Restatement Effective Date but subject to the reallocation and other transactions described in Section 1.06, the Existing Loans shall be reevidenced as Loans under this Agreement and the terms of the Existing Loans shall be restated in their entirety and shall be evidenced by this Agreement.

(b)    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including, without limitation, Section 2.02):

(i)    each Multicurrency Tranche Lender (severally and not jointly) agrees to make Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans to the Borrowers in Agreed Currencies from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result (after giving effect to any application of proceeds of such Borrowing to any Swingline Loans outstanding pursuant to Section 2.10(a)) in (A) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of such Lender’s Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Multicurrency Tranche Commitment, (B) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of the total Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate Multicurrency Tranche Commitments, (C) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of the Total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate Revolving Commitments or (D) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of the total outstanding Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans and LC Exposure, in each case denominated in Foreign Currencies, exceeding the Foreign Currency Sublimit; and

(ii)    each Dollar Tranche Lender (severally and not jointly) agrees to make Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans to the Borrowers in Dollars from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result (after giving effect to any application of proceeds of such Borrowing to any Swingline Loans outstanding pursuant to Section 2.10(a)) in (A) such Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Dollar Tranche Commitment, (B) the total Dollar Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate Dollar Tranche Commitments or (C) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of the Total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate Revolving Commitments.

 

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(c)    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including, without limitation, Section 2.02):

(i)    each Term Lender with an Initial CUSA Term Loan Commitment (severally and not jointly) agrees to make an Initial CUSA Term Loan to CUSA in Dollars on the Restatement Effective Date, in an amount equal to such Lender’s Initial CUSA Term Loan Commitment by making immediately available funds available to the Administrative Agent’s designated account, not later than the time specified by the Administrative Agent;

(ii)    each Term Lender with an Initial Company Term Loan Commitment (severally and not jointly) agrees to make an Initial Company Term Loan to the Company in Dollars on the Restatement Effective Date, in an amount equal to such Lender’s Initial Company Term Loan Commitment by making immediately available funds available to the Administrative Agent’s designated account, not later than the time specified by the Administrative Agent; and

(iii)    each Term Lender with a 2019 CUSA Term Loan Commitment (severally and not jointly) agrees to make a 2019 CUSA Term Loan to CUSA in Dollars on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, in an amount equal to such Lender’s a 2019 CUSA Term Loan Commitment by making immediately available funds available to the Administrative Agent’s designated account, not later than the time specified by the Administrative Agent.

(d)    Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of Term Loans may not be reborrowed.

SECTION 2.02 Loans and Borrowings . (a) Each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made by the applicable Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Class. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required. Any Swingline Loan shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.05. The Term Loans shall amortize as set forth in Section 2.10.

(b)    Subject to Section 2.14, each Multicurrency Tranche Borrowing, each Dollar Tranche Borrowing and each Term Loan Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans as the relevant Borrower may request in accordance herewith; provided that each ABR Loan shall only be made in Dollars. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan. Each Lender at its option may make any Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan (and in the case of an Affiliate, the provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 shall apply to such Affiliate to the same extent as to such Lender); provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the relevant Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c)    At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 (or, if such Borrowing is denominated in a Foreign Currency, 500,000 units of such currency) and not less than $1,000,000 (or, if such Borrowing is denominated in a Foreign Currency, 1,000,000 units of such currency). At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $250,000 and not less than $1,000,000; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is

 

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equal to the entire unused balance of the aggregate Multicurrency Tranche Commitments or the aggregate Dollar Tranche Commitments, as applicable, or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e). Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $250,000 and not less than $1,000,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of ten (10) Eurocurrency Borrowings outstanding.

(d)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (i) no Borrower shall be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date and (ii) subject to the requirements of Section 2.01, each requested Revolving Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be made pro rata among the Revolving Lenders (and between the Dollar Tranche Commitments and the Multicurrency Tranche Commitments) according to the sum of the aggregate amount of their respective Dollar Tranche Commitments and Multicurrency Tranche Commitments; provided that if, on such date of such Borrowing (after giving effect to any prepayments of Revolving Loans and/or the expiration of any Letters of Credit to occur as of such date) any Revolving Loans and/or Letters of Credit denominated in Foreign Currencies will be outstanding under the Multicurrency Tranche Commitments, such requested Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be made pro rata (or as nearly pro rata as possible, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) among the Revolving Lenders (and under the Dollar Tranche Commitments and the Multicurrency Tranche Commitments) according to the sum of the aggregate unused amount of their respective Dollar Tranche Commitments and Multicurrency Tranche Commitments.

(e)    Any Credit Event to any Dutch Borrower shall at all times be provided by a Lender that is a Dutch Non-Public Lender.

SECTION 2.03 Requests for Borrowings . To request a Borrowing, the applicable Borrower, or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower, shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request (a) by irrevocable written notice (via a written Borrowing Request signed by the applicable Borrower, or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower, promptly followed by telephonic confirmation of such request) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, three (3) Business Days (in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars) or by irrevocable written notice (via a written Borrowing Request signed by such Borrower, or the Company on its behalf) not later than four (4) Business Days (in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency), in each case before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) by irrevocable written notice (via a written Borrowing Request signed by the applicable Borrower, or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one (1) Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that any such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e) may be given not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i)    the name of the applicable Borrower;

(ii)    whether such Borrowing is a Revolving Borrowing (and, subject to the requirements of Section 2.02(d)(ii), whether such Borrowing is to be a Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Borrowing or a Dollar Tranche Revolving Borrowing), an Initial CUSA Term Loan Borrowing, an Initial Company Term Loan Borrowing or a 2019 CUSA Term Loan Borrowing;

 

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(iii)    the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;

(iv)    the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

(v)    whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;

(vi)    in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Agreed Currency and initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and

(vii)    the location and number of the applicable Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.07.

If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then, (i) in the case of a Revolving Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the requested Revolving Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing made on a pro rata basis under the Multicurrency Tranche Commitments and the Dollar Tranche Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.02(d)(ii) and (ii) in the case of a Term Loan Borrowing, the requested Term Loan Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Borrowing, then the relevant Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

SECTION 2.04 Determination of Dollar Amounts . The Administrative Agent will determine the Dollar Amount of:

(a)    any Loan denominated in a Foreign Currency, on each of the following: (i) the date of the Borrowing of such Loan and (ii) each date of a conversion or continuation of such Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,

(b)    any Letter of Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency, on each of the following: (i) the date on which such Letter of Credit is issued, (ii) the first Business Day of each calendar month and (iii) the date of any amendment of such Letter of Credit that has the effect of increasing the face amount thereof, and

(c)    any Credit Event, on any additional date as the Administrative Agent may determine at any time when an Event of Default exists.

Each day upon or as of which the Administrative Agent determines Dollar Amounts as described in the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c) is herein described as a “Computation Date” with respect to each Credit Event for which a Dollar Amount is determined on or as of such day.

SECTION 2.05 Swingline Loans . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender may in its sole discretion make Swingline Loans in Dollars to the Company from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding the Swingline Sublimit, (ii) the Swingline Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding its Revolving Commitment, (iii) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of the total Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate Multicurrency Tranche Commitments, (iv) the total Dollar Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate Dollar Tranche

 

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Commitments, (v) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of any Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, or (vi) the Dollar Amount of the Total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate Revolving Commitments; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.

(b)    To request a Swingline Loan, the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by irrevocable written notice (via a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Company), not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from the Company. The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Company by means of a credit to an account of the Company with the Administrative Agent designated for such purpose (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e), by remittance to the relevant Issuing Bank) by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.

(c)    The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent require the Revolving Lenders to acquire participations in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Revolving Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Revolving Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, promptly upon receipt of such notice from the Administrative Agent (and in any event, if such notice is received by 12:00 noon, New York City time, on a Business Day, no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Business Day and if received after 12:00 noon, New York City time, on a Business Day, no later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the immediately succeeding Business Day), to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of any of the Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Revolving Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from the Company (or other party on behalf of the Company) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid

 

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to the Swingline Lender or to the Administrative Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to the Company for any reason. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Company of any default in the payment thereof.

(d)    The Swingline Lender may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Company, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Swingline Lender and the successor Swingline Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such replacement of the Swingline Lender. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Company shall pay all unpaid interest accrued for the account of the replaced Swingline Lender in respect of Swingline Loans made by such Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.13(a). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Swingline Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of the replaced Swingline Lender under this Agreement with respect to Swingline Loans made thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Swingline Lender” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Swingline Lender, or to such successor and all previous Swingline Lenders, as the context shall require. After the replacement of a Swingline Lender hereunder, the replaced Swingline Lender shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of a Swingline Lender under this Agreement with respect to Swingline Loans made by it prior to its replacement, but shall not be required to make additional Swingline Loans.

(e)    Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Swingline Lender, the Swingline Lender may resign as a Swingline Lender at any time upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Company and the Revolving Lenders, in which case, such Swingline Lender shall be replaced in accordance with Section 2.05(d) above.

SECTION 2.06 Letters of Credit . (a)  General . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company may request the issuance of Letters of Credit denominated in Agreed Currencies for its own account or for the account of any Subsidiary, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the letters of credit issued and outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement and identified on Schedule 2.06 (the “ Existing Letters of Credit ”) shall be deemed to be “Letters of Credit” issued on the Restatement Effective Date for all purposes of the Loan Documents. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Company to, or entered into by the Company with, the relevant Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Issuing Bank shall have any obligation hereunder to issue, and shall not issue, any Letter of Credit if: (i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to such Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or require that such Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense that was not applicable on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and that such Issuing Bank in good faith deems material to it; or (ii) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would result in a violation of one or more policies of the relevant Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that, in connection with any Letter of Credit issued for the account of any Subsidiary as provided in the first sentence of this paragraph, the Company will be fully responsible for the reimbursement of LC Disbursements in accordance with the terms hereof, the payment of interest thereon and the payment of

 

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fees due under Section 2.12(b) to the same extent as if it were the sole account party in respect of such Letter of Credit (the Company hereby irrevocably waiving any defenses that might otherwise be available to it as a guarantor or surety of the obligations of such a Subsidiary that is an account party in respect of any such Letter of Credit).

(b)     Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Extension; Certain Conditions . To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Company shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the relevant Issuing Bank) to the relevant Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment or extension, but in any event no less than three (3) Business Days) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the Agreed Currency applicable thereto, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend or extend such Letter of Credit. In addition, as a condition to any such Letter of Credit issuance, the Company shall have entered into a continuing agreement (or other letter of credit agreement) for the issuance of letters of credit and/or shall submit a letter of credit application, in each case, as required by the respective Issuing Bank and using such Issuing Bank’s standard form (each, a “ Letter of Credit Agreement ”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any Letter of Credit Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment or extension of each Letter of Credit the Company shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment or extension (i) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of the LC Exposure shall not exceed $25,000,000, (ii) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the sum of (x) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by any Issuing Bank at such time plus (y) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements made by such Issuing Bank that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Company at such time shall not exceed such Issuing Bank’s Letter of Credit Commitment, (iii) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of the total Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the aggregate Multicurrency Tranche Commitments, (iv) the total Dollar Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the aggregate Dollar Tranche Commitments, (v) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of the Total Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments, (vi) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of each Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and (vii) subject to Sections 2.04 and 2.11(b), the Dollar Amount of the total outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure, in each case denominated in Foreign Currencies, shall not exceed the Foreign Currency Sublimit. The Company may, at any time and from time to time, reduce the Letter of Credit Commitment of any Issuing Bank with the consent of such Issuing Bank; provided that the Company shall not reduce the Letter of Credit Commitment of any Issuing Bank if, after giving effect of such reduction, the conditions set forth in the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (vii) shall not be satisfied.

(c)     Expiration Date . Each Letter of Credit shall expire (or be subject to termination by notice from the relevant Issuing Bank to the beneficiary thereof) at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any extension of the expiration date thereof, one year after such extension); provided that any such Letter of Credit may provide for the automatic extension thereof for additional one-year periods subject to customary non-extension provisions (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in the following clause (ii)) and (ii) the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Maturity Date.

 

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(d)     Participations . By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the relevant Issuing Bank or the Revolving Lenders, the relevant Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from the relevant Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Dollar Amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Company on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Company for any reason including the Maturity Date. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of any of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

(e)     Reimbursement . If the relevant Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Company shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent in Dollars the Dollar Amount equal to such LC Disbursement, calculated as of the date such Issuing Bank made such LC Disbursement (or if such Issuing Bank shall so elect in its sole discretion by notice to the Company, in such other Agreed Currency which was paid by such Issuing Bank pursuant to such LC Disbursement in an amount equal to such LC Disbursement) not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, on the Business Day immediately following the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the Company shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by the Company prior to such time on such date, then not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, on the Business Day immediately following the day that the Company receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided that, if such LC Disbursement is not less than the Dollar Amount of $1,000,000, the Company may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.05 that such payment be financed with (i) to the extent such LC Disbursement was made in Dollars, an ABR Revolving Borrowing, Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan in Dollars in an amount equal to such LC Disbursement or (ii) to the extent that such LC Disbursement was made in a Foreign Currency, a Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing in such Foreign Currency in an amount equal to such LC Disbursement and, in each case, to the extent so financed, the Company’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing, Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan, as applicable. If the Company fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Company in respect thereof and the Dollar Amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay in Dollars to the Administrative Agent the Dollar Amount of its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Company, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the relevant Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any

 

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payment from the Company pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the relevant Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of Revolving Loans or a Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Company of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement. If the Company’s reimbursement of, or obligation to reimburse, any amounts in any Foreign Currency would subject the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to any stamp duty, ad valorem charge or similar tax that would not be payable if such reimbursement were made or required to be made in Dollars, the Company shall, at its option, either (x) pay the amount of any such tax requested by the Administrative Agent, the relevant Issuing Bank or the relevant Lender or (y) reimburse each LC Disbursement made in such Foreign Currency in Dollars, in an amount equal to the Dollar Amount, calculated on the date such LC Disbursement is made, of such LC Disbursement.

(f)     Obligations Absolute . The Company’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit, any Letter of Credit Agreement or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein or herein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) any payment by the relevant Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Company’s obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Lenders nor the Issuing Banks, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms, any error in translation or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the relevant Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the relevant Issuing Bank from liability to the Company to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Company to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Company that are caused by such Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the relevant Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, each Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

 

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(g)     Disbursement Procedures . Each Issuing Bank for any Letter of Credit shall, within the time allowed by applicable law or the specific terms of the Letter of Credit followings its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The relevant Issuing Bank shall promptly after such examination notify the Administrative Agent and the Company by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether such Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Company of its obligation to reimburse such Issuing Bank and the Revolving Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.

(h)     Interim Interest . If any Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Company shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Company reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans (or in the case such LC Disbursement is denominated in a Foreign Currency, at the Overnight Foreign Currency Rate for such Agreed Currency plus the then effective Applicable Rate with respect to Eurocurrency Revolving Loans); provided that, if the Company fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.13(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse such Issuing Bank for such LC Disbursement shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.

(i)     Replacement of Issuing Bank . (A) Any Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Company, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such replacement of any Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Company shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.12(b). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued by it thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit then outstanding and issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit or extend or otherwise amend any existing Letter of Credit.

(B) Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Issuing Bank, any Issuing Bank may resign as an Issuing Bank at any time upon thirty days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Company and the Revolving Lenders, in which case, such resigning Issuing Bank shall be replaced in accordance with Section 2.06(i)(A) above.

(j) Cash Collateralization . If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Company receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders (the “ LC Collateral Account ”), an amount in cash equal to 105% of the Dollar Amount of

 

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the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that (i) the portions of such amount attributable to undrawn Foreign Currency Letters of Credit or LC Disbursements in a Foreign Currency that the Company is not late in reimbursing shall be deposited in the applicable Foreign Currencies in the actual amounts of such undrawn Letters of Credit and LC Disbursements and (ii) the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to any Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Article VII. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Dollar Amount of the Foreign Currency LC Exposure shall be calculated on the date notice demanding cash collateralization is delivered to the Company. The Company also shall deposit cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph as and to the extent required by Section 2.11(b). Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account and the Company hereby grants the Administrative Agent a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in and to the LC Collateral Account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Company’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed, together with related fees, costs and customary processing charges, and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Company for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure), be applied to satisfy other Secured Obligations. If the Company is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Company within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.

(k)     Issuing Bank Agreements . Each Issuing Bank agrees that, unless otherwise requested by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank shall report in writing to the Administrative Agent (i) on or prior to each Business Day on which such Issuing Bank expects to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment or extension, and the aggregate face amount and currency of the Letters of Credit to be issued, amended or extended by it and outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment or extension occurred (and whether the amount thereof changed), (ii) on each Business Day on which such Issuing Bank pays any amount in respect of one or more drawings under Letters of Credit, the date of such payment(s) and the amount and currency of such payment(s), (iii) on any Business Day on which the Company fails to reimburse any amount required to be reimbursed to such Issuing Bank on such day, the date of such failure and the amount and currency of such payment in respect of Letters of Credit and (iv) on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

SECTION 2.07 Funding of Borrowings . (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof solely by wire transfer of immediately available funds (i) in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars, by 12:00 noon, New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders and (ii) in the case of each Loan denominated in a Foreign Currency, by 12:00 noon, Local Time, in the city of the Administrative Agent’s Eurocurrency Payment Office for such currency and at such Eurocurrency Payment Office for such currency; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.05. Except in respect of the provisions of this Agreement covering the reimbursement of Letters of Credit, the

 

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Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Company by promptly crediting the funds so received in the aforesaid account of the Administrative Agent (x) an account of the Company designated by the Company in the applicable Borrowing Request, in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars and (y) an account of such Borrower in the relevant jurisdiction and designated by such Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request, in the case of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency; provided that Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the relevant Issuing Bank.

(b)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the relevant Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and such Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation (including without limitation the Overnight Foreign Currency Rate in the case of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency) or (ii) in the case of such Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.

SECTION 2.08 Interest Elections . (a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the relevant Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. A Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, no Borrower shall be permitted to change the Class of any Borrowing.

(b)    To make an election pursuant to this Section, a Borrower, or the Company on its behalf, shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election (by irrevocable written notice via an Interest Election Request signed by such Borrower, or the Company on its behalf) by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if such Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type and Class resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, this Section shall not be construed to permit any Borrower to (i) change the currency of any Borrowing, (ii) elect an Interest Period for Eurocurrency Loans that does not comply with Section 2.02(d) or (iii) convert any Borrowing to a Borrowing of a Type not available under the Class of Commitments pursuant to which such Borrowing was made.

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(i)    the name of the applicable Borrower and the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

(ii)    the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii)    whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing and (A) in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans, whether (subject to the requirements of Section 2.02(d)(ii)) such Borrowing is to be a Dollar Tranche Revolving Borrowing or Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Borrowing and (B) in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Term Loans, whether such Borrowing is to be an Initial CUSA Term Loan Borrowing, an Initial Company Term Loan Borrowing or a 2019 CUSA Term Loan Borrowing; and

(iv)    if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period and Agreed Currency to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which Interest Period shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

(d)    Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each relevant Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(e)    If the relevant Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period (i) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing and (ii) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency in respect of which the applicable Borrower shall have failed to deliver an Interest Election Request prior to the third (3 rd ) Business Day preceding the end of such Interest Period, such Borrowing shall automatically continue as a Eurocurrency Borrowing in the same Agreed Currency with an Interest Period of one month unless such Eurocurrency Borrowing is or was repaid in accordance with Section 2.11. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Company, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing denominated in Dollars may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing, (ii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto and (iii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency shall automatically be continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month.

SECTION 2.09 Termination and Reduction of Commitments . (a) Unless previously terminated, (i) the Term Loan Commitments have all been terminated prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and (ii) all other Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.

 

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(b)    The Company may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Revolving Commitments of any Class; provided that (i) each reduction of the Revolving Commitments of any Class shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000, (ii) the Company shall not terminate or reduce the Multicurrency Tranche Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.11, (A) any Lender’s Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure would exceed its Multicurrency Tranche Commitment or (B) the Dollar Amount of the sum of the total Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the aggregate Multicurrency Tranche Commitments, (iii) the Company shall not terminate or reduce the Dollar Tranche Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Dollar Tranche Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.11, (A) any Lender’s Dollar Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure would exceed its Dollar Tranche Commitment or (B) the Dollar Amount of the sum of the total Dollar Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the aggregate Dollar Tranche Commitments and (iv) the Company shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.11, (A) any Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure would exceed its Revolving Commitment or (B) the Dollar Amount of the Total Revolving Credit Exposure would exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments.

(c)    The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments of any Class under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three (3) Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the relevant Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments of any Class delivered by the Company may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or other transactions specified therein, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments of any Class shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Revolving Commitments of any Class shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments of any Class.

(d)     In addition, the Revolving Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced as provided in Section 2.11(e).

SECTION 2.10 Repayment and Amortization of Loans; Evidence of Debt . (a) Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan made to such Borrower on the Maturity Date in the currency of such Loan and (ii) in the case of the Company, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the Maturity Date and the fifth (5 th ) Business Day after such Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the Company shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding and the proceeds of any such Borrowing shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to repay any Swingline Loans outstanding.

(b)     Amortization; Repayment .

(i)    [intentionally omitted].

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(iii)    CUSA shall repay 2019 CUSA Term Loans on each date set forth below in the aggregate principal amount set forth opposite such date (as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 2.11(a) and Section 2.11(e) ) (such amount, for any such date, the “ 2019 CUSA Term Loan Amortization Amount ”):

 

Date

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Term Loan Amortization Amount
 

June 30, 2020

   $ 5,650,118.84 1,875,000  

September 30, 2020

   $ 5,650,118.84 1,875,000  

December 31, 2020

   $ 5,650,118.84 1,875,000  

March 31, 2021

   $ 5,650,118.84 1,875,000  

June 30, 2021

   $ 8,475,178.26 2,812,500  

September 30, 2021

   $ 8,475,178.26 2,812,500  

December 31, 2021

   $ 8,475,178.26 2,812,500  

March 31, 2022

   $ 8,475,178.26 2,812,500  

June 30, 2022

   $ 11,300,237.67 3,750,000  

September 30, 2022

   $ 11,300,237.67 3,750,000  

December 31, 2022

   $ 11,300,237.67 3,750,000  

March 31, 2023

   $ 11,300,237.67 3,750,000  

June 30, 2023

   $ 14,125,297.09 4,687,500  

September 30, 2023

   $ 14,125,297.09 4,687,500  

December 31, 2023

   $ 14,125,297.09 4,687,500  

March 31, 2024

   $ 14,125,297.09 4,687,500  

June 30, 2024

   $ 14,125,297.09 4,687,500  

September 30, 2024

   $ 14,125,297.09 4,687,500  

December 31, 2024

   $ 14,125,297.09 4,687,500  

(iv)    [intentionally omitted].

(v)    To the extent not previously repaid, all unpaid 2019 CUSA Term Loans shall be paid in full in Dollars by CUSA on the Maturity Date.

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

(d)    The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class, Agreed Currency and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(e)    The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (c) or (d) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of any Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(f)    Any Lender may request that Loans made by it to any Borrower be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the relevant Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form.

SECTION 2.11 Prepayment of Loans .

(a)    Any Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.11(a). The applicable Borrower, or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower, shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by written notice of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, three (3) Business Days (in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars) or four (4) Business Days (in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in a Foreign Currency), in each case before the date of prepayment, (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one (1) Business Day before the date of prepayment or (iii) in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.09, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.09. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the relevant Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Each voluntary prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Revolving Loans included in the prepaid Revolving Borrowing, and each voluntary prepayment of a Term Loan Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Term Loans included in the prepaid Term Loan Borrowing in such order of application as directed by the Company , and each mandatory prepayment of a Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.11(c) shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.11(e) . Prepayments shall be accompanied by (i) accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13 and (ii) break funding payments pursuant to Section 2.16.

(b)    If at any time, (i) other than as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, (A) the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of the total Revolving Credit Exposures of any Class (calculated, with respect to those Credit Events denominated in Foreign Currencies, as of the most recent Computation Date with respect to each such Credit Event) exceeds the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Class or (B) the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of the total Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures denominated in Foreign Currencies (the “ Foreign Currency Exposure ”) (so calculated), as of the most recent Computation Date with respect to each such Credit Event, exceeds the Foreign Currency Sublimit or (ii) solely as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, (A) the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of the total Multicurrency Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures (so calculated) exceeds 105% of the aggregate Multicurrency Tranche Commitments or (B) the Foreign Currency Exposure, as of the most recent Computation Date with respect to each such Credit Event, exceeds 105% of the Foreign Currency

 

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Sublimit, the Borrowers shall in each case immediately repay Revolving Borrowings or cash collateralize LC Exposure in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.06(j), as applicable, in an aggregate principal amount sufficient to cause (x) the aggregate Dollar Amount of the total Revolving Credit Exposures (so calculated) of each Class to be less than or equal to the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Class and (y) the Foreign Currency Exposure to be less than or equal to the Foreign Currency Sublimit, as applicable.

(c) During the Covenant Suspension Period, in the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any Prepayment Event, the Company shall, immediately after such Net Proceeds are received, prepay the Obligations and cash collateralize the LC Exposure as set forth in Section 2.11(e) below in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of such Net Proceeds. The Company shall provide prior written notice to the Administrative Agent regarding each prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.11(c).

(d) During the Covenant Suspension Period, if, as of the final Business Day of each weekly period starting from the first complete calendar week after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date (for the avoidance of doubt, with the first such final Business Day being May 8, 2020), (A) Revolving Loans are outstanding and (B) the Consolidated Cash Balance exceeds $100,000,000 as of the end of such applicable Business Day, then the Borrowers shall, on the next Business Day thereafter, prepay the Revolving Loans, applied ratably to each Class of Revolving Loans then outstanding, in an aggregate principal amount equal to such excess. The Company shall provide prior written notice to the Administrative Agent regarding each prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.11(d).

(e) All such amounts pursuant to Section 2.11(c) shall be applied ratably first, to prepay the Term Loans (to be applied to installments of the Term Loans in inverse order of maturity), and second to prepay the Revolving Loans, applied ratably to each Class of Revolving Loans then outstanding, with a corresponding dollar-for-dollar immediate, permanent and irrevocable reduction of the Revolving Commitments of each Class (made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments of such Class) and subsequently to cash collateralize outstanding LC Exposure; provided that no such reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be required so long as the aggregate Revolving Commitments at the time of such prepayment are not greater than $400,000,000).

SECTION 2.12 Fees . (a) The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily Available Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Original Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Revolving Commitment terminates. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the fifteenth (15 th ) day following the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Restatement Effective Date; provided that any commitment fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

(b) The Company agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue on the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letters of Credit at the same Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurocurrency Revolving Loans, during the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but

 

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excluding the later of the date on which such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure and (ii) to the relevant Issuing Bank for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.125% per annum on the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit, during the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, as well as such Issuing Bank’s standard fees and commissions with respect to the issuance, amendment, cancellation, negotiation, transfer, presentment or extension of any Letter of Credit and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such Issuing Bank relating to the Letters of Credit as from time to time in effect. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the fifteenth (15 th ) day following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Restatement Effective Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to any Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within ten (10) days after demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). Participation fees and fronting fees in respect of Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars shall be paid in Dollars, and participation fees and fronting fees in respect of Letters of Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency shall be paid in Dollars in the Dollar Amount thereof.

(c)    The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Company and the Administrative Agent.

(d)    All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in Dollars (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.12) and immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the relevant Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of commitment fees and participation fees, to the applicable Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

SECTION 2.13 Interest . (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(b)    The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.

(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by any Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.

(d)    Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Revolving Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be

 

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payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

(e)    All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest (i) computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and (ii) for Borrowings denominated in Pounds Sterling shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days, and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(f)    The interest rates provided for in this Agreement, including this Section 2.13 are minimum interest rates. When entering into this Agreement, the parties have assumed that the interest payable at the rates set out in this Section or in other Sections of this Agreement is not and will not become subject to the Swiss Federal Withholding Tax. Notwithstanding that the parties do not anticipate that any payment of interest will be subject to the Swiss Federal Withholding Tax, they agree that, in the event that the Swiss Federal Withholding Tax should be imposed on interest payments, the payment of interest due by the Swiss Borrower shall, in line with and subject to Section 2.17, including the limitations therein, be increased to an amount which (after making any deduction of the Non-Refundable Portion (as defined below) of the Swiss Federal Withholding Tax) results in a payment to each Lender entitled to such payment of an amount equal to the payment which would have been due had no deduction of Swiss Federal Withholding Tax been required. For this purpose, the Swiss Federal Withholding Tax shall be calculated on the full grossed-up interest amount. For the purposes of this Section, “Non-Refundable Portion” shall mean Swiss Federal Withholding Tax at the standard rate (being, as at the Restatement Effective Date, 35%) unless a tax ruling issued by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (SFTA) confirms that, in relation to a specific Lender based on an applicable double tax treaty, the Non-Refundable Portion is a specified lower rate in which case such lower rate shall be applied in relation to such Lender. The Swiss Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent the documents required by law or applicable double taxation treaties for the Lenders to claim a refund of any Swiss Federal Withholding Tax so deducted. Section 2.17(f) applies equally to this Section 2.13(f).

(g)    Interest in respect of Loans denominated in Dollars shall be paid in Dollars, and interest in respect of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency shall be paid in such Foreign Currency.

SECTION 2.14 Alternate Rate of Interest .

(a)    If at the time that the Administrative Agent shall seek to determine the LIBO Screen Rate on the Quotation Day for any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available for such Interest Period and/or for the applicable currency with respect to such Eurocurrency Borrowing for any reason, and the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine that it is not possible to determine the Interpolated Rate (which conclusion shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error), then the Reference Bank Rate shall be the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Borrowing; provided that if the Reference Bank Rate shall be less than zero 0.75% , such rate shall be deemed to be zero 0.75% for

 

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purposes of this Agreement; provided , further , however, that if less than two Reference Banks shall supply a rate to the Administrative Agent for purposes of determining the LIBO Rate for such Eurocurrency Borrowing, (i) if such Borrowing shall be requested in Dollars, then such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing at the Alternate Base Rate and (ii) if such Borrowing shall be requested in any Foreign Currency, the LIBO Rate shall be equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion after consultation with the Company and consented to in writing by the Required Lenders (the “ Alternative Rate ”); provided , however , that (i) until such time as the Alternative Rate shall be determined and so consented to by the Required Lenders, Borrowings shall not be available in such Foreign Currency and (ii) if the Alternative Rate shall be less than zero 0.75% , such rate shall be deemed to be zero 0.75% for purposes of this Agreement. It is hereby understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 2.14(a), if at any time the conditions set forth in Section 2.14(c)(i) or (ii) are in effect, the provisions of this Section 2.14(a) shall no longer be applicable for any purpose of determining any alternative rate of interest under this Agreement and Section 2.14(c) shall instead be applicable for all purposes of determining any alternative rate of interest under this Agreement.

(b)    If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing:

(i)    the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable (including, without limitation, because the LIBO Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis), for a Loan in the applicable currency or for the applicable Interest Period; provided that no Benchmark Transition Event shall have occurred at such time; or

(ii)    the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for a Loan in the applicable currency or for the applicable Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for the applicable currency and such Interest Period;

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the applicable Borrower and the relevant Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the applicable Borrower and the relevant Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing in the applicable currency or for the applicable Interest Period, as the case may be, shall be ineffective, (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing in Dollars, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing and (iii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing in a Foreign Currency, then the LIBO Rate for such Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be the Alternative Rate; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted.

(c)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the LIBO Rate with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrowers, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such proposed amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders; provided that, with respect to any

 

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proposed amendment containing any SOFR-Based Rate, the Lenders shall be entitled to object only to the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment contained therein. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of LIBO Rate with a Benchmark Replacement will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.

(d)    In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.

(e)    The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.14, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.14.

(f)    Upon the Borrowers’ receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing in the applicable currency or for the applicable Interest Period, as the case may be, shall be ineffective, (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing in Dollars, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing and (iii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing in a Foreign Currency, then such request shall be ineffective.

SECTION 2.15 Increased Costs . (a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i)    impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, liquidity or similar requirement (including any compulsory loan requirement, insurance charge or other assessment) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or any Issuing Bank;

(ii)    impose on any Lender or any Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; or

(iii)    subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (e) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

 

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and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, continuing, converting into or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan or to increase the cost to such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such other Recipient hereunder, whether of principal, interest or otherwise, then the applicable Borrower will pay to such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b)    If any Lender or any Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the applicable Borrower will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c)    A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay, or cause the other Borrowers to pay, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

(d)    Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Company shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 270 days prior to the date that such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

SECTION 2.16 Break Funding Payments . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or as a result of any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.11), (b) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurocurrency Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.11(a) and is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Company pursuant to Section 2.19, Section 9.02(e) or the CAM Exchange, then, in any such event, the Borrowers shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. Such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of

 

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interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for deposits in the relevant currency of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurocurrency market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the applicable Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The applicable Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

SECTION 2.17 Taxes . (a)  Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable withholding agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a withholding agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.17) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(b)     Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrowers . The relevant Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for, Other Taxes.

(c)     Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.17, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(d)     Indemnification by the Loan Parties . The Loan Parties shall indemnify each Recipient, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the relevant Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(e)     Indemnification by the Lenders . Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.04(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any

 

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Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e).

(f)     Status of Lenders . (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

Each Lender which becomes a party to this Agreement on the day on which this Agreement is entered into confirms that, on such date, it is an Irish Qualifying Lender. Each Lender which becomes a party to this Agreement after the date of this Agreement shall indicate, in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement or Augmenting Lender Supplement which it executes on becoming a party which of the following categories it falls in:

(x)    an Irish Qualifying Lender (other than an Irish Treaty Lender);

(y)    an Irish Treaty Lender; or

(z)    not an Irish Qualifying Lender.

If a Lender fails to indicate its status in accordance with this Section 2.17(f), then such Lender shall be treated for the purposes of this Agreement (including by each Loan Party) as if it is not an Irish Qualifying Lender until such time as it notifies the Borrower which category applies. For the avoidance of doubt, an Assignment and Assumption Agreement or Augmenting Lender Supplement shall not be invalidated by any failure of a Lender to comply with this clause.

(ii)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, with respect to a Loan or Commitment extended to a Borrower is a U.S. Person:

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the reasonable request of such Borrower or the Administrative Agent), an executed copy of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

(B)    any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to such Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of such Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

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

(2) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming that its extension of credit will generate U.S. effectively connected income, an executed copy of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(3) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of such Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) an executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or

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

(C)    any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to such Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time

 

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thereafter upon the reasonable request of such Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit such Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

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

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

(g)     Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.17 (including additional amounts paid pursuant to this Section 2.17), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(h)     Defined Terms . For purposes of this Section 2.17, the term “Lender” includes each Issuing Bank and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

 

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(i)     Compliance with Swiss Non-Bank Rules . Each Lender extending a Loan or Commitment to a Swiss Borrower confirms that it is a Qualifying Bank or, if not, a single (1) person only for the purpose of the Swiss Non-Bank Rules and any other Person that shall become a Lender or a Participant pursuant to Section 9.04 shall be deemed to have confirmed that it is a Qualifying Bank or, if not, a single (1) person only for the purpose of Swiss Non-Bank Rules. The Swiss Borrower may request a Lender to confirm (i) whether or not it is (and each of its Participants are) a Qualifying Bank or (ii) whether it (or any of its Participants) does count as a single (1) person for purposes of the Swiss Non-Bank Rules, if it reasonably believes that that Lender’s status has changed during the term of this Agreement.

(j)     Certain FATCA Matters . For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after September 23, 2014, the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) this Agreement and the Loans as not qualifying as “grandfathered obligations” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).

(k)     VAT .

(i)    All amounts set out or expressed in a Loan Document to be payable by any Loan Party to any Credit Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for a supply or supplies for VAT purposes shall be deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on such supply or supplies, and accordingly, subject to Section 2.17(k)(iii), if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Credit Party to any Loan Party under a Loan Document, that Loan Party shall pay to the Credit Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT (and the relevant Credit Party shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such Loan Party).

(ii)    Where a Loan Document requires any Loan Party to reimburse or indemnify a Credit Party for any cost or expense, that Loan Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Credit Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Credit Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.

(iii)    If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Secured Party (the “ Supplier ”) to any other Secured Party (for purposes of this Section 2.17(k), the “ Customer ”) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Customer (the “ Relevant Party ”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Customer in respect of that consideration):

(A)    (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Customer must (where this paragraph (A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Customer receives from the relevant tax authority which the Customer reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and

 

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(B)    (where the Customer is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Customer, pay to the Customer an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Customer reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.

(iv)    Any reference in this Section 2.17(k) to any Loan Party or Relevant Party shall, at any time when such Loan Party or Relevant Party is treated as a member of a group or unity (or fiscal unity) for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive of November 28, 2006 (2006/112/EC) (or as implemented by the relevant member state of the European Union or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a Loan Party or Relevant Party shall be construed as a reference to that Loan Party or Relevant Party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Loan Party or Relevant Party is a member for VAT purposes at the relevant time or the relevant member (or head) of such group or unity (or fiscal unity) at such time (as the case may be).

(v)    In relation to any supply made by a Credit Party to any Loan Party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Credit Party, that Loan Party must promptly provide such Credit Party with details of that Loan Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Credit Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.

(l)     Survival . Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.17 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

(m)     Irish Treaty Lenders . With respect to a Loan or Commitment extended to a Borrower that is organized, incorporated or tax resident in Ireland, an Irish Treaty Lender and the Company shall cooperate in completing any procedural formalities necessary for the Company to obtain authorization to make a payment to that Irish Treaty Lender without any deduction or withholding of any tax imposed by Ireland.

SECTION 2.18 Payments Generally; Allocations of Proceeds; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set offs .

(a) Each Borrower shall make each payment or prepayment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to (i) in the case of payments denominated in Dollars, 12:00 noon, New York City time and (ii) in the case of payments denominated in a Foreign Currency, 12:00 noon, Local Time, in the city of the Administrative Agent’s Eurocurrency Payment Office for such currency, in each case on the date when due or the date fixed for any prepayment hereunder, in immediately available funds, without set-off, recoupment or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made (i) in the same currency in which the applicable Credit Event was made (or where such currency has

 

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been converted to euro, in euro) and (ii) to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 10 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 or, in the case of a Credit Event denominated in a Foreign Currency, the Administrative Agent’s Eurocurrency Payment Office for such currency, except payments to be made directly to any Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments denominated in the same currency received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, if, after the making of any Credit Event in any Foreign Currency, currency control or exchange regulations are imposed in the country which issues such currency with the result that the type of currency in which the Credit Event was made (the “ Original Currency ”) no longer exists or any Borrower is not able to make payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders in such Original Currency, then all payments to be made by such Borrower hereunder in such currency shall instead be made when due in Dollars in an amount equal to the Dollar Amount (as of the date of repayment) of such payment due, it being the intention of the parties hereto that the Borrowers take all risks of the imposition of any such currency control or exchange regulations.

(b)    Any proceeds of Collateral received by the Administrative Agent (i) not constituting (A) a specific payment of principal, interest, fees or other sum payable under the Loan Documents (which shall be applied as specified by the Company) or (B) a mandatory prepayment (which shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.11) or (ii) after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent so elects or the Required Lenders so direct, such funds shall be applied ratably first , to pay any fees, indemnities, or expense reimbursements including amounts then due to the Administrative Agent and any Issuing Bank from any Borrower, second , to pay any fees or expense reimbursements then due to the Lenders from any Borrower, third , to pay interest then due and payable on the Loans ratably, fourth , to prepay principal on the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements and any other amounts owing with respect to Banking Services Obligations and Swap Obligations ratably, fifth , to pay an amount to the Administrative Agent equal to one hundred five percent (105%) of the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and the aggregate amount of any unpaid LC Disbursements, to be held as cash collateral for such Obligations and sixth , to the payment of any other Secured Obligation due to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by any Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received from any Loan Party shall not be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Loan Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, unless so directed by the Company, or unless a Default is in existence, none of the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall apply any payment which it receives to any Eurocurrency Loan of a Class, except (a) on the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable to any such Eurocurrency Loan or (b) in the event, and only to the extent, that there are no outstanding ABR Loans of the same Class and, in any event, the Borrowers shall pay the break funding payment required in accordance with Section 2.16. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply and reverse and reapply any and all such proceeds and payments to any portion of the Secured Obligations.

(c)    At the election of the Administrative Agent, all payments of principal, interest, LC Disbursements, fees, premiums, reimbursable expenses (including, without limitation, all reimbursement for fees and expenses pursuant to Section 9.03), and other sums payable under the Loan Documents, may be paid from the proceeds of Borrowings made hereunder whether made following a request by a Borrower (or the Company on behalf of a Borrower) pursuant to

 

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Section 2.03 or a deemed request as provided in this Section or may be deducted from any deposit account of such Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes (i) the Administrative Agent to make a Borrowing for the purpose of paying each payment of principal, interest and fees as it becomes due hereunder or any other amount due under the Loan Documents and agrees that all such amounts charged shall constitute Loans (including Swingline Loans) and that all such Borrowings shall be deemed to have been requested pursuant to Sections 2.03 or 2.05, as applicable and (ii) the Administrative Agent to charge any deposit account of the relevant Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent for each payment of principal, interest and fees as it becomes due hereunder or any other amount due under the Loan Documents.

(d)    If, except as expressly provided herein, any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other similarly situated Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by all such Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by any Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). Each Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(e)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the relevant Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the relevant Issuing Bank hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment or prepayment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the relevant Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if such Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the relevant Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or such Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation (including without limitation the Overnight Foreign Currency Rate in the case of Loans denominated in a Foreign Currency).

 

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(f)    If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(e) or 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender and for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Banks to satisfy such Lender’s obligations to it under such Section until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account over which the Administrative Agent shall have exclusive control as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under any such Section; in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.

SECTION 2.19 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders . (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if any Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.13(f) or Section 2.17, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.13(f), 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Company hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b)    If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, (ii) any Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 or (iii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 2.15 or 2.17) and obligations under the Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Company shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and if a Revolving Commitment is being assigned, the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender), which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Company (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.13(f) or Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. Each party hereto agrees that (i) an assignment required pursuant to this paragraph may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the assignee (or, to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to an Approved Electronic Platform as to which the Administrative Agent and such parties are participants), and (ii) the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to and be bound by the terms thereof; provided that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment, the other parties to such assignment agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender, provided that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.

 

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SECTION 2.20 Expansion Option . The Solely to the extent that the Covenant Suspension Period is not in effect, the Company may from time to time after the Restatement Amendment No. 4 Effective Date elect to increase the total Multicurrency Tranche Commitments and/or the total Dollar Tranche Commitments or enter into one or more tranches of term loans (each an “ Incremental Term Loan ”), in each case in minimum increments of $25,000,000 so long as, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of such increases and all such Incremental Term Loans does not exceed the sum of (A) $ 250,000,000 200,000,000 plus (B) an unlimited additional amount such that, in the case of this clause (B)  only, after giving effect (including giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) to any such increase in the Multicurrency Tranche Commitments, increase in the Dollar Tranche Commitments and/or tranche of Incremental Term Loans (assuming that any such incremental Multicurrency Tranche Commitments, incremental Dollar Tranche Commitments and such Incremental Term Loans are drawn in full), the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than the Applicable Senior Secured Leverage Ratio Level (other than to the extent such increased Multicurrency Tranche Commitments, such increased Dollar Tranche Commitments and/or such Incremental Term Loans are incurred pursuant to this clause (B)  concurrently with the incurrence of increased Multicurrency Tranche Commitments, increased Dollar Tranche Commitments and/or Incremental Term Loans in reliance on clause (A)  above, in which case the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall be permitted to exceed the Applicable Senior Secured Leverage Ratio Level to the extent of such increased Multicurrency Tranche Commitments, increased Dollar Tranche Commitments and/or such Incremental Term Loans incurred in reliance on such clause (A) ); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, increased Multicurrency Tranche Commitments, increased Dollar Tranche Commitments and/or Incremental Term Loans may be incurred pursuant to this clause (B)  prior to utilization of the amount set forth in clause (A)  above. As used herein, “ Applicable Senior Secured Leverage Ratio Level ” means a ratio equal to (x) the numerator of the maximum Senior Secured Leverage Ratio permitted under Section 6.12(c) at such time minus 0.25 to (y) 1.00. The Company may arrange for any such increase or tranche to be provided by one or more Lenders (each Lender so agreeing to an increase in its Revolving Commitment, or to participate in such Incremental Term Loans, an “ Increasing Lender ”), or by one or more new banks, financial institutions or other institutional investors or entities (each such new bank, financial institution or other investor or entity, an “ Augmenting Lender ”; provided that no Ineligible Institution may be an Augmenting Lender), which agree to increase their existing Revolving Commitments, or to participate in such Incremental Term Loans, or provide new Revolving Commitments, as the case may be; provided that (i) each Augmenting Lender, shall be subject to the approval of the Company and the Administrative Agent and (ii) (x) in the case of an Increasing Lender, the Company and such Increasing Lender execute an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, and (y) in the case of an Augmenting Lender, the Company and such Augmenting Lender execute an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto. No consent of any Lender (other than the Lenders participating in the increase or any Incremental Term Loan) shall be required for any increase in Revolving Commitments or Incremental Term Loan pursuant to this Section 2.20. Increases and new Revolving Commitments and Incremental Term Loans created pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall become effective on the date agreed by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the relevant Increasing Lenders or Augmenting Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no increase in the Revolving Commitments (or in the Revolving Commitment of any Lender) or tranche of Incremental Term Loans shall become effective under this paragraph unless, (i) on the proposed date of the effectiveness of such increase or Incremental Term Loans, (A) the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 shall be satisfied or waived by the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by a Financial Officer of the Company and (B) the Company shall be in compliance (on a Pro Forma Basis reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) with the covenants contained in Section 6.12 and , (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received documents and opinions

 

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consistent with those delivered on the Restatement Effective Date as to the organizational power and authority of the Borrowers to borrow hereunder after giving effect to such increase and (iii) such increase in the Revolving Commitments or tranche of Incremental Term Loans shall constitute “First Lien Obligations” under the Intercreditor Agreement . On the effective date of any increase in the Revolving Commitments of any Class or any Incremental Term Loans being made, (i) each relevant Increasing Lender and Augmenting Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent such amounts in immediately available funds as the Administrative Agent shall determine, for the benefit of the other Lenders of such Class, as being required in order to cause, after giving effect to such increase and the use of such amounts to make payments to such other Lenders, each Lender’s portion of the outstanding Revolving Loans of such Class of all the Lenders to equal its Multicurrency Tranche Percentage or Dollar Tranche Percentage, as applicable, of such outstanding Revolving Loans, and (ii) the Borrowers shall be deemed to have repaid and reborrowed all outstanding Revolving Loans of such Class as of the date of any increase in the Revolving Commitments of such Class (with such reborrowing to consist of the Types of Revolving Loans of such Class, with related Interest Periods if applicable, specified in a notice delivered by the applicable Borrower, or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.03). The deemed payments made pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be accompanied by payment of all accrued interest on the amount prepaid and, in respect of each Eurocurrency Loan, shall be subject to indemnification by the Borrowers pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 if the deemed payment occurs other than on the last day of the related Interest Periods. The Incremental Term Loans (a) shall rank pari passu in right of payment and security with the Revolving Loans, the 2019 CUSA Term Loans and any other Loans hereunder, (b) shall not mature earlier than the Maturity Date (but may have amortization prior to such date) and (c) shall be treated substantially the same as (and in any event no more favorably than) the Revolving Loans, the 2019 CUSA Term Loans and any other Loans hereunder; provided that (i) the terms and conditions applicable to any tranche of Incremental Term Loans maturing after the Maturity Date may provide for material additional or different financial or other covenants or prepayment requirements applicable only during periods after the Maturity Date (or, in the case of Incremental Term Loans marketed as term “B” loans to institutional investors (“ Incremental Term B Loans ”), such covenants and prepayment requirements may be applicable prior to the Maturity Date if, in the reasonable judgment of the Company and the Administrative Agent, such covenants and prepayment requirements are customarily included for such loans and, in the case of such prepayments, such Incremental Term B Loans may participate in such prepayments on a pro rata basis or a less than pro rata basis (but not a greater than pro rata basis) with any other term loans hereunder) and (ii) the Incremental Term Loans may be priced differently than (and may have most favored nation (MFN) pricing provisions not applicable to) the Revolving Loans, the 2019 CUSA Term Loans and any other Loans hereunder, (iii) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Incremental Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any other term loans hereunder and Incremental Term Loans with the longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity, (iv) any Incremental Term Loan Amendment with respect to Incremental Term B Loans may (A) include such features as are, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, customarily applicable to such type of loans (including but not limited to the ability to do refinancing amendments, extensions/loan modification offers and repurchases of such Incremental Term B Loans and limitations on the applicability of financial covenants to such Incremental Term B Loans) and (B) may provide for additional Collateral hereunder so long as such Collateral is shared on a pari passu basis with the Revolving Loans, the 2019 CUSA Term Loans and any other Loans hereunder and (v) any lenders holding Incremental Term B Loans may agree in advance pursuant to an Incremental Term Loan Amendment to certain modifications to the negative (but not financial maintenance) covenants set forth in Article VI hereof so long as such modifications shall not be applicable under this Agreement until such time as, and to the extent that, the Required Lenders (calculated without giving effect to the lenders holding such Incremental Term B Loans) have otherwise approved such modifications. 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Augmenting Lender participating in such tranche, if any, and the Administrative Agent. In addition to the matters set forth in clauses (i)-(v) above, the Incremental Term Loan Amendment may, without the consent of any Lenders (other than the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans), effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.20. Nothing contained in this Section 2.20 shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Revolving Commitment hereunder, or provide Incremental Term Loans, at any time.

SECTION 2.21 [Intentionally Omitted] .

SECTION 2.22 Judgment Currency . If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due from any Borrower hereunder in the currency expressed to be payable herein (the “ specified currency ”) into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the specified currency with such other currency at the Administrative Agent’s main New York City office on the Business Day preceding that on which final, non-appealable judgment is given. The obligations of each Borrower in respect of any sum due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal, reasonable banking procedures purchase the specified currency with such other currency. If the amount of the specified currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency, each Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, against such loss, and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds (a) the sum originally due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency and (b) any amounts shared with other Lenders as a result of allocations of such excess as a disproportionate payment to such Lender under Section 2.18, such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, agrees to remit such excess to such Borrower.

SECTION 2.23 Designation of Subsidiary Borrowers . The Initial Subsidiary Borrowers shall continue as Subsidiary Borrowers party to this Agreement until the Company shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination with respect to any such Subsidiary, whereupon such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Subsidiary Borrower and a party to this Agreement. After the Original Effective Date, the Company may at any time and from time to time designate any Eligible Subsidiary as a Subsidiary Borrower by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement executed by such Subsidiary and the Company and the satisfaction of the other conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.03, and upon such delivery and satisfaction such Subsidiary shall for all purposes of this Agreement be a Subsidiary Borrower and a party to this Agreement until the Company shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination with respect to such Subsidiary, whereupon such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Subsidiary Borrower and a party to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, no Borrowing Subsidiary Termination will become effective as to any Subsidiary Borrower at a time when any principal of or interest on any Loan to such Borrower shall be outstanding hereunder, provided that such Borrowing Subsidiary Termination shall be effective to terminate the right of such Subsidiary Borrower to make further Borrowings under this Agreement. As soon as practicable upon receipt of a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall furnish a copy thereof to each Lender.

 

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SECTION 2.24 Defaulting Lenders . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

(a)    fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(a);

(b)    the Commitment and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.02); provided , that any amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or all Lenders directly affected thereby shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.02, require the consent of such Defaulting Lender in accordance with the terms hereof;

(c)    if any Swingline Exposure or LC Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:

(i)    all or any part of the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender (other than, in the case of a Defaulting Lender that is the Swingline Lender, the portion of such Swingline Exposure referred to in clause (b) of the definition of such term) shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages but only to the extent that (x) the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender’s Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Commitments and (y) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at such time;

(ii)    if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent (x)  first , prepay such Swingline Exposure and (y)  second , cash collateralize for the benefit of each Issuing Bank only the Borrowers’ obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.06(j) for so long as such LC Exposure is outstanding;

(iii)    if the Company cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is cash collateralized;

(iv)    if the LC Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.12(a) and Section 2.12(b) shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders’ Applicable Percentages; and

(v)    if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of any Issuing Bank or any other Lender hereunder, all letter of credit fees payable under Section 2.12(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure shall be payable to the relevant Issuing Bank until and to the extent that such LC Exposure is reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and

 

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(d)    so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure and the Defaulting Lender’s then outstanding LC Exposure will be 100% covered by the Revolving Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Company in accordance with Section 2.24(c), and participating interests in any such newly made Swingline Loan or any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.24(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).

If (i) a Bankruptcy Event or a Bail-In Action with respect to any Lender Parent shall occur following the Original Effective Date and for so long as such event shall continue or (ii) the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Bank has a good faith belief that any Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender commits to extend credit, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless the Swingline Lender or the relevant Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall have entered into arrangements with the Company or such Lender, satisfactory to the Swingline Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to defease any risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.

In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Company, the Swingline Lender and each Issuing Bank each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Revolving Loans of the other Lenders (other than Swingline Loans) as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.

ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties

The Company and each other Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

SECTION 3.01 Organization; Powers; Subsidiaries . Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable) in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required. Schedule 3.01A hereto (as supplemented from time to time) identifies each Subsidiary, noting whether such Subsidiary is a Material Subsidiary, the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as the case may be, the percentage of issued and outstanding shares of each class of its capital stock or other equity interests owned by the Company and the other Subsidiaries and, if such percentage is not 100% (excluding directors’ qualifying shares as required by law), a description of each class issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock and other equity interests of each Subsidiary are validly issued and outstanding and fully paid and nonassessable and all such shares and other equity interests indicated on Schedule 3.01A as owned by the Company or another Subsidiary

 

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are owned, beneficially and of record, by the Company or any Subsidiary free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens created under the Loan Documents. Except as described on Schedule 3.01B hereto, there are no outstanding commitments or other obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary to issue, and no options, warrants or other rights of any Person to acquire, any shares of any class of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company and each Subsidiary Borrower incorporated in a European Union jurisdiction represents and warrants to the Lenders that its centre of main interest (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of the Insolvency Regulation) is in its jurisdiction of incorporation and it has no establishment (as that term is used in Article 2(h) of the Insolvency Regulation) in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 3.02 Authorization; Enforceability . The Transactions are within each Loan Party’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational actions and, if required, actions by equity holders. The Loan Documents to which each Loan Party is a party have been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

SECTION 3.03 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and except for filings necessary to perfect Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under the Second Lien Notes Documents or any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than Liens created under the Loan Documents.

SECTION 3.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change . (a) The Company has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows (i) as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent public accountants, and (ii) as of and for the fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016, December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017, certified by its chief financial officer. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii) above.

(b)    Since June 30, 2016, there has been no material adverse change in the business, assets, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

SECTION 3.05 Properties . (a) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes.

(b)    Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and to the knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries, the use thereof by the Company and its

 

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Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.06 Litigation, Environmental and Labor Matters . (a) There are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that involve this Agreement or the Transactions.

(b)    Except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

(c)     There are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to their knowledge, threatened, that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, local or foreign law relating to such matters. All material payments due from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or for which any claim may be made against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as liabilities on the books of the Company or such Subsidiary. The consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to any right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound.

SECTION 3.07 Compliance with Laws and Agreements . (a) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)    The entry into by the Company of this Agreement and the performance by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and the obligations incurred hereunder does not constitute the provision of financial assistance within the meaning of Section 82 of the Companies Act, 2014 of Ireland. The prohibition contained in Section 239 of the Companies Act, 2014 of Ireland does not apply to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby by reason of the fact that the Company and each other company whose liabilities are hereby guaranteed are members of a group of companies consisting of a holding company and its subsidiaries within the meaning of Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2014 of Ireland.

SECTION 3.08 Investment Company Status . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not required to make any deduction on account of Irish tax from any payment it may make under any Loan Document to a Lender which is an Irish Qualifying Lender.

SECTION 3.10 ERISA . No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.11 Disclosure . The Company has disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any other Subsidiary is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the other reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, each of the Company and the Borrowers represent only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time. As of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification delivered by each Borrower to the Administrative Agent as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement is true and correct in all respects.

SECTION 3.12 Federal Reserve Regulations . No part of the proceeds of any Loan have been used or will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X.

SECTION 3.13 Liens . There are no Liens on any of the real or personal properties of the Company or any Subsidiary except for Liens permitted by Section 6.02.

SECTION 3.14 No Default . No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 3.15 No Burdensome Restrictions . No Borrower is subject to any Burdensome Restrictions except Burdensome Restrictions permitted under Section 6.08.

SECTION 3.16 Compliance with Swiss Non-Bank Rules .

(a)    The Swiss Borrower is compliant with the Swiss Non-Bank Rules; provided however that the Swiss Borrower shall not be in breach of this Section 3.16 if such number of creditors (which are not Qualifying Banks) is exceeded solely by reason of a breach by one or more Lenders of a confirmation contained in Section 2.17(i) or a failure by one or more Lenders to comply with their obligations and transfer restrictions in Section 9.04.

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SECTION 3.17 Financial Assistance . In respect of each Loan Party, the execution of the Loan Documents and the performance of the transaction contemplated thereby do not involve the giving of any financial assistance by any such Loan Party to a third party in connection with the acquisition of shares in its capital or that of its parent company that is not permitted under any relevant law or regulation.

SECTION 3.18 Security Interest in Collateral . Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.02 below, the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents create legal and valid perfected Liens on all the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties, and such Liens constitute perfected and continuing Liens on the Collateral, securing the Secured Obligations, enforceable against the applicable Loan Party and all third parties as provided by applicable law, and having priority over all other Liens on the Collateral except in the case of (a) Permitted Encumbrances, to the extent any such Permitted Encumbrances would have priority over the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to any applicable law and (b) Liens perfected only by possession (including possession of any certificate of title) to the extent the Administrative Agent has not obtained or does not maintain possession of such Collateral.

SECTION 3.19 USA Patriot Act . (a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries, any of their respective Affiliates over which any of the foregoing exercises management control (each, a “Controlled Affiliate”) is a Prohibited Person, and the Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries, such Controlled Affiliates are in compliance with all applicable orders, rules and regulations of OFAC.

(b)    Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries, any of their respective Controlled Affiliates: (i) is targeted by United States or multilateral economic or trade sanctions currently in force; (ii) is owned or controlled by, or acts on behalf of, any Person that is targeted by United States or multilateral economic or trade sanctions currently in force; or (iii) is named, identified or described on any list of Persons with whom United States Persons may not conduct business, including any such blocked persons list, designated nationals list, denied persons list, entity list, debarred party list, unverified list, sanctions list or other such lists published or maintained by the United States, including OFAC, the United States Department of Commerce or the United States Department of State.

SECTION 3.20 Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions . The Company has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors and to the knowledge of the Company its employees and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects and, in the case of any Borrower that is a Subsidiary that is not organized or incorporated in the United States, is not knowingly engaged in any activity that could reasonably be expected to result in such Borrower being designated as a Sanctioned Person. None of (a) the Company, any Subsidiary, any of their respective directors or officers or to the knowledge of the Company or such Subsidiary employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Company, any agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other Transactions will violate any Anti-Corruption Law or applicable Sanctions.

SECTION 3.21 EEA Financial Institutions . No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.

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Lien Notes Documents (including all schedules, exhibits, amendments, supplements, modifications, assignments and all other documents delivered pursuant thereto or in connection therewith). All Secured Obligations constitute Indebtedness entitled to the benefits of the Intercreditor Agreement.

ARTICLE IV

Conditions

SECTION 4.01 Effectiveness . The effectiveness of the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement in the form of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement.

SECTION 4.02 Each Credit Event . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of the Issuing Banks to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a)    The representations and warranties of each of the Company and the other Borrowers set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that such representation or warranty is qualified by Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualification, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable.

(b)    At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by each of the Company and the other Borrowers on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.

SECTION 4.03 Designation of a Subsidiary Borrower . The designation of a Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to Section 2.23 is subject to the condition precedent that the Company or such proposed Subsidiary Borrower shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the Administrative Agent:

(a)    Copies, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such Subsidiary, of its Board of Directors’ resolutions (and resolutions of other bodies, if any are deemed necessary by counsel for the Administrative Agent) approving the Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement and any other Loan Documents to which such Subsidiary is becoming a party and such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of such Subsidiary;

(b)    An incumbency certificate, executed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of such Subsidiary, which shall identify by name and title and bear the signature of the officers of such Subsidiary authorized to request Borrowings hereunder and sign the Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Subsidiary is becoming a party, upon which certificate the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely until informed of any change in writing by the Company or such Subsidiary;

(c)    Opinions of counsel to such Subsidiary, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, with respect to the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and such other matters as are reasonably requested by counsel to the Administrative Agent and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; and

 

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(d)    Any promissory notes requested by any Lender, and any other instruments and documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE V

Affirmative Covenants

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated, in each case, without any pending draw, and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Company and each other Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

SECTION 5.01 Financial Statements and Other Information . The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

(a)    within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (or, if earlier, by the date that the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for such fiscal year would be required to be filed under the rules and regulations of the SEC, giving effect to any automatic extension available thereunder for the filing of such form), its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification, commentary or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;

(b)     (i) within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Company (or, if earlier, by the date that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for such fiscal quarter would be required to be filed under the rules and regulations of the SEC, giving effect to any automatic extension available thereunder for the filing of such form), its consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes ; , and (ii) during the Covenant Suspension Period, within twenty (20) days after the end of each fiscal month of the Company, its consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations (but not cash flows) as of the end of and for such fiscal month and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

 

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(c)    concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 6.12 in respect of each of the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.12 (provided that in connection with the delivery of financial statements under clause (b)(ii) above, such calculations shall only be required in respect of the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.12(e)) and (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate;

(d)    [intentionally omitted];

(e)    as soon as available, but in any event not more than sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a copy of the plan and forecast (including a projected consolidated balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement) of the Company for each quarter of the upcoming fiscal year in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(f)    promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Company or any Subsidiary with the SEC, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Company to its shareholders generally, as the case may be; and

(g)    promptly following any request therefor, (x) such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Company or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request and (y) information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 may be delivered by facsimile or electronic mail. Documents required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (a), (b) or (f) of this Section 5.01 that are delivered electronically shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are filed for public availability on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System; provided that the Company shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the filing of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Company shall be required to provide copies of the compliance certificates required by clause (c) of this Section 5.01 to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 5.02 Notices of Material Events . The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:

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(b)    the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Company or any Affiliate thereof that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)    the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(d)    any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect; and

(e)    any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification delivered by each Borrower to the Administrative Agent as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in parts (1) or (2) of such certification . ; and

(f)     (i) the occurrence of any default or event of default under the Second Lien Notes Documents (or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness), (ii) each amendment, modification or waiver under or in respect of the Second Lien Notes Documents (or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness) and (iii) the delivery of any notice by the Second Lien Notes Agent or any holder of Second Lien Notes in respect of the Second Lien Notes Documents (or the delivery of any notice by any applicable agent, lender or holder in respect of any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness).

Each notice delivered under this Section (i) shall be in writing, (ii) shall contain a heading or a reference line that reads “Notice under Section 5.02 of the Cimpress Credit Agreement dated October 21, 2011, as amended” and (iii) shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Company setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

SECTION 5.03 Existence; Conduct of Business . The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, qualifications, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, governmental authorizations and intellectual property rights material to the conduct of its business, and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary incorporated in a European Union jurisdiction to, cause its centre of main interest (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of the Insolvency Regulation) to be situated solely in its jurisdiction of incorporation and shall have an establishment (as that term is used in Article 2(h) of the Insolvency Regulation) situated solely in its jurisdiction of incorporation.

SECTION 5.04 Payment of Obligations . The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, could result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Company or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies (i) insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations and (ii) all insurance required pursuant to the Collateral Documents. The Company will furnish to the Lenders, upon the request of, and to the extent requested by, the Administrative Agent, information in reasonable detail as to the insurance so maintained. The Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent endorsements (x) to all “All Risk” physical damage insurance policies on all of the Loan Parties’ tangible personal property and assets insurance policies naming the Administrative Agent as lender loss payee, and (y) to all general liability and other liability policies naming the Administrative Agent an additional insured. Except during the continuation of an Event of Default and except as required pursuant to Section 2.11(c) , all proceeds of such insurance shall be payable to or at the discretion of the Company. In the event the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at any time or times hereafter shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies or insurance required herein or to pay any premium in whole or in part relating thereto, then the Administrative Agent, without waiving or releasing any obligations or resulting Default hereunder, may at any time or times thereafter (but shall be under no obligation to do so) obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such premiums and take any other action with respect thereto which the Administrative Agent deems advisable. All sums so disbursed by the Administrative Agent shall constitute part of the Obligations, payable as provided in this Agreement. The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prompt written notice of any casualty or other insured damage to any material portion of the Collateral or the commencement of any action or proceeding for the taking of any material portion of the Collateral or interest therein under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding.

SECTION 5.06 Books and Records; Inspection Rights . The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and applicable law are made of all material financial dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, including environmental assessment reports and Phase I or Phase II studies and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested. The Company acknowledges that the Administrative Agent, after exercising its rights of inspection, may prepare and distribute to the Lenders certain reports pertaining to the Company and its Subsidiaries’ assets for internal use by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

SECTION 5.07 Compliance with Laws . The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property (including without limitation Environmental Laws), except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

SECTION 5.08 Use of Proceeds . The proceeds of the Loans will be used only to finance the working capital needs, and for general corporate purposes, of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, including acquisitions and repurchases of Equity Interests in the Company, in each case to the extent permitted under this Agreement. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X. No Borrower will request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and no Borrower shall use, and the Company shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (i) in

 

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furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, except to the extent permitted for a Person required to comply with Sanctions or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

SECTION 5.09 Subsidiary Guarantors; Pledges; Additional Collateral; Further Assurances .

(a)    As promptly as possible but in any event within forty-five (45) days (or such later date as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent) after any Person becomes a Material Subsidiary or any Subsidiary qualifies independently as, or is designated by the Company or the Administrative Agent as, a Material Subsidiary pursuant to the definition of “Material Subsidiary”, the Company shall provide the Administrative Agent with written notice thereof setting forth information in reasonable detail describing the material assets of such Person and shall cause each such Subsidiary to deliver to the Administrative Agent a joinder to the Guaranty, or, in the case of a Material Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary that is not organized or incorporated in the United States of America, a separate Guaranty governed by local law to the extent so requested by the Administrative Agent (provided that no Material Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary that is not organized or incorporated in the United States of America shall be required to deliver such a joinder or Guaranty to the extent (A) such action by such Subsidiary is prohibited or restricted by applicable law or regulation (any such Material Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary that is not organized or incorporated in the United States of America described in the foregoing clause (A), a “ Specified Non-Required Subsidiary ”) or (B) the Administrative Agent or its counsel determines that such joinder or Guaranty would not, in light of the cost and expense associated therewith, provide material credit support for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to a legally valid, binding and enforceable guaranty) and, if the Administrative Agent so elects in its reasonable discretion after consultation with the Company, the Security Agreement (in each case in the form contemplated thereby) pursuant to which such Subsidiary agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions thereof, such Guaranty and the Security Agreement (if applicable) to be accompanied by appropriate corporate resolutions, other corporate documentation and legal opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

(b)    (i) Each U.S. Loan Party will cause, and will cause each of its subsidiaries which is a Material Subsidiary to cause, all of its owned personal property (whether tangible, intangible, or mixed) to be subject at all times to first priority, perfected Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties, to secure the Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents, subject in any case to Liens permitted by Section 6.02. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each U.S. Loan Party will cause the Applicable Pledge Percentage of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Pledge Subsidiary directly or indirectly owned by such U.S. Loan Party to be subject at all times to a first priority, perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent to secure the Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents or such other pledge and security documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, all within such time period as is reasonably required by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such pledge agreement in respect of the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary that is not organized or incorporated in the United States of America shall be required hereunder (A) until the date that occurs sixty (60) days after the Restatement Effective Date or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in the exercise of its reasonable discretion with respect thereto, and (B) to the extent the Administrative Agent or its counsel determines that such pledge would not, in light of the cost and expense associated therewith, provide material credit support for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to legally valid, binding and enforceable pledge agreements.

 

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(ii)    At any time after the Restatement Effective Date, to the extent the Administrative Agent so elects in its reasonable discretion after consultation with the Company, the Administrative Agent may require the Company or any Loan Party (any such Person, an “ Additional Collateral Loan Party ”) to comply with the provisions of this Section 5.09, in which case the Company will cause, or will cause the applicable Loan Party to cause, all (or the portion required by the Administrative Agent) of its owned personal property (whether tangible, intangible, or mixed) to be subject at all times to first priority, perfected Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties, to secure the Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents, subject in any case to Liens permitted by Section 6.02. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Additional Collateral Loan Party will, to the extent required by the Administrative Agent, cause 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Pledge Subsidiary directly owned by such Additional Collateral Loan Party to be subject at all times to a first priority, perfected Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent to secure the Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents or such other pledge and security documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, all within such time period as is reasonably required by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such pledge agreement in respect of the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary that is not organized or incorporated in the United States of America shall be required hereunder to the extent the Administrative Agent or its counsel determines that such pledge would not, in light of the cost and expense associated therewith, provide material credit support for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to legally valid, binding and enforceable pledge agreements.

(c)    Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Administrative Agent such documents, agreements and instruments, and will take or cause to be taken such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements and other documents and such other actions or deliveries of the type required by Section 3 of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement, as applicable), which may be required by law or which the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, reasonably request to carry out the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to ensure perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents, all at the expense of the Company.

(d)    Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.02 below, if any assets (excluding any real property or improvements thereto or any interest therein) are acquired by a Loan Party that has previously entered into (or has been required by the Administrative Agent to enter into) a Security Agreement (other than assets constituting Collateral under the Security Agreement that become subject to the Lien under the Security Agreement upon acquisition thereof), the Company will notify the Administrative Agent thereof, and, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the Company will cause such assets to be subjected to a Lien securing the Secured Obligations and will take, and cause the other Loan Parties to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect such Liens, including actions described in paragraph (c) of this Section, all at the expense of the Company.

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cause each Loan Party that has granted the Administrative Agent a security interest in its assets to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide deposit account control agreements and securities account control agreements (in the case of accounts maintained in the United States) and such similar or other documentation as would provide the Administrative Agent to have a first priority perfected security interest in the cash and/or securities in such accounts (in the case of accounts maintained outside of the United States), in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in respect of such deposit accounts and securities accounts (with balances or value in excess of $2,000,000) as may be requested by the Administrative Agent other than any such accounts that constitute Excluded Assets (as defined in any Collateral Agreement).

(f)    Without limitation of (and subject to) any provision in the Intercreditor Agreement, (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall grant any Liens to the Second Lien Notes Agent or any holder of the Second Lien Notes (or any agent, lender or holder in respect of any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness) to secure any of the Second Lien Obligations (or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness) under any security documents unless similar Liens under substantially identical security documents under the same governing law have been granted to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties, to secure the Secured Obligations on a first lien priority basis and (ii) if the Second Lien Notes Agent or any holder of Second Lien Notes (or any agent, lender or holder in respect of any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness) receives any additional guaranty or any additional collateral agreement in connection with the Second Lien Obligations (or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness), without limitation of any Event of Default that may arise as a result thereof, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, prior to entering into any such guaranty or collateral agreement or grant a lien in any of its property, cause the same to be granted to the Administrative Agent on a first lien priority basis, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Secured Parties.

(g)     The Company agrees that the documents and agreements creating or evidencing the First Lien Collateral (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and the Second Lien Collateral (and defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and guarantees for the First Lien Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) and the Second Lien Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) shall be in all material respects the same forms of documents other than with respect to the first lien and the second lien nature of the Obligations thereunder.

SECTION 5.10 Compliance with Swiss Non-Bank Rules .

(a)    The Swiss Borrower shall be compliant with the Swiss Non-Bank Rules; provided however that the Swiss Borrower shall not be in breach of this Section 5.10 if such number of creditors (which are not Qualifying Banks) is exceeded solely by reason of a breach by one or more Lenders of a confirmation contained in Section 2.17(i) or a failure by one or more Lenders to comply with their obligations and transfer restrictions in Section 9.04.

(b)    For the purposes of paragraph (a) above, the Swiss Borrower shall assume that the aggregate number of Lenders which are not Qualifying Banks is five (5).

SECTION 5.11 Swiss Articles of Incorporation . As soon as possible, but in any case within forty-five (45) days of the Restatement Effective Date (or such later date as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent), the Swiss Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent duly executed, filed and registered Articles of Incorporation that do not contain transfer restrictions or approval requirements (wording as agreed prior to the Restatement Effective Date among local counsels).

 

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ARTICLE VI

Negative Covenants

Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated, in each case, without any pending draw, and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Company and each other Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

SECTION 6.01 Indebtedness . The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a)    the Secured Obligations;

(b)     Indebtedness existing on the Restatement Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 6.01 and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness with Indebtedness of a similar type that does not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;

(c)    Indebtedness of the Company to any Subsidiary and of any Subsidiary to the Company or any other Subsidiary; provided that Indebtedness of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to any Loan Party shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.04(d);

(d)     Subject to Section 5.09, Guarantees by the Company of obligations of any Subsidiary and by any Subsidiary of obligations of the Company or any other Subsidiary;

(e)    Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within ninety (90) days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause (e) shall not in the aggregate exceed (x) during the Covenant Suspension Period, $25,000,000 at any time outstanding and (y) following the termination of the Covenant Suspension Period, the greater of $100,000,000 and 6 4.5 % of Consolidated Total Assets (determined as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b) (or, prior to the delivery of any such financial statements, the last day of the last fiscal quarter included in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a) ) at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness , at any time outstanding ;

(f)    Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary as an account party in respect of trade letters of credit;

(g)    Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary secured by a Lien on any asset of the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause (g) shall not in the aggregate exceed (x) during the Covenant Suspension Period, $5,000,000 at any time outstanding and (y) following the

 

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termination of the Covenant Suspension Period, the greater of $100,000,000 and 6 4.5 % of Consolidated Total Assets (determined as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b) (or, prior to the delivery of any such financial statements, the last day of the last fiscal quarter included in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a) ) at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness , at any time outstanding ;

(h)    unsecured Indebtedness of the Company (including unsecured Subordinated Indebtedness to the extent subordinated to the Secured Obligations on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), to the extent not otherwise permitted under this Section 6.01, and any Indebtedness constituting refinancings, renewals or replacements of any such Indebtedness; provided that (i) both immediately prior to and after giving effect (including giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis) thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would result therefrom (and the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company to such effect, together with all relevant financial information and calculations requested by the Administrative Agent in respect thereof), (ii) such Indebtedness matures after, and does not require any scheduled amortization or other scheduled payments of principal prior to, the date that is 181 days after the Maturity Date (it being understood that any provision requiring an offer to purchase such Indebtedness as a result of change of control or asset sale or other fundamental change shall not violate the foregoing restriction), (iii) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Company other than the Guarantors or the Borrowers (which guarantees, if such Indebtedness of the Company is expressly subordinated to the Secured Obligations of the Company, shall be expressly subordinated to the Secured Obligations of each such Guarantor or Borrower, as the case may be, on terms not less favorable to the Lenders than the subordination terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness), (iv) the covenants applicable to such Indebtedness are not more onerous or more restrictive in any material respect (taken as a whole) than the applicable covenants set forth in this Agreement (as reasonably determined in the good faith judgment of the Management Board of the Company) and , (v)  during the Covenant Suspension Period, at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness and immediately after giving effect thereto (including giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis), the Company is in compliance with Section 6.12(e), and (vi) other than during the Covenant Suspension Period, at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness and immediately after giving effect thereto (including giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis), the Leverage Ratio shall not exceed a ratio equal to (x) the numerator of the maximum Leverage Ratio permitted under Section 6.12(a) at such time minus 0.25 to (y) 1.00;

(i)    Indebtedness under the 2026 Senior Unsecured Notes;

(j)    unsecured Indebtedness in respect of deferred acquisition purchase price, including earnout obligations, in connection with Permitted Acquisitions;

(k)    Indebtedness of a Subsidiary existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition (provided that such Indebtedness was not incurred by such Person in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary) and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness with Indebtedness of a similar type that does not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof; and

(l)    Indebtedness under the Second Lien Notes pursuant to the Second Lien Notes Indenture (including all of the Second Lien Obligations) or under the terms of any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $300,000,000, plus any interest thereon that has been added to the principal thereof; and

 

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(m)     (l)  other unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding (x) during the Covenant Suspension Period, $10,000,000 at any time outstanding and (y) following the termination of the Covenant Suspension Period, the greater of $75,000,000 and 4 3.5 % of Consolidated Total Assets (determined as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b) (or, prior to the delivery of any such financial statements, the last day of the last fiscal quarter included in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a) ) at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, at any time outstanding.

SECTION 6.02 Liens . The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

(a)    Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document;

(b)    any Lien on any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary existing on the Restatement Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and set forth in Schedule 6.02 ; provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the Restatement Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;

(c)    any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Company or any Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the Restatement Effective Date prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary, as the case may be, and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;

(d)    Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) such security interests secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (e) of Section 6.01, (ii) such security interests and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within ninety (90) days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (iv) such security interests shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary;

(e)    Permitted Encumbrances; and

(f)     Liens on the Collateral securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(l), so long as such Liens are subject to, including on an effective basis under the governing law of the documentation under which such Liens are granted, the Intercreditor Agreement; and

(g)      (f)  Liens on assets (not constituting Collateral) of the Company and its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted above so long as the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness and other obligations subject to such Liens does not at any time exceed (x) during the Covenant

 

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Suspension Period, $5,000,000 and (y) following the termination of the Covenant Suspension Period, the greater of $100,000,000 and 6 4.5 % of Consolidated Total Assets (determined as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b) (or, prior to the delivery of any such financial statements, the last day of the last fiscal quarter included in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a) ) at the time of the incurrence of such Liens.

SECTION 6.03 Fundamental Changes and Asset Sales . (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into, amalgamate or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into, amalgamate or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) any of its assets, (including pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction), or any of the Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing:

(i)    any Person may merge into the Company in a transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation;

(ii)    any Subsidiary may merge into a Loan Party in a transaction in which the surviving entity is such Loan Party (provided that any such merger involving the Company must result in the Company as the surviving entity);

(iii)    any Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to a Loan Party;

(iv)    the Company and its Subsidiaries may (A) sell inventory in the ordinary course of business, (B) effect sales, trade-ins or dispositions of used equipment for value in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (C) enter into licenses of technology in the ordinary course of business, (D) sell equity interests and assets as described on Schedule 6.03 , (E) effect asset sales constituting Sale and Leaseback Transactions permitted by Section 6.10 , and (F) make any other sales, transfers, leases or dispositions of assets, the book value of which, together with the book value of all other assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries previously sold, transferred, leased or disposed of as permitted by this clause (F) during any fiscal year of the Company, does not exceed $75,000,000;

(v)    any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may liquidate or dissolve or merge into another Subsidiary if the Company determines in good faith that such liquidation, dissolution or merger is in the best interests of the Company and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders; and

(vi)    the Company and its Subsidiaries may consummate the Permitted Corporate Reorganization.

(b)    The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries on the date of execution of this Agreement and businesses reasonably related thereto.

(c)    The Company will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change its fiscal year from the basis in effect on the Restatement Effective Date; provided that the Company may change the fiscal year of any acquired Subsidiary to correspond with the basis of the Company’s fiscal year.

 

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(d)    The Company will not permit any U.S. Loan Party that is a Borrower to have any subsidiary other than a subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States of America or any jurisdiction thereof; provided that a U.S. Loan Party that is a Borrower may have a subsidiary that is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or any jurisdiction thereof as long as such Subsidiary is (x) formed and/or acquired in contemplation of and solely to effect a Permitted Acquisition or (y) acquired in connection with or as the result of a Permitted Acquisition.

SECTION 6.04 Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions . The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, purchase, hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger, amalgamation or consolidation with any Person that was not a wholly owned Subsidiary prior to such merger, amalgamation or consolidation) any capital stock, evidences of indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any Person or any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit, except:

(a)    Permitted Investments;

(b)    Permitted Acquisitions; provided that, during the Covenant Suspension Period: (i) the aggregate amount of consideration paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with all Permitted Acquisitions shall not exceed an amount equal to $50,000,000 minus the amount then outstanding in respect of investments in joint ventures or other minority interests in a business or line of business in reliance on clause (i) of the Specified Joint Venture Investment Basket and (ii) no Permitted Acquisition shall be permitted unless at the time of and immediately after giving effect (including giving effect on a pro forma basis) thereto Available Liquidity is greater than or equal to $125,000,000;

(c)    investments by the Company and its Subsidiaries existing on the Restatement Amendment No. 4 Effective Date in the capital stock of its Subsidiaries;

(d)    investments, loans, advances and/or capital contributions made by the Company in or to any Subsidiary and made by any Subsidiary in or to the Company or any other Subsidiary (provided that (1) not more than an aggregate amount equal to (x) during the Covenant Suspension Period, $25,000,000 and (y) following the termination of the Covenant Suspension Period, the greater of $ 200,000,000 100,000,000 and 10 6 % of Consolidated Total Assets (determined as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b) (or, prior to the delivery of any such financial statements, the last day of the last fiscal quarter included in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a) ) at the time of the making of such investments loans, advances and/or capital contributions, in investments, loans, advances and/or capital contributions may be made and remain outstanding, at any time, by Loan Parties to Subsidiaries which are not Loan Parties (or do not become Loan Parties within forty-five (45) days (or such later date as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent) after the receipt of such investment, loan, advance and/or capital contribution and which amount shall be determined net of any return on capital, repayment of indebtedness, and any investments, loans and/or capital contributions by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties to a Loan Party) (the limitation set forth in this clause (1) being referred to as the “Specified Intercompany Investment Limitation”) and (2) in the event of an investment, loan,

 

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advance and/or capital contribution to a Limited Recourse Guarantor, only the amount of recourse (as reasonably determined by the Company at the time of such investment, loan, advance and/or capital contribution and approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment) with respect to such Limited Recourse Guarantor under the applicable Limited Recourse Guaranty, after giving effect to such investment, loan, advance and/or capital contribution, shall be excluded from this proviso and the remaining balance of such investment, loan, advance and/or capital contribution (less any amount paid, repaid, returned or otherwise distributed in cash by such Limited Recourse Guarantor to the applicable transferor Loan Party in respect of such investment, loan, advance and/or capital contribution, which amount so deducted shall not exceed the original amount of such investment, loan, advance and/or capital contribution) shall only be permissible to the extent of availability under the foregoing $200,000,000 or 10% of Consolidated Total Assets limitation Specified Intercompany Investment Limitation hereunder and/or the $75,000,000 or 4% of Consolidated Total Assets basket in clause (n) below Specified Joint Venture Investment Basket ; provided , further , and for the avoidance of doubt, (i) intercompany transfers of intangible assets that are solely effected by bookkeeping entries and that do not otherwise represent an exchange or transfer of assets are not deemed to be investments, loans or advances or capital contributions and are not subject to the $200,000,000 or 10% of Consolidated Total Assets limitation Specified Intercompany Investment Limitation hereunder, (ii) investments, loans or advances and/or capital contributions made by a Loan Party to a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall not be subject to the $200,000,000 or 10% of Consolidated Total Assets limitation Specified Intercompany Investment Limitation hereunder so long as such Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party transfers such investment, loan, advance and/or capital contribution, immediately upon receipt thereof, to a Loan Party, but subject to clause (2) above, (iii) any investment, loan, advance and/or capital contribution that is made to a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and that has reduced the availability under the foregoing $200,000,000 or 10% of Consolidated Total Assets limitation Specified Intercompany Investment Limitation in clause (1) above shall no longer reduce such availability from and after the date that such Subsidiary becomes a Loan Party and (iv) any investment, loan advance and/or capital contribution that is made to a Guarantor that is a Limited Recourse Guarantor and that has reduced availability under clause (2) above shall no longer reduce such availability from and after the date that such Guarantor ceases to be a Limited Recourse Guarantor but remains a Guarantor);

(e)    Guarantees permitted by Section 6.01(d);

(f)    the Permitted Corporate Reorganization;

(g)    investments in joint ventures or other minority interests in a business or line of business permitted with respect to the Loan Parties and the Subsidiaries under this Agreement; provided that the aggregate outstanding amount of all such investments in joint ventures and minority interests pursuant to this clause (g) does not exceed (i) during the Covenant Suspension Period, when taken together with the aggregate amount of consideration paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of Permitted Acquisitions during the Covenant Suspension Period, $50,000,000, so long as at the time of and immediately after giving effect (including giving effect on a pro forma basis) to such investment Available Liquidity is greater than or equal to $125,000,000, and (ii) solely to the extent that the Covenant Suspension Period is not in effect,  the greater of $ 150,000,000 75,000,000 and 7.5 3.5 % of Consolidated Total Assets (determined as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b) (or, prior to the delivery of any such financial statements, the last day of the last fiscal quarter included in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a) ) at the time of the making of such investments in the aggregate (such basket described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the

 

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“Specified Joint Venture Investment Basket”) . For the avoidance of doubt, investments in joint ventures or other minority interests that subsequently transition into the status of (and remain) a Subsidiary shall not utilize the foregoing $150,000,000 or 7.5% of Consolidated Total Assets basket Specified Joint Venture Investment Basket and such investments shall instead by governed by Sections 6.04(b) and 6.04(d);

(h)    any Section 403-Declaration in relation to a Subsidiary or any residual liability under such declaration arising pursuant to section 2:404(2) of the Dutch Civil Code;

(i)    any joint and several liability and any netting or set-off arrangement arising in each case as a result of a fiscal unity ( fiscale eenheid ) for Dutch corporate income tax or Dutch value added tax purposes of which a Dutch Loan Party is or becomes a member;

(j)    the Company’s entry into (including payments of premiums in connection therewith), and the performance of obligations under, Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreements in accordance with their terms;

(k)    investments, loans and advances existing on the Restatement Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and identified on Schedule 6.04 ;

(l)    payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

(m)    loans or advances to employees, officers or directors of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices in an aggregate amount not in excess of (x) during the Covenant Suspension Period, $5,000,000 and (y) following the termination of the Covenant Suspension Period, $20,000,000 , outstanding at any one time with respect to all loans or advances under this clause (m) (without giving effect to the forgiveness of any such loan); and

(n)    any other investment, loan or advance (other than acquisitions) so long as the aggregate amount of all such investments, loans and advances at any time outstanding does not exceed the (x) during the Covenant Suspension Period, $25,000,000 and (y) following the termination of the Covenant Suspension Period, the greater of $75,000,000 and 4% of Consolidated Total Assets (determined as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b) (or, prior to the delivery of any such financial statements, the last day of the last fiscal quarter included in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a) ) at the time of the making of such investment, loan or advance.

SECTION 6.05 Swap Agreements . The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Swap Agreement, except (a) Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Company or any Subsidiary has actual, or reasonably forecasted actual, exposure (other than those in respect of Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than as permitted pursuant to Section 6.05(c) below), (b) Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of the Company or any Subsidiary, and (c) Swap Agreements entered into to acquire Equity Interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided however , that (i) the Company is in compliance with the limitations of Section 6.07 as to the purchase price of such Swap Agreement at the time it is entered into and (ii) the Company is in compliance with the limitations of Section 6.07 as to the exercise price thereunder at the time of exercise of such Swap Agreement.

 

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SECTION 6.06 Transactions with Affiliates . The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries not involving any other Affiliate and (c) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.07.

SECTION 6.07 Restricted Payments . The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except (a) the Company may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity Interests payable solely in additional shares of its common stock, (b) Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their Equity Interests, (c) the Company may make Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for management or employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (d)  solely to the extent that the Covenant Suspension Period is not in effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000 the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets (determined as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b) (or, prior to the delivery of any such financial statements, the last day of the last fiscal quarter included in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a)) at the time of the making of such Restricted Payment, of Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (d) and (e)  solely to the extent that the Covenant Suspension Period is not in effect,  the Company and its Subsidiaries may make any other Restricted Payment pursuant to this clause (e) so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing prior to making such Restricted Payment pursuant to this clause (e) or would arise after giving effect (including giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis) thereto and (ii) the Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than the Applicable Restricted Payment Ratio Level after giving effect (including giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis) to any such Restricted Payment made pursuant to this clause (e). As used in the foregoing clause (e), “ Applicable Restricted Payment Ratio Level ” means a ratio equal to 4.00 3.00 to 1.00. For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby understood and agreed that any Restricted Payment made at a time when all of the conditions set forth in clause (e) of this Section 6.07 are satisfied shall utilize the basket set forth in such clause (e) and shall not utilize (or be deemed to utilize) the basket set forth in clause (d) of this Section 6.07.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, (i) the conversion by holders of (including any cash payment upon conversion), or required payment of any principal or premium on, or required payment of any interest with respect to, any Permitted Convertible Notes, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing such Permitted Convertible Notes, shall not constitute a Restricted Payment; provided that, to the extent both (a) the aggregate amount of cash payable upon conversion or payment of any Permitted Convertible Note (excluding any required payment of interest with respect to such Permitted Convertible Note and excluding any payment of cash in lieu of a fractional share due upon conversion thereof) exceeds the aggregate principal amount thereof and (b) such conversion or payment does not trigger or correspond to an exercise or early unwind or settlement of a corresponding portion of the Bond Hedge Transactions constituting Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreements relating to such Permitted Convertible Note (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the case where there is no Bond Hedge Transaction constituting a Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreement relating to such Permitted Convertible Note), the payment of such excess cash shall constitute a Restricted Payment notwithstanding this clause (i); and (ii) any required payment with respect to, or required early unwind or settlement of, any Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreement, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the agreement

 

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governing such Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreement shall not constitute a Restricted Payment; provided that, to the extent cash is required to be paid under a Warrant Transaction as a result of the election of “cash settlement” (or substantially equivalent term) as the “settlement method” (or substantially equivalent term) thereunder by the Company (or its Affiliate) (including in connection with the exercise and/or early unwind or settlement thereof), the payment of such cash shall constitute a Restricted Payment notwithstanding this clause (ii).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may repurchase, exchange or induce the conversion of Permitted Convertible Notes by delivery of shares of the Company’s common stock and/or a different series of Permitted Convertible Notes (which series (x) matures after, and does not require any scheduled amortization or other scheduled payments of principal prior to, the analogous date under the indenture governing the Permitted Convertible Notes that are so repurchased, exchanged or converted and (y) has terms, conditions and covenants that are no less favorable to the Company than the Permitted Convertible Notes that are so repurchased, exchanged or converted (as determined by the board of directors of the Company, or a committee thereof, in good faith)) (any such series of Permitted Convertible Notes, “ Refinancing Convertible Notes ”) and/or by payment of cash (in an amount that does not exceed the proceeds received by the Company from the substantially concurrent issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock and/or Refinancing Convertible Notes plus the net cash proceeds, if any, received by the Company pursuant to the related exercise or early unwind or termination of the related Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreements pursuant to the immediately following proviso); provided that, substantially concurrently with, or a commercially reasonable period of time before or after, the related settlement date for the Permitted Convertible Notes that are so repurchased, exchanged or converted, the Company shall (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be permitted under this Section 6.07 to) exercise or unwind or terminate early (whether in cash, shares or any combination thereof) the portion of the Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreements, if any, corresponding to such Permitted Convertible Notes that are so repurchased, exchanged or converted.

SECTION 6.08 Restrictive Agreements . The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Company or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets, or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to holders of its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the Company or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Company or any other Subsidiary; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to (A) restrictions and conditions imposed by law, (B) restrictions and conditions imposed by the indentures governing the 2026 Senior Unsecured Notes, (C) restrictions or conditions set forth in any agreement governing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(h); provided that such restrictions and conditions are customary and on then market terms for such Indebtedness and are no more restrictive (taken as a whole) than the comparable restrictions and conditions set forth in this Agreement (all as reasonably determined in the good faith judgment of the Management Board of the Company), or (D) restrictions and conditions imposed by any Loan Document or (E) restrictions and conditions imposed by any Second Lien Notes Document as in effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date (or as otherwise modified in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement) or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness , (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iii) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness and (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof.

 

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SECTION 6.09 Subordinated Indebtedness , Second Lien Obligations, Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness and Amendments to Subordinated Indebtedness Documents , Second Lien Notes Documents and Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness . The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly voluntarily prepay, defease or in substance defease, purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire in cash (including by any sinking fund or similar deposit) , any Subordinated Indebtedness or , any Indebtedness from time to time outstanding under the Subordinated Indebtedness Documents , any Second Lien Obligations (other than to the extent refinanced as Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness) or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness, other than, (i) in the case of Subordinated Indebtedness, regularly scheduled payments of interest and fees (including any penalty interest, if applicable) and payments of fees, expenses and obligations as and when due (other than payments with respect to Subordinated Indebtedness that are prohibited by the subordination provisions thereof), (ii) in the case of Second Lien Obligations or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness, regularly scheduled payments of interest and fees (including any penalty interest, if applicable) and payments of fees, expenses and obligations as and when due pursuant to (x) the Second Lien Notes Documents as in effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date (or as modified in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement) or (y) the documents entered into with respect to such Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness or (iii) following the termination of the Covenant Suspension Period, prepayments, defeasements, purchases, redemptions, retirements or acquisitions of any Subordinated Indebtedness, Second Lien Obligations or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness, (1) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of $10,000,000 plus (2) an unlimited additional amount so long as, with respect to this clause (2) only, (I) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing prior thereto or would arise after giving effect (including giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis) thereto and (II) the Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than the Applicable Subordinated Indebtedness Payment Ratio Level after giving effect (including giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis) thereto; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, prepayments, defeasements, purchases, redemptions, retirements or acquisitions of Subordinated Indebtedness, Second Lien Obligations or Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness may be made pursuant to this clause (2) prior to utilization of the amount set forth in clause (1) above. As used in this Section 6.09, “Applicable Subordinated Indebtedness Payment Ratio Level” means, at any time, a ratio equal to (x) the numerator of the maximum Leverage Ratio permitted under Section 6.12(a) at such time minus 0.75 to (y) 1.00 . Furthermore, the Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, amend the Subordinated Indebtedness Documents or any document, agreement or instrument evidencing any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Subordinated Indebtedness Documents (or any replacements, substitutions, extensions or renewals thereof) or pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued where such amendment, modification or supplement provides for the following or which has any of the following effects:

(a) increases the overall principal amount of any such Indebtedness or increases the amount of any single scheduled installment of principal or interest;

(b) shortens or accelerates the date upon which any installment of principal or interest becomes due or adds any additional mandatory redemption provisions;

(c) shortens the final maturity date of such Indebtedness or otherwise accelerates the amortization schedule with respect to such Indebtedness;

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(f)    amends or modifies any financial or negative covenant (or covenant which prohibits or restricts the Company or any Subsidiary from taking certain actions) in a manner which is more onerous or more restrictive in any material respect to the Company or such Subsidiary or which is otherwise materially adverse to the Company, any Subsidiary and/or the Lenders or, in the case of any such covenant, which places material additional restrictions on the Company or such Subsidiary or which requires the Company or such Subsidiary to comply with more restrictive financial ratios or which requires the Company to better its financial performance, in each case from that set forth in the existing applicable covenants in the Subordinated Indebtedness Documents or the applicable covenants in this Agreement; or

(g)    amends, modifies or adds any affirmative covenant in a manner which (i) when taken as a whole, is materially adverse to the Company, any Subsidiary and/or the Lenders or (ii) is more onerous than the existing applicable covenant in the Subordinated Indebtedness Documents or the applicable covenant in this Agreement.

Furthermore, the Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, amend any Second Lien Notes Documents or any documents entered into with respect to any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness to make any of the following changes thereto:

(i) increase the sum of the following to an amount in excess of the Second Lien Cap Amount (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) (save as a result of the operation of the terms of the form of the Second Lien Notes Indenture as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date): (A) the then-outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness outstanding under all Second Lien Notes Documents or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness (including, if any, any undrawn portion of any commitment under the Second Lien Notes Document or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness) plus (B) the aggregate face amount of any letters of credit issued and outstanding under any Second Lien Notes Document or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness;

(ii) increase the “Applicable Margin” or similar component of the interest rate or yield provisions applicable to the Indebtedness outstanding under the Second Lien Notes Document or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness in a manner that would result in the total yield thereon to exceed by more than 3.00% per annum the total yield on Indebtedness thereunder as in effect on the date such Indebtedness became Second Lien Obligations (or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness) (excluding increases (A) resulting from application of the pricing grid set forth in any Second Lien Notes Document or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness as in effect on the date such Indebtedness became Second Lien Obligations (or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness) (B) resulting from the accrual of interest at the default rate (C) any fluctuations in any “base” rate component or other underlying reference rate of such interest rate or (D) any arrangement, commitment, structuring and underwriting fees and any amendment fees paid or payable to any agent, arranger, underwriter, trustee or similar Person (or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing) in their respective capacities as such);

(iii) amend or otherwise modify any “Default” or “Event of Default” (as each such term is defined in the Second Lien Notes Documents or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness) thereunder in a manner adverse to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

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(v) modify (or undertake any action having the effect of a modification of) the mandatory prepayment provisions of the Second Lien Notes Document or any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness in a manner adverse to the Secured Parties; or

(vi) increase materially the obligations of the obligor thereunder or confer any additional material rights of the Second Lien Noteholders or the holders of any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness (or a representative on their behalf) which would be adverse to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Secured Party.

If any Permitted Convertible Notes constitute Subordinated Indebtedness, this Section 6.09 will not apply to the conversion of such Permitted Convertible Notes or the election or deemed election of a settlement method by the Company with respect thereto, any transaction effected in accordance with the third paragraph of Section 6.07 or any amendment, modification or supplement to such Permitted Convertible Notes that is expressly required to be made under the terms thereof.

SECTION 6.10 Sale and Leaseback Transactions . The Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, other than Sale and Leaseback Transactions in respect of which the net cash proceeds Net Proceeds received in connection therewith does not exceed the greater of $100,000,000 and 6% of Consolidated Total Assets (determined as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b) (or, prior to the delivery of any such financial statements, the last day of the last fiscal quarter included in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a) ) at the time of such transaction, in the aggregate during any fiscal year of the Company, determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Subsidiaries.

SECTION 6.11 Capital Expenditures . The Following the termination of the Covenant Suspension Period, the Company will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, expend in excess of the Maximum Capital Expenditure Amount $125,000,000 (in the aggregate) for Consolidated Capital Expenditures during any fiscal year of the Company.

SECTION 6.12 Financial Covenants .

(a)     Maximum Leverage Ratio . The Company will not permit the ratio (the “ Leverage Ratio ”), determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters ending on and after June 30, 2017 , (excluding, to the extent that the Covenant Suspension Period has not been terminated by the Company pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of Covenant Suspension Period Termination Date, in which case the exclusion in this parenthetical shall be immediately null and void and of no further force or effect, its fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020, March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021, it being understood and agreed that if the Covenant Suspension Period has been so terminated by the Company, then the financial covenant under this Section 6.12(a) shall not be so excluded and shall be so tested on each fiscal quarter of the Company ending on and after such Covenant Suspension Period Termination Date) of (i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the end of such fiscal quarter, all calculated for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, to be greater than 4.75 to 1.00. For the avoidance of doubt, other than as a result of the Company’s actions described in the foregoing parenthetical in this Section 6.12(a), the Leverage Ratio shall not be tested under this Section 6.12(a) for the Company’s fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020, March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021, but the definition of “Leverage Ratio” shall remain in full force and be effective in all other respects under this Agreement.

 

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(b)     Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio . The Company will not permit the ratio (the “ Interest Coverage Ratio ”), determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters ending on and after June 30, 2017 (excluding, to the extent that the Covenant Suspension Period has not been terminated by the Company pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of Covenant Suspension Period Termination Date, in which case the exclusion in this parenthetical shall be immediately null and void and of no further force or effect, its fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020, March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021, it being understood and agreed that if the Covenant Suspension Period has been so terminated by the Company, then the financial covenant under this Section 6.12(b) shall not be so excluded and shall be so tested on each fiscal quarter of the Company ending on and after such Covenant Suspension Period Termination Date) , of (i) Consolidated EBITDA to (ii) Consolidated Interest Expense to the extent paid in cash , in each case for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the end of such fiscal quarter, all calculated for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, to be less than 3.00 to 1.00. For the avoidance of doubt, other than as a result of the Company’s actions described in the foregoing parenthetical in this Section 6.12(b), the Interest Coverage Ratio shall not be tested under this Section 6.12(b) for the Company’s fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020, March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021, but the definition of “Interest Coverage Ratio” shall remain in full force and be effective in all other respects under this Agreement.

(c)     Maximum Senior Secured Leverage Ratio . The Company will not permit the ratio (the “ Senior Secured Leverage Ratio ”), determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters ending on and after June 30, 2017 (excluding, to the extent that the Covenant Suspension Period has not been terminated by the Company pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of Covenant Suspension Period Termination Date, in which case the exclusion in this parenthetical shall be immediately null and void and of no further force or effect, its fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020, March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021, it being understood and agreed that if the Covenant Suspension Period has been so terminated by the Company, then the financial covenant under this Section 6.12(c) shall not be so excluded and shall be so tested on each fiscal quarter of the Company ending on and after such Covenant Suspension Period Termination Date) , of (i) Consolidated Senior Secured Indebtedness to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the end of such fiscal quarter, all calculated for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, to be greater than 3.25 to 1.00. For the avoidance of doubt, other than as a result of the Company’s actions described in the foregoing parenthetical in this Section 6.12(c), the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall not be tested under this Section 6.12(c) for the Company’s fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020, March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021, but the definition of “Senior Secured Leverage Ratio” shall remain in full force and be effective in all other respects under this Agreement.

(d)     Permissible Increase to Leverage Ratios . Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely to the extent that the Covenant Suspension Period is not in effect, the Company shall be permitted, but in no event on more than three two ( 3 2 ) occasions during the term of this Agreement, to allow (i) the maximum permitted Leverage Ratio under Section 6.12(a) to be increased to 5.00 to 1.00 and the (ii) the maximum permitted Senior Secured Leverage Ratio under Section 6.12(c) to be increased to 3.50 to 1.00, in each case for a period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (such period, an “ Adjusted Covenant Period ”) in connection with a Permitted Acquisition occurring during the first of such four fiscal quarters if the aggregate consideration paid or to be paid in respect of such acquisition exceeds $125,000,000 (and in respect of which the Company shall provide notice in

 

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writing to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to the Lenders) of such increase and a transaction description of such acquisition (including the name of the person or summary description of the assets being acquired and the approximate purchase price)), so long as the Company is in compliance on a pro forma basis with both (i) the maximum Leverage Ratio of 5.00 to 1.00 and (ii) the maximum Senior Secured Leverage Ratio of 3.50 to 1.00, in each case on the closing date of such acquisition immediately after giving effect (including Pro Forma Effect) to such acquisition; provided that it is understood and agreed that (x) the Company may not elect a new Adjusted Covenant Period for at least two (2) fiscal quarters following the end of an Adjusted Covenant Period and (y) at the end of an Adjusted Covenant Period, both (i) the maximum permitted Leverage Ratio shall revert to 4.75 to 1.00 and (ii) the maximum permitted Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall revert to 3.25 to 1.00, in each case as of the fiscal quarter end immediately following such Adjusted Covenant Period and thereafter until another Adjusted Covenant Period (if any) is elected pursuant to the terms and conditions described above.

(e) Minimum Available Liquidity. The Company will not permit Available Liquidity to be less than $50,000,000 at any time during the Covenant Suspension Period.

(f) Minimum Quarterly Consolidated EBITDA. The Company will not permit Consolidated EBITDA to be less than $0 for each fiscal quarter of the Company ended June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021.

ARTICLE VII

Events of Default

If any of the following events (“ Events of Default ”) shall occur:

(a)    any Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

(b)    any Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days;

(c)    any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Company, any other Borrower or any Subsidiary, as applicable, in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;

(d)    the Company or any other Borrower, as applicable, shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02, 5.03 (with respect to Company or any Borrower’s existence), 5.08, 5.09 or 5.10, in Article VI or in Article X ;

(e)    the Company, any other Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article) or any other Loan Document, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Company (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender);

 

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(f)    the Company or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable (after the expiration of any applicable grace or cure periods provided for in the applicable agreement or instrument under which such Indebtedness was created);

(g)    any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to (i) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (ii) any redemption, exchange, repurchase, conversion or settlement with respect to any Permitted Convertible Notes, or satisfaction of any condition giving rise to or permitting the foregoing, pursuant to their terms unless such redemption, repurchase, conversion or settlement results from a default thereunder or an event of the type that constitutes an Event of Default or (iii) any early payment requirement or unwinding or termination with respect to any Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreement, or satisfaction of any condition giving rise to or permitting the foregoing, in accordance with the terms thereof where neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates is the “defaulting party” (or substantially equivalent term) under the terms of such Permitted Call Spread Swap Agreement;

(h)    an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, examinership, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Company, any other Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company, any other Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in the case of a proceeding commenced or a petition made outside the Netherlands, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for sixty (60) days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; provided that in the case of a proceeding commenced or a petition made in the Netherlands, no grace period is applicable, other than in the case of any frivolous or vexatious petitions for which a grace period of fifteen (15) days applies;

(i)    the Company, any other Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, examinership, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency , examinership , receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company, any other Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

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(k)    one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of (x) during the Covenant Suspension Period, $25,000,000 and (y) following the termination of the Covenant Suspension Period, $35,000,000 , shall be rendered against the Company, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;

(l)    an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(m)    a Change in Control shall occur;

(n)    the occurrence of any “default”, as defined in any Loan Document (other than this Agreement) or the breach of any of the terms or provisions of any Loan Document (other than this Agreement), which default or breach continues beyond any period of grace therein provided;

(o)    any material provision of any Loan Document for any reason ceases to be valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms (or the Company or any Subsidiary shall challenge the enforceability of any Loan Document or shall assert in writing, or engage in any action or inaction based on any such assertion, that any provision of any of the Loan Documents has ceased to be or otherwise is not valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms); or

(p)    any Collateral Document shall for any reason fail to create a valid and perfected first priority security interest in any portion of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, except as permitted by the terms of any Loan Document;

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Company or any Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may with the consent of the Required Lenders, and shall at the request of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Company, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments (and the Letter of Credit Commitments), and thereupon the Commitments (and the Letter of Credit Commitments) shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Secured Obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers, and (iii) require cash collateral for the LC Exposure in accordance with Section 2.06(j); and in case of any event with respect to the Company or any other Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments (and the Letter of Credit Commitments) shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding and cash collateral for the LC Exposure, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Secured Obligations accrued hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, exercise any rights and remedies provided to the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the UCC.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

The Administrative Agent

SECTION 8.01 General Matters .

(a)    Each of the Lenders, on behalf of itself and any of its Affiliates that are Secured Parties, and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf, including execution of the other Loan Documents, and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. In addition, to the extent required under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, each of the Lenders, on behalf of itself and any of its Affiliates that are Secured Parties, and each of the Issuing Banks hereby grants to the Administrative Agent any required powers of attorney to execute any Collateral Document governed by the laws of such jurisdiction on such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s behalf. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Banks), and neither the Company nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” as used herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.

(b)    The bank serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

(c)    The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02), and (iii) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Company or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection with any Loan Document, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan

 

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Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the creation, perfection or priority of Liens on the Collateral or the existence of the Collateral or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

(d)    The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

(e)    The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

(f)    Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Company. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Company, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d)(1) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to the Company and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, in consultation with the Company, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days (the “ Removal Effective Date ”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by any Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between such Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent.

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loans in the ordinary course of its business and has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any arranger of the credit facilities evidenced by this Agreement or any other Lender and their respective Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender, and to make, acquire or hold Loans hereunder. Each Lender shall, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any arranger of the credit facilities evidenced by this Agreement or any amendment thereof or any other Lender and their respective Related Parties and based on such documents and information (which may contain material, non-public information within the meaning of the United States securities laws concerning the Company and its Affiliates) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder and in deciding whether or to the extent to which it will continue as a Lender or assign or otherwise transfer its rights, interests and obligations hereunder.

(h)    None of the Lenders, if any, identified in this Agreement as a Co-Syndication Agent or Co-Documentation Agent shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of such Lenders shall have or be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender hereby makes the same acknowledgments with respect to the relevant Lenders in their respective capacities as Co-Syndication Agent or Co-Documentation Agent, as applicable, as it makes with respect to the Administrative Agent in the preceding paragraph.

(i)    The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in case of the Administrative Agent) authorized to act for, any other Lender. The Administrative Agent shall have the exclusive right on behalf of the Lenders to enforce the payment of the principal of and interest on any Loan after the date such principal or interest has become due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

(j)    In its capacity, the Administrative Agent is a “representative” of the Secured Parties within the meaning of the term “secured party” as defined in the New York Uniform Commercial Code. Each Lender authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter into each of the Collateral Documents to which it is a party and to take all action contemplated by such documents. Each Lender agrees that no Secured Party (other than the Administrative Agent) shall have the right individually to seek to realize upon the security granted by any Collateral Document, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties, upon the terms of the Collateral Documents. In the event that any Collateral is hereafter pledged by any Person as collateral security for the Secured Obligations, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized, and hereby granted a power of attorney, to execute and deliver on behalf of the Secured Parties any Loan Documents necessary or appropriate to grant and perfect a Lien on such Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties. The Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Lien granted to or held by the Administrative Agent upon any Collateral (i) as described in Section 9.02(d); (ii) as permitted by, but only in accordance with, the terms of the applicable Loan Document; or (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders, unless such release is required to be approved by all of the Lenders hereunder. Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant hereto. Upon any sale or transfer of assets constituting Collateral which is permitted pursuant to the terms of any Loan Document, or consented to in writing by the Required Lenders or all of the Lenders, as applicable, and upon at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written request by the Company to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent,

 

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on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties, herein or pursuant hereto upon the Collateral that was sold or transferred; provided, however, that (i) the Administrative Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in the Administrative Agent’s opinion, would expose the Administrative Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Secured Obligations or any Liens upon (or obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of) all interests retained by the Company or any Subsidiary, including (without limitation) the proceeds of the sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. Any execution and delivery by the Administrative Agent of documents in connection with any such release shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent.

(k)    In case of the pendency of any proceeding with respect to any Loan Party under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or any LC Disbursement shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Company) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(i)    to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, LC Exposure and all other Secured Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent (including any claim under Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(ii)    to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender, each Issuing Bank and each other Secured Party to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or the other Secured Parties, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due to it, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent, under the Loan Documents (including under Section 9.03).

(l)    The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Secured Obligations (including by accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Secured Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (1) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any similar laws in any other jurisdictions, or (2) at any other sale, foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Secured Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid by the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders on a ratable basis (with Secured Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that shall vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) for the asset or assets so purchased (or for the equity interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are issued in connection with such purchase). In connection with any such bid (i) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles and to assign any

 

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successful credit bid to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, (ii) each of the Secured Parties’ ratable interests in the Secured Obligations which were credit bid shall be deemed without any further action under this Agreement to be assigned to such vehicle or vehicles for the purpose of closing such sale, (iii) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles ( provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or equity interests thereof, shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by, and the governing documents shall provide for, control by the vote of the Required Lenders or their permitted assignees under the terms of this Agreement or the governing documents of the applicable acquisition vehicle or vehicles, as the case may be, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in Section 9.02 of this Agreement), (iv) the Administrative Agent on behalf of such acquisition vehicle or vehicles shall be authorized to issue to each of the Secured Parties, ratably on account of the relevant Secured Obligations which were credit bid, interests, whether as equity, partnership interests, limited partnership interests or membership interests, in any such acquisition vehicle and/or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle, all without the need for any Secured Party or acquisition vehicle to take any further action, and (v) to the extent that Secured Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Secured Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of Secured Obligations credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Secured Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Secured Parties pro rata with their original interest in such Secured Obligations and the equity interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of such Secured Obligations shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action. Notwithstanding that the ratable portion of the Secured Obligations of each Secured Party are deemed assigned to the acquisition vehicle or vehicles as set forth in clause (ii) above, each Secured Party shall execute such documents and provide such information regarding the Secured Party (and/or any designee of the Secured Party which will receive interests in or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection with the formation of any acquisition vehicle, the formulation or submission of any credit bid or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such credit bid.

(m)    Each Borrower, on its behalf and on behalf of its Subsidiaries, and each Lender, on its behalf and on the behalf of its Affiliates which are Secured Parties, hereby irrevocably constitute the Administrative Agent as the holder of an irrevocable power of attorney ( fondé de pouvoir within the meaning of Article 2692 of the Civil Code of Québec) in order to hold hypothecs and security granted by the Company or any Subsidiary on property pursuant to the laws of the Province of Québec to secure obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary under any bond, debenture or similar title of indebtedness issued by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with this Agreement, and agree that the Administrative Agent may act as the bondholder and mandatary with respect to any bond, debenture or similar title of indebtedness that may be issued by the Company or any Subsidiary and pledged in favor of the Secured Parties in connection with this Agreement. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 32 of the An Act respecting the special powers of legal persons (Québec), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent may acquire and be the holder of any bond issued by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with this Agreement (i.e., the fondé de pouvoir may acquire and hold the first bond issued under any deed of hypothec by the Company or any Subsidiary).

(n)    The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to execute and deliver any documents necessary or appropriate to create and perfect the rights of pledge for the benefit of the Secured Parties including a right of pledge with respect to the entitlements to profits, the balance left after winding up and the voting rights of the Company as ultimate parent of any subsidiary of the Company which is organized under the laws of the Netherlands and the Equity Interests of which are pledged in connection herewith (a “ Dutch Pledge ”). Without prejudice to the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan

 

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Documents, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree with the creation of parallel debt obligations of the Company or any relevant Subsidiary as described in any Dutch Pledge existing prior to the Restatement Effective Date, including that any payment received by the Administrative Agent in respect of such parallel debt obligations will - conditionally upon such payment not subsequently being avoided or reduced by virtue of any provisions or enactments relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership, preference, liquidation or similar laws of general application - be deemed a satisfaction of a pro rata portion of the corresponding amounts of the Secured Obligations, and any payment to the Secured Parties in satisfaction of the Secured Obligations shall - conditionally upon such payment not subsequently being avoided or reduced by virtue of any provisions or enactments relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership, preference, liquidation or similar laws of general application - be deemed as satisfaction of a pro rata portion of the corresponding amount of the Secured Obligations. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, for purposes of a Dutch Pledge, any resignation by the Administrative Agent is not effective until its rights under the parallel debt obligations described in such Dutch Pledge are assigned to the successor Administrative Agent.

The Company and each relevant Subsidiary which agree to provide security pursuant to a Dutch Pledge (a “ Dutch Collateral Party ”) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes to pay (each such payment undertaking by a Dutch Collateral Party, a “ Parallel Debt ”) to the Administrative Agent amounts equal to the amounts due by that Dutch Collateral Party in respect of its Corresponding Obligations as they may exist from time to time. The Parallel Debt of each Dutch Collateral Party will be payable in the currency or currencies of the Corresponding Obligations and will become due and payable as and when and to the extent the relevant Corresponding Obligations become due and payable. Each of the parties to this Agreement hereby acknowledges that:

(a)    each Parallel Debt constitutes an undertaking, obligation and liability to the Administrative Agent which is separate and independent from, and without prejudice to, the Corresponding Obligations of the relevant Dutch Collateral Party; and

(b)    each Parallel Debt represents the Administrative Agent’s own separate and independent claim to receive payment of the Parallel Debt from the relevant Dutch Collateral Party, it being understood, in each case, that pursuant to this paragraph, the amount which may become payable by each Dutch Collateral Party by way of Parallel Debts shall not exceed at any time the total of the amounts which are payable under or in connection with the Corresponding Obligations of that Dutch Collateral Party at such time.

An amount paid by a Loan Party to the Administrative Agent in respect of the Parallel Debt will discharge the liability of the Loan Parties under the Corresponding Obligations in an equal amount. For the purpose of this Article VIII , the Administrative Agent acts in its own name and for itself and not as agent, trustee or representative of any other Secured Party.

(o)    The parties hereto acknowledge and agree for the purposes of taking and ensuring the continuing validity of German law governed pledges ( Pfandrechte ) with the creation of parallel debt obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries as will be further described in a separate German law governed parallel debt undertaking. The Administrative Agent shall (i) hold such parallel debt undertaking as fiduciary agent ( Treuhaender ) and (ii) administer and hold as fiduciary agent ( Treuhaender ) any pledge created under a German law governed Collateral Document which is created in favor of any Secured Party or transferred to any Secured Party due to its accessory nature ( Akzessorietaet ), in each case of (i) and (ii) in its own name and for the account of the Secured Parties. Each Lender, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates which are Secured Parties, hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter as its agent ( Vertreter ) in its name and on its behalf into any German law governed Collateral Document, to accept as its agent in its name and on its behalf any pledge under such Collateral Document and to agree to and

 

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execute as agent in its name and on its behalf any amendments, supplements and other alterations to any such Collateral Document and to release any such Collateral Document and any pledge created under any such Collateral Document in accordance with the provisions herein and/or the provisions in any such Collateral Document.

(p)    In relation to the each Collateral Document governed by the laws of Switzerland (the “ Swiss Security Documents ”) the Administrative Agent shall hold (i) any security created or evidenced or expressed to be created or evidenced under or pursuant to a Swiss Security Document by way of a security assignment ( Sicherungsabtretung ) or transfer for security purposes ( Sicherungsübereignung ) or any other non-accessory ( nicht akzessorische ) security; (ii) the benefit of this paragraph; and (iii) any proceeds and other benefits of such security, as fiduciary ( treuhänderisch ) in its own name but for the account of all relevant Secured Parties which have the benefit of such security in accordance with this Agreement and the respective Swiss Security Document. Each present and future Secured Party hereby authorises the Administrative Agent (i) to (A) accept and execute as its direct representative ( direkter Stellvertreter ) any Swiss law pledge or any other Swiss law accessory ( akzessorische ) security created or evidenced or expressed to be created or evidenced under or pursuant to a Swiss Security Document for the benefit of such Secured Party and (B) hold, administer and, if necessary, enforce any such security on behalf of each relevant Secured Party which has the benefit of such security (ii) to agree as its direct representative ( direkter Stellvertreter ) to amendments and alterations to any Swiss Security Document which creates or evidences or expressed to create or evidence a pledge or any other Swiss law accessory ( akzessorische ) security; (iii) to effect as its direct representative ( direkter Stellvertreter ) any release of a security created or evidenced or expressed to be created or evidenced under a Swiss Security Document in accordance with this Agreement; and (iv) to exercise as its direct representative ( direkter Stellvertreter ) such other rights granted to the Administrative Agent hereunder or under the relevant Swiss Security Document. Each present and future Secured Party hereby authorises the Administrative Agent, when acting in its capacity as creditor of the parallel debt obligations, to hold (i) any Swiss law pledge or any other Swiss law accessory ( akzessorische ) Security; (ii) any proceeds of such security; and (iii) the benefit of the parallel debt obligations, as creditor in its own right but for the benefit of such Secured Parties in accordance with this Agreement.

SECTION 8.02 Posting of Communications .

(a)    The Borrowers agree that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make any Communications available to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks by posting the Communications on IntraLinks™, DebtDomain, SyndTrak, ClearPar or any other electronic platform chosen by the Administrative Agent to be its electronic transmission system (the “ Approved Electronic Platform ”).

(b)    Although the Approved Electronic Platform and its primary web portal are secured with generally-applicable security procedures and policies implemented or modified by the Administrative Agent from time to time (including, as of the Effective Date, a user ID/password authorization system) and the Approved Electronic Platform is secured through a per-deal authorization method whereby each user may access the Approved Electronic Platform only on a deal-by-deal basis, each of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrowers acknowledges and agrees that the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure, that the Administrative Agent is not responsible for approving or vetting the representatives or contacts of any Lender that are added to the Approved Electronic Platform, and that there may be confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution. Each of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrowers hereby approves distribution of the Communications through the Approved Electronic Platform and understands and assumes the risks of such distribution.

 

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(c)    THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. THE APPLICABLE PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS, OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY THE APPLICABLE PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY ARRANGER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RELATED PARTIES (COLLECTIVELY, “ APPLICABLE PARTIES ”) HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY LOAN PARTY, ANY LENDER, THE ISSUING BANK OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF ANY LOAN PARTY’S OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM.

(d)    Each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that Communications have been posted to the Approved Electronic Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees (i) to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (which could be in the form of electronic communication) from time to time of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s (as applicable) email address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and (ii) that the foregoing notice may be sent to such email address.

(e)    Each of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Company agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but (except as may be required by applicable law) shall not be obligated to, store the Communications on the Approved Electronic Platform in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s generally applicable document retention procedures and policies.

(f)    Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document.

SECTION 8.03 Intercreditor Agreement. The Administrative Agent is authorized to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement and the Secured Parties party hereto or otherwise receiving the benefits of any Loan Documents acknowledge that the Intercreditor Agreement is binding upon them. Each Secured Party hereby (a) agrees that it will be bound by, and will not take any action contrary to, the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and (b) authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement and to subject the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations to the provisions thereof. The foregoing provisions are intended as an inducement to the Secured Parties to extend credit to the Company, and the Secured Parties are intended third-party beneficiaries of such provisions and the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE IX

Miscellaneous

SECTION 9.01 Notices . (a)    Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

(i)    if to any Borrower, to it c/o Cimpress USA Incorporated, 275 Wyman Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451 USA, Attention of Jonathan Chevalier, Treasurer (Telecopy No. (781) 652-6098; Telephone No. (781) 652-6771), with a copy to, in the case of a notice of Default, General Counsel (Telecopy No. (781) 652-6092; Telephone No. (781) 652-6541);

(ii)    if to the Administrative Agent, (A) in the case of Borrowings denominated in Dollars, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 10 South Dearborn, Floor 7, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention of Susan Thomas (Telecopy No. (888) 303-9732) and (B) in the case of Borrowings denominated in Foreign Currencies, to J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, 25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 5JP, Attention of The Manager, Loan & Agency Services (Telecopy No. 44 207 777 2360), and in each case with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 270 Park Avenue, 43 rd Floor, New York, New York 10017, Attention of Daglas Panchal (Telecopy No. (917) 464-8969);

(iii)    if to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as an Issuing Bank, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 10 South Dearborn, Floor 7, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention of Cristie Pisowicz (Telecopy No. (877) 242-0410);

(iv)    if to the Swingline Lender, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 10 South Dearborn, Floor 7, Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention of Susan Thomas (Telecopy No. (888) 303-9732); and

(v)    if to any other Lender or Issuing Bank, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through Approved Electronic Platforms, to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).

(b)    Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereunder may be delivered or furnished by using Approved Electronic Platforms pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Company may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

(c)    Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications

 

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posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

(d)    Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.

SECTION 9.02 Waivers; Amendments . (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

(b)    Except as provided in Section 2.20 with respect to an Incremental Term Loan Amendment or as provided in Sections 2.14(c) and 2.14(d), neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrowers and the Required Lenders or by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (except that neither (A) any amendment or modification of the financial covenants in this Agreement (or defined terms used in the financial covenants in this Agreement) or (B) any amendment entered into pursuant to the terms of Section 2.14(c) shall constitute a reduction in the rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (ii)), (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.09(c) or 2.18(b) or (d) in a manner that would alter the ratable reduction of Commitments or the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (it being understood that, solely with the consent of the parties prescribed by Section 2.20 to be parties to an Incremental Term Loan Amendment, Incremental Term Loans may be included in the determination of Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Commitments and the Loans are included on the Restatement Effective Date), (vi) release the Company or all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Guarantors from their obligations under Article X or the Guaranty, in each case without the written consent of each Lender, or (vii) except as provided in

 

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clause (d) of this Section or in any Collateral Document, release all or substantially all of the Collateral, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be (it being understood that any change to Section 2.23 shall require the consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no consent with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement shall be required of any Defaulting Lender, except with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the first proviso of this paragraph and then only in the event such Defaulting Lender shall be directly affected by such amendment, waiver or other modification.

(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement and any other Loan Document may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers (x) to add one or more credit facilities (in addition to the Incremental Term Loans pursuant to an Incremental Term Loan Amendment) to this Agreement and to permit extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Revolving Loans, 2019 CUSA Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (y) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders and Lenders.

(d)    The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its sole discretion, to release any Liens granted to the Administrative Agent by the Loan Parties on any Collateral (i) upon the termination of all the Commitments, payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Secured Obligations (other than Banking Services Obligations not yet due and payable, Swap Obligations not yet due and payable, Unliquidated Obligations for which no claim has been made and other Obligations expressly stated to survive such payment and termination), and the cash collateralization of all Unliquidated Obligations in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) constituting property being sold or disposed of if the Company certifies to the Administrative Agent that the sale or disposition is made in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (and the Administrative Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), (iii) constituting property leased to the Company or any Subsidiary under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or (iv) as required to effect any sale or other disposition of such Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Article VII. Any such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Secured Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of the Loan Parties in respect of) all interests retained by the Loan Parties, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. In addition, each of the Lenders, on behalf of itself and any of its Affiliates that are Secured Parties, irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, (i) to subordinate any Lien on any assets granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 6.02(d) or (ii) in the event that the Company shall have advised the Administrative Agent that, notwithstanding the use by the Company of commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of such holder (but without the requirement to pay any sums to obtain such consent) to permit the Administrative Agent to retain its liens (on a subordinated basis as contemplated by clause (i) above), the holder of such other Indebtedness requires, as a condition to the extension of such credit, that the Liens on such assets granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document be released, to release the Administrative Agent’s Liens on such assets.

 

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(e)    If, in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or consent requiring the consent of “each Lender” or “each Lender directly affected thereby,” the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained, but the consent of other necessary Lenders is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is necessary but not obtained being referred to herein as a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”), then the Company may elect to replace a Non-Consenting Lender as a Lender party to this Agreement, provided that, concurrently with such replacement, (i) another bank or other entity which is reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Administrative Agent shall agree, as of such date, to purchase for cash the Loans and other Obligations due to the Non-Consenting Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption and to become a Lender for all purposes under this Agreement and to assume all obligations of the Non-Consenting Lender to be terminated as of such date and to comply with the requirements of clause (b) of Section 9.04, (ii) each Borrower shall pay to such Non-Consenting Lender in same day funds on the day of such replacement (1) all interest, fees and other amounts then accrued but unpaid to such Non-Consenting Lender by such Borrower hereunder to and including the date of termination, including without limitation payments due to such Non-Consenting Lender under Sections 2.15 and 2.17, and (2) an amount, if any, equal to the payment which would have been due to such Lender on the day of such replacement under Section 2.16 had the Loans of such Non-Consenting Lender been prepaid on such date rather than sold to the replacement Lender and (iii) such Non-Consenting Lender shall have received the outstanding principal amount of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements. Each party hereto agrees that (i) an assignment required pursuant to this paragraph may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the assignee (or, to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to an Approved Electronic Platform as to which the Administrative Agent and such parties are participants), and (ii) the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to and be bound by the terms thereof; provided that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment, the other parties to such assignment agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender, provided that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.

(f)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Borrowers only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency.

SECTION 9.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver . (a) The Company shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of one primary counsel and one local counsel in each applicable foreign jurisdiction for the Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication and distribution (including, without limitation, via the internet or through a service such as Intralinks) of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Banks in connection with the issuance, amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the reasonable documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and any other Loan Document, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

 

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(b)    The Company shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation, arbitration or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not such claim, litigation, investigation, arbitration or proceeding is brought by the Company or any other Loan Party or its or their respective equity holders, Affiliates, creditors or any other third Person and whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. This Section 9.03(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.

(c)    To the extent that the Company fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, (i) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent and (ii) each Revolving Lender severally agrees to pay to such Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount (it being understood that the Company’s failure to pay any such amount shall not relieve the Company of any default in the payment thereof); provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.

(d)    To the extent permitted by applicable law, neither the Company nor any other Borrower shall assert, and the Company and each other Borrower hereby waive, any claim against any Indemnitee (i) for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet), or (ii) on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

(e)    All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than thirty (30) days after written demand therefor.

SECTION 9.04 Successors and Assigns . (a)    The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that

 

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(i) neither the Company nor any other Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Company or any other Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b)    (i)    Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Persons (other than an Ineligible Institution) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments, participations in Letters of Credit and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:

(A)    the Company (provided that the Company shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof); provided , further , that no consent of the Company shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee;

(B)    the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;

(C)    the Issuing Banks; provided that no consent of the Issuing Banks shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan; and

(D)    the Swingline Lender; provided that no consent of the Swingline Lender shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan.

(ii)    Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A)    except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 (in the case of Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans) or $1,000,000 (in the case of a Term Loan) unless each of the Company and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent of the Company shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(B)    each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans;

 

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(C)    the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (x) an Assignment and Assumption or (y) to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to an Approved Electronic Platform as to which the Administrative Agent and the parties to the Assignment and Assumption are participants, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, such fee to be paid by either the assigning Lender or the assignee Lender or shared between such Lenders; and

(D)    the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Company and its Affiliates and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including federal and state securities laws;

(E)    assignment to any Person of Commitments or Loans with respect to a Dutch Borrower shall only be permitted if the person to whom the Commitments or Loans are assigned is a Dutch Non-Public Lender at all times;

(F)    in the case of any assignment of a Revolving Commitment or Revolving Loan, such assignment shall require the prior written consent of each Swiss Borrower, if the assignee is not a Qualifying Bank (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that no Swiss Borrower shall consent to an assignment that would be in violation of the Swiss Non-Bank Rules; provided , further , that that no consent of any Swiss Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under any of clauses (a), (b), (h), (i) or (j) of Article VII has occurred and is continuing; and

(G)    no assignment shall be made (x) to the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or (y) to a natural person.

For the purposes of this Section 9.04(b), the terms “ Approved Fund ” and “ Ineligible Institution ” have the following meanings:

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 of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Ineligible Institution ” means (a) a natural person, (b) a Defaulting Lender or its Lender Parent, (c) the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates, or (d) a company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person or relative(s) thereof or (e) any holder of any Second Lien Notes or any holder of any Second Lien Obligations (or any lender or holder of any Permitted Second Lien Notes Refinancing Indebtedness) .

 

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(iii)    Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.

(iv)    The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of each Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Company, any Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Loans are registered obligations, the right, title and interest of the Lenders and its assignees in and to such Loans shall be transferable only upon notation of such transfer in the Register and no assignment thereof shall be effective until recorded therein. This Section shall be construed so that the Loans are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any related regulations (and any successor provisions).

(v)    Upon its receipt of (x) a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee or (y) to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to an Approved Electronic Platform as to which the Administrative Agent and the parties to the Assignment and Assumption are participants, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05(c), 2.06(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(e) or 9.03(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

 

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(c)    Any Lender may, without the consent of the Company or any other Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “ Participant ”), other than an Ineligible Institution, in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged; (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations; (C) the Company, the other Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement; and (D) each Participant shall be a Qualifying Bank or, if not, the prior written consent of each Swiss Borrower has been obtained (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that no Swiss Borrower shall consent to a participation that would be in violation of the Swiss Non-Bank Rules; provided , further , that no consent of any Swiss Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under any of clauses (a), (b), (h), (i) or (j) of Article VII has occurred and is continuing). Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. The Company and each other Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.17(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.17(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.18 and 2.19 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.15 or 2.17, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Company’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Company to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.19(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(d) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Treasury Regulations Section 5f.103-1(c) and Proposed Treasury Regulations Section 1.163-5(b) (or any amended or successor version). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

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(d)    Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

SECTION 9.05 Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof.

SECTION 9.06 Counterparts; Integration; Electronic Execution; Effectiveness . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to (i) fees payable to the Administrative Agent and (ii) the reduction of the Letter of Credit Commitment of any Issuing Bank constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall become effective on the Restatement Effective Date and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy, e-mailed .pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Company and each other Borrower hereby (i) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Loan Parties, electronic images of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents (in each case, including with respect to any signature pages thereto) shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, and (ii) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents based solely on the lack of paper original copies of any Loan Documents, including with respect to any signature pages thereto.

 

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SECTION 9.07 Severability . Any provision of any Loan Document held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions thereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 9.08 Right of Setoff . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final and in whatever currency denominated) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Company, any other Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor against any of and all of the Secured Obligations held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under the Loan Documents and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees to notify the Company and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

SECTION 9.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process . (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

(b)    Each of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that, notwithstanding the governing law provisions of any applicable Loan Document, any claims brought against the Administrative Agent by any Lender relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the consummation or administration of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

(c)    The Company and each other Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan (or if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan), and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may (and any such claims, cross-claims or third party claims brought against the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties may only) be heard and determined in such Federal (to the extent permitted by law) or New York State court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Loan Party or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

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or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (c) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(e)    Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

(f)    The Company and each other Borrower hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers the Service of Process Agent, with offices on the Restatement Effective Date at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10011, as its designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf, and in respect of its property, service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents which may be served in any such action or proceeding. If for any reason such designee, appointee and agent shall cease to be available to act as such, The Company and each other Borrower agree to designate a new designee, appointee and agent in New York City on the terms and for the purposes of this provision reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement. Each Obligor irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all claim of error by reason of any such service in such manner and agrees that such service shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such Obligor in any such suit, action or proceeding and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be taken and held to be valid and personal service upon and personal delivery to such Obligor. To the extent any Obligor has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether from service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of a judgment, execution or otherwise), each Obligor hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under the Loan Documents.

SECTION 9.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

SECTION 9.11 Headings . Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

SECTION 9.12 Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep

 

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such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any Governmental Authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (1) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (2) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to any Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Company, (h) to the extent such Information (1) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (2) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or (i) on a confidential basis to (1) any rating agency in connection with rating any Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided for herein or (2) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided for herein. For the purposes of this Section, “ Information ” means all information received from the Company relating to the Company or its business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Company and other than information pertaining to this Agreement routinely provided by arrangers to data service providers, including league table providers, that serve the lending industry; provided that, in the case of information received from the Company after the Restatement Effective Date, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING PARAGRAPH FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE COMPANY AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE COMPANY OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE COMPANY AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW.

SECTION 9.13 USA PATRIOT Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulation . Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Act ”) and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, it is required to

 

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obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation. The Company and each other Borrower agree to cooperate with each Lender and provide true, accurate and complete information to such Lender in response to any such request.

SECTION 9.14 Releases of Subsidiary Guarantors .

(a)    A Subsidiary Guarantor shall automatically be released from its obligations under the Guaranty upon the consummation of any transaction permitted by this Agreement as a result of which such Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to be a Subsidiary; provided that, if so required by this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall have consented to such transaction and the terms of such consent shall not have provided otherwise. In connection with any termination or release pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender to) execute and deliver to any Loan Party, at such Loan Party’s expense, all documents that such Loan Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent.

(b)    Further, the Administrative Agent may (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender to), upon the request of the Company, release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Material Subsidiary.

(c)    At such time as the principal and interest on the Loans, all LC Disbursements, the fees, expenses and other amounts payable under the Loan Documents and the other Secured Obligations (other than Banking Services Obligations not yet due and payable, Swap Obligations not yet due and payable, Unliquidated Obligations for which no claim has been made and other Obligations expressly stated to survive such payment and termination) shall have been paid in full in cash, the Commitments shall have been terminated and no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding, the Guaranty and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of each Subsidiary Guarantor thereunder shall automatically terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any Person.

SECTION 9.15 Attorney Representation . If the Company or a Dutch Borrower is represented by an attorney in connection with the signing and/or execution of the Agreement and/or any other Loan Document it is hereby expressly acknowledged and accepted by the parties to the Agreement and/or any other Loan Document that the existence and extent of the attorney’s authority and the effects of the attorney’s exercise or purported exercise of his or her authority shall be governed by the laws of the Netherlands.

SECTION 9.16 Appointment for Perfection . Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as its agent for the purpose of perfecting Liens, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties, in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC or any other applicable law (including any personal property security laws of Canada or any province thereof) can be perfected only by possession or control. Should any Lender (other than the Administrative Agent) obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Administrative Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s instructions.

 

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SECTION 9.17 Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the NYFRB Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

SECTION 9.18 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility . Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that no Credit Party will have any obligations except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents and each Credit Party is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to such Borrower with respect to the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated therein and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, such Borrower or any other person. Each Borrower agrees that it will not assert any claim against any Credit Party based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by such Credit Party in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Additionally, each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that no Credit Party is advising such Borrower as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting, regulatory or any other matters in any jurisdiction. Each Borrower shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Credit Parties shall have no responsibility or liability to any Borrower with respect thereto.

Each Borrower further acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that each Credit Party, together with its Affiliates, is a full service securities or banking firm engaged in securities trading and brokerage activities as well as providing investment banking and other financial services. In the ordinary course of business, any Credit Party may provide investment banking and other financial services to, and/or acquire, hold or sell, for its own accounts and the accounts of customers, equity, debt and other securities and financial instruments (including bank loans and other obligations) of, such Borrower, its Subsidiaries and other companies with which such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may have commercial or other relationships. With respect to any securities and/or financial instruments so held by any Credit Party or any of its customers, all rights in respect of such securities and financial instruments, including any voting rights, will be exercised by the holder of the rights, in its sole discretion.

In addition, each Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that each Credit Party and its affiliates may be providing debt financing, equity capital or other services (including financial advisory services) to other companies in respect of which such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may have conflicting interests regarding the transactions described herein and otherwise. No Credit Party will use confidential information obtained from the Borrower by virtue of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or its other relationships with the Borrower in connection with the performance by such Credit Party of services for other companies, and no Credit Party will furnish any such information to other companies. Each Borrower also acknowledges that no Credit Party has any obligation to use in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, or to furnish to such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, confidential information obtained from other companies.

 

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SECTION 9.19 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a)    the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and

(b)    the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i)    a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii)    a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii)    the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.

SECTION 9.20 Termination of Dutch CIT Fiscal Unity .

(a)    If, at any time, a Dutch Loan Party is part of a fiscal unity ( fiscale eenheid ) for Dutch corporate income tax purposes (a “ Dutch CIT Fiscal Unity ”) and such Dutch CIT Fiscal Unity is terminated ( beëindigd ) in respect of such Dutch Loan Party as a result of or in connection with the Administrative Agent enforcing its rights under any Collateral Document, such Dutch Loan Party shall, together with the parent ( moedermaatschappij ) or deemed parent ( aangewezen moedermaatschappij ) of the Dutch CIT Fiscal Unity, for no consideration file a request with the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with article 15af, paragraph 3, of the Dutch CITA to allocate and surrender any tax losses ( verliezen ) as meant in Article 20 of the Dutch CITA, to the Dutch Loan Party leaving the Dutch CIT Fiscal Unity, to the extent that pursuant to article 15af of the Dutch CITA such tax losses are attributable ( toerekenbaar ) to such Dutch Loan Party.

(b)    For purposes of this Section 9.20, the term “Dutch Loan Party” includes any Loan Party carrying on a business through a permanent establishment or deemed permanent establishment taxable in the Netherlands.

SECTION 9.21 Certain ERISA Matters .

(a)    Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, and the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Company or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

 

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(i)    such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments,

(ii)    the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,

(iii)    (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or

(iv)    such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b)    In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, and the Arrangers or any of their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Company or any other Loan Party, that none of the Administrative Agent, or the Arrangers or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the Collateral or the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).

(c)    The Administrative Agent and each Arranger hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments, this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees,

 

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facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.

SECTION 9.22     Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs . To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Swap Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support “ QFC Credit Support ” and each such QFC a “ Supported QFC ”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “ U.S. Special Resolution Regimes ”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):

In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “ Covered Party ”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

ARTICLE X

Cross-Guarantee

SECTION 10.01     Cross Guarantee .

(a)    In order to induce the Lenders to extend credit to each Borrower hereunder, each Obligor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the payment when and as due of the Secured Obligations of such other Obligor. Each Obligor further agrees that the due and punctual payment of such Secured Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any such extension or renewal of any such Secured Obligation.

(b)    Each Obligor waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to any Obligor of any of the Secured Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its obligations and notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of each Obligor hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to assert

 

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any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against any Obligor under the provisions of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise; (b) any extension or renewal of any of the Secured Obligations; (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or release from, any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, or any other Loan Document or agreement; (d) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of any of the Secured Obligations; (e) the failure of the Administrative Agent to take any steps to perfect and maintain any security interest in, or to preserve any rights to, any security or collateral for the Secured Obligations, if any; (f) any change in the corporate, partnership or other existence, structure or ownership of any Obligor or any other guarantor of any of the Secured Obligations; (g) the enforceability or validity of the Secured Obligations or any part thereof or the genuineness, enforceability or validity of any agreement relating thereto or with respect to any collateral securing the Secured Obligations or any part thereof, or any other invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against any Obligor or any other guarantor of any of the Secured Obligations, for any reason related to this Agreement, any Swap Agreement, any Banking Services Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any provision of applicable law, decree, order or regulation of any jurisdiction purporting to prohibit the payment by such Obligor or any other guarantor of the Secured Obligations, of any of the Secured Obligations or otherwise affecting any term of any of the Secured Obligations; or (h) any other act, omission or delay to do any other act which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of such Obligor or otherwise operate as a discharge of a guarantor as a matter of law or equity or which would impair or eliminate any right of such Obligor to subrogation.

(c)    Each Obligor further agrees that its agreement hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (whether or not any bankruptcy or similar proceeding shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Secured Obligations or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in favor of any Obligor or any other Person.

(d)    The obligations of each Obligor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, and shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any of the Secured Obligations, any impossibility in the performance of any of the Secured Obligations or otherwise.

(e)    Each Obligor further agrees that its obligations hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Secured Obligation (including a payment effected through exercise of a right of setoff) is rescinded, or is or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender upon the insolvency, examinership, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Obligor or otherwise (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by a Secured Party in its discretion.

(f)    In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have at law or in equity against any Obligor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of any other Obligor to pay any Secured Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, each Obligor hereby promises to and will, upon receipt of written demand by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in cash an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the Secured Obligations then due, together with accrued and unpaid interest

 

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thereon. Each Obligor further agrees that if payment in respect of any Secured Obligation shall be due in a currency other than Dollars and/or at a place of payment other than New York, Chicago or any other Eurocurrency Payment Office and if, by reason of any Change in Law, disruption of currency or foreign exchange markets, war or civil disturbance or other event, payment of such Secured Obligation in such currency or at such place of payment shall be impossible or, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, disadvantageous to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in any material respect, then, at the election of the Administrative Agent, such Obligor shall make payment of such Secured Obligation in Dollars (based upon the Dollar Amount on the date of payment) and/or in New York, Chicago or such other Eurocurrency Payment Office as is designated by the Administrative Agent and, as a separate and independent obligation, shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank and any Lender against any losses or reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that it shall sustain as a result of such alternative payment.

(g)    Upon payment by any Obligor of any sums as provided above, all rights of such Obligor against any Obligor arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation or otherwise shall in all respects be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full in cash of all the Secured Obligations owed by such Obligor to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders.

(h)    Nothing shall discharge or satisfy the liability of any Obligor hereunder except the full performance and payment in cash of the Secured Obligations.

(i)    Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article X to the contrary, no Obligor shall be liable hereunder for any of the Loans made to, or any other Secured Obligation incurred solely by or on behalf of, any U.S. Loan Party to the extent such guaranty by such Obligor would cause a Deemed Dividend Problem.

SECTION 10.02     Swiss Limitation Language for Swiss Borrowers .

(a)    If and to the extent that a payment in fulfilling the liabilities under Section 10.01, under any joint and several liabilities or that the use of the proceeds from the enforcement of Collateral of any Swiss Borrower would, at the time payment is due or the Collateral is enforced, under Swiss law and practice (inter alia, prohibiting capital repayments or restricting profit distributions) not be permitted, in particular if and to the extent that such Swiss Borrower guarantees obligations other than obligations of one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries (i.e. obligations of its direct or indirect parent companies (up-stream guarantee) or sister companies (cross-stream guarantee)) (“ Restricted Obligations ”), then such obligations, payment amounts and the use of the proceeds from the enforcement of such Collateral shall from time to time be limited to the amount of the freely disposable equity in accordance with Swiss law; provided that such limited amount shall at no time be less than such Swiss Borrower’s profits and reserves available for the distribution as dividends (being the balance sheet profits and any reserves available for this purpose, in each case in accordance with art. 675(2) and art. 671(1) and (2), no. 3, of the Swiss Federal Code of Obligations) at the time or times payment under or pursuant to the Loan Documents is requested from such Swiss Borrower, and further provided that such limitation (as may apply from time to time or not) shall not (generally or definitively) free such Swiss Borrower from payment obligations hereunder in excess thereof, but merely postpone the payment date therefor until such times as payment is again permitted notwithstanding such limitation. Any and all indemnities and guarantees contained in the Loan Documents including, in particular, Section 18(A)(iv) of the Guaranty shall be construed in a manner consistent with the provisos herein contained.

 

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(b)    In respect of Restricted Obligations, each Swiss Borrower shall:

(i)    use its best endeavours to procure that the fulfilment of the Restricted Obligations can be made without deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax by discharging the liability of such tax by notification pursuant to applicable law (including applicable double tax treaties) rather than payment of the tax;

(ii)    if the notification procedure pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) above does not apply (or does only apply partially) and if and to the extent required by applicable law (including applicable double tax treaties) in force at the relevant time:

(A)    deduct Swiss anticipatory tax ( Verrechnungssteuer ; Swiss Withholding Tax ) at the rate of 35% (or such other rate as in force from time to time) from any payment made by it in respect of Restricted Obligations;

(B)    pay any such deduction to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration; and

(C)    notify (or ensure that the Company notifies) the Administrative Agent that such a deduction has been made and provide the Administrative Agent with evidence that such a deduction has been paid to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration, all in accordance with Section 18(A)(i) of the Guaranty; and

(iii)    shall use its best endeavours to procure that any person who is entitled to a full or partial refund of the Swiss Withholding Tax deducted pursuant to this Section 10.02:

(A)    request a refund of the Swiss Withholding Tax under applicable law (domestic law and applicable double tax treaties) as soon as possible; and

(B)    pay to the Lenders upon receipt any amount so refunded to cover any outstanding part of the Restricted Obligations; and

(iv)    to the extent such a deduction is made, not be obliged to either gross-up, in particular, in accordance with Section 18(A)(i) of the Guaranty or indemnify each Recipient, in particular, in accordance with Section 18(A)(iv) of the Guaranty in relation to any such payment made by it in respect of Restricted Obligations unless such gross-up or tax indemnity payment is permitted under the laws of Switzerland then in force.

(c)    If and to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent and if and to the extent this is from time to time required under Swiss law (restricting profit distributions), in order to allow the Administrative Agent to obtain a maximum benefit under the Loan Documents, each Swiss Borrower undertakes to promptly implement all such measures and/or to promptly obtain the fulfillment of all prerequisites allowing it to promptly perform its obligations and make the requested payment(s) thereunder from time to time, including the following:

(i)    preparation of an up-to-date audited balance sheet of such Swiss Borrower;

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(iii)    approval by a shareholders’ or a quotaholders’ meeting (as applicable) of such Swiss Borrower of the resulting profit distribution; and

(iv)    all such other measures necessary or useful to allow such Swiss Borrower to make the payments and perform the obligations agreed under the Loan Documents with a minimum of limitations.

SECTION 10.03 Limitation on Guaranty of Certain Swap Obligations . No Obligor hereunder shall be, or shall be deemed to be, a guarantor of any Swap Obligations if such Obligor is not an ECP, to the extent that the providing of such guaranty by such Obligor would violate the ECP Rules or any other applicable law or regulation. This paragraph shall not affect any guaranteed Secured Obligations other than Swap Obligations, nor shall it affect the guaranteed Secured Obligations of any Obligor who qualifies as an ECP.

SECTION 10.04 Keepwell . Without in any way limiting the obligations of any Obligor under this Agreement (including under this Article X ) or the other Loan Documents, each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Obligor to honor all of its obligations under this Guaranty in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 10.04 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 10.04, or otherwise under this Article X , as it relates to such other Obligor, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until a discharge of such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations under this Article X in accordance with the terms hereof. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 10.04 constitute, and this Section 10.04 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Obligor for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

ARTICLE XI

Collection Allocation Mechanism

(a)    On the CAM Exchange Date, (i) the Commitments shall automatically and without further act be terminated as provided in Article VII , (ii) the principal amount of each Revolving Loan and LC Disbursement denominated in a Foreign Currency shall automatically and without any further action required, be converted into Dollars in an amount equal to the Dollar Amount of such amount and on and after such date all amounts accruing and owed to any Lender in respect of such Obligations shall accrue and be payable in Dollars at the rates otherwise applicable hereunder and (iii) the Lenders shall automatically and without further act be deemed to have made reciprocal purchases of interests in the Designated Obligations such that, in lieu of the interests of each Lender in the particular Designated Obligations that it shall own as of such date and immediately prior to the CAM Exchange, such Lender shall own an interest equal to such Lender’s CAM Percentage in each Designated Obligation. Each Lender, each Person acquiring a participation from any Lender as contemplated by Section 9.04, and the Borrowers hereby consent and agree to the CAM Exchange. Each Borrower and each Lender agrees from time to time to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent all such promissory notes and other instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request to evidence and confirm the respective interests and obligations of the Lenders after giving effect to the CAM Exchange, and each Lender agrees to surrender any promissory notes originally received by it hereunder to the Administrative Agent against delivery of any promissory notes so executed and delivered; provided that the failure of any Borrower to execute or deliver or of any Lender to accept any such promissory note, instrument or document shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the CAM Exchange.

 

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(b)    As a result of the CAM Exchange, on and after the CAM Exchange Date, each payment received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document in respect of the Designated Obligations shall be distributed to the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective CAM Percentages (to be redetermined as of each such date of payment or distribution to the extent required by paragraph (c) below).

(c)    In the event that, after the CAM Exchange, the aggregate amount of the Designated Obligations shall change as a result of the making of an LC Disbursement by the Issuing Bank that is not reimbursed by the Borrowers, then (i) each Revolving Lender shall, in accordance with Section 2.06(d), promptly purchase from the Issuing Bank a participation in such LC Disbursement in the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such LC Disbursement (without giving effect to the CAM Exchange), (ii) the Administrative Agent shall redetermine the CAM Percentages after giving effect to such LC Disbursement and the purchase of participations therein by the applicable Lenders, and the Lenders shall automatically and without further act be deemed to have made reciprocal purchases of interests in the Designated Obligations such that each Lender shall own an interest equal to such Lender’s CAM Percentage in each of the Designated Obligations and (iii) in the event distributions shall have been made in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the Lenders shall make such payments to one another as shall be necessary in order that the amounts received by them shall be equal to the amounts they would have received had each LC Disbursement been outstanding immediately prior to the CAM Exchange. Each such redetermination shall be binding on each of the Lenders and their successors and assigns in respect of the Designated Obligations held by such Persons and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d)    Nothing in this Article shall prohibit the assignment by any Lender of interests in some but not all of the Designated Obligations held by it after giving effect to the CAM Exchange; provided , that in connection with any such assignment such Lender and its assignee shall enter into an agreement setting forth their reciprocal rights and obligations in the event of a redetermination of the CAM Percentages as provided in the immediately preceding paragraph (c).

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SCHEDULE 2.01A

COMMITMENTS

 

Lender

   Multicurrency Tranche
Commitment
     Dollar
Tranche
Commitment
     Principal
Amount of
Outstanding
Initial
CUSA

Term Loans
     Principal
Amount of
Outstanding
Initial
Company
Term Loans
     Principal Amount of Outstanding
2019 CUSA Term Loans
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   $ 112,828,320.74 87,232,368.88      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 37,171,679.26 12,335,474.81  

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ 112,446,951.20 86,937,515.88      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 37,553,048.80 12,462,032.84  

BMO Harris Bank N.A.

   $ 112,446,951.20 86,937,515.88      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 37,553,048.80 12,462,032.84  

MUFG Union Bank, N.A.

   $ 112,446,951.20 86,937,515.88      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 37,553,048.80 12,462,032.84  

HSBC Bank USA, National Association

   $ 86,849,529.09 67,147,061.20      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 38,150,470.91 12,660,288.22  

Fifth Third Bank, National Association

   $ 80,000,000.00 61,851,399.22      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 33,875,000.00 11,241,467.10  

Capital One, National Association

   $ 74,551,426.26 57,638,875.35      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 25,448,573.74 8,445,145.52  

Citibank, N.A.

   $ 78,000,000.00 60,305,114.24      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 19,500,000.00 6,471,102.83  

KeyBank National Association

   $ 54,653,830.73 42,255,198.80      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 20,346,169.27 6,751,905.31  

PNC Bank, National Association

   $ 52,109,717.45 40,288,236.72      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 22,890,282.55 7,596,172.93  

Truist Bank (as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank)

   $ 56,987,697.00 44,059,609.98      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 18,012,303.00 5,977,408.46  

Citizens Bank, N.A.

   $ 49,000,000.00 37,883,982.02      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 17,325,000.00 5,749,325.98  

People’s United Bank, National Association

   $ 45,270,000.00 35,000,160.54      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 14,730,000.00 4,888,171.52  

The Governor and Company of The Bank of Ireland

   $ 15,000,000.00 11,597,137.35      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 25,000,000.00 8,296,285.68  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $ 15,000,000.00 11,597,137.35      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0  

The Huntington National Bank

   $ 24,317,868.14 18,801,177.13      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 10,682,131.86 3,544,880.70  

Raymond James Bank, N.A.

   $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 20,075,000.00 6,661,917.40  

Webster Bank

   $ 10,000,000.00 7,731,424.90      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 15,000,000.00 4,977,771.41  


Rockland Trust Company

   $ 0      $ 7,500,000.00 5,798,568.68      $ 0      $ 0      $ 6,843,750.00 2,271,108.20  

Banner Bank

   $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 7,300,000.00 2,422,515.42  

TriState Capital Bank

   $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 7,000,000.00 2,322,959.99  

Total

   $ 1,091,909,243.01 844,201,431.32      $ 7,500,000.00 5,798,568.68      $ 0      $ 0      $ 452,009,506.99 150,000,000.00  


SCHEDULE 2.01B

LETTER OF CREDIT COMMITMENTS

 

Lender

   Letter of
Credit
Commitment
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   $ 6,250,000  

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ 6,250,000  

BMO Harris Bank N.A.

   $ 6,250,000  

MUFG Union Bank, N.A.

   $ 6,250,000  

Total Letter of Credit Commitments

   $ 25,000,000  


EXHIBIT A

Consent and Reaffirmation

Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Amendment No. 4 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2011, as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013, as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017, and as further amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 14, 2018, Amendment No. 2, dated as of January 7, 2019, that certain Borrower Assumption Agreement, dated as of December 3, 2019, and Amendment No. 3, dated as of February 13, 2020 (as so amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among Cimpress plc (the “ Company ”), Vistaprint Limited, Cimpress Schweiz GmbH, Vistaprint B.V. and Cimpress USA Incorporated (collectively, the “ Subsidiary Borrowers ” and, together with the Company, the “ Borrowers ”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “ Lenders ”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (the “ Administrative Agent ”), which Amendment No. 4 is dated as of April 28, 2020 and is by and among the Borrowers, the financial institutions listed on the signature pages thereof and the Administrative Agent (the “ Amendment ”). Capitalized terms used in this Consent and Reaffirmation and not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined in the Amendment). Without in any way establishing a course of dealing by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, each of the undersigned consents to the Amendment and reaffirms the terms and conditions of the Guaranty and any other Loan Document executed by it and acknowledges and agrees that the Guaranty and each and every such Loan Document executed by the undersigned in connection with the Amended Credit Agreement remains in full force and effect and is hereby reaffirmed, ratified and confirmed. Without limitation of the foregoing, each of the undersigned confirms, acknowledges and agrees that: (a) each of the Collateral Documents to which it is a party shall secure all monies, obligations and liabilities whatsoever whether principal, interest or otherwise now or hereafter due, owing or incurred by the undersigned to any Secured Party whether collectively or individually under or in connection with the Loan Documents; and (b) each of the Collateral Documents (and the security interests created thereby) shall continue in full force and effect as continuing security for all obligations expressed to be secured thereunder and under the Amended Credit Agreement and shall continue to constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the undersigned enforceable in accordance with its terms. In respect of the Loan Documents governed by Dutch law, each of the undersigned party thereto hereby confirms and agrees that (i) at the time of the entering into the Loan Documents governed by Dutch law, it was their intention (and it is still their intention and agreement) that any security right created under such Loan Document to secure the Secured Obligations (as defined in such Loan Document) as amended from time to time, including by the amendments as included in the Amendment, and (ii) any amount owed by the Loan Parties under the Credit Agreement as amended by and in accordance with the terms of the Amendment are part of the definition of the “Secured Obligations” (as defined in the Loan Documents governed by Dutch law), a “Parallel Debt” (as defined in Section VIII of the Credit Agreement and Section 33 of the Guaranty) and the “Corresponding Obligations” as defined in the Credit Agreement. All references to the Credit Agreement contained in the above-referenced documents shall be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement and as the same may from time to time hereafter be amended, modified or restated. Each party hereto hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any United States federal or New York State court sitting in the City of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Consent and Reaffirmation and each party hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court and irrevocably waives any objection it may now or hereafter have as to the venue of such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court or that such court is an inconvenient forum.

Dated April 28, 2020

[Signature Pages Follow]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Consent and Reaffirmation has been duly executed and delivered as of the day and year above written.

 

CIMPRESS USA INCORPORATED,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Sean Quinn

Name:   Sean Quinn
Title:   President

Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


CIMPRESS WINDSOR CORPORATION,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Sean Quinn

Name:   Sean Quinn
Title:   Treasurer

VISTAPRINT NETHERLANDS B.V.,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Sean Quinn

Name:   Sean Quinn
Title:   Managing Director

CIMPRESS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Bradley Hedderson

Name:   Bradley Hedderson
Title:   Managing Director

WEBS, INC.,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Sean Quinn

Name:   Sean Quinn
Title:   President and Treasurer

CIMPRESS INVESTMENTS B.V.,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Sean Quinn

Name:   Sean Quinn
Title:   Managing Director

CIMPRESS ITALY S.R.L.,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Sean Quinn

Name:   Sean Quinn
Title:   Managing Director

Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


PIXARTPRINTING S.P.A.,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Paolo Roatta

Name:   Paolo Roatta
Title:   Managing Director

CIMPRESS JAMAICA LIMITED,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Sean Quinn

Name:   Sean Quinn
Title:   Managing Director

CIMPRESS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Sean Quinn

Name:   Sean Quinn
Title:   Managing Director

WIRMACHENDRUCK GMBH,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Johannes Voetter

Name:   Johannes Voetter
Title:   Managing Director

CIMPRESS UK LIMITED,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Jonathan Chevalier

Name:   Jonathan Chevalier
Title:   Managing Director

TRADEPRINT DISTRIBUTION LIMITED,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Paolo Roatta

Name:   Paolo Roatta
Title:   Managing Director

Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


CIMPRESS USA MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Bradley Hedderson

Name:   Bradley Hedderson
Title:   SVP Vistaprint NA MFG Ops.

NATIONAL PEN CO. LLC,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Richard N. Obrigawitch

Name:   Richard N. Obrigawitch
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

NATIONAL PEN TENNESSEE LLC,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Richard N. Obrigawitch

Name:   Richard N. Obrigawitch
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

NP CORPORATE SERVICES LLC,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Richard N. Obrigawitch

Name:   Richard N. Obrigawitch
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

VISTAPRINT CORPORATE SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Jonathan Chevalier

Name:   Jonathan Chevalier
Title:   Managing Director

Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017


CIMPRESS IRELAND LIMITED,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Sean Quinn

Name:   Sean Quinn
Title:   Attorney

NATIONAL PEN PROMOTIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Sean Quinn

Name:   Sean Quinn
Title:   Director

NATIONAL PEN PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS LIMITED,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Sean Quinn

Name:   Sean Quinn
Title:   Director

CIMPRESS JAPAN CO., LTD.,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Keiko Son

Name:   Keiko Son
Title:   Managing Director

BUILD A SIGN LLC,

as a Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Jonathan Chevalier

Name:   Jonathan Chevalier
Title:   Managing Director

Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation to Amendment No. 4 to

Credit Agreement dated as of October 21, 2011,

as amended and restated as of February 8, 2013

and as further amended and restated as of July 13, 2017

EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

Execution Version

THIS NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of April 28, 2020, by and among Cimpress plc, an Irish public limited company incorporated in Ireland with registered number 607465 and having its registered address at Building D, Xerox Technology Park, Dublin Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth A91H9N9 (the “ Company ”), and the entity whose name is set forth on the Schedule of Purchasers attached hereto as Schedule 1 (the “ Purchaser ”).

The Company proposes to issue and sell to the Purchaser $300 million aggregate principal amount of its 12.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 (the “ Notes ”) and warrants (each a “ Warrant ” and together, the “ Warrants ” and collectively with the Notes, the “ Securities ”) to purchase a number of ordinary shares of the Company (the “ Warrant Shares ”) which will represent 3.875% of the outstanding ordinary diluted shares of the Company as of the close of business on the business day immediately prior to the Closing Date (as defined below) but without taking into account the Company’s outstanding Deferred Ordinary Shares or any contingently issuable shares subject to performance conditions (which such number of Warrant Shares would be equal to 1,055,383 if calculated as of the close of business on the Capitalization Date (as defined below)), in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A at the Closing (as defined below).

The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture to be entered into among the Company, the guarantors listed on Schedule 2 hereto (the “ Guarantors ”) and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “ Trustee ”) and collateral agent (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”), the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Notes will be guaranteed by each of the Guarantors (the “ Guarantees ”). Unless otherwise indicated herein or the context requires otherwise, all references to “Guarantors” in this Agreement shall refer solely to the subsidiaries of the Company that are listed on the signature pages to this Agreement on the date hereof. The Notes and the Guarantees will be secured by a second-priority lien on all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ assets that constitute Collateral (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to the Collateral Documents (as defined in the Indenture), which include that certain pledge and security agreement (the “ Security Agreement ”) to be entered into among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank, National Association, as collateral agent (the “ Collateral Agent ”), the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C. The offer and sale of the Securities to the Purchaser will be made without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), in reliance upon exemptions therefrom.

The Company and the Guarantors hereby confirm their agreement with the Purchaser concerning the purchase and sale of the Securities, as follows:

1.     Agreement To Sell And Purchase .

1.1     Authorization of Securities and Warrant Shares . The Company has authorized (a) the issuance and sale to the Purchaser of the Notes and the Warrants at the Closing and (b) the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with their terms.


1.2     Purchase and Sale at the Closing .

(a)    Subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company will issue and sell the Notes and the Warrants to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Company, severally and not jointly, (i) the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth opposite the Purchaser’s name under the “Principal Amount of Notes Delivered at Closing” column and (ii) a Warrant to purchase the number of Warrant Shares set forth opposite the Purchaser’s name under the “Warrants Delivered at Closing” column, in each case on Schedule 1, at a purchase price set forth opposite the Purchaser’s name under the “Purchase Price” column on Schedule 1 (the “ Purchase Price ”).

(b)    Promptly following the Closing, AP Print, Ltd., the initial Purchaser of the Notes and Warrants shall, subject to the execution and delivery of a joinder agreement, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit D (a “ Joinder ”), without any further approval or consent required by the Company, transfer to such Persons named as a “Transferee” on Schedule 4 the amount of Warrants opposite such Person’s name on Schedule 4 . Following such transfer, each “Transferee” shall be considered a “Purchaser” under this Agreement and an “initial Holder” under the Warrant.

1.3     Use of Proceeds . The proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be used to (a) repay an aggregate principal amount of indebtedness outstanding under the term loan facility of the Company’s existing senior secured credit facilities (the “ Senior Secured Credit Facilities ”) so that no more than $150 million remains outstanding immediately following the Closing Date and (b) pay fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing and the issuance of the Securities.

2.     Closing, Delivery And Payment .

2.1     Closing . Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 6, the closing of the purchase and sale of the Notes (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019 (whether in person or virtually), on May 1, 2020, or such other date to be agreed by the parties upon at least five (5) business days prior notice (the “ Closing Date ”); provided that the Closing Date shall occur on or prior to the Outside Date (as defined herein).

2.2     Delivery .

(a)    At the Closing, (x) the Company will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Purchaser the Notes in global form registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) (which shall be deposited by or on behalf of the Company with the Trustee as custodian for DTC) by causing DTC to credit the account or accounts designated by the Purchaser at least three (3) business days prior to the Closing Date at DTC in the principal amount set forth opposite the Purchaser’s name on Schedule 1 hereto against delivery of the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.2(b) below, and (y) the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser certificates representing the Warrants representing such number of applicable Warrants as set forth opposite the Purchaser’s name on Schedule 1 hereto.

(b)    At the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Company an aggregate amount equal to the Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account that the Company shall designate at least three (3) business days prior to the Closing Date.

 

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3.     Representations And Warranties Of The Company and the Guarantors . The Company and the Guarantors jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Purchaser that:

3.1     Organization, Good Standing and Qualification . The Company and each of the Guarantors (i) have been duly organized or, to the extent any such entity’s jurisdiction of organization does not have the concept of “due” organization, such entities have been organized, and (ii) are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged, except where the failure to be so qualified, in good standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Schedule 3 to this Agreement.

Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a material adverse effect on (x) the business, financial position or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (y) on the performance by the Company and the Guarantors of their obligations under this Agreement, the Securities and the Guarantees; provided, however, that, for purposes of clause (x), any event, effect, change or condition to the extent resulting from, relating to or arising out of any of the following shall not be taken into account in determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred for purposes of this Agreement: (1) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, the identity of the Purchaser or the announcement or consummation of the Transactions (other than, in each case, for purposes of any representation or warranty set forth in  Sections  3.12 or 3.13 ), (2) general deterioration in the industry in which the Company operates, (3) general economic conditions (including changes in the economy, credit, securities or financial or capital markets, in the United States or elsewhere in the world, including changes in interest, credit availability and liquidity or exchange rates), (4) changes in the political, regulatory or business conditions, in the United States or elsewhere in the world, (5) any change in the credit ratings of the Company or its subsidiaries, (6) any change in market price or trading volume of the capital stock or other securities of the Company (provided that the underlying causes of such changes may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred to the extent not otherwise excluded by the exceptions set forth in this proviso), (7) any change, event, occurrence or effect resulting from acts of war (whether or not declared), civil disobedience, hostilities, sabotage, terrorism, military actions, cyber-attacks, expropriation, nationalization or the escalation of any of the foregoing, any hurricane, flood, tornado, earthquake or other natural disaster, changes in weather conditions, epidemic, plague, pandemic (including COVID-19) or any other outbreak of illness or other public health event or any other force majeure event, whether or not caused by any Person, or any national or international calamity or crisis, (8) any failure by the Company and its subsidiaries to meet any internal or public plans, projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings or other financial, operating or performance metrics for any period; provided that the exception in this clause (8) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any change, event, occurrence or effect

 

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underlying such failure has resulted in, or contributed to, a Material Adverse Effect or (9) any change or proposed change in accounting requirements or principles imposed upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective businesses or any change or proposed change in applicable law, or the interpretation thereof; provided that in the cases of clauses (2), (3), (4), (7) or (9), any such change to the extent that it disproportionately and adversely affects the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other participants in the industries in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate, in which case such change may be taken into account to the extent of such disproportionate effect in determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred.

3.2     Capitalization .

(a)    The authorized share capital of the Company consists of 100,000,000 Ordinary Shares authorized, nominal value €0.01 per share; 25,000 Deferred Ordinary Shares, nominal value €1.00 per share; and 100,000,000 Preferred Shares, nominal value €0.01 per share. As of April 21, 2020 (the “ Capitalization Date ”), the Company’s outstanding diluted shares (excluding the Company’s outstanding Deferred Ordinary Shares and, for the avoidance of doubt, any contingently issuable shares subject to performance conditions) consisted of: (i) 25,878,436 Ordinary Shares; (ii) 110,538 Ordinary Shares subject to outstanding options of the Company under its Amended and Restated 2005 Equity Incentive Plan and its 2005 Non-Employee Directors’ Share Option Plan; and (iii) 191,345 Restricted Share Units. As of the Capitalization Date, there were no outstanding Preferred Shares and there were 25,000 outstanding Deferred Ordinary Shares. The outstanding Deferred Ordinary Shares are held by Matsack Nominees Limited are non-voting and were issued prior to the consummation of the Cross-Border Merger (as defined below) to satisfy minimum statutory capital requirements. The Company expects to redeem such shares at par promptly following the Closing.

(b)    All the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company (except, (x) in the case of any foreign subsidiary, for directors’ qualifying shares, and (y) as set forth on Schedule 3), free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or Transfer or any other claim of any third party (collectively, “ Liens ”), except for Liens pursuant to the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, and the related guarantees and security documents (the “ Existing Indebtedness ”) and Liens securing the Notes and the Guarantees.

3.3     Financial Statements . The audited financial statements and the related notes for the Company’s fiscal years ended June 30, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and the unaudited financial statements of the Company for the six months ended December 31, 2019 and the related notes thereto present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as of the dates indicated and their results of operations and changes in cash flows, in each case, on a consolidated basis, for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language that is publicly available fairly present the information called for in all material respects and have been prepared in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “ Commission ”) rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

 

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3.4     No Material Adverse Change . Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company filed with the Commission, other than (i) as disclosed to the Purchaser (which, for purposes of this Agreement, shall include disclosures made to the Representatives of the Purchaser) and (ii) the transactions contemplated by the Transactions Documents (the “ Transactions ”), there has not been any Material Adverse Effect or any event, change or occurrence that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.5     Due Authorization . The Company and each of the Guarantors have all requisite corporate, company, partnership or limited liability company power, as the case may be, and authority to execute and deliver, to the extent each is a party thereto, this Agreement, the Securities, the Guarantees, the Indenture, the Security Agreement and the Equity Commitment Letter (collectively, the “ Transaction Documents ”) and to perform their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder; and all requisite corporate, company, partnership or limited liability company action required, as the case may be, to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby has been duly and validly taken.

3.6     The Indenture . The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and each of the Guarantors and on the Closing Date will be duly executed and delivered by the Company and each of the Guarantors. Assuming that the Indenture has been duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by each of the other parties thereto (other than the Company and each of the Guarantors), the Indenture constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company and each of the Guarantors enforceable against the Company and each of the Guarantors in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability (collectively, the “ Enforceability Exceptions ”).

3.7     The Securities and the Guarantees . The Notes have been duly authorized by the Company and, when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture; the Warrants have been duly authorized by the Company and, when duly executed, issued and delivered, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions; and the Guarantees have been duly authorized by the Guarantors, and, when the Notes have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be valid and legally binding obligations of each respective Guarantor, enforceable against each respective Guarantor in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

 

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3.8     Warrant Shares . The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance. When issued in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Company’s Constitution and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrant, the Warrant Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be free of any liens or encumbrances; provided, however, that the Warrant Shares may be subject to restrictions on Transfer under applicable securities laws and as set forth therein and in this Agreement.

3.9     The Security Agreement . The Security Agreement has been duly authorized by the Company and each of the Guarantors and on the Closing Date will be duly executed and delivered by the Company and each of the Guarantors. Assuming that the Security Agreement has been duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by each of the other parties thereto (other than the Company and each of the Guarantors), the Security Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company and each of the Guarantors enforceable against the Company and each of the Guarantors in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

3.10     Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement . This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each of the Guarantors.

3.11     No Violation or Default . Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its Constitution (in the case of the Company or any of its Irish subsidiaries only), charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents, except for any such violation by a subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any property, right or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject; or (iii) in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.12     No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company and each of the Guarantors of each of the Transaction Documents to which each is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities, the issuance of Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants when issued in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Company’s Constitution and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrant, and the issuance of the Guarantees and compliance by the Company and each of the Guarantors with the terms thereof and the consummation by the Company and each of the Guarantors of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, result in the termination, modification or acceleration of, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property, right or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which

 

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the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any property, right or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (other than any lien or encumbrance created or imposed pursuant to the collateral documents relating to the Senior Secured Credit Facilities and the Collateral Documents), (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the Constitution (in the case of the Company or any of its Irish subsidiaries only), charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation, default, lien, charge or encumbrance that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.13     No Consents Required . No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority (a “ Consent ”) is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and each of the Guarantors of each of the Transaction Documents to which each is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the issuance of the Guarantees and compliance by the Company and each of the Guarantors with the terms thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, other than (i) filings necessary to perfect or maintain perfection of any lien or encumbrance created under the Indenture and the Security Agreement, (ii) the applicable requirements under the state securities or “blue sky” laws, (iii) in the case of the Company and any Guarantor incorporated in Ireland, (a) the filing of the relevant Form C1 containing the relevant particulars of the Security Agreement with the Irish Companies Registration Office and (b) delivery of a written notice to the Irish Revenue Commissioners in respect of the Security Agreement for the purposes of Section 1001 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 of Ireland (as amended), in each case within 21 days of the date of the Security Agreement and payment of associated fees and (iv) such other Consents, the failure of which to be obtained or made would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.14     Legal Proceedings . Except as described in the Company’s filings with the Commission or as otherwise disclosed to the Purchaser, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, demands, claims, suits, arbitrations, inquiries or proceedings (“ Actions ”) pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be a party or to which any property, right or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the knowledge of the Company and each of the Guarantors, no such Actions are threatened or contemplated by any governmental or regulatory authority or by others.

3.15     Independent Accountants . PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who have certified certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, are independent public accountants with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act.

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real and personal property that are material to the businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and imperfections of title except those that (i) do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries, (ii) would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) secure the Existing Indebtedness.

3.17     Intellectual Property . (i) The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, domain names and other source indicators, copyrights and copyrightable works, know-how, trade secrets, systems, procedures, proprietary or confidential information and all other worldwide intellectual property, industrial property and proprietary rights (collectively, “ Intellectual Property ”) that are material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (ii) the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ conduct of their respective businesses does not in any material respect infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property of any person; (iii) neither the Company nor its subsidiaries have received any written notice of any claim of infringement, misappropriation or violation of any Intellectual Property of any other person, except, in the case of clause (iii), for such claims that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iv) to the knowledge of the Company and each of the Guarantors, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Intellectual Property of the Company and its subsidiaries is not being infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated by any person.

3.18     Cyber Security; Data Protection . The Company and its subsidiaries’ information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively, “ IT Systems ”) are adequate for, and operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with, the operation of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as currently conducted, free and clear of all known, given the use of industry standard malware detection technology, material bugs, errors, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other corruptants. The Company and its subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures, and safeguards, taking into account the nature, scope, context and purposes of the data use, to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and data (including all personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (“ Personal Data ”)) used in connection with their businesses, and there have been no breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of or accesses to same, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or liability or the duty to notify any other person, nor any incidents under internal review or investigations relating to the same that have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its subsidiaries are presently in material compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification.

 

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3.19     No Undisclosed Relationships . No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders or other affiliates of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the other, that would be required by the Securities Act to be described in a registration statement on Form S-1 to be filed with the Commission and that is not so described in the filings with the Commission or otherwise has not been disclosed to the Purchaser.

3.20     Investment Company Act . Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors is, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described herein, none of them will be, an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

3.21     Taxes . The Company and its subsidiaries have paid all federal, state, local and foreign taxes (other than taxes that are being contested in good faith) and filed all tax returns required to be paid or filed through the date hereof, which tax returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, except where the failure to pay or file would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as otherwise disclosed to the Purchaser, there is no tax deficiency that has been, nor does the Company have any notice or knowledge of any tax deficiency that would reasonably be expected to be, asserted against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is and has at all times since its incorporation on July 5, 2017 been resident in Ireland for Irish tax purposes and is not and has not been treated as resident in any other jurisdiction for any tax purpose (including any double taxation arrangement). For the avoidance of doubt, the representations and warranties in the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 3.21 (Taxes) do not relate to the tax residency at any time of Cimpress N.V. (the Dutch corporation which merged into the Company pursuant to a cross-border merger on 3 December 2019 (the “ Cross-Border Merger ”)).

3.22     Licenses and Permits . The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, sub-licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such license, sub-license, certificate, permit or authorization or has any reason to believe that any such license, sub-license, certificate, permit or authorization will not be renewed in the ordinary course.

3.23     No Labor Disputes . No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company and each of the Guarantors, is contemplated or threatened, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of cancellation or termination with respect to any collective bargaining agreement (or other agreement with a trade union) to which it is a party, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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3.24     Compliance With Environmental Laws . (i) The Company and its subsidiaries (x) are, and at all prior times were, in compliance with any and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations, requirements, decisions and orders relating to the protection of human health or safety, the environment, natural resources, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, “ Environmental Laws ”), (y) have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses, certificates or other authorizations or approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses, and (z) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability under or relating to any Environmental Laws, including for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any such notice, and (ii) there are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws of or relating to the Company or its subsidiaries, except in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, for any such failure to comply, or failure to receive required permits, licenses or approvals, or cost or liability, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) except as described in filings with the Commission or otherwise disclosed to the Purchaser, (x) there are no proceedings that are pending, or known by the Company or the Guarantors to be contemplated, against the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws in which a governmental entity is also a party, other than such proceedings regarding which the Company and the Guarantors reasonably believe no monetary sanctions of $100,000 or more will be imposed, and (y) none of the Company or any of the Guarantors anticipates that the Company or any of its subsidiaries will incur material expenses to comply with any Environmental Laws.

3.25     Compliance with ERISA . (i) Each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”), for which the Company or any member of its “Controlled Group” (defined as any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Company or its subsidiaries, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended, the “ Code ,” which term, as used herein, includes the regulations and published interpretations thereunder) or Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code)) would have any liability (each, a “ Plan ”) has been maintained in compliance with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code; (ii) no “prohibited transaction”, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any Plan excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption; (iii) for each Plan that is subject to the funding rules of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, no Plan has failed (whether or not waived), or is reasonably expected to fail, to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code) applicable to such Plan; (iv) no Plan is, or is reasonably expected to be, in “at risk status” (within the meaning of Section 303(i) of ERISA) or “endangered status” or “critical status” (within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA); (v) the fair market value of the assets of each Plan exceeds the present value of all benefits accrued under such Plan (determined based on those assumptions used to

 

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fund such Plan); (vi) no “reportable event” (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA) required to be reported under applicable regulations has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (vii) each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification and (viii) neither the Company nor any member of the Controlled Group has incurred, nor reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to the Plan or premiums to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, in the ordinary course and without default) in respect of a Plan (including a “multiemployer plan,” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), except in each case with respect to the events or conditions set forth in (i) through (viii) hereof, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.26     Disclosure Controls . The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company and its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.

3.27     Accounting Controls . The Company and its subsidiaries maintain systems of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. There are no material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

3.28     Insurance . (i) The Company and its subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective properties, operations, personnel and businesses, which insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as are in the opinion of the Company and its subsidiaries adequate to protect the Company and its subsidiaries and their respective businesses; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that capital improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such insurance except for such improvements or expenditures that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse

 

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Effect; and (iii) the Company expects that it will be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.

3.29     No Unlawful Payments . Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor any director or officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company and each of the Guarantors, any employee, agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has within the last five years (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting, to the knowledge of the Company or any of the Guarantors, in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law; or (iv) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any unlawful rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Company and its subsidiaries have instituted, maintain and enforce, and will continue to maintain and enforce, policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.

3.30     Compliance with Money Laundering Laws . The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in the past five years in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where the Company or any of its subsidiaries conducts business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar money laundering rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “ Anti-Money Laundering Laws ”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator as to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a target, with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of the Guarantors, threatened.

3.31     No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws . Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, directors, officers or employees, nor, to the knowledge of the Company or any of the Guarantors, any agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“ OFAC ”) or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), the United Nations Security Council (“ UNSC ”), the European

 

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Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“ HMT ”), any relevant sanctions authority of Ireland, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “ Sanctions ”), nor is the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of the Guarantors located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Crimea (each, a “ Sanctioned Country ”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, initial purchaser, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. For the past five years, the Company and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in, are not now knowingly engaged in and will not knowingly engage in, any unlawful dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.

3.32     Solvency . On and immediately after the Closing Date, the Company and the Guarantors (including, for purposes of this Section 3.32, all the subsidiaries listed on Schedule 2), taken as a whole (after giving effect to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the issuance of the Guarantees, the other transactions related thereto and the application of the proceeds thereof as described herein), will be Solvent. As used in this paragraph, the term “Solvent” means, with respect to a particular date, that on such date (i) the fair value (and present fair saleable value) of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors, taken as a whole, is not less than the total amount required to pay the probable liability of the Company and the Guarantors, taken as a whole, on their total existing debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they become absolute and matured; (ii) the Company and the Guarantors, taken as a whole, are able to realize upon their assets and pay their debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and commitments as they mature and become due in the normal course of business; (iii) assuming consummation of the issuance and sale of the Securities and the issuance of the Guarantees as contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Company and the Guarantors, taken as a whole, do not have, intend to incur or believe that they will incur debts or liabilities beyond their ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature and become due in the ordinary course of business; and (iv) the Company and the Guarantors, taken as a whole, are not engaged in any business or transaction, and do not propose to engage in any business or transaction, for which their property would constitute unreasonably small capital.

3.33     No Restrictions on Subsidiaries . No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s capital stock or similar ownership interest, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or from Transferring any of such subsidiary’s properties or assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company, except for any such restrictions (a) contained in the Existing Indebtedness or the indenture governing the 7.0% senior notes due 2026 or (b) that will be permitted by the Indenture.

 

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3.34     No Broker’s Fees . Except for the engagement letter, dated as of March 24, 2020, between the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC (the “ Agent ”), neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person that would give rise to a valid claim against any of them or the Purchaser for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities.

3.35     No Integration . Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D) has, directly or through any agent, sold, offered for sale, solicited offers to buy or otherwise negotiated in respect of, any security (as defined in the Securities Act), that is or will be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner that would require registration of the Securities under the Securities Act.

3.36     No General Solicitation or Directed Selling Efforts . None of the Company or any of its affiliates or any other person acting on its or their behalf has (i) solicited offers for, or offered or sold, the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or (ii) with respect to any securities sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S under the Securities Act (“ Regulation S ”), engaged in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S, and all such persons have complied with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S.

3.37     Securities Law Exemptions . Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Section 4 and their compliance with their agreements set forth therein, it is not necessary, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Purchaser, to register the offer and sale of the Securities under the Securities Act or to qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or to publish a prospectus for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the “ Prospectus Regulation ”).

3.38     Margin Rules . Neither the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities nor the application of the proceeds thereof by the Company as described herein will violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.

3.39     Sarbanes-Oxley Act . There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”), including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

3.40     Stamp Taxes . To the extent and subject to the assumptions and qualifications set forth in the legal opinions identified in Section 6 below, there are no stamp or other issuance or transfer taxes or duties (for the avoidance of doubt, this does not include VAT as defined in Section 9.2 below) or other similar fees or charges required to be paid by or on behalf of the Purchaser in Ireland or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents or the offer or sale of the Securities; provided that the Company makes no representation as to the tax treatment of any future transfer or assignment of the Notes or Warrants by the Purchaser.

 

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3.41     No Immunity . None of the Company, any of the Guarantors, or any of their respective properties, assets or revenues is, under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization or under U.S. federal or New York state law, subject to any general right of immunity from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from the giving of any relief in any such legal action, suit or proceeding, from set-off or counterclaim, from the jurisdiction of courts located in such jurisdiction, from service of process, attachment upon or prior to judgment, or attachment in aid of execution of judgment, or from execution of a judgment, or other legal process or proceeding for the giving of any relief or for the enforcement of a judgment, in any such court with respect to their respective obligations, liabilities or any other matter under or arising out of or in connection herewith; and, to the extent that the Company, the Guarantors or any of their respective subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, assets or revenues may have or may hereafter become entitled to any such right of immunity in any such court in which proceedings arising out of, or relating to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, may at any time be commenced, the Company and each of the Guarantors have, pursuant to Section 10.12 of this Agreement, waived, and the Company and each of the Guarantors will waive, or will cause their respective subsidiaries to waive, such right to the extent permitted by law.

3.42     Valid Choice of Law . To the extent and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and reservations set forth in the legal opinions identified in Section 6 below, and as may otherwise be limited by public policy considerations of the respective jurisdictions of organization of the Company and the Guarantors, the choice of laws of the State of New York as the governing law of the Transaction Documents (i) is a valid choice of law under the laws of Ireland and (ii) will be honored by the courts of Ireland.

3.43     Submission to Jurisdiction . To the extent and subject to the assumptions and qualifications set forth in the legal opinions identified in Section 6 below, the Company and each of the Guarantors have the power to submit, and pursuant to Section 10.5 of this Agreement have, or in the case of the Indenture and the Security Agreement to the extent a party thereto, will have, legally, validly, effectively and irrevocably submitted, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any U.S. federal or New York state court located in The City of New York; and have the power to designate, appoint and empower, and pursuant to Section 10.5 of this Agreement have, or in the case of the Indenture and the Security Agreement to the extent a party thereto, will have, legally, validly and effectively designated, appointed and empowered an agent for service of process in any suit or proceeding based on or arising under this Agreement, the Indenture or the Security Agreement, as applicable, in any U.S. federal or New York state court located in The City of New York.

3.44     Exchange Controls . No exchange control authorization or any other authorization, approval, consent or license of any governmental or regulatory authority or court in Ireland is required for the payment of any amounts payable under the Transaction Documents and all interest, principal, premium, if any, additional amounts, if any, and other payments on or under the Transaction Documents; all such payments may be paid in the applicable local currency that may be converted into another currency and freely transferred out of Ireland without the necessity of obtaining any governmental authorization in Ireland or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein.

 

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3.45     No Requirement to File or Record . To the extent and subject to the assumptions and qualifications set forth in the legal opinions identified in Section 6 below and in the case of the Company and any Guarantor incorporated in Ireland, subject to (i) the filing of the relevant Form C1 containing the relevant particulars of the Security Agreement with the Irish Companies Registration Office and (ii) delivery of a written notice to the Irish Revenue Commissioners in respect of the Security Agreement for the purposes of Section 1001 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 of Ireland (as amended), in each case within 21 days of the date of the Security Agreement and payment of associated fees, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Company or relevant Guarantor is a party are in proper legal form under the laws of Ireland for the enforcement thereof in Ireland against the Company and the Guarantors, and to ensure the legality, enforcement or admissibility into evidence of this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which the Company or relevant Guarantor is a party in Ireland, it is not necessary for this Agreement or any such Transaction Document to which the Company or relevant Guarantor is a party, as the case may be, to be filed or recorded with any court or other authority in Ireland or that any tax or fee be paid in Ireland on or in respect of this Agreement or such Transaction Document, as the case may be, or any other document, other than court costs (including, without limitation, filing fees). This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Company or relevant Guarantor is a party are in proper legal form under the laws of the State of New York for the enforcement thereof in the State of New York against the Company and the Guarantors, and it is not necessary in order to ensure the legality, validity, enforcement or admissibility into evidence of this Agreement and any other Transaction Document in the State of New York that this Agreement or any such Transaction Document, as the case may be, be filed or recorded with any court or other authority in the State of New York or that any tax or fee be paid in the State of New York on or in respect of this Agreement or such Transaction Document, as the case may be, or any other document, other than court costs, including (without limitation) filing fees.

3.46     No Financial Assistance . None of the Transactions will comprise financial assistance (within the meaning of Section 82 of the Companies Act 2014 (as amended) of Ireland) (the “ Companies Act ”).

3.47     Center of Main Interests . The Company’s center of main interests (for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2015/848) is and will remain in Ireland, and it has no establishment (within the meaning of that Regulation) outside Ireland.

4.     Representations And Warranties Of the Purchaser . The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company that:

4.1     Purchase for Investment . The Purchaser acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Securities and the Warrant Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or under any state or other applicable securities laws. Purchaser (a) acknowledges that it is acquiring the Securities and the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act solely for investment with no intention to distribute any of the foregoing to any Person, (b) will not sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any of the Securities or the Warrant

 

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Shares, except in compliance with this Agreement and the registration requirements or exemption provisions of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws, (c) is a sophisticated institutional investor with extensive knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Securities and the Warrant Shares and of making an informed investment decision, (d) is an “accredited investor” (as that term is defined by Rule 501 of the Securities Act), and (e) (1) has been furnished with or has had full access to all the information that it considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision with respect to the Securities and the Warrant Shares, (2) has had an opportunity to discuss with the Company the intended business and financial affairs of the Company and to obtain information necessary to verify any information furnished to it or to which it had access and (3) can bear the economic risk of (i) an investment in the Securities and the Warrant Shares indefinitely and (ii) a total loss in respect of such investment. The Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in business and financial matters so as to enable it to understand and evaluate the risks of, and form an investment decision with respect to its investment in, the Securities and the Warrant Shares, and to protect its own interest in connection with such investment. The Purchaser has been advised and understands that the Company, in issuing the Securities, is relying upon, among other things, the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in this Article IV in concluding that such issuance is a “private offering” and is exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act.

4.2     Authority, Etc. The Purchaser is duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization or formation, with all necessary power and authority to own and operate its properties and to conduct its business as currently conducted. The Purchaser has the power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transactions and the execution, delivery and performance hereof and thereof have been duly authorized by all proper and necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership action, as the case may be. Each of the Transaction Documents to which the Purchaser is a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

4.3     Information . The Purchaser and its Representatives have (i) had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company directly and review the Company’s public filings with the Commission and (ii) conducted and completed its own independent due diligence with respect to the Transactions. Based on such information as the Purchaser has deemed appropriate and without reliance upon the Agent or any of the Agent’s Affiliates, the Purchaser hereby acknowledges (for itself and on behalf of its Affiliates and Representatives) that it has conducted, to its satisfaction, its own independent investigation of the business, operations, assets and financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries and, in making its determination to enter into this Agreement and the Transactions, the Purchaser and its Affiliates and Representatives have made its own judgment concerning the Company and its business, operations and prospects and analysis and relied on the results of their own independent investigation. Except for the representations and warranties of the Company expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Purchaser is relying exclusively on its own sources of information, investment analysis and due diligence (including professional advice it deems appropriate) with respect to the Transactions, the

 

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Securities and the business, condition (financial and otherwise), management, operations and properties of the Company, including but not limited to all business, legal, regulatory, accounting, credit and tax matters.

4.4     Sufficient Funds . The Purchaser will have available to it at the Closing sufficient funds to enable the Purchaser to pay in full at the Closing the entire amount of the Purchaser’s Purchase Price in immediately available cash funds. The Purchaser is a party to and has accepted a fully executed commitment letter, dated as of the date hereof (the “ Equity Commitment Letter ”), from a certain Persons (the “ Investors ”) pursuant to which the Investors have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to invest in Purchaser the amounts set forth therein. The Equity Commitment Letter provides that the Company is a third-party beneficiary thereof, in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, and is entitled to enforce such agreement. The equity financing committed pursuant to the Equity Commitment Letter is referred to in this Agreement as the “Equity Financing”. The Purchaser has delivered to the Company a true, complete and correct copy of the executed Equity Commitment Letter. Except as expressly set forth in the Equity Commitment Letter, there are no conditions precedent to the obligations of the Investors to provide the Equity Financing or any contingencies that would permit the Investors to reduce the total amount of the Equity Financing. The Equity Commitment Letter constitutes the legal, valid binding and enforceable obligations of the Purchaser and all the other parties thereto and is in full force and effect. As of the date of this Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter has not been modified, amended or altered, no such amendment, modification, or alteration is contemplated and none of the commitments under the Equity Commitment Letter have been terminated, reduced, withdrawn or rescinded in any respect. The Equity Commitment Letter will not be amended, modified or altered at any time through the Closing.

4.5     Ownership of Company Shares . (a) As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Purchaser nor its Affiliates own any capital stock or other equity or equity-linked securities of the Company.

(b) From such time as such Purchaser was first contacted by the Company or any other Person acting on behalf of the Company regarding the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents until the first public announcement of the execution of this Agreement, such Purchaser and any Affiliate of such Purchaser which (i) had knowledge of the Transactions, (ii) has or shares discretion relating to such Purchaser’s investments or trading or information concerning such Purchaser’s investments, including in respect of the Securities, or (iii) is subject to such Purchaser’s review or input concerning such Affiliate’s investments or trading has not (x) offered, sold, contracted to sell, sold any option or contract to purchase, purchased any option or contract to sell, granted any option, right or warrant to purchase, lent, or otherwise transferred or disposed of, directly or indirectly, any of the Securities or (y) directly or indirectly engaged in any short sales or other derivative or hedging transactions with respect to Ordinary Shares, including by means of any swap or other transaction or arrangement that transfers or that is designed to, or that might reasonably be expected to, result in the transfer to another, in whole or in part, of any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Securities, regardless of whether any transaction described in this Section 4.5 is to be settled by delivery of Ordinary Shares other securities, in cash or otherwise.

 

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4.6     Legends . (a) The Purchaser understands that the Warrants or Warrant Shares (as applicable) will bear a restrictive legend substantially as follows and, in the case of the Notes, the applicable legends pursuant to the Indenture:

“THE OFFER AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE SECURITIES MAY NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO TRANSFER AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN A NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF APRIL 28, 2020, COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.”

(b)    The Purchaser understands that upon request of the Purchaser and, if requested by the Company, receipt by the Company of an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that such legend is no longer required under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, the Company shall promptly cause the first paragraph of the legend to be removed from any certificate or other instrument for any Warrant or Warrant Shares to be Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the second paragraph of the legend shall be removed upon the expiration of such transfer and other restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

4.7     No General Solicitation . The Purchaser did not learn of the investment in the Securities as a result of any general solicitation or general advertising.

4.8     No Reliance . The Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) the Agent is acting solely as the Company’s placement agent in connection with the Transactions and is not acting as underwriter or in any other capacity and is not and shall not be construed as a fiduciary for the Purchaser, the Company or any other person or entity in connection with the Transactions, (b) the Agent and its Affiliates have not made and will not make any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character and has not provided any advice or recommendation in connection with the Transactions, (c) the Agent and its Affiliates will have no responsibility with respect to (i) any representations, warranties or agreements made by any person or entity under or in connection with the Transactions or any of the documents furnished pursuant thereto or in connection therewith, or the execution, legality, validity or enforceability (with respect to any person) or any thereof, or (ii) the business, affairs, financial condition, operations, properties or prospects of, or any other matter concerning the Company or the Transactions, and (d) the Agent and its Affiliates shall have no liability or obligation (including without limitation, for or with respect to any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements incurred by the Purchaser, the Company or any other person or entity), whether in contract, tort or otherwise, to

 

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the Purchaser, or to any person claiming through the Purchaser, in respect of the Transactions. In connection with the issuance of the Securities to the Purchaser, neither the Agent nor any of its Affiliates have acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to the Purchaser.

4.9     Use of Proceeds . The Purchaser hereby acknowledges that an Affiliate of the Agent will receive a portion of the proceeds from the sale and issuance of the Securities.

4.10     European Securities Laws . The Purchaser has not offered, sold, placed or underwritten and will not offer, sell, place or underwrite the Securities, or do anything in Ireland or any other jurisdiction in the European Union in respect of the Securities, otherwise than in conformity with the provisions of:

(a)    Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (Prospectus Regulation), Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980 (PR Regulation), Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/979 (RTS Regulation) and any Central Bank of Ireland (“Central Bank”) rules issued and / or in force pursuant to Section 1363 of the Companies Act or any analogous legislation in any other European Union jurisdiction;

(b)    the Companies Act;

(c)    the European Union (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (as amended) and it will conduct itself in accordance with any rules or codes of conduct and any conditions or requirements, or any other enactment, imposed or approved by the Central Bank or any analogous legislation in any other European Union jurisdiction;

(d)    Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse, the European Union (Market Abuse) Regulations 2016 and any Central Bank rules issued and / or in force pursuant to Section 1370 of the Companies Act, and will assist the Company in complying with its obligations thereunder or any analogous legislation in any other European Union jurisdiction;

(e)    Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) or any analogous legislation in any other European Union jurisdiction; and

(f)    the Central Bank Acts 1942 to 2015 (as amended) and any codes of conduct rules made under Section 117(1) of the Central Bank Act 1989 or any analogous legislation in any other European Union jurisdiction.

5.     Further Agreements

5.1     Further Agreements of the Company and the Guarantors . The Company and the Guarantors jointly and severally covenant and agree with the Purchaser that:

(a)     Conduct . The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all approvals and consents required by or necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Company agrees to

 

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execute and deliver all such documents or instruments, to take all commercially reasonable action and to do all other commercially reasonable things it determines to be necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations or as otherwise reasonably requested by the Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(b)     Blue Sky Compliance . The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Purchaser shall reasonably request; provided that neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors shall be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.

(c)     Confidentiality . The Purchaser will, and will cause its Affiliates and Representatives to, keep confidential any information (including oral, written and electronic information) concerning the Company, its subsidiaries or its Affiliates that may be furnished to the Purchaser, its Affiliates or its or their respective Representatives by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Representatives in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including any such information provided pursuant to Section 5.1(j) of this Agreement or in connection with the Purchaser’s evaluation of the Transactions (“ confidential information ”) and to use the confidential information solely for the purposes of monitoring, administering or managing the Purchaser’s investment in the Company made pursuant to this Agreement; provided that confidential information will not include information that (a) is, was or becomes available to the public (other than as a result of a breach of any confidentiality obligation by the Purchaser or its Affiliates), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by the Purchaser without use of the Company’s confidential information or (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to the Purchaser by a third party (other than an Affiliate of the Purchaser) without a breach of any confidentiality obligations such third party has to the Company that is known to the Purchaser; provided that, the Purchaser may disclose confidential information (i) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants and other professional advisors to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection with monitoring its investment in the Company, (ii) to any prospective purchaser of any Securities or Warrant Shares as long as such prospective purchaser agrees to be bound by the a customary confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement (with the Company as an express third party beneficiary of such agreement), (iii) to any Affiliate, partner, member, limited partners, prospective partners or related investment fund of the Purchaser and its directors, employees, consultants and representatives, in each case in the ordinary course of business ( provided that the recipients of such confidential information are subject to a customary confidentiality and non-disclosure obligation; provided , further , that in no event shall the any of the Purchaser, its Affiliates and its Representatives disclose confidential information to any “portfolio companies” (as such term is customarily used among institutional investors) in which the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates has an investment (whether as debt or equity) or any entity controlled by any such portfolio company, including but not limited to Shutterfly, Inc., Photo Holdings, LLC and their investors that are not Affiliates of the Purchaser; provided that the Company acknowledges that employees of the Purchaser’s or one of its Affiliates may serve as a directors of a portfolio company and therefore agrees that the Purchaser will not be deemed to have disclosed confidential information to a portfolio company solely due to the dual role of any

 

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such employee so long as such employee does not provide access to any confidential information to the other directors, officers or employees of such portfolio company), (iv) as may be reasonably determined by the Purchaser to be necessary in connection with the Purchaser’s enforcement of its rights in connection with this Agreement or its investment in the Company and its subsidiaries, or (v) as may otherwise be required by law or legal, judicial or regulatory process, provided that the Purchaser takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any required disclosure described in this clause (v) (including by, to the extent permitted, by providing notice to the Company promptly so that the Company will have a reasonable opportunity to timely seek to limit, condition or quash such disclosure (in which case the Purchaser shall use reasonable efforts to assist the Company in this respect), all at the Company’s sole cost and expense); and provided, further, that the acts and omissions of any Person to whom the Purchaser may disclose confidential information pursuant to clauses (i) and (iii) of the preceding proviso shall be attributable to the Purchaser for purposes of determining the Purchaser’s compliance with this Section 5.1(c), except those who have entered into a separate confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement or obligation with the Company in respect of such confidential information. The Confidentiality Agreement, dated March 25, 2020, by and among Apollo Hybrid Value Management, L.P. and the Company shall terminate simultaneously with the Closing; provided that, any liability that arose under the such agreement shall survive and be governed by the terms of this Agreement.

(d)     Public Disclosure . The Purchaser and the Company shall consult with each other before issuing, and give each other the opportunity to review and comment upon, any press release or other public statements with respect to the Transaction Documents or the Transactions, and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement prior to such consultation, except as may be required by applicable law, judgment, court process or the rules and regulations of any national securities exchange or national securities quotation system. Notwithstanding the forgoing, this Section  5.1(d) shall not apply to any press release or other public statement made by the Company or the Purchaser (a) which does not contain any information relating to the Transactions that has not been previously announced or made public in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or (b) is made in the ordinary course of business and does not relate specifically to the signing of the Transaction Documents or the Transactions.

(e)     Use of Proceeds . The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described herein.

(f)     [Reserved] .

(g)     DTC . The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to have the Notes be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC prior to the Closing Date.

(h)     No Integration . Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D) will, directly or through any agent, sell, offer for sale, solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of, any security (as defined in the Securities Act), that is or will be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner that would require registration of the Securities under the Securities Act.

 

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(i)     No General Solicitation or Directed Selling Efforts . None of the Company or any of its affiliates or any other person acting on its or their behalf will (i) solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or (ii) engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S, and all such persons will comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Regulation S or (iii) assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained in Section 4 and their compliance with their agreements set forth therein, make an offer of the Securities to the public (within the meaning of Article 2(d) of the Prospectus Regulation) in the European Union or the United Kingdom (unless such offer is exempted, under Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation, from the obligation to publish a prospectus).

(j)     Information Rights .

(a) Following the Closing and prior to the first day on which the Purchaser, together with each of its Permitted Transferees and any successive Permitted Transferees thereof (collectively, the “ Purchaser Parties ”), do not collectively hold (i) at least 50% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued on the Closing Date and (ii) Warrants or Warrant Shares, as the case may be, representing at least 1.50% of the fully-diluted ordinary shares of the Company (on an as-exercised basis in the case of the Warrants) (such time the Purchaser Parties certify to the Company as to such collective ownership thereof, the “ Fall-Away of Purchaser Rights ”), upon the prior request one or more of the Purchaser Parties in writing to the Company, the Company will provide the Purchaser Parties with the following:

(i)    within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, (A) an audited, consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year, (B) an audited, consolidated income statement of the Company and its subsidiaries for such fiscal year and (C) an audited, consolidated statement of cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries for such fiscal year; provided that this requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if on or prior to such date the Company files its annual report on Form 10-K for the applicable fiscal year with the SEC;

(ii)    within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, (A) an unaudited, consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal quarter, (B) an unaudited, consolidated income statement of the Company and its subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter and (C) an unaudited, consolidated statement of cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter; provided that this requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if on or prior to such date the Company files its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the applicable fiscal year with the SEC;

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(iv)    as soon as available, but in any event no more than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a copy of the plan and forecast (including a projected consolidated balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement) of the Company for each quarter of the upcoming fiscal year;

(v)    reasonable access, to the extent reasonably requested by the Purchaser, to the offices and the properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, including its and their books and records, and to discuss its and their affairs, finances and accounts with its and their officers, all upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times and as often as the Purchaser may reasonably request; provided that any investigation pursuant to this Section 5.1(j)(a)(v) shall be conducted in a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries; and

(vi)    copies of all substantive materials that are provided to the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) on a quarterly basis for formal meetings of the Board, with such materials being provided to the Purchaser at substantially the same time as provided to the directors of the Company;

provided  that the Company shall not be obligated to provide such access or materials, or provide them in redacted format, if and to the extent the Company determines, in its reasonable judgment, that such materials contain competitively-sensitive information, including, without limitation, with respect to the consumer-focused lines of business operated by the Company or any of its subsidiaries from time to time) or doing so would (i) materially violate applicable law, an applicable order or a contract or obligation of confidentiality owing to a third party, (ii) violate or materially prejudice the rights of its customers, (iii) result in the disclosure of trade secrets, (iv) be adverse to the interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in any pending or threatened Action, (v) expose the Company to risk of liability for disclosure of personal information or (vi) jeopardize the protection of attorney-client privilege, attorney work product protection or other legal privilege. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries will be required to provide any information or material that relate to, contain or reflect any analyses, studies, notes, memoranda and other information related to or prepared in connection with any Transaction Document or the transactions or any matters relating thereto or any transactions with or matters relating to the Purchaser or any Affiliates thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) a request for information in accordance with this Section 5.1(j)(a) from the Purchaser or one Purchaser Party shall be deemed to be the request on behalf of all Purchaser Parties, and (ii) the absence of such a request from any or all of the Purchaser Parties shall not be deemed a waiver of the rights under this Section 5.1(j)(a) for purposes of Section 5.1(j)(b).

(b)    Until the earlier of (i) the Fall-Away of Purchaser Rights and (ii) at such time as the Purchaser Parties have waived in writing its rights under Section 5.1(j)(a) above (but in no event earlier than the date on which the Company announces it earnings release for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2020), the Purchaser agrees that, without the prior written approval of the Board, the Purchaser will not, directly or indirectly, and will cause its Affiliates not to:

 

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(i)    acquire, offer or seek to acquire, agree to acquire or make a proposal to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, any securities or direct or indirect rights to acquire any securities of the Company or any of its Affiliates, including any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such securities, any options or other derivative securities or contracts or instruments in any way related to the price of Ordinary Shares or any material asset or property of the Company or any subsidiary; provided , that the Purchaser and its Affiliates may acquire first lien or second lien debt securities (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall extend to any secured debt security that is either senior or pari passu in ranking to the Notes) to the extent the proceeds of such first lien or second lien debt securities are not applied to the redemption or repurchase in full of the Notes;

(ii)    make or encourage or participate in any “solicitation” of “proxies”, knowingly seek to influence any Person with respect to voting securities of the Company, call or seek to call a meeting of the Company’s shareholders or initiate any shareholder proposal for action by the Company’s shareholders; make any public announcement with respect to any offer or an interest in an extraordinary transaction involving the Company;

(iii)    disclose any intention or plan inconsistent with the foregoing or other action seeking to influence the management of the Company or take any action that would, in effect, require the Company to make a public announcement regarding the possibility of a transaction or any of the events described in this Section 5.1(j)(b); or

(iv)    enter into any discussions or arrangements with any third party (including, without limitation, security holders of the Company, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Purchaser) with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, forming, joining or in any way participating in a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with any third party with respect to any securities of the Company or otherwise in connection with any of the foregoing;

provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.1(j)(b) will (1) limit the Purchaser’s ability to vote any of its Ordinary Shares, privately make and submit to the Company and/or the Board any proposal that is intended by the Purchaser to be made and submitted on a non-publicly disclosed or announced basis (and would not reasonably be expect to require public disclosure by any Person) or otherwise exercise rights under this Agreement, the Securities and Warrant Shares, or participate in a rights offering made to all holders of Ordinary Shares of the Company, or (2) apply to Affiliates of the Purchaser that are effectively walled off by customary information barriers or restrict trading in broad-based indexes in which the securities of the Company may be an immaterial component.

(k)     Post-Closing Guarantees and Collateral . The Company will cause each of the Company’s subsidiaries that are required to guarantee the Notes under the Indenture to become Guarantors and complete the actions required to create valid and perfected liens in such portion of the Collateral securing such Guarantor’s Guarantee, in each case as and to the extent required under the Indenture.

(l)     Closing Conditions . The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to satisfy the “Conditions to Purchaser’s Obligations at the Closing” set forth below in Section 6.1.

 

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(m)     Tax Gross-Up . The Company and each of the Guarantors agree with the Purchaser to make all payments under this Agreement without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties or governmental charges whatsoever imposed by the United States of America or Ireland or, in each case, any political subdivision or any applicable taxing jurisdiction thereof or therein or any other taxing jurisdiction in addition to the United States of America or Ireland (each, a “ Taxing Jurisdiction ”), unless the Company or any such Guarantor, as the case may be, is compelled by law to deduct or withhold such taxes, duties or governmental charges. In that event, the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall pay such additional amounts as may be necessary in order that the net amounts received after such withholding or deduction will equal the amounts that would have been received if no withholding or deduction had been made, except to the extent that such taxes, duties or charges (a) were imposed due to some connection of the Purchaser with the Taxing Jurisdiction other than the mere entering into of this Agreement or receipt of payments hereunder or (b) would not have been imposed but for the failure of the Purchaser to comply with any reasonable certification, identification or other reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the Taxing Jurisdiction of the Purchaser if such compliance is required or imposed by law as a precondition to an exemption from, or reduction in, such taxes, duties or other governmental charges. The Company and each of the Guarantors, jointly and severally, further agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any documentary, stamp, sales, transaction or similar issue tax, including any interest and penalties, on the creation, issue and sale of the Securities hereunder, and on the execution, delivery, performance and enforcement of the Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding the above, any Guarantor incorporated or tax resident in Switzerland shall not be required to pay any additional amounts under this Section 5.1(m) with respect to any Swiss tax withheld by it under the Swiss federal act on withholding tax as of October 13, 1965, provided, however, this restriction shall not in any way limit the obligations of the Company or any other Guarantor to pay additional amounts in respect of any Swiss withholding tax and provided, further, that in the event that any Guarantor incorporated or tax resident in Switzerland would otherwise be required to pay additional amounts under this Section 5.1(m) with respect to any Swiss withholding tax and is relieved from such obligation pursuant to this sentence, the other Guarantors, jointly and severally, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee, on a senior unsecured basis, the payment of such additional amounts in respect of such Swiss withholding tax.

(n)     Exchange Listing .

(i)    The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to list, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date and in any event prior to the first interest payment date of the Notes, the Notes on a recognized stock exchange for the purposes of Section 64 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (as amended) of Ireland (the “Exchange”) and thereafter to maintain such listing until the Notes have been repaid or redeemed in full.

(ii)    The Company shall promptly apply to cause the aggregate number of Warrant Shares to be approved for listing on NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance. From time to time following the Closing Date, the Company shall cause the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise of the Warrants to be approved for listing on NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance or such other primary exchange as to which the Ordinary Shares are then listed or admitted for trading.

 

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(o)     Participation Rights .

(a)    For the purposes of this Section 5.1(o), “ Excluded Issuance ” shall mean (i) the issuance of any shares of equity securities (as defined below) that is subject to Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 and 6.5 of the Warrants, (ii) any issuance of Ordinary Shares or any options or convertible securities issued in connection with any “business combination” (as defined in the rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission) or otherwise in connection with a bona fide acquisition of the securities or the assets of another Person, business unit, division or business, and not in connection with the financing of such transaction other than a broadly marketed offering and sale of equity or convertible securities for third-party financing of such transaction, (iii) any issuance of shares of any equity securities (including upon exercise of options) to directors, officers, employees, consultants or other agents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries as approved by the Board or its designee(s), (iv) any issuance of shares of any equity securities pursuant to an employee stock option plan, management incentive plan, restricted stock plan, stock purchase plan or stock, ownership plan or similar benefit plan, similar program or similar agreement as approved by the Board, (v) any issuance of shares of equity securities in connection with a bona fide strategic partnership or commercial arrangement with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than (x) any such strategic partnership or commercial arrangement with a private equity firm or similar financial institution or (y) an issuance the primary purpose of which is a bona fide capital raise), (vi) any issuance of shares of any equity securities pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in clauses (iii) or (iv) of this sentence and outstanding as of the Closing Date (including issuance of such securities upon the exercise of the Warrants) or pursuant to issuance, exercise or conversion of securities or rights issued pursuant to a distribution in which the Purchaser Parties participate, (vii) any issuance of shares of any equity securities or convertible securities to a third party financial institution as an “equity kicker” in connection with a bona fide borrowing by the Company that is primarily a debt financing transaction and (viii) the issuance of shares of equity securities to a Governmental Authority or designee thereof (in each case, excluding a sovereign wealth fund who regularly makes financial investments) in connection with a financing transaction pursuant to a program developed to address COVID-19 (including the impacts thereof).

(b)    Until the occurrence of the Fall-Away of Purchaser Rights, if the Company proposes to issue equity securities (the term “equity securities” shall include for these purposes Ordinary Shares and any warrants, options or other rights to acquire, or any securities that are exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into, Ordinary Shares), other than in an Excluded Issuance, then the Company shall:

(i)    to the extent reasonably practicable, consult with the Purchaser Parties reasonably in advance of undertaking such issuance and, if and only if the Purchaser Party notifies the Company within five (5) Business Days following such consultation of its preliminary interest in receiving an offer to participate in such issuance or, if the Company reasonably expects such offer to be made in less than five (5) Business Days, such shorter period which shall be as long as commercially practicable, the Company will give written notice to the

 

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Purchaser Parties no less than seven (7) Business Days prior to the closing of such issuance or, if the Company reasonably expects such issuance to be completed in less than seven (7) Business Days, such shorter period which shall be as long as commercially practicable, setting forth in reasonable detail (A) the designation and all of the terms and provisions of the securities proposed to be issued (the “ Proposed Securities ”), including, to the extent applicable, the voting powers, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualification, limitations or restrictions thereof and interest rate and maturity; (B) the price and other terms of the proposed sale of such securities; and (C) the amount of such securities proposed to be issued; provided that following the delivery of such notice, the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser Parties any such information the Purchaser Parties may reasonably request in order to evaluate the proposed issuance, except that the Company shall not be required to deliver any information that has not been or will not be provided or otherwise made available to the proposed purchasers of the Proposed Securities; and

(ii)    offer to issue and sell to the Purchaser Parties, on such terms as the Proposed Securities are issued and upon full payment by the Purchaser, a portion of the Proposed Securities equal to a percentage determined by dividing (A) the number of Warrant Shares the Purchaser Parties beneficially own by (B) the total number of diluted shares then outstanding (on an as-converted basis, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any contingently issuable shares subject to performance conditions) (such percentage, the Purchaser Parties’ “ Participation Portion ”); provided, however, that, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 5.1(o)(g), the Company shall not be required to offer to issue or sell to the Purchaser Parties the portion of the Proposed Securities that would require the Company to obtain shareholder approval in respect of the issuance of any Proposed Securities under the listing rules of NASDAQ or any other securities exchange or any other applicable law or require either a mandatory offer to be made for the purposes of Rule 9 of the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997, Takeover Rules 2013 (the “ Irish Takeover Rules ”) or shareholder approval to waive any requirement to make a mandatory offer to be obtained for the purposes of Rule 9 of the Irish Takeover Rules (provided, further, however, that the Company shall still be obligated to provide written notice of such proposed issuance to the Purchaser Parties pursuant to Section 5.1(o)(b)(i), which notice shall include a description of the Proposed Securities (including the number thereof) that would require shareholder approval in respect of the issuance thereof (the “ Restricted Issuance Information ”)).

(c)    Each Purchaser Party will have the option, exercisable by written notice to the Company, to accept the Company’s offer and commit to purchase any or all of the equity securities offered to be sold by the Company to the Purchaser Parties, which notice must be given within seven (7) Business Days after receipt of such notice from the Company (or such shorter period if the notice by the Company was sent in accordance with the preceding paragraph less than seven (7) Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date, and in no event less than two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date). If the Company offers two (2) or more securities in units to the other participants in the offering, the Purchaser Parties must purchase such units as a whole and will not be given the opportunity to purchase only one (1) of the securities making up such unit. The closing of the exercise of such subscription right shall take place simultaneously with the closing of the sale of the Proposed Securities giving rise to such subscription right. Upon the expiration of the period described above, the Company will be free to sell

 

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such Proposed Securities that the Purchaser Parties have not elected to purchase during the 120 days following such expiration on terms and conditions not materially more favorable to the purchasers thereof than those offered to the Purchaser Parties in the notice delivered in accordance with Section 5.1(o)(b). Any Proposed Securities offered or sold by the Company after such 120-day period shall be reoffered to the Purchaser Parties pursuant to this Section 5.1(o); provided that, subject to compliance with terms and conditions set forth in this Section 5.1(o)(g), the Company shall not be required to reoffer to the Purchaser Parties the portion of the Proposed Securities that would require the Company to obtain shareholder approval in respect of the issuance of any Proposed Securities under the listing rules of NASDAQ or any other securities exchange or any applicable law, or require either a mandatory offer to be made for the purposes of Rule 9 of the Irish Takeover Rules or shareholder approval to waive any requirement to make a mandatory offer to be obtained for the purposes of Rule 9 of the Irish Takeover Rules.

(d)    The election by any Purchaser Party not to exercise its subscription rights under this Section 5.1(o) in any one instance shall not affect its right as to any subsequent proposed issuance.

(e)    Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.1(o) to the contrary, the Company will not be deemed to have breached this Section 5.1(o) if the Board determines that it is reasonably necessary for the Company to issue any Proposed Securities without previously complying with the provisions of this Section 5.1(o) and not later than thirty (30) business days following the issuance of any Proposed Securities in contravention of this Section 5.1(o), the Company or the transferee of such Proposed Securities offers to sell a portion of such equity securities or additional equity securities of the type(s) in question to the Purchaser Parties so that, taking into account such previously-issued Proposed Securities and any such additional Proposed Securities, the Purchaser Parties will have had the right to purchase or subscribe for Proposed Securities in a manner consistent with the allocation and other terms and upon same economic and other terms provided for in Sections 5.1(o)(b) and 5.1(o)(c).

(f)    In the case of an issuance subject to this Section 5.1(o) for consideration in whole or in part other than cash, including securities acquired in exchange therefor (other than securities by their terms so exchangeable), the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair market value thereof, as reasonably determined by the Company.

(g)    In the event that the Company is not required to offer or reoffer to the Purchaser Parties any Proposed Securities because such issuance would require the Company to obtain shareholder approval in respect of the issuance of any Proposed Securities under the listing rules of NASDAQ or any other securities exchange or any other applicable law or require either a mandatory offer to be made for the purposes of Rule 9 of the Irish Takeover Rules or shareholder approval to waive any requirement to make a mandatory offer to be obtained for the purposes of Rule 9 of the Irish Takeover Rules, the Company shall, upon the Purchaser Parties’ reasonable request delivered to the Company in writing within no later than seven (7) Business Days following its receipt of the written notice of such issuance to the Purchaser Parties pursuant to Section 5.1(o)(b)(i) (together with the Restricted Issuance Information), at the Purchaser Parties’ election:

 

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(i)    waive the restrictions set forth in Section 5.1(j)(b) solely to the extent necessary to permit the Purchaser Parties to acquire such number of equity securities of the Company equivalent to its Participation Portion of the Proposed Securities the Purchaser Parties would have been entitled to purchase had it been in entitled to acquire such Proposed Securities pursuant to Section 5.1(o)(c);

(ii)    consider and discuss in good faith modifications proposed by the Purchaser Parties to the terms and conditions of such portion of the Proposed Securities which would otherwise be issued to the Purchaser Parties such that the Company would not be required to obtain shareholder approval or such that a mandatory offer would not be required to be made for the purposes of Rule 9 of the Irish Takeover Rules or shareholder approval to waive any requirement to make a mandatory offer would not be required to be obtained for the purposes of Rule 9 of the Irish Takeover Rules, in respect of the issuance of such Proposed Securities as so modified; and/or

(iii)    solely to the extent that shareholder approval is required in connection with the issuance of equity securities to Persons other than the Purchaser Parties, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to seek shareholder approval, save where shareholder approval to waive any requirement to make a mandatory offer would be required to be obtained for the purposes of Rule 9 of the Irish Takeover Rules, in respect of the issuance of any Proposed Securities to the Purchaser Parties.

(h)    In no event will a Purchaser Party have the right to any adjustment in accordance with Section 6.6 of the Warrant in respect of the same issuance of equity securities in which such Purchaser Party elect to participate in accordance with this Section 5.1(o).

(p)     Mandatory Exercise of the Warrant . The Company will not deliver a Mandatory Exercise Notice (as defined in the Warrant) unless as of the date of such Mandatory Exercise Notice the Company’s trading window is open in accordance with its insider trading policy then in effect and will remain open for a period of at least fifteen (15) days following the date of such Mandatory Exercise Notice.

5.2     Further Agreements of the Purchaser . The Purchaser covenants and agrees with the Company that:

(a)     Transfer Restrictions

(i)    Except as otherwise described in Section 5.2(a)(ii) below, until the 12-month anniversary of the Closing Date, the Purchaser Parties will not Transfer (i) any of the Warrants and the Warrants Shares and (ii) more than 25% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued on the Closing Date to the Purchaser.

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following circumstances: (x) Transfers to any Permitted Transferee (as defined below) of the Purchaser, but only if (I) such transferee agrees in writing prior to such Transfer for the express benefit of the Company to be bound by the terms of this Agreement pursuant to the Joinder, (II) such transferee and the transferor agree for the express benefit of the Company that the transferee shall transfer the Securities (or Warrant Shares) so transferred back to the transferor at or before such time as the transferee ceases to be a Permitted Transferee of the transferor and (III) such transfer shall not relieve the transferring Purchaser of its obligations under this Agreement; (y) Transfers pursuant to a merger, tender offer or exchange offer or other business combination, acquisition of assets or similar transaction or any change of control transaction involving the Company or any subsidiary that, in each case, is approved by the Board (or, with respect to a tender offer or exchange offer where the Board has not previously approved a definitive transaction agreement, the Board either accepts such offer or fails to recommend that the shareholders of the Company reject such offer within ten (10) business days from the date of commencement of such offer); and (z) Transfers that have been approved in writing by the Board.

For purposes of this Agreement, (A) “ Permitted Transferee ” means, with respect to the Purchaser, (i) any Affiliate of the Purchaser, (ii) any successor entity of the Purchaser, (iii) with respect to the Purchaser that is an investment fund, vehicle or similar entity, any other investment fund, vehicle or similar entity of which the Purchaser or an Affiliate, advisor or manager of such Person serves as the general partner, manager or advisor and (iv) any other Purchaser; and (B) “Transfer” means any, direct or indirect, sale, transfer, assignment, hypothecation, bequest or other disposition or transfer (by the operation of law or otherwise), either voluntarily or involuntarily, or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement, agreement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or other disposition or transfer (by the operation of law or otherwise), of any interest in any securities beneficially owned by such Person; provided , that in no event shall a Transfer include (i) any transfer of equity interests in any direct or indirect member, stockholder, partner or other equity holder of the Purchaser so long as there is no transfer of the control of such Person, (ii) the issuance of any Warrant Shares upon the exercise (either in full or in part) of the Warrant, or (iii) the redemption or other acquisition of Notes, Warrants or Warrant Shares by the Company.

(iii)    Notwithstanding Sections 5.2(a)(i) and (ii), the Purchaser agrees that it will not at any time (without the prior written consent of the Board), directly or knowingly indirectly, Transfer any Notes, Warrants or Warrant Shares (including any such Securities or Warrant Shares acquired in its capacity as a Permitted Transferee of another Purchaser) to any Person that is a Company Competitor (as defined below); provided that, the foregoing restriction shall not apply to Transfers to a Person who is a “qualified institutional buyer” that is a financial institution that acquires the Securities or Warrant Shares (i) either in a transaction exempted under Rule 144A under the Securities Act or in an offering registered pursuant to the Securities Act, (ii) in an offering registered pursuant to the Securities Act (including a “block trade”) or (iii) through a bona fide sale to the public without registration effected pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act. “Company Competitor” means any Person that is a competitor of the Company in the reasonable judgment of the Board and any Person who, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, is an affiliate or successor thereof, including any entity that acquires a controlling interest in a Company Competitor.

 

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(iv)    Any attempted Transfer in violation of this Section 5.2(a) shall be null and void  ab initio .

6.     Conditions To Closing .

6.1     Mutual Conditions . The respective obligations of each party to consummate the purchase and sale of the Securities at the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived by a party on behalf of itself in writing, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by applicable law):

(a)    no statute, rule, order, decree or regulation shall have been enacted or promulgated, and no action shall have been taken, by any Governmental Authority which temporarily, preliminarily or permanently restrains, precludes, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the consummation of the Transactions or makes the Transactions illegal.

6.2     Conditions to Purchaser’s Obligations at the Closing . The Purchaser’s obligations to purchase the Securities at the Closing are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Purchaser), at or prior to the Closing Date, of the following additional conditions:

(a)     Representations and Warranties True; Performance of Obligations . The representations and warranties of the Company and the Guarantors contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than those that are already qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect which shall be true and correct in all respects) on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date. The Company shall have performed and complied with in all material respects all of its agreements required to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement prior to the Closing Date.

(b)     Reservation of Warrant Shares . The Warrant Shares shall have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with their terms.

(c)     No Event of Default . No event of default would result from the issuance of the Securities by the Company under the agreements governing the Company’s existing outstanding indebtedness.

(d)     Listing of Warrant Shares . The Listing Application shall have been made with NASDAQ and the Company shall have received from NASDAQ notification that its review process thereof has been completed and the Warrant Shares have been approved for listing, subject to official notice of issuance.

(e)     Opinion of Counsel for the Company . The Purchaser shall have received from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, legal counsel to the Company, an opinion addressed to it in a form customary for transactions of this type dated as of the Closing.

(f)     Opinion of Irish Counsel for the Company . The Purchaser shall have received from Matheson, Irish counsel to the Company, an opinion addressed to it in a form customary for transactions of this type dated as of the Closing.

 

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(g)     Good Standing . The Purchaser shall have received immediately prior to or as of the Closing Date satisfactory evidence of the good standing of the Guarantors (other than the Company or any Guarantor incorporated in Ireland) in their respective jurisdictions of organization and their good standing in such other jurisdictions as the Purchaser may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of telecommunication from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions.

(h)     DTC . The Notes shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of DTC.

(i)     Indenture and Notes . The Indenture, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B , shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company, each of the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee, and the Notes shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company and duly authenticated by the Trustee.

(j)     Security Agreement . The Security Agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C , shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company, each of the grantors party thereto and the Trustee.

(k)     Warrants . The Warrants, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company.

(l)     Amendment to Senior Secured Credit Facilities . The Purchaser shall have received from the Company, a copy of Amendment No. 4 with respect to the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facilities.

(m)     Intercreditor Agreement . The Collateral Agent shall have entered into an intercreditor agreement with the administrative agent and collateral agent of the Senior Secured Credit Facilities.

(n)     Transaction Fees . The Company shall have paid or cause to be paid the amounts required to be reimbursed pursuant to Section 9.1(viii) hereof, which payment may be made within one (1) business day of the Closing Date; provided that the Purchaser provides the Company written invoices for such amounts, including payment directions, at least two (2) business days prior to the Closing.

6.3     Conditions to Obligations of the Company at the Closing . The Company’s obligation to issue and sell the Securities at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing, of the following additional conditions:

(a)     Representations and Warranties True . The representations and warranties in Section 4 made by the Purchaser shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than those that are already subject to materiality which shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date.

 

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(b)     Performance of Obligations . The Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and conditions herein required to be performed or complied with by the Purchaser on or before the Closing, including payment of the Purchase Price payable by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company to the Purchaser at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

(c)     Amendment to Senior Secured Credit Facilities . The Company shall have received from the lenders to the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, executed pages of Amendment No. 4 with respect to the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facilities.

(d)     Intercreditor Agreement . The Collateral Agent shall have entered into an intercreditor agreement with the administrative agent and collateral agent of the Senior Secured Credit Facilities.

(e)    A properly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or W-8, as applicable, from the Purchaser.

7.     Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:

(a)    by mutual written consent of the Company, on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the other hand;

(b)    by written notice from either the Company or the Purchaser, if any Governmental Authority with lawful jurisdiction shall have issued a final order, decree or ruling or taken any other final action restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and such order, decree, ruling or other action is or shall have become final and non-appealable; provided, however, that no party may terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7(b) if such party’s failure to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement has been the primary cause of, or resulted in, the events specified in this Section 7(b); or

(c)    by written notice from either the Company or the Purchaser, if Closing does not occur by 11:59 p.m. New York time on June 30, 2020 (the “Outside Date”); provided, however, that no party may terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section  7(c) if such party is, at the time of providing such written notice, in breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement and such breach has been the primary cause of the failure of the Closing to have occurred on or by such date.

7.2     Certain Effects of Termination . In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7, this Agreement (other than Section 5.1(d), this Section 7.2 and Section 10) shall become null and void and have no further force or effect and there shall be no liability on the part of the Company or the Purchaser or any of its Representatives in connection with this Agreement, except that no such termination shall relieve any party from liability for damages to another party resulting for a willful and material breach of this Agreement prior to the date of termination or from fraud; provided that, notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, except in the case of fraud, neither the Purchaser on the one hand, nor the Company on the other hand, shall have any such liability in excess of the aggregate amount of the Purchase Price for the Purchaser.

 

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8.     [Reserved] .

9.     Payment of Expenses .

9.1    Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of their respective obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Securities to the Purchaser and (in respect of the Warrants, subject to applicable laws) any transfer taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the costs of reproducing and distributing each of the Transaction Documents; (iii) the fees and expenses of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ counsel and independent accountants; (iv) [reserved]; (v) the fees and expenses of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and any paying agent (including related fees and expenses of any counsel to such parties); (vi) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with the approval of the Notes for book-entry transfer by DTC; (vii) all expenses and application fees related to the listing of the Notes on the Exchange and the listing of the Warrant Shares on the NASDAQ Global Select Market; and (viii) subject to the expense reimbursement letter entered into by the Company and an Affiliate of the Purchaser (the “ Expense Reimbursement Letter ”), reimbursement to the Purchaser for the reasonable and documented expenses of the Purchaser associated with the evaluation, negotiation, preparation and execution of the Securities and the related Transactions (including, the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, counsel to the Purchaser) up to a maximum aggregate amount payable by the Company of $1,000,000, subject to the caps and limitations in the Expense Reimbursement Letter, pursuant to which such reimbursement may not, in certain circumstances, exceed $500,000.

9.2     VAT . All fees and amounts payable by each of the Company and/or the Guarantors to the Purchaser under this Agreement (including, for purposes of this provision, to any relevant extent, the difference between the aggregate principal amount of Notes delivered to the Purchaser and the Purchase Price for the Notes paid by the Purchaser to the Company) are exclusive of any value added tax or any similar taxes (“ VAT ”). If the transactions described in this Agreement are subject to VAT, the Purchaser shall provide the Company with a valid invoice that complies with all relevant tax regulations and that specifically states the applicable VAT. Provided the Purchaser has stated the applicable VAT on the invoice, the Company will pay the Purchaser the applicable VAT. The Company may reasonably withhold payment of any VAT to the Purchaser until the Purchaser has provided the Company with a valid invoice that complies with all relevant tax regulations as reasonably determined by the Company and that specifically states the applicable VAT. If the Purchaser has incorrectly determined the applicable VAT and, as a result thereof, the Company has overpaid the Purchaser, the Purchaser will promptly repay the overpaid amount to the Company after the Purchaser has actual knowledge of such overpayment. If the Purchaser has incorrectly determined the applicable VAT and, as a result thereof, the Company has underpaid the Purchaser, the Company shall promptly pay the outstanding amount to the Purchaser upon receipt of a valid invoice that complies with all relevant tax regulations as reasonably determined by the Company and that specifically states the applicable VAT, as corrected.

 

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10.     Miscellaneous .

10.1     Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement; No Recourse .

(a)     This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors. This Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof are for the sole benefit of only such persons and the officers and directors and any controlling persons referred to herein, and the Affiliates of the Purchaser. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from the Purchaser shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.

(b)    Each party hereto agrees, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, that all actions, claims, obligations, liabilities or causes of action (whether in contract or in tort, in Law or in equity or otherwise, or granted by statute or otherwise, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil or any other theory or doctrine, including alter ego or otherwise) that may be based upon, in respect of, arise under, out of or by reason of, be connected with, or relate in any manner to: (i) this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder, (ii) the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or any other agreement referenced herein (including any representation or warranty made in, in connection with, or as an inducement to, this Agreement, or such other agreement), (iii) any breach or violation of this Agreement, or any other agreement referenced herein, and (iv) any failure of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any other agreement referenced herein to be consummated, in each case, may be made only against (and are those solely of) the Persons that are expressly identified as parties to this Agreement or, in the case of other agreements referenced herein, the persons that are expressly named as parties thereof, and, in accordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions of, this Agreement or such other agreement referenced herein, as applicable. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, and except as contemplated in the proviso of the foregoing sentence, each party hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges, on behalf of itself and its respective Affiliates, that no recourse under this Agreement or in connection with any transactions contemplated hereby shall be sought or had against any other Person, and no other Person shall have any liabilities or obligations (whether in contract or in tort, in Law or in equity or otherwise, or granted by statute or otherwise, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil or any other theory or doctrine, including alter ego or otherwise) for any claims, causes of action, obligations or liabilities arising under, out of, in connection with or related in any manner to the items in the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iv), it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability or losses whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any of the aforementioned, as such, arising under, out of, in connection with or related in any manner to the items in the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iv). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or otherwise, except as contemplated in the proviso of the first sentence of this Section 10.1(b), with respect to each party hereto, no past, present or future director, manager, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, shareholder, agent, attorney, advisor, lender or representative or Affiliate of such named party shall be responsible or liable for any multiple, consequential, indirect, special, statutory, exemplary or punitive damages which may be alleged as a result of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder, or the valid termination or abandonment of any of the foregoing.

 

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10.2     Survival . (a) Except for the warranties and representations contained in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10 and 3.34 and the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.4, which shall survive until the second (2nd) anniversary of the Closing Date, the representations and warranties set forth herein shall survive for a period of twelve (12) months following the Closing Date; provided that nothing herein shall relieve any party of liability for any inaccuracy or breach of such representation or warranty to the extent that any good faith allegation of such inaccuracy or breach is made in writing prior to such expiration by a Person entitled to make such claim pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The covenants or other agreements made in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document that by their terms are to be performed following the Closing shall survive the Closing and remain operative and in full force and effect until fully performed. Regardless of any purported general termination of this Agreement, this Section 10 shall remain operative and in full force and effect as between the Company and the Purchaser, unless the Company and the Purchaser execute a writing that expressly terminates such rights and obligations as between the Company and the Purchaser.

10.3     Certain Defined Terms . For purposes of this Agreement, (a) the term “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such specified Person; provided, however, that in no event shall (x) the Company and its subsidiaries be deemed to be Affiliates of the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates and (y) any “portfolio company” (as such term is customarily used among institutional investors) of the Purchaser and its Affiliates, or any entity controlled by any such portfolio company, be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Purchaser; (b) the term “ business day ” means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City; (c) the term “ control ” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “ controlling ”, “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ”), when used with respect to a specified Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such specified Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise; (d) the term “Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind; (e) the term “ subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (f) the term “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; (g) the term “ Representatives ” means, with respect to any Person, its officers, directors, principals, partners, managers, members, employees, consultants, agents, financial advisors, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants, other advisors and other representatives; and (h) “ Governmental Authority ” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national body exercising such powers or functions, such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

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10.4     Notices . Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any party to the other will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given (A) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, or by facsimile or electronic transmission, upon confirmation of receipt, or (B) on the second (2nd) Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a recognized next day courier service. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the Purchaser to the Company, or the Company to the Purchaser, as applicable, to receive such notice.

If to the Company, to:

c/o Cimpress USA Incorporated

275 Wyman Street

Waltham, MA 02451

Attention: Matthew Walsh, VP, General Counsel

                 Jonathan Chevalier, VP, Treasurer

Email: mwalsh@cimpress.com

            jchevalier@cimpress.com

If to the Purchaser, to:

c/o Apollo Global Management, Inc.

9 West 57th Street, 34th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Laurie Medley; James Elsworth

Email: lmedley@apollo.com; jelsworth@apollo.com

With a copy to:

c/o Walkers Corporate Limited

27 Hospital Road

Cayman Corporate Centre

George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9008

Cayman Islands

10.5     Governing Law . This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of law principles that would result in the application of the law of any other jurisdiction. Any action against any party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of New York, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of New York over any such action. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

 

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10.6     Waiver of Jury Trial . THE PARTIES TO THIS WARRANT EACH HEREBY WAIVES, AND AGREES TO CAUSE ITS AFFILIATES TO WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (A) ARISING UNDER THIS WARRANT OR (B) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS WARRANT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES TO THIS WARRANT EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS WARRANT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS WARRANT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

10.7     Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

10.8     Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto; provided, however, that the Purchaser may assign its rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to one or more Permitted Transferees as contemplated in Section 5.2 and in the event of such assignment, the assignee shall agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, including the rights, interests and obligations so assigned; provided that no such assignment will relieve the Purchaser of its obligations hereunder.

10.9     Amendments or Waivers . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

10.10     Headings . The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.

10.11     Judgment Currency . The Company and each of the Guarantors, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify the Purchaser, its directors, officers, affiliates and each person, if any, who controls the Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any loss incurred by the Purchaser as a result of any judgment or order being given or made for any amount due hereunder and such judgment or order being expressed and paid in a currency (the “judgment currency”) other than U.S. dollars and as a result of any variation as between (i) the rate of exchange at which the U.S. dollar amount is converted into the judgment currency for the purpose of such judgment or order, and (ii) the rate of exchange at which such indemnified person is able to purchase U.S. dollars with the amount of the judgment currency actually received by the indemnified person. The foregoing indemnity shall constitute a separate and independent obligation of the Company and each

 

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Guarantor and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as aforesaid. The term “rate of exchange” shall include any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of, or conversion into, the relevant currency.

10.12     Waiver of Immunity . To the extent that the Company or any Guarantor has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from jurisdiction of any court of (i) Ireland, or any political subdivision thereof, (ii) the United States or the State of New York or (iii) any jurisdiction in which it owns or leases property or assets or from any legal process (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution, set-off or otherwise) with respect to themselves or their respective property and assets or this Agreement, the Company and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waive such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Agreement to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

10.13     U.S. Tax Considerations . The Company and the Purchaser agree, unless otherwise required by a change in law or by the Internal Revenue Service or other governmental authority following an audit or examination, (i) to treat the Notes as having been issued with original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (ii) to treat the Notes and the Warrants as having been issued as an “investment unit” within the meaning of Section 1273(c)(2) of the Code, and, correspondingly, the Notes as having been issued with additional original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent of the fair market value of the Warrants at the time of the issuance thereof, (iii) that the Company and the Purchaser will cooperate in good faith to agree on the allocation of the issue price of the investment unit consisting of the Notes and the Warrants within thirty (30) days after the Closing, and (iv) not to file any tax return inconsistent with the foregoing.

10.14     Acknowledgment of Securities Laws . The Purchaser hereby acknowledges that it is aware, and that it will advise its Affiliates and Representatives who are provided material non-public information concerning the Company, that the United States securities laws prohibit any Person who is in possession of material, non-public information of the Company from purchasing or selling securities of the Company or from communication of such information to any other Person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such Person is likely to purchase or sell such securities.

10.15     Specific Performance . The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage for which monetary relief, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the parties hereto do not perform the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. Accordingly the parties acknowledge and agree that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance or other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in the courts without proof of damages or otherwise, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under this Agreement and this right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the Transactions and without that right, the parties would not have entered into this Agreement. The parties agree not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to law or inequitable for any reason, and agree not to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy or that the parties otherwise have an adequate remedy at law. The parties acknowledge and agree that any party shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection

 

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with its pursuit of an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

CIMPRESS PLC

 

By:  

    /s/ Sean Quinn

  Name: Sean Quinn
  Title:   Attorney
BUILD A SIGN LLC
By:  

    /s/ Jonathan Chevalier

  Name: Jonathan Chevalier
  Title:   Treasurer
CIMPRESS USA INCORPORATED
By:  

    /s/ Sean Quinn

  Name: Sean Quinn
  Title:   President
CIMPRESS USA MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED
By:  

    /s/ Kevin Lane

  Name: Kevin Lane
  Title:   Treasurer

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT


NATIONAL PEN CO. LLC
By:  

    /s/ Peter Kelly

  Name: Peter Kelly
  Title:   President
NATIONAL PEN TENNESSEE LLC
By:  

    /s/ Peter Kelly

  Name: Peter Kelly
  Title:   President
NP CORPORATE SERVICES LLC
By:  

    /s/ Peter Kelly

  Name: Peter Kelly
  Title:   President
VISTAPRINT CORPORATE SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED
By:  

    /s/ Jonathan Chevalier

  Name: Jonathan Chevalier
  Title:   President and Treasurer
WEBS, INC.
By:  

    /s/ Peter Kelly

  Name: Peter Kelly
  Title:   President and Treasurer

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT


NATIONAL PEN PROMOTIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
By:  

    /s/ Sean Quinn

  Name: Sean Quinn
  Title:   Director
NATIONAL PEN PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS LIMITED
By:  

    /s/ Sean Quinn

  Name: Sean Quinn
  Title:   Director
CIMPRESS IRELAND LIMITED
By:  

    /s/ Sean Quinn

  Name: Sean Quinn
  Title:   Attorney

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT


AP PRINT, LTD.

 

By: Apollo Hybrid Value Management, L.P., its director

 

By: Apollo Hybrid Value Management GP, LLC, its general partner

 

By:  

    /s/ Laurie D. Medley

  Name: Laurie D. Medley
  Title:   Vice President

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT


SCHEDULE 1

Purchaser and Notes and Warrants Purchased at Closing

 

Purchaser

   Principal Amount
of Notes
    

Warrants

   Purchase Price  
AP Print, Ltd.    $ 300,000,000      As described in preamble to this Agreement    $ 294,000,000  


SCHEDULE 2

Closing Date Guarantors

 

Guarantor

  

Jurisdiction

Build A Sign LLC    Delaware, USA
Cimpress Ireland Limited    Ireland
Cimpress USA Incorporated    Delaware, USA
Cimpress USA Manufacturing Incorporated    Delaware, USA
National Pen Co. LLC    Delaware, USA
National Pen Promotional Holdings Limited    Ireland
National Pen Promotional Products Limited    Ireland
National Pen Tennessee LLC    Delaware, USA
NP Corporate Services LLC    Delaware, USA
Vistaprint Corporate Solutions Incorporated    Delaware, USA
Webs, Inc.    Delaware, USA

Collateral Due Date Guarantors

 

Guarantor

  

Jurisdiction

Cimpress Australia Pty Limited    Australia
Cimpress Deutschland GmbH    Germany
Cimpress Investments B.V.    The Netherlands
Cimpress Italy S.r.l.    Italy
Cimpress Jamaica Limited    Jamaica
Cimpress Japan Co., Ltd.    Japan
Cimpress Schweiz GmbH    Switzerland
Cimpress UK Limited    England and Wales
Cimpress Windsor Corporation    Canada
Pixartprinting S.p.A.    Italy
Tradeprint Distribution Limited    England and Wales
Vistaprint B.V.    The Netherlands
Vistaprint Limited    Bermuda
Vistaprint Netherlands B.V.    The Netherlands
WIRmachenDRUCK GmbH    Germany

 

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SCHEDULE 4

Post-Closing Transfer

AP Print, LTD. Transfers

 

Transferee

   Percent of Warrants
Transferred
 

Apollo Kings Alley Credit Fund, L.P.

     4.3

AHVF Credit Holdings IV, L.P.

     56.7

AA Direct, L.P.

     1.8

Apollo Union Street Partners, L.P.

     3.1

ATCF S.a r.l.

     10.2

Apollo Credit Strategies Master Fund Ltd.

     11.3

Apollo Chiron Credit Fund, L.P.

     1.0

Apollo Accord Master Fund III, L.P.

     8.3

Apollo Oasis Partners, L.P.

     3.3

 

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EXHIBIT A

Form of Warrant

(See Attached)

 

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THE OFFER AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND THE SECURITIES MAY NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO TRANSFER AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN A NOTE AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF [ ], 2020, COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.

Issue Date: [●], 2020

CERTIFICATE NO. [ ]

CIMPRESS PLC

Ordinary Share Purchase Warrant

Cimpress plc, an Irish public limited company (the “ Company ”), for value received, hereby certifies that [●], a [●] (the “ Holder ”), subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including, without limitation, Section  1.8 ), shall be entitled to purchase from the Company, at any time and from time to time after the Issue Date and on or prior to the close of business on [ seventh anniversary of Issue Date ] (the “ Expiration Date ”), up to [●] ordinary shares (the “ Warrant Shares ”), nominal value €0.01 per share, of the Company (the “ Ordinary Shares ”) 1 . The purchase price of one Warrant Share shall be equal to the Exercise Price (as defined below). The number of Warrant Shares and the Exercise Price are subject to adjustment as provided herein.

This warrant (this “ Warrant ”) or its predecessor was issued by the Company to the Holder in connection with the transactions contemplated by that certain Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of April [●], 2020, among the Company, the initial Holder of this Warrant or its predecessor and the other parties thereto (as amended or modified from time to time, the “ Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement ”). The following terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth below when used in this Warrant:

Adjustment Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6.3 .

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such specified Person. The

 

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Note to Draft: To represent 3.875% of the ordinary shares as of the date of issuance on a fully-diluted basis as described in the Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement.

 

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term “ control ” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “ controlling ”, “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ”), when used with respect to a specified Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such specified Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Warrant, (i) the Company and its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Holder or its Affiliates, on the other, shall not be considered Affiliates, (ii) any fund or account managed, advised or sub-advised, directly or indirectly, by a Holder or its Affiliates, shall be considered an Affiliate of such Holder, and (iii) any “portfolio company” (as such term is customarily used among institutional investors) of a Holder, or any entity controlled by any such portfolio company, shall not be considered an Affiliate of such Holder.

beneficially own ” and similar terms have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; provided that any Person shall be deemed to beneficially own any securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether or not such right is exercisable immediately (including assuming exercise of all Warrants, if any, owned by such Person to Ordinary Shares).

Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” means acquisition of Warrant Shares if and to the extent, as a result of such exercise and at the time of such exercise, (i) such Holder’s, together with such Holder’s Affiliates’, aggregate voting power on any matter that could be voted on by holders of the Ordinary Shares would exceed 19.99% of the Maximum Voting Power, (ii) such Holder, together with such Holder’s Affiliates, would beneficially own (after giving effect to the restrictions on exercise in Section 1.8 of this Warrant) more than 19.99% of the then outstanding Ordinary Shares or (iii) such Holder’s, together with any persons acting in concert (for the purposes of the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997, Takeover Rules 2013) with such Holder, aggregate voting power on any matter that could be voted on by holders of the Ordinary Shares and any other shares carrying voting rights would exceed 29.99% of the Maximum Voting Power.

Bloomberg ” means Bloomberg Financial Markets.

Board ” means the board of directors of the Company.

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.

Cash Exercise ” has the meaning set forth in Section  1.2 .

Cashless Exercise ” has the meaning set forth in Section  1.3 .

close of business ” shall mean the close of business, New York City time.

Constitution Documents ” shall mean the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

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Exercise Date ” means the date on which each of the requirements for a Cash Exercise and a Cashless Exercise are satisfied in accordance with Section  1.2 and Section  1.3 , respectively.

Exercise Price ” means $60.00 per share, subject to all adjustments from time to time pursuant to the provisions of Section  6 .

Independent Financial Expert ” means a nationally recognized accounting, investment banking or consultant firm (which firm is not an Affiliate of the Company) that is, in the good faith judgment of the Board, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.

Issue Date ” means [●], 2020.

Liquidity Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section  7 .

Mandatory Exercise ” has the meaning set forth in Section  1.6 .

Mandatory Exercise Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section  1.6 .

Market Price ” means, with respect to the Ordinary Shares, on any given day if the Ordinary Shares are traded on NASDAQ on such date, the last reported sale price, regular way, of the Ordinary Shares on NASDAQ on such date, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the last reported sale price, regular way, of the Ordinary Shares on NASDAQ on the first Trading Day for which there is a last reported sale price immediately prior to such date on NASDAQ. If the Ordinary Shares are not traded on NASDAQ on any date of determination, the Market Price of the Ordinary Shares on such date of determination means the closing sale price as reported in the composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Ordinary Shares are so listed or quoted, or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Ordinary Shares are so listed or quoted, or if the Ordinary Shares are not so listed or quoted on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the last quoted bid price for the Ordinary Shares in the over-the-counter market as reported by Pink Sheets LLC or similar organization, or, if that bid price is not available, the Market Price of the Ordinary Shares on that date shall mean the fair market value per share as determined by the Board in reliance on an opinion of an Independent Financial Expert retained by the Company for this purpose, using one or more valuation methods that the Independent Financial Expert in its professional judgment determines to be most appropriate, assuming such securities are fully distributed and are to be sold in an arm’s-length transaction and there was no compulsion on the part of any party to such sale to buy or sell and taking into account all relevant factors.

All references herein to the “closing sale price” and “last reported sale price” of the Ordinary Shares on NASDAQ shall be such closing sale price and last reported sale price as reflected on the website of NASDAQ (www.nasdaq.com).

Maximum Voting Power ” means, at the time of determination, the total number of votes which may be cast by all capital stock on the applicable subject matter subject to the vote of the Ordinary Shares and any other securities that constitute voting stock voting together as a single class and after giving effect to any limitation on voting power set forth in the document governing such voting stock.

 

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NASDAQ ” means any national stock exchanges now or hereafter maintained by NASDAQ, including, without limitation, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market and the NASDAQ Capital Market.

Person ” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

Price-Based Requirement ” shall mean the Ordinary Shares have a daily VWAP of at least $200.00 (as adjusted in the same manner as the Exercise Price for effects of a subdivision or share split or share combination or reverse splitting) for 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive), including at least one (1) of the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the delivery of the Mandatory Exercise Notice.

Public Sale ” shall mean (i) a public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement (other than a registration statement on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any successor or other forms promulgated for similar purposes) filed under the Securities Act or (ii) a sale to a broker in accordance with the manner of sale provisions set forth in Rule 144(f) under the Securities Act.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Trading Day ” means a day on which trading in the Ordinary Shares (or other applicable security) generally occurs on the principal exchange or market on which the Ordinary Shares (or other applicable security) is then listed or traded; provided that if the Ordinary Shares (or other applicable security) is not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.

VWAP ” per Ordinary Share on any Trading Day means the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg (or, if Bloomberg ceases to publish such price, any successor service reasonably chosen by the Company) page “CMPR AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the open of trading on the relevant Trading Day until the close of trading on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market price of one Ordinary Share on such Trading Day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by an Independent Financial Expert retained for such purpose by the Company). The VWAP will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session.

1.     Exercise of Warrants .

1.1     General Exercise . This Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part by the Holder at any time and from time to time after the Issue Date and on or prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date, subject to Section  1.8 . Any exercise of this Warrant may be conditioned upon the occurrence of (i) a Public Sale of the Warrant Shares, (ii) the consummation of a transfer

 

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of the Warrant Shares in a transaction not constituting a Public Sale pursuant to an applicable exemption under the Securities Act (in each of clauses (i) and (ii), in accordance with the terms hereof and the Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, as applicable) in accordance with Section  9 or (iii) any event described in Section  8.2(iii) or (v) . Such conditional exercise shall be deemed revoked if such event or transaction does not occur on the date, or within the dates, specified in the applicable notice provided to or by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to Section  8 (if such a notice was provided in accordance therewith).

1.2     Exercise for Cash . This Warrant may be exercised (a “ Cash Exercise ”) by delivering this Warrant to the Company, or at the office of its stock transfer agent, if any, accompanied by (i) the “Exercise Notice” attached as Exhibit A hereto duly completed and executed on behalf of the Holder and (ii) a payment to the Company in the amount equal to the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares in respect of which this Warrant is then exercised, plus all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section  2 , by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company.

1.3     Cashless Exercise . To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part (a “ Cashless Exercise ”), into the number of Warrant Shares determined in accordance with this Section  1.3 by delivering this Warrant to the Company, or at the office of its stock transfer agent, if any, accompanied by (i) the “Exercise Notice” attached hereto as Exhibit A duly completed and executed on behalf of the Holder and (ii) a payment to the Company equal to the number of Ordinary Shares in respect of which Cashless Exercise is made multiplied by the nominal value of the Ordinary Shares then in effect (the “ Cash Portion ”), by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company, plus all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section  2 . In the event of a Cashless Exercise, the Company shall issue to the Holder a number of Warrant Shares (rounded to the nearest whole number) computed using the following formula:

 

X =      Y (A - B)
   A

Where:

X =     The net number of Ordinary Shares to be issued to the Holder pursuant to the Cashless Exercise;

Y =    The number of gross Ordinary Shares that would be issuable upon such exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a Cash Exercise rather than a Cashless Exercise;

A =    The Market Price as of the Exercise Date; and

B =    The Exercise Price.

The Company and the Holder agree, unless otherwise required by a change in law or by the Internal Revenue Service or other governmental authority following an audit or examination, (i) in the event of a Cashless Exercise under this Section 1.3, the Holder’s surrender of this Warrant in exchange for the receipt of the Warrant Shares issuable in accordance with this Warrant (or the

 

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portion thereof being cancelled) shall be treated as a recapitalization under Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and (ii) not to file any tax return inconsistent with the foregoing.

1.4     Issuance of Certificate(s); Authorization . Upon surrender of this Warrant and full compliance with each of the other requirements in Section  1.2 , in the case of a Cash Exercise, and Section  1.3 , in the case of a Cashless Exercise, the Company shall, promptly, and in any event, within 2 Trading Days, instruct its transfer agent to register in book entry form, to the Holder, or upon the written request of the Holder, in and to such name or names as the Holder may designate (in accordance with Section  9 ), a certificate or certificates (or book entry shares) for the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the Cash Exercise or the Cashless Exercise, as the case may be. Such certificate or certificates (or book entry shares) shall not be deemed to have been issued, and the Holder or any person so designated to be named therein (in accordance with Section  9 ) shall not be deemed to have become or have any rights of a holder of record of such Warrant Shares, until all requirements set forth in Section  1.2 , in the case of a Cash Exercise, and Section  1.3 , in the case of a Cashless Exercise, have been fully met by the Holder. The certificate(s) (or book entry shares) representing the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant shall bear the restrictive legend substantially in the form set forth in Section  9(a) below; provided , that, upon the reasonable request of the Holder, at any time and from time to time, when such legend is no longer required under the Securities Act or applicable state laws, the Company shall promptly remove such legend from any certificate representing the Warrant Shares (or issue one or more new certificates representing such Warrant Shares, which certificate(s) shall not contain a legend) in accordance with Section  9(a) and the legend therein. The Company hereby represents and warrants that any Ordinary Shares issued upon the exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of Section  1.2 and/or Section  1.3 will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges (other than liens or charges created by the Holder or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith). The Company agrees that the Warrant Shares so issued will be deemed to have been issued to the Holder (and the Holder shall be the beneficial owner thereof) as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price are delivered to the Company in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company may then be closed or certificates representing such Shares may not be actually delivered on such date.

1.5     Full or Partial Exercise . This Warrant shall be exercisable, at the election of the Holder, either in full or in part and, in the event that this Warrant is exercised in respect of fewer than all of the Warrant Shares issuable on such exercise at any time prior to the Expiration Date, the Company shall promptly issue a new certificate evidencing a new Warrant, in a form substantially identical hereto, representing the remaining number of Warrant Shares after such exercise in the name of the Holder, upon the request of such Holder and against delivery of this Warrant.

1.6     Mandatory Exercise . (a) Upon satisfaction of the Price-Based Requirement, the Company may, at its option, from time to time, require the Holder to Cashless Exercise (a “ Mandatory Exercise ”) all or part of this Warrant by delivering a notice (the “ Mandatory Exercise Notice ”) to the Holder. The Mandatory Exercise Notice delivered to the Holder shall specify (i)

 

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the number of Warrants subject to such Mandatory Exercise, (ii) the number of Warrant Shares to be delivered as a result of such Mandatory Exercise, and (iii) instructions for delivering the Cash Portion. This Warrant or the relevant portion subject to a Mandatory Exercise shall be considered exercised and the Warrant Shares so issued will be deemed to have been issued to the Holder (and the Holder shall be the beneficial owner thereof) as of the close of business on the date of the Mandatory Exercise Notice. Upon the Company’s receipt of the Cash Portion in accordance with the terms hereof and the instructions in the Mandatory Exercise Notice, the Company shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to register in book entry form, to the Holder, or upon the written request of the Holder, in and to such name or names as the Holder may designate (in accordance with Section  9 ), a certificate or certificates (or book entry shares) for the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the Mandatory Exercise.

1.7     Vesting Period . This Warrant shall vest and become exercisable on the Issue Date.

1.8     Restrictions on Exercise . The Holder shall not be permitted to exercise the right to purchase Warrant Shares solely to the extent that such exercise would cause the Holder to beneficially own or directly or indirectly hold Ordinary Shares or any other shares carrying voting rights in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation at the time of such exercise; provided , however , that such exercise restriction shall not apply to an exercise in connection with and conditioned upon the completion of (i) a Public Sale of the Warrant Shares or sale of the Warrant Shares in a transaction that does not constitute a Public Sale pursuant to an applicable exemption under the Securities Act to be issued upon such exercise, (ii) a bona fide third party tender offer for the Ordinary Shares issuable thereupon, or (iii) a Liquidity Event if, in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), such Holder and its Affiliates (and any persons acting in concert (for the purposes of the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997, Takeover Rules 2013) with such Holder) will not beneficially own or directly or indirectly hold in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation following the consummation of such specified event (and with respect to a Liquidity Event, measured with respect to the Surviving Person if other than the Company) and such specified event shall not otherwise give rise to an obligation on the part of the Holder or its Affiliates to make a mandatory offer for the purposes of Rule 9 of the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997, Takeover Rules 2013. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates (and any persons acting in concert (for the purposes of the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997, Takeover Rules 2013) with such Holder) shall include the number of Warrant Shares to be issued with respect to which a Notice of Cashless Exercise or Purchase Form has been given, or a Mandatory Exercise Notice delivered, and the Ordinary Shares to be issued in connection with the contemporaneous exercise of any other outstanding warrants beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates (and any persons acting in concert (for the purposes of the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997, Takeover Rules 2013) with such Holder). Upon the written request of the Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days confirm in writing to the Holder the number of Ordinary Shares then outstanding.

2.     Payment of Taxes . The Company shall subject to applicable laws pay any and all documentary, stamp and similar issue or transfer tax due on (x) the issue of Warrants and (y) the

 

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issue of Warrant Shares pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant; provided , however , that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by a properly executed assignment in form attached as Exhibit B hereto; and the Company may require, as a condition thereto : (i) evidence that the instrument transferring the Warrant has been duly stamped for Irish stamp duty purposes (with any stamp duty liability owing paid); and (ii) the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse the Company for any Irish stamp duty or other transfer taxes incidental thereto which are payable or are otherwise discharged by the Company.

3.     Mutilated, Missing or Lost Warrant . In the event that this Warrant shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue and countersign, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Warrant, or in lieu of and substitution for its loss, theft or destruction, a new Warrant with identical terms, representing an equivalent number of Warrant Shares and dated the same date as this Warrant that was mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence and indemnity or other security reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft or destruction of this Warrant.

4.     Reservation of Warrant Shares .

4.1    At all times prior to the Expiration Date, the Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares solely for the purpose of issuance upon the exercise of this Warrant, a number of Ordinary Shares equal to the aggregate Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take all such actions as may be necessary to assure that all such Ordinary Shares may be so issued without violating the Company’s Constitution Documents, any requirements of any national securities exchange upon which Ordinary Shares may be listed or any applicable laws. The Company shall not take any action which would cause the number of authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares to be less than the number of such Ordinary Shares required to be reserved hereunder for issuance upon exercise of the Warrants.

4.2    The Company covenants that it will take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that all Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant will, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, be fully paid and non-assessable, and free from any and all (i) security interests created by or imposed upon the Company and (ii) taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issuance thereof (other than liens or charges created by the Holder or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith). If at any time prior to the Expiration Date the number and kind of authorized but unissued shares of the Company’s capital stock shall not be sufficient to permit exercise in full of this Warrant, the Company will as promptly practicable take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be reasonably necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will not increase the nominal value per share, if any, of the Ordinary Shares prior to the Expiration Date.

5.     Fractional Shares . No fractional Warrant Shares, or scrip for any such fractional Warrant Shares, shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. If any fraction of an Ordinary Share would, except for the provisions of this Section  5 , be issuable on the exercise of any Warrant,

 

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the Company may, at its election, either make a cash payment equal to the Market Price of the Ordinary Share less the Exercise Price for such fractional share or round up to the next whole share.

6.     Anti-dilution Adjustments and Other Rights . The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows (with references in the formulas in this Section  6 to the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable being calculated without regard to the operation of Section  1.8 ):

6.1     Adjustment to Exercise Price . Upon any adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable pursuant to Section  6.2 . Section  6.3 , Section  6.4 , Section  6.5 and Section  6.6 , the Exercise Price shall immediately be adjusted to equal the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate Exercise Price of the maximum number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant was exercisable in each case immediately prior to such adjustment by (ii) the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after such adjustment; provided , however , that the Exercise Price with respect to the new number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable resulting from any such adjustment shall not be less than the nominal value of the Ordinary Shares then in effect.

6.2     Stock Dividend or Split . If the Company issues Ordinary Shares as a dividend or distribution on Ordinary Shares, or effects a subdivision or share split or share combination or reverse splitting, or shall increase or decrease the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding by reclassification of its Ordinary Share, then in each case, the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable will be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

NS’ = NS 0 x   OS’
 

 

  OS 0

where,

NS’

     =      the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable in effect immediately after such adjustment

NS 0

     =      the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable in effect immediately prior to such adjustment

OS’

     =      the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after the close of business on the record date for such event

OS 0

     =      the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the record date for such event.

Such adjustment shall become effective immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day following the record date fixed for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such subdivision, share split, share combination or reverse splitting. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section  6.2 is declared but not so paid or

 

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made, the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable shall again be adjusted to the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared (and the Exercise Price also correspondingly readjusted).

6.3     Rights or Warrants . (a) Subject to Section  6.3(b) , if the Company issues to all or substantially all holders of its Ordinary Shares any rights or warrants entitling them to subscribe for or purchase Ordinary Shares for a period expiring sixty (60) days or less from the date of issuance thereof at a price per share less than the Market Price per Ordinary Share on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of announcement, the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable will be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

NS’ = NS 0 x   OS 0 + X
 

 

  OS 0 + Y

where,

NS’

     =      the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable in effect immediately after such adjustment

NS 0

     =      the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable in effect immediately prior to such adjustment

OS 0

     =      the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the date of announcement of such issuance

X

     =      the total number of Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to such rights (or warrants)

Y

     =      the number of Ordinary Shares equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights (or warrants) divided by the Market Price per Ordinary Share on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of announcement.

Such adjustment shall be successively made whenever any such rights or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day following the record date for such issuance. To the extent that Ordinary Shares are not delivered upon or before the expiration of such rights or warrants, the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable shall again be adjusted to the number of Ordinary Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable that would then be in effect had the adjustments made upon the issuance of such rights or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of Ordinary Shares actually delivered (and the Exercise Price also correspondingly readjusted). If such rights or warrants are not so issued, the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable shall again be adjusted to be the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable that would then be in effect if such date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants had not been fixed (and the Exercise Price also correspondingly readjusted). No adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section  6.3 which shall have the effect of decreasing the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

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In determining whether any rights or warrants entitle the holders of the Company’s Ordinary Shares to subscribe for or purchase Ordinary Shares at less than such Market Price, and in determining the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights or warrants, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights or warrants and any amount payable on exercise thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

(b)    In the event the Company adopts or implements a shareholder rights agreement (a “ Shareholder Rights Plan ”) pursuant to which rights (“ Rights ”) are distributed to the holders of Ordinary Shares of the Company and such Shareholder Rights Plan provides that each Warrant Share issued upon exercise of this Warrant at any time prior to the distribution of separate certificates representing such Rights will be entitled to receive such Rights, then there shall not be any adjustment to the exercise right or Exercise Price at any time prior to the distribution of separate certificates representing such Rights. If, however, prior to any exercise of this Warrant, the Rights have separated from the Ordinary Shares, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted at the time of separation as described in Section  6.3(a ) (without giving effect to the sixty (60) day limitation on exercisability set forth in Section  6.3(a)) ; provided , however , that, no adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section  6 in respect of such Rights with respect to any Holder which is, or is an “affiliate” or “associate” of, an “acquiring person” under such Shareholder Rights Plan or with respect to any direct or indirect transferee of such Holder who receives this Warrant in such transfer after the time such Holder becomes, or its affiliate or associate becomes, such an “acquiring person”. To the extent such Rights are not exercised prior to their expiration, termination or redemption, the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable shall again be adjusted to be the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable that would then be in effect if such prior adjustment had been made on the basis of the issuance of, and the receipt of the exercise price with respect to, only the number of Ordinary Shares actually issued pursuant to such Rights (and the Exercise Price also correspondingly readjusted).

6.4     Other Distributions . If the Company fixes a record date for the making of any distribution of shares of its capital stock, other securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets or property of the Company to all or substantially all holders of the Ordinary Shares, excluding:

(i)    dividends or distributions and rights or warrants referred to in Section  6.2 or Section  6.3 ;

(ii)    dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash referred to in Section  6.5 ; and

(iii)     a Spin-Off (as defined below);

then the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable will be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

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NS’ = NS 0 x   SP 0
 

 

  SP 0 - FMV

where,

NS’

     =      the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable in effect immediately after such adjustment

NS 0

     =      the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable in effect immediately prior to such adjustment

SP 0

     =      the Market Price per Ordinary Share on the last Trading Day immediately preceding the first date on which the Ordinary Shares trade regular way without the right to receive such distribution

FMV

     =      the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board) of the shares of capital stock, other securities, evidences of indebtedness, assets or property distributed with respect to each outstanding Ordinary Share on the record date for such distribution.

Such adjustment shall become effective immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day following the record date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such distribution. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever such a record date is fixed with respect to a subsequent event.

With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section  6.4 where there has been a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Ordinary Shares or shares of capital stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a subsidiary or other business unit (a “ Spin-Off ”), the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable in effect immediately before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the record date fixed for determination of shareholders entitled to receive the distribution will be increased based on the following formula, rather than the formula set forth in the first paragraph of this Section  6.4 :

 

NS’ = NS 0 x   FMV 0 + MP 0
 

 

  MP 0

where,

NS’

     =      the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable in effect immediately after such distribution

NS 0

     =      the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable in effect immediately prior to such distribution

FMV 0

     =      the average of the Market Prices of the capital stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of Ordinary Shares applicable to one share of such stock or equity interest over the first ten consecutive Trading Day period after the effective date of the Spin-Off

MP 0

     =      the average of the Market Prices of Ordinary Share over the first ten consecutive Trading Day period after the effective date of the Spin-Off.

 

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Such adjustment shall occur immediately following 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the tenth consecutive Trading Day from, and including, the effective date of the Spin-Off. If an adjustment is required under this Section  6.4 with respect to a Spin-Off, delivery of any additional Ordinary Shares that may be deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant as a result of an adjustment required under this Section  6.4 for a Spin-Off shall be delayed to the extent necessary in order to complete the applicable calculations provided for in this Section  6.4 .

If any distribution to which this Section  6.4 applies is declared but not so paid or made, the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable shall again be adjusted to the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared (and the Exercise Price also correspondingly readjusted). No adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section  6.4 which shall have the effect of decreasing the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

6.5     Cash Dividend . If the Company makes any cash dividend (excluding any cash distributions in connection with the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up) or distribution during any quarterly fiscal period to all or substantially all holders of Ordinary Shares, the number of Ordinary Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable will be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

NS’ = NS 0 x   SP 0
 

 

  SP 0 - C

where,

NS’

     =      the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable in effect immediately after the record date for such dividend or distribution

NS 0

     =      the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable in effect immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution

SP 0

     =      the Market Price per share of the Ordinary Share on the last Trading Day immediately preceding the first date on which the Ordinary Shares trade regular way without the right to receive such dividend or distribution

C

     =      the amount in cash per share the Company distributes to holders of Ordinary Share.

 

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Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the record date for such dividend or distribution. If any cash dividend or distribution is declared but not so paid, the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable shall again be adjusted to the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared (and the Exercise Price also correspondingly readjusted). No adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section  6.4 which shall have the effect of decreasing the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

6.6     Certain Issuances of Ordinary Shares or Convertible Securities . If the Company shall issue Ordinary Shares (or rights or warrants or other securities (whether debt or equity) exercisable or convertible into or exchangeable (collectively, a “ conversion ”) for Ordinary Shares) (collectively, “ convertible securities ”) (other than in Excluded Issuances or a transaction to which  Section 6.2 , Section  6.3 or Section  6.4 applies) without consideration or at a consideration per share (or having a conversion price per share) that is less than 90% of the Market Price immediately prior to the execution of the definitive agreement on pricing such shares (or such convertible securities) then, in such event, the number of Ordinary Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable will be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

NS’ = NS 0 x   A + B
 

 

  A + C

where,

NS’

     =      the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable in effect immediately after the execution of the definitive agreement on pricing of such shares (or of such convertible securities)

NS 0

     =      the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable in effect immediately prior to the execution of the definitive agreement on pricing of such shares (or of such convertible securities)

A

     =      the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding on such date and immediately prior to the issuance of additional shares (treating for this purpose as outstanding all Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise of all convertible securities of the Company)

B

     =      the number of additional Ordinary Shares issued (or into which convertible securities may be exercised or converted)

C

     =      the number of Ordinary Shares (or into which such convertible securities may be exercised or converted) that would have been issued assuming such additional Ordinary Shares had been issued or deemed issued at a price per Ordinary Share equal to 90% of the Market Price (such amount determined by dividing the aggregate consideration receivable by the Company for the total number of Ordinary Shares to be issued (or into which such convertible securities may be exercised or converted) by 90% of the Market Price immediately prior to the execution of the definitive agreement on pricing such shares (or such convertible securities))

 

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For purposes of this Section  6.6 , the aggregate consideration receivable by the Company in connection with the issuance of such Ordinary Shares or convertible securities shall be deemed to be equal to the sum of (x) the purchase price payable solely in cash of all such securities, plus (y) the minimum aggregate amount, if any, payable upon exercise or conversion of any such convertible securities into Ordinary Shares plus (z) the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board) of any consideration that consists all or in part of property other than cash; and “ Excluded Issuances ” shall mean (i) any issuance of Ordinary Shares or any options or convertible securities issued in connection with a merger or other business combination or an acquisition of the securities or assets of another Person, business unit, division or business, other than in connection with the broadly marketed offering and sale of equity or convertible securities for third-party financing of such transaction (ii) any issuance of shares of any equity securities (including upon exercise of options) to directors, officers, employees, consultants or other agents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries as approved by the Board or its designee(s) other than for bona fide capital raising purposes, (iii) any issuance of shares of any equity securities pursuant to an employee stock option plan, management incentive plan, restricted stock plan, stock purchase plan or stock, ownership plan or similar benefit plan, similar program or similar agreement as approved by the Board, (iv) any issuance of shares of equity securities in connection with a bona fide third-party strategic partnership or commercial arrangement with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than (x) any such strategic partnership or commercial arrangement with a private equity firm or similar financial institution or (y) an issuance the primary purpose of which is a bona fide capital raise), (v) any issuance of shares of any equity securities pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in clauses (ii) or (iii) of this sentence and outstanding as of the Issue Date (including any such issuance of shares of any equity securities pursuant to this Warrant or any other warrants issued in connection with the Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement), or pursuant to issuance, exercise or conversion of securities or rights issued pursuant to a distribution in which the Holder participates as contemplated by Section  6.7 or pursuant to a Shareholder Rights Plan, (vi) any issuance of shares of any equity securities or convertible securities in which the initial Holder or its Affiliates participate pursuant to Section 5.1(m) of the Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, (vii) any issuance of shares of any equity securities or convertible securities to a third party financial institution as an “equity kicker” in connection with a bona fide borrowing by the Company that is primarily a debt financing transaction, (viii) any issues of securities in a transaction described in Section  6.2 , Section  6.3 or Section  6.4 and (ix) the issuance of shares of equity securities to a governmental authority or designee thereof (in each case, excluding a sovereign wealth fund who regularly makes financial investments) in connection with a financing transaction pursuant to a program developed to address COVID-19 (including the impacts thereof). Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section  6.6 shall become effective immediately upon the date of such issuance.

 

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Upon the expiration or termination of any unexercised or unconverted or unexchanged convertible security which resulted in an adjustment to the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Section  6.6 (and an adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to Section  6.1 ), then the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant then in effect shall be readjusted to such number of Ordinary Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (and the Exercise Price also readjusted) if such convertible security had never been issued.

6.7     No Adjustment if Participating . Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section  6 , and except with respect to Section  6.6 , no adjustment shall be made under Section 6, nor shall an adjustment be made to the ability of a Holder to exercise, for any distribution described therein if the Holder will otherwise participate in the distribution with respect to its Warrant Shares on an “as-exercised basis” without exercise of this Warrant.

6.8     [Reserved] .

6.9     No Adjustment . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Warrant, no adjustment to the Exercise Price or the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable shall be made:

6.9.1    upon the issuance of any Ordinary Shares pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on securities of the Company and the investment of additional optional amounts in Ordinary Shares under any plan;

6.9.2    upon the issuance of any Ordinary Shares or options or rights to purchase Ordinary Shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan, program or agreement of or assumed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

6.9.3    upon the issuance of any Ordinary Shares pursuant to any option, warrant, right, or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security outstanding as of the Issue Date or which has otherwise already given rise to an adjustment hereunder at the time such option, warrant, right, or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security was issued; or

6.9.4    for a change in the nominal value of the Ordinary Share.

6.10     Calculations . All adjustments made to the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section  6 shall be calculated to the nearest cent ($0.01), and all adjustments made to the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of each Warrant pursuant to this Section  6 shall be calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a Warrant Share (0.01). Except as described in this Section  6 , the Company will not adjust the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable. The number of Ordinary Shares outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company. The Company will not pay any dividend or make any distribution on any Ordinary Shares held in the treasury of the Company.

No adjustments of the Exercise Price or the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant that would otherwise be required shall be made unless and until such adjustment either by itself or with other adjustments not previously made increases or decreases

 

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by at least 0.1% the Exercise Price or the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to the making of such adjustment. Any adjustment representing a change of less than such minimum amount shall be carried forward and made as soon as such adjustment, together with other adjustments required by this Section  6 and not previously made, would result in a minimum adjustment.

6.11     Adjustment Event . In any case in which this Section  6 provides that an adjustment shall become effective immediately after (i) a record date for an event, (ii) the date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive a dividend or distribution pursuant to this Section  6 or (iii) a date fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive rights or warrants pursuant to this Section  6 (each a “ Determination Date ”), the Company may elect to defer until the occurrence of the applicable Adjustment Event (x) issuing to the Holder of any Warrant exercised after such Determination Date and before the occurrence of such Adjustment Event, the additional Ordinary Shares or other securities issuable upon such exercise by reason of the adjustment required by such Adjustment Event over and above the Ordinary Shares issuable upon such exercise before giving effect to such adjustment and (y) paying to such holder any amount in cash in lieu of any fraction pursuant to Section  5 . For purposes of this Section  6 , the term “ Adjustment Event ” shall mean:

(A)    in any case referred to in clause (i)  hereof, the occurrence of such event,

(B)    in any case referred to in clause (ii)  hereof, the date any such dividend or distribution is paid or made, and

(C)    in any case referred to in clause (iii)  hereof, the date of expiration of such rights or warrants.

6.12     Successive Adjustments . Successive adjustments in the Exercise Price and the number of Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable shall be made, without duplication, whenever any event specified in this Section  6 shall occur.

6.13     Adjustment for Unspecified Actions . If the Company takes any action affecting the Ordinary Shares, other than action described in this Section 6, which in the opinion of the Board would materially adversely affect the exercise rights of the Holder, the Board, in its sole discretion and without any liability to the Holder, may adjust the Exercise Price for this Warrant and/or the number of Warrant Shares received upon exercise of this Warrant, to the extent permitted by law, in such manner, if any, and at such time, as the Board may determine in good faith to be equitable in the circumstances; provided, however, that in no event shall any adjustment have the effect of increasing the Exercise Price or decreasing the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant may be exercised.

6.14     Voluntary Adjustment by the Company . In addition to any adjustments required pursuant to this Section  6 , the Company may at its option, at any time during the term of this Warrant, reduce the then current Exercise Price or increase the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant may be exercised to any amount deemed appropriate by the Board; provided , however , that if the Company elects to make such adjustment, such adjustment will remain in

 

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effect for at least a 7-day period, after which time the Company may, at its option, reinstate the Exercise Price or number of Warrant Shares in effect prior to such reduction, subject to any interim adjustments pursuant to this Section  6 .

7.     Liquidity Event . Any Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture (as defined in the Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement)) or any other recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or other transaction, which, in each case, is effected in such a way that all of the holders of Ordinary Shares are entitled to receive (either directly or upon a subsequent related dividend, distribution or liquidation) cash, stock, securities or assets (or a combination of the foregoing) with respect to or in exchange for Ordinary Shares (other than a transaction that triggers an adjustment pursuant to Section  6 ) is referred to herein (together with any such Change of Control) as a “ Liquidity Event .” In connection with any Liquidity Event, each Holder shall have the right to acquire and receive, upon exercise of any Warrants, such cash, stock, securities or other assets or property as would have been issued or payable in such Liquidity Event (if such Holder had exercised such Warrant immediately prior to such Liquidity Event) with respect to or in exchange, as applicable, for the number of Warrant Shares that would have been issued upon exercise of such Warrants, if such Warrants had been exercised immediately prior to the occurrence of such Liquidity Event. The Company shall not effect any Liquidity Event unless simultaneously with the consummation thereof, the surviving or resulting Person (if other than the Company), or the acquiror, in the case of a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, resulting from such Liquidity Event shall assume in all material respects (including with respect to the provisions of Section  6 and this Section  7 ), the obligation to deliver to the Holder such cash, stock, securities or other assets or property which, in accordance with the foregoing provision, the Holder shall be entitled to receive upon exercise of the Warrants.

Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Warrant, in the event of a Liquidity Event in which the Ordinary Shares are converted into solely the right to receive cash upon the consummation of such Liquidity Event, if this Warrant has not previously been exercised in full on an Exercise Date occurring before the third (3rd) Business Day prior to the consummation of such Liquidity Event, any unexercised portion of this Warrant shall be deemed exercised in full, without the delivery of a Notice of Exercise, effective immediately prior to the consummation of such Liquidity Event and the Holder shall be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal to the amount of cash payable in such Liquidity Event in respect of a number of Ordinary Shares equal to the number of Warrant Shares that would be deliverable upon an exercise of this Warrant in full immediately prior to consummation of such Liquidity Event pursuant to Section  1.3 of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, where the Market Price of one (1) Ordinary Share in such an exercise is deemed for these purposes to be the cash payable in respect of one (1) Ordinary Share in such Liquidity Event; provided , that, for the avoidance of doubt, if the cash payable in respect of one (1) Ordinary Share in such Liquidity Event in which the Ordinary Shares are converted into solely the right to receive cash upon the consummation of such Liquidity Event is less than the then-applicable Exercise Price, then upon consummation of such Liquidity Event, the unexercised portion of this Warrant shall be cancelled for no consideration.

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8.     Notices . Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any party to the other will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given (A) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, or by facsimile or electronic transmission, upon confirmation of receipt, or (B) on the second (2nd) Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a recognized next day courier service. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the Holder to the Company, or the Company to the Holder, as applicable, to receive such notice.

If to the Company, to:

c/o Cimpress USA Incorporated

275 Wyman Street

Waltham, MA 02451

Attention: Matthew Walsh, VP, General Counsel

                 Jonathan Chevalier, VP, Treasurer

Email: mwalsh@cimpress.com

            jchevalier@cimpress.com

If to the Holder, to:

c/o Apollo Global Management, Inc.

9 West 57th Street, 34th Floor

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Laurie Medley; James Elsworth

Email: lmedley@apollo.com; jelsworth@apollo.com

With a copy to:

c/o Walkers Corporate Limited

27 Hospital Road

Cayman Corporate Centre

George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9008

Cayman Islands

8.1     Notice of Adjustment . Whenever the Exercise Price or the number of Warrant Shares and other property, if any, issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted pursuant to Section  6 , the Company shall deliver to the Holder a statement setting forth, in reasonable detail, the event requiring the adjustment and the method by which such adjustment was calculated and specifying the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants after giving effect to such adjustment.

8.2     Notice of Certain Transactions . In the event the Company shall propose to (i) distribute any dividend or other distribution to all holders of its Ordinary Shares or options, warrants or other rights to receive such dividend or distribution, (ii) offer to all holders of its Ordinary Shares rights to subscribe for or to purchase any securities convertible into Ordinary Shares or shares of stock of any class or any other securities, rights or options, (iii) effect any capital reorganization, reclassification, consolidation or merger, (iv) effect the dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company or (v) make a tender offer or exchange offer with respect

 

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to the Ordinary Shares, in each case, in which the Holder will not otherwise participate with respect to its Warrant Shares without exercise of this Warrant (but only if the action of described in this S ec tion  8.2 would reasonably be expected to result in an adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number of Ordinary Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable or a change in the type of securities or property to be delivered upon exercise of this Warrant), the Company shall, at least ten (10) days prior to the taking of such proposed action, send to the Holder a notice of such proposed action or offer, which shall specify the record date for the purposes of such dividend, distribution or rights, or the date such issuance or event is to take place and the date of participation therein by the holders of Ordinary Shares, if any such date is to be fixed, and shall briefly indicate the effect, if any, of such action on the Ordinary Shares and on the number and kind of any other shares of stock and on property, if any, and the number of Ordinary Shares and other property, if any, issuable upon exercise of each Warrant and the Exercise Price after giving effect to any such adjustment pursuant to Section  6 which will be required as a result of such action. The Company will be deemed to have provided the notice required pursuant to this Section  8.2 if the Company furnishes or files such information with the Securities and Exchange Commission via the EDGAR (or successor) filing system and such information is publicly available not less than ten (10) days prior to the date so fixed or the taking of such proposed action, as applicable.

9.     Transfer of Warrant and Warrant Shares .

Until such time the Warrant or the Warrant Shares have been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the Warrant or the Warrant Shares (as applicable) will bear a restrictive legend substantially as follows:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.

Subject to the provisions of Section  9(a) , the Holder may sell, assign, transfer, pledge or dispose of all or any portion of this Warrant at any time or from time to time, subject to any applicable restrictions on transfer by the Holder in the Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement. In connection with any transfer of all or any portion of this Warrant, the Holder must provide an assignment form substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B duly completed and executed by the Holder or any such subsequent Holder, as applicable, and the proposed transferee must consent in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Warrant and shall become a “Holder” hereunder, and the Company may require, as a condition thereto: (i) evidence that the instrument transferring the Warrant has been duly stamped for Irish stamp duty purposes (with any stamp duty liability paid); and (ii) the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse the Company for any Irish stamp duty or other transfer taxes incidental thereto which are payable or are otherwise

 

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discharged by the Company. Any transfer of all or any portion of this Warrant shall also be subject to the Securities Act and other applicable federal or state securities or blue sky laws. Upon any transfer of this Warrant in full, the Holder shall be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Business Days of the date the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued. This Warrant or any portion thereof shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or disposed of in violation of the Securities Act, federal or state securities laws or the Company’s Constitution Documents. Any purported transfer of this Warrant or any portion thereof in violation of this Section  9(b) or, if applicable, the Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement shall be void ab initio .

The Company shall register this Warrant upon records to be maintained by or on behalf of the Company for that purpose in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. Absent manifest error or actual notice to the contrary, the Company may deem and treat the Holder of this Warrant so registered as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes.

10.     No Rights as Shareholder until Exercise . This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any of the rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the Exercise Date, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends or other distributions, exercise any rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as shareholders in respect of the meetings of shareholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter. No provision thereof and no mere enumeration therein of the rights or privileges of any Holder shall give rise to any liability of such Holder for the Exercise Price hereunder or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

11.     Binding Effect . The terms and provisions of this Warrant shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and the Holder and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

12.     Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction . This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of law principles that would result in the application of the law of any other jurisdiction. Any action against any party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of New York, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of New York over any such action. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

13.     Waiver of Jury Trial . THE PARTIES TO THIS WARRANT EACH HEREBY WAIVES, AND AGREES TO CAUSE ITS AFFILIATES TO WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM,

 

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DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (A) ARISING UNDER THIS WARRANT OR (B) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS WARRANT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES TO THIS WARRANT EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS WARRANT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS WARRANT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

14.     Severability . In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Warrant, but this Warrant shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

15.     Amendment . This Warrant may be amended and the observance of any term of this Warrant may be waived only with the written consent of (i) the Company and (ii) the Holder or the holders of a majority-in-interest of the Warrants issued pursuant to the Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement.

16.     Headings . The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of any provision of this Warrant.

17.     Counterparts . This Warrant may be executed in any number of original, facsimile or PDF counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have each caused this warrant to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

CIMPRESS PLC

 

By:  

                

  Name:
  Title:

 

[●]

 

 
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Warrant]


EXHIBIT A

[Form of Exercise Notice]

Date:                     

To: Cimpress plc

RE: Election to Purchase Ordinary Shares

Reference is made to that certain Ordinary Share Purchase Warrant (the “ Warrant ”) issued by Cimpress plc (the “ Company ”) on [●], 2020, to __________________ (the “ Holder ”) to purchase up to __________________ ordinary shares, nominal value €0.01 per share, of the Company (the “ Ordinary Shares ”).

The undersigned Holder, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant, hereby irrevocably elects to purchase the number of Ordinary Shares set forth below covered by such Warrant[, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions]. The undersigned Holder, in accordance with Section 1 of the Warrant, hereby unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to pay the aggregate Exercise Price for such Ordinary Shares set forth below. A new warrant evidencing the remaining Ordinary Shares covered by such Warrant, but not yet purchased, if any, should be issued in the name set forth below.

[Conditions Precedent to Exercise:]

Number of Ordinary Shares:                         

Aggregate Exercise Price:                                  

Cashless Exercise: ☐  (If checked, (i)  the aggregate Exercise Price will be paid by withholding Ordinary Shares and (ii)  the Cash Portion will be paid to the Company, in each case in accordance with Section  1.3 (Cashless Exercise) of the Warrant)

 

[HOLDER]

 

By:  

                

Name:
Title:

 

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EXHIBIT B

[Form of Assignment]

Date:                     

To: Cimpress plc

RE: Assignment

Reference is made to that certain Ordinary Share Purchase Warrant (the “ Warrant ”) issued by Cimpress plc (the “ Company ”) on [●], 2020, to __________________ (the “ Holder ”) to purchase up to __________________ ordinary shares, nominal value €0.01 per share, of the Company (the “ Ordinary Shares ”).

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Holder hereby sells, assigns and transfers all of the rights of the undersigned under the Warrant with respect to the number of Ordinary Shares set forth below, unto:

 

Name of Assignee

  

Address

  

No. of Ordinary Shares

__________ (the “ Assignee ”)

 

HOLDER

 

Dated:_______________________

Signature:____________________

Address:____________________

By signing below, the Assignee hereby (i) acknowledges that it qualifies as an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (ii) agrees that upon its execution below, it shall be bound by the terms and conditions of the Warrant and shall be deemed a Holder in respect of the such Warrants indicated above for all purposes thereof.

 

ASSIGNEE

 

Dated:_______________________
Signature:____________________
Address:_______________________


EXHIBIT B

Form of Indenture

(See Attached)


 

 

SENIOR SECURED NOTES INDENTURE

Dated as of April [●], 2020

Among

CIMPRESS PLC,

THE GUARANTORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee and Collateral Agent

12.0% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2025

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS

     1

Section 1.01

  Definitions      1

Section 1.02

  Other Definitions      37

Section 1.03

  Rules of Construction      38

Section 1.04

  Acts of Holders      39

ARTICLE 2 THE NOTES

     41

Section 2.01

  Form and Dating; Terms      41

Section 2.02

  Execution and Authentication      42

Section 2.03

  Registrar and Paying Agent      42

Section 2.04

  Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust      43

Section 2.05

  Holder Lists      43

Section 2.06

  Transfer and Exchange      43

Section 2.07

  Replacement Notes      44

Section 2.08

  Outstanding Notes      45

Section 2.09

  Treasury Notes      45

Section 2.10

  Temporary Notes      45

Section 2.11

  Cancellation      46

Section 2.12

  Defaulted Interest      46

Section 2.13

  CUSIP and ISIN Numbers      46

ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION

     47

Section 3.01

  Notices to Trustee      47

Section 3.02

  Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased      47

Section 3.03

  Notice of Redemption      47

Section 3.04

  Effect of Notice of Redemption      48

Section 3.05

  Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price      49

Section 3.06

  Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part      49

Section 3.07

  Optional Redemption      49

Section 3.08

  Mandatory Redemption      51

ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS

     51

Section 4.01

  Payment of Notes      51

Section 4.02

  Maintenance of Office or Agency      51

Section 4.03

  Taxes      52

Section 4.04

  Stay, Extension and Usury Laws      52

Section 4.05

  Corporate Existence      52

Section 4.06

  Reports and Other Information      52

Section 4.07

  Compliance Certificate      53

Section 4.08

  Limitation on Restricted Payments      54

Section 4.09

  Limitation on Incurrence of Debt      58

Section 4.10

  Limitation on Liens      60

Section 4.11

  Future Guarantors      60

 

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Section 4.12

  Limitation on Dividend and other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries      61

Section 4.13

  Limitation on Creation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries      63

Section 4.14

  Transactions with Affiliates      64

Section 4.15

  Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control      66

Section 4.16

  Limitation on Asset Sales      67

Section 4.17

  Payment of Additional Amounts      70

ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS

     73

Section 5.01

  Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease      73

Section 5.02

  Successor Entity Substituted      75

ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

     75

Section 6.01

  Events of Default      75

Section 6.02

  Acceleration      77

Section 6.03

  Other Remedies      79

Section 6.04

  Waiver of Past Defaults      79

Section 6.05

  Control by Majority      79

Section 6.06

  Limitation on Suits      80

Section 6.07

  Rights of Holders to Receive Payment      80

Section 6.08

  Collection Suit by Trustee      80

Section 6.09

  Restoration of Rights and Remedies      80

Section 6.10

  Rights and Remedies Cumulative      81

Section 6.11

  Delay or Omission Not Waiver      81

Section 6.12

  Trustee May File Proofs of Claim      81

Section 6.13

  Priorities      82

Section 6.14

  Undertaking for Costs      82

ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE

     82

Section 7.01

  Duties of Trustee      82

Section 7.02

  Rights of Trustee      83

Section 7.03

  Individual Rights of Trustee      84

Section 7.04

  Trustee’s Disclaimer      85

Section 7.05

  Notice of Defaults      85

Section 7.06

  Compensation and Indemnity      85

Section 7.07

  Replacement of Trustee      86

Section 7.08

  Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.      87

Section 7.09

  Eligibility; Disqualification      87

Section 7.10

  Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company      87

ARTICLE 8 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

     87

Section 8.01

  Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance      87

Section 8.02

  Legal Defeasance and Discharge      87

Section 8.03

  Covenant Defeasance      88

Section 8.04

  Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance      89

Section 8.05

  Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions      90

 

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Section 8.06

  Repayment to the Company      90

Section 8.07

  Reinstatement      91

ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

     91

Section 9.01

  Without Consent of Holders      91

Section 9.02

  With Consent of Holders      93

Section 9.03

  Revocation and Effect of Consents      95

Section 9.04

  Notation on or Exchange of Notes      95

Section 9.05

  Trustee and Collateral Agent to Sign Amendments, etc.      95

Section 9.06

  Payment for Consent      96

ARTICLE 10 GUARANTEES

     96

Section 10.01

  Guarantee      96

Section 10.02

  Limitation on Guarantor Liability      97

Section 10.03

  Execution and Delivery      102

Section 10.04

  Subrogation      103

Section 10.05

  Benefits Acknowledged      103

Section 10.06

  Release of Note Guarantees      103

ARTICLE 11 COLLATERAL

     104

Section 11.01

  Collateral      104

Section 11.02

  Further Assurances      105

Section 11.03

  After-Acquired Property      105

Section 11.04

  Impairment of Security Interest      105

Section 11.05

  Release of Collateral      105

Section 11.06

  Suits to Protect the Collateral      106

Section 11.07

  Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Collateral Documents      107

Section 11.08

  Purchaser Protected      107

Section 11.09

  Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee      107

Section 11.10

  Information Regarding Collateral      107

Section 11.11

  Regarding the Collateral Agent      107

Section 11.12

  Dutch Parallel Debts      113

ARTICLE 12 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

     114

Section 12.01

  Satisfaction and Discharge      114

Section 12.02

  Application of Trust Money      115

ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS

     115

Section 13.01

  Notices      115

Section 13.02

  Communication by Holders with Other Holders      117

Section 13.03

  Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent      117

Section 13.04

  Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion      117

Section 13.05

  Rules by Trustee and Agents      118

Section 13.06

  No Personal Liability of Shareholders, Partners, Officers or Directors      118

Section 13.07

  Governing Law      118

 

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Section 13.08

  Waiver of Jury Trial      118

Section 13.09

  Force Majeure      118

Section 13.10

  No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements      119

Section 13.11

  Successors      119

Section 13.12

  Severability      119

Section 13.13

  Counterpart Originals      119

Section 13.14

  Table of Contents, Headings, etc.      119

Section 13.15

  Facsimile and PDF Delivery of Signature Pages      119

Section 13.16

  U.S.A. PATRIOT Act      119

Section 13.17

  Payments Due on Non-Business Days      120

Section 13.18

  Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process      120

Section 13.19

  Intercreditor Agreements Govern      121

 

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Appendix A

  Provisions Relating to Notes   

Exhibit A

  Form of Note   

Exhibit B

  Form of Institutional Accredited Investor Transferee Letter of Representation   

Exhibit C

  Form of Supplemental Indenture to Be Delivered by Subsequent Guarantors   

 

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SENIOR SECURED NOTES INDENTURE, dated as of April [●], 2020, among Cimpress plc, a public company with limited liability incorporated in Ireland (a member state of the European Union) (the “ Company ”), the Guarantors listed on the signature pages hereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee and as Collateral Agent.

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the creation of an issue of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 12.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the “ Initial Notes ”); and

WHEREAS, the Company and each of the Guarantors have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01     Definitions.

Acquired Debt ” means, with respect to any specified Person, (1) Debt of any other Person or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, (2) Debt assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person, or (3) Debt secured by a Lien encumbering any assets acquired by such specified Person, in each case, whether or not Incurred by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or such acquisition. Acquired Debt shall be deemed to have been Incurred, with respect to clause (1) of the preceding sentence, on the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and, with respect to clauses (2) and (3) of the preceding sentence, on the date of consummation of such acquisition of assets.

Affiliate ” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “ control ” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “ controlling ” and “ controlled ” have meanings that correspond to the foregoing.

Agent ” means any Registrar or Paying Agent.

Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to a Note on any date of payment, the greater of:

(1)    1.0% of the principal amount of such Note; and

(2)    the excess, if any, of (a) the present value as of such date of payment of (i) the redemption price of such Note on May 15, 2021 (such redemption price being described under Section 3.07(c)) plus (ii) all required interest payments due on such Note through May 15, 2021 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the date of payment), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such date of redemption plus 50 basis points, over (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Note.


The Applicable Premium shall be calculated by the Company, and the Trustee shall have no duty to verify such calculation.

Asset Acquisition ” means:

(1)    an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary, or shall be merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or

(2)    the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the assets of any Person which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person, any division or line of business of such Person or any other properties or assets of such Person other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices.

Asset Sale ” means any direct or indirect transfer, conveyance, issuance, sale, lease (other than an operating lease entered into in the ordinary course of business) or other disposition (including, without limitation, dispositions pursuant to any consolidation or merger) by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person in any single transaction or series of related transactions of:

(1)    Capital Interests in another Person (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares or interests required to be held by foreign nationals pursuant to local law); or

(2)    any other property or assets;

provided , however , that the term “Asset Sale” shall exclude:

(a)    any asset disposition permitted by Section 5.01 that constitutes a disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(b)    any transfer, conveyance, sale, lease or other disposition of property or assets having a Fair Market Value of less than (x) $10.0 million prior to a Covenant Reset Event and (y) $25.0 million after a Covenant Reset Event;

(c)    sales or other dispositions of cash or Eligible Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business;

(d)    the sale and leaseback of any assets within 90 days of the acquisition thereof;

(e)    the disposition of obsolete or worn out equipment or equipment that is no longer useful in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(f)    for purposes of Section 4.16 only, the making of a Permitted Investment or Restricted Payment (other than a Permitted Investment or Restricted Payment to the extent such transaction results in the contemporaneous receipt of cash or Cash Equivalents by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries) or a disposition that is permitted pursuant to Section 4.08;

 

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(g)    any trade-in of equipment in exchange for other equipment; provided that in the good faith judgment of the Company, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary receives equipment having a Fair Market Value equal to or greater than the equipment being traded in;

(h)     the creation of a Permitted Lien (but not the sale or other disposition of the property subject to such Lien);

(i)      leases or subleases in the ordinary course of business to third persons not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture;

(j)      any disposition by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivable Subsidiary);

(k)     dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;

(l)      licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles in the ordinary course of business;

(m)    any transfer, conveyance, sale or other disposition of property or assets consisting of auction rate securities;

(n)     any transfer of accounts receivable or related assets, or a fractional undivided interest therein, by a Receivable Subsidiary in a Qualified Receivables Transaction;

(o)     any sales of accounts receivable or related assets, directly or indirectly, to a Receivable Subsidiary pursuant to a Qualified Receivables Transaction;

(p)     foreclosures on assets to the extent it would not otherwise result in a Default or Event of Default;

(q)     a disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business;

(r)      any surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind;

(s)     the unwinding of any Hedging Obligation or Swap Contract; or

(t)     an issuance of Capital Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to a joint venture partner in connection with the formation of a joint venture in consideration for the substantially concurrent contribution of property or assets to such Restricted Subsidiary, which property or assets have a Fair Market Value that is at least equal to the Fair Market Value of such Capital Interests.

For purposes of this definition, any series of related transactions that, if effected as a single transaction, would constitute an Asset Sale, shall be deemed to be a single Asset Sale effected when the last such transaction which is a part thereof is effected.

 

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Attributable Debt ” in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction means, at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the rate of interest implicit in such transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended), determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that if such Sale and Leaseback Transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Debt represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “ Capital Lease Obligation .”

Average Life ” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Debt or Preferred Interests, the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products of (a) the number of years from the date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment (including any sinking fund or mandatory redemption payment requirements) of such Debt multiplied by (b) the amount of such principal payment of such Debt or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Preferred Interests by (2) the sum of all such principal payments.

Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, U.S. Code, as amended, or any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors (including, without limitation, laws of Ireland relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, winding up, liquidation, examinership, reorganization or relief of debtors).

beneficial ownership ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, and “ beneficial owner ” has a corresponding meaning.

Board of Directors ” means, (1) with respect to the Company, the board of directors or any supervisory board, management board or any duly authorized committee thereof, as applicable, and (2) with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary, its management board or board of directors (or the substantial equivalent if such entity is not a corporation) or any duly authorized committee thereof, as applicable.

Bond Hedge Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Permitted Call Spread Swap Contracts.”

Business Day ” means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.

Capital Interests ” in any Person means any and all shares, interests (including Preferred Interests), participations or other equivalents in the equity interest (however designated) in such Person and any rights, warrants or options (including any Permitted Call Spread Swap Contract) to acquire an equity interest in such Person, but excluding any Debt securities convertible or exchangeable into an equity interest.

Capital Lease Obligation ” means any obligation of a Person under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. The amount of Debt represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations determined in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty.

Change of Control ” means:

(1)     any “person” or “group” of related persons (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act (except a Permitted Parent), except that such person or group

 

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shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that any such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company or any of its direct or indirect parent entities (or their successors by merger, consolidation or purchase of all or substantially all of their assets); or

(2)     the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company or the merger of any Person with or into a Subsidiary of the Company, unless the holders of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company, immediately prior to such transaction, hold securities of the surviving or transferee Person that represent, immediately after such transaction, at least a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving or transferee Person; or

(3)     the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) (except a Permitted Parent); or

(4)     the adoption by the shareholders of the Company of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Collateral ” means all right, title and interest of the Company or any Guarantor in and to any and all property of the Company or such Guarantor, as applicable, now existing or hereafter acquired, that may at any time be or become subject to a security interest or Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and the Holders, to secure the Obligations in respect of the Notes pursuant to the Collateral Documents.

Collateral Agent ” means U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent, until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.

Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the Security Agreement and all other agreements, instruments and documents executed in connection with this Indenture that are intended to create, perfect or evidence Liens to secure the Obligations in respect of the Notes, including, without limitation, all other security agreements, pledge agreements, debentures, loan agreements, notes, guarantees, subordination agreements, pledges, fixed and floating charges, powers of attorney, consents, assignments, assignations in security, contracts, fee letters, notices, leases, financing statements and all other written matter whether heretofore, now, or hereafter executed by the Company or any Guarantor and delivered to the Collateral Agent to secure the Obligations in respect of the Notes.

Collateral Due Date ” means the 90 th day following the Issue Date or as soon as practicable thereafter using commercially reasonable efforts; provided that the Collateral Due Date shall be a day no later than the 270 th day following the Issue Date.

Commission ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Common Interests ” of any Person means Capital Interests in such Person that do not rank prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of such Person, to Capital Interests of any other class in such Person.

Company ” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture or any successor obligor to its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to Article 5.

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period:

(1)     increased (without duplication) by the following items to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income:

(a)    Consolidated Interest Expense;

(b)    expense for income taxes paid or accrued;

(c)    consolidated depreciation expense;

(d)    consolidated amortization expense;

(e)    non-cash charges, expenses or losses;

 

  (f)

(A) non-recurring cash charges, expenses or losses and (B) with respect to any acquisition, (x) cash acquisition integration costs and fees, including cash severance payments, and cash fees and expenses paid in connection with such acquisition, in each case to the extent Incurred within 12 months of the completion of the acquisition and (y) cost savings and synergies projected by such Person in good faith to result from actions taken in connection with such acquisition and which are expected to be realized within 12 months from the date of such acquisition, net of the amount of any actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that such cost savings and synergies shall be reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and attributable to such acquisition and calculated in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company; provided further that the aggregate amount of any increase in any period pursuant to sub-clauses (A) and (B) of this clause (f) and clause (g) below shall not exceed an amount equal to 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (calculated without giving effect to this clause (f) and clause (g) below);

 

  (g)

cost savings and synergies projected by such Person in good faith to result from actions taken pursuant to internal operations initiatives and which are expected to be realized within 12 months from the date of implementation, net of the amount of any actual benefits realized during such period from such initiatives; provided that such cost savings and synergies shall be reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and attributable to such initiatives and calculated in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company; provided further that the aggregate amount of any increase in any period pursuant to this clause (g) and sub-clauses (A) and (B) of clause (f) above shall not exceed an amount equal to 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (calculated without giving effect to this clause (g) and clause (f) above); and

 

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  (h)

fees and expenses directly incurred or paid by the Company in connection with (i) the offering and sale of the Notes on the Issue Date and (ii) entering into Amendment No. 4 to the Senior Credit Facilities and the repayment of loans under the Senior Credit Facilities [on or around the Issue Date].

(2)    decreased (without duplication) by the following items to the extent increasing such Consolidated Net Income:

(a)    interest income;

(b)    income tax credits and refunds (to the extent not netted from tax expense);

(c)    any cash payments made during such period in respect of items described in clause (1)(e) above subsequent to the period in which the relevant non-cash charges, expenses or losses were Incurred (unless such cash payments are (i) permitted to be added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (1)(f) above or (ii) made in relation to earn-out obligations for acquisitions);

(d)    extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring non-cash income or gains realized other than in the ordinary course of business, all calculated in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis;

(e)    non-cash gains on Hedging Obligations or Swap Contracts that have a tenor of greater than 31 days and were entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has actual or reasonably anticipated exposure; and

(f)    non-cash gains on U.S. dollar-denominated intercompany financing loans that are revalued on non-U.S. dollar functional currency legal entities.

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any Person, the ratio of (1) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for the four full fiscal quarters, treated as one period, for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date of the transaction (the “ Transaction Date ”) (such four full fiscal quarter period being referred to herein as the “ Four Quarter Period ”) giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to (2) the aggregate amount of Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for such Four Quarter Period. In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing, for purposes of this definition, “Consolidated EBITDA” and “Consolidated Fixed Charges” shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis for the period of such calculation, to any Asset Sales or other dispositions or Asset Acquisitions, investments, mergers, consolidations and discontinued operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) occurring during the Four Quarter Period or any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such Asset Sale or other disposition or Asset Acquisition (including the Incurrence or assumption of any such Acquired Debt and the accrual of any Consolidated EBITDA attributable to the assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale or other disposition or Asset Acquisition), investment, merger, consolidation or disposed operation occurred on the first day of such Four Quarter Period. For purposes of this definition, pro forma calculations shall be made in the good faith determination of a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company; provided that any cost savings and synergies shall be reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and attributable to the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.

 

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Furthermore, in calculating this “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”:

(1)    if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has Incurred any Debt since the beginning of the applicable Four Quarter Period that remains outstanding on such date of determination or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio includes an Incurrence of Debt, Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such Four Quarter Period will be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Debt as if such Debt had been Incurred on the first day of such Four Quarter Period and the discharge of any other Debt repaid, repurchased, redeemed, retired, defeased or otherwise discharged with the proceeds of such new Debt as if such discharge had occurred on the first day of such Four Quarter Period;

(2)    if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has repaid, repurchased, redeemed, retired, defeased or otherwise discharged any Debt since the beginning of the Four Quarter Period that is no longer outstanding on such Transaction Date or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio includes a discharge of Debt (in each case, other than Debt Incurred under any revolving Debt Facility unless such Debt has been permanently repaid and the related commitment terminated and not replaced), Consolidated Interest Expense for such period will be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such discharge of Debt, including with the proceeds of such new Debt, as if such discharge had occurred on the first day of such Four Quarter Period;

(3)    subject to clause (2) above, the amount of Debt under any revolving Debt Facility outstanding on the Transaction Date (other than any Debt Incurred under such facility in connection with the transaction giving rise to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio) will be deemed to be: (A) the average daily balance of such Debt during such Four Quarter Period or such shorter period for which such facility was outstanding or (B) if such facility was created after the end of such Four Quarter Period, the average daily balance of such Debt during the period from the date of creation of such facility to the date of such determination;

(4)    interest on a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP;

(5)    if any Debt to which pro forma effect is being given bears a floating rate of interest, the interest expense on such Debt will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Transaction Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligation applicable to such Debt if such Hedging Obligation has a remaining term as at the Transaction Date in excess of 12 months); and

(6)    if interest on any Debt actually Incurred on the Transaction Date may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rates, then the interest rate in effect on the Transaction Date will be deemed to have been in effect during the Four Quarter Period.

If such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries directly or indirectly Guarantees Debt of a third Person and such Guarantee or the Debt subject thereto is not otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated Fixed Charges, the calculation of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall give effect to the Incurrence of such Guaranteed Debt as if such Person or such Subsidiary had directly Incurred or otherwise assumed such Guaranteed Debt and as if such Guarantee occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period.

 

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Consolidated Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication, the amounts for such period of:

(1)    Consolidated Interest Expense; and

(2)    the product of (a) all dividends and other distributions paid or accrued during such period in respect of Redeemable Capital Interests of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries or on Preferred Interests of Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries (other than dividends paid in Qualified Capital Interests), in each case payable to a party other than the Company or a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company, times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the sum of:

(1)    the total interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, including, without limitation or duplication:

(a)    any amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs; provided , however , that any amortization of bond premium will be credited to reduce Consolidated Interest Expense unless, pursuant to GAAP, such amortization of bond premium has otherwise reduced Consolidated Interest Expense;

(b)    the net cost under any Hedging Obligation or Swap Contract in respect of interest rate protection (including any amortization of discounts);

(c)    the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation;

(d)    all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to financing activities or similar activities, including with respect to any Qualified Receivables Financing; and

(e)    all accrued interest;

(2)    (a) the interest component of Capital Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (b) the interest portion of rent expense associated with Attributable Debt in respect of the relevant lease giving rise thereto, determined as if such lease were a capitalized lease in accordance with GAAP; and

(3)    all capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period;

provided, however, that Consolidated Interest Expense will exclude (a) the amortization of deferred financing fees and (b) any expensing of interim loan commitment and other interim financing fees ( provided, however , that any such fees will increase Consolidated Interest Expense in future periods to the extent that such fees become permanent as a result of the contemplated financing transaction not being consummated or otherwise).

 

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Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, the net income (loss) of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however , that there will not be included in such Consolidated Net Income on an after-tax basis:

(1)    any net income (loss) of any Person if such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, except that:

(a)    the Company’s equity in the net income of any such Person for such period will be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations contained in clause (2) below); and

(b)    the Company’s equity in a net loss of any such Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) for such period will be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income to the extent such loss has been funded with cash from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to or on account of such Person;

(2)    solely for the purpose of determining the Available Restricted Payments Amount, any net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Guarantor) if such Restricted Subsidiary is subject to prior government approval or other restrictions due to the operation of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order statute, rule or government regulation (which have not been waived), directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Company, except that:

(a)    the Company’s equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period will be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash that could have been distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend (subject, in the case of a dividend to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in this clause); and

(b)    the Company’s equity in a net loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period will be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income.

Consolidated Total Assets ” of any Person means the aggregate amount of assets of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as set forth on the most recent quarterly or annual (as the case may be) consolidated balance sheet (prior to the relevant date of determination) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee ” shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 13.01 or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Holders and the Company.

Cross-Default Reference Obligation ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Permitted Convertible Notes.”

Corresponding Obligations ” means all Obligations as they may exists from time to time, other than the Parallel Debt.

 

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Custodian ” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.

Covenant Reset Event ” means the first day on which the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio is equal to or lower than 4.75 to 1.00 for any two consecutive fiscal quarters. Promptly following the occurrence of any Covenant Reset Event, the Company will provide an Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee regarding such occurrence. The Trustee shall have no obligation to independently determine or verify if a Covenant Reset Event has occurred or notify the Holders of any Covenant Reset Event. The Trustee shall provide a copy of such Officers’ Certificate to the Holders.

Debt ” means at any time (without duplication), with respect to any Person, whether recourse is to all or a portion of the assets of such Person, or non-recourse, the following:

(1)     all indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed or for the deferred purchase price of property or assets, excluding any trade payables or other current liabilities Incurred in the normal course of business;

(2)     all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments;

(3)     the principal component of all obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar instruments issued for the account of such Person (including any reimbursement obligations with respect thereto), but excluding any such obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar instruments (including any reimbursement obligations with respect thereto) issued in respect of obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business that do not constitute Debt and that are not drawn upon or, if drawn upon, are satisfied within 30 days of incurrence;

(4)     all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement (other than operating leases) with respect to property or assets acquired by such Person;

(5)     all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person;

(6)     the greater of the maximum mandatory redemption or repurchase price (not including, in either case, any redemption or repurchase premium) or the principal component or liquidation preference of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Redeemable Capital Interests or, with respect to any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, any Preferred Interests (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends);

(7)     any Swap Contracts and Hedging Obligations of such Person at the time of determination;

(8)     Attributable Debt with respect to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction to which such Person is a party;

(9)     all obligations of the types referred to in clauses (1) through (8) of this definition of another Person, the payment of which, in either case, (a) such Person has Guaranteed or (b) is secured by (or the holder of such Debt or the recipient of such dividends or other distributions has an existing right, whether contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon the property or other assets of such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Debt; and

 

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(10)    to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, the Receivables Transaction Amount outstanding relating to a Qualified Receivables Transaction.

For purposes of the foregoing: (a) the maximum mandatory repurchase price of any Redeemable Capital Interests or Preferred Interests that do not have a mandatory repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Redeemable Capital Interests or Preferred Interests as if such Redeemable Capital Interests or Preferred Interests were repurchased on any date on which Debt shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture; provided , however, that, if such Redeemable Capital Interests or Preferred Interests are not then permitted to be repurchased, the repurchase price shall be the book value of such Redeemable Capital Interests or Preferred Interests; (b) the amount outstanding at any time of any Debt issued with original issue discount is the principal amount of such Debt less the remaining unamortized portion of the original issue discount of such Debt at such time as determined in conformity with GAAP; (c) the amount of any Debt described in clause (7) is the net amount payable (after giving effect to permitted set off) if such Swap Contracts or Hedging Obligations are terminated at that time due to default of such Person; (d) the amount of any Debt described in clause (9)(a) above shall be the stated or determinable amount of or, if not stated or if indeterminable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability under any such Guarantee and (e) the amount of any Debt described in clause (9)(b) above shall be the lesser of (i) the maximum amount of the obligations so secured and (ii) the Fair Market Value of such property or other assets.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) in connection with the purchase by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any business or assets, the term “Debt” will exclude (a) customary indemnification or contribution obligations, (b) post-closing payment adjustments (including earn-out obligations) to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment is otherwise contingent; provided , however , that, at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and determined, the amount is paid within 30 days thereafter, (c) post-closing payment adjustments (including earn-out obligations) due and payable solely in Common Interests and (d) any deferred payment that such Person has the option to pay in Common Interests until such deferred payment becomes due and payable in cash, (2) the term “Debt” will exclude debt that has been defeased, satisfied and discharged, repaid, retired, repurchased or redeemed in accordance with its terms; provided that funds in an amount equal to all such Debt (including interest, premium and any other amounts required to be paid to the holders thereof in order to give effect to such defeasance, satisfaction and discharge, repayment, retirement, repurchase or redemption) have been irrevocably deposited with a trustee for the benefit of the relevant holders of such Debt, (3) the term “Debt” will exclude obligations in respect of surety, appeal or performance bonds issued in respect of obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business that do not constitute Debt and that are not paid upon or, if paid upon, are satisfied within 30 days of incurrence, (4) the term “Debt” will exclude any portion of the deferred purchase price of property or assets that is due and payable solely in Common Interests and (5) the term “Debt” will exclude Permitted Call Spread Swap Contracts and any obligations thereunder.

The amount of Debt of any Person at any date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all unconditional obligations and Guarantees as described above and, only upon the occurrence of the contingency giving rise to the obligations, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability of any contingent obligations (other than Guarantees) at such date. If such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries directly or indirectly Guarantees Debt of a third Person, the amount of Debt of such Person shall give effect to the Incurrence of such Guaranteed Debt as if such Person or such Subsidiary had directly Incurred or otherwise assumed such Guaranteed Debt.

Debt Facilities ” means one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, the Senior Credit Facilities) or commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional lenders providing

 

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for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit or issuances of debt securities evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or similar instruments, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities) in whole or in part from time to time (and whether or not with the original administrative agent, lenders or trustee or another administrative agent or agents, other lenders or trustee and whether provided under the original Senior Credit Facilities or any other credit or other agreement or indenture).

Default ” means any event that is, or after notice or passage of time, or both, would be, an Event of Default.

Definitive Note ” means a certificated Note (bearing the Restricted Notes Legend if the transfer of such Note is restricted by applicable law) that does not include the Global Notes Legend.

Depositary ” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as Depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.

Designated Non-cash Consideration ” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration, including Related Business Assets and Capital Interests in a Restricted Subsidiary, received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation less the amount of cash or Eligible Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on such Designated Non-cash Consideration.

DTC ” means The Depository Trust Company.

Dutch Party ” means any Guarantor that is organized under the laws of the Netherlands or otherwise resident for tax purposes of the Netherlands.

Eligible Cash Equivalents ” means any of the following Investments: (1) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof ( provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) maturing not more than two years after the date of acquisition; (2) time deposits in and certificates of deposit of any bank or trust company the senior Debt of which is rated at least “A-2” by Moody’s or at least “A” by S&P or that are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; provided that such Investments have a maturity date not more than two years after date of acquisition; (3) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 180 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (1) above; (4) direct obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision or public instrumentality thereof; provided that such Investments mature, or are subject to tender at the option of the holder thereof, within two years after the date of acquisition and, at the time of acquisition, have a rating of at least “A” from S&P or “A-2” from Moody’s (or an equivalent rating by any other nationally recognized rating agency); (5) commercial paper of any Person other than an Affiliate of the Company and other than structured investment vehicles; provided that such Investments are rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s or at least “A-1” by S&P and mature within 180 days after the date of acquisition; (6) overnight and demand deposits in and bankers’ acceptances of any bank or trust company; (7) money market funds substantially all of the assets of which comprise Investments of the types described in clauses (1) through (6) or that are rated “AAA” by either S&P or Moody’s; (8) Investments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (1) through (7) above or funds equivalent to those referred to in clause (7) above denominated in U.S. dollars or any foreign currency issued by a foreign issuer or bank comparable in credit quality and tender to those

 

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referred to in such clauses and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in jurisdictions outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; and (9) notes, bonds and debentures issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher by S&P or “A2” or higher by Moody’s maturing not more than two years after the date of acquisition.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Excluded Assets ” means “Excluded Assets” as defined in the Security Agreement and any other assets excluded from the Collateral pursuant to this Indenture or any Collateral Document and shall, in any event, include any real property of the Company and the Guarantors and improvements thereto and any interest therein.

Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to the consideration received or paid in any transaction or series of transactions, the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Company.

First/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement ” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the [Issue Date], among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto, the Collateral Agent and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent under the Senior Credit Facilities, as it may be supplemented, modified, amended or restated.

First Priority Lien Obligations ” means the Obligations of the Company and Guarantors under the Senior Credit Facilities that are senior in priority to the Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees with respect to the Collateral and any other Obligations that constitute “[First Priority Obligations]” as defined in the First/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

Four Quarter Period ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio .”

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied, which are in effect on the Issue Date; provided that (i) solely in connection with the Company’s lease arrangement for to the property located at 275 Wyman Street, Waltham, Massachusetts and the Company’s proposed lease arrangement for the property located at 9900 Bonnie View Road, Dallas, Texas (or proposed lease arrangement for another property located in the Dallas, Texas area in lieu of the property located at 9900 Bonnie View Road, Dallas, Texas) and so long as the Company does not acquire legal title to any such property or dispose of any such property (or assets thereon), (x) the effects of Accounting Standards Codification 840-40-15-5 shall be disregarded in respect of all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein, in each case in respect of any such property and (y) the Company shall not be deemed to be the owner of any such property during the respective lease term solely by virtue of such accounting standard, (ii) solely with respect to tenant allowances associated with the property located at 275 Wyman Street, Waltham, Massachusetts, and the property located at 9900 Bonnie View Road, Dallas, Texas, (or another property located in the Dallas, Texas area in lieu of the property located at 9900 Bonnie View Road, Dallas, Texas) the effects of Accounting Standards Codification 840-40-15-5 shall be disregarded in respect of all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein, in each case in respect of any such property during the respective lease term and (iii) all obligations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are or would be characterized as an operating lease as determined in accordance with GAAP prior to January 1, 2019 (whether or not such operating lease was in effect on such date) shall continue to be accounted for as an operating lease (and not as a Capital Lease Obligation) for purposes of this Agreement regardless of any change in GAAP on

 

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or after January 1, 2019 (or any change in the implementation in GAAP for future periods that are contemplated as of such date) that would otherwise require such obligation to be recharacterized as a Capital Lease Obligation.

Government Securities ” means securities that are (1) direct obligations of the United States for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States the timely payment of which is unconditionally Guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of the United States, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act), as custodian with respect to any such Government Securities or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Government Securities held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Securities or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Government Securities evidenced by such depositary receipt.

Guarantee ” means, as applied to any Debt of another Person, (1) a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the normal course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner, of any part or all of such Debt, (2) any direct or indirect obligation, contingent or otherwise, of a Person guaranteeing or having the effect of guaranteeing the Debt of any other Person in any manner and (3) an agreement of a Person, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, the practical effect of which is to assure in any way the payment (or payment of damages in the event of non-payment) of all or any part of such Debt of another Person (and “ Guaranteed ” and “ Guaranteeing ” shall have meanings that correspond to the foregoing); provided that any pledge of Capital Interests of a Guarantor to secure Obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that owns no material assets other than the Capital Interests of such Guarantor shall not constitute a “Guarantee” so long as such Restricted Subsidiary does not otherwise guarantee the Senior Credit Facilities.

Guarantor ” means each Restricted Subsidiary that provides a Note Guarantee on the Issue Date and any other Restricted Subsidiary that provides a Note Guarantee after the Issue Date; provided that upon release or discharge of such Restricted Subsidiary from its Note Guarantee in accordance with this Indenture, such Restricted Subsidiary ceases to be a Guarantor.

Hedging Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any interest rate agreement, currency agreement or commodity agreement.

Holder ” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.

Incur ” means, with respect to any Debt of any Person, to create, issue, incur (by conversion, exchange or otherwise), assume, Guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Debt or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or other applicable accounting standards, of any such Debt on the balance sheet of such Person; provided , however , that any Debt or Capital Interests of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) will be deemed to be Incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary. “ Incurrence ” and “ Incurred ” shall have meanings that correspond to the foregoing. In addition, the following shall not be deemed a separate Incurrence of Debt:

(1)    amortization of debt discount or accretion of principal with respect to a non-interest bearing or other discount security;

 

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(2)    the payment of regularly scheduled interest in the form of additional Debt of the same instrument or the payment of regularly scheduled dividends on Capital Interests in the form of additional Capital Interests of the same class and with the same terms;

(3)    the obligation to pay a premium in respect of Debt arising in connection with the issuance of a notice of redemption or making of a mandatory offer to purchase such Debt; and

(4)    unrealized losses or charges in respect of Hedging Obligations.

Indenture ” means this Senior Notes Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Independent Financial Advisor ” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant to Persons engaged in Permitted Businesses of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Company, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.

Intercreditor Agreements ” means, collectively, the First/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement entered into pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

Initial Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto. For the avoidance of doubt, references to the “ Initial Notes ” shall include any increase in the principal amount of outstanding Initial Notes as a result of a PIK Payment.

interest ” with respect to the Notes means interest with respect thereto.

Interest Payment Date ” means May 15 and November 15 of each year to the Stated Maturity of the Notes.

Investment ” by any Person means any direct or indirect loan, advance, guarantee for the benefit of (or other extension of credit) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property or assets to another Person or any other payments for property or services for the account or use of another Person) another Person, including, without limitation, the following: (1) the purchase or acquisition of any Capital Interest or other evidence of beneficial ownership in another Person, (2) the purchase, acquisition or Guarantee of the Debt of another Person, and (3) the purchase or acquisition of a line of business of or all or substantially all of the assets of another Person, but shall exclude: (a) accounts receivable and other extensions of trade credit in accordance with the Company’s customary practices; (b) the acquisition of property and assets from suppliers and other vendors in the normal course of business; and (c) prepaid expenses and workers’ compensation, utility, lease and similar deposits, in the normal course of business.

Issue Date ” means April [●], 2020.

Italian Civil Code ” means the Italian civil code, enacted by Royal Decree No. 262 of 16 March 1942, as subsequently amended and supplemented.

Italian Guarantor ” means Cimpress Italy S.r.l. and Pixartprinting S.p.A, each of which is organized under the laws of Italy, and any other Guarantor that provides a Note Guarantee under this Indenture after the Issue Date that is organized under the laws of Italy.

Lien ” means, with respect to any property or other asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, pledge, hypothecation, assignment or conveyance for security purposes, deposit

 

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arrangement, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, easement, encumbrance or other security agreement or arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or with respect to such property or other asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof or Sale and Leaseback Transaction, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any authorized filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.

Limited Guarantee ” means a Note Guarantee by a Person organized in Switzerland, Germany or Italy or any other jurisdiction (except the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, Bermuda, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Ireland or Jamaica), the amount of which is limited pursuant to the terms of such Note Guarantee in order to comply with the applicable requirements of law (but excluding any laws relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, abuse of corporate assets or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally, including laws relating to the liability of directors and managers) in the jurisdiction of organization of the applicable Person with respect to the enforceability of such Note Guarantee.

Master Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Swap Contract .”

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to its rating agency business.

Net Available Cash ” means, with respect to Asset Sales of any Person, cash and Eligible Cash Equivalents received, net of:

(1)    all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of such Person Incurred in connection with such a sale, including, without limitation, all legal, accounting, title and recording tax expenses, commissions, brokerage fees, investment banker fees, consultant fees and other fees and expenses Incurred and all federal, state, foreign and local taxes arising in connection with such an Asset Sale that are paid or required to be accrued as a liability under GAAP (whether or not such taxes will actually be paid or payable and after taking into account any available tax credit or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) by such Person;

(2)    all payments made by such Person on any Debt that is secured by such properties or other assets in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon or with respect to such properties or other assets that must, by the terms of such Lien or such Debt, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such transaction or by applicable law, be repaid to any other Person (other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof) in connection with such Asset Sale;

(3)    appropriate amounts to be provided by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale; and

(4)    all contractually required distributions and other payments made to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person as a result of such transaction;

provided , however , that (a) in the event that any consideration for an Asset Sale (which would otherwise constitute Net Available Cash) is required by (i) contract to be held in escrow pending determination of whether a purchase price adjustment will be made or (ii) GAAP to be reserved against other liabilities in

 

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connection with such Asset Sale, such consideration (or any portion thereof) shall become Net Available Cash only at such time as it is released to such Person from escrow or otherwise, and (b) any non-cash consideration received in connection with any transaction, which is subsequently converted to cash, shall become Net Available Cash only at such time as it is so converted.

Net Leverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination, the ratio of (x) the total consolidated Debt of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any Hedging Obligations and Swap Contracts that are Incurred in the ordinary course of business (and not for speculative purposes)), less the aggregate cash balance of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as of the end of the most recent Four Quarter Period for which internal financial statements are available, to (y) the Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for the then most recent Four Quarter Period for which internal financial statements are available, in each case with such pro forma adjustments to the amount of consolidated Debt, cash and Consolidated EBITDA as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” (but giving effect to any repayment of Debt Incurred under any revolving Debt Facility and without giving effect to clause (3) of such definition).

Net Worth ” means the total value of the “ Patrimonio Netto ” of each Italian Guarantor calculated in accordance with article 2424 of the Italian Civil Code and the relevant accounting principles.

Non-Guarantor Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor.

Non-Recourse Debt ” means Debt of a Person:

(1)    as to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary (a) provides any Guarantee or credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, Guarantee, indemnity, agreement or instrument that would constitute Debt) or (b) is directly or indirectly liable (as a guarantor or otherwise);

(2)    no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to declare a default under such other Debt or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity; and

(3)    the explicit terms of which provide there is no recourse against any of the assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, except that Standard Securitization Undertakings shall not be considered recourse.

Non-Recourse Receivable Subsidiary Debt” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Receivable Subsidiary .”

Non-U.S. Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and any Restricted Subsidiary of such Restricted Subsidiary.

Note Guarantee ” means, individually, any Guarantee of payment of the Notes and the Company’s other Obligations under this Indenture by a Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereto, and, collectively, all such Guarantees.

 

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Notes ” means the Initial Notes and more particularly means any Note authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. For all purposes under this Indenture, the term “ Notes ” shall include any PIK Notes that may be issued and any Notes to be issued upon transfer, replacement or exchange of Notes.

Obligations ” means any principal, premium, interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable state, federal or foreign law), penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and banker’s acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and Guarantees of payment of such principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, payable under the documentation governing any Debt (including, for avoidance of doubt, this Indenture).

Offer ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Offer to Purchase .”

Offer to Purchase ” means a written offer (the “ Offer ”) sent by the Company by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each Holder at such Holder’s address appearing in the Note Register on the date of the Offer, offering to purchase up to the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth in such Offer at the purchase price set forth in such Offer (as determined pursuant to this Indenture). Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Offer shall specify an expiration date (the “ Purchase Expiration Date ”) of the Offer to Purchase which shall be, subject to any contrary requirements of applicable law, not less than 15 days or more than 60 days after the date of mailing of such Offer (or, if such Offer is conditioned upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, not more than 60 days after the date of such Change of Control) and a settlement date (the “ Purchase Date ”) for purchase of Notes within five Business Days after the Purchase Expiration Date. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing at least 15 days (or such shorter period as is acceptable to the Trustee) prior to the mailing of the Offer of the Company’s obligation to make an Offer to Purchase, and the Offer shall be mailed by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company. The Offer shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Offer to Purchase. The Offer shall also state:

(1)    the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Offer to Purchase is being made;

(2)    the Purchase Expiration Date and the Purchase Date;

(3)    the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes offered to be purchased pursuant to the Offer to Purchase (including, if less than 100%, the manner by which such amount has been determined pursuant to Indenture covenants requiring the Offer to Purchase) (the “ Purchase Amount ”);

(4)    the purchase price to be paid by the Company for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes accepted for payment (as specified pursuant to this Indenture) (the “ Purchase Price ”);

(5)    that the Holder may tender all or any portion of the Notes registered in the name of such Holder and that any portion of a Note tendered must be tendered in a minimum amount of $150,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof (or if a PIK Payment has been made, in denominations of $1.00 and any integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof);

 

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(6)    the place or places where Notes are to be surrendered for tender pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, if applicable;

(7)    that, unless the Company defaults in making such purchase, any Note accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will cease to accrue interest on and after the Purchase Date, but that any Note not tendered or tendered but not purchased by the Company pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will continue to accrue interest at the same rate;

(8)    that, on the Purchase Date, the Purchase Price will become due and payable upon each Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer to Purchase;

(9)    that each Holder electing to tender a Note pursuant to the Offer to Purchase will be required to surrender such Note or cause such Note to be surrendered at the place or places set forth in the Offer prior to the close of business on the Purchase Expiration Date (such Note being, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing);

(10)    that Holders will be entitled to withdraw all or any portion of Notes tendered if the Company (or its paying agent) receives, not later than the close of business on the Purchase Expiration Date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the aggregate principal amount of the Notes the Holder tendered, the certificate number of the Note the Holder tendered and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing all or a portion of such Holder’s tender;

(11)    that (a) if Notes having an aggregate principal amount less than or equal to the Purchase Amount are duly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, the Company shall purchase all such Notes and (b) if Notes having an aggregate principal amount in excess of the Purchase Amount are tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, the Company shall purchase Notes having an aggregate principal amount equal to the Purchase Amount on a pro rata basis (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate so that only Notes in denominations of $150,000 principal amount or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof shall be purchased (or if a PIK Payment has been made, in denominations of $1.00 and any integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof));

(12)    if applicable, that, in the case of any Holder whose Note is purchased only in part, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Note without service charge, a new Note or Notes, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in the aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unpurchased portion of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes so tendered; and

(13)    if such Offer is delivered in advance of the occurrence of a Change of Control and is conditional upon such Change of Control, that the Offer to Purchase is conditioned upon the consummation of such Change of Control.

Officer ” means the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Managing Director, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Company or, in the event that the Company is a partnership or a limited liability company that has no such officers, a person duly authorized under applicable law by the general partner, managers, members or a similar body to act on behalf of the Company. Officer of any Guarantor has a correlative meaning.

 

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Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Company and provided to the Trustee.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company.

Parent ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Subsidiary .”

Pari Passu Debt ” means Debt that ranks equally in right of payment to the Notes, in the case of the Company, or the Note Guarantees, in the case of any Guarantor (without giving effect to collateral arrangements).

Pari Passu Lien Obligations ” means any Debt that is Pari Passu Debt and that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that has equal priority as the Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees with respect to the Collateral; provided that, in each case, an authorized representative of the holders of such Debt shall have executed a joinder to the Intercreditor Agreement and shall have entered into a pari passu intercreditor agreement with the Collateral Agent in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent to provide for the pari passu nature of the respective Liens (the “ Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement ”).

Permitted Business ” means any business similar in nature to any business conducted by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date and any business reasonably ancillary, incidental, complementary or related to, or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the business conducted by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date, in each case, as determined in good faith by the Company.

Permitted Call Spread Swap Contracts ” means (a) any Swap Contract (including, but not limited to, any bond hedge transaction or capped call transaction) pursuant to which the Company acquires an option requiring the counterparty thereto to deliver to the Company shares of common stock of the Company (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of the common stock of the Company), the cash value thereof or a combination thereof from time to time upon exercise of such option entered into by the Company in connection with the issuance of Permitted Convertible Notes (such transaction, a “ Bond Hedge Transaction ”) and (b) any Swap Contract pursuant to which the Company issues to the counterparty thereto warrants to acquire common stock of the Company (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of the common stock of the Company) (whether such warrant is settled in shares, cash or a combination thereof) entered into by the Company in connection with the issuance of Permitted Convertible Notes (such transaction, a “ Warrant Transaction ”); provided that (i) the terms, conditions and covenants of each such Swap Contract shall be such as are customary for such agreements of such type (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company, or a committee thereof, in good faith), (ii) the purchase price for such Bond Hedge Transaction, less the proceeds received by the Company from the sale of any related Warrant Transaction, does not exceed the net proceeds received by the Company from the issuance of the related Permitted Convertible Notes and (iii) in the case of clause (b) above, such Swap Contract would be classified as an equity instrument in accordance with GAAP.

Permitted Convertible Notes ” means any unsecured notes issued by the Company in accordance with Section 4.09 that are convertible into a fixed number (subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, “make-whole” increases and other customary changes thereto) of shares of common stock of the Company (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of the common stock of the Company), cash or any combination thereof (with the amount of such cash or such combination determined by reference to the market price of such common stock or such other securities);

 

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provided that the Debt thereunder must satisfy each of the following conditions: (i) both immediately prior to and after giving effect (including pro forma effect) thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall exist or result therefrom, (ii) such Debt matures after, and does not require any scheduled amortization or other scheduled or otherwise required payments of principal prior to the date that is six months after May 15, 2025 (it being understood that neither (x) any provision requiring an offer to purchase such Debt as a result of change of control or other fundamental change (which change of control or other fundamental change, for the avoidance of doubt, constitutes a “Change of Control” under this Indenture), which purchase is settled on a date no earlier than the date 20 Business Days following the occurrence of such change of control or other fundamental change nor (y) any early conversion of any Permitted Convertible Notes in accordance with the terms thereof, in either case, shall violate the foregoing restriction), (iii) such Debt is not Guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Company other than the Guarantors (which Guarantees, if such Debt constitutes a Subordinated Obligation, shall be expressly subordinated to the Notes and the Note Guarantees on terms not less favorable to the Holders than the subordination terms of such Subordinated Obligation), (iv) any cross-default or cross-acceleration event of default (each howsoever defined) provision contained therein that relates to indebtedness or other payment obligations of the Company or any Guarantor (such indebtedness or other payment obligation, a “ Cross-Default Reference Obligation ”) contains a cure period of at least 30 calendar days (after written notice to the issuer of such Debt by the trustee or to such issuer and such trustee by holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of such Debt then outstanding) before a default, event of default, acceleration or other event or condition under such Cross-Default Reference Obligation results in an event of default under such cross-default or cross-acceleration provision and (v) the terms, conditions and covenants of such Debt must be customary for convertible Debt of such type (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company, or a committee thereof, in good faith).

Permitted Debt ” means:

(1)    Debt of the Company or any Guarantor Incurred pursuant to any Debt Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $1,000 million minus any amount used to permanently repay such Obligations (or permanently reduce commitments with respect thereto) pursuant to Section 4.16;

(2)    Debt under the Notes (including any PIK Notes (and any increase in the principal amount of the Notes as a result of a PIK Payment) issued from time to time to pay PIK Interest on the Notes);

(3)    the Note Guarantees;

(4)    Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date (other than clauses (1), (2) and (3) above or clauses (5), (6), (7), (8), (10), (11), (12), (13) and (17) below);

(5)    Guarantees by the Company or Restricted Subsidiaries of Debt permitted to be Incurred by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture; provided that in the event such Debt that is being Guaranteed is a Subordinated Obligation, then the related Guarantee shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantee, as the case may be;

(6)    Debt of the Company owing to and held by any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivable Subsidiary) or Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to and held by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivable Subsidiary); provided , however ,

 

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(a)    if the Company is the obligor on Debt owing to a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, such Debt is expressly subordinated in right of payment to all obligations with respect to the Notes in the event of a Default;

(b)    if a Guarantor is the obligor on Debt owing to a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, such Debt is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor in the event of a Default; and

(c)    (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Capital Interests or any other event which results in any such Debt being beneficially held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Receivable Subsidiary); and

(ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Debt to a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than a Receivable Subsidiary),

shall be deemed, in each case, under this clause (6)(c), to constitute an Incurrence of such Debt by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be;

(7)    Debt Incurred in respect of workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance and self-insurance obligations, and, for the avoidance of doubt, indemnity, bid, performance, warranty, release, appeal, surety and similar bonds, letters of credit for operating purposes and completion guarantees (not for borrowed money) provided or Incurred (including Guarantees thereof) by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(8)    Debt under Swap Contracts and Hedging Obligations that are Incurred in the ordinary course of business (and not for speculative purposes);

(9)    Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Capital Lease Obligations, Synthetic Lease Obligations and Purchase Money Debt; provided that the aggregate principal amount of such Debt outstanding at the time of incurrence may not exceed (A) $50.0 million prior to a Covenant Reset Event and (B) the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 4.5% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the aggregate after a Covenant Reset Event;

(10)    Debt arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for (A) customary indemnification or contribution obligations and (B) post-closing payment adjustments (including earn-out obligations) to which the acquirer may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment is otherwise contingent, in each case, Incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or Capital Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted under this Indenture, to the extent that:

(a)    the maximum aggregate liability in respect of all such Debt does not exceed the gross proceeds, including non-cash proceeds (the Fair Market Value of such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) actually received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition; and

 

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(b)    such Debt is not reflected on the balance sheet of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (contingent obligations referred to in a footnote to financial statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance sheet will not be deemed to be reflected on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (10));

(11)    Debt arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided , however , that such Debt is extinguished within five Business Days of Incurrence and Debt arising from negative account balances in cash pooling arrangements arising in the ordinary course of business;

(12)    obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries in respect of customer advances received and held in the ordinary course of business;

(13)    performance bonds or performance guaranties (or bank guaranties or letters of credit in lieu thereof) entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for borrowed money;

(14)    Debt of Persons Incurred and outstanding on the date on which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired by, or merged into, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Debt Incurred (a) to provide all or any portion of the funds utilized to consummate the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary or was otherwise acquired by the Company or (b) otherwise in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition); provided , however , that at the time such Person is acquired, either

(a)    the Company would have been able to Incur $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to Section 4.09(a) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Debt pursuant to this clause (14); or

(b)    on a pro forma basis, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is equal to or greater than such ratio immediately prior to such acquisition or merger;

(15)    Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise permitted pursuant to this definition, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding, (A) together with any Debt Incurred under clause (18) of this definition, $50.0 million prior to a Covenant Reset Event, and (B) the greater of (x) $75.0 million and (y) 3.5% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time of Incurrence after a Covenant Reset Event;

(16)    the Incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Refinancing Debt that serves to refund or refinance (including by means of purchasing, repurchasing or redeeming) any Debt Incurred as permitted under Section 4.09(a) and clauses (2), (3), (4), (14) and this clause (16);

(17)    the issuance by any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivable Subsidiary) of shares of Preferred Interests; provided , however , that:

(a)     any subsequent issuance or transfer of Capital Interests that results in any such Preferred Interests being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivable Subsidiary); and

 

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(b)     any sale or other transfer of any such Preferred Interests to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivable Subsidiary)

shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such Preferred Interests by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (17);

(18)    the issuance by a Receivable Subsidiary of a Purchase Money Note in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed, together with any Debt Incurred under clause (15) of this definition, $25.0 million at any time outstanding; and

(19)    any joint and several liability and any netting or set-off arrangement arising in each case as a result of a fiscal unity ( fiscale eenheid ) for Dutch corporate income tax or Dutch value added tax purposes of which a Dutch Party is or becomes a member.

Permitted Investment ” means an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in:

(1)    the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivable Subsidiary); provided that the aggregate amount at the time of each such Investment, together with the aggregate amount any Investments made pursuant to clause (2) of this definition, in Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries shall not exceed $50.0 million prior to a Covenant Reset Event;

(2)    any Investment by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Person that is engaged in a Permitted Business if as a result of such Investment:

(a)    such Person becomes, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, a Restricted Subsidiary; or

(b)    such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its assets or a line of business to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary,

and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person; provided that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, consolidation or transfer; provided further that the aggregate amount at the time of each such Investment, together with the aggregate amount any Investments made pursuant to clause (1) of this definition, in Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries shall not exceed $50.0 million prior to a Covenant Reset Event;

(3)    cash and Eligible Cash Equivalents;

(4)    receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; provided, however , that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;

(5)    payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(6)    loans or advances to employees, officers or directors of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices in an aggregate amount not in excess of $20.0 million outstanding at any one time with respect to all loans or advances under this clause (6) (without giving effect to the forgiveness of any such loan);

(7)    any Investment acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries:

(a)    in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable;

(b)    in satisfaction of judgments against other Persons; or

(c)    as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

(8)    Investments made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.16 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;

(9)    Investments in existence on the Issue Date and any Investments made pursuant to binding commitments in effect on the Issue Date;

(10)    Swap Contracts and Hedging Obligations, which transactions or obligations are Incurred in compliance with Section 4.09;

(11)    Guarantees permitted under Section 4.09;

(12)    Investments made in connection with the funding of contributions under any non-qualified retirement plan or similar employee compensation plan in an amount not to exceed the amount of compensation expense recognized by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such plans;

(13)    Investments by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in a Receivable Subsidiary or any Investment by a Receivable Subsidiary in any other Person, in each case, in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction;

(14)    Investments by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in joint ventures, together with all other Investments pursuant to this clause (14), in an aggregate amount at the time of each such Investment not to exceed (A) $25.0 million prior to a Covenant Reset Event and (B) the greater of (x) $75.0 million and (y) 3.5% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding at any one time after a Covenant Reset Event (in each case, with the Fair Market Value of each such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);

(15)    the Company’s entry into (including payments of premiums in connection therewith), and the performance of obligations under, Permitted Call Spread Swap Contracts in accordance with their terms;

 

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(16)    Investments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, together with all other Investments pursuant to this clause (16), in an aggregate amount at the time of each such Investment not to exceed (A) $50.0 million prior to a Covenant Reset Event and (B) the greater of (x) $100.0 million and (y) 4.5% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding at any one time after a Covenant Reset Event (in each case, with the Fair Market Value of each such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); and

(17)    any joint and several liability and any netting or set-off arrangement arising in each case as a result of a fiscal unity ( fiscal eenheid ) for Dutch corporate income tax or Dutch value added tax purposes of which a Dutch Party is or becomes a member.

If any Investment is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary and such Person thereafter becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (2) above for long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary.

Permitted Liens ” means:

(1)    Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens permitted under clause (2));

(2)    Liens that secure (a) Debt under Debt Facilities permitted to be Incurred pursuant to clause (1) of the definition of “Permitted Debt,” (b) Hedging Obligations and Swap Contracts relating to such Debt Facilities and permitted under the agreements related thereto and (c) fees, expenses and other amounts payable under such Debt Facilities or payable pursuant to cash management agreements or agreements with respect to similar banking services relating to such Debt Facilities and permitted under the agreements related thereto;

(3)    any Lien for taxes or assessments or other governmental charges or levies not then delinquent for more than 90 days or which are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves are being maintained to the extent required by GAAP;

(4)    any warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, mechanic’s, repairmen’s, landlord’s, carriers’ or other similar Liens arising by law for sums not then overdue by more than 30 days (or which, if overdue, are being contested in good faith and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained, to the extent required by GAAP);

(5)    survey exceptions, encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other similar restrictions as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties which do not individually or in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole or materially impair the operation of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(6)    pledges or deposits (a) in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment and other insurance, other social security legislation and other types of statutory obligations or the requirements of any official body; (b) to secure the performance of tenders, bids, surety, appeal or performance bonds, contracts (other than for the payment of Debt), statutory or governmental obligations, leases, purchase, construction, sales or servicing contracts (including utility contracts) and other similar obligations Incurred in the ordinary course of business; (c) to obtain or secure obligations with respect to letters of credit, Guarantees, bonds or other sureties or assurances given in connection with the activities described in clauses (a) and (b)

 

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above, in each case not Incurred or made in connection with the borrowing of money, the obtaining of advances or credit or the payment of the deferred purchase price of property or services; or (d) arising in connection with any attachment unless such Liens shall not be satisfied or discharged or stayed pending appeal within 60 days after the entry thereof or the expiration of any such stay;

(7)    Liens on property or assets or shares of Capital Interests of a Person existing at the time such Person acquires such property or assets, is merged with or into or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (and not created or Incurred in anticipation of such transaction); provided that such Liens are not extended to the property and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries other than the property or assets acquired and the proceeds thereof;

(8)    Liens securing Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary owed to and held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Receivable Subsidiary) thereof;

(9)    Liens securing Refinancing Debt Incurred to refinance, refund, replace, amend, extend or modify, as a whole or in part, Debt that was previously so secured pursuant to clauses (1), (7), (9), (11), (14), (20) and (23) hereof to the extent that such Liens do not extend to any other property or assets;

(10)    Liens in favor of customs or revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of custom duties in connection with the importation of goods Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(11)    Liens to secure Capital Lease Obligations, Synthetic Lease Obligations and Purchase Money Debt permitted to be Incurred pursuant to clause (9) of the definition of “Permitted Debt”; provided that (i) such Liens do not extend to or cover any property or assets that are not property being purchased, leased, constructed or improved with the proceeds of such Debt and (ii) such Liens are created within 180 days of the purchase, lease, construction or improvement of such property;

(12)    Liens in favor of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(13)    Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligation in respect of letters of credit and banker’s acceptances issued or created in the ordinary course of business for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

(14)    Liens on property or shares of Capital Interests of another Person at the time such other Person becomes a Subsidiary of such Person; provided , however , that (a) the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto) and (b) such Liens are not created or Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;

(15)    Liens (a) that are contractual or statutory rights of netting or set-off (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Debt, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations and other cash management activities Incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers

 

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of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (b) of a collecting bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection, (I) encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts Incurred in the ordinary course of business and (II) in favor of banking institutions arising as a matter of law or pursuant to customary account agreements encumbering deposits (including the right of netting or set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

(16)    Liens securing judgments or judicial attachment for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under clause (8) of Section 6.01;

(17)    leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including with respect to intellectual property) granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries and do not secure any Debt;

(18)    any interest of title of (a) an owner of equipment or inventory on loan or consignment, or as part of a conditional sale, to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating leases and bailments of products entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; and (b) a lessor or secured by a lessor’s interest under any lease permitted under this Indenture;

(19)    deposits in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers;

(20)    Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees;

(21)    options, put and call arrangements, rights of first refusal and similar rights relating to Investments in joint ventures, partnerships and the like permitted to be made under this Indenture;

(22)    Liens on cash and other deposits imposed in connection with contracts entered into the ordinary course of business;

(23)    Liens not otherwise permitted under this Indenture in an aggregate amount not to exceed at the time of creation the greater of (A) $25.0 million prior to a Covenant Reset Event and (B) (x) $100.0 million and (y) 4.5% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after a Covenant Reset Event;

(24)    Liens on cash, Eligible Cash Equivalents or other property arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Debt permitted by this Indenture;

(25)    Liens on the identifiable proceeds of any property or asset subject to a Lien otherwise permitted under this Indenture;

(26)    Liens arising under clauses 24 and 25 of the general terms and conditions ( algemene voorwaarden ) of the Dutch Banking Association ( Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken ) or any similar term applied by a Dutch bank;

 

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(27)    any joint and several liability and any netting or set-off arrangement arising in each case as a result of a fiscal unity ( fiscale eenheid ) for Dutch corporate income tax or Dutch value added tax purposes of which a Dutch Party is or becomes a member;

(28)    Liens securing Swap Contracts and Hedging Obligations, which transactions or obligations are Incurred in compliance with Section 4.09;

(29)    Liens on Capital Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary that secure Debt of such Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(30)    Liens on assets transferred to a Receivable Subsidiary or on assets of a Receivable Subsidiary, in each case Incurred in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction; and

(31)    Liens in favor of issuers of letters of credit, surety, appeal or performance bonds that do not constitute Debt.

Permitted Parent ” means any direct or indirect parent entity of the Company (other than a Person formed in connection with, or in contemplation of, a Change of Control transaction, merger, sale or other transfer of Capital Interests or assets of the Company that results in a modification of the beneficial ownership of the Company) that beneficially owns 100% of the Capital Interests of the Company; provided that the ultimate beneficial ownership of the Company has not been modified by the transaction by which such parent entity became the beneficial owner of 100% of the Capital Interests of the Company and such parent entity owns no assets other than Eligible Cash Equivalents and the Capital Interests of the Company or any other Permitted Parent.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Preferred Interests ,” as applied to the Capital Interests in any Person, means Capital Interests in such Person of any class or classes (however designated) that rank prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of such Person, to shares of Common Interests in such Person.

Purchase Amount ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Offer to Purchase .”

Purchase Date ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Offer to Purchase .”

Purchase Expiration Date ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Offer to Purchase .”

Purchase Money Debt ” means:

(1)    Debt Incurred to finance the purchase or construction (including additions and improvements thereto) of any assets (other than Capital Interests) of such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary; and/or

(2)    Debt that is secured by a Lien on such assets where the lender’s sole security is to the assets so purchased or constructed or substantially similar assets leased or purchased from such lender under a master lease or similar agreement and proceeds of the foregoing;

in either case that does not exceed 100% of the cost.

 

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Purchase Money Note ” means a promissory note of a Receivable Subsidiary to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary evidencing the deferred purchase price of accounts receivable and related assets in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction with such Receivable Subsidiary.

Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Offer to Purchase .”

Qualified Capital Interests ” in any Person means a class of Capital Interests other than Redeemable Capital Interests.

Qualified Receivables Transaction ” means any transaction or series of transactions entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary transfers to (1) a Receivable Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or (2) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivable Subsidiary), or grants a security interest in, any accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto, including, without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and all Guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with an accounts receivable financing transaction; provided such transaction is on market terms as determined in good faith by the Company at the time the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into such transaction.

Receivable Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary of the Company:

(1)    that is formed solely for the purpose of, and that engages in no activities other than activities in connection with, financing accounts receivable or related assets of the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries, including providing letters of credit on behalf of or for the benefit of the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(2)    that is designated by the Board of Directors as a Receivable Subsidiary pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate that is delivered to the Trustee;

(3)    that is either (a) a Restricted Subsidiary or (b) an Unrestricted Subsidiary designated in accordance with Section 4.13;

(4)    no portion of the Debt or any other obligation (contingent or otherwise) of such Subsidiary (a) is at any time Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding Guarantees of obligations (other than any Guarantee of Debt) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (b) is at any time recourse to or obligates the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any way, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, or (c) subjects any asset of the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings (such Debt, “ Non-Recourse Receivable Subsidiary Debt ”);

(5)    with which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than (a) contracts, agreements, arrangements and understandings entered into in the ordinary course of business on terms no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Company in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company), (b) fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing accounts receivable or related assets in connection with such a Qualified Receivables Transaction and (c) any Purchase Money Note or equity interest issued by such Receivable Subsidiary to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; and

 

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(6)    with respect to which neither the Company nor any other Restricted Subsidiary has any obligation (a) to subscribe for additional shares of Capital Interests therein or make any additional capital contribution or similar payment or transfer thereto except in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction or (b) to maintain or preserve the solvency or any balance sheet term, financial condition, level of income or results of operations thereof.

Receivables Transaction Amount ” means the amount of obligations outstanding under the legal documents entered into as part of such Qualified Receivables Transaction on any date of determination that would be characterized as principal if such Qualified Receivables Transaction were structured as a secured lending transaction rather than as a purchase.

Record Date ” for the interest payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date means the May 1 or November 1 (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment Date.

Redeemable Capital Interests ” in any Person means any equity security of such Person that by its terms (or by terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or otherwise (including the passage of time or the happening of an event), is required to be redeemed, is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof in whole or in part (including by operation of a sinking fund), or is convertible or exchangeable for Debt or Redeemable Capital Interests of such Person at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, in each case at any time on or prior to the date 91 days after the earlier of the Stated Maturity of the principal amount of the Notes or the date the Notes are no longer outstanding; provided that only the portion of such equity security which is required to be redeemed, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof before such date will be deemed to be Redeemable Capital Interests.

Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, any equity security that would constitute Redeemable Capital Interests solely because the holders of the equity security have the right to require the Company to repurchase such equity security upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or an Asset Sale will not constitute Redeemable Capital Interests if the terms of such equity security provide that the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such equity security pursuant to such provisions prior to compliance by the Company with Section 4.15 and Section 4.16 and such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.08. The amount of Redeemable Capital Interests deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of this Indenture will be the maximum amount that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Redeemable Capital Interests or portion thereof, exclusive of accrued dividends. For the avoidance of doubt, the Warrants shall not be deemed to constitute Redeemable Capital Interests under this Indenture.

Refinancing Debt ” means Debt that refunds, refinances, renews, replaces or extends any Debt permitted to be Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of this Indenture (including additional Debt Incurred to pay premiums (including reasonable tender premiums, as determined in good faith by the Senior Management of the Company), defeasance costs, accrued interest and fees and expenses (including fees and expenses relating to the Incurrence of such Refinancing Debt) in connection with any such refinancing), whether involving the same or any other lender or creditor or group of lenders or creditors (including, with respect to any Guarantee of Debt, the refinancing of the guaranteed Debt and incurrence of a Guarantee with respect to the new Debt), but only to the extent that:

(1)    the Refinancing Debt is subordinated to the Notes to at least the same extent as the Debt being refunded, refinanced or extended, if such Debt was subordinated to the Notes;

 

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(2)    the Refinancing Debt is scheduled to mature either (a) no earlier than the Debt being refunded, refinanced or extended or (b) at least 91 days after the maturity date of the Notes;

(3)    the Refinancing Debt has an Average Life at the time such Refinancing Debt is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Debt being refunded, refinanced, renewed, replaced or extended;

(4)    such Refinancing Debt is in an aggregate principal amount that is less than or equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal or accreted amount (in the case of any Debt issued with original issue discount, as such) then outstanding under the Debt being refunded, refinanced, renewed, replaced or extended, (b) the amount of accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and premiums (including reasonable tender premiums, as determined in good faith by the Senior Management of the Company) owed, if any, not in excess of any applicable preexisting prepayment provisions on such Debt being refunded, refinanced, renewed, replaced or extended and (c) the amount of reasonable and customary fees, expenses and costs (including defeasance costs) related to the Incurrence of such Refinancing Debt; and

(5)    such Refinancing Debt is Incurred by the same Person or Persons (or their respective successors) that initially Incurred the Debt being refunded, refinanced, renewed, replaced or extended, except that (a) the Company or any Guarantor may Incur Refinancing Debt to refund, refinance, renew, replace or extend Debt of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and (b) any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary may Incur Refinancing Debt to refund, refinance, renew, replace or extend Debt of any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary.

Related Business Assets ” means assets (other than cash or Eligible Cash Equivalents or current assets) used or useful in a Permitted Business; provided that any assets received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for assets transferred by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person would become a Restricted Subsidiary.

Related Person ” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates.

Responsible Officer ” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee having direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture, or any other officer to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Restricted Investment ” means any Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

Restricted Payment ” means any of the following:

(1)    any dividend or other distribution declared or paid on the Capital Interests in the Company or on the Capital Interests in any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that are held by, or declared or paid to, any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than (a) dividends, distributions or payments made solely in Qualified Capital Interests in the Company and (b) dividends or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or to the holders of Capital Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis);

 

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(2)    any payment made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to purchase, redeem, acquire or retire any Capital Interests in the Company (including the conversion into, or exchange for, Debt of any Capital Interests) other than any such Capital Interests owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(3)    any principal payment made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on, or any payment made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to redeem, repurchase, defease (including a defeasance or covenant defeasance) or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including pursuant to mandatory repurchase covenants), prior to any scheduled maturity, scheduled sinking fund or mandatory redemption payment, any Subordinated Obligations (excluding any Debt permitted to be Incurred pursuant to clause (6) of the definition of “Permitted Debt”), except payments of principal and interest in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case, within one year of the due date thereof;

(4)    any designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and

(5)    any Restricted Investment.

Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that has not been designated as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” in accordance with this Indenture. Unless otherwise indicated, when used herein the term “Restricted Subsidiary” shall refer to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.

S&P ” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., or any successor to its rating agency business.

Sale and Leaseback Transaction ” means any direct or indirect arrangement pursuant to which property is sold or transferred by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and is thereafter leased back as a Capital Lease Obligation by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary.

Security Agreement ” means the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the [Issue Date], among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto and the Collateral Agent, as it may be supplemented, modified, amended or restated.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Senior Credit Facilities ” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2011, among the Company, the other borrowers and the guarantors named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other agents and lenders named therein, together with all related notes, letters of credit, collateral documents, guarantees, and any other related agreements and instruments executed and delivered in connection therewith, in each case as amended, modified, supplemented, restated, refinanced, refunded or replaced in whole or in part prior to and on or around the Issue Date and from time to time thereafter, including pursuant to Amendment No. 4 to the Senior Credit Facilities, dated on or around the Issue Date, and including by or pursuant to any agreement or agreements or instrument or instruments that extend the maturity of any Debt thereunder, or increase the amount of available borrowings thereunder ( provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted under Section 4.09), or add or release Subsidiaries of the Company as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder, in each case with respect to such agreement or any successor or replacement agreement and whether by the same or any other agent, lender, group of lenders, purchasers or debt holders.

 

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Senior Management ” means the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company.

Significant Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the Commission.

Standard Securitization Undertakings ” means representations, warranties, agreements, covenants, performance guarantees and indemnities entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary which are reasonably customary in an accounts receivable or related asset securitization transaction as determined in good faith by the Company, including Guarantees by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any of the foregoing obligations of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary.

Stated Maturity ,” when used with respect to (1) any Note or any installment of interest thereon, means the date specified in such Note as the fixed date on which the principal amount of such Note or such installment of interest is due and payable and (2) any other Debt or any installment of interest thereon, means the date specified in the instrument governing such Debt as the fixed date on which the principal of such Debt or such installment of interest is due and payable.

Subordinated Obligations ” means any Debt of the Company or any Guarantor (whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred) that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees pursuant to a written agreement to that effect.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person (the “ Parent ”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint venture or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the Parent in the Parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint venture or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise controlled by the Parent or one or more subsidiaries of the Parent or by the Parent and one or more subsidiaries of the Parent. For purposes of this definition, “controlled” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.

Swap Contract ” means (1) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including, without limitation, any fuel price caps and fuel price collar or floor agreements and similar agreements or arrangements designed to protect against or manage fluctuations in fuel prices and any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, but excluding fixed price commodity purchase contracts entered into with commodity suppliers in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes, and (2) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “ Master Agreement ”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

 

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Swiss Guarantor ” means any Guarantor that is organized under the laws of Switzerland.

Synthetic Lease Obligations ” means any monetary obligation of a Person under (1) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (2) an agreement for the use or possession of property (including Sale and Leaseback Transactions), in each case, creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the application of any bankruptcy or insolvency laws to such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).

Total Leverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination, the ratio of (1) the total consolidated Debt of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding any Hedging Obligations and Swap Contracts that are Incurred in the ordinary course of business (and not for speculative purposes)), as of the end of a full fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available (the “ Fiscal Quarter ”), to (2) (x) the Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such Fiscal Quarter, in each case with such pro forma adjustments to the amount of consolidated Debt, cash and Consolidated EBITDA as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” (but giving effect to any repayment of Debt Incurred under any revolving Debt Facility and without giving effect to clause (3) of such definition), (y) multiplied by four.

Transaction Date ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio .”

Transfer Restricted Notes ” means Definitive Notes and any other Notes that bear or are required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

Treasury Rate ” means the yield to maturity at the time of computation of U.S. Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the date of payment (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source or similar market data)), in each case, most nearly equal to the period from the payment date to May 15, 2021; provided , however , that if the period from the payment date to May 15, 2021 is not equal to the constant maturity of a U.S. Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of U.S. Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if the period from the payment date to May 15, 2021 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

Trust Indenture Act ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Trustee ” means U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.

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(1)    any Subsidiary of the Company which at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of the Company in the manner provided under Section 4.13; and

(2)    any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Voting Stock ” of any Person means all classes of Capital Interests of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such Person.

Warrant Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Permitted Call Spread Swap Contracts.”

Warrants ” means the warrants issued by the Company to [ insert Apollo investment entities ] on the Issue Date pursuant to the Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of April [•], 2020, among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto and [ insert Apollo investment entities ].

Section 1.02     Other Definitions.

 

Term

  

Defined in Section

“Acceptable Commitment”

   4.16(b)

“Additional Amounts”

   4.17(a)

“Affiliate Transaction”

   4.14(a)

“Agent Members”

   2.1(c) of Appendix A

“AktG”

   10.02(c)(10)

“Applicable Procedures”

   1.1(a) of Appendix A

“Auditor’s Determination”

   10.02(c)(5)

“Authentication Order”

   2.02(c)

“Available Restricted Payments Amount”

   4.08(a)

“Change in Tax Law”

   3.07(e)

“Change of Control Payment”

   4.15(a)

“Clearstream”

   1.1(a) of Appendix A

“Covenant Defeasance”

   8.03

“Definitive Notes Legend”

   2.2(e) of Appendix A

“Designation”

   4.13(a)

“Discharge”

   12.01(a)

“Distribution Compliance Period”

   1.1(a) of Appendix A

“Dutch Collateral Party”

   11.12

“ERISA Legend”

   2.2(e) of Appendix A

“Euroclear”

   1.1(a) of Appendix A

“Event of Default”

   6.01

“Excess Amount”

   10.02(b)

“Excess Proceeds”

   4.16(c)

“Expiration Date”

   1.04(j)

“German Guarantor”

   10.02(e)(1)

“Global Note”

   2.1(b) of Appendix A

“Global Notes Legend”

   2.2(e) of Appendix A

“GmbH-Act”

   10.02(e)(2)

“Guaranteed Obligations”

   10.01(a)

“HGB”

   10.02(e)(3)

“IAI”

   1.1(a) of Appendix A

 

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Term

  

Defined in Section

“IAI Global Note”

   2.1(b) of Appendix A

“Legal Defeasance”

   8.02(a)

“Limitation Event”

   10.02(e)(2)

“Limitation on Enforcement”

   10.02(e)(2)

“Management Determination”

   10.02(e)(4)

“Net Assets”

   10.02(e)(2)

“Note Register”

   2.03(a)

“OID Legend”

   2.2(e) of Appendix A

“Parallel Debt”

   11.12

“Paying Agent”

   2.03(a)

“Payment Demand”

   10.02(c)(4)

“PDF”

   13.15

“PIK Note”

   2.02(f)

“PIK Payment”

   2.02(f)

“Process Agent”

   13.18(c)

“QIB”

   1.1(a) of Appendix A

“Recourse Claim”

   10.02(c)(2)

“Refinancing Convertible Notes”

   4.08(d)

“Registrar”

   2.03(a)

“Regulation S”

   1.1(a) of Appendix A

“Regulation S Global Note”

   2.1(b) of Appendix A

“Regulation S Notes”

   2.1(a) of Appendix A

“Reinstatement Date”

   4.17(b)

“Relevant General Partner”

   10.02(c)(11)

“Relevant Tax Jurisdiction”

   4.17(a)

“Restricted Notes Legend”

   2.2(e) of Appendix A

“Revocation”

   4.13(b)

“Rule 144”

   1.1(a) of Appendix A

“Rule 144A”

   1.1(a) of Appendix A

“Rule 144A Global Note”

   2.1(b) of Appendix A

“Rule 144A Notes”

   2.1(a) of Appendix A

“Successor Company”

   5.01(a)

“Successor Guarantor”

   5.01(c)

“Tax Redemption Date”

   3.07(e)

“Taxes”

   4.17(a)

“Unrestricted Global Note”

   1.1(a) of Appendix A

Section 1.03     Rules of Construction.

Unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)    a term defined in Sections 1.01 or 1.02 has the meaning assigned to it therein;

(2)    an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(3)    “or” is not exclusive;

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(5)    provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

(6)    unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Appendix,” “Article,” “Section,” “clause,” “Schedule” or “Exhibit” refers to an Appendix, Article, Section, clause, Schedule or Exhibit, as the case may be, of this Indenture;

(7)    the words “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not any particular Article, Section, clause or other subdivision;

(8)    “including” means including without limitation;

(9)    references to sections of, or rules under, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the Commission from time to time;

(10)    unless otherwise provided, references to agreements and other instruments shall be deemed to include all amendments and other modifications to such agreements or instruments, but only to the extent such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of this Indenture;

(11)    in the event that a transaction meets the criteria of more than one category of permitted transactions or listed exceptions, the Company may classify such transaction as it, in its sole discretion, determines; and

(12)    references to “principal amount” of Notes include any increase in the principal amount of outstanding Notes (including the issuance of PIK Notes) as a result of a PIK Payment.

Section 1.04     Acts of Holders.

(a)    Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company and the Guarantors. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or the holding by any Person of a Note, shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 7.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee, the Company and the Guarantors, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.04.

(b)    The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved (1) by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof or (2) in any other manner deemed reasonably sufficient by the Trustee. Where such execution is by or on behalf of any legal entity other than an individual, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute proof of the authority of the Person executing the same. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.

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(d)    Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Note and the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee, the Company or the Guarantors in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.

(e)    The Company may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to make, give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, or to vote on or consent to any action authorized or permitted to be taken by Holders; provided that the Company may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in clause (f) below. Unless otherwise specified, if not set by the Company prior to the first solicitation of a Holder made by any Person in respect of any such action, or in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, any such record date shall be the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such consent or vote or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished to the Trustee prior to such solicitation or vote. If any record date is set pursuant to this clause (e), the Holders on such record date, and only such Holders, shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action (including revocation of any action), whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless made, given or taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes, or each affected Holder, as applicable, on such record date. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 13.01.

(f)    The Trustee may (but shall not be obligated to) set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to join in the giving or making of (1) any notice of default under Section 6.01, (2) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 6.02, (3) any direction referred to in Section 6.05 or (4) any request to pursue a remedy as permitted in Section 6.06. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless made, given or taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes or each affected Holder, as applicable, on such record date. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Company and to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 13.01.

(g)    Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Note may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Note or by one or more duly appointed agents, each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any notice given or action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of such principal amount pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect as if given or taken by separate Holders of each such different part.

(h)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Holder, including a Depositary that is the Holder of a Global Note, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is the Holder of a Global Note may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Note through such Depositary’s standing instructions and customary practices.

 

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(i)    The Company may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note held by a Depositary entitled under the procedures of such Depositary, if any, to make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders; provided that the Company may not fix a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in clause (f) above; provided further that if such a record date is fixed, only the beneficial owners of interests in such Global Note on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or proxies shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, whether or not such beneficial owners remain beneficial owners of interests in such Global Note after such record date. No such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action shall be effective hereunder unless made, given or taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date.

(j)    With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section 1.04, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the “ Expiration Date ” and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Notes in the manner set forth in Section 13.01, on or prior to both the existing and the new Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section 1.04, the party hereto which set such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 90th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this clause (j).

ARTICLE 2

THE NOTES

Section 2.01     Form and Dating; Terms.

(a)    Provisions relating to the Notes issued under this Indenture are set forth in Appendix A, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, rules or agreements with national securities exchanges to which the Company or any Guarantor is subject, if any, or usage ( provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company and shall not affect the rights, duties, powers or immunities of the Trustee without the consent of the Trustee). Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $150,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof (or if a PIK Payment has been made, in denominations of $1.00 and any integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof).

(b)    The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture, and the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

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The Notes shall be subject to repurchase by the Company pursuant to an Offer to Purchase as provided in Section 4.15 or Section 4.16, and otherwise as not prohibited by this Indenture. The Notes shall not be redeemable, other than as provided in Article 3.

Section 2.02     Execution and Authentication.

(a)    At least one Officer shall execute the Notes on behalf of the Company by manual or facsimile signature. If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.

(b)    A Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto by the manual signature of an authorized signatory of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

(c)    On the Issue Date, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by an Officer (an “ Authentication Order ”), authenticate and deliver the Initial Notes. In addition, at any time and from time to time, the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate and deliver any PIK Notes (or shall increase the principal amount of any Global Note) in an aggregate principal amount specified in such Authentication Order for such PIK Notes issued hereunder (or for such increase in principal amount of any Global Note).

(d)    The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders, the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.

(e)    The Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery upon receipt of an Authentication Order (i) Initial Notes for original issue on the Issue Date in an aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000, (ii) subject to the terms of this Indenture, PIK Notes (or shall increase the principal amount of any Global Note) and (iii) any other Notes issued in accordance with this Indenture. Such Authentication Order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated and whether the Notes are to be Initial Notes, PIK Notes, Unrestricted Global Notes or other Notes.

(f)    On any Interest Payment Date on which the Company pays PIK Interest (a “PIK Payment”), with respect to a Global Note, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, the Trustee shall increase the principal amount of such Global Note by an amount equal to the interest payable, rounded up to the nearest whole dollar, for the relevant interest period on the principal amount of such Global Note as of the relevant Record Date for such Interest Payment Date, to the credit of the Holders on such Record Date and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Trustee with respect to such Global Note to reflect such increase. On any Interest Payment Date on which the Company makes a PIK Payment by issuing Definitive Notes (a “PIK Note”), the principal amount of any such PIK Note issued to any Holder, for the relevant interest period as of the relevant Record Date for such Interest Payment Date, shall be rounded up to the nearest whole dollar.

Section 2.03     Registrar and Paying Agent.

(a)    The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“ Registrar ”) and at least one office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“ Paying Agent ”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes (“ Note

 

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Register ”) and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “ Registrar ” includes any co-registrar, and the term “ Paying Agent ” includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may act as the Paying Agent or the Registrar.

(b)    The Company initially appoints DTC to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes. The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

Section 2.04     Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.

The Company shall, no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on each due date for the payment of principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and interest on any of the Notes, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held in trust for the Holders entitled to the same, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by such Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and interest on the Notes, and shall notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, a Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

Section 2.05     Holder Lists.

The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least two Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders.

Section 2.06     Transfer and Exchange.

(a)    The Notes shall be issued in registered form and shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a Note for registration of transfer and in compliance with Appendix A.

(b)    To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 or at the Registrar’s request.

(c)    No service charge shall be imposed on any Holder by the Company, any Guarantor, the Trustee or the Registrar in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Holders shall be required to pay any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 4.15, 4.16 and 9.04).

 

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(d)    All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(e)    Neither the Company nor the Registrar shall be required (1) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 and ending at the close of business on the day of selection, (2) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption, or tendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) in connection with an Offer to Purchase under Section 4.15 or Section 4.16, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of any Note being redeemed or repurchased in part or (3) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note between a Record Date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.

(f)    Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and (subject to the Record Date provisions of the Notes) interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(g)    Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 4.01, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more replacement Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount.

(h)    At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Global Notes or Definitive Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, the replacement Global Notes and Definitive Notes which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to in accordance with the provisions of Appendix A.

(i)    All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by mail or by facsimile or electronic transmission.

Section 2.07     Replacement Notes.

If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or if a Holder claims that its Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the ownership and loss, destruction or theft of such Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are otherwise met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be provided by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge the Holder for the expenses of the Company and the Trustee in replacing a Note. Every replacement Note is a contractual obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.07, in case any mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note.

 

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Section 2.08   Outstanding Notes .

(a)    The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note; provided that Notes held by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company will not be deemed to be outstanding for purposes of Section 3.07(c).

(b)    If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser, as such term is defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York.

(c)    If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue from and after the date of such payment.

(d)    If a Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Restricted Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on the maturity date, any redemption date or any date of purchase pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, money sufficient to pay Notes payable or to be redeemed or purchased on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest.

Section 2.09   Treasury Notes .

In determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes beneficially owned by the Company, or by any Affiliate of the Company, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to deliver any such direction, waiver or consent with respect to the Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or any obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Notes that are to be acquired by the Company or by any Affiliate of the Company pursuant to an exchange offer, tender offer or other agreement shall not be deemed to be owned by such entity until legal title to such Notes passes to such entity; provided, however , the Trustee shall not be charged with such knowledge until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee is so informed in writing.

Section 2.10   Temporary Notes.

Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Holders and beneficial holders, as the case may be, of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits accorded to Holders, or beneficial holders, respectively, of Notes under this Indenture.

 

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Section 2.11   Cancellation.

The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee or, at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall destroy cancelled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act). Certification of the cancellation of any Notes shall, upon the written request of the Company, be delivered to the Company. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (other than as set forth in this Indenture).

Section 2.12   Defaulted Interest.

(a)    If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such defaulted interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such defaulted interest as provided in this Section 2.12. The Trustee shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date shall be less than ten days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such special record date. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or deliver by electronic transmission in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary, or cause to be mailed or delivered by electronic transmission in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary, to each Holder a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid.

(b)    Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12 and for greater certainty, each Note delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue interest, which were carried by such other Note.

Section 2.13   CUSIP and ISIN Numbers

The Company in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP or ISIN numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP or ISIN numbers in notices of redemption or exchange or in Offers to Purchase as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption or exchange or in Offers to Purchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption or exchange or Offer to Purchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall as promptly as practicable notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN numbers.

 

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ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION

Section 3.01   Notices to Trustee.

If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to Section 3.07, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least five Business Days before notice of redemption is required to be mailed or caused to be mailed to Holders pursuant to Section 3.03 (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee) but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth (1) the paragraph or subparagraph of such Note or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (2) the redemption date, (3) the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (4) the redemption price, if then ascertainable.

Section 3.02   Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased.

(a)    In the case of any partial redemption pursuant to Section 3.07 or if less than all of the Notes are purchased in an Offer, selection of the Notes for redemption or purchase, as applicable, shall be made by the Trustee in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed or, if the Notes are not listed, then a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate or in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary (in the case of Global Notes).

(b)    The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $150,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof (or if a PIK Payment has been made, in denominations of $1.00 and any integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof); provided that no Notes in principal amount equal to the minimum denomination or less shall be redeemed in part. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase.

(c)    After the redemption date or purchase date, upon surrender of a Note to be redeemed or purchased in part only, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the original Note, representing the same Debt to the extent not redeemed or not purchased, shall be issued in the name of the Holder of the Notes upon cancellation of the original Note (or appropriate book entries shall be made to reflect such partial redemption).

Section 3.03   Notice of Redemption .

(a)    The Company shall mail or deliver by electronic transmission in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary, or cause to be mailed (or delivered by electronic transmission in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary) notices of redemption of Notes not less than 15 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed pursuant to this Article at such Holder’s registered address or otherwise in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with Articles 8 or 12. Notice of any redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including the completion of an equity offering, acquisition, financing or other corporate transaction. The redemption date may, in the Company’s discretion, be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied and the Company, in its discretion, may rescind the notice of redemption in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date or by the redemption date as so delayed.

 

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(b)    The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including CUSIP and ISIN number, if applicable) and shall state:

(1)    the redemption date;

(2)    the redemption price, including the portion thereof representing any accrued and unpaid interest; provided that in connection with a redemption under Section 3.07(b), the notice need not set forth the redemption price but only the manner of calculation thereof;

(3)    if any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount of that Note that is to be redeemed;

(4)    the name and address of the Paying Agent;

(5)    that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;

(6)    that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment or the Paying Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;

(7)    the paragraph or subparagraph of the Notes or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed;

(8)    that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP or ISIN number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes; and

(9)    if applicable, any condition to such redemption.

(c)    At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least five Business Days before notice of redemption is required to be sent or caused to be sent to Holders pursuant to this Section 3.03 (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee), an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in Section 3.03(b).

Section 3.04   Effect of Notice of Redemption.

Once notice of redemption is mailed (or delivered by electronic transmission in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary) in accordance with Section 3.03, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price (except as provided for in Section 3.03(a)). The notice, if mailed or delivered by electronic transmission in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption in whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note. Subject to Section 3.05, on and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption.

 

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Section 3.05   Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price.

(a)    No later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the redemption or purchase date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed or repurchased the applicable redemption or purchase price thereof and accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.

(b)    If the Company complies with the provisions of Section 3.05(a), on and after the redemption or purchase date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. If any Note called for redemption or purchase shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the Company to comply with Section 3.05(a), interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or purchase date until such principal is paid, and, to the extent lawful, on any interest accrued to the redemption or purchase date not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01.

Section 3.06   Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part.

Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail to the Holder (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered representing the same Debt to the extent not redeemed or purchased; provided that each new Note shall be in a principal amount of $150,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof (or if a PIK Payment has been made, in denominations of $1.00 and any integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof). It is understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, only an Authentication Order and not an Opinion of Counsel or Officers’ Certificate is required for the Trustee to authenticate such new Note.

Section 3.07   Optional Redemption .

(a)     Except pursuant to clause (d) of this Section 3.07, the Notes shall not be redeemable at the Company’s option prior to May 15, 2021.

(b)    On and after May 15, 2021, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ notice mailed or otherwise delivered to each Holder in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary, at the redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes and Additional Amounts, if any, to, but not including, the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on May 15 of each of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Percentage  

2021

     106.000

2022

     103.000

2023 and thereafter

     100.000

(c)    In addition, on and after May 15, 2021, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, with the proceeds from one or more offerings of secured or unsecured high yield bonds

 

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or any other senior secured or unsecured debt refinancing, upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ notice mailed or otherwise delivered to each Holder in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary, at the redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes and Additional Amounts, if any, to, but not including, the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on May 15 of each of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Percentage  

2021

     103.000

2022

     101.000

2023 and thereafter

     100.000

(d)    The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at its discretion at any time upon giving not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed or otherwise delivered to each Holder in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but not including, the date fixed by the Company for redemption (a “ Tax Redemption Date ”) and Additional Amounts, if any, then due or which will become due on the Tax Redemption Date as a result of the redemption or otherwise (subject to the right of Holders of the Notes on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date and Additional Amounts, if any, in respect thereof), if on the next date on which any amount would be payable in respect of the Notes, the Company or a Guarantor is or would be required to pay Additional Amounts, and the Company or such Guarantor cannot avoid any such payment obligation by taking reasonable measures available, and the requirement arises as a result of (i) any change in, repeal of or amendment to the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of the applicable Relevant Tax Jurisdiction affecting taxation which change, repeal or amendment becomes effective on or after the Issue Date (or, if the applicable Relevant Tax Jurisdiction has changed since the Issue Date, the date on which the then current Relevant Tax Jurisdiction became the applicable Relevant Tax Jurisdiction under this Indenture) or (ii) any change in, repeal of or amendment to the existing official position or the introduction of an official position regarding the application, administration or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction or a change in published practice), which change, repeal, amendment, application, administration or interpretation becomes effective on or after the Issue Date (or, if the applicable Relevant Tax Jurisdiction has changed since the Issue Date, the date on which the then current Relevant Tax Jurisdiction became the applicable Relevant Tax Jurisdiction under this Indenture) (each of the foregoing in clauses (i) and (ii), a “ Change in Tax Law ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such notice of redemption shall be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or a Guarantor would be obligated to make a payment of Additional Amounts if such a payment in respect of the Notes were then due, and at the time such notice is given, the obligation to pay Additional Amounts remains in effect. Prior to the publication, delivery or, where relevant, mailing of any notice of redemption of the Notes pursuant to the foregoing, the Company will deliver to the Trustee (1) an opinion of an independent tax expert, such tax expert being a law or accounting firm, to the effect that there has been a Change in Tax Law which would entitle the Company to redeem the Notes hereunder and (2) an Officers’ Certificate stating that the Company or the Guarantor, as the case may be, cannot avoid its obligation to pay Additional Amounts by taking reasonable measures available to it. Such opinion of the tax expert and Officers’ Certificate shall be sufficient evidence of the existence and satisfaction of the conditions precedent as described above and will be conclusive and binding on the Holders.

(e)    Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06.

 

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(f)    If the optional redemption date is on or after a Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest in respect of Notes subject to redemption will be paid on the redemption date to the Person in whose name the Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date, and no additional interest will be payable to Holders whose Notes will be subject to redemption by the Company.

Section 3.08   Mandatory Redemption.

The Company will not be required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. The Company or any of its Affiliates may at any time, and from time to time, acquire Notes by means other than a redemption, whether by tender offer, open market purchases, negotiated transactions or otherwise, in accordance with applicable securities laws so long as such acquisition does not otherwise violate the terms of this Indenture.

ARTICLE 4

COVENANTS

Section 4.01   Payment of Notes .

(a)    The Company will pay, or cause to be paid, the principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if (i) the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, holds as of 11:00 a.m. (New York City) time, on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay the principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and interest then due or (ii) in the case of a PIK Payment, the Company has delivered to the Trustee the documentation necessary to increase the principal balance of the Global Notes to pay PIK Interest or to issue the PIK Notes.

(b)    The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, at the rate equal to the then applicable interest rate on the Notes plus an additional 2.0% per annum to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.

Section 4.02   Maintenance of Office or Agency .

The Company shall maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an Affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company and the Guarantors in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

The Company may also from time to time designate additional offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

 

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The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03.

Section 4.03   Taxes .

The Company shall pay, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments and governmental levies except (a) such as are being contested in good faith and by appropriate negotiations or proceedings or (b) where the failure to effect such payment could not reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on (i) the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company or any Guarantor to perform any of its Obligations under this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees when due.

Section 4.04   Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.

The Company and each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company and each Guarantor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenant that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

Section 4.05   Corporate Existence .

Subject to Article 5, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (1) its corporate existence and the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary and (2) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if the loss thereof would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 4.06   Reports and Other Information .

(a)    Notwithstanding that the Company may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise report on an annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission, the Company will file with the Commission within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and regulations that are then applicable to the Company (or if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, then the time periods for filing applicable to a filer that is not an “accelerated filer” as defined in such rules and regulations):

(1)    all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the Commission on Forms 10-Q (or any successor or comparable form) and 10-K (or any successor or comparable form) if the Company were required to file such Forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and, with respect to the annual information only, a report on the annual financial statements by the Company’s certified independent accountants; and

 

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(2)    all current reports that would be required to be filed with the Commission on Form 8-K (or any successor or comparable form) if the Company were required to file such reports,

in each case, in a manner that complies in all material respects with the requirements specified in such form.

(b)    Notwithstanding Section 4.06(a), the Company will not be obligated to file such reports with the Commission if the Commission does not permit such filing, so long as the Company provides such information to the Trustee and the Holders and makes available such information to prospective purchasers of the Notes, in each case at the Company’s expense and by the applicable date the Company would be required to file such information pursuant to Section 4.06(a). In addition, to the extent not satisfied by the foregoing, for so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Holders and to prospective purchasers of the Notes, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

(c)    The requirements set forth in Sections 4.06(a) and 4.06(b) may be satisfied by delivering such information to the Trustee and posting copies of such information on a website (which may be non-public and may be maintained by the Company or a third party) to which access will be given to Holders and prospective purchasers of the Notes .

(d)    If the Company has designated any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries and if any such Unrestricted Subsidiary or group of Unrestricted Subsidiaries, if taken together as one Subsidiary, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary of the Company, then the quarterly and annual financial information required by this Section 4.06 shall include a reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, and in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section, of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company.

(e)    Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants under this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

Section 4.07   Compliance Certificate .

(a)    The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year ending after the Issue Date, a certificate from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the Company and each Guarantor have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled their obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to such Officer signing such certificate, that to his or her knowledge, the Company and each Guarantor have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every condition and covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company and each Guarantor are taking or propose to take with respect thereto).

 

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(b)    When any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, or if the Trustee or the holder of any other evidence of Debt of the Company or any Subsidiary gives any notice or takes any other action with respect to a claimed Default or Event of Default, the Company will promptly (which shall be within five Business Days following the date on which the Company becomes aware of such Default or Event of Default, receives notice of such Default or Event of Default or becomes aware of such action, as applicable,) send to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate specifying such event, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereof.

Section 4.08   Limitation on Restricted Payments .

(a)    The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment unless, at the time of and after giving effect to the proposed Restricted Payment:

(1)    no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or will result as a consequence thereof;

(2)    after giving effect to such Restricted Payment on a pro forma basis, the Company would be permitted to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Debt pursuant to Section 4.09(a); and

(3)    after giving effect to such Restricted Payment on a pro forma basis, the aggregate amount expended or declared for all Restricted Payments made on or after the Issue Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by any one or more of clauses (2) and (3) and clauses (5) through (7) of Section 4.08(b)) shall not exceed the sum (without duplication) of (such sum, the “ Available Restricted Payments Amount ”):

(i)    50% of the Consolidated Net Income (or, if Consolidated Net Income shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit) of the Company accrued on a cumulative basis during the period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing after the Issue Date and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of such proposed Restricted Payment; plus

(ii)    100% of the aggregate net proceeds (including the Fair Market Value of property other than cash) received by the Company subsequent to the Issue Date either (A) as a contribution to its common equity capital or (B) from the issuance and sale (other than to a Subsidiary) of its Qualified Capital Interests, including Qualified Capital Interests issued upon the conversion of Debt or Redeemable Capital Interests of the Company issued after the Issue Date (other than, in each case, net proceeds received from an issuance or sale of Capital Interests, Debt or Redeemable Capital Interests issued or sold to a Subsidiary of the Company or to an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust is financed by loans from or Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination); plus

 

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(iii)    to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company designated as such on and after the Issue Date is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, an amount not to exceed the amount of Investments previously made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary that were previously included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (3); plus

(iv)    the amount equal to the net reduction in Restricted Investments made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any Person resulting from repurchases or redemptions of Restricted Investments in any Person by such Person, proceeds realized from the sale of such Restricted Investments to an unaffiliated purchaser, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets (including by way of dividend or distribution) by such Person to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than for reimbursement of tax payments), in each case to the extent such Restricted Investment was previously included in the calculation of Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (3); plus

(v)    100% of any dividends or interest payments received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary on and after the Issue Date from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, to the extent such dividends or interest payments were not otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period.

(b)    Notwithstanding whether Section 4.08(a) would prohibit the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from making a Restricted Payment, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make the following Restricted Payments:

(1)    the payment of any dividend or distribution on Capital Interests in the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption of Subordinated Obligations within 60 days after declaration thereof or the delivery of any irrevocable notice of redemption, as the case may be, if at the declaration date or date of the notice of redemption, as the case may be, such payment or redemption was permitted by this Section 4.08;

(2)    the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of any Capital Interests, Subordinated Obligations of the Company or any Guarantor by conversion into, or by or in exchange for, Qualified Capital Interests, or out of net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company or to an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust is financed by loans from or Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination) of other Qualified Capital Interests of the Company; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will not be considered to be net proceeds of Qualified Capital Interests for purposes of clause (3)(ii) of Section 4.08(a);

(3)    the purchase, redemption, defeasance, repurchase or acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Obligations of the Company or any Guarantor made by conversion into, or in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of a substantially concurrent issue and sale of, Subordinated Obligations of the Company or any redemption, defeasance, repurchase or acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Obligations of any Guarantor made by conversion into or in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of a substantially concurrent issue and sale of Subordinated Obligations of a Guarantor, so long as such refinancing Subordinated Obligations are permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09 and constitute Refinancing Debt;

 

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(4)    the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of Capital Interests in the Company held by any current or former director, officer or employee of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (or their estates or beneficiaries under their estates) upon death, disability, retirement or termination of employment or alteration of employment status or pursuant to the terms of any agreement or plan under which such Capital Interests were issued; provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for such purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of such Capital Interests does not exceed $10.0 million in any fiscal year; provided , further , that any unused amounts in any fiscal year may be carried forward to one or more future fiscal years subject to a maximum aggregate amount of repurchases made pursuant to this clause (4) in any fiscal year not to exceed $20.0 million in the aggregate, although such amount in any fiscal year may be increased by an amount not to exceed (i) the cash proceeds received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from the sale of Qualified Capital Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent company of the Company (to the extent contributed to the Company) to existing or former directors, officers or employees of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that occurs after the Issue Date; plus (ii) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date; less (iii) the amount of any Restricted Payments made since the Issue Date with the cash proceeds described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this clause (4);

(5)    (i) any repurchase of Capital Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise or vesting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, warrants or other convertible or exchangeable securities, (ii) any payments made in respect of any required withholding or similar taxes payable upon any exercise or vesting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, warrants or other convertible or exchangeable securities by any current or former director, officer or employee of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (or their estates or beneficiaries under their estates) and (iii) any Restricted Payment pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans and other benefit plans for management or employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an amount not to exceed $5.0 million in any fiscal year;

(6)    cash payment, in lieu of issuance of fractional shares, in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for the Capital Interests of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(7)    the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Redeemable Capital Interests of the Company issued or Incurred in compliance with Section 4.09 to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charges”;

(8)    the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of any Subordinated Obligations (a) at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the principal amount of such Subordinated Obligation, in the event of a Change of Control, in each case pursuant to provisions substantially similar to those described under Section 4.15 or (b) at a purchase price not greater than 100% of the principal amount of such Subordinated Obligations pursuant to provisions substantially similar to those described under Section 4.16; provided that prior to or contemporaneously with any such defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition, the Company has made an Offer to Purchase with respect to the Notes and has repurchased all Notes validly tendered for payment and not withdrawn in connection therewith;

 

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(9)    other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (9), not to exceed (A) $25.0 million prior to a Covenant Reset Event and (B) the greater of (x) $50.0 million and (y) 2.5% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after a Covenant Reset Event;

(10)    at any time after a Covenant Reset Event, any Restricted Payment so long as on the date of such Restricted Payment, after giving pro forma effect thereto and to any related transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the Company’s most recently ended Four Quarter Period for which internal financial statements are available, the Company’s Net Leverage Ratio would not have exceeded 3.00 to 1.00; and

(11)    the distribution, by dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Interests of, or Debt owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries, the primary assets of which are cash and/or cash equivalents);

(12)    the payment of any dividend or distribution on the Warrants;

provided , however , that at the time of and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (4), (7), (8), (9), (10) and (11) of this Section 4.08(b), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof.

(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, (i) the conversion by holders of (including any cash payment upon conversion), or required payment of any principal or premium on, or required payment of any interest with respect to, any Permitted Convertible Notes, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing such Permitted Convertible Notes, shall not constitute a Restricted Payment; provided that, to the extent both (a) the aggregate amount of cash payable upon conversion or payment of any Permitted Convertible Note (excluding any required payment of interest with respect to such Permitted Convertible Note and excluding any payment of cash in lieu of a fractional share due upon conversion thereof) exceeds the aggregate principal amount thereof and (b) such conversion or payment does not trigger or correspond to an exercise or early unwinding or settlement of a corresponding portion of the Bond Hedge Transactions constituting Permitted Call Spread Swap Contract relating to such Permitted Convertible Note (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the case where there is no Bond Hedge Transaction constituting a Permitted Call Spread Swap Contract relating to such Permitted Convertible Note), the payment of such excess cash shall constitute a Restricted Payment notwithstanding this clause (i) and clause (15) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”; and (ii) the Company’s entry into, and any required payment with respect to, or required early unwinding or settlement of, any Permitted Call Spread Swap Contract, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the agreement governing such Permitted Call Spread Swap Contract, shall not constitute a Restricted Payment; provided that, to the extent cash is required to be paid under a Warrant Transaction as a result of the election of “cash settlement” (or substantially equivalent term) as the “settlement method” (or substantially equivalent term) thereunder by the Company (or any of its Affiliates) (including in connection with the exercise and/or early unwind or settlement thereof), the payment of such cash shall constitute a Restricted Payment notwithstanding this clause (ii) and clause (15) of the definition of “Permitted Investments.”

(d)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may repurchase, exchange or induce the conversion of Permitted Convertible Notes by delivery of shares of the Company’s common stock and/or a different series of Permitted Convertible Notes (which series (x) matures after, and does not require any scheduled amortization or other scheduled payments of principal prior to, the analogous date under the indenture governing the Permitted Convertible Notes that are so repurchased, exchanged or

 

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converted and (y) has terms, conditions and covenants that are no less favorable to the Company than the Permitted Convertible Notes that are so repurchased, exchanged or converted (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company, or a committee thereof, in good faith)) (any such series of Permitted Convertible Notes, “ Refinancing Convertible Notes ”) and/or by payment of cash (in an amount that does not exceed the proceeds received by the Company from the substantially concurrent issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock and/or Refinancing Convertible Notes plus the net cash proceeds, if any, received by the Company pursuant to the related exercise or early unwinding or termination of the related Permitted Call Spread Swap Contracts pursuant to the immediately following proviso); provided that, substantially concurrently with, or a commercially reasonable period of time before or after, the related settlement date for the Permitted Convertible Notes that are so repurchased, exchanged or converted, the Company shall (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be permitted under this Section 4.08 to) exercise or unwind or terminate early (whether in cash, shares or any combination thereof) the portion of the Permitted Call Spread Swap Contracts, if any, corresponding to such Permitted Convertible Notes that are so repurchased, exchanged or converted.

(e)    Solely for purposes of determining whether all or any portion of any Restricted Payment is permitted under clause (9) or (10) of Section 4.08(b), the Company, in its sole discretion, shall classify or divide, and from time to time may reclassify or redivide, all or any portion of such Restricted Payment under such clauses (9) and (10) in any manner that complies with such clauses; provided that the Available Restricted Payments Amount shall be determined without regard to any such reclassification or redivision. For purposes of this Section 4.08, if a particular Restricted Payment involves a non-cash payment, including a distribution of assets, then such Restricted Payment shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the cash portion of such Restricted Payment, if any, plus an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the non-cash portion of such Restricted Payment. The Fair Market Value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this Section 4.08 will be determined by, in the case of amounts under $30.0 million, by an Officer of the Company and, in the case of amounts equal to or greater than $30.0 million, the Board of Directors of the Company whose resolution with respect thereto will be delivered to the Trustee.

Section 4.09   Limitation on Incurrence of Debt.

(a)    The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Debt (including Acquired Debt); provided , that the Company and any of the Guarantors (other than a Guarantor that provides a Limited Guarantee) may Incur any Acquired Debt or any other Debt if:

(1)    immediately after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Debt and the receipt and application of the proceeds therefrom, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a pro forma basis as if any such Debt (including any other Debt being Incurred contemporaneously), and any other Debt Incurred since the beginning of the Four Quarter Period, had been Incurred and the proceeds thereof had been applied at the beginning of the Four Quarter Period, and any other Debt repaid (other than Debt Incurred under the revolving portion of a Debt Facility) since the beginning of the Four Quarter Period had been repaid at the beginning of the Four Quarter Period, would be at least 2.00 to 1.00; and

(2)    no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time or as a consequence of the Incurrence of such Debt.

(b)    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.09(a), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may Incur Permitted Debt.

 

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(c)    For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09, in the event that an item of Debt meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt or is permitted to be Incurred under Section 4.09(a), the Company, in its sole discretion, shall classify or divide, and from time to time may reclassify or redivide, all or any portion of such item of Debt in any manner that complies with this Section 4.09, including the definition of “Permitted Debt”; provided that all Debt outstanding on the Issue Date under the Senior Credit Facilities shall be deemed Incurred under clause (1) of the definition of Permitted Debt and not Section 4.09(a) or clause (4) of the definition of Permitted Debt and may not later be reclassified. If obligations in respect of letters of credit are Incurred pursuant to a Debt Facility and relate to other Debt, then such letters of credit shall be treated as Incurred pursuant to clause (1) of the definition of Permitted Debt and such other Debt shall not be included. In addition, except as provided in the preceding sentence of this Section 4.09(c), Guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to, Debt that is otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Debt shall not be included.

(d)    For purposes of determining compliance of any non-U.S. dollar-denominated Debt with this Section 4.09, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Debt denominated in a foreign currency shall at all times be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Debt was Incurred, in the case of term Debt, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit Debt; provided , however , that if such Debt is Incurred to refinance other Debt denominated in the same or different currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Refinancing Debt does not exceed the principal amount of such Debt being refinanced. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.09, the maximum amount of Debt that the Company may Incur pursuant to this Section 4.09 shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies. The principal amount of any Debt Incurred to refinance other Debt, if Incurred in a different currency from the Debt being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such Refinancing Debt is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.

(e)    The accrual of interest, accrual of dividends, the accretion of accreted value, the amortization of debt discount and the payment of interest on Debt in the form of additional Debt (including the issuance of any PIK Notes (and any increase in the principal amount of the Notes as a result of a PIK Payment) issued from time to time to pay PIK Interest on the Notes) and the payment of dividends on Capital Interests in the form of additional shares of Capital Interests with the same terms will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Debt for purposes of this Section 4.09.

(f)    The following shall not be deemed a separate Incurrence of Debt: (1) the obligation to pay a premium in respect of Debt arising in connection with the issuance of a notice of redemption or making a mandatory offer to purchase such Debt and (2) unrealized losses or charges in respect of Hedging Obligations.

(g)    The Company will not permit any of its Unrestricted Subsidiaries to Incur any Debt or issue any Redeemable Capital Interests (in each case, other than any Non-Recourse Debt), except as permitted by Section 4.13. If at any time an Unrestricted Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, any Debt of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of such date (and, if such Debt is not permitted to be Incurred as of such date under this Section 4.09, the Company shall be in Default under this Section 4.09).

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of any agreement governing such Debt) subordinated or junior in right of payment to any other Debt (including Acquired Debt) of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, unless such Debt is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or such Guarantor’s Note Guarantee, as the case may be, to the same extent and in the same manner as such Debt is subordinated to such other Debt of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be. For purposes of the foregoing, no Debt will be deemed to be contractually subordinate or junior in right of payment to any other Debt solely by virtue of (1) being unsecured or (2) its having a junior priority with respect to the same collateral.

Section 4.10   Limitation on Liens .

The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, create, Incur, assume or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind (other than Permitted Liens) on or with respect to any of its property or assets (including Capital Interests of Subsidiaries), or income or profits therefrom, now owned or hereafter acquired or any of its interest therein or any income or profits therefrom, which Liens secure Debt.

Section 4.11   Future Guarantors .

(a)    On the Issue Date or thereafter, if any Restricted Subsidiary, including any newly-acquired or newly-created Restricted Subsidiary, (i) is or becomes a borrower under any Debt Facilities or Guarantees the Obligations under any Debt Facilities with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $50.0 million or (ii) is or becomes an issuer of any other capital markets debt securities or Guarantees the Obligations in respect of any capital markets debt securities with an aggregate principal amount in excess of $50.0 million, then that Restricted Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor by execution of a supplemental indenture within 30 days of the date of such event, pursuant to which such Subsidiary will irrevocably and unconditionally Guarantee, on a joint and several basis, the full and prompt payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest in respect of the Notes and all other Obligations under this Indenture on a senior basis.

(b)    Each Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a Guarantor on or after the Issue Date shall also become a party to the applicable Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and will, within 30 days of the event specified in Section 4.11(a), execute and deliver such documents and instruments as may be necessary to vest in the Collateral Agent a second-priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens), in each case, in the manner and to the extent set forth in the such Collateral Documents and this Indenture in assets of the type constituting Collateral as security for the Notes or the Note Guarantees, as applicable, and thereupon all provisions of this Indenture relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such assets to the same extent and with the same force and effect.

(c)    Each Note Guarantee will be limited to an amount not to exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed by that Guarantor without rendering the guarantee, as it relates to such Guarantor, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, abuse of corporate assets or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally or otherwise to reflect applicable laws, including laws relating to the liability of directors and managers.

(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (i) a Note Guarantee provided pursuant to the terms hereof by a Restricted Subsidiary organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, Bermuda, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Ireland or Jamaica, including a Note Guarantee existing on the Issue Date, may be (or may be modified to become) a Limited Guarantee if the Board of Directors of the Company, in consultation with local counsel, makes a reasonable determination that such limitations are required under the applicable law of such jurisdiction, and (ii) a Restricted Subsidiary organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, Bermuda, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Ireland or Jamaica will not be required to

 

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become a Guarantor if the Board of Directors of the Company, in consultation with local counsel, makes a reasonable determination that such Restricted Subsidiary cannot provide a Note Guarantee in view of the limitations imposed by the applicable law of such jurisdiction of more than de minimis value in relation to the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary.

(e)    Any designation of a Note Guarantee as a Limited Guarantee shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation was made in compliance with this Indenture.

(f)    Each Note Guarantee shall be released in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.06.

(g)    From and after the Issue Date, the Company shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary that was a guarantor or borrower under the Senior Credit Facilities on the Issue Date, or each Restricted Subsidiary that became a guarantor or borrower under the Senior Credit Facilities after the Issue Date and prior to the Collateral Due Date, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event, no later than the Collateral Due Date, to become a Guarantor; provided that in no event shall any such Restricted Subsidiary be required to become a Guarantor prior to the time that it would have otherwise been required to become a Guarantor pursuant to Section 4.11(a).

(h)    From and after the Issue Date, with respect to the portion of the Collateral securing the Notes or the Note Guarantees, as applicable, for which a valid and perfected Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent has not been created on or prior to the Issue Date, the Company shall, and shall cause each of the Guarantors to, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event, no later than the Collateral Due Date, complete those actions required to create and perfect all of such Liens in such portion of the Collateral; provided that in no event shall the Company or any Guarantor be required to complete any such actions prior to the time that it would have otherwise been required to complete such actions pursuant to Section 4.11(b).

Section 4.12   Limitation on Dividend and other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.

(a)    The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is not a Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective or enter into any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of such Restricted Subsidiary to:

(1)    pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Interests owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or pay any Debt or other obligations owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that the priority of any Preferred Interests in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on Common Interests shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make distributions in Capital Interests);

(2)    make loans or advances to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that the subordination of loans or advances made to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to other Debt Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances); or

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(b)    Section 4.12(a) will not apply to the following encumbrances or restrictions (including those existing under or by reason of):

(1)    contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to any Debt Facilities and related documentation and other agreements or instruments in effect at or entered into on the Issue Date;

(2)    any encumbrance or restriction under this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents;

(3)    any encumbrance or restriction existing at the time of the acquisition of property, so long as the encumbrances or restrictions relate solely to the property so acquired (and are not or were not created in anticipation of or in connection with the acquisition thereof);

(4)    any encumbrance or restriction which exists with respect to a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or merges with or into a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company on or after the Issue Date, which is in existence at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or merges with or into a Restricted Subsidiary, but not created in connection with or in anticipation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or merging with or into a Restricted Subsidiary, and which is not applicable to any Person or the property or assets of any Person other than such Person or the property or assets of such Person;

(5)    any encumbrance or restriction pursuant to an agreement effecting a permitted renewal, refunding, replacement, refinancing or extension of Debt issued pursuant to an agreement containing any encumbrance or restriction referred to in the foregoing clauses (1) through (4), so long as such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such agreement are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such encumbrances and restrictions than those contained in the agreements governing the Debt being renewed, refunded, replaced, refinanced or extended in the good faith judgment of the Company;

(6)    customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease, sublease, contract, or license of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or provisions in agreements that restrict the assignment of such agreement or any rights thereunder;

(7)    any encumbrance or restriction by reason of applicable law, rule, regulation, order, approval, license, permit or similar restriction;

(8)    any encumbrance or restriction in connection with the sale of assets or Capital Interests, including, without limitation, any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Subsidiary pending its sale or other disposition;

(9)    restrictions on cash and other deposits or net worth imposed by customers or suppliers under contracts entered into the ordinary course of business;

(10)    encumbrances and restrictions under any instrument governing Debt or Capital Interests of a Person acquired by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Debt or Capital Interests were Incurred or issued in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; provided that, in the case of Debt, such Debt was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be Incurred;

 

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(11)    encumbrances or restrictions that are customary provisions in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, stock sale agreements, sale leaseback agreements and other similar agreements;

(12)    encumbrances and restrictions arising in respect of purchase money obligations (including Capital Lease Obligations) for property acquired in the ordinary course of business permitted under this Indenture, in each case, to the extent such restrictions and encumbrances limit the right of the debtor to dispose of assets subject to such Liens and apply to the property so acquired (and proceeds thereof);

(13)    Liens securing Debt or other obligations otherwise permitted to be Incurred under this Indenture, including pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.10 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of assets subject to such Liens;

(14)    encumbrances or restrictions relating to any Non-Recourse Receivable Subsidiary Debt or any other contractual requirements of a Receivable Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction; provided that such restrictions apply only to such Receivable Subsidiary or the accounts receivable and related assets described in the definition of “Qualified Receivables Transaction” which are subject to such Qualified Receivables Transaction;

(15)    any other agreement governing Debt entered into after the Issue Date in compliance with Section 4.09 that contains encumbrances and restrictions that are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary than those in effect on the Issue Date with respect to that Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any agreements in effect on the Issue Date or that do not materially affect the Company’s ability to make anticipated principal or interest payments on the Notes;

(16)    restrictions on the sale, lease or transfer of property or assets arising or agreed to in the ordinary course of business, not relating to any Debt, and that do not, individually or in the aggregate, detract from the value of property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and

(17)    encumbrances or restrictions arising under deferred compensation arrangements or any “rabbi trust” formed in connection with any such arrangement.

Section 4.13   Limitation on Creation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries .

(a)    The Company may designate any Subsidiary of the Company (including any newly-acquired or newly-formed Subsidiary) as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” under this Indenture (a “ Designation ”) only if:

(1)    no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to such Designation;

(2)    the Subsidiary to be so designated and its Subsidiaries do not at the time of Designation own any Capital Interests or Debt of, or own or hold any Lien with respect to, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

(3)    all the Debt of such Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries shall, at the date of designation, and will at all times thereafter, consist of Non-Recourse Debt;

 

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(4)    such Subsidiary is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation to:

(a)    subscribe for additional Capital Interests of such Subsidiary; or

(b)    maintain or preserve such Subsidiary’s financial condition or to cause such Subsidiary to achieve any specified levels of operating results;

(5)    on the date such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary is not a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with terms substantially less favorable to the Company than those that might have been obtained from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company; and

(6)    either (a) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total consolidated assets of $1,000 or less or (b) the Company could at the time of Designation make (i) a Restricted Payment in an amount equal to the greater of the Fair Market Value or book value of such Subsidiary pursuant to Section 4.08 and such amount is thereafter treated as a Restricted Payment for the purpose of calculating the amount available for Restricted Payments thereunder or (ii) a Permitted Investment.

(b)    The Company may revoke any Designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (a “ Revocation ”) only if, immediately after giving effect to such Revocation:

(1)    all the Debt of such Unrestricted Subsidiary could be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09;

(2)    all the Liens on the property and assets of such Unrestricted Subsidiary could be incurred pursuant to Section 4.10; and

(3)    no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to such Revocation.

(c)    Any such Designation or Revocation shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving effect to such Designation or Revocation, as the case may be, and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Designation or Revocation complied with the foregoing conditions.

(d)    A Revocation will be deemed to be an Incurrence of Debt by a Restricted Subsidiary of any outstanding Debt of such Unrestricted Subsidiary. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the foregoing requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture, and any Debt of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be Incurred as of such date.

Section 4.14   Transactions with Affiliates .

(a)    The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction or series of related transactions, contract, agreement, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (each of the foregoing, an “ Affiliate Transaction ”) involving with respect to each such Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions aggregate consideration in excess of $5.0 million, unless :

 

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(1)    such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that could have been obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction by the Company or such Subsidiary with a Person that is not an Affiliate; and

(2)    with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $25.0 million, the Company delivers to the Trustee a resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company and by a majority of the members of such Board of Directors having no personal stake in such transaction, if any, approving such Affiliate Transaction together with an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (1) of this Section 4.14(a).

(b)    Section 4.14(a) will not limit, and shall not apply to:

(1)    Restricted Payments that are permitted by the provisions of this Indenture described under Section 4.08 and Permitted Investments (other than Permitted Investments made pursuant to clause (2) or (17) of the definition thereof);

(2)    the provision of reasonable and customary compensation and other benefits (including vacation, retirement, stock compensation, health, option, severance, deferred compensation, retirement, savings and other benefit plans), indemnities, contribution and insurance to directors, officers and employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to the extent permitted by law;

(3)    transactions between or among the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivable Subsidiary), including any such transactions with any third Person that is not an Affiliate;

(4)    any agreement or arrangement as in effect on the Issue Date and any amendment or modification thereto so long as such amendment or modification is not more disadvantageous, taken as a whole, in any material respect to the Holders than the agreement or arrangement in existence on the Issue Date;

(5)    any contribution of capital to the Company;

(6)    any transaction with a joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) that constitutes an Affiliate solely because the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary owns an equity interest in such joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or other entity; provided that no other Affiliate of the Company, other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, shall have any beneficial interest or otherwise participate in such joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or other entity;

(7)    transactions with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, or lessors or lessees of property, in each case in the ordinary course of business that are, in the aggregate (taking into account all of the costs and benefits associated with such transactions), on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as determined in good faith by the Company, than those that could be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company;

 

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(8)    transactions effected as part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction;

(9)    any employment, severance or consulting agreement or other compensation agreement, arrangement or plan, or any amendment thereto, entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(10)    sales of Capital Interests (other than Redeemable Capital Interests) to Affiliates of the Company;

(11)    any transaction in which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, deliver to the Trustee a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or that such transaction complies with clause (1) of Section 4.14(a);

(12)    transactions between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Person that constitutes an Affiliate solely because a director thereof is also a director of the Company; provided that such director abstains from voting as a director of the Company on any matter involving such other Person; and

(13)    any transaction on arm’s-length terms with non-Affiliates that become Affiliates as a result of such transaction.

Section 4.15   Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control .

(a)    Within 30 days following the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will make an Offer to Purchase all of the outstanding Notes at a Purchase Price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes tendered, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the Purchase Date (the “ Change of Control Payment ”).

(b)    On the Purchase Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

(1)    accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes (in integral multiples of $1,000 or if a PIK Payment has been made, in integral multiples of $1.00) properly tendered pursuant to the Offer to Purchase; provided that if, following repurchase of a portion of a Note, the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase would be less than $150,000 (or if a PIK Payment has been made, less than $1.00), then the portion of such Note so repurchased shall be reduced so that the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase is $150,000 (or if a PIK Payment has been made, $1.00);

(2)    deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Purchase Price in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes so accepted; and

(3)    deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation the Notes so accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.15.

 

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(c)    The Paying Agent will promptly mail (or otherwise deliver in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary) to each Holder of Notes so accepted the Purchase Price for such Notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate upon receipt of an Authentication Order and mail (or otherwise deliver in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary) (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Note (it being understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, no Opinion of Counsel or Officers’ Certificate will be required for the Trustee to authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note) equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each such new Note will be in a principal amount of $150,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof (or if a PIK Payment has been made, in denominations of $1.00 and any integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof).

(d)    If Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in an Offer to Purchase upon a Change of Control and the Company, or any third party making an Offer to Purchase upon a Change of Control in lieu of the Company, purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Company shall have the right, upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ prior written notice, given not more than 30 days following the Purchase Date, to redeem all Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a redemption price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption.

(e)    If a Purchase Date is on or after a Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest to the Purchase Date will be paid on the Purchase Date to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date.

(f)    The Company will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other applicable securities laws or regulations in connection with any repurchase of the Notes pursuant to this Section 4.15. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will be deemed to have complied with its obligations under this Indenture by virtue of such compliance.

(g)    Other than as specifically provided in this Section 4.15, any purchase pursuant to this Section 4.15 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.02, 3.05 and 3.06.

(h)    The Company will not be required to make an Offer to Purchase upon a Change of Control if (1) a third party makes such Offer to Purchase in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements of this Indenture and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Offer to Purchase or (2) the Company has exercised its right to redeem all of the Notes pursuant to Sections 3.03 and 3.07, unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price.

(i)    An Offer to Purchase may be made in advance of a Change of Control conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time the Offer to Purchase is made. The Purchase Date may, in the Company’s discretion, be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied and the Company, in its discretion, may rescind the Offer to Purchase in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the Purchase Date or by the Purchase Date as so delayed.

Section 4.16   Limitation on Asset Sales.

(a)    The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale, unless :

 

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(1)    the Company (or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (measured as of the date of the definitive agreement with respect to such Asset Sale) of the assets or Capital Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of;

(2)    at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Eligible Cash Equivalents; and

(3)    to the extent that any consideration received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale constitutes assets that are of a type or class that constitutes Collateral, such assets are added to the Collateral securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees, as applicable, in the manner and to the extent required by this Indenture or any of the Collateral Documents.

For purposes of clause (2) of this Section 4.16(a) and for no other purpose, each of the following will be deemed to be cash:

(i)    any liabilities, as shown on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary assignment and assumption or novation agreement that releases the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from further liability with respect thereto;

(ii)    any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days of their receipt to the extent of the cash received in that conversion; and

(iii)    any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (iii) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed (A) $25.0 million prior to a Covenant Reset Event and (B) the greater of (x) $50.0 million and (y) 2.5% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-cash Consideration after a Covenant Reset Event, in each case, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.

(b)    Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Available Cash from an Asset Sale, or, if with respect to clauses (3), (4) and (5) of this Section 4.16(b), within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Available Cash from any Asset Sale the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary entered into a contractual commitment pursuant to a binding agreement with the good faith expectation to apply any such Net Available Cash within 180 days of such commitment (an “ Acceptable Commitment ”), then, within the later of 365 days after the receipt of such Net Available Cash and 180 days from the date of the Acceptable Commitment, the Company (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) may apply such Net Available Cash at its option to any combination of the following:

(1)    to permanently reduce (and permanently reduce commitments with respect thereto): (A) Debt under the Senior Credit Facilities, (B) other First Priority Lien Obligations of the Company or a Guarantor or (C) Debt of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, in each case, other than Debt owed to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company;

 

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(2)    to permanently repay or reduce other Pari Passu Lien Obligations, other than Debt owed to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company; provided that if the Company shall so reduce any such Pari Passu Lien Obligations, the Company shall equally and ratably reduce Obligations under the Notes as provided either, at the Company’s option, under Section 3.07, through open-market purchases (to the extent such purchases are at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof) or by making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 4.16 for an Offer to Purchase) to all Holders of Notes to purchase some or all of their Notes at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, on the amount of Notes that would otherwise be paid;

(3)    if the assets disposed of in the Asset Sale were not Collateral, to permanently repay or reduce other Pari Passu Debt, other than Debt owed to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company;

(4)    to acquire all or substantially all of the assets or a line of business of, or any Capital Interests of, another Person engaged in a Permitted Business, if, after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Interests, such Person is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

(5)    to make capital expenditures (including any capitalized software development costs) in or that are used or useful in a Permitted Business or to make expenditures for maintenance, repair or improvement of existing properties and assets in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture;

(6)    to acquire other assets that are not classified as current assets under GAAP that are used or useful in a Permitted Business; provided that, to the extent that any such assets are of a type or class that constitutes Collateral, such assets are added to the Collateral securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees, as applicable, in the manner and to the extent required by this Indenture or any of the Collateral Documents; or

(7)    any combination of the foregoing;

provided that pending the final application of any such Net Available Cash in accordance with clause (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7) of this Section 4.16(b), the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings under any Debt Facility or otherwise invest the Net Available Cash in any manner not prohibited by this Indenture.

(c)    Any Net Available Cash from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as provided in Section 4.16(b) will constitute “ Excess Proceeds .” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds (x) $25.0 million prior to a Covenant Reset Event or (y) $50.0 million after a Covenant Reset Event, the Company will, within 30 days thereof, make an Offer to Purchase to all Holders of Notes (on a pro rata basis among the Notes), and to all holders of other Pari Passu Lien Obligations (and, in the case of a disposition of assets that are not Collateral, the holders of any Pari Passu Debt) containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to purchase, the maximum principal amount of Notes and such other Pari Passu Lien Obligations (or other Pari Passu Debt) that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer price in any Offer to Purchase will be equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date of purchase and will be payable in cash, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the definition of Offer to Purchase or the agreements governing the Pari Passu Lien Obligations (or the other Pari Passu Debt),

 

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as applicable, in the case of the Notes in integral multiples of $1,000 (or if a PIK Payment has been made, in integral multiples of $1.00); provided that if, following repurchase of a portion of a Note, the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase would be less than $150,000 (or if a PIK Payment has been made, less than $1.00), then the portion of such Note so repurchased shall be reduced so that the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase is $150,000 (or if a PIK Payment has been made, $1.00). The Company shall commence an Offer to Purchase with respect to Excess Proceeds by mailing (or otherwise delivering in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary) the notice required pursuant to the definition of Offer to Purchase to the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee.

If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Offer to Purchase, the Company may use those funds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture and they will no longer constitute Excess Proceeds. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other Pari Passu Lien Obligations (or other Pari Passu Debt) tendered in such Offer to Purchase exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Company will select the Notes and such other Pari Passu Lien Obligations (or such other Pari Passu Debt) to be purchased on a pro rata basis (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in denominations of $150,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof will be purchased (or if a PIK Payment has been made, in denominations of $1.00 and any integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof)). Upon completion of each Offer to Purchase, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero.

(d)    If the Purchase Date is on or after an applicable Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest to the Purchase Date will be paid on the Purchase Date to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such record date.

(e)    The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other applicable securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Offer to Purchase. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Asset Sale provisions of this Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will be deemed to have complied with its obligations under the Asset Sale provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such compliance.

Section 4.17   Payment of Additional Amounts

(a)    All payments made under or with respect to the Notes or with respect to any Note Guarantee will be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatever nature, including any penalties and interest relating thereto (“ Taxes ”) imposed or levied by or on behalf of the government of, or any political subdivision of any authority or agency therein or thereof having power to tax of, (i) any jurisdiction in which the Company (including any surviving entity) is then incorporated, organized or resident for tax purposes, (ii) any jurisdiction in which any Guarantor is then incorporated, organized or resident for tax purposes or (iii) any jurisdiction from or through which payment is made by or on behalf of the Company or any Guarantor (including, without limitation, the jurisdiction of any Paying Agent) (each of (i), (ii) and (iii), a “ Relevant Tax Jurisdiction ”), unless the withholding or deduction of such Taxes is then required by law or by regulation or by government policy having the force of law. If any deduction or withholding for, or on account of, any Taxes imposed or levied by or on behalf of any Relevant Tax Jurisdiction will at any time be required by law or by regulation or by government policy having the force of law to be made from any payments made under or with respect to the Notes or with respect to any Note Guarantee, including, without limitation, payments of principal, redemption price,

 

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repurchase price, interest or premium, the Company, the relevant Guarantor or other payor, as applicable, will pay such additional amounts (the “ Additional Amounts ”) as may be necessary in order that the net amounts received in respect of such payments by each Holder (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction will equal the respective amounts that would have been received in respect of such payments in the absence of such withholding or deduction; provided , however , that no Additional Amounts will be payable with respect to:

(1)    any Taxes that would not have been imposed but for the Holder of a Note or the beneficial owner of a Note being a citizen or resident or national of, incorporated in or carrying on a business or maintaining a permanent establishment or physical presence in, the applicable Relevant Tax Jurisdiction in which such Taxes are imposed or having any other present or former connection with the applicable Relevant Tax Jurisdiction other than the mere acquisition, holding, enforcement or receipt of payment in respect of such Note or any Note Guarantee;

(2)    any Taxes that are imposed or withheld as a result of the failure of the Holder of a Note or beneficial owner of a Note to comply with any timely reasonable written request, made to that Holder or beneficial owner, by the Company or any of the Guarantors to provide timely and accurate information concerning the nationality, residence or identity of such Holder or beneficial owner or to make any valid and timely declaration or similar claim or satisfy any certification, information or other reporting requirement, which is required or imposed by a statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice of the applicable Relevant Tax Jurisdiction as a precondition to any exemption from or reduction in all or part of such Taxes to which such Holder or beneficial owner is entitled;

(3)    any Note presented for payment (where Notes are in the form of definitive registered Notes and presentation is required) more than 30 days after the relevant payment is first made available for payment to the Holder (except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the Note been presented on the last day of such 30-day period);

(4)    any payment under or with respect to a Note made to any Holder who is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment, to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary, a member of such a partnership or the beneficial owner of such payment would not have been entitled to the Additional Amounts had such beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the actual Holder of such Note;

(5)    any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property or similar Taxes;

(6)    any Taxes payable other than by deduction or withholding from payments under, or with respect to, the Notes or with respect to any Note Guarantee;

(7)    any withholding or deduction required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as of the Issue Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantially comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) or any regulations or agreements thereunder, official interpretations thereof, or any law, regulation or government policy having the force of law implementing an intergovernmental approach thereto; and

(8)    any combination of items (1) through (7) above.

 

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(b)    In addition, a Guarantor that is a Swiss tax resident entity shall not be required to pay any Additional Amounts with respect to any Swiss Taxes withheld by such Guarantor under the Swiss Federal Act on Withholding Tax as of October 13, 1965; provided that this restriction shall not in any way limit the obligations of any non-Swiss persons otherwise obligated to pay Additional Amounts to pay the Additional Amounts in respect of the deduction of Swiss withholding Taxes; provided , further , that in the event that a Swiss tax resident Guarantor that would otherwise be required to pay Additional Amounts with respect to Swiss Taxes is relieved from such obligation pursuant to this sentence, the other Guarantors, jointly and severally, irrevocably and unconditionally Guarantee, on a senior unsecured basis, the payment of such Additional Amounts in respect of such Swiss Taxes.

(c)    In addition to the foregoing, the Company and the Guarantors will also pay and indemnify the Trustee and any Holder for any present or future stamp, issue, registration, excise, court or documentary taxes, or any other similar Taxes which are levied by any Relevant Tax Jurisdiction on the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of any of the Notes, this Indenture, any Note Guarantee, or any other document or instrument referred to herein or therein.

(d)    If the Company or any Guarantor, as the case may be, is or becomes obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to any payment under or with respect to the Notes or any Note Guarantee, the Company or the relevant Guarantor, as the case may be, will deliver to the Trustee on a date that is at least 30 days prior to the date of that payment (unless the obligation to pay Additional Amounts arises after the 30th day prior to that payment date, in which case the Company or the relevant Guarantor shall notify the Trustee promptly thereafter) an Officers’ Certificate stating the fact that Additional Amounts will be payable and the amount estimated to be so payable. The Officers’ Certificate shall also set forth any other information reasonably necessary to enable the Paying Agent to pay Additional Amounts to Holders on the relevant payment date. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely solely on such Officers’ Certificate as conclusive proof that such payments are necessary and for the amount of such payments, and in the absence of such Officers’ Certificate, the Trustee may assume that no Additional Amounts are due. The Company or the relevant Guarantor will provide the Trustee with documentation evidencing the payment of Additional Amounts and the Trustee will make such documentation available to the Holders and beneficial owners of the Notes.

(e)    The applicable withholding agent will make all required withholdings and deductions and will remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant taxing authority in accordance with applicable law. Upon request, the Company or the relevant Guarantor will provide to the Trustee an official receipt or, if official receipts are not obtainable, other documentation evidencing the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld. The Company or the relevant Guarantor (as the case may be) will attach to each receipt or other documentation a certificate stating the amount of such Taxes paid per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Upon request, copies of those receipts or other documentation, as the case may be, will be made available by the Trustee to the Holders and beneficial owners of the Notes.

(f)    Whenever in this Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of amounts based upon the principal amount of the Notes or of principal, interest or of any other amount payable under, or with respect to, any of the Notes or Note Guarantee (as the case may be), such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.

(g)    The obligations under this Section 4.17 will survive termination, defeasance or discharge of this Indenture and any transfer by a Holder or beneficial owner of its Notes and will apply mutatis mutandis to any jurisdiction in which any successor person to the Company or any Guarantor is

 

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incorporated, organized or resident for tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or through which such person makes any payment on the Notes (or any Note Guarantee) and any political subdivision thereof or therein.

ARTICLE 5

SUCCESSORS

Section 5.01   Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease.

(a)    The Company will not in any transaction or series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into or wind up into any other Person (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation), or directly or indirectly sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company, taken as a whole, to any other Person, unless :

(1)    (i) the Company is the surviving Person or (ii) the resulting or surviving Person (if not the Company) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition has been made (such Person, the “ Successor Company ”) (A) shall be a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or similar entity organized and validly existing under the laws of any member state of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Switzerland or the United States, any political subdivision thereof or any state thereof or the District of Columbia (and, if such entity is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the Notes is a corporation organized under any such laws) and (B) the Successor Company shall expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Company under the Notes, this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents;

(2)    immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis (including, without limitation, any Debt Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction or series of transactions), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(3)    immediately after giving effect to any such transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis (including, without limitation, any Debt Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction or series of transactions) as if such transaction or series of transactions had occurred on the first day of the determination period, (A) the Successor Company could Incur $1.00 of additional Debt under Section 4.09(a) or (B) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Successor Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recent Four Quarter Period shall be equal to or greater than such Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such transaction (or the first such transaction if there are a series of transactions);

(4)    each Guarantor (unless it is the other party to the transactions described above, in which case clause (1) of Section 5.01(c) shall apply) shall have by a supplemental indenture confirmed that its Note Guarantee shall apply to such Successor Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes; and

(5)    the Company delivers, or causes to be delivered, to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition complies with the requirements of this Indenture.

 

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(b)    Subject to the limitations set forth in this Indenture, the Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Company under this Indenture, the Notes, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, failure to satisfy the requirements of clauses (2) and (3) of Section 5.01(a) will not prohibit:

(1)    a merger between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary that is a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company or the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to a Restricted Subsidiary that is a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company; or

(2)    a merger between the Company and an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of converting the Company into a corporation organized under the laws of any member state of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Switzerland or the United States or any political subdivision or state thereof or the District of Columbia, so long as, in each case, the amount of Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby.

(c)    The Company will not permit any Guarantor, in any transaction or series of related transactions, to consolidate or merge with or into or wind up into any other Person (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving corporation), or directly or indirectly sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any Person (other than to the Company or another Guarantor), unless:

(1)    (A) if such entity remains a Guarantor, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “ Successor Guarantor ”) is a Person (other than an individual) organized and existing under the laws of any member state of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Switzerland or the United States, any political subdivision thereof or any state thereof or the District of Columbia (or, if such Guarantor was organized and existing in another jurisdiction immediately prior to such transaction, such jurisdiction);

(B) the Successor Guarantor, if other than such Guarantor, expressly assumes all the obligations of such Guarantor under this Indenture, its Note Guarantee, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents pursuant to a supplemental indenture or other documents or instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee;

(C) immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of transactions on a pro forma basis (including, without limitation, any Debt Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction or series of transactions), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(D) the Company delivers, or causes to be delivered, to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition complies with the requirements of this Indenture; or

(2)    in the event the transaction results in the release of the Guarantor’s Note Guarantee under clause (1)(A) of Section 10.06(a), the transaction is made in compliance with Section 4.16 (it being understood that only such portion, if any, of the Net Available Cash as is required to be applied on the date of such transaction in accordance with the terms of this Indenture needs to be applied in accordance therewith at such time).

 

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(d)    Subject to the limitations set forth in this Indenture, the Successor Guarantor will succeed to, and be substituted for, such Guarantor under this Indenture, its Note Guarantee, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents.

(e)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Guarantor may merge with or into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to another Guarantor or merge with a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, so long as the resulting entity remains or becomes a Guarantor.

Section 5.02   Successor Entity Substituted.

Upon any consolidation, merger, winding-up, sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or a Guarantor in accordance with Section 5.01, the Company and a Guarantor, as the case may be, will be released from its obligations under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Documents and the Notes or its Note Guarantee, as the case may be, and the Successor Company and the Successor Guarantor, as the case may be, will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or a Guarantor, as the case may be, under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Documents, the Notes and such Note Guarantee; provided that, in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of its assets, the Company will not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes, and a Guarantor will not be released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee.

ARTICLE 6

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01   Events of Default.

Each of the following is an “Event of Default”:

(1)    default in the payment in respect of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Note when due and payable (whether at Stated Maturity or upon repurchase, acceleration, optional redemption or otherwise);

(2)    default in the payment of any interest upon any Note when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;

(3)    failure by the Company or any Guarantor to comply with its obligations under clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) of Section 5.01(a) and clauses (A), (B) and (C) of Section 5.01(c)(1), as applicable;

(4)    failure to perform or comply with Section 4.06 and continuance of such failure to perform or comply for a period of 120 days after written notice thereof has been given to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes;

(5)    except as permitted by or in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, any Note Guarantee shall for any reason cease to be, or it shall be asserted by any Guarantor or the Company not to be, in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms;

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whose performance or whose breach is specifically dealt with in clauses (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) above), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after written notice thereof has been given to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes;

(7)    a default or defaults under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there is issued or by which there is secured or evidenced any Debt for money borrowed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (or the payment of which is Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) having, individually or in the aggregate, a principal or similar amount outstanding of at least $35.0 million, whether such Debt now exists or shall hereafter be created, which default or defaults shall have resulted in the acceleration of the maturity of such Debt prior to its express maturity or (except in the case of any Debt owing to the Company by any Restricted Subsidiary or any Debt of any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall constitute a failure to pay a principal or similar amount of such Debt equal to at least $35.0 million when due and payable after the expiration of any applicable grace period with respect thereto; provided that this clause (7) shall not apply to (i) any redemption, exchange, repurchase, conversion or settlement with respect to any Permitted Convertible Notes, or satisfaction of any condition giving rise to or permitting the foregoing, pursuant to their terms unless such redemption, repurchase, conversion or settlement results from a default thereunder or an event of the type that constitutes an Event of Default hereunder or (ii) any early payment requirement or unwinding or termination with respect to any Permitted Call Spread Swap Contract, or satisfaction of any condition giving rise to or permitting the foregoing, in accordance with the terms thereof where neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates is the “defaulting party” (or substantially equivalent term) under the terms of such Permitted Call Spread Swap Contract;

(8)    the entry against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of a final non-appealable judgment or final non-appealable judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $35.0 million (net of amounts covered by insurance), by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction, which judgments remain undischarged, unwaived, unstayed, unbonded or unsatisfied for a period of 60 consecutive days;

(9)    (a) the Company or a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

 

  (i)

commences proceedings to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;

 

  (ii)

consents to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking an arrangement of debt, reorganization, dissolution, winding up or relief under applicable Bankruptcy Law;

 

  (iii)

consents to the appointment of a receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of it or for all or substantially all of its property;

 

  (iv)

makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

 

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generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or

 

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(b)    a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

 

  (i)

is for relief against the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, in a proceeding in which the Company, any such Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, is to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;

 

  (ii)

appoints a receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or

 

  (iii)

orders the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or

(10)    with respect to any Collateral having a Fair Market Value in excess of $35.0 million, individually or in the aggregate, (A) the security interest under the Collateral Documents, at any time, ceases to be a valid and perfected Lien (perfected as or having the priority required by the Collateral Documents and this Indenture) and in full force and effect for any reason other than in accordance with their terms and the terms of this Indenture and other than the satisfaction in full of all obligations under this Indenture, except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority results from the limitations of foreign laws, rules and regulations as they apply to pledges of Capital Interests in Non-U.S. Subsidiaries or assets of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries, or (B) the Company or any Guarantor asserts, in any pleading in any court of competent jurisdiction, that any such security interest is invalid or unenforceable and such Person fails to rescind such assertion within 30 days.

Section 6.02   Acceleration.

(a)    Subject to Section 6.02(d) and Section 6.02(e), if an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in clause (9) of Section 6.01 with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may declare the principal of the Notes and any accrued and

 

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unpaid interest on the Notes to be due and payable immediately by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders); provided , however , that after such acceleration, but before a judgment or decree based on acceleration, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may rescind and annul such acceleration (except with respect to the non-payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest, if any, on the Notes, other than the non-payment of such amounts that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration) if (1) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decrees and (2) all existing Events of Default, other than the non-payment of principal of, premium on, if any, or interest, if any, on the Notes that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived, as provided in this Indenture.

(b)    In the event of a declaration of acceleration of the Notes solely because an Event of Default described in clause (7) of Section 6.01 has occurred and is continuing, the declaration of acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically rescinded and annulled if the event of default or payment default triggering such Event of Default pursuant to clause (7) of Section 6.01 shall be remedied or cured by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or waived by the holders of the relevant Debt within 20 Business Days after the declaration of acceleration with respect thereto and if the rescission and annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Trustee for the payment of amounts due on the Notes.

(c)    Subject to Section 6.02(d) and Section 6.02(e), if an Event of Default described in clause (9) of Section 6.01 occurs with respect to the Company, the principal of and any accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes then outstanding shall become due and payable without further action or notice on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

(d)    If the Notes are accelerated or otherwise become due prior to April [●], 2021 [ insert first anniversary of the Issue Date ], in each case, as a result of an Event of Default (including, but not limited to, the occurrence of an Event of Default described in clause (9) of Section 6.01 (including the acceleration of the Notes by operation of law)), the amount that shall then be due and payable shall be equal to (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding plus (2) the Applicable Premium in effect on the date of such acceleration plus (3) accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of such acceleration, in each case as if such acceleration were an optional redemption of the Notes so accelerated.

(e)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that if the Notes are accelerated or otherwise become due prior to April [●], 2021 [ insert first anniversary of the Issue Date ], in each case, as a result of an Event of Default (including, but not limited to, the occurrence of an Event of Default described in clause (9) of Section 6.01 (including the acceleration of the Notes by operation of law)), the Applicable Premium with respect to an optional redemption of the Notes shall also be due and payable as though the Notes had been optionally redeemed on the date of such acceleration and shall constitute part of the Obligations with respect to the Notes in view of the impracticability and difficulty of ascertaining actual damages and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable calculation of each holder’s lost profits as a result thereof. Any Applicable Premium payable pursuant to this Section 6.02 shall be presumed to be liquidated damages sustained by each Holder as the result of the early redemption or the acceleration of the Notes and the Company agrees that it is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing. The Applicable Premium shall also be payable in the event the Notes or this Indenture are satisfied, released or discharged through foreclosure, whether by judicial proceeding, deed in lieu of foreclosure or by any other means. THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY WAIVES (TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY LAWFULLY DO SO) THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE STATUTE OR LAW THAT PROHIBITS OR MAY PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF THE APPLICABLE PREMIUM IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH ACCELERATION. The Company expressly agrees (to the fullest extent it may lawfully do so)

 

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that: (A) the Applicable Premium is reasonable and is the product of an arm’s length transaction between sophisticated business entities ably represented by counsel; (B) the Applicable Premium shall be payable notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time acceleration occurs; (C) there has been a course of conduct between the Holders and the Company giving specific consideration in this transaction for such agreement to pay the Applicable Premium; and (D) the Company shall be estopped hereafter from claiming differently than as agreed to in this paragraph (e). The Company expressly acknowledges that its agreement to pay the Applicable Premium to the Holders as herein described is a material inducement to the Holders to purchase the Notes.

(f)    The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any Default (except Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest) if the Trustee determines that withholding notice is in the interests of the Holders to do so.

Section 6.03 Other Remedies.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue or may direct the Collateral Agent to pursue, subject to the Intercreditor Agreements, any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

Section 6.04 Waiver of Past Defaults .

The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes) may, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, waive any past Default under this Indenture and rescind its consequences if such a waiver and rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdictions, except a default:

(1)    in any payment in respect of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Notes (including any Note which is required to have been purchased pursuant to an Offer to Purchase which has been made by the Company); or

(2)    in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under this Indenture cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note affected.

Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 6.05 Control by Majority.

The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, and the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may take any action deemed proper by the Trustee and the Collateral

 

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Agent that is not inconsistent with such direction. However, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law, this Indenture, the Notes, any Note Guarantee, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Collateral Documents, or that is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder, or that would involve the Trustee or the Collateral Agent in personal liability.

Section 6.06 Limitation on Suits.

Subject to Section 6.07, no Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless :

(1)    such Holder has previously given the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

(2)    the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have requested in writing to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

(3)    such Holders have offered the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

(4)    the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and

(5)    the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction that is inconsistent with such written request within such 60-day period.

A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder.

Section 6.07 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment .

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and interest on its Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in such Note (including in connection with an Offer to Purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

Section 6.08 Collection Suit by Trustee.

If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company and any other obligor on the Notes for the whole amount of principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes, together with interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel.

Section 6.09 Restoration of Rights and Remedies.

If the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings, the Company,

 

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the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding has been instituted.

Section 6.10 Rights and Remedies Cumulative.

Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 2.07, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy are, to the extent permitted by law, cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 6.11 Delay or Omission Not Waiver.

No delay or omission of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or of any Holder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or by the Holders, as the case may be.

Section 6.12 Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

The Trustee may file proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent and their respective agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes, including the Guarantors), its creditors or its property and is entitled and empowered to participate as a member in any official committee of creditors appointed in such matter and to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims. Any custodian, receiver, trustee or similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent and their respective agents and counsel, and any other amounts due to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent under Section 7.06. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent and their respective agents and counsel, and any other amounts due to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent under Section 7.06 out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

 

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Section 6.13 Priorities.

Subject to the terms of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements with respect to any proceeds of Collateral, if the Trustee or the Collateral Agent collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money in the following order, on the date or dates fixed by the Trustee:

(1)    First, to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent and their respective agents and attorneys for all amounts due under Section 7.06, including payment of all reasonable compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the Collateral Agent and the costs and expenses of collection;

(2)    Second, to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and interest ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and interest, respectively; and

(3)    Third, to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct, including a Guarantor, if applicable.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.13. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this Section 6.13, the Trustee shall cause notice of such record date and payment date to be given to the Company and to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 13.01.

Section 6.14 Undertaking for Costs.

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.14 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes.

ARTICLE 7

TRUSTEE

Section 7.01 Duties of Trustee.

(a)    If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee will exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

(b)    Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

(1)    the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

 

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(2)    in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

(c)    The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(1)    this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;

(2)    the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

(3)    the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05.

(d)    Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 7.01.

(e)    If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have provided to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses, fees and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

(f)    The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. Moneys held by the Trustee and the Paying Agent will remain uninvested.

Section 7.02 Rights of Trustee.

(a)    The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine in good faith to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

(b)    Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both subject to the other provisions of this Indenture. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’

 

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Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

(c)    The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care.

(d)    The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

(e)    Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company or a Guarantor shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company or such Guarantor.

(f)    None of the provisions of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise to incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not assured to it.

(g)    The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the existence of a Default or Event of Default, the Notes and this Indenture.

(h)    In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(i)    The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, the Collateral Agent and each other agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

(j)    The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the names of individuals or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any Person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.

(k)    The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.

Section 7.03 Individual Rights of Trustee.

The Trustee or any Agent in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or such Agent. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest, it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the Commission for permission to continue as trustee (if this Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act) or resign. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.09 and 7.10.

 

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Section 7.04 Trustee’s Disclaimer.

The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication on the Notes.

Section 7.05 Notice of Defaults.

If a Default occurs and is continuing and is known to the Trustee, the Trustee will mail to each Holder a notice of the Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of an Event of Default specified in clauses (1) or (2) of Section 6.01, the Trustee may withhold from the Holders notice of any continuing Default if it determines that withholding notice is in the interests of the Holders.

Section 7.06 Compensation and Indemnity.

(a)    The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall pay to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent from time to time such compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder as the parties shall agree in writing from time to time. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall reimburse the Trustee and the Collateral Agent promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s and the Collateral Agent’s respective agents and counsel.

(b)    The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Trustee and the Collateral Agent for, and hold each of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and any of their respective predecessors harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claims, liability or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this Indenture and the performance of their respective duties hereunder (including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company or any Guarantor (including this Section 7.06)) or defending themselves against any claim whether asserted by any Holder, the Company, any Guarantor or any other Person, or liability in connection with the acceptance, exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company or any Guarantor of its obligations hereunder. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor need reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith or by the Collateral Agent through the Collateral Agent’s own willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith.

(c)    The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section 7.06 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent.

 

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(d)    To secure the payment obligations of the Company and the Guarantors in this Section 7.06, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, in its capacity as Trustee or Collateral Agent, as applicable, except funds held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

(e)    When the Trustee or the Collateral Agent incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(9) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

Section 7.07 Replacement of Trustee.

(a)    A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.07. The Trustee may resign in writing at any time by giving 30 days’ prior notice of such resignation to the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee if:

(1)    the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.09;

(2)    the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

(3)    a receiver or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(4)    the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

(b)    If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the successor Trustee to replace it with another successor Trustee appointed by the Company.

(c)    If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee (at the Company’s expense), the Company or the Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(d)    If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.09, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(e)    A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided that all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and such transfer shall be subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.06. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.07, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.06 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

 

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(f)    As used in this Section 7.07, the term “Trustee” shall also include each Agent; provided that the resignation of an Agent becomes effective on the date specified in the notice of resignation.

Section 7.08 Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation or national banking association, the successor corporation or national banking association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee, subject to Section 7.09.

Section 7.09 Eligibility; Disqualification.

(a)    There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation or national banking association organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

(a)    This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of Trust Indenture Act Section 310(a) and (5). The Trustee is subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 310(b).

Section 7.10 Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company.

The Trustee is subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in Trust Indenture Act Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

ARTICLE 8

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

Section 8.01 Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

The Company may, at its option and at any time, in the case of Section 8.03 pursuant to a resolution of its Board of Directors set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, elect to have either Section 8.02 or Section 8.03 applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

Section 8.02 Legal Defeasance and Discharge.

(a)    Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to this Indenture, all outstanding Notes and Note Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (“ Legal Defeasance ”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Debt represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (1) through (5) below, and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture, including that of the Guarantors (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

 

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(1)    the rights of Holders of such Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of and any premium, if any, and interest on such Notes when payments are due, solely out of the trust created pursuant to this Indenture referred to in Section 8.04;

(2)    the Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust;

(3)    the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith;

(4)    the Company’s right of optional redemption pursuant to Section 3.07; and

(5)    this Section 8.02.

(b)    Following the Company’s exercise of its Legal Defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default.

(c)    Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03. If the Company exercises the Legal Defeasance option, the Liens on the Collateral will be released and the Note Guarantees in effect at such time will automatically be released.

Section 8.03 Covenant Defeasance.

(a)    Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, be released from their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.03, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16 and 4.17 and clause (3) of Section 5.01(a) with respect to the outstanding Notes, and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all Note Guarantees, on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 are satisfied (“ Covenant Defeasance ”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to this Indenture and the outstanding Notes, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04, an Event of Default specified in Sections 6.01(3) (that resulted solely from the failure by the Company to comply with clause (3) of Section 5.01(a)), 6.01(4), 6.01(5), 6.01(6) (only with respect to covenants that are released as a result of such Covenant Defeasance), 6.01(7), 6.01(8), 6.01(9) (solely with respect to Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary) or 6.01(10), in each case, shall not constitute an Event of Default.

 

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(b)    If the Company exercises the Covenant Defeasance option, the Liens on the Collateral will be released and the Note Guarantees in effect at such time will automatically be released.

Section 8.04 Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

(a)    The following shall be the conditions to the exercise of either the Legal Defeasance option under Section 8.02 or the Covenant Defeasance option under Section 8.03 with respect to the outstanding Notes:

(1)    the Company must irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to the benefits of the Holders of such Notes: (A) cash in U.S. dollars in an amount, (B) Government Securities, which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than the due date of any payment, money in an amount or (C) a combination thereof, in each case sufficient without reinvestment, in the opinion of an Independent Financial Advisor expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee to pay and discharge, the entire indebtedness in respect of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on such Notes on the Stated Maturity thereof or (if the Company has made irrevocable arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) the redemption date thereof, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and such Notes;

(2)    in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that:

(A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or

(B) since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law,

in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders and beneficial owners of such Notes will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to such Notes and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, defeasance and discharge were not to occur;

(3)    in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders and beneficial owners of such Notes will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to such Notes and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur;

(4)    no Default or Event of Default with respect to the outstanding Notes shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such deposit after giving effect thereto (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the grant of any Lien to secure such borrowing);

 

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(5)    such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or material instrument (other than this Indenture and the agreements governing any other Debt being defeased, discharge or replaced) to which the Company or any of the Guarantors is a party or by which the Company or any of the Guarantors is bound;

(6)    the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with;

(7)    the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Company, any Guarantor or others; and

(8)    the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or the redemption date, as the case may be (which instructions may be contained in the Officers’ Certificate referred to in clause (7) above).

Section 8.05 Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.

(a)    Subject to Section 8.06, all money and Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.04 in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company or a Guarantor acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and interest on the Notes, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

(b)    The Company will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders.

(c)    Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee will deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 which, in the opinion of an Independent Financial Advisor expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(a)), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

Section 8.06 Repayment to the Company.

Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for one year after such principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease;

 

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provided , however , that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining shall be repaid to the Company.

Section 8.07 Reinstatement.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. dollars or government obligations in accordance with Section 8.02 or Section 8.03, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or Section 8.03 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or Section 8.03, as the case may be; provided that, if the Company makes any payment of principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 9

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

Section 9.01 Without Consent of Holders .

(a)    Notwithstanding Section 9.02, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, at any time and from time to time, may, without the consent of any Holders, amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements for any of the following purposes:

(1)    to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or a Guarantor and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company or a Guarantor in this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements in accordance with Section 5.01;

(2)    to add to the covenants of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the benefit of the Holders, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company or any Guarantor;

(3)    to add additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders;

(4)    to provide for or facilitate the issuance of uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; provided that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code or in a manner such that the uncertificated Notes are described in Section 4701(b)(1)(B) of the Code;

(5)    to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under this Indenture by a successor Trustee or Collateral Agent; provided that the successor Trustee or Collateral Agent is otherwise qualified and eligible to act as such under the terms of this Indenture;

 

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(6)    to add a Guarantor or to release a Guarantor or modify a Note Guarantee, in each case in accordance with this Indenture;

(7)    to add additional assets as Collateral or grant any Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent to secure the Notes and the Note Guarantees;

(8)    to confirm and evidence the release, termination or discharge any Lien with respect to or securing the Notes or the Note Guarantees in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements;

(9)    to cure any ambiguity, defect, omission, mistake or inconsistency;

(10)    to make any other changes or provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements; provided that such actions pursuant to this clause (10) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders in any material respect;

(11)    to make any amendment to the provisions of this Indenture relating to the transfer and legending of Notes as permitted by this Indenture, including to facilitate the issuance and administration of the Notes; provided , however, that (A) compliance with this Indenture as so amended would not result in Notes being transferred in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable securities law and (B) such amendment does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Holders to transfer Notes;

(12)    to comply with the rules of any applicable depositary;

(13)    to make any change in order to maintain the transferability of the Notes pursuant to Rule 144A or Regulation S or to institutional accredited investors; or

(14)    to facilitate the issuance, transfer and administration of PIK Notes, including to make appropriate amendments to this Indenture to reflect an appropriate minimum denomination of certificated PIK Notes and establish minimum redemption amounts for certificated PIK Notes.

(b)    In addition, the Holders will be deemed to have consented for purposes of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements to any of the following amendments, waivers and other modifications to the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements:

(1)    (A) to add other parties (or any authorized agent thereof or trustee therefor) holding Pari Passu Lien Obligations that are Incurred in compliance with this Indenture and the Collateral Documents, (B) to establish that the Liens on any Collateral securing such Pari Passu Lien Obligations shall rank equally under the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement with the Liens on such Collateral securing the obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees and (C) to establish that the Liens on any Collateral securing such Pari Passu Lien Obligations shall rank junior to the Liens on such Collateral securing any First Priority Lien Obligations, all on the terms provided for in the First/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement as in effect immediately prior to such amendment;

(2)    (A) to add other parties (or any authorized agent thereof or trustee therefor) holding First Priority Lien Obligations that are incurred in compliance with this Indenture and the Collateral Documents and (B) to establish that the Liens on any Collateral securing such First Priority Lien Obligations shall rank senior to the Liens on such Collateral securing any

 

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obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees, all on the terms provided for in the First/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement as in effect immediately prior to such amendment;

(3)    to establish that the Liens on any Collateral securing any Indebtedness replacing the Senior Credit Facilities permitted to be Incurred under Section 4.09 that represent First Priority Lien Obligations shall be senior to the Liens on such Collateral securing any obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees, which obligations shall continue to be secured on a second-priority basis on the Collateral; and

(4)    upon any cancellation or termination of the Senior Credit Facilities and all other First Priority Lien Obligations without a replacement thereof, to establish that the Collateral securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees shall become first priority Collateral.

Any such additional party and the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Debt was Incurred in compliance with this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, and no Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection therewith.

(c)    Upon the request of the Company, and upon receipt by the Trustee and the Collateral Agent of the documents described in Sections 9.05 and 13.03 and, if applicable, Section 9.01(b), the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amendment or supplement to this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to enter into any such amendment or supplement that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with the addition of a Guarantor under this Indenture upon execution and delivery by such Guarantor and the Trustee of a supplemental indenture to this Indenture, the form of which is attached as Exhibit C, and delivery of an Officers’ Certificate, except as provided in Section 5.01(c).

(d)    For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for making any determination as to whether or not the consent of Holders is required in connection with any amendment, supplement or waiver of any provision of this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements.

Section 9.02 With Consent of Holders .

(a)    Except as provided in Section 9.01 and this Section 9.02, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent may, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes), enter into any amendment or supplement to this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Collateral Documents or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes under this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Collateral Documents, including the definitions therein and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07, waive any existing Default or Event of Default. Section 2.08 and Section 2.09 shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for the purposes of this Section 9.02.

 

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(b)    Upon the request of the Company, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, of the documents described in Sections 9.05 and Section 13.03, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of such any such amendment or supplement unless such amended or supplemented agreement directly affects the Trustee’s or the Collateral Agent’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee or Collateral Agent may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amendment or supplement to this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Collateral Documents.

(c)    It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment, supplement or waiver.

(d)    After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall give to the Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment, supplement or waiver. However, the failure of the Company to give such notice to all the Holders, or any defect in the notice, will not impair or affect the validity of any such amendment, supplement or waiver.

(e)    Without the consent of each affected Holder, an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

(1)    change the Stated Maturity of any Note or of any installment of interest on any Note, or reduce the amount payable in respect of the principal thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable thereon, or reduce the amount that would be due and payable on acceleration of the maturity thereof, or change the place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Note or any premium or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof, or change the date on which any Notes may be subject to redemption or reduce the redemption price therefor;

(2)    reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture;

(3)    modify the obligations of the Company to make Offers to Purchase upon a Change of Control or from the Excess Proceeds of Asset Sales if such modification was done after the occurrence of such Change of Control or such Asset Sale;

(4)    modify or change any provision of this Indenture affecting the ranking of the Notes or any Note Guarantee in a manner adverse to the Holders of the Notes;

(5)    modify any of the provisions of this Section 9.02 or provisions relating to waiver of defaults or certain covenants, except to increase any such percentage required for such actions or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note affected thereby; or

 

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(6)    release any Guarantees required to be maintained under this Indenture or modify the Note Guarantees in any manner adverse to the Holders (in each case, other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture).

(f)    In addition, without the consent of the Holders of at least 66 2 3 % of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes), no amendment, supplement or waiver may (1) modify any Collateral Document or the provisions in this Indenture dealing with the Collateral Documents in any manner, taken as a whole, materially adverse to the Holders or otherwise release a material portion of the Collateral other than in accordance with this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements; or (2) modify the Intercreditor Agreements in any manner adverse to the Holders in any material respect other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements.

(g)    For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall not be responsible for making any determination as to whether or not the consent of Holders, or what percentage of such Holders, is required in connection with any amendment, supplement or waiver of any provision of this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Collateral Documents.

(h)    A consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver of this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Collateral Documents by any Holder given in connection with a tender of such Holder’s Notes will not be rendered invalid by such tender.

Section 9.03 Revocation and Effect of Consents.

(a)    Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.

(b)    The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date pursuant to Section 1.04 for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver.

Section 9.04 Notation on or Exchange of Notes.

(a)    The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.

(b)    Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

Section 9.05 Trustee and Collateral Agent to Sign Amendments, etc.

In executing any amendment, supplement or waiver, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall receive and (subject to Section 7.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 13.03, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that

 

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all conditions precedent are satisfied with respect to the execution and delivery of any such amendment, supplemental indenture or waiver, that such amendment, supplemental indenture or waiver is authorized or permitted by this Indenture, that such amendment, supplemental indenture or waiver is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and each Guarantor party thereto, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions, and that such amendment, supplemental indenture or waiver complies with the provisions hereof.

Section 9.06 Payment for Consent .

The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any Holder of Notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid to all Holders of the Notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or amendment; provided that if such consents, waivers or amendments are sought in connection with an exchange offer where participation in such exchange offer is limited to Holders who are “qualified institutional buyers,” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act, or non-U.S. persons, within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, then such consideration need only be offered to all Holders to whom the exchange offer is made and to be paid to all such Holders that consent, waive or agree to amend in such time frame.

ARTICLE 10

GUARANTEES

Section 10.01 Guarantee.

(a)    Subject to this Article 10, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, on a senior unsecured basis, to each Holder and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that: (1) the principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other Obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or under the Notes shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (2) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise (collectively, the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”). Failing payment by the Company when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each of the Note Guarantees shall be a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

(b)    The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof (other than any waiver or consent expressly releasing such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder), the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Note Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture, or pursuant to Section 10.06.

 

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(c)    Each of the Guarantors also agrees, jointly and severally, to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) Incurred by the Trustee or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 10.01.

(d)    If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.

(e)    Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Note Guarantee. The Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Note Guarantees.

(f)    Each Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Company for liquidation or reorganization, should the Company become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Company’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes or the Note Guarantees, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

(g)    In case any provision of any Note Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

(h)    Each payment to be made by a Guarantor in respect of its Note Guarantee shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature.

Section 10.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability.

(a)    Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent conveyance or a fraudulent transfer for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law or abuse of corporate assets or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally, including laws relating to the liability of directors and managers, in each case to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee or unlawful financial assistance within the meaning of Section 82 of the Irish Companies Act 2014 (as

 

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amended). To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 10, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee or the related security granted as Collateral therefor not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law or unlawful financial assistance within the meaning of Section 82 of the Irish Companies Act 2014 (as amended). Each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Note Guarantee will be entitled upon payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations under this Indenture to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors at the time of such payment, determined in accordance with GAAP.

(b)      Limitation on Note Guarantees by Swiss Guarantors .

(1)    If and to the extent that a payment by a Swiss Guarantor with respect to any Guaranteed Obligations would, at the time such Guaranteed Obligations are due, not be permitted under Swiss law, in particular if and to the extent that such Swiss Guarantor Guarantees Obligations other than Obligations of one of its wholly-owned direct or indirect Subsidiaries, then such Guaranteed Obligations shall from time to time be limited to the amount of the freely distributable equity of such Swiss Guarantor in accordance with Swiss law; provided, that any such limitation under Swiss law shall not reduce such Swiss Guarantor’s Guaranteed Obligations in excess of such limited amount (any amount in excess of such limited amount, the “ Excess Amount ”), but merely postpone the payment date of any Excess Amount until such time or times as the payment thereof is permitted under Swiss law. Any and all indemnities and guarantees by the Swiss Guarantor contained in this Indenture shall be construed in a manner consistent with this Section 10.02(b).

(2)    In order to obtain the maximum benefit under its Note Guarantee, each Swiss Guarantor undertakes to promptly implement all such measures and/or to promptly obtain the fulfillment of all prerequisites allowing it to promptly perform its Obligations under this Indenture and make any required payment(s) with respect to any Guaranteed Obligations from time to time, including the following:

(A)    preparation of an up-to-date audited balance sheet of such Swiss Guarantor;

(B)    confirmation of the auditors of such Swiss Guarantor that the relevant amount represents the maximum freely distributable equity;

(C)    approval by a shareholders’ or a quotaholders’ meeting (as applicable) of such Swiss Guarantor of the resulting profit distribution; and

(D)    all such other measures necessary or useful to allow such Swiss Guarantor to make the payments and perform its Obligations under this Indenture with a minimum of limitations.

(c)     Limitation on Note Guarantees by German Guarantors .

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beschränkter Haftung, GmbH ) (each a “ German Guarantor ”) and the Note Guarantee of such German Guarantor guarantees amounts which are owed by direct or indirect shareholders of such German Guarantor or Subsidiaries of such shareholders (with the exception of such German Guarantor and Subsidiaries of such German Guarantor), the Note Guarantee of such German Guarantor shall be subject to certain limitations as set out in the following clauses of this Section 10.02(c). In relation to any other amounts guaranteed, the Note Guarantee of such German Guarantor shall remain unlimited.

(2)    Subject to clauses (4) and (5) below, the Trustee shall not be entitled to enforce the Note Guarantee with respect to a German Guarantor to the extent that such German Guarantor demonstrates that:

(A)    at the time of its entry into this Indenture:

(i)    entry into the Note Guarantee caused such German Guarantor’s net assets ( Nettovermögen within the German law meaning of that term) (the “ Net Assets ”) calculated as per the day of entry into the Note Guarantee to fall below the amount of its stated share capital ( Stammkapital within the German law meaning of that term) (such reduction being a Begründung einer Unterbilanz within the German law meaning of that term); or

(ii)    the entry into the Note Guarantee caused such German Guarantor’s Net Assets to be further reduced ( Vertiefung einer Unterbilanz within the German law meaning of that term) (if its Net Assets were at the date of entry into the Note Guarantee already lower than its stated share capital); or

(B)    the enforcement has the effect of:

(i)    reducing such German Guarantor’s Net Assets (calculated as per the day of the Payment Demand (as defined below)) to an amount less than its stated share capital ( Stammkapital within the German law meaning of that term) (such reduction being a Begründung einer Unterbilanz within the German law meaning of that term); or

(ii)    causing such German Guarantor’s Net Assets to be further reduced ( Vertiefung einer Unterbilanz within the German law meaning of that term) (if its Net Assets are at the day of the Payment Demand already lower than its stated share capital),

and that in cases of (A) and (B) of this clause (c) such German Guarantor thereby contravenes the obligatory preservation of its stated share capital according to §§ 30, 31 German GmbH-Act ( GmbH-Gesetz ) (the “ GmbH-Act ”) (“ Limitation on Enforcement ” or “ Limitation Event ”). For the purpose of determining whether a Limitation Event has occurred, any indemnification claim ( Freistellungsanspruch within the German law meaning of that term) or recourse claim ( Rückgriffsanspruch within the German law meaning of that term) which such German Guarantor has acquired, or would acquire against a shareholder or another Subsidiary of the Company or any of its affiliates as a result of entry into or the enforcement of the Note Guarantee, shall be taken into account to the extent that such indemnification or recourse claim is fully valuable ( vollwertig ) within the meaning of sentence 2 of paragraph 1 of § 30 GmbH-Act and in accordance with applicable court rulings of the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) (“ Recourse Claim ”). To the extent that there is such Recourse Claim, no Limitation on Enforcement applies.

 

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(3)    The value of the Net Assets shall be determined in accordance with the relevant provisions of the German Commercial Code ( Handesgesetzbuch ) (the “ HGB ”) relating to the preparation of unconsolidated balance sheets ( Jahresabschluss within the German law meaning of that term according to § 42 GmbH-Act, §§ 242, 264 HGB) consistently applied from time to time as they are in full force and effect as at the date hereof, save that:

(A)    the amount of any increase of the stated share capital ( Stammkapital within the German law meaning of that term) of a German Guarantor effected out of retained earnings ( Kapitalerhöhung aus Gesellschaftsmitteln within the German law meaning of that term) registered after the date of this Indenture shall be deducted from the relevant stated share capital; and

(B)    loans and other liabilities incurred in violation of the provisions of this Indenture or the Notes shall be disregarded.

(4)    The Limitation on Enforcement shall only apply if and to the extent that the managing director(s) ( Geschäftsführer within the German law meaning of that term) on behalf of the respective German Guarantor have confirmed in writing to the Trustee within 5 Business Days following the Trustee’s demand under the Note Guarantee (the “ Payment Demand” ):

(A)    that such German Guarantor did not hold a Recourse Claim in case of clause (2)(A) above, on the date of entering into this Indenture and, in case of clause (2)(B) above, on the date of the Payment Demand;

(B)    the amount of such German Guarantor’s Net Assets on the day of entering into this Indenture and the day of the Payment Demand; and

(C)    that and to what extent the demanded payment would lead to the occurrence of a Limitation Event (the “ Management Determination ”), provided that until and including the earlier of (i) the date falling ten Business Days after the Payment Demand and (ii) the date of the delivery of the Management Determination to the Trustee, the right to enforce the Note Guarantee (whether in full or in part) shall be suspended.

(5)    If the Trustee (at the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes) disagrees with the Management Determination, the Trustee shall nevertheless be entitled to enforce the Note Guarantee up to such amount which is undisputed between the Trustee and the relevant German Guarantor in accordance with the provisions of clause (4) above. In relation to the amount which is disputed, the Limitation on Enforcement shall only apply if a firm of auditors of international standing and reputation has determined within 45 calendar days (or such longer period as has been agreed between the relevant German Guarantor and the Trustee) from the date the Trustee has contested the Management Determination (A) whether the relevant Recourse Claim was or was not fully valuable ( vollwertig ) at the time of entry into this Indenture and the date of the Payment Demand, (B) the amount of the relevant German Guarantor’s Net Assets on the date of entering into this Indenture and date of the Payment Demand and (C) to what extent the demanded payment would lead to the occurrence of a Limitation Event (the “ Auditor’s Determination ”). If the Trustee (at the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes) and the relevant German Guarantor do not agree on the appointment of a joint auditor within 5 Business Days from the date the Trustee has disputed the Management Determination, the Trustee (at the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes) shall be entitled to appoint auditors of international standing and reputation in its sole discretion. The amounts determined in the Auditor’s Determination shall be (except for manifest error) binding for all parties. The costs of

 

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the Auditor’s Determination shall be borne by the Company. If pursuant to the Auditor’s Determination the amount payable under the Note Guarantee is higher than set out in the Management Determination, the relevant German Guarantor shall pay the difference to the Trustee within 5 Business Days after receipt of the Auditor’s Determination.

(6)    If, and to the extent that, the Note Guarantee has been enforced without regard to the Limitation on Enforcement because (A) the Management Determination or the Auditor’s Determination was not delivered within the relevant time frame or (B) the amount payable under the Note Guarantee resulting from the Auditor’s Determination is lower than the respective amount resulting from the Management Determination, the Trustee shall upon written demand of the relevant German Guarantor to the Trustee (on behalf of the Trustee and the Holders) repay any amount (in each case limited to the amount received by it respectively under the Note Guarantee granted under this Indenture and not passed on by the Trustee in accordance with this Indenture or the Notes) in the case of (A) above, for which the Trustee would not have been entitled to enforce had the Management Determination or the Auditor’s Confirmation been delivered in time, and in the case of (B) above, which is equal to the difference between the amount paid and the amount payable resulting from the Auditor’s Determination calculated as of the date of entry into this Indenture or the date of the Payment Demand, as the case may be, and in accordance with clause (3) above, provided such demand for repayment is made to the Trustee in case of (A) above within two (2) months from the delivery of the Auditor’s Determination and in case of (B) above within four (4) months from the date the Note Guarantee has been enforced (in each case an Ausschlussfrist within the German law meaning of that term).

(7)    If a German Guarantor intends to demonstrate that the enforcement of the Note Guarantee would lead to the occurrence of a Limitation Event, then such German Guarantor shall realize at market value, or if a market value cannot be determined, at arm’s-length terms to the extent necessary to satisfy the amounts demanded under the Note Guarantee, any and all of its assets that are shown in its balance sheet with a book value ( Buchwert ) which are significantly lower than their market value and to the extent that such assets are not necessary for the relevant German Guarantor’s business ( nicht betriebsnotwendig ).

(8)    The Limitation on Enforcement does not affect the right of the Trustee or the Holders to claim again any outstanding amount at a later point in time if and to the extent that clause (2) of this Section 10.02(c) would allow this at that later point.

(9)    The Limitation on Enforcement does not apply in relation to amounts that correspond to funds that constitute proceeds of Notes issued under this Indenture and have been on-lent to, or otherwise been passed on to, the relevant German Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries and, in case of clause (2)(B) above, are still outstanding. The burden of demonstrating that no amounts have been passed on to a German Guarantor is on that German Guarantor, provided that an up-to-date financial statement of that German Guarantor prepared in accordance with the principles applicable to its unconsolidated balance sheet ( Jahresabschluss according to § 42 GmbH-Act, §§ 242, 264 German Commercial Code) and setting out in reasonable detail in its annex ( Anhang ) any such on-lending or confirming its nonexistence, shall constitute prima facie evidence for this purpose.

(10)    The Limitation on Enforcement does not apply to any amounts payable under the Note Guarantee if and, in case of clause (2)(B) above, as long as a domination and/or profit and loss transfer agreement in accordance with § 291 of the German Stock Corporation Act ( Aktiengesetz , the “ AktG ”) is in existence, unless the existence of such domination and/or profit and loss transfer agreement does not have the effect as set out in sentence 2 of paragraph 1 of § 30 GmbH-Act.

 

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(11)    This Section 10.02(c) shall apply mutatis mutandis if the Note Guarantee is granted by a Guarantor incorporated in Germany and organized as a limited partnership ( Kommanditgesellschaft, KG ) or general partnership ( offene Handelsgesellschaft, oHG ) with a limited liability company incorporated under German law ( Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, GmbH ) as general partner ( Komplementär bzw. unbeschränkt haftender Gesellschafter within the German law meaning of that term) (a “ Relevant General Partner ”) of such Guarantor, in respect of such Relevant General Partner.

(12)    The restrictions under this Section 10.02(c) shall not apply if, at the time of enforcement of the Note Guarantee, as a result of a change in laws or German supreme court jurisprudence ( höchstrichterliche Rechtsprechung ), the granting or enforcement of the Note Guarantee can no longer result in a personal liability of a German Guarantor’s or, as applicable, a Relevant General Partner’s managing directors with a view to the obligatory preservation of its stated share capital according to §§ 30, 31 GmbH-Act or any substitute provision.

(d)      Limitation on Note Guarantees by Italian Guarantors .

(1)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that all obligations and liabilities howsoever assumed by each Italian Guarantor, under whatever title or form (and including but not limited to as a guarantor or a joint and several obligor) shall be subject to all of the following limitations:

(A)    such obligations and liabilities shall not include any obligations or liabilities the assumption or accrual of which would breach the prohibition of financial assistance as defined in article 2358 of the Italian Civil Code;

(B)    pursuant to article 1938 of the Italian Civil Code, such obligations and liabilities shall not exceed for each Italian Guarantor, an amount equal to Euro 55,000,000.00 (fifty five million/00); and

(C)    in any event such obligations and liabilities shall never be enforced in excess of 20% (twenty percent) of the then outstanding Net Worth of each Italian Guarantor.

(e)      Limitation on Note Guarantees by United Kingdom Guarantors.

The Note Guarantee granted by each Guarantor incorporated in the United Kingdom does not apply to any liability to the extent that it would result in such Note Guarantee constituting unlawful financial assistance within the meaning of sections 678 or 679 of the United Kingdom’s Companies Act 2006.

Section 10.03 Execution and Delivery.

(a)    To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01, each Guarantor hereby agrees that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by an Officer or person holding an equivalent title.

 

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(b)    Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Note Guarantee on the Notes.

(c)    If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note Guarantees shall be valid nevertheless.

(d)    The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.

(e)    If required by Section 4.11, the Company shall cause any newly-created or newly-acquired Restricted Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of Section 4.11 and this Article 10, to the extent applicable.

Section 10.04 Subrogation.

Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders against the Company in respect of any amounts paid by any Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.01; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Guarantor shall be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Company under this Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full.

Section 10.05 Benefits Acknowledged.

Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to its Note Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

Section 10.06 Release of Note Guarantees.

(a)    A Note Guarantee by a Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and no further action by such Guarantor, the Company or the Trustee shall be required for the release of such Guarantor’s Note Guarantee, upon:

(1)    (A) any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, exchange or other disposition (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of the Capital Interests of such Guarantor after which the applicable Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary, or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor, in each case in a sale, assignment, assignation, transfer, conveyance, exchange or other disposition that is made in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, including Section 4.16 (it being understood that only such portion of the Net Available Cash as is required to be applied on or before the date of such release in accordance with the terms of this Indenture needs to be applied in accordance therewith at such time); provided that all Guarantees and other obligations of such Guarantor in respect of all other Debt of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries terminate upon consummation of such transaction;

(B) [Reserved.];

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(D) the Company’s exercise of its Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option in accordance with Article 8 or the Discharge of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; and

(2)    such Guarantor delivering to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction and release have been complied with.

(b)    At the written request of the Company, the Trustee shall execute and deliver any documents reasonably requested in order to evidence such release, discharge and termination in respect of the applicable Note Guarantee.

ARTICLE 11

COLLATERAL

Section 11.01 Collateral.

(a)    The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and the Note Guarantees when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, interest on the overdue principal of and interest (to the extent permitted by law), if any, on the Notes and the Note Guarantees and performance of all other obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Documents, shall be secured by second-priority Liens and security interests, subject to Permitted Liens, as provided in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements.

(b)    The Company and the Guarantors hereby agree that the Collateral Agent shall hold the Collateral in trust for the benefit of all of the Holders and the Trustee, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, and the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and deliver the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements.

(c)    Each Holder, by its acceptance of any Notes and the Note Guarantees, consents and agrees to the terms of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements (including, without limitation, the provisions providing for foreclosure) as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to perform its obligations and exercise its rights under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements in accordance therewith.

(d)    The Trustee and each Holder, by accepting the Notes and the Note Guarantees, acknowledges that, as more fully set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral as now or hereafter constituted shall be held for the benefit of all the Holders and the Trustee, and that the Lien of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents in respect of the Trustee and the Holders is subject to and qualified and limited in all respects by the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and actions that may be taken thereunder.

(e)    Notwithstanding anything stated in this Indenture to the contrary, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Holders agree that the Notes shall not be required to be secured by the Collateral until the Collateral Due Date and the Company and Guarantors shall not be required to execute any documents evidencing the creation or perfection of security interests in the Collateral for the benefit of the Holders until the Collateral Due Date.

 

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Section 11.02 Further Assurances.

To the extent required under this Indenture or any of the Collateral Documents, the Company and the Guarantors shall execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all further actions that may be required under applicable law, or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to grant, preserve, protect and perfect the validity and priority of the security interests and Liens created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents in the Collateral.

Section 11.03 After-Acquired Property.

If any assets (excluding any Excluded Assets) are acquired by the Company or a Guarantor that has previously entered into a Collateral Document (other than assets constituting Collateral under the Collateral Documents that become subject to the Lien thereunder upon acquisition thereof), the Company will cause such assets to be subjected to a Lien securing the Obligations in respect of the Notes, on a second-priority basis, subject to Permitted Liens and will take, and cause the applicable Guarantors to take, such actions to the same extent with respect to the Notes as is required in respect of the Senior Credit Facilities to grant and perfect such Liens, all at the expense of the Company, and thereupon all provisions of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such after-acquired property to the same extent and with the same force and effect.

Section 11.04 Impairment of Security Interest.

Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors will (i) take or omit to take any action which would adversely affect or impair the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent and the Holders of Notes with respect to any material portion of the Collateral or (ii) grant any Person, or permit any Person to retain (other than the Collateral Agent), any Liens on the Collateral, other than Permitted Liens. The Company and each Guarantor will, at its sole cost and expense, execute and deliver all such agreements and instruments as necessary, or as the Collateral Agent reasonably requests, to more fully or accurately describe the assets and property intended to be Collateral or the obligations intended to be secured by the Collateral Documents.

Section 11.05 Release of Collateral.

(a)    The Liens on the Collateral shall be automatically and unconditionally released with respect to the Notes and the Note Guarantees, as applicable, without the need for any further action by any Person:

(1)    in whole, upon payment in full of the principal of, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and premium, if any, on the Notes;

(2)    in whole, upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as set forth in Article 12;

(3)    in whole, upon a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance as set forth in Article 8;

(4)    in part, as to any property constituting Collateral (A) that is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Company or any of the Guarantors (other than to the Company or another Guarantor) in a transaction that does not constitute an Asset Sale or is not prohibited by the provisions of this Indenture or the Collateral Documents (to the extent of the interest sold or disposed of); or (B) otherwise in accordance with this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements;

 

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(5)    in whole as to all Collateral that is owned by a Guarantor that is released from its Note Guarantee in accordance with Section 10.06;

(6)    in whole or in part, with the consent of Holders of at least 66 2 3 % in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes); and

(7)    in whole or in part, as to any Collateral that has been taken by eminent domain, condemnation or other similar circumstances,

provided, that, in the case of any release in whole pursuant to clauses (1) through (3) above, all amounts owing to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent under this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements have been paid or otherwise provided for to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee and Collateral Agent.

(b)    To the extent required by this Indenture, the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, will furnish to the Trustee and Collateral Agent, prior to each proposed release of such Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents and this Indenture an Officers’ Certificate as required by this Indenture; provided, however, in no event shall this Indenture require an Officers’ Certificate for the release of a Lien on Collateral that is sold in the ordinary course of business to the extent such sale does not constitute an Asset Sale or is not prohibited by the provisions of this Indenture.

(c)    Upon compliance by the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, with the conditions precedent set forth above, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall promptly cause to be released and reconveyed to the Company or the Guarantors, as the case may be, the released Collateral and, if necessary, the Collateral Agent shall, at the Company’s expense, cause to be filed such documents or instruments (that are prepared by the Company and provided to the Collateral Agent) as shall be necessary to provide for the release by the Collateral Agent of the released Collateral.

Section 11.06 Suits to Protect the Collateral.

Subject to the provisions of Article 7, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders, on behalf of the Holders, may or may direct (but shall have no obligation to do so) the Collateral Agent to take all actions it determines in order to:

(a)    enforce any of the terms of the Collateral Documents; and

(b)    collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Obligations hereunder.

Subject to the provisions of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall have power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as the Trustee may determine to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of any of the Collateral Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee may determine to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral. Nothing in this Section 11.06 shall be considered to impose any such duty or obligation to act on the part of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent.

 

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Section 11.07 Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Collateral Documents.

Subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements, the Trustee is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of the Holders distributed under the Collateral Documents, and to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders according to the provisions of this Indenture

Section 11.08 Purchaser Protected.

In no event shall any purchaser in good faith of any property purported to be released hereunder be bound to ascertain the authority of the Collateral Agent or the Trustee to execute the release or to inquire as to the satisfaction of any conditions required by the provisions hereof for the exercise of such authority or to see to the application of any consideration given by such purchaser or other transferee; nor shall any purchaser or other transferee of any property or rights permitted by this Article 11 to be sold be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Company or the applicable Guarantor to make any such sale or other transfer.

Section 11.09 Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee.

In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 11 upon the Company or a Guarantor with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Company or a Guarantor or of any Officer or Officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article 11; and if the Trustee shall be in the possession of the Collateral under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be exercised by the Trustee.

Section 11.10 Information Regarding Collateral.

(a)    The Company shall furnish to the Collateral Agent, with respect to the Company or any Guarantor, promptly (and in any event within no more than thirty days of such change) written notice of any change in such Person’s (i) legal name, (ii) jurisdiction of organization or formation, (iii) identity or corporate structure or (iv) legal identification number. The Company and the Guarantors will take all necessary action so that the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Indenture and/or the Collateral Documents is perfected with the same priority as immediately prior to such change to the extent required by this Indenture and/or the Collateral Documents. The Company shall also promptly notify the Collateral Agent if any material portion of the Collateral is damaged, destroyed or condemned.

(b)    Each year, within 120 days after the end of the preceding fiscal year, the Company shall deliver to each of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent a certificate of a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company setting forth the information required pursuant to the schedules required by the Collateral Documents or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the prior annual certification.

Section 11.11 Regarding the Collateral Agent.

(a)    By their acceptance of the Notes, the Holders hereby designate and appoint U.S. Bank National Association to serve as Collateral Agent and as their agent under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, and consents and agrees to the

 

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terms of the Intercreditor Agreements and each Collateral Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. U.S. Bank National Association hereby agrees to serve as Collateral Agent under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and acknowledges that the Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 11.11. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein, shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and therein, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Trustee, any Holder, the Company or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent.

(b)    The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties or exercise any rights under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or through its Related Persons and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties and rights, and, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith.

(c)    None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except to the extent that the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except to the extent that the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Trustee or any Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company or any Guarantor, or any Officer or Related Persons thereof, contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Company or any Guarantor or any other party to this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Trustee or any Holder to monitor, ascertain or inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Company or any Guarantor or any of their Affiliates.

(d)    In the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, or other written communication or document or conversation (including those by e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and

 

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correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Company or any Guarantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements unless it shall first receive such advice or direction of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements in accordance with a written request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders.

(e)    The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be directed by the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes in accordance with Article 6 (subject to this Section 11.11 and the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements).

(f)    The Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Company, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent of its appointment as Collateral Agent. If the Collateral Agent resigns under this Indenture, the Company shall appoint a successor notes collateral agent. If no successor notes collateral agent is appointed by the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the Collateral Agent’s notice of resignation, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor notes collateral agent hereunder, such successor notes collateral agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the term “Collateral Agent” shall mean such successor notes collateral agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as the Collateral Agent shall be terminated. After the retiring hereunder, the provisions of this Section 11.11 (and Section 7.06) shall continue to inure to the benefit of the retiring Collateral Agent and the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be deemed to be released from liability as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent under this Indenture.

(g)    U.S. Bank National Association shall initially act as Collateral Agent and shall be authorized to appoint co-Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion (and shall have no liability for the acts or omissions of, or the supervision of, any such co-Collateral Agent appointed with due care). Neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents or other Related Persons shall be liable to the Company or any Guarantor or any Holder for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, representatives or agents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except to the extent such act is found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

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(h)    By their acceptance of the Notes hereunder, the Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the Holders to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents to which it is party, whether executed on or after the Issue Date, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (v) release any Collateral in accordance with the terms hereof.

(i)    The Trustee agrees that it shall not be obligated to instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically directed to do so by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Collateral Documents or against the Company or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral.

(j)    If at any time or times the Trustee shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Indenture, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Trustee from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Trustee pursuant to Article 6, the Trustee shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent, such proceeds to be applied by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements.

(k)    The Collateral Agent is each Holder’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Holders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, can be perfected only by possession. Should the Trustee obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Company, the Trustee shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof and promptly shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions.

(l)    No provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Holders unless the Collateral Agent shall have received indemnity satisfactory to the Collateral Agent against potential costs and liabilities incurred by the Collateral Agent relating thereto.

(m)    The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in connection with this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents or any instrument referred to herein or therein, except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Company (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law) and (iii) may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and, in the absence of any gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in reliance upon the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents shall not be construed to impose duties to act.

 

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(n)    In no event shall the Collateral Agent be responsible or liable for any special, indirect, punitive, incidental or consequential loss or damage or any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, lost profits) irrespective of whether the Collateral Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(o)    The Collateral Agent does not assume any responsibility for any failure or delay in performance or any breach by the Company or any other Guarantor under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible to the Holders or any other Person for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Documents or in any certificate, report, statement, or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document; the execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability of the Intercreditor Agreements and any Collateral Documents as to any other party thereto; the genuineness, enforceability, collectability, value, sufficiency, location or existence of any Collateral, or the validity, effectiveness, enforceability, sufficiency, extent, perfection or priority of any Lien therein; or the validity, enforceability or collectability of any Obligations; the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, business, creditworthiness or legal status of any obligor. The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to any Holder or any other Person to ascertain or inquire into the existence of any Default or Event of Default, the observance or performance by any obligor of any terms of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents, or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and any Collateral Document. The Collateral Agent shall not be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection or other proceeding under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents except as directed by Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes; provided that in no event shall the Collateral Agent be required to take any action which it determines is not permitted pursuant to this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Collateral Documents or applicable law.

(p)    The parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent and the Trustee shall not assume, be responsible for or otherwise be obligated for any liabilities, claims, causes of action, suits, losses, allegations, requests, demands, penalties, fines, settlements, damages (including foreseeable and unforeseeable), judgments, expenses and costs (including but not limited to, any remediation, corrective action, response, removal or remedial action, or investigation, operations and maintenance or monitoring costs, for personal injury or property damages, real or personal) of any kind whatsoever, for any environmental condition or contamination pursuant to any environmental law or otherwise as a result of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents or any actions taken pursuant hereto or thereto. Further, the parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that in the exercise of its rights under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents, the Collateral Agent or the Trustee may hold or obtain indicia of ownership primarily to protect the security interest of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral, and that any such actions taken by the Collateral Agent or the Trustee shall not be construed as or otherwise constitute any participation in the management of such Collateral.

(q)    Upon the receipt by the Collateral Agent of a written request of the Company signed by an Officer (a “ Collateral Document Order ”), the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and enter into, and if in form and substance substantially similar with the Collateral Document or satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, execute and enter into, without the further consent of any Holder or the Trustee, any Collateral Document to be executed after the Issue Date. Such Collateral Document

 

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Order shall (i) state that it is being delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to, and is a Collateral Document Order referred to in, this Section 11.11(q), and (ii) instruct the Collateral Agent to execute and enter into such Collateral Document. Any such execution of a Collateral Document shall be at the direction and expense of the Company. The Holders, by their acceptance of the Notes, hereby authorize and direct the Collateral Agent to execute such Collateral Documents.

(r)    After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements, the Trustee (acting at the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes), subject to Articles 6 and 7, may direct the Collateral Agent in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements.

(s)    The Collateral Agent is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the Holders distributed under the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements and to the extent not prohibited under the terms of any such agreement, for turnover to the Trustee to make further distributions of such funds to itself, the Trustee and the Holders in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.13 and the other provisions of this Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements.

(t)    In each case that Collateral Agent may or is required hereunder or under the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document to take any action (an “ Action ”), including without limitation to make any determination, to give consents, to exercise rights, powers or remedies, to release or sell Collateral or otherwise to act hereunder or under the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document, the Collateral Agent may seek direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements. In the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, the Collateral Agent shall not be liable with respect to any Action taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements, if the Collateral Agent shall request direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes with respect to any Action, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such Action unless and until the Collateral Agent shall have received direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and the Collateral Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining.

(u)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Collateral Document, in no event shall the Collateral Agent be responsible for, or have any duty or obligation with respect to, the recording, filing, registering, perfection, protection or maintenance of the security interests or Liens intended to be created by this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Collateral Documents (including the filing or continuation of any UCC financing or continuation statements or similar documents or instruments), nor shall the Collateral Agent be responsible for, and the Collateral Agent makes no representation regarding, the validity, effectiveness or priority of any of the security interests or Liens intended to be created thereby.

(v)    Before the Collateral Agent acts or refrains from acting in each case at the request or direction of the Company or the Guarantors, or in connection with this Indenture, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it may require an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to the provisions of Section 13.03. In the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion.

(w)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein but subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall act pursuant to the instructions of the Trustee and the Holders as provided in this Indenture solely with respect to the Collateral Documents and the Collateral.

 

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(x)    The Trustee and Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to effect or maintain insurance or to renew any policies of insurance or to inquire as to the sufficiency of any policies of insurance carried by the Company or any Guarantor, or to report, or make or file claims or proof of loss for, any loss or damage insured against or that may occur, or to keep itself informed or advised as to the payment of any taxes or assessments, or to require any such payment to be made.

(y)    The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for failing to comply with its obligations under this Indenture or any related document in so far as the performance of such obligations is dependent upon the timely receipt of instructions and/or other information from any other person which are not received or not received by the time required.

(z)    Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to the preservation of rights against any Person with respect to any Collateral or any other rights pertaining thereto. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which they accord similar property held for the benefit of third parties and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, including, without limitation, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith.

(aa)    The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Collateral Agent in each of its capacities under the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements, and any related document, whether or not specifically set forth therein.

Section 11.12 Dutch Parallel Debts.

(a)    Each of the Company and the Guarantors which agrees to provide security pursuant to a Collateral Document governed by the laws of the Netherlands (a “ Dutch Collateral Party ”) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes to pay (each such payment undertaking by a Dutch Collateral Party, a “ Parallel Debt ”) to the Collateral Agent amounts equal to the amounts due by that Dutch Collateral Party in respect of its Corresponding Obligations as they may exist from time to time.

(b)    The Parallel Debt of each Dutch Collateral Party will be payable in the currency or currencies of the Corresponding Obligations and will become due and payable as and when and to the extent the relevant Corresponding Obligations become due and payable. Each of the parties to this Agreement hereby acknowledges that:

(1)    each Parallel Debt constitutes an undertaking, obligation and liability to the Collateral Agent which is separate and independent from, and without prejudice to, the Corresponding Obligations of the relevant Dutch Collateral Party;

(2)    each Parallel Debt represents the Collateral Agent’s own separate and independent claim to receive payment of the Parallel Debt from the relevant Dutch Collateral Party, it being understood, in each case, that pursuant to this paragraph, the amount which may become payable by each Dutch Collateral Party by way of Parallel Debts shall not exceed at any time the total of the amounts which are payable under or in connection with the Corresponding Obligations of that Dutch Collateral Party at such time; and

 

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(3)    notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in (c) below, each agreement or instrument evidencing Parallel Debt, to the extent such instrument or agreement references U.S. Bank National Association as the holder of such Parallel Debt, shall be deemed to reference U.S. Bank National Association not in its individual capacity but as Collateral Agent hereunder.

(c)    An amount paid by the Company or any Guarantor to the Collateral Agent in respect of the Parallel Debt will discharge the liability of the Dutch Collateral Parties under the Corresponding Obligations in an equal amount. For the purpose of this Section 11.12, the Collateral Agent acts in its own name and for itself and not as agent, trustee or representative of any other party.

ARTICLE 12

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 12.01 Satisfaction and Discharge.

This Indenture will be discharged, and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes and all Note Guarantees, when:

(a)    either: (A) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered, except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (B) all such Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable by reason of the giving of a notice of redemption or otherwise or (ii) will become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year (a “ Discharge ”) under irrevocable arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee funds (consisting of cash in U.S. dollars, Government Securities or a combination thereof) in an amount sufficient, as confirmed, certified or attested to by an Independent Financial Advisor in a written certification delivered to the Trustee, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes, not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest to the Stated Maturity or date of redemption;

(b)    the Company or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all other sums then due and payable under this Indenture;

(c)    no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit or will occur as a result of such deposit (other than a Default or an Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to make such deposit and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to other Debt and, in each case, the granting of Liens in connection therewith) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, the Senior Credit Facilities or any other material agreement or material instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Company or any Guarantor is bound;

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(e)    the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture relating to the Discharge have been complied with.

Section 12.02 Application of Trust Money.

(a)    Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 12.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

(b)    If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 12.01 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 12.01; provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, or interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent, as the case may be.

ARTICLE 13

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 13.01 Notices.

(a)    Any notice or communication to the Company, any Guarantor, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent is duly given if in writing and (1) delivered in person, (2) mailed by first-class mail (certified or registered, return receipt requested), postage prepaid, or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery or (3) sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, to its address:

if to the Company or any Guarantor:

c/o Cimpress USA Incorporated

275 Wyman Street

Waltham, Massachusetts 02451

Email: mwalsh@cimpress.com and legal.notices@cimpress.com

Attention: General Counsel

with a copy to:

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Fax No.: (212) 455-2502

Email: arobinson@stblaw.com

Attention: Arthur D. Robinson

 

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if to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent:

U.S. Bank National Association

100 Wall Street, 6 th Floor

New York, New York 10005

Attention: Global Corporate Trust

Tel: (212) 951-8579

Email: michelle.mena@usbank.com

The Company, any Guarantor, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, by like notice, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

(b)    All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; on the first date of which publication is made, if by publication; five calendar days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed by first-class mail; the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if mailed by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery; when receipt acknowledged, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission; provided that any notice or communication delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon actual receipt thereof.

(c)    Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail (certified or registered, return receipt requested) or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the Note Register or by such other delivery system as the Trustee agrees to accept. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

(d)    Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

(e)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or any Note, where this Indenture or any Note provides for notice of any event (including any notice of redemption pursuant to Section 3.07) to any Holder of an interest in a Global Note (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to DTC or any other applicable Depositary for such Note (or its designee), according to the applicable procedures of such Depositary, if any, prescribed for the giving of such notice.

(f)    The Trustee and the Collateral Agent agree to accept and act upon notice, instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured facsimile or electronic transmission; provided , however , that (1) the party providing such electronic communication shall provide to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent an incumbency certificate listing authorized officers designated to provide such instructions or directions, which incumbency certificate shall be amended whenever a person is added or deleted from the listing, (2) the party providing such written notice, instructions or directions, subsequent to such transmission of written instructions, shall provide a copy of such notice, instructions or directions to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent by mail or overnight courier in a timely manner, and (3) such notice, instructions or directions shall be signed by an authorized representative of the party providing such notice, instructions or directions. If such person elects to give the Trustee or the Collateral Agent email or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee or the Collateral Agent in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee’s or Collateral Agent’s reasonable understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s or

 

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Collateral Agent’s reasonable reliance upon and compliance with such notice, instructions or directions notwithstanding such notice, instructions or directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent notice, instructions or directions. Any person providing such instructions or directions agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

(g)    If a notice or communication is sent in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

(h)    If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

Section 13.02 Communication by Holders with Other Holders.

Holders may communicate pursuant to Trust Indenture Act Section 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes as if this Indenture were subject to such Trust Indenture Act Section 312(b) (except for the provisions of such Section 312(b) pertaining to filings with, and hearings before, the Commission). The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall be deemed to have the protection of Trust Indenture Act Section 312(c).

Section 13.03 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.

Upon any request or application by the Company or any Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Trustee:

(a)    an Officers’ Certificate (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 13.04) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

(b)    an Opinion of Counsel (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 13.04) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been complied with; provided that (A) subject to Section 5.01(c), no Opinion of Counsel shall be required in connection with the addition of a Guarantor under this Indenture upon execution and delivery by such Guarantor and the Trustee of a supplemental indenture to this Indenture, the form of which is attached as Exhibit C and (B) no Opinion of Counsel pursuant to this Section 13.03 shall be required in connection with the authentication and delivery of Notes on the Issue Date.

Section 13.04 Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to Section 4.07) shall include:

(a)    a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

(b)    a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

 

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(c)    a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with (and, in the case of an Opinion of Counsel, may be limited to reliance on an Officers’ Certificate as to matters of fact); and

(d)    a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

Section 13.05 Rules by Trustee and Agents.

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

Section 13.06 No Personal Liability of Shareholders, Partners, Officers or Directors.

No director, manager, officer, employee, equity owner, general or limited partner, incorporator or other Person acting in any capacity similar to any of the foregoing, past, present or future, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as such or in such capacity, shall have any personal liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, any Note Guarantee, this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Collateral Documents by reason of such status.

Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note expressly waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

Section 13.07 Governing Law.

THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND ANY NOTE GUARANTEE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 13.08 Waiver of Jury Trial.

EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE GUARANTORS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE NOTE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 13.09 Force Majeure.

In no event shall the Trustee or the Collateral Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, pandemics, epidemics or similar health crises, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software or hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

 

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Section 13.10 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

Section 13.11 Successors.

All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.06.

Section 13.12 Severability.

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 13.13 Counterpart Originals.

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be deemed to be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

Section 13.14 Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 13.15 Facsimile and PDF Delivery of Signature Pages.

The exchange of copies of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements (and each amendment, modification and waiver in respect thereof) and of signature pages by facsimile or electronic transmission (including .pdf file, .jpeg file or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, including Orbit, Adobe Sign, DocuSign, or any other similar platform identified by the Company and reasonably available at no undue burden or expense to the Trustee or Collateral Agent) shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. Any electronically signed document delivered via email from a person purporting to be an authorized officer shall be considered signed or executed by such authorized officer on behalf of the applicable Person. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to inquire into or investigate the authenticity or authorization of any such electronic signature and, subject to Section 7.02(a), shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any such electronic signature without any liability with respect thereto.

Section 13.16 U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.

The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent are required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee or the Collateral Agent. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee and the Collateral Agent with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.

 

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Section 13.17 Payments Due on Non-Business Days.

In any case where any Interest Payment Date, redemption date or repurchase date or the Stated Maturity of the Notes shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Notes) payment of principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, or interest on the Notes need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date, redemption date or repurchase date, or at the Stated Maturity of the Notes, provided that no interest will accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, redemption date, repurchase date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be.

Section 13.18 Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

(a)    Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any U.S. Federal or New York State court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Indenture shall affect any right that the Company, the Guarantors or any Holder of Notes may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Indenture against any party hereto or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(b)    Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture in any court referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section 13.18. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(c)    The Company and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably designate, appoint and empower Corporation Service Company (the “ Process Agent ”), in the case of any suit, action or proceeding brought in the United States of America as their designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on their behalves, and in respect of their property, service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents that may be served in any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees. Such service may be made by mailing (by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid) or delivering a copy of such process to the Company or any Guarantor in care of the Process Agent at 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 210, New York, New York 10036, and the Company and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably authorize and direct the Process Agent to accept such service on their behalves. As an alternative method of service, the Company and the Guarantors irrevocably consent to the service of any and all process in any such action or proceeding by the mailing (by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid) of copies of such process to the Process Agent or the Company or any Guarantor at the address specified in Section 13.01.

(d)    To the extent permitted by law, each party to this Indenture hereby irrevocably waives personal service of any and all process upon it and agrees that all such service of process may be made by registered mail (return receipt requested) directed to it at its address for notices as provided for in Section 13.01. Nothing in this Indenture will affect the right of any party to this Indenture to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

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Section 13.19 Intercreditor Agreements Govern.

Reference is made to the Intercreditor Agreements. Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Note, (a) agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements and (b) authorizes and instructs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreements as Collateral Agent and on behalf of such Holder as and when required in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

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CIMPRESS PLC, as Company
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
BUILD A SIGN LLC, as Guarantor
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
CIMPRESS USA INCORPORATED, as Guarantor
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

[ Signature page to Indenture ]


CIMPRESS IRELAND LIMITED, as Guarantor
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
CIMPRESS USA MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED, as Guarantor
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
NATIONAL PEN CO. LLC, as Guarantor
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
NATIONAL PEN PROMOTIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, as Guarantor
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
NATIONAL PEN PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS LIMITED, as Guarantor
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

[ Signature page to Indenture ]


NATIONAL PEN TENNESSEE LLC, as Guarantor
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
NP CORPORATE SERVICES LLC, as Guarantor
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
VISTAPRINT CORPORATE SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED, as Guarantor
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
WEBS, INC., as Guarantor
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

[ Signature page to Indenture ]


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee and Collateral Agent
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

[ Signature page to Indenture ]


APPENDIX A

PROVISIONS RELATING TO NOTES

Section 1.1      Definitions .

(a)     Capitalized Terms .

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Appendix A have the meanings given to them in this Indenture. The following capitalized terms have the following meanings:

Applicable Procedures ” means, with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Global Note or beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Note, Euroclear or Clearstream, in each case to the extent applicable to such transaction and as in effect from time to time.

Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme , or any successor securities clearing agency.

Distribution Compliance Period ,” with respect to any Note, means the period of 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the later of (a) the day on which such Note is first offered to persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S and (b) the date of issuance with respect to such Note or any predecessor of such Note.

Euroclear ” means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of Euroclear securities clearance system or any successor securities clearing agency.

IAI ” means an institution that is an “accredited investor” as described in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act and is not a QIB.

QIB ” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

Regulation S ” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

Unrestricted Global Note ” means any Note in global form that does not bear or is not required to bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

U.S. person ” means a “U.S. person” as defined in Regulation S.

(b) Other Definitions .

 

Term

   Defined in
Section

“Agent Members”

   2.1(c)

“Definitive Notes Legend”

   2.2(e)

“ERISA Legend”

   2.2(e)

“Global Note”

   2.1(b)

“Global Notes Legend”

   2.2(e)

“IAI Global Note”

   2.1(b)

 

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Term

   Defined in
Section

“OID Legend”

   2.2(e)

“Regulation S Global Note”

   2.1(b)

“Regulation S Notes”

   2.1(a)

“Restricted Notes Legend”

   2.2(e)

“Rule 144A Global Note”

   2.1(b)

“Rule 144A Notes”

   2.1(a)

Section 2.1     Form and Dating

(a) The Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date and any PIK Notes shall be (i) offered and sold by the Company to the purchasers thereof and (ii) resold, initially only to (1) QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A (“ Rule 144A Notes ”) and (2) Persons other than U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S (“ Regulation S Notes ”). PIK Notes may also be considered to be Rule 144A Notes or Regulation S Notes, as applicable.

(b)  Global Notes . Rule 144A Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global Notes in definitive, fully registered form, numbered RA-1 upward (collectively, the “ Rule  144A Global Note ”) and Regulation S Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more global Notes, numbered RS-1 upward (collectively, the “ Regulation S Global Note ”), in each case without interest coupons and bearing the Global Notes Legend and Restricted Notes Legend, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes with the Custodian, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in this Indenture. One or more global Notes in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons and bearing the Global Notes Legend and the Restricted Notes Legend, numbered RIAI-1 upward (collectively, the “ IAI Global Note ”) shall also be issued on the Issue Date, deposited with the Custodian, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in this Indenture, to accommodate transfers of beneficial interests in the Notes to IAIs subsequent to the initial distribution. The Rule 144A Global Note, the IAI Global Note, the Regulation S Global Note and any Unrestricted Global Note are each referred to herein as a “ Global Note ” and are collectively referred to herein as “ Global Notes .” Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as applicable, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee, the Custodian or the Depositary, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 of this Indenture and Section 2.2(c) of this Appendix A.

(c) Book-Entry Provisions . This Section 2.1(c) shall apply only to a Global Note deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.

The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1(c) and Section 2.02 of this Indenture and pursuant to an Authentication Order, authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Notes that (i) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Note or Global Notes or the nominee of such Depositary and (ii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary’s instructions or held by the Trustee as Custodian.

 

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Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“ Agent Members ”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Trustee as Custodian or under such Global Note, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of such Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Note.

(d) Definitive Notes . Except as provided in Section 2.2 or Section 2.3 of this Appendix A, owners of beneficial interests in Global Notes shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Definitive Notes.

Section 2.2     Transfer and Exchange .

(a)  Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes . When Definitive Notes are presented to the Registrar with a request:

(i) to register the transfer of such Definitive Notes; or

(ii) to exchange such Definitive Notes for an equal principal amount of Definitive Notes of other authorized denominations,

the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided , however , that the Definitive Notes surrendered for transfer or exchange:

(1) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing; and

(2) in the case of Transfer Restricted Notes, they are being transferred or exchanged pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to Section 2.2(b) of this Appendix A or otherwise in accordance with the Restricted Notes Legend, and are accompanied by a certification from the transferor in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit A for exchange or registration of transfers and, as applicable, delivery of such legal opinions, certifications and other information as may be requested pursuant thereto.

(b)  Restrictions on Transfer of a Definitive Note for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Note . A Definitive Note may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Note except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the Trustee of a Definitive Note, duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, together with:

(i) a certification from the transferor in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit A for exchange or registration of transfers and, as applicable, delivery of such legal opinions, certifications and other information as may be requested pursuant thereto; and

(ii) written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct the Custodian to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Global Note to reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented by the Global Note, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such increase,

 

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the Trustee shall cancel such Definitive Note and cause, or direct the Custodian to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Custodian, the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented by the Global Note to be increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Note to be exchanged and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Note equal to the principal amount of the Definitive Note so canceled. If the applicable Global Note is not then outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon an Authentication Order, a new applicable Global Note in the appropriate principal amount.

(c)  Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes .

(i) The transfer and exchange of Global Notes or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with this Indenture (including applicable restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 2.2(d) of this Appendix A, if any) and the procedures of the Depositary therefor. A transferor of a beneficial interest in a Global Note shall deliver to the Registrar a written order given in accordance with the Depositary’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depositary to be credited with a beneficial interest in such Global Note, or another Global Note and such account shall be credited in accordance with such order with a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Note and the account of the Person making the transfer shall be debited by an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Global Note being transferred.

(ii) If the proposed transfer is a transfer of a beneficial interest in one Global Note to a beneficial interest in another Global Note, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the Global Note to which such interest is being transferred in an amount equal to the principal amount of the interest to be so transferred, and the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a corresponding decrease in the principal amount of the Global Note from which such interest is being transferred.

(iii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Appendix A (other than the provisions set forth in Section 2.3 of this Appendix A), a Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole and not in part if the transfer is by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.

(d) Restrictions on Transfer of Global Notes; Voluntary Exchange of Interests in Transfer Restricted Global Notes for Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes .

(i) Transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note or an IAI Global Note to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through another Transfer Restricted Global Note shall be made in accordance with the Applicable Procedures and the Restricted Notes Legend and only upon receipt by the Trustee of a certification from the transferor in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit  A for exchange or registration of transfers and, as applicable, delivery of such legal opinions, certifications and other information as may be requested pursuant thereto. In addition, in the case of a transfer of a beneficial interest in either a Regulation S Global Note or a Rule 144A Global Note for an interest in an IAI Global Note, the transferee must furnish a signed letter substantially in the form of Exhibit  B to the Trustee.

(ii) During the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note may only be sold, pledged or transferred through Euroclear or Clearstream in

 

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accordance with the Applicable Procedures, the Restricted Notes Legend on such Regulation S Global Note and any applicable securities laws of any state of the U.S. Prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through a Rule 144A Global Note or an IAI Global Note shall be made only in accordance with the Applicable Procedures and the Restricted Notes Legend and upon receipt by the Trustee of a written certification from the transferor of the beneficial interest in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit  A for exchange or registration of transfers. Such written certification shall no longer be required after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period. Upon the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note shall be transferable in accordance with applicable law and the other terms of this Indenture.

(iii) Upon the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may be exchanged for beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note upon certification in the form provided on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit  A for an exchange from a Regulation S Global Note to an Unrestricted Global Note.

(iv) Beneficial interests in a Transfer Restricted Note that is a Rule 144A Global Note or an IAI Global Note may be exchanged for beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note if the Holder certifies in writing to the Registrar that its request for such exchange is in respect of a transfer made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit A ) and/or upon delivery of such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Trustee may reasonably request.

(v) If no Unrestricted Global Note is outstanding at the time of a transfer contemplated by the preceding clauses (iii) and (iv), the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon an Authentication Order, a new Unrestricted Global Note in the appropriate principal amount.

(e)  Legends .

(i) Except as permitted by Section 2.2(d) and this Section 2.2(e) of this Appendix A, each Note certificate evidencing the Global Notes and the Definitive Notes (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (each defined term in the legend being defined as such for purposes of the legend only) (“ Restricted Notes Legend ”):

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN), BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS [ IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES: SIX MONTHS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY)] [ IN THE CASE OF

 

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REGULATION S NOTES: 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE DATE ON WHICH THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY) WAS FIRST OFFERED TO PERSONS OTHER THAN DISTRIBUTORS (AS DEFINED IN RULE 902 OF REGULATION S) IN RELIANCE ON REGULATION S], ONLY (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”), TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS NOT A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER AND THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, IN EACH CASE IN A MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $250,000 OF SECURITIES OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D), (E) OR (F) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/ OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE. [ IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]

Each Definitive Note shall bear the following additional legend (“ Definitive Notes Legend ”):

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH REGISTRAR MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

Each Global Note shall bear the following additional legend (“ Global Notes Legend ”):

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO.,

 

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OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.

Each Note shall bear the following additional legend (“ ERISA Legend ”):

BY ITS ACQUISITION OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN), THE HOLDER THEREOF WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT IT EITHER (I) IS NOT, AND IS NOT ACTING ON BEHALF OF, AND NO PORTION OF THE ASSETS USED BY SUCH HOLDER TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY (OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN) CONSTITUTES THE ASSETS OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OF A PLAN, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”) OR PROVISIONS UNDER ANY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, NON-U.S. OR OTHER LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO SUCH PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAWS”), OR OF AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS ARE CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY SUCH PLAN, ACCOUNT OR ARRANGEMENT; OR (II) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND SUBSEQUENT DISPOSITION OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN) WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A SIMILAR VIOLATION UNDER ANY APPLICABLE SIMILAR LAWS.

ADDITIONALLY, IF ANY PURCHASER OR SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREE OF THIS SECURITY IS USING ASSETS OF ANY PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (AN “ERISA PLAN”) TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY, SUCH PURCHASER AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREE WILL BE DEEMED TO REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT AT ALL TIMES NONE OF THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF ITS AGENTS OR AFFILIATES HAS ACTED AS THE ERISA PLAN’S FIDUCIARY (WITHIN THE MEANING OF ERISA OR THE CODE), OR HAS BEEN RELIED UPON FOR ANY ADVICE, WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE’S DECISION TO ACQUIRE, HOLD, SELL, EXCHANGE, VOTE OR PROVIDE ANY CONSENT WITH RESPECT TO THIS SECURITY AND NONE OF THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES SHALL AT ANY TIME BE RELIED UPON AS THE ERISA PLAN’S FIDUCIARY WITH RESPECT TO ANY DECISION TO ACQUIRE, CONTINUE TO HOLD, SELL, EXCHANGE, VOTE OR PROVIDE ANY CONSENT WITH RESPECT TO THIS SECURITY.

Each Note shall bear the following additional legend (“ OID Legend ”):

 

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THIS SECURITY WAS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT (“OID”) FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273 AND 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. UPON REQUEST, THE COMPANY SHALL PROMPTLY MAKE AVAILABLE TO A HOLDER OF THE SECURITY (1) THE ISSUE PRICE AND ISSUE DATE OF THIS SECURITY, (2) THE AMOUNT OF OID ON THE SECURITY, AND (3) THE ORIGINAL YIELD TO MATURITY OF THE SECURITY. SUCH REQUEST SHOULD BE SENT TO THE COMPANY AT CIMPRESS PLC C/O CIMPRESS USA, INCORPORATED, 275 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02451, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL.

(ii) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Note that is a Definitive Note, the Registrar shall permit the Holder thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Note for a Definitive Note that does not bear the Restricted Notes Legend and the Definitive Notes Legend and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Note if the Holder certifies in writing to the Registrar that its request for such exchange is in respect of a transfer made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Form of Note in Exhibit  A ) and provides such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Trustee may reasonably request.

(f) Cancellation or Adjustment of Global Note . At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Note have either been exchanged for Definitive Notes, transferred in exchange for an interest in another Global Note, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, such Global Note shall be returned by the Depositary to the Trustee for cancellation or retained and canceled by the Trustee. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Definitive Notes, transferred in exchange for an interest in another Global Note, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Registrar (if it is then the Custodian for such Global Note) with respect to such Global Note, by the Registrar or the Custodian, to reflect such reduction.

(g)  Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Notes .

(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate, Definitive Notes and Global Notes at the Registrar’s request.

(ii) No service charge shall be imposed on any Holder in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax, assessments, or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes, assessments or similar governmental charge payable upon exchanges pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 4.15, 4.16 and 9.04 of this Indenture).

(iii) Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Note, the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name a Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(iv) All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.

 

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(v) In order to effect any transfer or exchange of an interest in any Transfer Restricted Note for an interest in a Note that does not bear the Restricted Notes Legend and has not been registered under the Securities Act, if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel, in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that no registration under the Securities Act is required in respect of such exchange or transfer or the re-sale of such interest by the beneficial holder thereof, shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar and the Trustee.

(h) No Obligation of the Trustee .

(i) The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Note, a member of, or a participant in the Depositary or any other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of redemption or repurchase) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Notes shall be given or made only to the registered Holders (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.

(ii) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

Section 2.3     Definitive Notes .

(a) A Global Note deposited with the Depositary or with the Trustee as Custodian pursuant to Section 2.1 may be transferred to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note, in exchange for such Global Note, only if such transfer complies with Section 2.2 of this Appendix A and (i) the Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a Depositary for such Global Note or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act and, in each case, a successor depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice or after the Company becomes aware of such cessation, (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Registrar has received a request from the Depository or (iii) the Company, in its sole discretion and subject to the procedures of the Depository, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of Definitive Notes under this Indenture. In addition, any Affiliate of the Company or any Guarantor that is a beneficial owner of all or part of a Global Note may have such Affiliate’s beneficial interest transferred to such Affiliate in the form of a Definitive Note by providing a written request to the Company and the Trustee and such Opinions of Counsel, certificates or other information as may be required by this Indenture or the Company or Trustee.

(b) Any Global Note that is transferable to the beneficial owners thereof pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, to be so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part, without charge, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Notes of authorized

 

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denominations. Any portion of a Global Note transferred pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be executed, authenticated and delivered only in denominations of $150,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof (or if a PIK Payment has been made, in denominations of $1.00 and any integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof) and registered in such names as the Depositary shall direct. Any Definitive Note delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Note that is a Transfer Restricted Note shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.2(e) of this Appendix A, bear the Restricted Notes Legend.

(c) The registered Holder of a Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Notes.

(d) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 2.3(a) of this Appendix A, the Company shall promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Definitive Notes in fully registered form without interest coupons.

 

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EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[Insert the Restricted Notes Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the Global Notes Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the Definitive Notes Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the ERISA Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture.]

[Insert the OID Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture.]

 

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CUSIP [                ]

ISIN [                ] 1

[RULE 144A][REGULATION S][IAI][GLOBAL][PIK] NOTE

12.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2025

No. [RA-    ] [RS-    ] [RIAI-    ] [RPIK-    ]                                                                                                                                       [$        ] 2

CIMPRESS PLC

promises to pay to [CEDE & CO.] 3 [        ] or registered assigns the principal sum [set forth on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached hereto] 4 [of $        (        Dollars)] 5 on May 15, 2025.

Interest Payment Dates: May 15 and November 15

Record Dates: May 1 and November 1

 

 

1  

Rule 144A Note CUSIP: [●]

 

Rule 144A Note ISIN: US[●]

 

Regulation S Note CUSIP: [●]

 

Regulation S Note ISIN: US[●]

 

IAI Note CUSIP: [●]

 

IAI Note ISIN: US[●]

2  

Include in Definitive Notes.

3  

Include in Global Notes.

4  

Include in Global Notes.

5  

Include in Definitive Notes.

 

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:

 

CIMPRESS PLC
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

Dated:

 

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[Reverse Side of Note]

12.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2025

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

1.    INTEREST. Cimpress plc, a public company with limited liability incorporated in Ireland (a member state of the European Union) (the “ Company ”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 12.0% per annum to, but not including, the date of maturity. The Company shall pay interest semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year or, if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”). Interest on the Notes shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including April [•], 2020; provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be November 15, 2020. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes plus an additional 2.0% per annum to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes plus an additional 2.0% per annum to the extent lawful. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

2.    METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company shall pay interest on the Notes to the Persons who are registered holders of Notes at the close of business on the May 1 or November 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding the related Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such Record Date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest and premium, if any, may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their respective addresses set forth in the Note Register or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to Holders that have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent at least five Business Days prior to the applicable payment date; provided that all payments with respect to principal, premium and Additional Amounts, if any, and interest on all Global Notes registered in the name of or held by DTC or its nominee will be made through the Paying Agent by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by DTC. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

For any interest period, the Company may, at its option, elect to pay interest on up to 50.0% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Notes by increasing the principal amount of the outstanding Notes or by issuing PIK Notes in a principal amount equal to such interest (in each case, “ PIK Interest ”). In the event that the Company so elects to pay PIK Interest for any interest period, then the Company shall deliver a notice to the Trustee on or before each Record Date immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date, which notice shall state the total amount of interest to be paid on such Interest Payment Date and the amount of such interest to be paid as PIK Interest. The Trustee shall promptly deliver a corresponding notice to the Holders. If such notice is not timely delivered to the Trustee, interest shall be paid as cash Interest. Interest for the final interest period ending at Stated Maturity shall be payable entirely in cash interest.

PIK Interest on the Notes will be payable (1) with respect to Notes represented by one or more Global Notes registered in the name of or held by DTC or its nominee, by increasing the principal

 

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amount of the outstanding Global Note by an amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest for the applicable interest period (rounded up to the nearest whole dollar) as provided in a written order of the Company to the Trustee and (2) with respect to Notes represented by certificated Notes, by issuing PIK Notes in certificated form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest for the applicable interest period (rounded up to the nearest whole dollar), and the Trustee will, at the written order of the Company, authenticate and deliver such PIK Notes in certificated form for original issuance to the Holders on the relevant Record Date, as shown by the Note Register maintained by the Registrar. Following an increase in the principal amount of the outstanding Global Notes as a result of a PIK Payment, the Notes will bear interest on such increased principal amount from and after the date of such PIK Payment. Any PIK Notes issued in certificated form will be dated as of the applicable Interest Payment Date and will bear interest from and after such date. All Notes issued pursuant to a PIK Payment will mature on May 15, 2025 and will be governed by, and subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of, the Indenture and will have the same rights and benefits of the Notes issued on the Issue Date. Any certificated PIK Notes will be issued with the description “PIK” on the face of such PIK Notes.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the payment of accrued interest in connection with any redemption or repurchase of the Notes pursuant to the Indenture will be made solely in cash.

If the Company pays a portion of the interest on the Notes as cash interest and a portion of the interest on the Notes as PIK Interest, such cash interest and PIK Interest shall be paid to Holders pro rata in accordance with their interests.

3.    PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, shall act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

4.    INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under a Senior Notes Indenture, dated as of April [●], 2020 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), among the Company, the Guarantors named therein, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of the Company designated as its 12.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2025. The Company shall be entitled to issue PIK Notes pursuant to Section 2.01 and in compliance with the Indenture. The Notes and any PIK Notes issued under the Indenture shall be treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of such terms. Any term used in this Note that is defined in the Indenture shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Indenture. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

5.    REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE. The Notes are subject to optional redemption, and may be the subject of an Offer to Purchase, as further described in the Indenture. The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

6.    DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. Subject to the issuance of PIK Notes as described herein, the Notes will be issued only in fully registered form without coupons, in minimum denominations of $150,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. PIK Payments will be made in minimum denominations of $1.00 and any integral multiple in excess of $1.00 thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and Holders shall be required to pay any taxes and fees

 

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required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption or tendered for repurchase in connection with an Offer to Purchase, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed or repurchased in part.

7.    SECURITY. The Notes and the Note Guarantees will be secured by the Collateral on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, hold the Collateral in trust for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders, in each case pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. Each Holder, by accepting this Note, consents and agrees to the terms of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and the Indenture and authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, and to perform its obligations thereunder in accordance therewith.

8.    PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

9.    AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents may be amended or supplemented, and provisions in the Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Collateral Documents may be waived, in each case, as provided in the Indenture.

10.    DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the rights and obligations of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be as set forth in the applicable provisions of the Indenture.

11.    AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee.

12.    GOVERNING LAW. THIS NOTE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

13.    CUSIP AND ISIN NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes, and the Trustee may use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

14.    INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENTS. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the liens and security interests securing the Obligations evidenced by this Note, the exercise of any right or remedy with respect thereto, and certain of the rights of the Holder hereof are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements. In the event of any conflict between the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement and this Note, the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.

 

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The Company shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Company at the following address:

Cimpress plc

c/o Cimpress USA Incorporated

275 Wyman Street

Waltham, Massachusetts 02451

Email: mwalsh@cimpress.com and legal.notices@cimpress.com

Attention: General Counsel

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

 

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:     
   (Insert assignee’s legal name)

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint     

to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

Date:                                                  

 

Your Signature:  

 

  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

Signature Guarantee*:                                                  

* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR

REGISTRATION OF TRANSFERS OF TRANSFER RESTRICTED NOTES

This certificate relates to $_________ principal amount of Notes held in (check applicable space) ____ book-entry or _____ definitive form by the undersigned.

The undersigned (check one box below):

 

has requested the Trustee by written order to deliver in exchange for its beneficial interest in a Global Note held by the Depositary a Note or Notes in definitive, registered form of authorized denominations and an aggregate principal amount equal to its beneficial interest in such Global Note (or the portion thereof indicated above) in accordance with the Indenture; or

 

has requested the Trustee by written order to exchange or register the transfer of a Note or Notes.

In connection with any transfer of any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred in accordance with its terms:

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW

 

(1)  

☐   to the Company or subsidiary thereof; or

(2)  

☐   to the Registrar for registration in the name of the Holder, without transfer; or

(3)  

☐   pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or

(4)  

☐   to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”)) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer and to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A; or

(5)  

☐   pursuant to offers and sales to non-U.S. persons that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (and if the transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, the Notes shall be held immediately thereafter through Euroclear or Clearstream); or

(6)  

☐   to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) that has furnished to the Trustee a signed letter containing certain representations and agreements; or

(7)  

☐   pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or

(8)  

☐   pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided , however , that if box (5), (6), (7) or (8) is checked, the Company or the Trustee may require, prior

 

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to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company or the Trustee has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

     

 

Your Signature

 

Date:                           

 

      Signature of Signature
Guarantor

TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (4) ABOVE IS CHECKED.

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

 

Dated:                           

 

     

NOTICE: To be executed by

                 an executive officer

Name:

Title:

Signature Guarantee*: __________________________________

 

*

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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TO BE COMPLETED IF THE HOLDER REQUIRES AN EXCHANGE FROM A

REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE TO AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL NOTE,

PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.2(d)(iii) OF APPENDIX A TO THE INDENTURE

The undersigned represents and warrants that either:

 

the undersigned is not a dealer (as defined in the Securities Act) and is a non-U.S. person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act); or

 

the undersigned is not a dealer (as defined in the Securities Act) and is a U.S. person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act) who purchased interests in the Notes pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements under the Securities Act; or

 

the undersigned is a dealer (as defined in the Securities Act) and the interest of the undersigned in this Note does not constitute the whole or a part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by such dealer for the Notes.

 

Dated:                           

 

      Your Signature

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.15 or Section 4.16 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:

[    ] Section 4.15             [    ] Section 4.16

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.15 or Section 4.16 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

 

$_________   (integral multiples of $1,000 (or if a PIK Payment has been made, integral multiples of $1.00), provided that the unpurchased portion must be in a minimum principal amount of $150,000 (or if a PIK Payment has been made, $1.00))

Date: _____________________

 

Your Signature:                                                            

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)

Tax Identification No.:                                                  

Signature Guarantee*: __________________________________

 

*

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE*

The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $__________. The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

  

Amount of decrease
in Principal Amount

of this Global Note

  

Amount of increase
in Principal
Amount of this
Global Note

  

PIK
Increase

  

Principal Amount of
this Global Note
following such
decrease or increase

  

Signature of authorized
signatory of Trustee,
Depositary or
Custodian

              
              
              

 

*

This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF

TRANSFEREE LETTER OF REPRESENTATION

Cimpress plc

c/o Cimpress USA Incorporated

275 Wyman Street

Waltham, Massachusetts 02451

Email: mwalsh@cimpress.com and legal.notices@cimpress.com

Attention: General Counsel

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This certificate is delivered to request a transfer of $[_______] principal amount of the 12.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the “ Notes ”) of Cimpress plc (the “ Company ”).

Upon transfer, the Notes would be registered in the name of the new beneficial owner as follows:

Name:________________________

Address:______________________

Taxpayer ID Number:____________

The undersigned represents and warrants to you that:

1. We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”)), purchasing for our own account or for the account of such an institutional “accredited investor” at least $250,000 principal amount of the Notes, and we are acquiring the Notes, for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of the Securities Act. We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we invest in or purchase securities similar to the Notes in the normal course of our business. We, and any accounts for which we are acting, are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.

2. We understand that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and, unless so registered, may not be sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree on our own behalf and on behalf of any investor account for which we are purchasing Notes to offer, sell or otherwise transfer such Notes prior to the date that is six months after the later of the date of original issue and the last date on which the Company or any affiliate of the Company was the owner of such Notes (or any predecessor thereto) (the “ Resale Restriction Termination Date ”) only in accordance with the Restricted Notes Legend (as such term is defined in the indenture under which the Notes were issued) on the Notes and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States. The foregoing restrictions on resale will not apply subsequent to the Resale Restriction Termination Date. If any resale or other transfer of the Notes is proposed to be made pursuant to clause (e) of the Restricted Notes Legend prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the transferor shall deliver a letter from the transferee substantially in the form of this letter to the Company and the Trustee, which shall provide, among other things, that the transferee is an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act and that it is acquiring such Notes for investment purposes and not for distribution in violation of the Securities Act. Each purchaser acknowledges that the Company and the

 

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Trustee reserve the right prior to the offer, sale or other transfer prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date of the Notes with respect to applicable transfers described in the Restricted Notes Legend to require the delivery of an opinion of counsel, certifications and/or other information satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee.

 

TRANSFEREE:                                          ,
                by:                                                

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS

Supplemental Indenture (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of [__________] [__], 20[__], among __________________ (the “ Guaranteeing Subsidiary ”), a subsidiary of Cimpress plc, a public company with limited liability incorporated in Ireland (a member state of the European Union) (the “ Company ”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”) and collateral agent (the “ Collateral Agent ”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, each of the Company and the Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to below) has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee a Senior Secured Notes Indenture (the “ Indenture ”), dated as of April [●], 2020, providing for the issuance 12.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the “ Notes ”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally Guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:

1.     Capitalized Terms . Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2.     Guarantor . The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to be a Guarantor under the Indenture and to be bound by the terms of the Indenture applicable to Guarantors, including Article 10 thereof.

3.     Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

4.     Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE NOTE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

5.     Counterparts . The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be deemed to be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

 

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6.     Headings . The headings of the Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

7.     The Trustee and the Collateral Agent . Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.

 

[NAME OF GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY]

 

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee and Collateral Agent

 

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT C

Form of Security Agreement

(See Attached)

 


PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Security Agreement ”) is entered into as of [    ], 2020 by and among each of the undersigned Subsidiaries of Cimpress plc, a public company with limited liability incorporated in Ireland (a member state of the European Union) (the “ Company ”) listed on the signature pages hereto (the “ Initial Grantors ,” and together with any additional Subsidiaries of the Company, whether now existing or hereafter formed or acquired which become parties to this Security Agreement from time to time, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture (as defined below), by executing a Supplement hereto in substantially the form of Annex I , the “ Grantors ”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as collateral agent (the “ Collateral Agent ”) for the Secured Parties (as defined below).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors party thereto, U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and the Collateral Agent are entering into a Senior Secured Notes Indenture dated as of even date herewith (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Indenture ”) pursuant to which the Company is issuing its 12.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2025; and

WHEREAS, the Grantors have agreed to secure their obligations in respect of the Indenture and the notes issued thereunder pursuant to the terms of this Security Agreement;

ACCORDINGLY, the Grantors and the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1.1.     Terms Defined in the Indenture . All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture.

1.2.     Terms Defined in UCC . Terms defined in the UCC which are not otherwise defined in this Security Agreement are used herein as defined in the UCC.

1.3.     Definitions of Certain Terms Used Herein . As used in this Security Agreement, in addition to the terms defined in the Preliminary Statement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Accounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

Administrative Agent ” JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent under the Senior Credit Facilities.

Article ” means a numbered article of this Security Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.


Cash Pool Account ” means certain accounts subject to cash pooling arrangements with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or affiliates thereof or other financial institutions from time to time, including the following accounts:

 

Grantor   Currency   Account No.   Bank
Build A Sign LLC   USD   41480038   JPMorgan Bank N.A.
Cimpress USA Incorporated   USD   41473420   JPMorgan Bank N.A.
Cimpress USA Manufacturing Incorporated   USD   67104332   JPMorgan Bank N.A.
National Pen Co. LLC   USD   41480037   JPMorgan Bank N.A.
Webs, Inc.   USD   67103807   JPMorgan Bank N.A.

Chattel Paper ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

Collateral ” means all Accounts, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Copyrights, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Equipment, Farm Products, Fixtures, General Intangibles, Goods, Instruments, Inventory, Investment Property, letters of credit, Letter of Credit Rights, Licenses, Patents, Pledged Deposits, Supporting Obligations, Trademarks and Other Collateral, wherever located, in which any Grantor now has or hereafter acquires any right or interest, and the proceeds (including Stock Rights), insurance proceeds and products thereof, together with all books and records, customer lists, credit files, computer files, programs, printouts and other computer materials and records related thereto; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Collateral shall expressly exclude the Excluded Assets.

Commercial Tort Claims ” means commercial tort claims, as defined in the UCC of any Grantor, including each commercial tort claim specifically described in Exhibit “F” .

Control ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8 or, if applicable, in Section 9-104, 9-105, 9-106 or 9-107 of Article 9 of the UCC.

Copyrights ” means, with respect to any Person, all of such Person’s right, title, and interest in and to the following: (a) all copyrights, rights and interests in copyrights, works protectable by copyright, copyright registrations, and copyright applications; (b) all renewals of any of the foregoing; (c) all income, royalties, damages, and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages or payments for past or future infringements for any of the foregoing; (d) the right to sue for past, present, and future infringements of any of the foregoing; and (e) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing throughout the world.

Default ” means an event described in Section  5.1 hereof.

Deposit Account Control Agreement ” means an agreement, in form and substance substantially identical to the form provided to the Administrative Agent and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, among any Grantor, a banking institution holding such Grantor’s funds, and the Collateral Agent with respect to collection and Control of all deposits and balances held in a deposit account maintained by such Grantor with such banking institution.

Deposit Accounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

Designated Cash Pool Account ” means the bank account(s) listed in the definition of “Cash Pool Account” above and any other Cash Pool Account designated in writing by Cimpress USA Incorporated (“Cimpress USA”) and the Administrative Agent from time to time.

 

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Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

Equipment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

Excluded Assets ” means, collectively: (a) assets subject to a Lien securing Capital Lease Obligations or purchase money debt obligations, in each case permitted under the Indenture, if the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law); provided that such asset (i) will be an Excluded Asset only to the extent and for so long as the consequences specified above will result and (ii) will cease to be an Excluded Asset and will become subject to the Lien granted under this Security Agreement, immediately and automatically, at such time as such consequences will no longer result, (b) any lease, license, permit, contract, property right or agreement to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder or property rights are subject if and only for so long as the grant of a Lien under this Security Agreement is prohibited by any law, rule or regulation or order of any governmental authority or will constitute or result in a breach, termination or default, or requires any consent not obtained, under any such lease, license, permit, contract, property right or agreement, or the grant of a security interest or lien on such right or interest would result in the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of such right or interest (other than to the extent that any such applicable law, rule, regulation or term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law); provided that such lease, license, permit, contract, property right or agreement will be an Excluded Asset only to the extent and for so long as the consequences specified above will result and will cease to be an Excluded Asset and will become subject to the Lien granted under this Security Agreement, immediately and automatically, at such time as such consequences will no longer result and (c) any Designated Cash Pool Account; provided that any such account will be an Excluded Asset only to the extent and for so long as it is designated as a Cash Pool Account and will cease to be an Excluded Asset and will become subject to the Lien granted under this Security Agreement, immediately and automatically, at such time as Cimpress USA and the Agent agree in writing that such account is no longer a Cash Pool Account.

Exhibit ” refers to a specific exhibit to this Security Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.

Farm Products ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

Fixtures ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

Foreign Grantors ” means, collectively, (a) Vistaprint B.V., a besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid organized under the laws of the Netherlands, with its statutory seat in Venlo, the Netherlands and registered with the Dutch trade register under number 12051083, (b) Vistaprint Limited, a Bermuda company, and (c) Cimpress Schweiz GmbH, a private company with limited liability ( Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung ) incorporated under the laws of Zurich, Switzerland.

General Intangibles ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC and, in any event, includes payment intangibles, contract rights, rights to payment, rights arising under common law, statutes, or regulations, choses or things in action, goodwill (including the goodwill associated with any Trademark), Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, URLs and domain names, Industrial Designs, other industrial or Intellectual Property or rights therein or applications therefor, whether under license or otherwise, programs, programming materials, blueprints, drawings, purchase orders, customer lists, monies due or recoverable from pension funds, route lists, rights to payment and other rights under any royalty or licensing agreements, including Licenses, infringement claims, computer programs, information contained on

 

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computer disks or tapes, software, literature, reports, catalogs, pension plan refunds, pension plan refund claims, insurance premium rebates, tax refunds, and tax refund claims, interests in a partnership or limited liability company which do not constitute a security under Article 8 of the UCC, and any other personal property other than Commercial Tort Claims, money, Accounts, Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Goods, Investment Property, negotiable Collateral, and oil, gas, or other minerals before extraction.

Goods ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

Indenture ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals of this Agreement.

Industrial Designs ” means (i) registered industrial designs and industrial design applications, and also includes registered industrial designs and industrial design applications listed in Exhibit “B” , (ii) all renewals, divisions and any industrial design registrations issuing thereon and any and all foreign applications corresponding thereto, (iii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith and damages and payments for past or future infringements thereof, (iv) the right to sue for past, present and future infringements thereof, and (v) all of each Grantor’s rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.

Instruments ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

Intellectual Property ” means all Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and any other intellectual property.

Inventory ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

Investment Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

Letter of Credit Rights ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

Licenses ” means, with respect to any Person, all of such Person’s right, title, and interest in and to (a) any and all licensing agreements or similar arrangements in and to its Patents, Copyrights, or Trademarks, (b) all income, royalties, damages, claims, and payments now or hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past and future breaches thereof, and (c) all rights to sue for past, present, and future breaches thereof.

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, assets, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and any Subsidiary of the Company taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company or any Guarantor to perform any of its Obligations under the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees when due.

Other Collateral ” means any personal property of the Grantors, not included within the defined terms Accounts, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Copyrights, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Equipment, Fixtures, Farm Products, General Intangibles, Goods, Instruments, Inventory, Investment Property, Letter of Credit Rights, Licenses, Patents, Pledged Deposits, Supporting Obligations and Trademarks, including, without limitation, all cash on hand, letters of credit, Stock Rights or any other deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) with any bank or other financial institution, it being intended that the Collateral include all personal property of the Grantors, subject to the limitations contained in Article II of this Security Agreement.

 

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Patents ” means, with respect to any Person, all of such Person’s right, title, and interest in and to: (a) any and all patents and patent applications; (b) all inventions and improvements described and claimed therein; (c) all reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions, and continuations-in-part thereof; (d) all licenses of the foregoing whether as licensee or licensor; (e) all income, royalties, damages, claims, and payments now or hereafter due or payable under and with respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages and payments for past and future infringements thereof; (f) all rights to sue for past, present, and future infringements thereof; and (g) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing throughout the world.

Pledged Collateral ” means all Instruments, Securities and other Investment Property of the Grantors, whether or not physically delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Security Agreement.

Pledged Deposits ” means all time deposits of money (other than Deposit Accounts and Instruments), whether or not evidenced by certificates, which a Grantor may from time to time designate as pledged to the Collateral Agent or to any Secured Party as security for any Secured Obligations, and all rights to receive interest on said deposits.

Receivables ” means the Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents, Investment Property, Instruments or Pledged Deposits, and any other rights or claims to receive money which are General Intangibles or which are otherwise included as Collateral.

Section ” means a numbered section of this Security Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.

Secured Obligations ” means the Obligations in respect of the Notes and the Indenture.

Secured Parties ” means the collective reference to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Holders.

Security ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 8 of the UCC.

Securities Account ” has the meaning set forth in Article 8 of the UCC.

Stock Rights ” means any securities, dividends, instruments or other distributions and any other right or property which any Grantor shall receive or shall become entitled to receive for any reason whatsoever with respect to, in substitution for or in exchange for any Capital Interest constituting Collateral, any right to receive a Capital Interest and any right to receive earnings, in which any Grantor now has or hereafter acquires any right, issued by an issuer of such securities.

Supporting Obligation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

Trademarks ” means, with respect to any Person, all of such Person’s right, title, and interest in and to the following: (a) all trademarks (including service marks), trade names, trade dress, and trade styles and the registrations and applications for registration thereof and the goodwill of the business symbolized by the foregoing; (b) all licenses of the foregoing, whether as licensee or licensor; (c) all renewals of the foregoing; (d) all income, royalties, damages, and payments now or hereafter due or payable with respect thereto, including, without limitation, damages, claims, and payments for past and future infringements thereof; (e) all rights to sue for past, present, and future infringements of the foregoing, including the right to settle suits involving claims and demands for royalties owing; and (f) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing throughout the world.

 

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Unliquidated Obligations ” means, at any time, any Secured Obligations (or portion thereof) that are contingent in nature or unliquidated at such time, including any Secured Obligation that is: (i) any obligation (including any guarantee) that is contingent in nature at such time; or (ii) an obligation to provide collateral to secure any of the foregoing types of obligations.

Voting Power ” means with respect to any share of Voting Stock, the number of votes that the holder of such share may cast in an election of members of the Board of Directors (or analogous governing body) of the issuer of such share.

The foregoing definitions shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

Any provisions of this Security Agreement applicable to the assets or property of any Foreign Grantor are solely with respect to assets and property located or registered in the United States.

ARTICLE II

GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

Each of the Grantors hereby pledges, assigns and grants to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to the Collateral to secure the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Secured Obligations; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article II, the amount of Capital Interests in any Person that is a Subsidiary of a Grantor and that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America pledged or required to be pledged to the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any other Collateral Document shall be automatically limited to the Voting Stock of such Subsidiary representing not more than 65% of the total Voting Power of all outstanding Voting Stock of such Subsidiary to the extent so limited under the Senior Credit Facilities (and the term “Collateral” shall not include any other Capital Interests of such Subsidiary). For the avoidance of doubt, the grant of a security interest herein shall not be deemed to be an assignment of intellectual property rights owned by the Grantors.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each of the Initial Grantors represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties (it being agreed and understood that (a) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.12 of this Security Agreement shall, with respect to each Foreign Grantor, only apply to Intellectual Property owned by such Foreign Grantor and (b) in the event of any inconsistency between the representations and warranties set forth in this Security Agreement and the representations and warranties set forth in any other Collateral Document signed by a Foreign Grantor, the representations and warranties set forth in such other Collateral Document shall govern), and each Grantor that becomes a party to this Security Agreement pursuant to the execution of a Security Agreement Supplement in substantially the form of Annex I represents and warrants (after giving effect to supplements to each of the Exhibits hereto with respect to such subsequent Grantor as attached to such Security Agreement Supplement), that:

3.1.     Title, Authorization, Validity and Enforceability . Such Grantor has good and valid rights in or the power to transfer the Collateral owned by it and title to the Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant a security interest hereunder, free and clear of all Liens except for Liens permitted under Section  4.1.6 hereof, and has full corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, power

 

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and authority to grant to the Collateral Agent the security interest in such Collateral pursuant hereto. The execution and delivery by such Grantor of this Security Agreement have been duly authorized by proper corporate, limited liability company, limited partnership or partnership, as applicable, proceedings, and this Security Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Grantor and creates a security interest which is enforceable against such Grantor in all Collateral it now owns or hereafter acquires, except as enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization or similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (iii) requirements of reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing. When financing statements have been filed in the appropriate offices against such Grantor in the locations listed in Exhibit “E” , the Collateral Agent will have a fully perfected second priority security interest in the Collateral owned by such Grantor in which a security interest may be perfected by filing of a financing statement under the UCC, subject only to Liens permitted under Section  4.1.6 hereof.

3.2.     Conflicting Laws and Contracts . Neither the execution and delivery by such Grantor of this Security Agreement, the creation and perfection of the security interest in the Collateral granted hereunder, nor compliance by such Grantor with the terms and provisions hereof will violate (i) any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on such Grantor, or (ii) such Grantor’s charter, articles or certificate of incorporation, partnership agreement or by-laws (or similar constitutive documents), or (iii) the provisions of any indenture, instrument or agreement to which such Grantor is a party or is subject, or by which it, or its property may be bound or affected, or conflict with or constitute a default thereunder, or result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or on the property of such Grantor pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement (other than any Lien of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties).

3.3.     Principal Location . Such Grantor’s mailing address and the location of its place of business (if it has only one) or its chief executive office (if it has more than one place of business), are disclosed in Exhibit “A” ; such Grantor has no other places of business except those set forth in Exhibit “A” .

3.4.     Property Locations . The Inventory, Equipment (other than mobile Equipment such as laptop computers and PDAs that is in the possession of a Grantor’s employees or agents) and Fixtures of each Grantor are located solely at the locations of such Grantor described in Exhibit “A” . All of said locations are owned by such Grantor except for locations (i) which are leased by such Grantor as lessee and designated in Part B of Exhibit “A” and (ii) at which Inventory is held in a public warehouse or is otherwise held by a bailee or on consignment by such Grantor as designated in Part C of Exhibit “A” , with respect to which Inventory such Grantor has delivered bailment agreements, warehouse receipts, financing statements or other documents substantially consistent with those delivered in respect of the Senior Credit Facilities.

3.5.     No Other Names; Etc. . Within the five-year period ending as of the date such Person becomes a Grantor hereunder, such Grantor has not conducted business under any name, changed its jurisdiction of formation, merged with or into or consolidated with any other Person, except as disclosed in Exhibit “A” . The name in which such Grantor has executed this Security Agreement is the exact name as it appears in such Grantor’s organizational documents, as amended, as filed with such Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization as of the date such Person becomes a Grantor hereunder.

3.6.     No Default . No Default or Event of Default exists.

3.7.     Accounts and Chattel Paper . The names of the obligors, amounts owing, due dates and other information with respect to the Accounts and Chattel Paper owned by such Grantor are and will be correctly stated in all records of such Grantor relating thereto and in all invoices and reports with respect thereto furnished to the Collateral Agent by such Grantor from time to time. As of the time when each

 

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Account or each item of Chattel Paper arises, such Grantor shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such Account or Chattel Paper, as the case may be, and all records relating thereto, are genuine and in all respects what they purport to be.

3.8.     Filing Requirements . None of the Equipment owned by such Grantor is covered by any certificate of title, except for motor vehicles. None of the Collateral owned by such Grantor is of a type for which security interests or liens may be perfected by filing under any federal statute except for (i) motor vehicles and (ii) Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights held by such Grantor and described in Part C of Exhibit “B” . The legal description, county and street address of the property on which any Fixtures owned by such Grantor are located is set forth in Exhibit “C” together with the name and address of the record owner of each such property.

3.9.     No Financing Statements, Security Agreements . No financing statement or security agreement describing all or any portion of the Collateral which has not lapsed or been terminated naming such Grantor as debtor has been filed or is of record in any jurisdiction except financing statements (i) naming the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties as the secured party and (ii) in respect of Liens permitted by Section 4.10 of the Indenture; provided , that nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an agreement to subordinate any of the Liens of the Collateral Agent under the Collateral Documents to any Liens otherwise permitted under Section 4.10 of the Indenture.

3.10.     Federal Employer Identification Number; State Organization Number; Jurisdiction of Organization . Such Grantor’s federal employer identification number is, and if such Grantor is a registered organization, such Grantor’s State of organization, type of organization and State of organization identification number are, listed in Exhibit “G” .

3.11.     Pledged Securities and Other Investment Property . Exhibit “D ” sets forth a complete and accurate list of the Instruments, Securities and other Investment Property constituting Collateral and delivered to the Collateral Agent (or, subject to the Intercreditor Agreements, to the Administrative Agent or such other Person to whom delivery is required thereunder). Each Grantor is the direct and beneficial owner of each Instrument, Security and other type of Investment Property listed in Exhibit “D” as being owned by it, free and clear of any Liens, except for the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder or as permitted by Section 4.10 of the Indenture. Each Grantor further represents and warrants that (i) all Pledged Collateral owned by it constituting a Capital Interest has been (to the extent such concepts are relevant with respect to such Pledged Collateral) duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and constitute the percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of stock (or other Capital Interests) of the respective issuers thereof indicated in Exhibit “D” hereto, (ii) with respect to any certificates delivered to the Collateral Agent (or, subject to the Intercreditor Agreements, to the Administrative Agent or such other Person to whom delivery is required thereunder) representing a Capital Interest, either such certificates are Securities as defined in Article 8 of the UCC of the applicable jurisdiction as a result of actions by the issuer or otherwise, or, if such certificates are not Securities, such Grantor has so informed the Collateral Agent so that the Collateral Agent may take steps to perfect its security interest therein as a General Intangible and (iii) to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, all such Pledged Collateral held by a securities intermediary is covered by a control agreement among such Grantor, the securities intermediary, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent pursuant to which the Collateral Agent has Control.

3.12.     Intellectual Property .

3.12.1 Exhibit “B” contains a complete and accurate listing as of the date hereof of all registered Intellectual Property of each of the Grantors, including, but not limited to the following: (i) state, U.S. and foreign trademark registrations and applications for trademark registration, (ii)

 

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U.S. and foreign patents and patents applications, together with all reissuances, continuations, continuations in part, revisions, extensions, and reexaminations thereof, (iii) U.S. and foreign copyright registrations and applications for registration, (iv) foreign industrial design registrations and industrial design applications, (v) material domain names used in the Grantors’ business and not registered on behalf of third-parties, (vi) material proprietary computer software, (vii) all forms of Intellectual Property described in clauses (i)-(iii) above that are owned by a third party and licensed to the Grantors or otherwise used by the Grantors under contract, and (viii) the names of any Person who has been granted rights in respect thereof outside of the ordinary course of business. Except for any U.S. registrations, applications for registration or applications for issuance by the Foreign Grantors, all of the U.S. registrations, applications for registration or applications for issuance of the Intellectual Property are valid and subsisting, in good standing and are recorded or in the process of being recorded in the name of the applicable Grantor.

3.12.2 Such Intellectual Property is valid, subsisting, unexpired (where registered) and enforceable and has not been abandoned or adjudged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, except as could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

3.12.3 No Person other than the respective Grantor and its Affiliates has any right or interest of any kind or nature in or to the Intellectual Property, including any right to sell, license, lease, transfer, distribute, use or otherwise exploit the Intellectual Property or any portion thereof outside of the ordinary course of the respective Grantor’s business. Each Grantor has good, marketable and exclusive title to, and the valid and enforceable power and right to sell, license, transfer, distribute, use and otherwise exploit, its Intellectual Property except as could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

3.12.4 Each Grantor has taken or caused to be taken steps so that none of its Intellectual Property, the value of which to the Grantors are contingent upon maintenance of the confidentiality thereof, have been disclosed by such Grantor to any Person other than employees, contractors, customers, representatives and agents of the Grantors who are parties to customary confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements with the Grantors except as could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

3.12.5 To each Grantor’s knowledge, no Person has violated, infringed upon or breached, or is currently violating, infringing upon or breaching, any of the rights of the Grantors to the Intellectual Property or has breached or is breaching any duty or obligation owed to the Grantors in respect of the Intellectual Property except where those breaches, individually or in the aggregate, could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

3.12.6 No settlement or consents, covenants not to sue, nonassertion assurances, or releases have been entered into by any Grantor or to which any Grantor is bound that adversely affects its rights to own or use any Intellectual Property except as could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, in each case individually or in the aggregate.

3.12.7 No Grantor has received any written notice that remains outstanding challenging the validity, enforceability, or ownership of any Intellectual Property except where those challenges could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and to such Grantor’s knowledge at the date hereof there are no facts upon which such a challenge could be made.

3.12.8 Each Grantor owns directly or is entitled to use, by license or otherwise, all Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of such Grantor’s business except as could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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3.12.9 Each Grantor uses adequate standards of quality in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of all products sold and in the provision of all services rendered under or in connection with all trademarks and has taken all commercially reasonable action necessary to insure that all licensees of the trademarks owned or licensed by such Grantor use such adequate standards of quality, except where the failure to use adequate standards of quality could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

3.12.10 The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Indenture and the Collateral Documents will not result in the termination or material impairment of any of the Intellectual Property.

3.13.     Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts . All of such Grantor’s Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts are listed on Exhibit “H” .

ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS

From the date of this Security Agreement and thereafter until this Security Agreement is terminated, each of the Initial Grantors agrees, and from and after the effective date of any Security Agreement Supplement applicable to any Grantor (and after giving effect to supplements to each of the Exhibits hereto with respect to such subsequent Grantor as attached to such Security Agreement Supplement) and thereafter until this Security Agreement is terminated each such subsequent Grantor agrees:

4.1.     General .

4.1.1 Inspection . Each Grantor will permit the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party, by its representatives and agents (all to be coordinated through the Collateral Agent) (i) to inspect the Collateral, (ii) to examine and make copies of the records of such Grantor relating to the Collateral and (iii) to discuss the Collateral and the related records of such Grantor with, and to be advised as to the same by, such Grantor’s officers and employees (and, in the case of any Receivable, with any person or entity which is or may be obligated thereon), all at such reasonable times and intervals and upon reasonable prior notice as the Collateral Agent or such Secured Party may reasonably determine, and all at such Grantor’s expense.

4.1.2 Taxes . Such Grantor will pay when due all taxes, assessments and governmental charges and levies upon the Collateral owned by such Grantor, except (i) those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with GAAP and with respect to which no Lien exists, and (ii) those which by reason of the amount involved or the remedies available to the taxing authority could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.1.3 Records and Reports; Notification of Default . Each Grantor shall keep and maintain complete, accurate and proper books and records with respect to the Collateral owned by such Grantor, and furnish to the Collateral Agent, with sufficient copies for each of the Secured Parties, such reports relating to the Collateral as the Collateral Agent shall from time to time reasonably request. Each Grantor will give prompt notice in writing to the Collateral Agent of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default and of any other development, financial or otherwise, which might materially and adversely affect the Collateral.

 

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4.1.4 Financing Statements and Other Actions; Defense of Title . Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to file, and if requested will deliver to the Collateral Agent, all financing statements describing the Collateral owned by such Grantor and other documents and take such other actions as may from time to time be provided under the Senior Credit Facilities in order to maintain a second priority, perfected security interest in and, if applicable, Control of, the Collateral owned by such Grantor, subject to Liens permitted under Section 4.10 of the Indenture, provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an agreement to subordinate any of the Liens of the Collateral Agent under the Collateral Documents to any Liens otherwise permitted under Section 4.10 of the Indenture. Such financing statements may describe the Collateral in the same manner as described herein or may contain an indication or description of collateral that describes such property in the same manner as for the Senior Credit Facilities. Each Grantor will take any and all actions necessary to defend title to the Collateral owned by such Grantor against all persons and to defend the security interest of the Collateral Agent in such Collateral and the priority thereof against any Lien not expressly permitted hereunder.

4.1.5 Disposition of Collateral . No Grantor will sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the Collateral owned by such Grantor except (i) prior to the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, dispositions specifically permitted pursuant to Section 4.16 of the Indenture, (ii) until such time following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default as such Grantor receives a notice from the Collateral Agent instructing such Grantor to cease such transactions, sales or leases of Inventory in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) until such time as such Grantor receives a notice from the Collateral Agent pursuant to Article VII , proceeds of Inventory and Accounts collected in the ordinary course of business.

4.1.6 Liens . No Grantor will create, incur, or suffer to exist any Lien on the Collateral owned by such Grantor except Liens permitted pursuant to Section 4.10 of the Indenture, provided , that nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an agreement to subordinate any of the Liens of the Collateral Agent under the Collateral Documents to any Liens otherwise permitted under Section 4.10 of the Indenture.

4.1.7 Change in Corporate Existence, Type or Jurisdiction of Organization, Location, Name . Each Grantor will:

 

  (i)

preserve its existence and corporate structure as in effect on the date hereof;

 

  (ii)

not change its name or jurisdiction of organization;

 

  (iii)

not maintain its place of business (if it has only one) or its chief executive office (if it has more than one place of business) at a location other than a location specified in Exhibit “A” ; and

 

  (iv)

not (i) have any Inventory, Equipment (other than mobile Equipment such as laptop computers and PDAs that is in the possession of a Grantor’s employees or agents) or Fixtures or proceeds or products thereof (other than Inventory and proceeds thereof disposed of as permitted by Section  4.1.5 ) at a location other than a location specified in Exhibit “A” , (ii) change its name or taxpayer identification number or (iii) change its mailing address,

unless, in each such case, such Grantor shall have given the Collateral Agent not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such event or occurrence and the Collateral Agent and such Guarantor shall have taken such steps to the same extent, if any, as required by the Administrative Agent to properly maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral owned by such Grantor.

 

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4.1.8 Other Financing Statements . No Grantor will suffer to exist or authorize the filing of any financing statement naming it as debtor covering all or any portion of the Collateral owned by such Grantor, except any financing statement authorized under Section  4.1.4 hereof. Each Grantor acknowledges that it is not authorized to file any financing statement or amendment or termination statement with respect to any financing statement filed in connection herewith other than to the same extent required in respect of the Senior Credit Facilities.

4.2.     Receivables .

4.2.1 Certain Agreements on Receivables . During the occurrence and continuation of a Default, no Grantor will make or agree to make any discount, credit, rebate or other reduction in the original amount owing on a Receivable or accept in satisfaction of a Receivable less than the original amount thereof. Prior to the occurrence and continuation of a Default, such Grantor may reduce the amount of Accounts arising from the sale of Inventory or the rendering of services in accordance with its present policies and in the ordinary course of business and as otherwise permitted under the Indenture.

4.2.2 Collection of Receivables . Except as otherwise provided in this Security Agreement, each Grantor will collect and enforce, at such Grantor’s sole expense, all amounts due or hereafter due to such Grantor under the Receivables owned by such Grantor, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.2.3 Delivery of Invoices . Each Grantor will to the same extent provided to the Administrative Agent deliver to the Collateral Agent immediately upon its request after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default duplicate invoices with respect to each Account owned by such Grantor bearing such language of assignment as the Administrative Agent shall specify.

4.2.4 Disclosure of Counterclaims on Receivables . If (i) any discount, credit or agreement to make a rebate or to otherwise reduce the amount owing on a Receivable owned by such Grantor exists or (ii) if, to the knowledge of such Grantor, any bona fide dispute, setoff, claim, counterclaim or defense exists or has been asserted or threatened with respect to a Receivable, which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, such Grantor will disclose to the same extent provided to the Administrative Agent such fact to the Collateral Agent in writing in connection with the inspection by the Collateral Agent of any record of such Grantor relating to such Receivable and in connection with any invoice or report furnished by such Grantor to the same extent provided to the Administrative Agent to the Collateral Agent relating to such Receivable.

4.2.5 Electronic Chattel Paper . Each Grantor shall take to the extent practicable all steps required in respect of the Senior Credit Facilities to grant the Collateral Agent Control of all electronic chattel paper in accordance with the UCC and all “transferable records” as defined in each of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

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and saleable condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and make all necessary and proper repairs, renewals and replacements so that its business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.4.     Instruments, Securities, Chattel Paper, Documents and Pledged Deposits . Each Grantor upon delivery thereof pursuant to the Senior Credit Facilities, will deliver to the Collateral Agent a duly executed amendment to this Security Agreement, in the form of Exhibit “I” hereto (the “ Amendment ”), pursuant to which such Grantor will pledge the additional Collateral being pledged pursuant to the Senior Credit Facilities. Such Grantor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to attach each Amendment to this Security Agreement and agrees that all additional Collateral owned by it set forth in such Amendments shall be considered to be part of the Collateral.

4.5.     Uncertificated Securities and Certain Other Investment Property . Each Grantor will permit the Collateral Agent from time to time to cause the appropriate issuers (and, if held with a securities intermediary, such securities intermediary) of uncertificated securities or other types of Investment Property not represented by certificates which are Collateral owned by such Grantor to mark their books and records with the numbers and face amounts of all such uncertificated securities or other types of Investment Property not represented by certificates and all rollovers and replacements therefor to reflect the Lien of the Collateral Agent granted pursuant to this Security Agreement. To the extent required in respect of the Senior Credit Facilities, each Grantor will use all commercially reasonable efforts, with respect to Investment Property constituting Collateral owned by such Grantor held with a financial intermediary, to cause such financial intermediary to enter into a control agreement with the Collateral Agent substantially identical as entered into in respect of the Senior Credit Facilities.

4.6.     Stock and Other Ownership Interests .

4.6.1 Changes in Capital Structure of Issuers . Except as permitted in the Indenture, no Grantor will (i) permit or suffer any issuer of privately held corporate securities or other ownership interests in a corporation, partnership, joint venture or limited liability company constituting Collateral owned by such Grantor to dissolve, liquidate, retire any of its capital stock or other Instruments or Securities evidencing ownership, reduce its capital or merge or consolidate with any other entity, or (ii) vote any of the Instruments, Securities or other Investment Property in favor of any of the foregoing except to the extent permitted under the Indenture.

4.6.2 Issuance of Additional Securities . No Grantor will permit or suffer the issuer of privately held corporate securities or other ownership interests in a corporation, partnership, joint venture or limited liability company constituting Collateral to issue any such securities or other ownership interests, any right to receive the same or any right to receive earnings, except to such Grantor.

4.6.3 Registration of Pledged Securities and other Investment Property . Each Grantor will permit any registrable Collateral owned by such Grantor to be registered in the name of the Collateral Agent or its nominee at any time at the option of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and without any further consent of such Grantor.

4.6.4 Exercise of Rights in Pledged Securities and other Investment Property . Each Grantor will permit the Collateral Agent or its nominee at any time after the continuance of a Default, without notice, to exercise or refrain from exercising any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Collateral owned by such Grantor or any part thereof, and to receive all dividends and interest in respect of such Collateral.

 

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4.7.     Deposit Accounts . Each Grantor will to the extent provided to the Administrative Agent, cause each bank or other financial institution in which it maintains (a) a Deposit Account to enter into a control agreement with the Collateral Agent, in form and substance substantially identical to the form provided to the Administrative Agent and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent or (b) other deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) to be notified of the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent hereunder and cause each such bank or other financial institution to acknowledge such notification in writing. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section  4.7 shall not apply to any Designated Cash Pool Account so long as such account qualifies as an Excluded Asset

4.8.     Letter of Credit Rights . Each Grantor will, to the extent provided to the Administrative Agent, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each issuer of a letter of credit, to consent to the assignment of proceeds of such letter of credit in order to give the Collateral Agent Control of the Letter of Credit Rights to such letter of credit.

4.9.     Federal, State or Municipal Claims . Each Grantor will notify the Collateral Agent of any Collateral owned by such Grantor which constitutes a claim against the United States government or any state or local government or any instrumentality or agency thereof, the assignment of which claim is restricted by federal, state or municipal law. Furthermore, each Grantor will execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent such documents, agreements and instruments, and will take such further actions (including, without limitation, the taking of necessary actions under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended (31 U.S.C. § 3727 et seq. and 41 U.S.C. § 15 et seq.)), which are taken in respect of the Senior Credit Facilities to ensure perfection and priority of the Liens hereunder in respect of Accounts and General Intangibles owing by any government or instrumentality or agency thereof, all at the expense of the Company.

4.10.     No Interference . Each Grantor agrees that it will not interfere with any right, power and remedy of the Collateral Agent provided for in this Security Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise, or the exercise or beginning of the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any one or more of such rights, powers or remedies.

4.11.     Insurance . In the event any Collateral is located in any area that has been designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a “Special Flood Hazard Area”, each Grantor shall purchase and maintain flood insurance on such Collateral (including any personal property which is located on any real property leased by such Grantor within a “Special Flood Hazard Area”). The amount of flood insurance required by this Section shall be in an amount equal to the amount required in respect of the Senior Credit Facilities.

4.12.     Intellectual Property .

4.12.1 If, after the date hereof, any Grantor obtains rights to, including, but not limited to filing and acceptance of a statement of use or an amendment to allege use with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or applies for or seeks registration of, any new patentable invention, Trademark or Copyright in addition to the Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights described in Part C of Exhibit “B” , which are all of such Grantor’s (in the case of each Foreign Grantor, such Grantor’s registered) Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights as of the date hereof, then such Grantor shall give the Collateral Agent notice thereof, as part of each compliance certificate provided to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Indenture. Each Grantor agrees promptly to the extent required to be provided to the Administrative Agent in respect of respect of the Senior Credit Facilities to execute

 

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and deliver to the Collateral Agent any supplement to this Security Agreement or any other document to evidence such security interest in a form appropriate for recording in the applicable federal office. Each Grantor also hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to modify this Security Agreement unilaterally (i) by amending Part C of Exhibit “B” to include any future Patents, Trademarks and/or Copyrights of which the Collateral Agent receives notification from such Grantor pursuant hereto and (ii) by recording, in addition to and not in substitution for this Security Agreement, a duplicate original of this Security Agreement containing in Part C of Exhibit “B” a description of such future Patents, Trademarks and/or Copyrights.

4.12.2 As of the date hereof, no Grantor has any interest in, or title to, any Copyrights, material Licenses, Patents or Trademarks that are registered or the subject of an application for registration except as set forth in Exhibit “B” . This Agreement is effective to create a valid and continuing Lien on such Copyrights, Licenses, Patents and Trademarks and, upon filing of the Confirmatory Grant of Security Interest in Copyrights with the United States Copyright Office and filing of the Confirmatory Grant of Security Interest in Patents and the Confirmatory Grant of Security Interest in Trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the filing of appropriate financing statements in the jurisdictions listed in Exhibit “E” hereto, all action necessary or desirable to protect and perfect the security interest in, to and on each Grantor’s Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights has been taken and such perfected security interest is enforceable as such as against any and all creditors of and purchasers from any Grantor. No Grantor has any interest in any Copyright that is material and necessary in connection with the operation of such Grantor’s business, except for those Copyrights identified in Exhibit “B” attached hereto which have been registered with the United States Copyright Office.

4.13.     Commercial Tort Claims . If, after the date hereof, any Grantor identifies the existence of a Commercial Tort Claim belonging to such Grantor that has arisen in the course of such Grantor’s business in addition to the Commercial Tort Claims described in Exhibit “F” , which are all of such Grantor’s Commercial Tort Claims as of the date hereof, then such Grantor shall give the Collateral Agent prompt notice thereof, but in any event not less frequently than quarterly. Each Grantor agrees promptly to the same extent required to be provided to the Administrative Agent in respect of respect of the Senior Credit Facilities to execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent any supplement to this Security Agreement or any other document to evidence the grant of a security interest therein in favor of the Collateral Agent.

4.14.     Updating of Exhibits to Security Agreement . The Company will provide to the Collateral Agent, concurrently with the delivery of the certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company, as required by Section  4.07 of the Indenture, updated versions of the Exhibits to this Security Agreement (provided that if there have been no changes to any such Exhibits since the previous updating thereof required hereby, the Company shall indicate that there has been “no change” to the applicable Exhibit(s)).

ARTICLE V

DEFAULT

5.1.    The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute a Default:

5.1.1 Any representation or warranty made by or on behalf of any Grantor under or in connection with this Security Agreement shall be materially false as of the date on which made.

5.1.2 The breach by any Grantor of any of the terms or provisions of Article IV or Article VII .

 

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5.1.3 The breach by any Grantor (other than a breach which constitutes a Default under Section  5.1.1 or 5.1.2 hereof) of any of the terms or provisions of this Security Agreement which is not remedied within ten (10) days after the giving of written notice to such Grantor by the Collateral Agent.

5.1.4 Any material portion of the Collateral shall be transferred or otherwise disposed of, either voluntarily or involuntarily, in any manner not permitted by Section  4.1.5 or 8.8 hereof or shall be lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.

5.1.5 The occurrence of any “Event of Default” under, and as defined in, the Indenture.

5.2.     Remedies .

5.2.1 Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, the Collateral Agent may, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements and at the direction of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes shall, exercise any or all of the following rights and remedies to the extent not prohibited by applicable law:

 

  (i)

Those rights and remedies provided in this Security Agreement, the Indenture, or any other Collateral Document, provided that this clause (i) shall not be understood to limit any rights or remedies available to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties prior to a Default.

 

  (ii)

Those rights and remedies available to a secured party under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral) or under any other applicable law (including, without limitation, any law governing the exercise of a bank’s right of setoff or bankers’ lien) when a debtor is in default under a security agreement.

 

  (iii)

Give notice of sole control or any other instruction under any Deposit Account Control Agreement or other control agreement with any securities intermediary and take any action therein with respect to such Collateral.

 

  (iv)

Without notice (except as specifically provided in Section  8.1 hereof or elsewhere herein, demand or advertisement of any kind to any Grantor or any other Person) enter the premises of any Grantor where any Collateral is located (through self-help and without judicial process) to collect, receive, assemble, process, appropriate, sell, lease, assign, grant an option or options to purchase or otherwise dispose of, deliver, or realize upon, the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales (which sales may be adjourned or continued from time to time with or without notice and may take place at any Grantor’s premises of elsewhere), for cash, on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk, and upon such other terms as the Collateral Agent may deem commercially reasonable.

 

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Concurrently with written notice to the applicable Grantor, transfer and register in its name or in the name of its nominee the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral, to exchange certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Pledged Collateral for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations, to exercise the voting and all other rights as a holder with respect thereto, to collect and receive all cash dividends, interest, principal and other distributions made thereon and to otherwise act with respect to the Pledged Collateral as though the Collateral Agent was the outright owner thereof.

 

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5.2.2 The Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may comply with any applicable state or federal law requirements in connection with a disposition of the Collateral, and such compliance will not be considered to adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral.

5.2.3 The Collateral Agent shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right of equity redemption, which equity redemption the Grantor hereby expressly releases.

5.2.4 Until the Collateral Agent is able to effect a sale, lease, or other disposition of Collateral, the Collateral Agent shall have the right to hold or use Collateral, or any part thereof, to the extent that it deems appropriate for the purpose of preserving Collateral or its value. The Collateral Agent may, if it so elects, seek the appointment of a receiver or keeper to take possession of Collateral and to enforce any of the Collateral Agent’s remedies (for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and other Secured Parties), with respect to such appointment without prior notice or hearing as to such appointment except as required by applicable law.

5.2.5 [Reserved].

5.2.6 Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party shall be required to (i) make any demand upon, or pursue or exhaust any of their rights or remedies against, any Grantor, any other obligor, guarantor, pledgor or any other Person with respect to the payment of the Secured Obligations or to pursue or exhaust any of their rights or remedies with respect to any Collateral therefor or any direct or indirect guarantee thereof, (ii) marshal the Collateral or any guarantee of the Secured Obligations or to resort to the Collateral or any such guarantee in any particular order, or (iii) effect a public sale of any Collateral.

5.2.7 Each Grantor recognizes that the Collateral Agent may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all the Pledged Collateral and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof in accordance with Section  5.2.1 above. Each Grantor also acknowledges that any private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private sale shall not be deemed to have been made in a commercially unreasonable manner solely by virtue of such sale being private. The Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Collateral for the period of time necessary to permit any Grantor or the issuer of the Pledged Collateral to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under applicable state securities laws, even if the applicable Grantor and the issuer would agree to do so. In the event of any such sale, the Collateral Agent shall incur no responsibility or liability for selling all or any part of the Collateral at a price that the Collateral Agent, in its discretion, may in good faith deem reasonable under the circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a substantially higher price might have been realized if the sale were deferred until after registration as aforesaid or if more than a limited number of purchasers (or a single purchaser) were approached.

5.3.     Grantors’ Obligations Upon Default . Upon the request of the Collateral Agent after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, each Grantor will:

5.3.1 Assembly of Collateral . Assemble and make available to the Collateral Agent the Collateral and all books and records relating thereto at any place or places reasonably specified by the Collateral Agent that is reasonably convenient to the Collateral Agent and the Grantor.

 

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5.3.2 Secured Party Access . Permit the Collateral Agent, by the Collateral Agent’s representatives and agents, to enter, occupy and use any premises where all or any part of the Collateral, or the books and records relating thereto, or both, are located, to take possession of all or any part of the Collateral, or the books and records relating thereto, or both, to remove all or any part of the Collateral, or the books and records relating thereto, or both, and to conduct sales of the Collateral, without any obligation to pay the Grantor for such use and occupancy.

5.4.     License . The Collateral Agent is hereby granted a license or other right to use, following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, without charge, each Grantor’s labels, patents, copyrights, rights of use of any name, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks, service marks, customer lists and advertising matter, or any property of a similar nature, as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing production of, advertising for sale, and selling any Collateral, and, following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, such Grantor’s rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements shall inure to the Collateral Agent’s benefit. In addition, each Grantor hereby irrevocably agrees that the Collateral Agent may, following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, sell any of such Grantor’s Inventory directly to any person, including without limitation persons who have previously purchased such Grantor’s Inventory from such Grantor and in connection with any such sale or other enforcement of the Collateral Agent’s rights under this Security Agreement, may sell Inventory which bears any trademark owned by or licensed to such Grantor and any Inventory that is covered by any copyright owned by or licensed to such Grantor and the Collateral Agent may (but shall have no obligation to) finish any work in process and affix any trademark owned by or licensed to such Grantor and sell such Inventory as provided herein.

ARTICLE VI

WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES

No delay or omission of the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to exercise any right or remedy granted under this Security Agreement shall impair such right or remedy or be construed to be a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or an acquiescence therein, and any single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy shall not preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No waiver, amendment or other variation of the terms, conditions or provisions of this Security Agreement whatsoever shall be valid unless in writing signed by the Collateral Agent and each Grantor, and then only to the extent in such writing specifically set forth, provided that the addition of any Subsidiary as a Grantor hereunder by execution of a Security Agreement Supplement in the form of Annex I (with such modifications as shall be acceptable to the Collateral Agent) shall not require receipt of any consent from or execution of any documentation by any other Grantor party hereto; provided that the foregoing is subject to Section 5.3 of the First/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement. All rights and remedies contained in this Security Agreement or by law afforded shall be cumulative and all shall be available to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties until the Secured Obligations have been paid in full.

ARTICLE VII

PROCEEDS; COLLECTION OF RECEIVABLES

7.1.     [Reserved]

7.2.     [Reserved]

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Agent and held there as security for the Secured Obligations. No Grantor shall have any control whatsoever over such cash collateral account. If no Default has occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Agent shall promptly deposit the collected balances in such cash collateral account into the applicable Grantor’s general operating account designated in writing by such Grantor to the Collateral Agent. If any Default has occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Agent may (and shall, at the direction of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes), from time to time, apply the collected balances in such cash collateral account to the payment of the Secured Obligations, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements.

7.4.     Application of Proceeds . After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, the proceeds of the Collateral shall be applied by the Collateral Agent to payment of the Secured Obligations as provided under Section  6.13 of the Indenture.

ARTICLE VIII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

8.1.     Notice of Disposition of Collateral; Condition of Collateral . Each Grantor hereby waives notice of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale or other disposition of all or any part of the Collateral may be made. To the extent such notice may not be waived under applicable law, any notice made shall be deemed reasonable if sent to the Company, addressed as set forth in Article IX , at least ten (10) days prior to (i) the date of any such public sale or (ii) the time after which any such private sale or other disposition may be made. The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to clean-up or otherwise prepare the Collateral for sale. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each Grantor waives all claims, damages, and demands against the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party arising out of the repossession, retention or sale of the Collateral, except such as arise solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Collateral Agent or such other Secured Party as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. To the extent it may lawfully do so, each Grantor absolutely and irrevocably waives and relinquishes the benefit and advantage of, and covenants not to assert against the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party, any valuation, stay, appraisal, extension, moratorium, redemption or similar laws and any and all rights or defenses it may have as a surety now or hereafter existing which, but for this provision, might be applicable to the sale of any Collateral made under the judgment, order or decree of any court, or privately under the power of sale conferred by this Security Agreement, or otherwise. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, each Grantor hereby waives presentment, demand, protest or any notice (to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law) of any kind in connection with this Security Agreement or any Collateral.

8.2.     Limitation on Collateral Agent s and other Secured Parties Duty with Respect to the Collateral . The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to clean-up or otherwise prepare the Collateral for sale. The Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party shall use reasonable care with respect to the Collateral in its possession or under its control. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which they accord similar property held for the benefit of third parties and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, including, without limitation, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith. Neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party shall have any other duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or nominee of the Collateral Agent or such other Secured Party, or any income thereon or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. To the extent that applicable law imposes duties on the Collateral Agent to exercise remedies in a commercially reasonable manner, each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that it is commercially reasonable for the Collateral Agent

 

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(i) to fail to incur expenses deemed significant by the Collateral Agent to prepare Collateral for disposition or otherwise to transform raw material or work in process into finished goods or other finished products for disposition, (ii) to fail to obtain third party consents for access to Collateral to be disposed of, or to obtain or, if not required by other law, to fail to obtain governmental or third party consents for the collection or disposition of Collateral to be collected or disposed of, (iii) to fail to exercise collection remedies against account debtors or other Persons obligated on Collateral or to remove Liens on or any adverse claims against Collateral, (iv) to exercise collection remedies against account debtors and other Persons obligated on Collateral directly or through the use of collection agencies and other collection specialists, (v) to advertise dispositions of Collateral through publications or media of general circulation, whether or not the Collateral is of a specialized nature, (vi) to contact other Persons, whether or not in the same business as such Grantor, for expressions of interest in acquiring all or any portion of such Collateral, (vii) to hire one or more professional auctioneers to assist in the disposition of Collateral, whether or not the Collateral is of a specialized nature, (viii) to dispose of Collateral by utilizing internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of the types included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable capacity of doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets, (ix) to dispose of assets in wholesale rather than retail markets, (x) to disclaim disposition warranties, such as title, possession or quiet enjoyment, (xi) to purchase insurance or credit enhancements to insure the Collateral Agent against risks of loss, collection or disposition of Collateral or to provide to the Collateral Agent a guaranteed return from the collection or disposition of Collateral, or (xii) to the extent deemed appropriate by the Collateral Agent, to obtain the services of other brokers, investment bankers, consultants and other professionals to assist the Collateral Agent in the collection or disposition of any of the Collateral. Each Grantor acknowledges that the purpose of this Section  8.2 is to provide non-exhaustive indications of what actions or omissions by the Collateral Agent would be commercially reasonable in the Collateral Agent’s exercise of remedies against the Collateral and that other actions or omissions by the Collateral Agent shall not be deemed commercially unreasonable solely on account of not being indicated in this Section  8.2 . Without limitation upon the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section  8.2 shall be construed to grant any rights to any Grantor or to impose any duties on the Collateral Agent that would not have been granted or imposed by this Security Agreement or by applicable law in the absence of this Section  8.2 .

8.3.     Compromises and Collection of Collateral . Each Grantor and the Collateral Agent recognize that setoffs, counterclaims, defenses and other claims may be asserted by obligors with respect to certain of the Receivables, that certain of the Receivables may be or become uncollectible in whole or in part and that the expense and probability of success in litigating a disputed Receivable may exceed the amount that reasonably may be expected to be recovered with respect to a Receivable. In view of the foregoing, each Grantor agrees that the Collateral Agent may at any time and from time to time, if a Default has occurred and is continuing, compromise with the obligor on any Receivable, accept in full payment of any Receivable such amount as the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion shall determine or abandon any Receivable and any such action by the Collateral Agent shall be commercially reasonable so long as the Collateral Agent acts in good faith based on information known to it at the time it takes any such action.

8.4.     Secured Party Performance of Grantor’s Obligations . Without having any obligation to do so, the Collateral Agent may perform or pay any obligation which any Grantor has agreed to perform or pay in this Security Agreement but has failed to do so when required hereunder and such Grantor shall reimburse the Collateral Agent for any reasonable amounts paid by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section  8.4 . Each Grantor’s obligation to reimburse the Collateral Agent pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be a Secured Obligation payable on demand.

8.5.     Authorization for Secured Party to Take Certain Action . Each Grantor irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time in the sole discretion of the Collateral Agent and appoints the Collateral Agent as its attorney in fact (i) to execute on behalf of such Grantor as debtor and to file financing statements necessary or desirable in the Collateral Agent’s sole discretion to

 

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perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, (ii) to indorse and collect any cash proceeds of the Collateral, (iii) to file a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Security Agreement or any financing statement with respect to the Collateral as a financing statement and to file any other financing statement or amendment of a financing statement (which does not add new collateral or add a debtor) in such offices as the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion deems necessary or desirable to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, (iv) to contact and enter into one or more agreements with the issuers of uncertificated securities which are Collateral owned by such Grantor and which are Securities or with financial intermediaries holding other Investment Property as may be necessary or advisable to give the Collateral Agent Control over such Securities or other Investment Property, (v) subject to the terms of Section  4.1.5 hereof, to enforce payment of the Instruments, Accounts and Receivables in the name of the Collateral Agent or such Grantor, (vi) to apply the proceeds of any Collateral received by the Collateral Agent to the Secured Obligations as provided in Article VII and (vii) subject to the terms of Section  8.4 hereof, to discharge past due taxes, assessments, charges, fees or Liens on the Collateral (except for such Liens as are specifically permitted hereunder or under the Indenture or any Collateral Document), and each Grantor agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent on demand for any reasonable payment made or any reasonable expense incurred by the Collateral Agent in connection therewith, provided that this authorization (x) shall not relieve any Grantor of any of its obligations under this Security Agreement or under the Indenture and (y) subject to the Intercreditor Agreements, shall only permit the Collateral Agent to take such actions that have also been taken in respect of the Senior Credit Facilities.

8.6.     Specific Performance of Certain Covenants . Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in Sections 4.1.5 , 4.1.6 , 4.4 , 5.3 , or 8.8 or in Article VII hereof may cause irreparable injury to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, that the Collateral Agent and Secured Parties may have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breaches and therefore agrees, without limiting the right of the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties to seek and obtain specific performance of other obligations of the Grantors contained in this Security Agreement, that the covenants of the Grantors contained in the Sections referred to in this Section  8.6 shall be specifically enforceable against the Grantors.

8.7.     Use and Possession of Certain Premises . Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to occupy and use any premises owned or leased by the Grantors where any of the Collateral or any records relating to the Collateral are located until the Secured Obligations (other than Unliquidated Obligations) are paid or the Collateral is removed therefrom, whichever first occurs, without any obligation to pay any Grantor for such use and occupancy.

8.8.     Dispositions Not Authorized . No Grantor is authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral except as set forth in Section  4.1.5 hereof and notwithstanding any course of dealing between any Grantor and the Collateral Agent or other conduct of the Collateral Agent, no authorization to sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral (except as set forth in Section  4.1.5 hereof) shall be binding upon the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties unless such authorization is in writing signed by the Collateral Agent with the consent or at the direction of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes.

8.9.     Reinstatement . This Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against any Grantor for liquidation or reorganization, should any Grantor become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of any creditor or creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of any Grantor’s assets, and shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee of the Secured Obligations, whether as a “voidable

 

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preference,” “fraudulent conveyance,” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Secured Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

8.10.     Benefit of Agreement . The terms and provisions of this Security Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Grantors, the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns (including all persons who become bound as a debtor to this Security Agreement), except that the Grantors shall not have the right to assign their rights or delegate their obligations under this Security Agreement or any interest herein, without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent. No sales of participations, assignments, transfers, or other dispositions of any agreement governing the Secured Obligations or any portion thereof or interest therein shall in any manner impair the Lien granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, hereunder.

8.11.     Survival of Representations . All representations and warranties of the Grantors contained in this Security Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Security Agreement.

8.12.     Taxes and Expenses . Any taxes (including income taxes) payable or ruled payable by a Federal or State authority in respect of this Security Agreement shall be paid by the Grantors, together with interest and penalties, if any. The Grantors shall reimburse the Collateral Agent for any and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and internal charges (including reasonable and documented attorneys’, auditors’ and accountants’ fees and reasonable time charges of attorneys, paralegals, auditors and accountants who may be employees of the Collateral Agent) paid or incurred by the Collateral Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, collection and enforcement of this Security Agreement and in the audit, analysis, administration, collection, preservation or sale of the Collateral (including the expenses and charges associated with any periodic or special audit of the Collateral). Any and all costs and expenses incurred by the Grantors in the performance of actions required pursuant to the terms hereof shall be borne solely by the Grantors.

8.13.     Headings . The title of and section headings in this Security Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and shall not govern the interpretation of any of the terms and provisions of this Security Agreement.

8.14.     Termination .

(a) This Security Agreement shall continue in effect until the Liens under this Security Agreement shall have been released in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

(b) The security interest granted in any Collateral shall be automatically released to the extent such release is required pursuant to Section 5.1 of the First/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

8.15.     Entire Agreement . This Security Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the Grantors and the Collateral Agent relating to the Collateral and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings among the Grantors and the Collateral Agent relating to the Collateral.

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8.16.1 THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

8.16.2 Each Grantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Security Agreement or any other Collateral Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each Grantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each Grantor agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Security Agreement or any other Collateral Document shall affect any right that the Collateral Agent or any Holder may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Security Agreement or any other Collateral Document against any Grantor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

8.16.3 Each Grantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Security Agreement or any other Collateral Document in any court referred to in Section  8.16.2 . Each Grantor hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

8.16.4 Each Grantor hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers the service of process agent, with offices on the date hereof at 28 Liberty Street New York, NY 10005, as its designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf, and in respect of its property, service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents which may be served in any such action or proceeding. If for any reason such designee, appointee and agent shall cease to be available to act as such, the Company agrees to designate a new designee, appointee and agent in New York City on the terms and for the purposes of this provision reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent under this Security Agreement. Each Grantor irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all claim of error by reason of any such service in such manner and agrees that such service shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such Grantor in any such suit, action or proceeding and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be taken and held to be valid and personal service upon and personal delivery to such Grantor. Nothing herein will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

8.16.5 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH GRANTOR HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER COLLATERAL DOCUMENT (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH GRANTOR (A)  CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER GRANTOR HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER GRANTOR WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B)  ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER

 

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GRANTORS HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

8.17.     Indemnity . Each Grantor hereby agrees, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, to indemnify the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties (collectively, the “ Indemnified Persons ”), and their respective successors, assigns, agents and employees, from and against any and all liabilities, damages, penalties, suits, costs, and expenses of any kind and nature (including, without limitation, all expenses of litigation or preparation therefor whether or not the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party is a party thereto) imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties, or their respective successors, assigns, agents and employees, in any way relating to or arising out of this Security Agreement or any other Collateral Document, or the manufacture, purchase, acceptance, rejection, ownership, delivery, lease, possession, use, operation, condition, sale, return or other disposition of any Collateral (including, without limitation, latent and other defects, whether or not discoverable by the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties or any Grantor, and any claim for patent, trademark or copyright infringement); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnified Person, be available to the extent that such liabilities, damages, penalties, suits, costs or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person.

8.18.     Subordination of Intercompany Indebtedness . Each Grantor agrees that any and all claims of such Grantor against any other Grantor (each an “ Obligor ”) with respect to any “Intercompany Indebtedness” (as hereinafter defined), any endorser, obligor or any other guarantor of all or any part of the Secured Obligations, or against any of its properties shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment, in full and in cash, of all Secured Obligations (other than Unliquidated Obligations), provided that, and not in contravention of the foregoing, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such Grantor may make loans to and receive payments in the ordinary course of business with respect to such Intercompany Indebtedness from each such Obligor to the extent not prohibited by the terms of this Security Agreement, the Indenture and the other Collateral Documents. Notwithstanding any right of any Grantor to ask, demand, sue for, take or receive any payment from any Obligor, all rights, liens and security interests of such Grantor, whether now or hereafter arising and howsoever existing, in any assets of any other Obligor shall be and are subordinated to the rights of the Secured Parties and the Collateral Agent in those assets. No Grantor shall have any right to possession of any such asset or to foreclose upon any such asset, whether by judicial action or otherwise, unless and until this Security Agreement has terminated in accordance with Section  8.14 . If all or any part of the assets of any Obligor, or the proceeds thereof, are subject to any distribution, division or application to the creditors of such Obligor, whether partial or complete, voluntary or involuntary, and whether by reason of liquidation, bankruptcy, arrangement, receivership, assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other action or proceeding, or if the business of any such Obligor is dissolved or if substantially all of the assets of any such Obligor are sold, then, and in any such event (such events being herein referred to as an “ Insolvency Event ”), any payment or distribution of any kind or character, either in cash, securities or other property, which shall be payable or deliverable upon or with respect to any indebtedness of any Obligor to any Grantor (“ Intercompany Indebtedness ”) shall be paid or delivered directly to the Collateral Agent (or, subject to the Intercreditor Agreements, to the Administrative Agent or such other Person to whom delivery is required thereunder) for application on any of the Secured Obligations, due or to become due, in accordance with Article VII , until such Secured Obligations (other than Unliquidated Obligations) shall have first been fully paid and satisfied (in cash). Should any payment, distribution, security or instrument or proceeds thereof be received by the applicable Grantor upon or with respect to the Intercompany Indebtedness after any Insolvency Event and prior to the termination of this Security Agreement in accordance with Section  8.14 , such Grantor shall receive and hold the same in trust, as trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall forthwith deliver the same to the Collateral Agent (or, subject to the

 

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Intercreditor Agreements, to the Administrative Agent or such other Person to whom delivery is required thereunder), for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in precisely the form received (except for the endorsement or assignment of the Grantor where necessary), for application to any of the Secured Obligations, due or not due, in accordance with Article VII , and, until so delivered, the same shall be held in trust by the Grantor as the property of the Secured Parties. If any such Grantor fails to make any such required endorsement or assignment to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent or any of its officers or employees is irrevocably authorized to make the same. Each Grantor agrees that until the termination of this Security Agreement in accordance with Section  8.14 , no Grantor will assign or transfer to any Person (other than the Collateral Agent or the Company or another Grantor) any claim any such Grantor has or may have against any Obligor.

8.19.     Severability . Any provision in this Security Agreement that is held to be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid without affecting the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or the operation, enforceability, or validity of that provision in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of this Security Agreement are declared to be severable.

8.20.     Counterparts . This Security Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Security Agreement by telecopy, e-mailed .pdf or any other electronic means (including .pdf file, .jpeg file or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, including Orbit, Adobe Sign, DocuSign, or any other similar platform identified by the Company and reasonably available at no undue burden or expense to the Collateral Agent) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Security Agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Security Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. The Collateral Agent shall have no duty to inquire into or investigate the authenticity or authorization of any such electronic signature and shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any such electronic signature without any liability with respect thereto.

8.21.     Intercreditor Agreements; Second Priority Nature of Liens . Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, the terms of this Agreement, the Liens created hereby and the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent hereunder are subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreements, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements shall govern.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the liens and security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement are expressly subject and subordinate to the liens and security interests granted in favor of the First Lien Claimholders (as defined in the First/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement), including liens and security interests granted to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as collateral agent, pursuant to or in connection with the Senior Credit Facilities, and (ii) the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent or any other secured party hereunder is subject to the limitations and provisions of the First/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any other applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, prior to the Discharge of First Lien Obligations (as defined in the First/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement), the requirements of this Agreement to deliver Pledged Collateral (as defined in the First/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement) and any certificates, instruments or documents in relation thereto to the Collateral Agent shall be deemed satisfied by delivery of such Pledged Collateral and such certificates, instruments or documents in relation thereto to the First Lien Collateral Agent (as defined in the First/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement) as bailee for the Collateral Agent as provided in the First/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

ARTICLE IX

NOTICES

9.1.     Sending Notices . Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Security Agreement shall be sent (and deemed received) in the manner and to the addresses set forth in Section 13.01 of the Indenture. Any notice delivered to the Company shall be deemed to have been delivered to all of the Grantors.

9.2.     Change in Address for Notices . Each of the Grantors, the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties may change the address for service of notice upon it by a notice in writing to the other parties in accordance with Section 13.01 of the Indenture.

ARTICLE X

THE COLLATERAL AGENT

U.S. Bank National Association has been appointed Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties hereunder pursuant to Section 11.11 of the Indenture. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties to this Security Agreement that any authority conferred upon the Collateral Agent hereunder is subject to the terms of the delegation of authority made by the Secured Parties to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Indenture, that the Collateral Agent has agreed to act (and any successor Collateral Agent shall act) as such hereunder only on the express conditions contained in such Section 11.11, and that in its performance hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall be afforded all rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits afforded to it in the Indenture. Any successor Collateral Agent appointed pursuant to Section 11.11 of the Indenture shall be entitled to all the rights, interests and benefits of the Collateral Agent hereunder.    

ARTICLE XI

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE XII

SWISS PROVISIONS

Definitions. For purposes of this Article XII, the term “ Swiss Federal Withholding Tax ” ( Verrechnungssteuer ) means any Taxes levied pursuant to Swiss Federal Act on Withholding Tax ( Bundesgesetz über die Verrechnungssteuer vbm 13. Oktober 1965, SR 642.21 ), as amended from time to time.

 

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Limitations for Cimpress Schweiz GmbH.

12.1.1 If and to the extent that the fulfillment of any guarantee, obligation, liability, indemnity or undertaking (“ Obligation ”) of or the realization of any security over any asset (“ Charge ”) granted by Cimpress Schweiz GmbH (the “ Swiss Grantor ”) under this Agreement would, at the time payment is due or the Charge is realized, under Swiss law and practice (inter alia, prohibiting capital repayments or restricting profit distributions) not be permitted, in particular in relation to any guarantee, obligation, undertaking, indemnity or liability of any Grantor (other than the Swiss Grantor or any of its subsidiaries) (“ Up - and Cross -stream Obligation ”), then such Obligations, payment amounts and the use of proceeds from the realization of such Charge shall from time to time be limited to the amount permitted to be paid under Swiss law and practice then in force (“ Limitation ”).

12.1.2 If an Up- and Cross-stream Obligation is subject to the Limitation, the Limitation shall not (generally or definitively) release the Swiss Grantor from the fulfillment of any Obligation or the application of proceeds from the realization of a Charge beyond the Limitation, but merely postpone the fulfillment of such Obligation or the application of proceeds from the realization of a Charge until such time as it is again permitted notwithstanding the Limitation. The Swiss Grantor shall take any action and pass any resolution (including, but not limited to, arranging for an interim audited balance sheet and holding a shareholders meeting) to enable the fulfillment of such Obligation or the application of proceeds from the realization of a Charge as soon as possible and in an amount as large as possible.

12.1.3 To the extent that the fulfilment of an Obligation or the application of proceeds from the realization of a Charge in relation to an Up- and Cross-stream Obligation are subject to Swiss Federal Withholding Tax, the Swiss Grantor:

 

  (i)

shall:

 

  (a)

use its best endeavours to procure that the fulfillment of an Obligation or the application of proceeds from the realization of a Charge can be made without deduction of Swiss Federal Withholding Tax by discharging the liability of such tax by notification pursuant to applicable law rather than payment of the tax;

 

  (b)

if the notification procedure pursuant to sub-paragraph (a) above does not apply (or does only apply partially), deduct the Swiss Federal Withholding Tax at such rate (i) as in force from time to time or (ii) as provided by any applicable double tax treaties from the respective amount of any fulfillment of an Obligation or any application of proceeds from the realization of a Charge and promptly pay any such Swiss Federal Withholding Tax deducted to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration, and

 

  (c)

notify the Collateral Agent that such notification or, as the case may be, deduction has been made, and provide the Collateral Agent with evidence

 

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  that such a notification of the Swiss Federal Tax Administration has been made or, as the case may be, such Swiss Federal Withholding Tax deducted has been paid to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration, and

 

  (ii)

shall use its best endeavours to procure that any person who is entitled to a full or partial refund of the Swiss Federal Withholding Tax deducted from the respective amount of a fulfillment of an Obligation or from the application of proceeds from the realization of a Charge will promptly after such deduction:

 

  (d)

request a refund of the Swiss Federal Withholding Tax under applicable law (domestic law and applicable double tax treaties), and

 

  (e)

pay to the Collateral Agent upon receipt any amount so refunded to cover any outstanding part of any Obligation;

 

  (iii)

notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, shall not be required to gross up, indemnify or hold harmless any Secured Parties for the deduction of Swiss Federal Withholding Tax, provided that this should not in any way limit any obligations of any other Grantor under this Agreement to indemnify the Secured Parties in respect of the deduction of the Swiss Federal Withholding Tax.

12.1.4 If the fulfillment of an Obligation or the application of proceeds from the realization of a Charge in relation to Up- and Cross-stream Obligations would be subject to the Limitation, then the Swiss Grantor shall, upon request of the Collateral Agent, to the extent permitted by applicable law revalue upward or realize any of its assets that are shown in its balance sheet with a book value that is significantly lower than the market value of such assets (or capitalize assets that are not shown in its balance sheet), in case of realization, however, only if such assets are not necessary for the Swiss Grantor’s business (nicht betriebsnotwendig ) and do not have any negative tax consequences for the Swiss Grantor.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Grantors and the Collateral Agent have executed this Security Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

CIMPRESS USA INCORPORATED,

as an Initial Grantor

By:                                                               
Name:
Title:

 

Signature Page to Pledge and Security Agreement


WEBS, INC.,

as an Initial Grantor

By:                                                               
Name:
Title:

 

Signature Page to Pledge and Security Agreement


CIMPRESS USA MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED,

as an Initial Grantor

By:                                                               
Name:
Title:

 

Signature Page to Pledge and Security Agreement


NATIONAL PEN CO. LLC,

as an Initial Grantor

By:                                                               
Name:
Title:

 

Signature Page to Pledge and Security Agreement


NATIONAL PEN TENNESSEE LLC,

as an Initial Grantor

By:                                                               
Name:
Title:

 

Signature Page to Pledge and Security Agreement


NP CORPORATE SERVICES LLC,

as an Initial Grantor

By:                                                               
Name:
Title:

 

Signature Page to Pledge and Security Agreement


BUILD A SIGN, LLC,

as an Initial Grantor

By:                                                               
Name:
Title:

 

Signature Page to Pledge and Security Agreement


VISTAPRINT CORPORATE SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED,

as an Initial Grantor

By:                                                               
Name:
Title:

 

Signature Page to Pledge and Security Agreement


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Collateral Agent
By:                                                              
Name:
Title:

 

Signature Page to Pledge and Security Agreement


EXHIBIT “A”

(See Sections 3.3 , 3.4 , 3.5 and 4.1.7 of Security Agreement)

Prior names, jurisdiction of formation, place of business (if Grantor has only one place of business), chief executive office (if Grantor has more than one place of business), mergers and mailing address:

 

                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
Attention:                                              

Locations of Real Property, Inventory, Equipment and Fixtures:

 

  A.

Owned Locations of Inventory, Equipment and Fixtures of the Grantors :

 

  B.

Leased Locations of Inventory, Equipment and Fixtures of the Grantors (Include Landlord’s Name):

 

  C.

Public Warehouses or other Locations pursuant to Bailment or Consignment Arrangements (include name of warehouse operator or other bailee or consignee of Inventory and Equipment of the Grantors):

 

 

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EXHIBIT “B”

(See Sections 3.8 and 3.12 of Security Agreement)

A. [Reserved]

B. Aircraft/engines, ships, vessels, railcars, other vehicles and similar equipment governed by federal statute:

 

Description    Registration Number

C. Patents, copyrights and trademarks protected under federal law*:

 

 

*

For (i) trademarks, show the trademark itself, the registration date and the registration number; (ii) trademark applications, show the trademark applied for, the application filing date and the serial number of the application; (iii) patents, show the patent number, issue date and a brief description of the subject matter of the patent; and (iv) patent applications, show the serial number of the application, the application filing date and a brief description of the subject matter of the patent applied for. Any licensing agreements for patents or trademarks should be described on a separate schedule.

 

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EXHIBIT “C”

(See Section 3.8 of Security Agreement)

Legal description, county and street address of property on which

Fixtures are located:

 

    Name and Address of Record Owner:

                                                             

                                                             

                                                             

                                                             

 

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EXHIBIT “D”

List of Pledged Securities

(See Section 3.11 of Security Agreement)

 

A. STOCKS:
Issuer    Certificate Number                     Number of Shares
B. BONDS:
Issuer    Number    Face Amount                     Coupon Rate    Maturity
C. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES:
Issuer    Number    Type    Face Amount    Coupon Rate    Maturity
D. OTHER SECURITIES OR OTHER INVESTMENT PROPERTY
(CERTIFICATED AND UNCERTIFICATED):
Issuer    Description of Collateral                                                                  Percentage Ownership Interest

 

 

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EXHIBIT “E”

(See Section 3.1 of Security Agreement)

OFFICES IN WHICH FINANCING STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN FILED

Secretary of State of Delaware

 

5


EXHIBIT “F”

(See Definition of “Commercial Tort Claims”)

COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS

[Describe parties, case number (if applicable), nature of dispute]

 

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EXHIBIT “G”

(See Section 3.10 of Security Agreement)

FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER;

STATE ORGANIZATION NUMBER; JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION

 

GRANTOR

 

  

Federal Employer

Identification

Number

 

  

Type of

Organization

 

  

State of
Organization or
Incorporation

 

  

State
Organization
Number

 

Cimpress USA Incorporated         Corporation    Delaware     
Webs, Inc.         Corporation    Delaware     
Cimpress USA Manufacturing Incorporated         Corporation    Delaware     
National Pen Co. LLC        

Limited Liability

Company

   Delaware     
National Pen Tennessee LLC        

Limited Liability

Company

   Delaware     
NP Corporate Services LLC        

Limited Liability

Company

   Delaware     
Build A Sign, LLC         Corporation    Delaware     
Vistaprint Corporate Solutions Incorporated         Corporation    Delaware     
Vistaprint Limited              Bermuda     
Vistaprint B.V.              The Netherlands     
Cimpress Schweiz GmbH              Switzerland     

 

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EXHIBIT “H”

(See Section 3.13 of Security Agreement)

DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS

 

 

Name of Grantor

 

  

 

Name of Institution

 

  

 

Account Number

 

           
           
           
           
           

SECURITIES ACCOUNTS

 

 

Name of Grantor

 

  

 

Name of Institution

 

  

 

Account Number

 

           
           
           
           
           

 

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EXHIBIT “I”

(See Section 4.4 of Security Agreement)

AMENDMENT

This Amendment, dated                              , 20      is delivered pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Security Agreement referred to below. All defined terms herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto or incorporated by reference in the Security Agreement. The undersigned hereby certifies that the representations and warranties in Article III of the Security Agreement are and continue to be true and correct. The undersigned further agrees that this Amendment may be attached to that certain and Security Agreement, dated [    ], 2020, between the undersigned, as a Grantor, the other Grantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as the Collateral Agent, (the “ Security Agreement ”) and that the Collateral listed on Schedule I to this Amendment shall be and become a part of the Collateral referred to in said Security Agreement and shall secure all Secured Obligations referred to in said Security Agreement.

 

By:                                                          

Name:

Title:

 

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SCHEDULE I TO AMENDMENT

STOCKS

 

Name of Grantor    Issuer    Certificate Number(s)    Number of Shares    Class of Stock    Percentage of Outstanding Shares
                          
                          

BONDS

 

Name of Grantor    Issuer    Number    Face Amount    Coupon Rate    Maturity
                          
                          

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

 

Name of Grantor    Issuer    Number    Type    Face Amount    Coupon Rate    Maturity
                               
                               

OTHER SECURITIES OR OTHER INVESTMENT PROPERTY

(CERTIFICATED AND UNCERTIFICATED)

 

Name of Grantor    Issuer    Description of Collateral    Percentage Ownership Interest
                
                

[Add description of custody accounts or arrangements with securities intermediary, if applicable]

 

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ANNEX I

to

PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

Reference is hereby made to the Pledge and Security Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Agreement ”), dated as of [    ], 2020, made by each of the undersigned Subsidiaries of Cimpress plc, a public company with limited liability incorporated in Ireland (a member state of the European Union) (the “ Company ”) listed on the signature pages thereto (the “ Initial Grantors ,” and together with any additional Subsidiaries of the Company, including the undersigned, which become parties thereto by executing a Supplement in substantially the form hereof, the “ Grantors ”), in favor of the Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

By its execution below, the undersigned, [NAME OF NEW GRANTOR], a [                      ] [corporation/limited liability company/limited partnership] (the “ New Grantor ”) agrees to become, and does hereby become, a Grantor under the Agreement and agrees to be bound by the Agreement as if originally a party thereto. The New Grantor hereby collaterally assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the New Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Secured Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, the grant of a security interest herein shall not be deemed to be an assignment of intellectual property rights owned by the New Grantor.

By its execution below, the undersigned represents and warrants as to itself that all of the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement are true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof. The New Grantor represents and warrants that the supplements to the Exhibits to the Agreement attached hereto are true and correct in all respects and that such supplements set forth all information required to be scheduled under the Agreement with respect to the New Grantor. The New Grantor shall take all steps necessary and required under the Agreement to perfect, in favor of the Collateral Agent, a second priority security interest in and lien against the New Grantor’s Collateral.

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Grantor has executed and delivered this Security Agreement Supplement as of this                      day of                          , 20      .

 

[NAME OF NEW GRANTOR]
By:                                                                         
Title:                                                                      

 

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EXHIBIT D

Form of Joinder Agreement

THIS JOINDER (this “ Joinder Agreement ”) to the Note and Warrant Agreement dated as of April 28, 2020 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among Cimpress plc, an Irish public limited company incorporated in Ireland (the “ Company ”), and the entity whose name is set forth on the Schedule of Purchasers attached thereto as Schedule 1 (the “ Purchaser ”), is made and entered into as of [ date ], by and between the Company, [ name of transferee ] (the “ Assuming Purchaser ”) and the [ name of transferor ] (the “Assigning Purchaser”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Assuming Purchaser has acquired [(i) aggregate principal amount of $[ amount ] of the Notes and (ii) Warrants to purchase [ number ] of ordinary shares of the Company] (the “ Assumed Securities ”) from Assigning Purchaser in accordance with the Purchase Agreement and terms of the Indenture and the Notes and the Warrants, respectively;

WHEREAS, this Joinder Agreement has been entered into to record and effect the admission of the Assuming Purchaser as a “Purchaser” for the purpose of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Assumed Securities; and

WHEREAS, upon the Assuming Purchaser signing this Joinder Agreement, the Purchase Agreement will be deemed to be amended to include the Assuming Purchaser as a Purchaser with respect to the Assumed Securities.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby the parties to this Joinder Agreement hereby agree as follows:

1. Party to the Purchase Agreement . The Assuming Purchaser hereby agrees that upon execution of this Joinder Agreement, it shall become a party to the Purchase Agreement and shall be bound by, and subject to, covenants, obligations, agreements, representations, warranties and acknowledgments, and entitled to the benefits of, the Purchase Agreement as though an original party thereto and shall be deemed a Purchaser for all purposes thereof, in each case with respect to the Assumed Securities.

Each of the Assigning Purchaser and the Assuming Purchaser hereby (i) agrees that the Assuming Purchaser is an Affiliate of the Assigning Purchaser and (ii) agrees that the transfer of the Assumed Securities constitute a Transfer permitted under Section 5.2(a)(ii)(x) and agrees to the terms thereof.

2. Representations and Warranties of the Assuming Purchaser . The Assuming Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that it has all the requisite corporate or other organizational power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Joinder Agreement, that the execution, delivery and performance hereof and have been duly authorized by all proper and necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership action, as the case may be. This Joinder Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by


the Assuming Purchaser and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Assuming Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

3. Successors . Except as otherwise provided herein, this Joinder Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors.

4. Notices . For purposes of Section  10.4 ( Notice ) of the Purchase Agreement, all notices, requests and demands to the Assuming Purchaser shall be directed to the Purchaser as indicated therein.

5. Governing Law . The provisions of Section  10.5 ( Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction ), Section  10.6 ( Waiver of Jury Trial ) and Section  10.7 ( Execution in Counterparts ) of the Purchase Agreement are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full herein and shall apply to the terms and provisions of this Joinder Agreement and the parties hereto mutatis mutandis.

6. Amendments . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Joinder Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties thereto.

7. Headings . The descriptive headings of this Joinder Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Joinder Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Joinder Agreement to the Purchase Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

CIMPRESS PLC
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[ASSUMING PURCHASER]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Acknowledged and agreed:

 

[ASSIGNING PURCHASER]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
EX-99.1

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Cimpress Describes Actions Taken to Focus on Execution During and After the Pandemic

and Announces Preliminary Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results

Dundalk, Ireland, April  29, 2020 – Cimpress plc (Nasdaq: CMPR) today summarized multiple actions it has taken to position itself to continue to build Cimpress for the long term in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and announced preliminary financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 ended March 31, 2020.

Through the end of February, in line with our prior expectations, Cimpress’ quarter-to-date revenue, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted free cash flow all grew over the same quarter-to-date results in the prior year. However, the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting Cimpress’ small business customers around the world, which has led to materially reduced demand for our products starting in March 2020. Further information is provided in the preliminary financial results below, and comprehensive financial results will be provided in our scheduled earnings release on May 5, 2020.

Because the ultimate duration and scope of the pandemic cannot be known, Cimpress took the following measures during March and April 2020, each of which is also described further below:

 

   

Signed an amendment to our senior secured credit agreement to provide a temporary suspension of prior maintenance covenants and signed a purchase agreement to raise new capital to provide a partial pay down to senior secured credit facility lenders. We expect both transactions to close on or about May 1, 2020.

 

   

Enacted significant cost-reduction and cash-preservation measures.

 

   

Maintained operational continuity to the greatest extent feasible while prioritizing the health and safety of our team members.

 

   

Protected key investments in technology, data infrastructure and customer value improvements.

Temporary Maintenance Covenant Suspension and Capital Raise

On April 28, 2020, Cimpress signed an amendment to our senior secured credit agreement to suspend maintenance covenants, including the total and senior secured leverage covenants and interest coverage ratio covenant, until the publication of results for the quarter ending December 31, 2021, for which quarter the pre-amendment maintenance covenants will be reinstated. The covenant suspension period could end earlier, at the company’s election, if Cimpress has total leverage equal to or lower than 4.75x trailing-twelve-month EBITDA for two consecutive quarters. During the suspension period, Cimpress will have to comply with new maintenance covenants requiring minimum liquidity (defined in the credit agreement as cash plus unused revolver) of $50 million and EBITDA above zero in each of the quarters ending June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021. The amendment will increase pricing to LIBOR +3.25% during the covenant suspension period.


Related to the amendment, on April 28, 2020, Cimpress also signed a purchase agreement to raise $300 million from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (the “Apollo Funds”) via a private placement of securities. Cimpress intends to use the proceeds to pay down a portion of the term loan under its senior secured credit facility and to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the financing and the above-described amendment.

The investment, which will be made by funds in the Apollo hybrid value business, is structured as 5-year second lien notes with a 12% coupon, of which up to 50% can be paid-in-kind at Cimpress’ option. Cimpress may prepay these notes in whole or in part after the first anniversary with a 3% premium, after the second anniversary with a 1% premium, and after the third anniversary with no premium with proceeds from certain debt financings. The Apollo Funds will also receive 7-year warrants to purchase approximately 3.875% of Cimpress’ outstanding diluted ordinary shares. The warrants will have an exercise price of $60 per share, representing an approximately 17% premium to the 10-day VWAP as of April 28, 2020. If the Apollo Funds undertake a cashless exercise on their own or if Cimpress uses a mandatory exercise feature in the warrants, the maximum resulting net share issuance would be approximately 740,000 ordinary shares.

Subject to the satisfaction of various closing conditions, we expect to close and enter into the amendment and to close and issue the notes and warrants described above on or about May 1, 2020. Upon closing, the amendment to the senior secured credit agreement described above will reduce the credit facility from $1.5 billion to $1.0 billion, made up of an $850 million revolver and $150 million term loan. Despite reducing the size of the credit facility, on March 31, 2020, after adjusting for these transactions, Cimpress would have had approximately $437 million of liquidity that the company believes is sufficient even if current business conditions worsen.

J.P. Morgan served as placement agent to Cimpress in connection with the private placement.

Cost Reduction and Cash Preservation Measures

Starting in March 2020, Cimpress acted to significantly reduce costs and preserve cash. We reduced advertising, ceased temporary labor contracts, and furloughed or reduced work time for manufacturing and customer service team members, all in line with the abrupt pandemic-related decreases in revenue. In terms of fixed costs, Cimpress has implemented actions to reduce cash expenses by approximately $140 million on an annualized basis in comparison to pre-pandemic expectations. This included a substantial reduction in travel and training and external service engagements, the temporary elimination of our 401(k) match for employees in the United States, strict hiring limitations, the permanent elimination of certain roles, the exchange of a portion of many team members’ cash compensation for RSUs, and other measures.

Cimpress is working to make use of government support programs globally, as appropriate. In many locations in which we operate and employ many of our team members, including in Europe and Canada, there are specific COVID-19 payroll support programs to mitigate a substantial portion of employee costs. Additionally, in the U.S., we expect to receive a material cash benefit due to the changes in U.S. tax law made by the CARES Act, including the ability to carryback net operating losses to prior years.

Cimpress has also proactively partnered with suppliers and landlords to delay more than $20 million of payments previously due before June 2020. This is important, given our typical working capital trends, as we expect to experience cash outflows from working capital as revenue declines.

None of the actions taken to date has resulted in material restructuring charges.

Sean Quinn, executive vice president and CFO, noted, “we are amending our credit facility and raising capital and have reduced cost in order to create the financial flexibility to enable us to focus on execution, even if the pandemic’s negative effects on our revenues were to be substantially deeper and more prolonged than we currently anticipate.”

Maintaining Operational Continuity

In these extraordinary pandemic times, Cimpress’ first priority has been to safeguard the health and safety of its team members. All team members who have the ability to do so have been working from home and are doing so productively. In cases where it is not possible for team members to work from home, such as in manufacturing or some customer service roles, Cimpress businesses are ensuring compliance with relevant laws and health


guidelines and best practice, such as social distancing, temperature checks, mandatory face masks or face shields, and frequent deep cleaning of facilities.

Several Cimpress manufacturing and service locations have experienced temporary closures, but the vast majority of these operations have remained open or have reopened. Cimpress’ mass customization platform has been used in several circumstances to reroute customer orders to be produced by other facilities within the Cimpress network. Likewise, for several of our largest customer service facilities, work has been rerouted to other facilities as needed.

Continued Investments

Cimpress plans to continue investing in technology, quality and cost improvements, data and analytics, new products and selective recruitment of talented team members. Robert Keane, CEO, chairman and founder of Cimpress said, “we have positioned Cimpress to stay on offense during and after this pandemic by taking actions that allow us to continue to fund key projects that we believe will benefit our customers and long-term shareholders.”

Preliminary Third Quarter FY 2020 Financial Results

Cimpress’ results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 have not been finalized and remain subject to change; however, based on information available as of April 28, 2020, Cimpress’ preliminary third quarter results are as follows:

 

   

Total revenue of approximately $598 million, a 10% year-over-year decline. Consolidated revenue grew 2% year over year through February in reported currencies but declined 30% in the month of March. Demand worsened through the month of March, with consolidated bookings declining approximately 65% year over year in the last week of the month and first week of April. In the week ended Saturday April 25, the rate of year-over-year decline lessened to approximately 40% as our customer and product focus has evolved in reaction to the current situation. Underneath those consolidated numbers, the impact of the pandemic on revenue growth has differed significantly by business, country, product line and week.

 

   

An operating loss of approximately $88 million, inclusive of goodwill impairment charges of approximately $101 million due to the change in outlook in several businesses, including VIDA, which we divested subsequent to the end of March.

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $71 million, a year-over-year decline of 20%. This is a non-GAAP measure that excludes the following approximate items from the operating loss above: $101 million of goodwill impairment charges, $42 million of depreciation and amortization expense, $9 million of share-based compensation, $1 million of asset disposal losses, and $1 million of restructuring charges. Additionally, adjusted EBITDA includes approximately $5 million of realized gains for currency derivatives that are included below operating income in our income statement.

 

   

Total debt of approximately $1,672 million, a cash balance of $228 million, gross leverage of 3.42 times trailing-twelve-month EBITDA and net leverage of 2.96 times trailing-twelve-month EBITDA using definitions in our debt covenants.

On May 5, 2020, Cimpress expects to announce third quarter fiscal year 2020 financial results and discuss expectations for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020. Investors should no longer rely upon Cimpress’ prior forward-looking guidance regarding revenue growth and organic investment levels.

Concluding Remark

“Even though deep economic recessions are painful, they also create opportunities and accelerate competitive advantages for companies with strong business models that focus on execution, invest in key projects, and improve customer value. Our recent actions ensure that Cimpress remains financially robust during these uncertain times so that we can do exactly that,” Keane concluded.

About Cimpress

Cimpress plc (Nasdaq: CMPR) invests in and builds customer-focused, entrepreneurial, mass customization businesses for the long term. Mass customization is a competitive strategy which seeks to produce goods and services to meet individual customer needs with near mass production efficiency. Cimpress businesses include


BuildASign, Drukwerkdeal, Exaprint, National Pen, Pixartprinting, Printi, Vistaprint and WIRmachenDRUCK. To learn more, visit http://www.cimpress.com .

Cimpress and the Cimpress logo are trademarks of Cimpress plc or its subsidiaries. All other brand and product names appearing on this announcement may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

The securities of Cimpress to be sold in the potential transactions described above have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of Cimpress, nor will there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.

This press release contains statements about our future expectations, plans, and prospects of our business that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including the anticipated closing of the transactions described in this press release, Cimpress’ liquidity and future cash flows, potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the expected effects of the actions we are taking. Forward-looking projections and expectations are inherently uncertain, are based on assumptions and judgments by management, and may turn out to be wrong. If the closing conditions to the transactions described in this press release are not satisfied, then one or both transactions may be delayed or may not close at all. Our actual results may differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements in this document as a result of various important factors, including but not limited to flaws in the assumptions and judgments upon which our forecasts and estimates are based; the development, duration, and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic; our failure to anticipate and react to the effects of the pandemic on our customers, supply chain, markets, team members, and business; our inability to take the actions that we plan to take or the failure of those actions to achieve the results we expect; loss or unavailability of key personnel; general economic conditions; and other factors described in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 and the other documents we periodically file with the U.S. SEC. In addition, the statements and projections in this press release represent our expectations and beliefs as of the date of this document, and subsequent events and developments may cause these expectations, beliefs, and projections to change. We specifically disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the date of this document.