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Execution Copy
DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED,
THE SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS,
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LOAN AGREEMENT
dated as of December 1, 1999
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BANK ONE, MICHIGAN, as Agent
and
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO
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BANC ONE CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.,
as Arranger
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS ........................................................
1.1. Defined Terms ................................................
ARTICLE II- THE CREDITS ........................................................
2.1. The Commitments ..............................................
2.2. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt .........................
2.3. Procedures for Borrowing .....................................
2.4. Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments .....
2.5. Facility and Agent Fees ......................................
2.6. Optional and Mandatory Principal Payments on All Loans
2.7. Conversion and Continuation of Outstanding Advances ..........
2.8. Interest Rates, Interest Payment Dates;
Interest and Fee Basis .......................................
2.9. Rates Applicable After Default ...............................
2.10. Pro Rata Payment, Method of Payment ..........................
2.11. Telephonic Notices ...........................................
2.12. Notification of Advances, Interest Rates, Prepayments and
Commitment Reductions ........................................
2.13. Lending Installations ........................................
2.14. Non-Receipt of Funds by the Agent ............................
2.15. Facility Letters of Credit ...................................
2.16. Swing Loans ..................................................
2.17. Application of Payments with Respect to Defaulting Lenders ...
2.18 Guarantees ...................................................
ARTICLE III - CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES, TAXES ...................................
3.1. Yield Protection .............................................
3.2. Changes in Capital Adequacy Regulations ......................
3.3. Availability of Types of Advances ............................
3.4. Funding Indemnification ......................................
3.5. Lender Statements; Survival of Indemnity .....................
3.6. Taxes ........................................................
3.7. Substitution of Lender .......................................
ARTICLE IV - CONDITIONS PRECEDENT ..............................................
4.1. Closing Conditions ...........................................
4.2. Each Advance .................................................
ARTICLE V - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES .....................................
5.1. Corporate Existence and Standing .............................
5.2. Authorization and Validity ...................................
5.3. No Conflict; Government Consent ..............................
5.4. Financial Statements .........................................
5.5. Material Adverse Change ......................................
5.6. Taxes ........................................................
5.7. Litigation and Contingent Obligations ........................
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5.8. Subsidiaries .................................................
5.9. ERISA ........................................................
5.10. Accuracy of Information ......................................
5.11. Regulations T, U and X .......................................
5.12. Material Agreements ..........................................
5.13. Compliance With Laws .........................................
5.14. Plan Assets; Prohibited Transactions .........................
5.15. Environmental Matters ........................................
5.16. Investment Company Act .......................................
5.17. Public Utility Holding Company Act ...........................
5.18. Subsidiary Borrowers .........................................
5.19. Insurance ....................................................
5.20. Ownership of Properties ......................................
5.21 Labor Controversies ..........................................
5.22 Burdensome Obligations .......................................
5.23 Year 2000 ....................................................
ARTICLE VI- COVENANTS ..........................................................
6.1. Financial Reporting ..........................................
6.2. Use of Proceeds ..............................................
6.3. Notice of Default ............................................
6.4. Properties; Conduct of Business ..............................
6.5. Taxes ........................................................
6.6. Insurance ....................................................
6.7. Compliance with Laws .........................................
6.8. Inspection ...................................................
6.9. Merger .......................................................
6.10. Sale of Assets ...............................................
6.11. Investments ..................................................
6.12. Liens ........................................................
6.13. Year 2000 ....................................................
6.14. Affiliates ...................................................
6.15. Indebtedness .................................................
6.16. Limitation on Restrictions On Subsidiary Distributions .......
6.17. Financial Contracts ..........................................
6.18. Total Debt to Capitalization Ratio ...........................
6.19. Interest Coverage Ratio ......................................
ARTICLE VII- DEFAULTS ..........................................................
ARTICLE VIII- ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES ...................
8.1. Acceleration .................................................
8.2. Amendments ...................................................
8.3. Preservation of Rights .......................................
ARTICLE IX - GUARANTEE .........................................................
9.1. Guarantee ....................................................
9.2. No Subrogation ...............................................
9.3. Amendments, etc. with respect to the Obligations;
Waiver of Rights .............................................
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9.4. Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional .........................
9.5. Reinstatement ................................................
9.6. Payments .....................................................
ARTICLE X - GENERAL PROVISIONS .................................................
10.1. Survival of Representations ..................................
10.2. Governmental Regulation ......................................
10.3. Taxes ........................................................
10.4. Headings .....................................................
10.5. Entire Agreement .............................................
10.6. Several Obligations; Benefits of this Agreement ..............
10.7. Expenses; Indemnification ....................................
10.8. Numbers of Documents .........................................
10.9. Accounting ...................................................
10.10. Severability of Provisions ...................................
10.11. Nonliability of Lenders ......................................
10.12. Confidentiality ..............................................
10.13. Nonreliance ..................................................
ARTICLE XI- THE AGENT; ETC. ....................................................
11.1. Appointment; Nature of Relationship ..........................
11.2. Powers .......................................................
11.3. General Immunity .............................................
11.4. No Responsibility for Loans, Recitals, etc. ..................
11.5. Action on Instructions of Lenders ............................
11.6. Employment of Agents and Counsel .............................
11.7. Reliance on Documents; Counsel ...............................
11.8. Agent's Reimbursement and Indemnification ....................
11.9. Notice of Default ............................................
11.10. Rights as a Lender ...........................................
11.11. Lender Credit Decision .......................................
11.12. Successor Agents .............................................
11.13 Right to Indemnity ...........................................
11.14 Delegation to Affiliates .....................................
ARTICLE XII- SETOFF; ADJUSTMENTS AMONG LENDERS .................................
12.1. Setoff .......................................................
12.2. Ratable Payments .............................................
ARTICLE XIII - BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS ...............
13.1. Successors and Assigns .......................................
13.2. Participations ...............................................
13.2.1 Permitted Participants; Effect ......................
13.2.2. Voting Rights .......................................
13.2.3. Benefit of Setoff ...................................
13.3. Assignments ..................................................
13.3.1. Permitted Assignments ...............................
13.3.2. Effect; Effective Date ..............................
13.4. Dissemination of Information .................................
13.5. Tax Treatment ................................................
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ARTICLE XIV - NOTICES ..........................................................
14.1. Notices ......................................................
14.2. Change of Address ............................................
ARTICLE XV - COUNTERPARTS ......................................................
ARTICLE XVI- CHOICE OF LAW, CONSENT TO JURISDICTION, WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL, JUDGMENT CURRENCY ..................................
16.1. Choice of Law ................................................
16.2. Waiver of Jury Trial .........................................
16.3. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers ..........................
16.4. Acknowledgments ..............................................
16.5. Power of Attorney ............................................
16.6. Judgment .....................................................
EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT A - PRICING SCHEDULE
EXHIBIT B - DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARY BORROWER OPINION OF COUNSEL
EXHIBIT C - FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY BORROWER OPINION OF COUNSEL
EXHIBIT D - GUARANTY
EXHIBIT E - JOINDER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT F-1 - REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE
EXHIBIT F-2 - TERM LOAN NOTE
EXHIBIT G - OPINION OF COUNSEL
EXHIBIT H - WRITTEN TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS
EXHIBIT I - COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT J - ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
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SCHEDULES
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SCHEDULE 1.1(a) - COMMITMENTS
SCHEDULE 1.1(b) - SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS
SCHEDULE 5.7 - LITIGATION
SCHEDULE 5.8 - SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE 6.12 - LIENS
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THIS LOAN AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of December 1, 1999,
among DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED, an Ohio corporation (the "COMPANY"), the SUBSIDIARY
BORROWERS (as hereinafter defined) from time to time parties hereto (together
with the Company, the "BORROWERS"), the lenders from time to time parties hereto
(the "LENDERS"), and BANK ONE, MICHIGAN, a Michigan banking corporation, as
Agent.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFiNITIONS
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1.1 DEFINED TERMS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
"ACQUISITION" means any transaction, or any series of related
transactions, consummated on or after the date of this Agreement, by which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) acquires any going business or all or
substantially all of the assets of any Person or division thereof, whether
through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (ii) directly or indirectly
acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of
transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the Voting Stock of
any Person.
"ADVANCE" means a borrowing hereunder (or conversion or continuation
thereof) consisting of the aggregate amount of the several Loans or Facility
Letters of Credit of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, in
the same Agreed Currency and for the same Interest Period, and further, in the
case of Eurodollar Loans, for the same Interest Period, made by the Lenders on
the same Borrowing Date (or converted or continued by the Lenders on the same
date of conversion or continuation).
"AFFILIATE" of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. A Person
shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person owns 10% or
more of any class of Voting Stock of the controlled Person or possesses,
directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of the controlled Person, whether through ownership of
Capital Stock, by contract or otherwise.
"AGENT" means Bank One in its capacity as contractual representative of
the Lenders pursuant to Article XI, and not in its individual capacity as a
Lender, and any successor Agent appointed pursuant to Article XI.
"AGGREGATE COMMITMENTS" means the aggregate amount, stated in U.S.
Dollars, of the Commitments of all Lenders.
"AGGREGATE EURO REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENTS" means the aggregate
amount, stated in Euro, of the Euro Revolving Credit Commitments of all of the
Euro Revolving Credit Lenders.
"AGGREGATE EURO REVOLVING CREDIT OUTSTANDINGS" means as at any date of
determination with respect to any Euro Revolving Credit Lender, the sum of the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Lender's Euro Revolving Credit Loans
on such date and the amount of such Lender's Pro Rata Share of
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the Euro Facility Letter of Credit Obligations and Swing Loans to the Foreign
Subsidiary Borrowers on such date, both stated in Euro based on the Euro
Equivalent Amount.
"AGGREGATE REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENTS" means, on any date of
determination, the U.S. Dollar Equivalent on such date of the aggregate amount
of the Revolving Credit Commitments of all of the Revolving Credit Lenders.
"AGGREGATE EURO TERM LOAN COMMITMENTS" means the aggregate amount,
stated in Euros, of Euro Term Loan Commitments of all the Euro Term Loan
Lenders, as reduced from time to time pursuant to principal payments on the Euro
Term Loans.
"AGGREGATE EURO TERM LOAN OUTSTANDINGS" means as at any date of
determination with respect to any Lender, the sum of the aggregate unpaid
principal amount, stated in Euros based on the Euro Equivalent Amount, of such
Lender's portion of the Euro Term Loans on such date.
"AGGREGATE REVOLVING CREDIT OUTSTANDINGS" means as at any date of
determination with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender, the sum of the U. S.
Dollar Equivalent on such date of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such
Lender's Revolving Credit Loans on such date and the U. S. Dollar Equivalent on
such date of the amount of such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the Facility Letter
of Credit Obligations and Swing Loans on such date.
"AGGREGATE TERM LOAN COMMITMENTS" means the aggregate amount, stated in
U.S. Dollars, of Term Loan Commitments of all the Term Loan Lenders, as reduced
from time to time pursuant to principal payments on the Term Loans.
"AGGREGATE TERM LOAN OUTSTANDINGS" means as at any date of
determination with respect to any Lender, the sum of the aggregate unpaid
principal amount, stated in U.S. Dollars, of such Lender's portion of the Term
Loans on such date.
"AGGREGATE TOTAL OUTSTANDINGS" means as at any date of determination
with respect to any Lender, the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of an amount equal to (a)
the Aggregate Revolving Credit Outstandings of such Lender on such date or (b)
the Aggregate Term Loan Outstandings of such Lender on such date, as the case
may be.
"AGGREGATE U.S. REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENTS" means the aggregate
amount in U.S. Dollars of the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments of all of the
Revolving Credit Lenders.
"AGGREGATE U.S. REVOLVING CREDIT OUTSTANDINGS" means as at any date of
determination with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender, the sum of the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Lender's U.S. Revolving Credit Loans
on such date and the amount of such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the U.S. Facility
Letter of Credit Obligations and Swing Loans to the Company on such date, both
stated in U.S. Dollars.
"AGGREGATE U.S. TERM LOAN COMMITMENTS" means the aggregate amount,
stated in U.S. Dollars, of U.S. Term Loan Commitments of all the U.S. Term Loan
Lenders, as reduced from time to time pursuant to principal payments on the U.S.
Term Loans.
"AGGREGATE U.S. TERM LOAN OUTSTANDINGS" means as at any date of
determination with respect to any Lender, the sum of the aggregate unpaid
principal amount, stated in U.S. Dollars, of such Lender's portion of the U.S.
Term Loans on such date.
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"AGREED CURRENCIES" means (i) Dollars, (ii) so long as it remains an
Eligible Currency, the Euro, and (iii) any other Eligible Currency which the
Borrowers request the Agent to include as an Agreed Currency hereunder and which
is acceptable to all of the Euro Lenders and the Agent.
"AGREEMENT" means this loan agreement, as it may be amended or modified
and in effect from time to time.
"AGREEMENT ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES" means generally accepted accounting
principles as in effect on the Effective Date in the United States, applied in a
manner consistent with the audited consolidated financial statements of the
Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1998;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, if generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States of America shall require the Company to adopt other principles,
then the financial statements required to be delivered hereunder may be prepared
on the basis of such other principles but when delivered shall also be
accompanied by a reconciliation, reasonably satisfactory in scope and detail to
the Agent, to permit the review of such financial statements as if they were
prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.
"AGREEMENT CURRENCY" is defined in Section 16.6.
"ALTERNATE BASE RATE" means, for any day, a rate of interest per annum
equal to the higher of (a) the Prime Rate for such day or (b) the sum of the
Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day plus 1/2% per annum.
"APPLICABLE MARGIN" means the amounts set forth in the Pricing Schedule
on Exhibit A hereto.
"ARRANGER" means Banc One Capital Markets, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its successors.
"ARTICLE" means an article of this Agreement unless another document is
specifically referenced.
"ASSIGNMENT" is defined in Section 13.3.1.
"AUTHORIZED OFFICER" means, with respect to any Borrower, any of the
president, the chief executive officer, any Designated Financial Officer or the
secretary of the Company or any other Person designated by any of the foregoing
in writing to the Agent from time to time to act on behalf of any Borrower (or,
if so designated, a specific Borrower) which designation has not been rescinded
in writing, in each case acting singly.
"AVAILABLE FOREIGN CURRENCIES" means the Agreed Currencies other than
Dollars.
"BANK ONE" means Bank One, Michigan, a Michigan banking corporation.
"BORROWERS" is defined in the preamble hereto.
"BORROWING DATE" means any Business Day specified in a notice pursuant
to Section 2.3, 2.7, 2.15 or 2.16 as a date on which a Borrower requests the
Lenders to make Loans hereunder or, with respect to the issuance of any Facility
Letter of Credit, the date the applicable Issuer issues such Facility Letter of
Credit.
"BUSINESS DAY" means (i) with respect to any borrowing, payment or rate
selection of Eurocurrency Advances, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on
which banks generally are open in
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Detroit, Chicago, London and New York for the conduct of substantially all of
their commercial lending activities and on which dealings in Dollars and the
other Agreed Currencies are carried on in the London interbank market (and, if
the Advances which are the subject of such borrowing, payment or rate selection
are denominated in Euro, a day upon which such clearing system as is determined
by the Agent to be suitable for clearing or settlement of the Euro is open for
business), and (ii) for all other purposes, a day (other than a Saturday or
Sunday) on which banks generally are open in Detroit, Chicago, London and New
York for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending
activities.
"CAPITAL STOCK" means (i) in the case of any corporation, all capital
stock and any securities exchangeable for or convertible into capital stock and
any warrants, rights or other options to purchase or otherwise acquire capital
stock or such securities or any other form of equity securities, (ii) in the
case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests,
participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate
stock, (iii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company,
partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited) and (iv) any
other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a
share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing
Person.
"CAPITALIZED LEASE" of a Person means any lease of Property by such
Person as lessee which would be capitalized on a balance sheet of such Person
prepared in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.
"CAPITALIZED LEASE OBLIGATIONS" of a Person means the amount of the
obligations of such Person under Capitalized Leases which would be shown as a
liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with
Agreement Accounting Principles.
"CASH EQUIVALENTS" means (i) securities issued directly and fully
guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or
instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United
States of America is pledged in support thereof), (ii) Dollar denominated time
deposits, certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances of (x) any Lender or
(y) any bank whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least
investment grade or the equivalent thereof (any such bank, an "Approved
Lender"), (iii) commercial paper issued by any Lender or Approved Lender or by
the parent company of any Lender or Approved Lender and commercial paper issued
by, or guaranteed by, any industrial or financial company with a short-term
commercial paper rating of at least investment grade or the equivalent thereof,
(iv) investment grade bonds and preferred stock of investment grade companies,
including but not limited to municipal bonds, corporate bonds, treasury bonds,
etc., (v) foreign Investments denominated in an Eligible Currency that are of
similar type of, and that have a rating comparable to, any of the Investments
referred to in the preceding clauses (i) through (iv) above, (vi) investments in
money market funds substantially all the assets of which are comprised of
securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (v) above and (vii)
other securities and financial instruments which offer a security comparable to
those listed above.
"CHANGE OF CONTROL" means (i) a majority of the members of the Board of
Directors of Company shall not be Continuing Directors; or (ii) any Person
including a "group" (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) which includes such Person, shall
purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership of
Voting Stock of Company and, as a result of such purchase or acquisition, any
such Person (together with its Affiliates), shall directly or indirectly
beneficially own in the aggregate Voting Stock representing more than 30% of the
combined voting power of Company's Voting Stock.
"CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, reformed or
otherwise modified from time to time.
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"COMMITMENT" means, for each Lender, such Lender's U.S. Revolving
Credit Commitment, Euro Revolving Credit Commitment, U.S. Term Loan Commitment
and Euro Term Loan Commitment, and "Commitments" means the aggregate of all of
the Lenders' Commitments.
"COMPANY" is defined in the preamble hereto.
"COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE" is defined in Section 6.1(iii).
"CONDEMNATION" is defined in Section 7.8.
"CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" is defined in Section 10.11.
"CONTINGENT OBLIGATION" of a Person means any agreement, undertaking or
arrangement by which such Person assumes, guaranties, endorses, contingently
agrees to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes or
is contingently liable upon, the obligation or liability of any other Person, or
agrees to maintain the net worth or working capital or other financial condition
of any other Person, or otherwise assures any creditor of such other Person
against loss, including, without limitation, any comfort letter, operating
agreement or take-or-pay contract. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall
be equal to the amount of the obligation that is so guarantied or supported that
is actually outstanding or otherwise due and payable from time to time, if a
fixed and determinable amount or if there is no fixed or determinable amount,
either (x) if a maximum amount is guaranteed, the maximum amount or (y) if there
is no maximum amount the amount of the obligation that is so guarantied or
supported.
"CONTINUING DIRECTORS" means individuals who at the beginning of any
period of two consecutive calendar years constituted the board of directors of
the Company, together with any new directors whose election by such board of
directors or whose nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the members of such board of directors then still in office who
either were members of such board of directors at the beginning of such period
or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved.
"CONTROLLED GROUP" means all members of a controlled group of
corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under
common control which, together with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, are
treated as a single employer under Sections 414(b) or (c) of the Code.
"CONVERSION/CONTINUATION NOTICE" is defined in Section 2.7.1.
"DEFAULT" means an event described in Article VII.
"DEFAULTING LENDER" means any Lender that (a) on any Borrowing Date
fails to make available to the Agent such Lender's Loans required to be made to
a Borrower on such Borrowing Date or (b) shall not have made a payment to the
Issuer pursuant to Section 2.15.5 or the Agent pursuant to Section 2.16. Once a
Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, such Lender shall continue as a Defaulting
Lender until such time as such Defaulting Lender makes available to the Agent
the amount of such Defaulting Lender's Loans and/or to an Issuer such payments
requested by an Issuer together with all other amounts required to be paid to
the Agent and/or the Issuers pursuant to this Agreement.
"DESIGNATED FINANCIAL OFFICER" means, with respect to any Borrower, its
chief financial officer, director of treasury services, treasurer, assistant
treasurer, or similar position.
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"DISQUALIFIED STOCK" means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by
the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is
exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily
redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at
the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part.
"DOLLARS", "U.S. DOLLARS" and "$" means dollars in lawful currency of
the United States of America.
"DOLLAR EQUIVALENT AMOUNT" of any currency at any date shall mean (i)
the amount of such currency if such currency is in Dollars or (ii) the
Equivalent Amount of Dollars if such currency is any currency other than
Dollars, calculated on the basis of the arithmetical mean of the buy and sell
spot rates of exchange of the Agent for such currency on the London market at
11:00 a.m., London time, on such date or as most recently determined by the
Agent.
"DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARY" means each present and future Subsidiary of the
Company which is not a Foreign Subsidiary.
"DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARY BORROWER" means each Domestic Subsidiary listed as
a Domestic Subsidiary Borrower in Schedule 1.1(b) as amended from time to time
in accordance with Section 8.2.2.
"DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARY OPINION" means with respect to any Domestic
Subsidiary Borrower, a legal opinion of counsel to such Domestic Subsidiary
Borrower addressed to the Agent and the Lenders concluding that such Domestic
Subsidiary Borrower and the Loan Documents to which it is a party substantially
comply with the matters listed on Exhibit B, with such assumptions,
qualifications and deviations therefrom as the Agent shall approve.
"EBIT" means, for any period, the sum of (a) the consolidated net
income (or loss) of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period determined
in conformity with Agreement Accounting Principles, PLUS (b)to the extent
deducted in determining such net income, income taxes, and Interest Expense, and
any extraordinary and non-recurring losses and non-cash charges and related tax
effects in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles, MINUS (c) to the
extent included in determining such net income, each of the following, without
duplication: (i) the income of any Person (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
of the Company) in which any Person other than the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has a joint interest or a partnership interest or other ownership
interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions
actually paid to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by such Person during
such period, (ii) the income of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes
a Subsidiary of the Company or is merged into or consolidated with the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or that Person's assets are acquired by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) gains from the sale, exchange, transfer or
other disposition of property or assets not in the ordinary course of business
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and related tax effects in accordance with
Agreement Accounting Principles, (iv) any other extraordinary or non-recurring
gains or other income not from the continuing operations of the Company or its
Subsidiaries, and related tax effects in accordance with Agreement Accounting
Principles and (v) the income of any Subsidiary of the Company (other than
Subsidiaries which are not material in the aggregate as agreed upon between the
Company and the Agent) to the extent that the declaration or payment of
dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of that income is not at
the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement,
instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation
applicable to that Subsidiary.
"EFFECTIVE DATE" means the date on which the conditions precedent set
forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 are satisfied.
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"ELIGIBLE CURRENCY" means any currency other than Dollars (i) that is
readily available, (ii) that is freely traded, (iii) in which deposits are
customarily offered to banks in the London interbank market, (iv) which is
convertible into Dollars in the international interbank market and (v) as to
which a Dollar Equivalent Amount may be readily calculated. If, after the
designation by the Lenders of any currency as an Agreed Currency, (x) currency
control or other exchange regulations are imposed in the country in which such
currency is issued with the result that different types of such currency are
introduced, (y) such currency is, in the determination of the Agent, no longer
readily available or freely traded or (z) in the determination of the Agent, a
Dollar Equivalent Amount of such currency is not readily calculable, the Agent
shall promptly notify the Lenders and the Company, and such currency shall no
longer be an Agreed Currency until such time as all of the Lenders agree to
reinstate such currency as an Agreed Currency and promptly, but in any event
within five Business Days of receipt of such notice from the Agent, the Borrower
shall repay all Loans in such affected currency or convert such Loans into Loans
in Dollars or another Agreed Currency, subject to the other terms set forth in
Article II.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" means, with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, any and all federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws,
judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees,
plans, injunctions, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses,
agreements and other governmental restrictions relating to (a) the protection of
the environment, (b) effect of the environment on human health, (c) emissions,
discharges or releases of Hazardous Substances into surface water, ground water
or land, or (d) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment,
storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Substances or the clean-up
or other remediation thereof, in each case, applicable to the Company's or any
of its Subsidiary's operations or Property.
"EQUIVALENT AMOUNT" of any currency with respect to any amount of any
other currency at any date means the equivalent in such currency of such amount
of such other currency, calculated on the basis of the arithmetical mean of the
buy and sell spot rates of exchange of the Agent for such currency at 11:00
a.m., London time, on the date on or as of which such amount is to be
determined.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time, and any rule or regulation issued thereunder.
"EURO" and/or "EUR" means the euro referred to in Council Regulation
(EC) No. 1103/97 dated June 17, 1997 passed by the Council of the European
Union, or, if different, the then lawful currency of the member states of the
European Union that participate in the third stage of Economic and Monetary
Union.
"EURO EQUIVALENT AMOUNT" of any currency at any date shall mean (i) the
amount of such currency if such currency is in Euros or (ii) the Equivalent
Amount of Euros if such currency is any currency other than Euros, calculated on
the basis of the arithmetical mean of the buy and sell spot rates of exchange of
the Agent for such currency on the London market at 11:00 a.m., London time, on
such date or as most recently determined in good faith by the Agent.
"EURO FACILITY LETTER OF CREDIT" means any Letter of Credit for the
account of a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower.
"EURO FACILITY LETTER OF CREDIT OBLIGATIONS" means Facility Letter of
Credit Obligations with respect to Euro Facility Letters of Credit.
"EURO LENDER" means any Euro Revolving Credit Lender or Euro Term Loan
Lender.
"EURO LOAN" means any Euro Revolving Credit Loan or Euro Term Loan.
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"EURO REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENT" means, as to any Lender at any time,
its obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans to the Foreign Subsidiary
Borrowers under Section 2.1.2 in an aggregate Euro Equivalent Amount not to
exceed at any time outstanding the Euro amount set forth opposite such Lender's
name in Schedule 1.1(a) under the heading "Euro Revolving Credit Commitment" or
as otherwise established pursuant to Section 13.3, as such amount may be reduced
from time to time pursuant to Section 2.4, 13.3 and the other applicable
provisions hereof.
"EURO REVOLVING CREDIT LENDER" means any Lender which has a Euro
Revolving Credit Commitment.
"EURO REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS" means Revolving Credit Loans made to the
Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers under Section 2.1.2.
"EURO TERM LOAN" means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender's portion
of the term loan made in Available Foreign Currencies pursuant to Section 2.1.4.
"EURO TERM LOAN COMMITMENT" means as to any Lender at any time, its
obligation to make the Euro Term Loan to the Company in an aggregate Euro
Equivalent Amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of its respective Euro Revolving Credit Loans of
such Lender outstanding on the Facility Termination Date or as otherwise
established pursuant to Section 13.3, as such amount may be reduced from time to
time pursuant to Section 13.3 and the other applicable provisions hereof.
"EURO TERM LOAN LENDERS" means those Lenders which have a Euro Term
Loan Commitment or, if such Commitments have been terminated, have an
outstanding Euro Term Loan.
"EUROCURRENCY ADVANCE" means a Multicurrency Advance which bears
interest at the Eurocurrency Rate.
"EUROCURRENCY LOAN" means a Multicurrency Loan which bears interest at
the Eurocurrency Rate.
"EUROCURRENCY RATE" means, with respect to a Eurocurrency Loan for the
relevant Interest Period, the sum of (a) the Eurocurrency Reference Rate
applicable to such Interest Period, plus (b) the amount of all reserves, costs
or similar requirements relating to the funding of the relevant Available
Foreign Currency, as determined by the Agent, plus (c) the Applicable Margin.
"EUROCURRENCY REFERENCE RATE" means, with respect to each Interest
Period for a Multicurrency Loan:
(a) the rate per annum quoted at or about 11:00 a.m. (London time) on
the Quotation Date for such period on that page of the Bloombergs'
or Reuters' Screen, as determined by the Agent, which displays
British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rates for deposits
in the relevant Available Foreign Currency for such period or, if
such page or service shall cease to be available, such other page
or such other service (as the case may be) for the purpose of
displaying British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rates
for such currency as the Agent, in its discretion, shall select.
(b) If no such rate is displayed for the relevant currency and the
relevant period and there is no Available Foreign Currency
alternative service on which two or more such quotations for the
Available Foreign Currency are displayed, "Eurocurrency Reference
Rate" will
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be the rate at which deposits in the Available Foreign Currency of
that amount are offered by the Agent for that period to prime banks
in the London inter bank market at or about 11:00 a.m. (London
time) on the Quotation Date for such period.
"EURODOLLAR ADVANCE" means an Advance which bears interest at a
Eurodollar Rate.
"EURODOLLAR BASE RATE" means, with respect to a Eurodollar Loan for the
relevant Interest Period, the rate determined by the Agent to be the rate at
which the Agent offers to place deposits in Dollars with first-class banks in
the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two
Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, in the approximate
amount of Bank One's relevant Eurodollar Loan and having a maturity
approximately equal to such Interest Period.
"EURODOLLAR LOAN" means a Loan which bears interest at a Eurodollar
Rate.
"EURODOLLAR RATE" means, with respect to a Eurodollar Loan for the
relevant Interest Period, the sum of (a) the quotient of (i) the Eurodollar Base
Rate applicable to such Interest Period, divided by (ii) one minus the Reserve
Requirement (expressed as a decimal) applicable to such Interest Period, plus
(b) the Applicable Margin. The Eurodollar Rate shall be rounded to the next
higher multiple of 1/16 of 1% if the rate is not such a multiple.
"EXCHANGE RATE" means with respect to any non-U.S. Dollar currency on
any date, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into U.S. Dollars, as
set forth on such date on the relevant Bloomberg currency page at or about 11:00
a.m., Detroit time. In the event that such rate does not appear on any Bloomberg
currency page, the "Exchange Rate" with respect to such non-U.S. Dollar currency
shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for
displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Agent and the Company or,
in the absence of such agreement, such "Exchange Rate" shall instead be the
Agent's spot rate of exchange in the interbank market where its foreign currency
exchange operations in respect of such non-U.S. Dollar currency are then being
conducted, at or about 10:00 a.m., local time, on such date for the purchase of
U.S. Dollars with such non-U.S. Dollar currency, for delivery three Business
Days later; PROVIDED, that if at the time of any such determination, no such
spot rate can reasonably be quoted, the Agent may use any reasonable method as
it deems applicable to determine such rate, and such determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.
"FACILITY LETTER OF CREDIT" means a Letter of Credit issued by an
Issuer pursuant to Section 2.15.
"FACILITY LETTER OF CREDIT OBLIGATIONS" means, as at the time of
determination thereof, all liabilities, whether actual or contingent, of a
Borrower with respect to the Facility Letters of Credit, including the sum of
(a) Reimbursement Obligations and, without duplication, (b) the aggregate
undrawn face amount of the outstanding Facility Letters of Credit.
"FACILITY TERMINATION DATE" means the earlier to occur of (a) November
29, 2000 or (b) the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments are
terminated pursuant to Article VIII.
"FEDERAL FUNDS EFFECTIVE RATE" means, for any day, an interest rate per
annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal
funds brokers on such day, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a
Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a
Business Day, the average of the quotations at approximately 10:00 a.m. (Detroit
time) on such day on such transactions received by the Agent from three Federal
funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Agent in its sole
discretion or, when used in
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connection with any Advance denominated in any Eligible Currency, "Federal Funds
Effective Rate" means the correlative rate of interest with respect to such
Eligible Currency as determined by the Agent in its sole discretion for such
day.
"FINANCIAL CONTRACT" of a Person means (a) any exchange-traded or
over-the-counter futures, forward, swap or option contract or other financial
instrument with similar characteristics or (b) any Rate Hedging Agreement.
"FIXED RATE" means the Eurodollar Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate.
"FIXED RATE ADVANCE" means an Advance which bears interest at a Fixed
Rate.
"FIXED RATE LOAN" means a Loan which bears interest at a Fixed Rate.
"FLOATING RATE" means, for any day, a rate per annum (based on a year
of 365 or 366 days as appropriate) equal to the sum of (a) the Applicable Margin
plus (b) the Alternate Base Rate for such day, in each case changing when and as
the Alternate Base Rate changes.
"FLOATING RATE ADVANCE" means an Advance which bears interest at the
Floating Rate.
"FLOATING RATE LOAN" means a Loan which bears interest at the Floating
Rate.
"FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY" means each Subsidiary organized under the laws of
a jurisdiction outside of the United States.
"FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY BORROWER" means each Foreign Subsidiary listed as a
Foreign Subsidiary Borrower in Schedule 1.1(b) as amended from time to time in
accordance with Section 8.2.2.
"FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY OPINION" means with respect to any Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower, a legal opinion of counsel to such Foreign Subsidiary
Borrower addressed to the Agent and the Lenders concluding that such Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower and the Loan Documents to which it is a party substantially
comply with the matters listed on Exhibit C, with such assumptions,
qualifications and deviations therefrom as the Agent shall approve.
"GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" means any nation or government, any state, or
other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining
to government.
"GUARANTOR" means (a) with respect to the Obligations of the Subsidiary
Borrowers, the Company, each present and future Domestic Subsidiary of the
Company required to execute a Guaranty pursuant to Section 2.18 and,
additionally with respect only to the Obligations of each Foreign Subsidiary
Borrower, each parent corporation or other owner and Subsidiary of such Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower (unless such parent corporation or other owner or Subsidiary
Borrower is prohibited from doing so by law or a material adverse tax
consequence would result therefrom) required to execute a Guaranty pursuant to
Section 2.18, and (b) with respect to the Company, each present and future
Domestic Subsidiary of the Company required to execute a Guaranty pursuant to
Section 2.18 and any other Person executing a Guaranty at any time.
"GUARANTY" means, with respect to the Company, the guarantee contained
in Article IX and, with respect to any other Guarantor, each guaranty agreement
in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto or, in the case of Foreign
Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, such other form agreed to by the Agent and the
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Company duly executed and delivered by each such Guarantor to the Agent,
including any amendment, modification, renewal or replacement of such guaranty
agreement.
"HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES" means any material or substance: (1) which is or
becomes defined as a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant, pursuant to
the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act
("CERCLA") (42 USC Section 9601 et. seq.) as amended and regulations promulgated
under it; (2) containing gasoline, oil, diesel fuel or other petroleum products;
(3) which is or becomes defined as hazardous waste pursuant to the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA") (42 USC Section 6901 et. seq.) as amended
and regulations promulgated under it; (4) containing polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs); (5) containing asbestos; (6) which is radioactive; (7) the presence of
which requires investigation or remediation under any Environmental Law; (8)
which is or becomes defined or identified as a hazardous waste, hazardous
substance, hazardous or toxic chemical, pollutant, contaminant, or biologically
Hazardous Substance under any Environmental Law.
"INDEBTEDNESS" of a Person means, without duplication, such Person's
(a) obligations for borrowed money or similar obligations, (b) obligations
representing the deferred purchase price of Property or services (other than
accounts payable and/or accrued expenses and commercial Letters of Credit with
respect to the foregoing, in each case arising in the ordinary course of such
Person's business payable in accordance with customary practices), (c)
obligations, whether or not assumed, secured by Liens on property now or
hereafter owned or acquired by such Person, (d) obligations which are evidenced
by notes, acceptances, or other instruments (other than Financial Contracts), to
the extent of the amounts actually borrowed, due, payable or drawn, as the case
may be, (e) Capitalized Lease Obligations, (f) all obligations in respect of
Letters of Credit (other than commercial Letters of Credit referenced in clause
(b) above), whether drawn or undrawn, contingent or otherwise, (g) any other
obligation for borrowed money or other financial accommodation which in
accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles would be shown as a liability on
the consolidated balance sheet of such Person, (h) Off-Balance Sheet
Liabilities, and (i) Contingent Obligations with respect to any of the
foregoing.
"INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO" means, as of the end of any fiscal quarter,
the ratio of (a) EBIT to (b) Interest Expense, in each case calculated for the
four consecutive fiscal quarters then ending, on a consolidated basis for the
Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with Agreement Accounting Principles.
"INTEREST EXPENSE" means, with respect to any period, the aggregate of
all interest expense reported by the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance
with Agreement Accounting Principles during such period, net of any cash
interest income received by the Company and its Subsidiaries during such period
from Investments. As used in this definition, the term "interest" shall include,
without limitation, all interest, fees and costs payable with respect to the
obligations under this Agreement (other than fees and costs which may be
capitalized as transaction costs in accordance with Agreement Accounting
Principles), any discount in respect of sales of accounts receivable and/or
related contract rights and the interest portion of Capitalized Lease payments
during such period, all as determined in accordance with Agreement Accounting
Principles.
"INTEREST PERIOD" means with respect to any Fixed Rate Loan:
(a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or
conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Fixed Rate
Loan and ending one, two, three, or six months thereafter, or such
other period as agreed upon by the Lenders making such Fixed Rate Loan,
as selected by the relevant Borrower in its notice of borrowing or
notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto;
and
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(b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the
next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Fixed Rate Loan and
ending one, two, three or six months thereafter, or such other period
as agreed upon by the Lenders, as selected by the relevant Borrower by
irrevocable notice to the Agent not less than three Business Days prior
to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect
thereto;
PROVIDED that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest
Periods are subject to the following:
(i) if any Interest Period pertaining to a Fixed Rate
Loan would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day,
such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to
carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in
which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately
preceding Business Day;
(ii) any Interest Period applicable to a Fixed Rate
Loan that would otherwise extend beyond, with respect to any
Term Loan, the Maturity Date, or, with respect to any other
Loan, the Facility Termination Date, shall end on the Maturity
Date or the Facility Termination Date, as the case may be; and
(iii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Fixed Rate
Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month
(or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding
day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period)
shall end on the last Business Day of a calendar month.
"INVESTMENT" of a Person means any loan, advance (other than
commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the
ordinary course of business), extension of credit (other than accounts
receivable and/or accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business
payable in accordance with customary practices and loans to employees in the
ordinary course of business) or contribution of capital by such Person; stocks,
bonds, mutual funds, partnership interests, notes, debentures or other
securities owned by such Person; any deposit accounts and certificates of
deposit owned by such Person; and structured notes, derivative financial
instruments and other similar instruments or contracts owned by such Person
(other than Financial Contracts).
"ISSUERS" or "ISSUER" means (i) Bank One, and (ii) any Lending
Installation of Bank One as Bank One may determine to be the issuer for any
Facility Letter of Credit.
"JOINDER AGREEMENT" means the Joinder Agreement to be entered into by
each Subsidiary Borrower subsequent to the date hereof pursuant to Section
8.2.2, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto.
"JUDGMENT CURRENCY" is defined in Section 16.6.
"LENDERS" means the lending institutions listed on the signature pages
of this Agreement or otherwise party hereto as a Lender from time to time, and
their respective successors and, to the extent permitted by Section 13.3,
assigns.
"LENDING INSTALLATION" means, with respect to a Lender or the Agent,
any office, branch, subsidiary or Affiliate of such Lender or the Agent, as the
case may be.
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"LETTER OF CREDIT" of a Person means a letter of credit or similar
instrument which is issued upon the application of such Person or upon which
such Person is an account party or for which such Person is in any way liable.
"LETTER OF CREDIT COLLATERAL ACCOUNT" is defined in Section 2.15.7.
"LIEN" means any lien (statutory or other), mortgage, pledge,
hypothecation, fixed or floating charge, assignment, deposit arrangement,
encumbrance or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential
arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the
interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale, Capitalized Lease or
other title retention agreement).
"LOAN" means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender's Revolving Credit
Loans and portion of the Term Loans, and, with respect to the Agent, Swing
Loans.
"LOAN DOCUMENTS" means this Agreement, the Notes, any Rate Hedging
Agreements with any Lenders or their Affiliates and the other agreements,
certificates and other documents contemplated hereby or executed or delivered
pursuant hereto by any Borrower or any Guarantor at any time with or in favor of
the Agent or any Lender.
"LONDON BANKING DAY" means any day on which banks in London are open
for substantially all of their banking business, including dealings in foreign
currency and exchange.
"MARGIN STOCK" means "margin stock" as defined in Regulations U or X or
"marginable OTC stock" or "foreign margin stock" within the meaning of
Regulation T.
"MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means a material adverse effect on (i) the
business, Property, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations
of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the
Borrowers and Guarantors, taken as a whole, to pay the Obligations under the
Loan Documents, or (iii) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan
Documents or the rights or remedies of the Agent or the Lenders thereunder.
"MATURITY DATE" means the earlier to occur of (a) November 29, 2002 or
(b) the date on which the maturity of the Term Loans are accelerated pursuant to
Article VIII.
"MOODY'S" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
"MULTICURRENCY ADVANCE" means a borrowing hereunder (or continuation or
a conversion thereof) consisting of the several Multicurrency Loans made on the
same Borrowing Date (or date of conversion or continuation) by the Lenders to a
Borrower of the same Type, in the same Available Foreign Currency and for the
same Interest Period.
"MULTICURRENCY LOANS" means, Euro Loans and any Swing Loans made to the
Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers.
"MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN" means a plan defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA to which the Company or any member of the Controlled Group has an
obligation to contribute.
"NET WORTH" means, as of any date, the amount of any capital stock,
paid in capital and similar equity accounts plus (or minus in the case of a
deficit) the capital surplus and retained earnings of the Company and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all as determined in accordance with
Agreement Accounting Principles.
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"NON-CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" is defined in Section 10.11.
"NON-EXCLUDED TAXES" is defined in Section 3.6.1.
"NOTES" means the collective reference to the Revolving Credit Notes
and the Term Notes.
"NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT" is defined in Section 13.3.2.
"OBLIGATIONS" means collectively, the unpaid principal of and interest
on the Loans, all obligations and liabilities pursuant to the Facility Letters
of Credit, all Rate Hedging Obligations and all other obligations and
liabilities of each Borrower and each Guarantor to the Agent or the Lenders
(including Affiliates of such Lenders in the case of Rate Hedging obligations)
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without
limitation, interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in this
Agreement or any other applicable Loan Document after the maturity of the Loans
and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in this Agreement or
any other applicable Loan Document after the filing of any petition in
bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like
proceeding, relating to any Borrower or any Guarantor, as the case may be,
whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in
such proceeding), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to
become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out
of, or in connection with, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other
document made, delivered or given in connection therewith, in each case whether
on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities,
costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all reasonable fees
and disbursements of counsel to the Agent or to the Lenders that are required to
be paid by any Borrower or any Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
or any other Loan Document).
"OBLIGOR" means any Person which is obligated to make payments for the
provision of goods and services pursuant to a Contract.
"OFF-BALANCE SHEET LIABILITY of a Person means (i) any repurchase
obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes
receivable sold by such Person, (ii) any liability under any Sale and Leaseback
Transaction which is not a Capitalized Lease, (iii) any liability under any
so-called "synthetic lease" transaction entered into by such Person, or (iv) any
obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional
equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a
liability on the balance sheets of such Person.
"PARTICIPANTS" is defined in Section 13.2.1.
"PAYMENT DATE" means the last Business Day of each March, June,
September and December occurring after the Effective Date, commencing December
31, 1999.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor
thereto.
"PERSON" means any natural person, corporation, firm, joint venture,
limited liability company, partnership, association, enterprise, company or
other entity or organization, or any government or political subdivision or any
agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
"PLAN" means an employee pension benefit plan which is covered by Title
IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the
Code as to which the Company or any member of the Controlled Group has any
obligation to contribute to on or after the Effective Date.
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"PRIME RATE" means the per annum rate announced or established by the
Agent from time to time as its "prime rate" (it being acknowledged that such
announced rate may not necessarily be the lowest rate charged by the Agent to
any of its customers) or the corporate base rate of interest announced or
established by any Affiliate of the Agent or, when used in connection with any
Advance denominated in any Eligible Currency, "Prime Rate" means the correlative
floating rate of interest customarily applicable to similar extensions of credit
to corporate borrowers denominated in such currency in the country of issue, as
determined by the Agent, which Prime Rate shall change simultaneously with any
change in such announced or established rates.
"PRO RATA SHARE" means, for each Lender, the ratio of such Lender's
Commitment (calculated using the U.S. Dollar Equivalent thereof) to the
Aggregate Commitment (calculated using the U.S. Dollar Equivalent thereof),
PROVIDED that (a) with respect to U.S. Revolving Credit Loans, U.S. Facility
Letters of Credit, Swing Loans made to the Company and facility fees with
respect to the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment, Pro Rata Share means, for each
Lender, the ratio such Lender's U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment bears to the
Aggregate U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments, (b) with respect to Euro Revolving
Credit Loans, Euro Facility Letters of Credit, Swing Loans made to the Foreign
Subsidiary Borrowers and facility fees with respect to the Euro Revolving Credit
Commitment, Pro Rata Share means, for each Lender, the ratio such Lender's Euro
Revolving Credit Commitment bears to the Aggregate Euro Revolving Credit
Commitments, (c) with respect to the U.S. Term Loan, Pro Rata Share means, for
each Lender, the ratio such Lender's U.S. Term Loan Commitment bears to the
Aggregate U.S. Term Loan Commitment, and (d) with respect to the Euro Term Loan,
Pro Rata Share means, for each Lender, the ratio such Lender's Euro Term Loan
Commitment bears to the Aggregate Euro Term Loan Commitment. If at any time the
Commitments have been terminated, the amount of any Commitment for the purposes
of this definition of "Pro Rata Share" only shall be deemed equal to the amount
of such Commitment immediately prior to its termination.
"PROPERTY" of a Person means any and all property, whether real,
personal, movable, immovable, tangible, intangible, or mixed, of such Person, or
other assets owned, leased or operated by such Person.
"PURCHASERS" is defined in Section 13.3.1.
"QUOTATION DATE" in relation to any period for which a Eurocurrency
Reference Rate is to be determined hereunder, means the date on which quotations
would ordinarily be given by prime Lenders in the London inter-bank market for
deposits in the Available Foreign Currency in relation to which such rate is to
be determined for delivery on the first day of that period, provided that, if,
for such period, quotations would ordinarily be given on more than one date, the
Quotation Date for that period shall be the last of those dates.
"RATE HEDGING AGREEMENT" means an agreement, device or arrangement
providing for payments which are related to fluctuations of interest rates,
exchange rates or forward rates, including, but not limited to,
dollar-denominated or cross-currency interest rate exchange agreements, forward
currency exchange agreements, interest rate cap or collar protection agreements,
forward rate currency or interest rate options, puts and warrants.
"RATE HEDGING OBLIGATIONS" of a Person means any and all obligations of
such Person, 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 Rate
Hedging Agreements, and (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals,
terminations or assignments of any Rate Hedging Agreement.
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"REGULATION D" means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor thereto
or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors
relating to reserve requirements applicable to member banks of the Federal
Reserve System.
"REGULATION T" means Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other
regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors.
"REGULATION U" means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other
regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors.
"REGULATION X" means Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other
regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors.
"REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATIONS" means, at any time, the aggregate of the
obligations of the Borrowers to the Lenders and the Issuers in respect of all
unreimbursed payments or disbursements made by the Issuers and the Lenders under
or in respect of the Facility Letters of Credit.
"RELEASE" means any release, spill, leak, discharge or leaching of any
Hazardous Substances into the environment in violation of any Environmental Law.
"REMEDIAL ACTION" means an action to address a Release or other
violation of Environmental Laws required by any Environmental Law.
"REPORTABLE EVENT" means a reportable event as defined in Section 4043
of ERISA and the regulations issued under such section with respect to a Plan
subject to Title IV of ERISA, excluding, however, such events as to which the
PBGC by regulation waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be
notified within 30 days of the occurrence of such event, PROVIDED, however, that
a failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code and of
Section 302 of ERISA shall be a Reportable Event regardless of the issuance of
any such waiver of the notice requirement in accordance with Section 4043(a) of
ERISA or of the minimum funding standard under Section 412(d) of the Code.
"REQUIRED EURO REVOLVING CREDIT LENDERS" means (a) at any time prior to
the termination of the Euro Revolving Credit Commitments, Euro Revolving Credit
Lenders holding not less than 51% of the aggregate Euro Revolving Credit
Commitments of all Euro Revolving Credit Lenders and (b) at any time after the
termination of the Euro Revolving Credit Commitments, Euro Revolving Credit
Lenders whose aggregate Euro Revolving Credit Loans and Pro Rata Shares of Euro
Facility Letters of Credit aggregate at least 51% date of the Aggregate Euro
Revolving Credit Loans of all Euro Revolving Credit Lenders and all Euro
Facility Letters of Credit.
"REQUIRED LENDERS" means (a) at any time prior to the termination of
the Commitments, Lenders holding not less than 51% of the U. S. Dollar
Equivalent of the aggregate Commitments of all Lenders; and (b) at any time
after the termination of the Commitments, Lenders whose Aggregate Total
Outstandings aggregate at least 51% of the Aggregate Total Outstandings of all
Lenders.
"REQUIRED U.S. REVOLVING CREDIT LENDERS" means (a) at any time prior to
the termination of the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments, U.S. Revolving Credit
Lenders holding not less than 51% of the aggregate U.S. Revolving Credit
Commitments of all U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders and (b) at any time
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after the termination of the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments, U.S. Revolving
Credit Lenders whose aggregate U.S. Revolving Credit Loans and Pro Rata Shares
of U.S. Facility Letters of Credit aggregate at least 51% date of the Aggregate
U.S. Revolving Credit Loans of all U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders and all U.S.
Facility Letters of Credit.
"REQUIRED EURO TERM LOAN LENDERS" means Euro Term Loan Lenders holding
not less than 51% of the aggregate amount of the Euro Term Loan made by all Euro
Term Loan Lenders.
"REQUIRED U.S. TERM LOAN LENDERS" means U.S. Term Loan Lenders holding
not less than 51% of the aggregate amount of the U.S. Term Loan made by all U.S.
Term Loan Lenders.
"REQUIREMENT OF LAW" means as to any Person, the certificate of
incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such
Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an
arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable
to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property or to which such Person or
any of its Property is subject.
"RESERVE REQUIREMENT" means, with respect to an Interest Period for
Eurodollar Loans or Eurocurrency Loans, the maximum aggregate reserve
requirement (including all basic, supplemental, marginal and other reserves),
assessments or similar requirements under any regulations of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other Governmental Authority having
jurisdiction with respect thereto dealing with reserve requirements prescribed
for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as "Eurocurrency Liabilities" in
Regulation D).
"REVOLVING CREDIT ADVANCE" means a borrowing hereunder (or continuation
or conversion thereof) consisting of the several Revolving Credit Loans made on
the same Borrowing Date (or date of conversion or continuation) by the Lenders
to a Borrower of the same Type and in the case of Fixed Rate Advances, for the
same Interest Period.
"REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENTS" means the Euro Revolving Credit
Commitments and the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments.
"REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITTED PERCENTAGE" means as to any Lender at any
time, the percentage which the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of such Lender's Revolving
Credit Commitments then constitutes of the aggregate U.S. Dollar Equivalent of
the Revolving Credit Commitments of all Lenders (or, if the Revolving Credit
Commitments have terminated or expired, the percentage which (a) the U.S. Dollar
Equivalent of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Outstandings of such Lender at such
time then constitutes of (b) the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of the Aggregate
Revolving Credit Outstandings of all Revolving Credit Lenders at such time).
"REVOLVING CREDIT LENDERS" means those Lenders which have a Revolving
Credit Commitment or, if such Commitments shall have been terminated, have
outstanding Revolving Credit Loans or Facility Letter of Credit Obligations.
"REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS" means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender's
revolving credit loans made pursuant to Section 2.1.
"REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE" is defined in Section 2.2.3.
"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The McGraw
Hill Companies, Inc.
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"SALE AND LEASEBACK TRANSACTION" means any sale or other transfer of
property by any Person with the intent to lease or use such Property as lessee
or in any other capacity.
"SECTION" means a numbered section of this Agreement, unless another
document is specifically referenced.
"SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARY" means each present or future subsidiary of the
Company which would constitute a "significant subsidiary" within the meaning of
Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X as currently in effect promulgated by the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
"SINGLE EMPLOYER PLAN" means a Plan which is maintained by the Company
or any member of the Controlled Group for employees of the Company or any member
of the Controlled Group.
"SUBSIDIARY" of a Person means (a) any corporation more than 50% of the
outstanding securities having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time
be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more
of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or
(b) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or
similar business organization more than 50% of the ownership interests having
ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled.
Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a "Subsidiary"
means a Subsidiary of the Company.
"SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS" means Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers and Domestic
Subsidiary Borrowers.
"SUBSTANTIAL PORTION" means, with respect to the Property of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, Property which (a) represents more than 15% of the
consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as would be shown in the
consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries as at the
beginning of the twelve-month period ending with the month in which such
determination is made, (b) is responsible for more than 15% of the consolidated
net sales of the Company and its Subsidiaries as reflected in the financial
statements referred to in clause (a) above, (c) represents more than 25% of the
consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as would be shown in the
consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the
Effective Date or (d) is responsible for more than 25% of the consolidated net
sales of the Company and its Subsidiaries as reflected in the financial
statements referred to in clause (c) above.
"SWING LOANS" is defined in Section 2.16.
"TANGIBLE NET WORTH" means, as of any date, the difference of (i) Net
Worth, minus (ii) to the extent included in determining the amount under the
foregoing clause (i), the net book value of goodwill, cost in excess of fair
value of net assets acquired, patents, trademarks, tradenames and copyrights,
treasury stock and all other assets which are deemed intangible assets under
Agreement Accounting Principles.
"TERM LOAN COMMITMENTS" means the Euro Term Loan Commitments and the
U.S. Term Loan Commitments.
"TERM LOANS" means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender's portion of
the U.S. Term Loan and the Euro Term Loan.
"TERM LOAN NOTE" is defined in Section 2.2.3.
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"TOTAL DEBT" as of any date, means all of the following for the Company
and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and without duplication: (i) all
debt for borrowed money and similar monetary obligations evidenced by bonds,
notes, debentures, Capitalized Lease Obligations or otherwise, including without
limitation obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of properties
or assets, in each case whether direct or indirect (other than accounts payable
and/or accrued expenses and commercial Letters of Credit with respect to the
foregoing, in each case arising in the ordinary course of such Person's business
payable in accordance with customary practices); (ii) all liabilities secured by
any Lien existing on property owned or acquired subject thereto, whether or not
the liability secured thereby shall have been assumed; (iii) all reimbursement
obligations under outstanding Letters of Credit (other than commercial Letters
of Credit referenced in clause (i) above) in respect of drafts which (A) may be
presented or (B) have been presented and have not yet been paid and are not
included in clause (i) above; (iv) all Off Balance Sheet Liabilities; and (v)
all guarantees and other Contingent Obligation relating to indebtedness or
liabilities of the type described in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii);
provided that money borrowed by the Company against the cash value of life
insurance policies owned by the Company shall not be considered part of Total
Debt.
"TOTAL DEBT TO CAPITALIZATION RATIO" means the ratio of Total Debt to
the sum of(a) Total Debt plus (b) Net Worth, as calculated in accordance with
Agreement Accounting Principles.
"TRANSFEREE" is defined in Section 13.4.
"TYPE" means, with respect to any Advance, its nature as a Floating
Rate Advance, Eurocurrency Advance or Eurodollar Advance.
"UNFUNDED LIABILITIES" means the amount (if any) by which the actuarial
present value of all benefit liabilities under all Single Employer Plans exceeds
the fair market value of all such Plan assets allocable to such benefit
liabilities, all determined as of the then most recent valuation date for such
Plans in accordance with Section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA.
"UNMATURED DEFAULT" means an event which but for the lapse of time or
the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a Default.
"U.S. DOLLAR EQUIVALENT" means, on any date with respect to an amount
denominated in any currency other than U.S. Dollars, the equivalent in U.S.
Dollars of such amount determined at the Exchange Rate on the date of
determination of such equivalent.
"U.S. FACILITY LETTER OF CREDIT" means any Letter of Credit for the
account of the Company.
"U.S. FACILITY LETTER OF CREDIT OBLIGATIONS" means Facility Letter of
Credit Obligations with respect to U.S. Facility Letters of Credit.
"U.S. LENDER" means any U.S. Revolving Credit Lender or U.S. Term Loan
Lender.
"U.S. LOAN" means any U.S. Revolving Credit Loan or U.S. Term Loan.
"U.S. REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENT" means, as to any Lender at any time,
its obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans to the Company in Dollars in an
aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the U.S. Dollar amount
set forth opposite such Lender's name in Schedule 1.1(a) under the heading "U.S.
Revolving Credit Commitment" or as otherwise established pursuant to Section
13.3, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.4,
13.3 and the other applicable provisions hereof.
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"U.S. REVOLVING CREDIT LENDER" means any Lender which has a U.S.
Revolving Credit Commitment.
"U.S. REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS" means Revolving Credit Loans made to the
Company pursuant to Section 2.1.1.
"U.S. TERM LOAN" means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender's portion
of the term loan made in U.S. Dollars pursuant to Section 2.1.3.
"U.S. TERM LOAN COMMITMENT" means as to any Lender at any time, its
obligation to make the U.S. Term Loan to the Company in an aggregate amount not
to exceed at any time outstanding the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
its respective U.S. Revolving Credit Loans of such Lender outstanding on the
Facility Termination Date or as otherwise established pursuant to Section 13.3,
as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 13.3 and the
other applicable provisions hereof.
"U.S. TERM LOAN LENDER" means any Lender which has a U.S. Term Loan
Commitment or, if such Commitments have been terminated, has an outstanding Term
Loan.
"VOTING STOCK" of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock of such
Person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence
of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, trustees or
similar persons thereof.
"WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY" of a Person means any other Person of which
100% of the outstanding Voting Stock of which shall at the time be owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries of such Person.
"YEAR 2000 ISSUES" means anticipated costs, problems and uncertainties
associated with the inability of certain computer applications to effectively
handle data including dates on and after January 1, 2000, as such inability
directly affects the business, operations and financial condition of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
"YEAR 2000 PROGRAM" is defined in Section 5.23.
1.2 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. All terms defined in Section 1.1 shall
include both the singular and the plural forms thereof and shall be construed
accordingly. Use of the terms "HEREIN", "HEREOF", and "HEREUNDER" shall be
deemed references to this Agreement in its entirety and not to the Section or
clause in which such term appears. References to "SECTIONS" and "SUBSECTIONS"
shall be to Sections and subsections, respectively, of this Agreement unless
otherwise specifically provided. Notwithstanding anything herein, in any
financial statements of the Company or in Agreement Accounting Principles to the
contrary, for purposes of calculating the Applicable Margin and of calculating
and determining compliance with the financial covenants in Sections 6.17 and
6.18, including defined terms used therein, any Acquisitions made by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations and
including the incurrence of all Indebtedness related thereto and any other
related financial transactions, during the period for which such financial
covenants were calculated shall be deemed to have occurred on the first day of
the relevant period for which such financial covenants and the Applicable Margin
were calculated on a pro forma basis acceptable to the Agent.
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THE CREDITS
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2.1 COMMITMENTS.
2.1.1 From and including the Effective Date and prior to the Facility
Termination Date, each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees, on the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make U.S. Revolving Credit
Loans to the Company and the Domestic Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time so
long as after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent repayment of Loans the
Aggregate U.S. Revolving Credit Outstandings of each U.S. Revolving Credit
Lender are equal to or less than its U.S. Revolving Credit Commitment. Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, the Company and the Domestic Subsidiary
Borrowers may borrow, repay and reborrow U.S. Revolving Credit Loans at any time
prior to the Facility Termination Date. The U.S. Revolving Credit Loans may be
Floating Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, or a combination thereof selected in
accordance with Sections 2.3 and 2.7. The U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments to
lend hereunder shall expire on the Facility Termination Date.
2.1.2 From and including the Effective Date and prior to the Facility
Termination Date, each Euro Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees, on the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make Euro Revolving Credit
Loans to the Company and the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time so
long as after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent repayment of Loans the
Aggregate Euro Revolving Credit Outstandings of each Euro Revolving Credit
Lender are equal to or less than its Euro Revolving Credit Commitment. Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, the Company and the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers
may borrow, repay and reborrow Euro Revolving Credit Loans at any time prior to
the Facility Termination Date. The Euro Revolving Credit Loans will be
Eurocurrency Loans as selected in accordance with Sections 2.3 and 2.7. The Euro
Revolving Credit Commitments to lend hereunder shall expire on the Facility
Termination Date.
2.1.3 Each U.S. Term Loan Lender severally agrees, on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make a single U.S. Term Loan to the
Company and the Domestic Subsidiary Borrowers on the Facility Termination Date
in an amount not to exceed, with respect to each U.S. Term Loan Lender, the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Lender's U.S. Revolving Credit
Loans outstanding on the Facility Termination Date. The U.S. Term Loan, or any
portion thereof, may be Floating Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans, or a
combination thereof, with the selection in accordance with procedures acceptable
to the Agent.
2.1.4 Each Euro Term Loan Lender severally agrees, on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make a single Euro Term Loan to the
Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers on the Facility Termination Date in an amount not
to exceed, with respect to each Euro Term Loan Lender, the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of such Lender's Euro Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on the
Facility Termination Date. The Euro Term Loan, or any portion thereof, will be
Eurocurrency Loans.
2.2 REPAYMENT OF LOANS; EVIDENCE OF DEBT.
2.2.1 (a) The Company and each Domestic Subsidiary Borrower hereby
unconditionally promise to pay to the Agent for the account of each U.S.
Revolving Credit Lender in U.S. Dollars the then unpaid principal amount of each
U.S. Revolving Credit Loan of such Lender made to the Company or such Domestic
Subsidiary Borrower on the Facility Termination Date and on such other dates and
in such other amounts as may be required from time to time under the terms of
this Agreement. The Company and each Domestic Subsidiary Borrower hereby further
agree to pay to the Agent for the account of each U.S. Revolving Credit Lender
interest in U.S. Dollars on the unpaid principal amount of
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the U.S. Revolving Credit Loans from time to time outstanding until payment
thereof in full at the rates per annum, and on the dates, set forth in Section
2.8.
(b) The Company and each Foreign Subsidiary Borrower hereby
unconditionally promise to pay to the Agent for the account of each Euro
Revolving Credit Lender in the relevant Available Foreign Currency the then
unpaid principal amount of each Euro Revolving Credit Loan of such Lender made
to the Company or such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower on the Facility Termination
Date and on such other dates and in such other amounts as may be required from
time to time under the terms of this Agreement. The Company and each Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower hereby further agree to pay to the Agent for the account of
each Euro Revolving Credit Lender interest in the relevant Available Foreign
Currency on the unpaid principal amount of the Euro Revolving Credit Loans from
time to time outstanding until payment thereof in full at the rates per annum,
and on the dates, set forth in Section 2.8.
(c) The Company and each Domestic Subsidiary Borrower hereby
unconditionally promise to pay to the Agent for the account of each U.S. Term
Loan Lender in U.S. Dollars the entire outstanding principal amount of the U.S.
Term Loan in eight (8) equal quarterly installments payable on the date three
months after the Facility Termination Date and each successive three months
thereafter to and including the Maturity Date, when the U.S. Term Loan should be
due and payable in full.
(d) The Company and each Foreign Subsidiary Borrower hereby
unconditionally promise to pay to the Agent for the account of each Euro Term
Loan Lender in the relevant Available Foreign Currencies the entire outstanding
principal amount of the Euro Term Loan in eight (8) equal quarterly installments
payable on the date three months after the Facility Termination Date and each
successive three months thereafter to and including the Maturity Date, when the
Euro Term Loan should be due and payable in full.
2.2.2 The books and records of the Agent and of each Lender shall, to
the extent permitted by applicable law, be PRIMA FACIE evidence of the existence
and amounts of the obligations of the Borrowers therein recorded; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the failure of any Lender or the Agent to maintain any such books
and records or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation
of the Borrowers to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans made to such
Borrowers by such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
2.2.3 The Borrowers agree that, upon the request to the Agent by any
Lender from time to time and the subsequent request to the Company by the Agent,
the relevant Borrowers will execute and deliver to such Lender (a) promissory
notes of each Borrower evidencing the Revolving Credit Loans of any such
requesting Revolving Credit Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit
F-1 with appropriate insertions as to date, currency and principal amount (each,
a "REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE"), and (b) promissory notes of each Borrower evidencing
the Term Loans of any such requesting Term Loan Lenders, substantially in the
form of Exhibit F-2 with appropriate insertions as to date and principal amount
(each, a "TERM LOAN NOTE"); PROVIDED, that the delivery of such Notes shall not
be a condition precedent to the Effective Date or any Advance.
2.3 PROCEDURES FOR BORROWING. (a) The Company and each Domestic
Subsidiary Borrower may borrow under the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments and
each Foreign Subsidiary Borrower may borrow under the Euro Revolving Credit
Commitments, in each case from time to time prior to the Facility Termination
Date on any Business Day.
(b) In the case of a borrowing under the U.S. Revolving Credit
Commitments, the Company and each borrowing Domestic Subsidiary Borrower shall
give the Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Agent
prior to 11:00 a.m., Detroit time) (i) three Business Days
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prior to the requested Borrowing Date, if all or any part of the requested
Revolving Credit Loans are to be Eurodollar Loans, or (ii) one Business Day
prior to the requested Borrowing Date otherwise, specifying in each case (w) the
amount to be borrowed, (x) the requested Borrowing Date, (y) whether the
borrowing is to be of Eurodollar Loans, Floating Rate Loans or a combination
thereof and (z) if the borrowing is to be entirely or partly of Eurodollar
Loans, the amount of such Type of Loan and the length of the initial Interest
Periods therefor. Each borrowing under the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments
shall be in an amount equal to (A) in the case of Floating Rate Loans,
$5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or, if the then
aggregate available U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments are less than $5,000,000,
such lesser amount) and (B) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, $5,000,000 or a
whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Upon receipt of any such notice
from the Company or any such Domestic Subsidiary Borrower, as the case may be,
the Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender thereof. Not later
than noon, Detroit time on each requested Borrowing Date each Revolving Credit
Lender shall make an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the principal amount
of the Revolving Credit Loans requested to be made on such Borrowing Date
available to the Agent at its Detroit office specified in Section 14.1 in U.S.
Dollars and in immediately available funds. The Agent shall on such date credit
the account of the Company on the books of such office with the aggregate of the
amounts made available to the Agent by the Revolving Credit Lenders and in like
funds as received by the Agent.
(c) In the case of a borrowing under the Euro Revolving Credit
Commitments, the Company and each Foreign Subsidiary Borrower shall give the
Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Agent prior to
11:00 a.m., London time three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing
Date) specifying in each case (i) the amount to be borrowed, (ii) the requested
Borrowing Date, (iii) the Available Foreign Currency thereof and (iv) the length
of the initial Interest Period therefor. Each borrowing by the Company or a
Foreign Subsidiary Borrower under Section 2.1.2 or 2.1.4 shall be in an
Available Foreign Currency. Each such borrowing by the Company or any Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower shall be in an amount equal to an amount in the relevant
Available Foreign Currency which is 5,000,000 units or a whole multiple of
1,000,000 units in excess thereof or such other amounts as may be agreed upon
between the Company and the Agent. Upon receipt of any such notice from any such
Borrower, the Agent shall promptly notify the relevant Revolving Credit Lenders
with respect to such Borrowing. Not later than 1:00 p.m., local time of the
Agent's funding office for such Borrower, on the requested Borrowing Date, each
such Revolving Credit Lender shall make an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of
the principal amount of such Revolving Loans requested to be made on such
Borrowing Date available to the Agent at the Agent's funding office for such
Borrower specified by the Agent from time to time by notice to such Revolving
Credit Lenders and in immediately available or other same day funds customarily
used for settlement in the relevant Available Foreign Currency. The amounts made
available by each such Revolving Credit Lender will then be made-available to
the relevant Borrower at the funding office for such Borrower and in like funds
as received by the Agent.
(d) The Company and each borrowing Domestic Subsidiary Borrower
shall give the Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the
Agent prior to 11:00 a.m. Detroit time) at least 15 days prior to the Facility
Termination Date if the Company and such Domestic Subsidiary Borrowers will be
borrowing the U.S. Term Loan. The Company and each borrowing Foreign Subsidiary
Borrower shall give the Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received
by the Agent prior to 11:00 a.m., London time) at least 15 days prior to the
Facility Termination Date if the Company and such Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers
will be borrowing the Euro Term Loan. The initial interest rate and Interest
Period, if applicable, on the Term Loans will determined pursuant to procedures
acceptable to the Agent and the Borrowers and consistent with this Agreement.
2.4 TERMINATION OR REDUCTION OF REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENTS. The
Company or any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower may permanently reduce the Euro
Revolving Credit Commitments, in
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whole or in part, ratably among the Euro Revolving Credit Lenders in integral
multiples of EUR5,000,000 and the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary Borrower
may permanently reduce the U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments, in whole or in
part, ratably among the U.S. Revolving Credit Lenders in integral multiples of
$10,000,000, in each case upon at least three Business Days' irrevocable written
notice to the Agent, and which notice shall specify the amount of any such
reduction, PROVIDED, however, that the Aggregate Euro Revolving Credit
Commitments may not be reduced below the Aggregate Euro Revolving Credit
Outstandings of all Lenders and the Aggregate U.S. Revolving Credit Commitments
may not be reduced below the Aggregate U.S. Revolving Credit Outstandings of all
Lenders. In addition, all accrued facility fees shall be payable on the
effective date of any termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments.
2.5 FACILITY AND AGENT FEES. (a) Each Borrower agrees to pay to the
Agent for the account of each Lender a facility fee at the rate per annum set
forth in the Pricing Schedule on Exhibit A attached hereto, on the average daily
amount of each Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender to such Borrower,
whether used or unused, from and including the Effective Date to but excluding
the Facility Termination Date, payable on each Payment Date hereafter and on the
Facility Termination Date. The facility fee payable in respect to each Revolving
Credit Commitment shall be payable in the currency in which such Revolving
Credit Commitment is denominated.
(b) The Company agrees to pay to the Agent for its own account,
such other fees as agreed to in writing between the Company and the Agent.
2.6 OPTIONAL AND MANDATORY PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS ON ALL LOANS.
2.6.1 Each Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay
Floating Rate Loans, in whole or in part, without penalty or premium, upon at
least one Business Day's irrevocable notice to the Agent, specifying the date
and amount of prepayment. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in
such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Partial
prepayment of Floating Rate Loans shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of
$1,000,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.
2.6.2 Each Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay,
without premium or penalty (but together with payment of any amount payable
pursuant to Section 3.4), its Eurodollar Loans and its Multicurrency Loans in
whole or in part, upon at least three Business Days' irrevocable notice to the
Agent specifying the date and amount of prepayment. Partial payments of
Eurodollar Loans shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any
integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Partial prepayments of
Multicurrency Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount in the relevant
Available Foreign Currency of 5,000,000 units or any integral multiple of
1,000,000 units in excess thereof, or such lesser principal amount as may equal
the outstanding Multicurrency Loans or such lesser amount as may be agreed to by
the Agent.
2.6.3 (i) If the Aggregate Euro Revolving Credit Outstandings exceed
the Aggregate Euro Revolving Credit Commitments at any time the Foreign
Subsidiary Borrowers shall promptly prepay the Aggregate Euro Revolving Credit
Outstandings in the amount of such excess and (ii) if the Aggregate U.S.
Revolving Credit Outstandings exceed the Aggregate U.S. Revolving Credit
Commitments at any time the Company shall promptly prepay the Aggregate U.S.
Revolving Credit Outstandings in the amount of such excess.
2.6.4 Each prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.6 and each conversion
(other than a conversion of a Floating Rate Loan to a Fixed Rate Loan) pursuant
to Section 2.7 shall be accompanied
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by accrued and unpaid interest on the amount prepaid to the date of prepayment
and any amounts payable under Section 3.4 in connection with such payment.
2.6.5 Prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be applied as
follows: (a) in the case of prepayments made by the Company or a Domestic
Subsidiary Borrower, first to prepay Floating Rate Loans and second to prepay
Eurodollar Loans then outstanding in such order as the Company or such Borrower
may direct and (b) in the case of prepayments made by a Borrower of
Multicurrency Loans, to prepay Multicurrency Loans made to such Borrower in such
order as the Company or such Borrower may direct, provided that all prepayments
on any Loans to a Borrower shall be applied pro rata to the Loans owing by such
Borrower.
2.6.6 All amounts prepaid, other than prepayment of the Term Loans, may
be reborrowed and successively repaid and reborrowed, subject to the other terms
and conditions in this Agreement. All prepayments of the Term Loans will be
applied to the maturities thereof in inverse order.
2.7. CONVERSION AND CONTINUATION OF OUTSTANDING ADVANCES.
2.7.1 ADVANCES. Floating Rate Advances shall continue as Floating Rate
Advances unless and until such Floating Rate Advances are converted into
Eurodollar Advances. Each Eurodollar Advance shall continue as a Eurodollar
Advance until the end of the then applicable Interest Period therefor, at which
time such Eurodollar Advance shall be automatically converted into a Floating
Rate Advance unless the Company shall have given the Agent a
Conversion/Continuation Notice requesting that, at the end of such Interest
Period, such Eurodollar Advance continue as a Eurodollar Advance for the same or
another Interest Period. Subject to the terms hereof, the Company may elect from
time to time to convert all or any part of a Revolving Credit Advance or Term
Loan of any Type to the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary Borrower into any
other Type or Types of Advance; PROVIDED that any conversion of any Eurodollar
Advance shall be made on, and only on, the last day of the Interest Period
applicable thereto. The Company shall give the Agent irrevocable notice (a
"Conversion/Continuation Notice") of each conversion of an Advance or
continuation of a Eurodollar Advance not later than 11:00 a.m. (Detroit time) at
least one Business Day, in the case of a conversion into a Floating Rate
Advance, or three Business Days, in the case of a conversion into or
continuation of a Eurodollar Advance, prior to the date of the requested
conversion or continuation, specifying:
(a) the requested date, which shall be a Business Day, of such
conversion or continuation,
(b) the aggregate amount and Type of the Revolving Credit Advance or
Term Loan which is to be converted or continued, and
(c) the amounts and Type(s) of Revolving Credit Advance(s) or Term Loan
into which such Advance is to be converted or continued and, in the case of a
conversion into or continuation of a Eurodollar Advance, the duration of the
Interest Period applicable thereto.
2.7.2 MULTICURRENCY ADVANCES. Any Multicurrency Advances may be
continued as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with
respect thereto by the relevant Borrower giving the Agent irrevocable notice not
later than 11:00 a.m. (London time) at least three Business Days prior to the
date of the requested continuation, specifying the duration of the Interest
Period applicable thereto, PROVIDED, that if the relevant Borrower shall fail to
give such notice, such Multicurrency Advance shall be automatically continued
for an Interest Period of one month provided that such continuation would not
extend the Interest Period beyond the Facility Termination Date in the case of
Euro Revolving Credit Loans or the Maturity Date in the case of the Euro Term
Loan.
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2.8 INTEREST RATES, INTEREST PAYMENT DATES; INTEREST AND FEE BASIS. (a)
Each Floating Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount
thereof, for each day from and including the date such Loan is made or is
converted from a Fixed Rate Loan into a Floating Rate Loan pursuant to Section
2.7 to but excluding the date it becomes due or is converted into a Fixed Rate
Loan pursuant to Section 2.7 hereof, at a rate per annum equal to the Floating
Rate for such day. Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest for each day during
each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the
Eurodollar Rate determined for such Interest Period. Each Multicurrency Loan to
any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower (other than a Swing Loan) shall bear interest
for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per
annum equal to the applicable Eurocurrency Rate determined for such Interest
Period or at such other interest rate as agreed to by such Foreign Subsidiary
Borrower and all Euro Lenders with a Commitment to such Foreign Subsidiary
Borrower.
(b) Interest accrued on each Floating Rate Advance shall be payable on
each Payment Date, commencing with the first such date to occur after the
Effective Date and at maturity. Interest accrued on each Fixed Rate Advance
shall be payable on the last day of its applicable Interest Period, on any date
on which the Fixed Rate Advance is prepaid, whether by acceleration or
otherwise, and at maturity. Interest accrued on each Fixed Rate Advance having
an Interest Period longer than three months shall also be payable on the last
day of each three-month interval during such Interest Period.
(c) Interest shall be payable for the day an Advance is made but not
for the day of any payment on the amount paid if payment is received prior to
1:00 p.m. (local time) at the place of payment. If any payment of principal of
or interest on an Advance shall become due on a day which is not a Business Day,
except as otherwise provided in the definition of Interest Period, such payment
shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of a
principal payment, such extension of time shall be included in computing
interest in connection with such payment.
(d) All interest and fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual
number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring
during the period such interest or fee is payable over a year comprised of 360
days or, in the case of Floating Rate Loans, 365/366 days, unless the Agent
determines that it is market practice to calculate such interest or fees on
Multicurrency Advances on a different basis.
(e) Changes in the rate of interest on that portion of any Advance
maintained as a Floating Rate Advance will take effect simultaneously with each
change in the Alternate Base Rate. Each Fixed Rate Advance shall bear interest
on the outstanding principal amount thereof from and including the first day of
the Interest Period applicable thereto to (but not including) the last day of
such Interest Period at the interest rate determined as applicable to such Fixed
Rate Advance. No Interest Period may end after, with respect to any Term Loan,
the Maturity Date, or, with respect to any Revolving Credit Loan, the Facility
Termination Date.
2.9 RATES APPLICABLE AFTER DEFAULT. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, during the continuance of a Default the
Required Lenders may, at their option, by notice to the Borrowers (which notice
may be revoked at the option of the Required Lenders notwithstanding any
provision of Section 8.2 requiring unanimous consent of the Lenders to changes
in interest rates), declare that no Advance may be made as, converted into or
continued (after the expiration of the then current Interest Period) as a Fixed
Rate Advance, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any outstanding
Eurocurrency Advance may be continued for an Interest Period not to exceed one
month after such notice to the Borrowers by the Required Lenders. Upon and
during the continuance of any Default under Section 7.2, the Required Lenders
may, at their option, by notice to the Company (which notice may be revoked at
the option of the Required Lenders notwithstanding any provision of Section 8.2
requiring unanimous consent of the Lenders as to changes and interest rates)
declare that (i) each
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Fixed Rate Advance shall bear interest for the remainder of the applicable
Interest Period at the rate otherwise applicable to such Interest Period plus 2%
per annum, and (ii) each Floating Rate Advance and any other amount due under
this Agreement shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Floating
Rate otherwise applicable to Floating Rate Loans plus 2% per annum, provided
that, upon and during the continuance of any acceleration for any reason of any
of the Obligations, the interest rate set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) shall be
applicable to all Advances without any election or action on the part of the
Agent or any Lender.
2.10 PRO RATA PAYMENT, METHOD OF PAYMENT.
2.10.1 Each borrowing of Loans by the Company or any Domestic
Subsidiary Borrower from the U.S. Lenders shall be made pro rata according to
the Pro Rata Shares of such Lenders in effect on the date of such borrowing.
Each payment by the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary Borrower on account of
any facility fee shall be allocated by the Agent among the Lenders in accordance
with their respective Pro Rata Shares. Any reduction of the Commitments of the
U.S. Lenders shall be allocated by the Agent among the U.S. Lenders pro rata
according to the Pro Rata Shares of the U.S. Lenders with respect thereto.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each optional prepayment by the
Company or any Domestic Subsidiary Borrower on account of principal or interest
on its U.S. Loans shall be allocated by the Agent pro rata according to the
respective outstanding principal amounts thereof. All payments (including
prepayments) to be made by the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary Borrower
hereunder in respect of amounts denominated in Dollars, whether on account of
principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made, without setoff,
deduction, or counterclaim, in immediately available funds to the Agent at the
Agent's address specified pursuant to Article XIV, or at any other Lending
Installation of the Agent specified in writing by the Agent to the Company or
the relevant Domestic Subsidiary Borrower, as the case may be, by 1:00 P.M.
(Detroit time) on the date when due. Each payment delivered to the Agent for the
account of any Lender shall be delivered promptly by the Agent to such Lender in
the same type of funds that the Agent received at its address specified pursuant
to Article XIV or at any Lending Installation specified in a notice received by
the Agent from such Lender.
2.10.2 Each borrowing of Euro Loans by any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower
in any Available Foreign Currency shall be allocated by the Agent pro rata
according to the Pro Rata Shares of the Euro Lenders with respect to such
Borrower in effect on the date of such Loan. Each payment by any Foreign
Subsidiary Borrower on account of any facility fee shall be allocated by the
Agent among the Lenders to such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower in accordance with
their respective Pro Rata Shares. Any reduction of any of the Euro Commitments
shall be allocated by the Agent pro rata according to the Pro Rata Shares of the
Euro Lenders with respect thereto. Except as provided in Section 2.6, each
payment (including each prepayment) by a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower on account
of principal of and interest on Euro Loans shall be allocated by the Agent pro
rata according to the respective principal amounts of the Euro Loans then due
and owing by such Borrower to each Euro Lender that made such Euro Loans. All
payments (including prepayments) to be made by a Borrower on account of Euro
Loans, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be
made without setoff, deduction, or counterclaim in the currency of such Euro
Loans (in same day or other funds customarily used in the settlement of
obligations in such currency) to the Agent for the account of the Euro Lenders
that made such Loans, at the payment office for such Euro Loans specified from
time to time by the Agent by notice to the Borrowers prior to 1:00 p.m. local
time at such payment office on the due date thereof. The Agent shall distribute
such payment to the Euro Lenders entitled to receive the same promptly upon
receipt in like funds as received. In the case of any payment of facility fees
by Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers under Section 2.5 and any prepayments required
of Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers under Section 2.6.3, the Company shall designate
which Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers shall pay such amounts and, absent such
determination or if any Default has occurred and is continuing, the Agent shall
determine which Foreign
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Subsidiary Borrower or Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers shall make such payments,
provided that it is acknowledged that each Foreign Subsidiary Borrower is
liable, without duplication, for the full amount of facility fees payable under
Section 2.5 and is obligated to make any required prepayments under Section
2.6.3 to the extent such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower has any Aggregate Euro
Revolving Credit Outstandings.
2.11 TELEPHONIC NOTICES. Each Borrower hereby authorizes the Lenders
and the Agent to extend, convert or continue Advances, effect selections of
Types of Advances and to transfer funds based on telephonic notices made by any
Person or Persons the Agent or any Lender reasonably and in good faith believes
to be an Authorized Officer. Each Borrower agrees to deliver promptly to the
Agent a written confirmation, if such confirmation is requested by the Agent or
any Lender, of each telephonic notice signed by an Authorized Officer. If the
written confirmation differs in any material respect from the action taken by
the Agent and the Lenders, the records of the Agent and the Lenders shall govern
absent manifest error.
2.12 NOTIFICATION OF ADVANCES, INTEREST RATES, PREPAYMENTS AND
COMMITMENT REDUCTIONS. Promptly after receipt thereof, the Agent will notify
each Lender of the contents of each Revolving Credit Commitment reduction
notice, Multicurrency Commitment reduction notice, Borrowing notice,
Conversion/Continuation Notice, and repayment notice received by it hereunder.
The Agent will notify each Lender of the interest rate applicable to each Fixed
Rate Advance promptly upon determination of such interest rate and will give
each Lender prompt notice of each change in the Alternate Base Rate.
2.13 LENDING INSTALLATIONS. Each Lender may, except as otherwise
provided in Section 3.6, make and book its Loans at any Lending Installation(s)
selected by such Lender and may change its Lending Installation(s) from time to
time. All terms of this Agreement shall apply to any such Lending
Installation(s) and the Notes, if any, shall be deemed held by each Lender for
the benefit of such Lending Installation(s). Each Lender may, by written or
telex notice to the Agent and the applicable Borrower, designate one or more
Lending Installations which are to make and book Loans and for whose account
Loan payments are to be made.
2.14 NON-RECEIPT OF FUNDS BY THE AGENT. Unless a Borrower or a
Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Agent prior to the date on which it is
scheduled to make payment to the Agent of (a) in the case of a Lender, the
proceeds of a Loan or (b) in the case of a Borrower, a payment of principal,
interest or fees to the Agent for the account of the Lenders, that it does not
intend to make such payment, the Agent may assume that such payment has been
made. The Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the amount of such
payment available to the intended recipient in reliance upon such assumption. If
such Lender or Borrower, as the case may be, has not in fact made such payment
to the Agent, the recipient of such payment shall, on demand by the Agent,
repay to the Agent the amount so made available together with interest thereon
in respect of each day during the period commencing on the date such amount was
so made available by the Agent until the date the Agent recovers such amount at
a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of payment by a Lender, the Federal
Funds Effective Rate for the first five days and the interest rate applicable to
the relevant Loan for each day thereafter or (ii) in the case of payment by a
Borrower, the interest rate applicable to the relevant Loan.
2.15 FACILITY LETTERS OF |
