Exhibit 99.3
$3,004,241,918.86
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of March 3, 2006,
as Amended and Restated as of June 16, 2009
among
QVC, INC.,
as Borrower,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
and
WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC,
as Syndication Agent,
and
MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD.,
CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH,
and
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC,
as Documentation Agents
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
and
WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
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Definitions |
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SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms |
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SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings |
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SECTION 1.03. Pro Forma Determinations |
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SECTION 1.04. Terms Generally |
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SECTION 1.05. Accounting Terms; GAAP |
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SECTION 1.06. Change of Currency |
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SECTION 1.07. Currency Equivalents Generally |
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ARTICLE II |
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The Credits |
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SECTION 2.01. Term Loans |
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SECTION 2.02. Incremental Term Loans |
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SECTION 2.03. Revolving Commitments |
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SECTION 2.04. Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing |
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SECTION 2.05. Funding of Borrowings |
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SECTION 2.06. Interest Elections |
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SECTION 2.07. Termination and Reduction of Commitments |
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SECTION 2.08. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt |
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SECTION 2.09. Prepayments |
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SECTION 2.10. Fees |
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SECTION 2.11. Interest |
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SECTION 2.12. Alternate Rate of Interest |
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SECTION 2.13. Increased Costs |
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SECTION 2.14. Break Funding Payments |
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SECTION 2.15. Taxes |
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SECTION 2.16. Pro Rata Treatment and Payments |
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SECTION 2.17. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
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ARTICLE III |
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Representations and Warranties |
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SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers |
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SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability |
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SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts |
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SECTION 3.04. Financial Position |
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SECTION 3.05. Properties |
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SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters |
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SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements |
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SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status |
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SECTION 3.09. Taxes |
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SECTION 3.10. ERISA |
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SECTION 3.11. Disclosure |
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SECTION 3.12. Security Agreement |
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SECTION 3.13. Subsidiaries |
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ARTICLE IV |
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Conditions |
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SECTION 4.01. Restatement Effective Date |
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SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event |
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ARTICLE V |
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Affirmative Covenants |
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SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements; Other Information |
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SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events |
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SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business |
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SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations |
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SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance |
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SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights |
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SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws |
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SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds |
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SECTION 5.09. Additional Guarantors and Collateral |
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ARTICLE VI |
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Negative Covenants |
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SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness |
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SECTION 6.02. Liens |
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SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes |
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SECTION 6.04. Disposition of Property |
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SECTION 6.05. Restricted Payments |
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SECTION 6.06. Transactions with Affiliates |
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SECTION 6.07. Changes in Fiscal Periods |
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SECTION 6.08. Sales and Leasebacks |
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SECTION 6.09. Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions |
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SECTION 6.10. Consolidated Leverage Ratio |
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SECTION 6.11. Investments |
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ARTICLE VII |
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Events of Default |
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ARTICLE VIII |
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The Administrative Agent |
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SECTION 8.01. Appointment and Authorization |
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SECTION 8.02. Administrative Agent and Affiliates |
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SECTION 8.03. Action by Administrative Agent |
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SECTION 8.04. Consultation with Experts |
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SECTION 8.05. Delegation of Duties |
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SECTION 8.06. Successor Administrative Agent |
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SECTION 8.07. Credit Decision |
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SECTION 8.08. Joint Lead Arrangers; Syndication Agent; Documentation Agents |
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ARTICLE IX |
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Miscellaneous |
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SECTION 9.01. Notices |
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SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments |
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SECTION 9.02A Waivers; Amendments to other Credit Documents |
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SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver |
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SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns |
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SECTION 9.05. Survival |
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SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness |
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SECTION 9.07. Severability |
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SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff |
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SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process |
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SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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SECTION 9.11. Headings |
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SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality |
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SECTION 9.13. Judgment Currency |
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SECTION 9.14. USA PATRIOT Act |
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SECTION 9.15. Releases of Guarantees and Liens |
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SECTION 9.16. Addenda |
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SCHEDULES: |
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Schedule 1.01A |
Commitments |
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Schedule 1.01B |
Unrestricted Subsidiaries on Restatement Effective Date |
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Schedule 3.06 |
Disclosed Matters |
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Schedule 3.12 |
Filings |
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Schedule 3.13 |
Subsidiaries |
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Schedule 6.02 |
Existing Liens |
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Schedule 6.09 |
Existing Restrictions |
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EXHIBITS: |
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Exhibit A |
Form of Assignment and Assumption |
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Exhibit B |
Form of Opinion of Credit Parties Counsel |
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Exhibit C |
Form of Subsidiary Guarantee |
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Exhibit D |
Form of Security Agreement |
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Exhibit E |
Form of LMC Pledge Agreement |
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Exhibit F |
Form of Certificate |
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Exhibit G-1 |
Form of New Lender Supplement |
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Exhibit G-2 |
Form of Incremental Term Facility Activation Notice |
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Exhibit H |
Form of Addendum |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 3, 2006, as amended and restated as of June 16, 2009 (this Agreement), among QVC, INC., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower), the LENDERS party hereto from time to time, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent) for the Lenders, WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC (WCM) as syndication agent (in such capacity, the Syndication Agent), and JPMORGAN SECURITIES INC. and WCM, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (collectively, in such capacity, the Joint Lead Arrangers), MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH and ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, as Documentation Agents (in such capacity, the Documentation Agents).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Borrower entered into the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2006, as amended prior to the Restatement Effective Date (as defined below) (the Existing Credit Agreement), among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and certain other parties;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement as provided in this Agreement, which Agreement shall become effective upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.01 hereof; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties hereto that this Agreement not constitute a novation of the obligations and liabilities existing under the Existing Credit Agreement or evidence repayment of any of such obligations and liabilities and that this Agreement amend and restate in its entirety the Existing Credit Agreement and re-evidence the obligations of the Borrower outstanding thereunder;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, the parties hereto hereby agree that on the Restatement Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
ABR, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
Addendum means an instrument, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, by which a Lender consents to (a) the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to this Agreement and (b) the relevant assignments pursuant to the LMC Assignment Agreement, in each case as of the Restatement Effective Date.
Additional Indebtedness means (a) any Indebtedness for borrowed money or Guarantee thereof incurred by the Borrower (i) under this Agreement pursuant to additional term loans made in connection with an amendment to this Agreement after the Restatement Effective Date or (ii) in connection with any incurrence by any Person of loans (including any Incremental Term Loans and any
Incremental Term Loans under and as defined in the Wachovia Credit Agreement) or a private placement, Rule 144A offering or public offering by any Person of notes, or any incurrence or offering of Indebtedness similar to the foregoing, but excluding Revolving Loans and Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(b)(iii), and (b) any Indebtedness incurred by any Subsidiary of the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.01(b)(ii). Notwithstanding the foregoing, once Additional Indebtedness (whether secured or unsecured) having an aggregate principal amount of at least $250,000,000 has been incurred after the Restatement Effective Date, any Indebtedness incremental to such amount shall not be considered Additional Indebtedness unless either (i) in addition to the requirements in the first sentence of this definition, it is secured by a Lien on one or more assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or on any Equity Interests of the Borrower or (ii) the Borrower determines in its sole discretion to treat such Indebtedness as Additional Indebtedness hereunder.
Administrative Agent means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder and, as applicable, as Collateral Agent.
Administrative Questionnaire means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
Affiliate means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
Affiliated Persons mean, with respect to any specified Person, (a) such specified Persons parents, spouse, siblings, descendants, step children, step grandchildren, nieces and nephews and their respective spouses, (b) the estate, legatees and devisees of such specified Person and each of the Persons referred to in clause (a), and (c) any company, partnership, trust or other entity or investment vehicle Controlled by any of the Persons referred to in clause (a) or (b) or the holdings of which are for the primary benefit of any of such Persons.
Aggregate Exposure means, with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then outstanding principal amount of such Lenders Term Loans and (b) the amount of such Lenders Revolving Commitment then in effect or, if such Revolving Commitment has been terminated, the aggregate then outstanding principal amount of such Lenders Revolving Loans.
Alternate Base Rate means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) except in the case of the Tranche A Term Facility, the Existing Dollar Revolving Facility and the Existing Multicurrency Revolving Facility, the LIBO Rate that would be calculated as of such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, as of the next preceding Business Day) in respect of a proposed Eurocurrency Borrowing in Dollars with a one-month Interest Period plus 1.0%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or such LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or such LIBO Rate, respectively.
Alternative Currency means Sterling, Yen or Euros.
Alternative Currency Loan means a Loan that is a Eurocurrency Loan and that is made in an Alternative Currency pursuant to the applicable Borrowing Request.
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Applicable Percentage means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lenders Aggregate Exposure at such time to the Aggregate Exposure of all Lenders at such time.
Applicable Time means, with respect to any Borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency, as may be reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment and notified to the relevant parties hereto.
Approved Fund has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.
Asset Sale means any Disposition of property or series of related Dispositions of property (other than Excluded Asset Sales) that (a) yields gross proceeds to the Borrower or any Subsidiary (valued at the initial principal amount thereof in the case of non-cash proceeds consisting of notes or other debt securities and valued at fair market value in the case of other non-cash proceeds) in excess of $20,000,000 and (b) is consummated at a time when, after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is greater than 2.50 to 1.00.
Assignment and Assumption means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Available Delayed Draw Term Commitments has the meaning assigned to such term in the Existing Credit Agreement. It is understood that, as of the Restatement Effective Date, there are no Available Delayed Draw Term Commitments.
beneficial owner shall be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date. Beneficially own, beneficially owned and beneficial ownership have meanings correlative to that of beneficial owner.
Board means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
Borrower means QVC, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Borrowing means a group of Loans of the same Type under a single Facility, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
Borrowing Date means any Business Day specified by the Borrower as a date on which the Borrower requests the relevant Lenders to make Loans hereunder.
Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, the term Business Day shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
Capital Lease Obligations of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal
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property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
Cash Equivalents means (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition; (b) certificates of deposit, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits or overnight bank deposits having maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition issued by any Lender or by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof; (c) commercial paper of an issuer rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poors or P-1 by Moodys, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and maturing within six months from the date of acquisition; (d) repurchase obligations of any Lender or of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term of not more than 30 days, with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government; (e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by Standard & Poors or A by Moodys; (f) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition; (g) money market mutual or similar funds that invest exclusively in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) of this definition; (h) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) are rated AAA by Standard & Poors or Aaa by Moodys and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000; and (i) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, investments substantially comparable to any of the foregoing investments with respect to the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary is organized.
Change in Control means the acquisition of beneficial ownership by any person or group (excluding any Permitted Holder or group Controlled by any Permitted Holder) of more than 30% of the aggregate voting power of all outstanding classes or series of the Borrowers voting stock and such aggregate voting power exceeds the aggregate voting power of all outstanding classes or series of Borrowers voting stock beneficially owned by the Permitted Holders collectively, and either (a) such person or group is a Disqualified Person or (b) on any day until the date that is six months after the date on which such person or group becomes such beneficial owner, the Borrower is rated by one of Moodys or Standard & Poors and the rating assigned by either of them is not an investment grade rating.
Change in Law means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Restatement Effective Date, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Restatement Effective Date or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.13(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lenders holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Restatement Effective Date.
Class, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Tranche A Term Loans, Tranche 2-J Term Loans, Tranche 3-J Term Loans, Tranche 4-J Term Loans, Tranche 5-J Term Loans, Tranche 6-J Term Loans, Existing Revolving Loans, New Revolving Loans or Incremental Term Loans incurred pursuant to a particular Incremental Term Facility Activation Notice.
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Closing Date has the meaning assigned to such term in the Existing Credit Agreement.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Collateral means all property of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is granted under the Security Agreement.
Collateral Agent means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as collateral agent under the Subsidiary Guarantee, the Security Agreement and the LMC Pledge Agreement for the Lenders and certain other holders of obligations of the Loan Parties.
Commitment means, as to any Lender at any date, the Existing Revolving Commitment or the New Revolving Commitment of such Lender at such date.
Consolidated EBITDA means, for any period, operating income as reported in the Borrowers consolidated financial statements and determined in a manner substantially consistent with the Borrowers historical practices as of the Restatement Effective Date plus, to the extent deducted in calculating such operating income, (a) depreciation, (b) amortization, (c) stock compensation, as reported in the Borrowers consolidated financial statements and (d) up to $25,000,000 of noncash charges taken in the fiscal year of the Borrower ending December 31, 2009 in connection with changes in accounting related to customer deliveries.
Consolidated Leverage Ratio means, as at any day, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent four fiscal quarter period.
Consolidated Total Debt means, at any date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. Controlling and Controlled have meanings correlative thereto.
Credit Documents means the collective reference to the Loan Documents and the LMC Pledge Agreement.
Credit Parties means the collective reference to the Loan Parties and the Pledgors party to the LMC Pledge Agreement.
Default means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
Disclosed Matters means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06.
Disposition means, with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof. The terms Dispose and Disposed of shall have correlative meanings.
Disqualified Person means a Person whose senior debt does not have an investment grade rating with either Moodys or Standard & Poors on (a) the date on which such Person becomes a
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beneficial owner of the Borrower or (b) any day until the date that is 45 days after the date on which such Person becomes such beneficial owner the Borrower.
Dollar Amount means, at any date, (a) with respect to any Loan or Commitment denominated in Dollars, the principal amount thereof then outstanding and (b) with respect to any Alternative Currency Loan or Commitment, the principal amount thereof then outstanding in the relevant Alternative Currency, converted to Dollars at the Exchange Rate on such date.
Dollar Delayed Draw Term Commitment has the meaning assigned to such term in the Existing Credit Agreement. It is understood that, as of the Restatement Effective Date, no Dollar Delayed Draw Term Commitments remain in effect.
Dollar Revolving Commitment means, as applicable, an Existing Dollar Revolving Commitment or a New Dollar Revolving Commitment.
Dollar Revolving Facility means, as applicable, the Existing Dollar Revolving Facility or the New Dollar Revolving Facility.
Dollar Revolving Lender means, as applicable, an Existing Dollar Revolving Lender or a New Dollar Revolving Lender.
Dollar Revolving Loans means, as applicable, Existing Dollar Revolving Loans or New Dollar Revolving Loans.
Dollars or $ refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
Domestic Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States.
EMU means the economic and monetary union in accordance with the Treaty of Rome 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986, the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty of 1998.
EMU Legislation means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.
Environmental Laws means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material.
Environmental Liability means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
Equity Interests means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in
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a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
ERISA Affiliate means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
ERISA Event means (a) any reportable event (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan) other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived; (b) any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Plan or the failure by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (e) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan, including but not limited to the imposition of any Lien in favor of the PBGC or any Plan; (f) a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in at risk status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA); (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (h) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (i) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, Insolvent, in Reorganization or in endangered or critical status, within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 304 or Title IV of ERISA.
Euro and EUR mean the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with EMU Legislation.
Eurocurrency, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBO Rate.
Event of Default has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exchange Rate means, on any day with respect to any two currencies, the rate at which the first such currency may be exchanged into the other such currency, as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day on the applicable Reuters World Spot Page. In the event that any such rate does not appear on any Reuters World Spot Page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent or, at the discretion of the Administrative Agent, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the spot rate of the Administrative Agent in a market reasonably selected by it where it customarily
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conducts foreign currency exchange operations at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day for exchange of such first currency for such other currency.
Excluded Asset Sales means (a) Dispositions of inventory and obsolete or worn out property in the ordinary course of business and defaulted or past due accounts receivable in connection with the collection thereof and (b) Dispositions of property made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
Excluded Taxes means (a) in the case of each Lender and the Administrative Agent, taxes imposed on its overall net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it in lieu of net income taxes, by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, is organized or any political subdivision thereof, (b) in the case of each Lender, taxes imposed on its overall net income, and franchise taxes imposed on it in lieu of net income taxes, by the jurisdiction of such Lenders applicable lending office or any political subdivision thereof, (c) in the case of each Lender and the Administrative Agent, taxes that would not be imposed but for a present or former connection between the Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, and the taxing jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof (other than any such connection arising solely from the execution, delivery, performance or receipt of payment under this Agreement), (d) in the case of each Lender and the Administrative Agent, taxes imposed by the United States by means of withholding if and to the extent that such taxes shall be in effect and shall be applicable on the Restatement Effective Date to payments to be made to such Lenders applicable lending office, (e) in the case of an assignment by a Lender, any taxes that exceed the amount of taxes that are imposed prior to such assignment, unless such assignment and acceptance resulted from the request of the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.17(b), and (f) in the case of each Lender, any tax that is attributable to such Lenders failure to comply with Section 2.15(e).
Existing Alternative Currency Revolving Sublimit means, with respect to all Alternative Currencies, the Dollar Amount of $11,758,321.27.
Existing Applicable Rate means, for each Type of Existing Loan, a percentage determined in accordance with the Existing Pricing Grid.
Existing Available Revolving Commitment means, as to any Existing Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lenders Existing Revolving Commitment then in effect at such time over (b) the Dollar Amount of such Lenders Existing Revolving Loans then outstanding.
Existing Commitment Fee Rate means a rate determined in accordance with the Existing Pricing Grid; provided, that in computing the Existing Commitment Fee with respect to the Existing Multicurrency Revolving Commitments, the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Multicurrency Revolving Loans shall be determined by using the daily average Dollar Amount thereof.
Existing Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
Existing Dollar Revolving Commitment means, as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Existing Dollar Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading Existing Dollar Revolving Commitment opposite such Lenders name on Schedule 1.01A or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
Existing Dollar Revolving Lender means each Lender holding an Existing Dollar Revolving Commitment or an Existing Dollar Revolving Loan.
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Existing Dollar Revolving Loans has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(a).
Existing Loans means the collective reference to the Existing Revolving Loans and the Tranche A Term Loans.
Existing Multicurrency Revolving Commitment means, as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Existing Multicurrency Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading Existing Multicurrency Revolving Commitment opposite such Lenders name on Schedule 1.01A or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
Existing Multicurrency Revolving Lender means a Lender holding an Existing Multicurrency Revolving Commitment or an Existing Multicurrency Revolving Loan.
Existing Multicurrency Revolving Loans has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(a).
Existing Pricing Grid means the table set forth below.
Consolidated
Leverage |
|
Commitment Fee |
|
Applicable Rate for |
|
Applicable Rate for |
|
>3.50:1.00 |
|
0.200 |
% |
1.000 |
% |
0 |
% |
<3.50:1.00 |
|
0.175 |
% |
0.875 |
% |
0 |
% |
<3.00:1.00 |
|
0.150 |
% |
0.750 |
% |
0 |
% |
<2.50:1.00 |
|
0.125 |
% |
0.625 |
% |
0 |
% |
<2.00:1.00 |
|
0.100 |
% |
0.550 |
% |
0 |
% |
<1.50:1.00 |
|
0.090 |
% |
0.450 |
% |
0 |
% |
For the purposes of the Existing Pricing Grid, changes in the Existing Applicable Rate resulting from changes in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the date on which financial statements are delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.01 and shall remain in effect until the next change to be effected pursuant to this paragraph. If any financial statements referred to above are not delivered within the time periods specified in Section 5.01, then, until the date on which such financial statements are delivered, the highest rate set forth in each column of the Existing Pricing Grid shall apply. In addition, at all times while an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the highest rate set forth in each column of the Existing Pricing Grid shall apply. Each determination of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio pursuant to the Existing Pricing Grid shall be made in a manner consistent with the determination thereof pursuant to Section 6.10.
Existing Revolving Commitment means, as to any Lender, such Lenders Existing Dollar Revolving Commitment and Existing Multicurrency Revolving Commitment. As of the Restatement Effective Date, the aggregate Dollar Amount of all Existing Revolving Commitments is $39,928,571.43.
Existing Revolving Commitment Period means the period from and including the Closing Date to the Existing Revolving Termination Date.
Existing Revolving Lender means each Lender that has an Existing Revolving Commitment or that holds Existing Revolving Loans.
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Existing Revolving Loans has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).
Existing Revolving Termination Date means March 3, 2011.
Existing Total Dollar Revolving Commitments means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Existing Dollar Revolving Commitments then in effect.
Existing Total Dollar Revolving Loans means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Existing Dollar Revolving Loans outstanding at such time.
Existing Total Multicurrency Revolving Commitments means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Existing Multicurrency Revolving Commitments then in effect.
Existing Total Multicurrency Revolving Loans means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Existing Multicurrency Revolving Loans outstanding at such time.
Existing Total Revolving Commitments means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Existing Revolving Commitments then in effect.
Existing Total Revolving Loans means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Existing Revolving Loans outstanding at such time.
Facility means any of (a) the Tranche A Term Loans (the Tranche A Term Facility), (b) the Tranche 2-J Term Loans (the Tranche 2-J Term Facility), (c) the Tranche 3-J Term Loans (the Tranche 3-J Term Facility), (d) the Tranche 4-J Term Loans (the Tranche 4-J Term Facility), (e) the Tranche 5-J Term Loans (the Tranche 5-J Term Facility), (f) the Tranche 6-J Term Loans (the Tranche 6-J Term Facility), (g) the credit facility constituted by the Existing Dollar Revolving Commitments and the extensions of credit thereunder (the Existing Dollar Revolving Facility), (h) the credit facility constituted by the Existing Multicurrency Revolving Commitments and the extensions of credit thereunder (the Existing Multicurrency Revolving Facility), (i) the credit facility constituted by the New Dollar Revolving Commitments and the extensions of credit thereunder (the New Dollar Revolving Facility), (j) the credit facility constituted by the New Multicurrency Revolving Commitments and the extensions of credit thereunder (the New Multicurrency Revolving Facility) and (k) each incurrence of Incremental Term Loans pursuant to an Incremental Term Facility Activation Notice (each, an Incremental Term Facility).
Federal Funds Effective Rate means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
Financial Officer means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower.
Foreign Lender means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is located. For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
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Foreign Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
Governmental Authority means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
Guarantee of or by any Person (the guarantor) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other similar obligation of any other Person (the primary obligor) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other similar obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other similar obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other similar obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or similar obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
Hazardous Materials means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
Incremental Term Facility Activation Notice means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2.
Incremental Term Facility Closing Date means any Business Day designated as such in an Incremental Term Facility Activation Notice.
Incremental Term Lenders means (a) on any Incremental Term Facility Activation Date relating to Incremental Term Loans, the Lenders signatory to the relevant Incremental Term Facility Activation Notice and (b) thereafter, each Lender that is a holder of an Incremental Term Loan.
Incremental Term Loans means any term loans borrowed in connection with an Incremental Term Facility Activation Notice.
Incremental Term Maturity Date means, with respect to the Incremental Term Loans to be made pursuant to any Incremental Term Facility Activation Notice, the final maturity date specified in such Incremental Term Facility Activation Notice, which date shall not be prior to the date that is six months after the latest final maturity date applicable to the Term Loans (other than any Incremental Term Loans) outstanding at the time the relevant Incremental Term Loans are borrowed.
Indebtedness of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such
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Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements constituting liens hereunder relating to property acquired by such Person (excluding obligations arising from inventory transactions in the ordinary course of business), (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers acceptances. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Persons ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. Indebtedness shall not include (i) any amounts payable under any deferred compensation plans of any Person relating to its or its subsidiaries directors, management, employees or consultants or (ii) for the purposes of Section 6.01 and the terms Additional Indebtedness and Material Indebtedness only, any amounts owed to the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
Indemnified Taxes means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
Insolvent with respect to any Multiemployer Plan means the condition that such Multiemployer Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
Intellectual Property means the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including copyrights, copyright licenses, patents, patent licenses, trademarks, trademark licenses, technology, know-how and processes, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.
Interest Election Request means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.06.
Interest Payment Date means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December and (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months duration after the first day of such Interest Period.
Interest Period means, as to any Eurocurrency Loan, (a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurocurrency Loan and ending one, two, three or six months (or, if available to all Lenders under the relevant Facility, nine or twelve months) thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto, and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurocurrency Loan and ending one, two, three or six months (or, if available to all Lenders under the relevant Facility, nine or twelve months or such other, shorter period) thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time (or in the case of an Alternative
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Currency, the Applicable Time), on the date that is 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:
Investments has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.11.
Lender Presentation means the Lender presentation and related materials made available to the Lenders in connection with the Lender meeting held on May 11, 2009 with respect to the amendments effected pursuant to this Agreement.
Lenders means the Persons listed on Schedule 1.01A and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
LIBO Rate means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing in Dollars or an Alternative Currency for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the rate appearing on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or on any successor or substitute page of such Screen, or any successor to or substitute for such Screen, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Screen, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to deposits in such currency in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on (in the case of Eurocurrency Borrowings in Sterling), or two Business Days prior to (in the case of Eurocurrency Borrowings in Dollars or another Alternative Currency) the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for deposits in such currency with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period, provided that in the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the LIBO Rate with respect to such Eurocurrency Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which deposits in such currency and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on (in the case of Eurocurrency Borrowings in Sterling), or two Business Days prior to (in the case of Eurocurrency Borrowings in Dollars or another Alternative Currency) the commencement of such Interest Period.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset. Lien shall not, however, include any interest of a vendor in any inventory of the Borrower or any
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of its Subsidiaries arising out of such inventory being subject to a sale or return arrangement with such vendor or any consignment by any third party of any inventory to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
LMC means Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any successor (by merger, consolidation, transfer or otherwise) to all or substantially all of its assets; and any subsequent successor (by merger, consolidation, transfer or otherwise) to all or substantially all of a successors assets, provided, that if a Transferee Parent becomes the beneficial owner of all or substantially all of the equity securities of the Borrower then beneficially owned by LMC as to which LMC has dispositive power, the term LMC shall also mean such Transferee Parent and any successor (by merger, consolidation, transfer or otherwise) to all or substantially all of its assets. Transferee Parent for this purpose means, in the event of any transaction or series of related transactions involving the direct or indirect transfer (or relinquishment of control) by LMC of a Person or Persons (a Transferred Person) that hold equity securities of the Borrower beneficially owned by LMC, such Transferred Person or its successor in such transaction or any ultimate parent entity (within the meaning of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended) of such Transferred Person or its successor if immediately after giving effect to such transaction or the last transaction in such series, voting securities representing at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding voting securities of such Transferred Person, successor or ultimate parent entity are beneficially owned by any combination of LMC, Persons who prior to such transaction were beneficial owners of a majority of, or a majority of the voting power of, the outstanding voting securities of LMC (or of any publicly traded class or series of voting securities of LMC designed to track the economic performance of a specified group of assets or businesses) or Persons who are Control Persons as of the date of such transaction or the last transaction in such series. Control Person for this purpose means each of (a) the Chairman of the Board of LMC, (b) the President of LMC, (c) any Senior Vice President of LMC, (d) each of the directors of LMC and (e) the respective Affiliated Persons of the Persons referred to in clauses (a) through (d).
LMC Assignment Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(b).
LMC Collateral means any Collateral under and as defined in the LMC Pledge Agreement.
LMC Pledge Agreement means the collective reference to one or more Pledge Agreements to be executed and delivered by the holders of the Equity Interests in the Borrower, in each case substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
Loan Documents means the collective reference to this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantee and the Security Agreement.
Loan Parties means the collective reference to the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
Loans means the loans made or maintained by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.
Material Adverse Effect means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, property or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that results in a material impairment of the ability of the Borrower to perform any payment obligations hereunder or (b) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent (including in its capacity as Collateral Agent) or the Lenders hereunder or thereunder.
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Material Domestic Subsidiary means any Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended, that has assets (including Equity Interests in Subsidiaries) or revenues (including both third party and intercompany revenues) with a value in excess of 2.50% of the consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries or 2.50% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries; provided, that in the event Domestic Subsidiaries that would otherwise not be Material Domestic Subsidiaries shall in the aggregate account for a percentage in excess of 7.50% of the consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries or 7.50% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries as of the end of and for the most recently completed fiscal quarter, then one or more of such Domestic Subsidiaries designated by the Borrower (or, if the Borrower shall make no designation, one or more of such Domestic Subsidiaries in descending order based on their respective contributions to the consolidated assets of the Borrower), shall be included as Material Domestic Subsidiaries to the extent necessary to eliminate such excess. For the purposes of this definition only, Commerce Technologies, Inc. shall be deemed not to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower so long as (a) it is not a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower and (b) its operations are substantially of the type and scope existing as of the Restatement Effective Date.
Material Indebtedness means Indebtedness (other than the Loans), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $50,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the principal amount of the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.
Material Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of the Borrower, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended, that has assets or revenues (on a consolidated basis including its Subsidiaries) with a value in excess of 1.0% of the consolidated assets of the Borrower or 1.0% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower; provided, that in the event Subsidiaries that would otherwise not be Material Subsidiaries shall in the aggregate account for a percentage in excess of 5.0% of the consolidated assets of the Borrower or 5.0% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower as of the end of and for the most recently completed fiscal quarter, then one or more of such Subsidiaries designated by the Borrower (or, if the Borrower shall make no designation, one or more of such Subsidiaries in descending order based on their respective contributions to the consolidated assets of the Borrower), shall be included as Material Subsidiaries to the extent necessary to eliminate such excess.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc.
Multicurrency Delayed Draw Term Commitment has the meaning assigned to such term in the Existing Credit Agreement. It is understood that, as of the Restatement Effective Date, no Multicurrency Delayed Draw Term Commitments remain in effect.
Multicurrency Revolving Commitment means, as applicable, an Existing Multicurrency Revolving Commitment or a New Multicurrency Revolving Commitment.
Multicurrency Revolving Facility means, as applicable, the Existing Multicurrency Revolving Facility or the New Multicurrency Revolving Facility.
Multicurrency Revolving Lender means, as applicable, an Existing Multicurrency Revolving Lender or a New Multicurrency Revolving Lender.
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Multicurrency Revolving Loans means as applicable, Existing Multicurrency Revolving Loans or New Multicurrency Revolving Loans.
Multiemployer Plan means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
Net Cash Asset Sale Proceeds Percentage means, at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans to (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans, (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Wachovia Term Loans and (iii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any other Indebtedness secured pursuant to the Security Agreement or any Separate Security Document to the extent, in the case of this clause (iii), such Indebtedness is entitled to a mandatory prepayment in connection with the relevant Asset Sale.
Net Cash Debt Proceeds Percentage means, at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans to (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Wachovia Term Loans.
Net Cash Proceeds means (a) with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds thereof in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents (including any such proceeds received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received), net of attorneys fees, accountants fees, investment banking fees, amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien expressly permitted hereunder on any asset that is the subject of such Asset Sale (other than any Lien pursuant to the Security Agreement or any Separate Security Document or created in contemplation of such Asset Sale) and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith and net of taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) and (b) with respect to any incurrence of Indebtedness, the cash proceeds received in connection therewith by any Person that incurred such Indebtedness, net of attorneys fees, investment banking fees, accountants fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith.
Net Cash Proceeds Amount means, with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds, the amount thereof multiplied by the Net Cash Asset Sale Proceeds Percentage (in the case of Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale) or the Net Cash Debt Proceeds Percentage (in the case of Net Cash Proceeds of any Indebtedness), and in each case rounded down to a multiple of $1,000,000.
New Alternative Currency Revolving Sublimit means, with respect to all Alternative Currencies, the Dollar Amount of $250,000,000.
New Applicable Rate means, (a) for each Type of New Revolving Loan or New Term Loan (other than Incremental Term Loans), a percentage determined in accordance with the New Pricing Grid and (b) for each Type of Incremental Term Loan, such per annum rates as shall be agreed to by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Lenders as shown in the applicable Incremental Term Facility Activation Notice.
New Available Revolving Commitment means, as to any New Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lenders New Revolving Commitment then in effect at such time over (b) the Dollar Amount of such Lenders New Revolving Loans then outstanding.
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New Commitment Fee Rate means 0.50% per annum; provided, that in computing the New Commitment Fee with respect to the New Multicurrency Revolving Commitments, the aggregate principal amount of the New Multicurrency Revolving Loans shall be determined by using the daily average Dollar Amount thereof.
New Dollar Revolving Commitment means, as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make New Dollar Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading New Dollar Revolving Commitment opposite such Lenders name on Schedule 1.01A or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
New Dollar Revolving Lender means each Lender holding a New Dollar Revolving Commitment or a New Dollar Revolving Loan.
New Dollar Revolving Loans has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(a).
New Lender has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(b).
New Lender Supplement has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(b).
New Multicurrency Revolving Commitment means, as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make New Multicurrency Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading New Multicurrency Revolving Commitment opposite such Lenders name on Schedule 1.01A or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
New Multicurrency Revolving Lender means a Lender holding a New Multicurrency Revolving Commitment or a New Multicurrency Revolving Loan.
New Multicurrency Revolving Loans has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.03(a).
New Pricing Grid means the table set forth below.
Facility |
|
Applicable
Rate for |
|
Applicable
Rate for |
|
Tranche 2-J Term Facility |
|
3.50 |
% |
2.50 |
% |
Tranche 3-J Term Facility |
|
4.00 |
% |
3.00 |
% |
Tranche 4-J Term Facility |
|
4.50 |
% |
3.50 |
% |
Tranche 5-J Term Facility if Consolidated Leverage Ratio is > 2.00:1.00 |
|
5.00 |
% |
4.00 |
% |
Tranche 5-J Term Facility if Consolidated Leverage Ratio is < 2.00:1.00 |
|
4.00 |
% |
3.00 |
% |
New Dollar Revolving Facility, New Multicurrency Revolving Facility and Tranche 6-J Term Facility if Consolidated Leverage Ratio is > 2.00:1.00 |
|
5.50 |
% |
4.50 |
% |
New Dollar Revolving Facility, New Multicurrency Revolving Facility and Tranche 6-J Term Facility if Consolidated Leverage Ratio is < 2.00:1.00 |
|
4.50 |
% |
3.50 |
% |
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For the purposes of the New Pricing Grid, changes in the New Applicable Rate resulting from changes in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the date on which financial statements are delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.01 and shall remain in effect until the next change to be effected pursuant to this paragraph. If any financial statements referred to above are not delivered within the time periods specified in Section 5.01, then, until the date on which such financial statements are delivered, the higher of the two rates for the relevant Facilities set forth in the relevant row of the New Pricing Grid shall apply. In addition, at all times while an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the higher of the two rates for the relevant Facilities set forth in the relevant row of the New Pricing Grid shall apply. Each determination of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio pursuant to the New Pricing Grid shall be made in a manner consistent with the determination thereof pursuant to Section 6.10.
New Revolving Commitment means, as to any Lender, such Lenders New Dollar Revolving Commitment and New Multicurrency Revolving Commitment. As of the Restatement Effective Date, the aggregate Dollar Amount of all New Revolving Commitments is $500,000,000.
New Revolving Commitment Period means the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to the New Revolving Termination Date.
New Revolving Lender means each Lender that has a New Revolving Commitment or that holds New Revolving Loans.
New Revolving Loans has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).
New Revolving Termination Date means March 30, 2014.
New Term Facilities means the collective reference to the Tranche 2-J Term Facility, the Tranche 3-J Term Facility, the Tranche 4-J Term Facility, the Tranche 5-J Term Facility, the Tranche 6-J Term Facility and any Incremental Term Facility.
New Term Loans means the collective reference to the Tranche 2-J Term Loans, the Tranche 3-J Term Loans, the Tranche 4-J Term Loans, the Tranche 5-J Term Loans, the Tranche 6-J Term Loans and any Incremental Term Loans.
New Total Dollar Revolving Commitments means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the New Dollar Revolving Commitments then in effect.
New Total Dollar Revolving Loans means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the New Dollar Revolving Loans outstanding at such time.
New Total Multicurrency Revolving Commitments means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the New Multicurrency Revolving Commitments then in effect.
New Total Multicurrency Revolving Loans means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the New Multicurrency Revolving Loans outstanding at such time.
New Total Revolving Commitments means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the New Revolving Commitments then in effect.
New Total Revolving Loans means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the New Revolving Loans outstanding at such time.
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Non-Consenting Lender has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(c).
Obligations means the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender (or, in the case of Specified Swap Agreements, any affiliate of any Lender), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Specified Swap Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto).
OFAC means the U.S. Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Other Taxes means any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement.
Participant has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.
Participating Member State means any member state of the EMU which has the Euro as its lawful currency.
PBGC means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
Permitted Encumbrances means:
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Permitted Holders means any one or more of (a) LMC, (b) John C. Malone, (c) each of the respective Affiliated Persons of the Person referred to in clause (b) and (d) any Person a majority of the aggregate voting power of all the outstanding classes or series of the equity securities of which are beneficially owned by any one or more of the Persons referred to in clauses (a), (b) or (c).
person and group have the meanings given to them for purposes of Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successor provisions, and the term group includes any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities within the meaning of rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision.
Person means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Plan means an employee pension plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), subject to the provisions of Section 302 and Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4062 or 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an employer as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
Prime Rate means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
Priority Indebtedness has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
Register has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.
Reinvestment Deferred Amount means, with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the Net Cash Proceeds Amount relating thereto that is not applied to prepay the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.09(c) as a result of the delivery of a Reinvestment Notice.
Reinvestment Event means any Asset Sale in respect of which the Borrower has delivered a Reinvestment Notice.
Reinvestment Notice means a written notice executed by a Financial Officer stating that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and that the Borrower (directly or indirectly through a Subsidiary) intends and expects to use all or a specified portion of the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale to acquire assets useful in its business.
Reinvestment Prepayment Amount means, with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the Reinvestment Deferred Amount relating thereto less the Net Cash Asset Sale Proceeds Percentage of any
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portion of the relevant Net Cash Proceeds expended prior to the relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Date to acquire or repair assets useful in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, rounded down to a multiple of $1,000,000.
Reinvestment Prepayment Date means, with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the earlier of (a) the date occurring 180 days after such Reinvestment Event and (b) the date on which the Borrower shall have determined not to acquire assets useful in the Borrowers business with all or any portion of the relevant Reinvestment Deferred Amount.
Related Parties means, with respect to any specified Person, such Persons Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Persons Affiliates.
Reorganization means, with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.
Required Lenders means, at any time, the holders of more than 50% of (a) until the Closing Date, the Commitments then in effect and (b) thereafter, the sum of (i) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding and the aggregate amount of Available Delayed Draw Term Commitments then in effect and (ii) the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving Loans then outstanding.
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.
Restatement Effective Date means the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.01 shall have been satisfied, which date is June 16, 2009.
Restricted Payment means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests.
Revolving Commitment means, as applicable, an Existing Revolving Commitment or a New Revolving Commitment.
Revolving Commitment Period means, as applicable, the Existing Revolving Commitment Period or the New Revolving Commitment Period.
Revolving Fee Payment Date means (a) the third Business Day following the last day of each March, June, September and December during the relevant Revolving Commitment Period and (b) the last day of the relevant Revolving Commitment Period.
Revolving Lender means, as applicable, an Existing Revolving Lender or a New Revolving Lender.
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Revolving Loans means, as applicable, the Existing Revolving Loans and/or the New Revolving Loans.
Revolving Termination Date means, as applicable, the Existing Revolving Termination Date or the New Revolving Termination Date.
Secured Indebtedness has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
Security Agreement means the Security Agreement to be executed and delivered by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
Separate Security Documents has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.02(g).
Specified Loan Purchase means a purchase at par by LMC or any of its subsidiaries (other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) of Term Loans (including accrued interest thereon) made (a) with respect to the Tranche 2-J Term Facility on or about June 30, 2010 or (b) with respect to one or more Facilities selected by LMC in order to comply with clause (n)(ii) of Article VII, with any such purchase being made ratably in proportion to the Term Loans outstanding under the relevant Facility or Facilities and any Term Loans so purchased being contributed to the Borrower concurrently with such purchase for cancellation in exchange for no consideration (other than existing equity investments in the Borrower), pursuant to cancellation documentation substantially comparable to the cancellation documentation used on the Restatement Effective Date pursuant to Section 4.01(b) or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided, that the first aggregate $250,000,000 used to make Specified Loan Purchases pursuant to clause (b) above and the corresponding Specified Loan Purchases under and as defined in the Wachovia Credit Agreement shall be made ratably in respect of Tranche 6-J Term Loans and Tranche 6-W Term Loans under and as defined in the Wachovia Credit Agreement. Specified Loan Purchases made pursuant to clause (b) of this definition and Specified Loan Purchases made pursuant to the comparable clause of the Wachovia Credit Agreement (other than any such purchases in respect of Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans under and as defined in the Wachovia Credit Agreement) shall be allocated ratably to the Term Loans under the selected Facility or Facilities hereunder and to the Wachovia Term Loans under the corresponding (determined as provided in Section 2.09(d)) Wachovia Term Facility or Wachovia Term Facilities under the Wachovia Credit Agreement.
Specified Swap Agreement means any Swap Agreement in respect of interest rates or currency exchange rates entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and any Person that is a Lender or an affiliate of a Lender at the time such Swap Agreement is entered into.
Standard & Poors means Standard & Poors Ratings Services.
Sterling and £ mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
Stock Compensation Plans means compensation plans in connection with which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries make payments to LMC and its Affiliates in consideration for securities of LMC issued to employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
subsidiary means, with respect to any Person (the parent) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parents consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other
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corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, Controlled or held by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.
Subsidiary means any subsidiary of the Borrower; provided, that Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed not to constitute Subsidiaries for the purposes of this Agreement (other than when such term is used in the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary).
Subsidiary Guarantee means the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement to be executed and delivered by each Subsidiary Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
Subsidiary Guarantor means each Domestic Subsidiary that at any time on or after the Restatement Effective Date qualifies as a Material Domestic Subsidiary (whether or not it subsequently ceases to qualify as such).
Subsidiary Indebtedness has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
Swap Agreement means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
Taxes means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.
Term Facilities means the collective reference to the Tranche A Term Facility and the New Term Facilities.
Term Lenders means each Lender that holds a Term Loan.
Term Loans means the collective reference to the Tranche A Term Loans and the New Term Loans.
Total Dollar Revolving Commitment means, as applicable, the Existing Total Dollar Revolving Commitment and/or the New Total Dollar Revolving Commitment.
Total Dollar Revolving Loans means, as applicable, the Existing Total Dollar Revolving Loans and/or the New Total Dollar Revolving Loans.
Total Multicurrency Revolving Commitment means, as applicable, the Existing Total Multicurrency Revolving Commitment and/or the New Total Multicurrency Revolving Commitment.
Total Multicurrency Revolving Loans means, as applicable, the Existing Total Multicurrency Revolving Loans and/or the New Total Multicurrency Revolving Loans.
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Total Revolving Commitment means, as applicable, the Existing Total Revolving Commitment and/or the New Total Revolving Commitment.
Total Revolving Loans means, as applicable, the Existing Total Revolving Loans and/or the New Total Revolving Loans.
Tranche A Term Commitment has the meaning assigned to such term in the Existing Credit Agreement. It is understood that, as of the Restatement Effective Date, no Tranche A Term Commitments remain in effect.
Tranche A Term Lenders means each Lender that holds a Tranche A Term Loan.
Tranche A Term Loan means any Loan with a maturity date occurring on the Tranche A Maturity Date and pricing based on the Existing Pricing Grid.
Tranche A Term Maturity Date means March 3, 2011.
Tranche A Term Percentage means, at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Tranche A Term Loans at such time to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans at such time.
Tranche 2-J Term Lenders means each Lender that holds a Tranche 2-J Term Loan.
Tranche 2-J Term Loan means any Loan with a maturity date occurring on the Tranche 2-J Maturity Date and pricing based on the New Pricing Grid.
Tranche 2-J Term Maturity Date means March 3, 2011.
Tranche 3-J Term Loan means any Loan with a maturity date occurring on the Tranche 3-J Maturity Date.
Tranche 3-J Term Maturity Date means June 30, 2011.
Tranche 4-J Term Loan means any Loan with a maturity date occurring on the Tranche 4-J Maturity Date.
Tranche 4-J Term Maturity Date means June 30, 2012.
Tranche 5-J Term Loan means any Loan with a maturity date occurring on the Tranche 5-J Maturity Date.
Tranche 5-J Term Maturity Date means June 30, 2013.
Tranche 6-J Term Loan means any Loan with a maturity date occurring on the Tranche 6-J Maturity Date.
Tranche 6-J Term Maturity Date means March 30, 2014.
Transactions means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement, the execution, delivery and performance by the Credit Parties of the other Credit Documents, the borrowing of Loans and the use of proceeds thereof.
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Type means, as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurocurrency Loan.
Unrestricted Subsidiary means (a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower listed on Schedule 1.01B, (b) any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is designated as a Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Borrower after the Restatement Effective Date in a written notice to the Administrative Agent and (c) any Subsidiary of any Subsidiary described in clause (a) or (b) above, provided, that, in each case, (i) at no time shall any creditor of any such Subsidiary have any claim (whether pursuant to a Guarantee or otherwise) against the Borrower or any of its other Subsidiaries (other than another Unrestricted Subsidiary) in respect of any Indebtedness or other obligation (except for obligations arising by operation of law, including joint and several liability for taxes, ERISA and similar items) of any such Subsidiary (collectively, Unrestricted Subsidiary Support Obligations), except pursuant to Investments permitted by Section 6.11; (ii) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (other than another Unrestricted Subsidiary) shall become a general partner of any such Subsidiary; (iii) no default with respect to any Indebtedness of any such Subsidiary (including any right which the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against any such Subsidiary), shall permit solely as a result of such Indebtedness being in default or accelerated (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any Indebtedness of the Borrower or its other Subsidiaries (other than another Unrestricted Subsidiary) to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its final scheduled maturity; (iv) no such Subsidiary shall own any Equity Interests of, or own or hold any Lien on any property of, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than another Unrestricted Subsidiary); (v) no Investments may be made in any such Subsidiary by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than by another Unrestricted Subsidiary) except to the extent permitted under Section 6.11(f) or (h) (it being understood that, if a Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Restatement Effective Date, the aggregate fair market value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary so designated shall be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of such designation and shall be subject to the limits set forth in Section 6.11(f) and (h), as applicable); (vi) the Borrower shall not directly own any Equity Interests in such Subsidiary; (vii) at the time of such designation, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; and (viii) at the time of such designation, after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be less than 3.25 to 1.00 (or, if less, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio then required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.10). It is understood that Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall be disregarded for the purposes of any calculation pursuant to this Agreement relating to financial matters with respect to the Borrower.
The Borrower may revoke the designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a written notice to the Administrative Agent so long as, after giving pro forma effect to such revocation, (i) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be less than or equal to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio then required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.10 and (ii) no Default shall be in existence. In addition, if any of the requirements specified in the first sentence of this definition ceases at any time to be complied with as to any Unrestricted Subsidiary, the designation thereof shall automatically be deemed to be revoked without requirement of any action by any Person on the date that is 30 days after the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has obtained knowledge of such noncompliance, unless such noncompliance has been cured prior to such date. Any revocation described in the preceding two sentences is referred to herein as a Revocation. Upon any Revocation, such Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute a Subsidiary for all purposes of this Agreement and the Borrower shall comply with Section 5.09 if such Subsidiary is a Material Domestic Subsidiary. In the case of any Revocation, if the designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary caused the available basket amount referred to in Section 6.11(f) or (h), as applicable, to be utilized by an amount equal to the aggregate fair market value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary so designated (the amount so utilized, the Designation Amount), then, effective upon such Revocation, the relevant available basket amount shall be increased by the lesser of (i) the Designation Amount and
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(ii) the aggregate fair market value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary at the time of such revocation. Any Subsidiary as to which any Revocation has been made may not subsequently be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Unrestricted Subsidiary Support Obligations has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Wachovia Credit Agreement means the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2006, as amended and restated on the Restatement Effective Date, among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto, Wachovia Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain other parties, as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date.
Wachovia Term Facilities means the Term Facilities under and as defined in the Wachovia Credit Agreement, which as of the Restatement Effective Date consist of the Initial Term Facility, the Tranche 2-W Term Facility, the Tranche 3-W Term Facility, the Tranche 4-W Term Facility, the Tranche 5-W Term Facility, the Tranche 6-W Term Facility and any Incremental Term Facility, as each such term is defined in the Wachovia Credit Agreement.
Wachovia Term Loans means the Term Loans under and as defined in the Wachovia Credit Agreement.
Withdrawal Liability means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
Yen and ¥ mean the lawful currency of Japan.
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a Dollar Revolving Loan) or by Type (e.g., a Eurocurrency Loan) or by Class and Type (e.g., a Dollar Eurocurrency Revolving Loan). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a Dollar Revolving Borrowing) or by Type (e.g., a Dollar Eurocurrency Borrowing) or by Class and Type (e.g., a Dollar Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing).
SECTION 1.03. Pro Forma Determinations. Whether or not specified elsewhere herein, in order to determine that no Default shall have occurred and be continuing after giving effect to a particular transaction or event, such determination shall require, without limitation, a determination that the Borrower would be in compliance with Section 6.10 after giving effect thereto.
SECTION 1.04. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation. The word will shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word shall. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Persons successors and assigns, (c) the words herein, hereof and hereunder, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to
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Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words asset and property shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. The foregoing standards shall also apply to the other Credit Documents.
SECTION 1.05. Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Restatement Effective Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.
SECTION 1.06. Change of Currency. Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify after consultation with the Borrower to be appropriate to the extent necessary to reflect a change in currency of any country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to such change in currency.
SECTION 1.07. Currency Equivalents Generally. Unless the context otherwise requires, any amount specified in this Agreement to be in Dollars shall also include the Dollar Amount of any Alternative Currency. The maximum amount of Indebtedness and other threshold amounts that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may incur under Article VI shall not be deemed to be exceeded, with respect to any outstanding Indebtedness and other threshold amounts solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies. When calculating capacity for the incurrence of additional Indebtedness and other threshold amounts by the Borrower and any Subsidiary, the exchange rate of currencies shall be measured as of the date of such calculation.
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SECTION 2.03. Revolving Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, from time to time during the applicable Revolving Commitment Period, (i) each Existing Dollar Revolving Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower revolving credit loans denominated in Dollars (Existing Dollar Revolving Loans) in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in such Lenders Existing Revolving Loans under the Existing Dollar Revolving Commitments exceeding such Lenders Existing Dollar Revolving Commitment, (ii) each Existing Multicurrency Revolving Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower revolving credit loans denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency (Existing Multicurrency Revolving Loans; together with the Existing Dollar Revolving Loans, the Existing Revolving Loans) in an aggregate principal amount that will not result at the time of such Borrowing in (A) the Dollar Amount of such Lenders Existing Revolving Loans under the Existing Multicurrency Revolving Commitments exceeding such Lenders Existing Multicurrency Revolving Commitment or (B) the Dollar Amount of Existing Multicurrency Revolving Loans in Alternative Currencies exceeding the Existing Alternative Currency Revolving Sublimit, (iii) each New Dollar Revolving Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower revolving credit loans denominated in Dollars (New Dollar Revolving Loans) in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in such Lenders New Revolving Loans under the New Dollar Revolving Commitments exceeding such Lenders New Dollar Revolving Commitment, and (iv) each New Multicurrency Revolving Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower revolving credit loans denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency (New Multicurrency Revolving Loans; together with the New Dollar Revolving Loans, the New Revolving Loans) in an aggregate principal amount that will not result at the time of such Borrowing in (A) the Dollar Amount of such Lenders New Revolving Loans under the New Multicurrency Revolving Commitments exceeding such Lenders New Multicurrency Revolving Commitment or (B) the Dollar Amount of New Multicurrency Revolving Loans in Alternative Currencies exceeding the New
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Alternative Currency Revolving Sublimit. During the applicable Revolving Commitment Period the Borrower may use the relevant Revolving Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the relevant Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurocurrency Loans or, in the case of Dollar Revolving Loans or Multicurrency Revolving Loans in Dollars, ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.04 and 2.06.
SECTION 2.04. Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing. (a) To request a Revolving Borrowing on any Business Day, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time (or in the case of an Alternative Currency, the Applicable Time) (x) not less than three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, or (y) on the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of ABR Loans). Each such telephonic borrowing request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly in writing. Each such telephonic and written borrowing request shall specify the amount, Facility, currency and Type of Loans to be borrowed and the requested Borrowing Date. Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Revolving Lender thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, all Multicurrency Revolving Loans made in Alternative Currencies shall be Eurocurrency Loans.
SECTION 2.05. Funding of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by
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1:00 p.m., New York City time, in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, and by the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent, in the case of any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent in New York City.
SECTION 2.06. Interest Elections. (a) Each Borrowing denominated in Dollars initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable borrowing request, and each Eurocurrency Borrowing in Dollars or an Alternative Currency shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such borrowing request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert any Borrowing denominated in Dollars of any Class to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing as the same Type and may elect successive Interest Periods for any Eurocurrency Borrowing in Dollars or an Alternative Currency, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different Types or Interest Periods, as applicable, with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the relevant Lenders holding the Loans comprising the relevant portion of such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
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SECTION 2.08. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Tranche A Term Loans on the Tranche A Term Maturity Date. The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Tranche 2-J Term Loans on the Tranche 2-J Term Maturity Date. The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Tranche 3-J Term Loans on the Tranche 3-J Term Maturity Date. The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Tranche 4-J Term Loans on the Tranche 4-J Term Maturity Date. The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Tranche 5-J Term Loans on the Tranche 5-J Term Maturity Date. The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Tranche 6-J Term Loans on the Tranche 6-J Term Maturity Date.
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SECTION 2.09. Prepayments. (a) The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon irrevocable notice delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 12:00 noon, New York City time (or in the case of an Alternative Currency, the Applicable Time), not less than three Business Days prior thereto, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, and no later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of such notice, in the case of ABR Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of prepayment and the Loans to be prepaid; provided, that if a Eurocurrency Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.14. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with (except in the case of Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans) accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid. Partial prepayments of Eurocurrency Loans shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000 (or comparable amounts determined by the Administrative Agent in the case of Alternative Currency), and partial prepayments of ABR Loans shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000.
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SECTION 2.10. Fees. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a commitment fee in dollars until the last day of the relevant Revolving Commitment Period, computed at the Existing Commitment Fee Rate or the New Commitment Fee Rate, as the case may be, on the average daily amount of the Existing Available Revolving Commitment or New Available Revolving Commitment, as the case may be, of such Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears on each Revolving Fee Payment Date, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof.
SECTION 2.11. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Existing Applicable Rate or the New Applicable Rate, as the case may be.
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SECTION 2.12. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing:
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing in Dollars as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be ineffective and the Loans shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Borrowing, if denominated in Dollars, shall be made as an ABR Borrowing, and if such borrowing request requests a Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency or if any Interest Election Request requests the continuation of a Eurocurrency Borrowing in an Alternate Currency, such Borrowing or continuation shall be made or continued as a Borrowing bearing interest at an interest rate reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, after consultation with the Borrower and the applicable Lenders, to compensate the applicable Lenders for such Borrowing in such currency for the applicable period plus the Existing Applicable Rate or the New Applicable Rate, as applicable; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only Borrowings in one currency, then Borrowings in other currencies will not be affected by the provisions of this Section.
SECTION 2.13. Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:
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and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
SECTION 2.14. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurocurrency Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto or (d) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.17, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurocurrency Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to be an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for deposits in the relevant currency of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurocurrency market (but not less than the available LIBO rate quoted for the LIBO interest period equal to the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current
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Interest Period, or if there is no such LIBO interest period, the lower of the LIBO rates quoted for the closest LIBO interest periods that are longer and shorter than such period). A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
SECTION 2.15. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if the Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent or Lender (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
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SECTION 2.16. Pro Rata Treatment and Payments. (a) Each borrowing of Revolving Loans by the Borrower from the Revolving Lenders and any reduction of the Commitments of the Revolving Lenders shall be made pro rata according to the respective Dollar Revolving Commitments or Multicurrency Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, then held by the Revolving Lenders. Each payment by the Borrower on account of any commitment fee shall be paid ratably to the Revolving Lenders entitled thereto.
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SECTION 2.17. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.13, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.15, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.13 or 2.15, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
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The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Each of the Borrower, its Material Subsidiaries and the Loan Parties is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions (excluding use of proceeds) are within the corporate or other organizational powers of the Loan Parties and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational and, if required, stockholder action. Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party party thereto and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each such Loan Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (excluding use of proceeds) (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) the filings referred to in Section 3.12, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries (other than Liens created by the Security Agreement).
SECTION 3.04. Financial Position. The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows as of and for (a) the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 reported on by KPMG, independent public accountants and (b) the three months ended March 31, 2009. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP (except in connection with changes in accounting related to customer deliveries), subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (b) above.
SECTION 3.05. Properties. (a) Each of the Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently
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conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes or as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings (including labor matters) by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters) or (ii) that involve this Agreement or the Transactions (excluding use of proceeds).
SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each of the Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders (including labor laws, regulations and orders) of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is an investment company as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECTION 3.09. Taxes. Each of the Borrower and its Material Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Material Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.10. ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes
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of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Plan by an amount which, if it were to become due, would cause a Material Adverse Effect, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans by an amount which, if it were to become due, would cause a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.11. Disclosure. To the best of the Borrowers knowledge, as of the Restatement Effective Date, neither the Lender Presentation nor any of the other reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), taken as a whole, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.
SECTION 3.12. Security Agreement. The Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein. In the case of the certificated Pledged Stock constituting securities described in the Security Agreement, when stock certificates representing such Pledged Stock are delivered to the Collateral Agent (together with a properly completed and signed stock power or endorsement), and in the case of the other Collateral described in the Security Agreement, when financing statements specified on Schedule 3.12 in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 3.12, the Security Agreement shall constitute (as of the Restatement Effective Date) a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral to the extent perfection of such security interest can be perfected by control of securities or the filing of financing statement, as security for the Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement), in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (except Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.02).
SECTION 3.13. Subsidiaries. Except as disclosed to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower in writing from time to time after the Restatement Effective Date, Schedule 3.13 sets forth the name and jurisdiction of organization of each direct Subsidiary of any Loan Party and, as to each such Subsidiary, the percentage of each class of Equity Interests owned by any Loan Party. All Material Domestic Subsidiaries are party to the Security Agreement and the Subsidiary Guarantee.
SECTION 4.01. Restatement Effective Date. This Agreement shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
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The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Restatement Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing (other than a continuation or conversion of an existing Borrowing) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
Each Borrowing shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower or other applicable Credit Party on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements; Other Information. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
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SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender prompt written notice of the following:
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03.
SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies or in accordance with acceptable self insurance practices, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies of similar size engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.
SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent
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accountants, provided that such visits, inspections, examinations and discussions shall, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, take place no more often than one time per fiscal quarter on a date to be determined by, and shall be coordinated by, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans will be used only to (a) make Restricted Payments and loans to LMC and its subsidiaries and (b) finance the working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X.
Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness. (a) The Borrower will not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower unless after giving effect to such unsecured Indebtedness and any substantially concurrent use of the proceeds thereof, (i) no Default shall have
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occurred and be continuing and (ii) the Borrower shall be in compliance with Section 6.10 hereof on a pro forma basis.
(b) The Borrower will not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any secured Indebtedness of the Borrower (Secured Indebtedness), and will not permit any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary (whether secured or unsecured) (Subsidiary Indebtedness, and together with Secured Indebtedness, Priority Indebtedness), except for (i) the Loans, (ii) other Priority Indebtedness if the Loans or Guarantees thereof, as applicable, benefit equally and ratably from the security, if any, for such Priority Indebtedness, and benefit from Guarantees from the Subsidiaries that have incurred such secured or unsecured Subsidiary Indebtedness, as applicable (in each case either pursuant to the Loan Documents or otherwise on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and (iii) additional Priority Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not exceeding $375,000,000; provided that in either case, after giving effect to such Priority Indebtedness and any substantially concurrent use of the proceeds thereof, (i) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) the Borrower shall be in compliance with Section 6.10 hereof on a pro forma basis.
(c) The Borrower will not create, incur, assume or permit to exist, and will not permit any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or permit to exist, any Additional Indebtedness that (i) has a final maturity date occurring on or prior to the date that is six months after the latest final maturity date applicable to the Term Loans (other than Incremental Term Loans) at the time such Additional Indebtedness is incurred, (ii) has scheduled amortization payments (excluding the final installment thereof) in excess of 1% per annum of the original aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Additional Indebtedness, (iii) has financial maintenance covenants that are different from, or more restrictive than, the financial maintenance covenant set forth in Section 6.10 or (iv) has negative covenants and/or default provisions that are materially more restrictive than those contained in this Agreement (as certified, in the case of this clause (iv), by a Financial Officer pursuant to a certificate reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which certificate, upon acceptance by the Administrative Agent, shall be conclusive as to compliance with this clause (iv)).
For avoidance of doubt, (i) any Additional Indebtedness that complies with the requirements of Section 6.01(c) shall not be permitted unless it also complies with the requirements of Sections 6.01(a) and (b) and (ii) any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) that constitutes Additional Indebtedness shall not be permitted unless it also complies with the requirements of Section 6.01(c).
SECTION 6.02. Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:
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SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes. (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or Dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets, or all or substantially all of the stock of any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Person
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may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving corporation, (ii) any Person (other than the Borrower) may merge or consolidate with or into any Subsidiary in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Subsidiary or which is permitted as a Disposition under Section 6.04, (iii) any Subsidiary may Dispose of its assets and the Borrower or any Subsidiary may Dispose of any stock of any of its Subsidiaries to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary or in a transaction which is permitted as a Disposition under Section 6.04 and (iv) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders; provided that any such merger which is in the nature of a sale of a Person that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger shall not be permitted unless also permitted by Section 6.04.
SECTION 6.04. Disposition of Property. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, Dispose of any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than inventory and obsolete or worn out property in the ordinary course of business and accounts receivable in connection with the collection thereof, or, in the case of any Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Subsidiarys capital stock to any Person, unless at the time of such transaction (or, if earlier, the date of the commitment to enter into such transaction) and after giving effect thereto and to the use of the proceeds thereof, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing on a pro forma basis reflecting such transaction.
SECTION 6.05. Restricted Payments. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except (a) the Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity Interests payable solely in additional shares of its common stock, (b) Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their Equity Interests, (c) the Borrower may declare, make, agree to pay and agree to make Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for directors, management, employees or consultants of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (d) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to LMC or its subsidiaries to the extent necessary to pay principal and interest when due in respect of the Indebtedness of LMC and its subsidiaries allocated to the Liberty Media Interactive tracking stock or any comparable successor thereto, provided that after giving pro forma effect to such Restricted Payment, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (e) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to LMC or its subsidiaries to pay any taxes that are due and payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to LMC or its subsidiaries in accordance with the Tax Liability Allocation and Indemnification Agreement between the Borrower and LMC and (f) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments used solely to fund Specified Loan Purchases and Specified Loan Purchases under and as defined in the Wachovia Credit Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be permitted to declare and make and agree to pay and pay a Restricted Payment, provided that after giving pro forma effect to such Restricted Payment, (i) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be less than or equal to (x) 3.50 to 1.00 for any Restricted Payment made on or prior to March 30, 2010, (y) 3.25 to 1.00 for any Restricted Payment made on or after March 31, 2010 and on or prior to March 30, 2011 or (z) 3.00 to 1.00 for any Restricted Payment made on or after March 31, 2011.
SECTION 6.06. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions (including amendments or modifications to prior or existing transactions) with, any of its Affiliates,
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except (a) for transactions at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arms-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the Borrower and its wholly owned Subsidiaries not involving any other Affiliate, (c) pursuant to Stock Compensation Plans, (d) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.05 and (e) ordinary course overhead arrangements in which any Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary participates.
SECTION 6.07. Changes in Fiscal Periods. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change its fiscal year to end on a day other than December 31 or change its method of determining fiscal quarters.
SECTION 6.08. Sales and Leasebacks. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of real or personal property that has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary unless (i) the lease in such arrangement is a capital lease and such capital lease may be entered into at such time pursuant to Section 6.01 and 6.02 or (ii) the lease in such arrangement is not a capital lease and the aggregate proceeds from such arrangement and other such arrangements since the Restatement Effective Date do not exceed $100,000,000.
SECTION 6.09. Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary to (a) make Restricted Payments in respect of any capital stock of such Subsidiary held by, or pay any Indebtedness owed to, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (b) make loans or advances to, or other investments in, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or (c) transfer any of its assets to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) any restrictions existing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, under the Wachovia Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents referred to therein or under any Separate Security Documents, (ii) any restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the capital stock or assets of such Subsidiary, (iii) restrictions under any agreement governing purchase money Liens or Capital Lease Obligations permitted by Section 6.02(d) or Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by Section 6.02(h), so long as such restrictions apply only to the assets subject to such Liens or relating to such Capital Lease Obligations, as the case may be, and (iv) restrictions under any agreement listed on Schedule 6.09 and any replacement or refinancing of such agreement, in each case so long as the aggregate amount of the Indebtedness incurred under the relevant agreement or any replacement or refinancing thereof is not increased above the amount outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date and the relevant restrictions are not made more restrictive after the Restatement Effective Date.
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SECTION 6.11. Investments. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any advance, loan, extension of credit (by way of Guarantee or otherwise) or capital contribution to, or purchase any Equity Interests, bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities of, or any assets constituting a business unit of, or incur any Unrestricted Subsidiary Support Obligations with respect to, any Person (all of the foregoing, Investments), except:
(a) extensions of trade credit and credit to customers in the ordinary course of business;
(b) Investments in Cash Equivalents;
(c) loans and advances to employees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business (including for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses) in an aggregate amount for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not to exceed $10,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
(d) Investments made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(e) Investments (other than Investments directly or indirectly in Unrestricted Subsidiaries) made at any time if, after giving pro forma effect thereto, (i) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 and (ii) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(f) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed (i) $250,000,000 in any fiscal year or (ii) $500,000,000 during the term of this Agreement (starting on the Restatement Effective Date), in each case determined net of any cash recoveries actually received in respect of such Investments, provided that after giving pro forma effect to each such Investment, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
(g) Investments resulting in the acquisition of Equity Interests or assets constituting a business unit of another Person (including by way of merger), in each case using consideration consisting of Equity Interests of a Subsidiary (it being understood that other forms of consideration may also be used in connection with such Investment to the extent of availability under clause (h) below), so long as (i) in the case of an acquisition of Equity Interests of a Person, such Person becomes a Subsidiary or (ii) in the case of an acquisition of assets other than Equity Interests, such assets are acquired by a Subsidiary; provided that after giving pro forma effect to each such Investment, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(h) in addition to Investments otherwise expressly permitted by this Section, Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000,000 during the term of this Agreement (starting on this Restatement Effective Date), determined net of any cash recoveries actually received in
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respect of such Investments, provided that after giving pro forma effect to each such Investment, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
If any of the following events (Events of Default) shall occur:
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then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable during the continuation of such event), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind (other than notice from the Administrative Agent), all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.
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It is agreed that, in addition to consents required by Section 9.02, any waiver amendment or other modification of clause (m) of this Article VII shall require the written consent of all Tranche 2-J Term Lenders directly affected thereby.
SECTION 8.01. Appointment and Authorization. Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and the other Credit Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
SECTION 8.02. Administrative Agent and Affiliates. The bank serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.
SECTION 8.03. Action by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and the other Credit Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02 or 9.02A), and (c) except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02 or 9.02A) or otherwise, in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or in any other Credit Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein or in any other Credit Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 8.04. Consultation with Experts. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or
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sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
SECTION 8.05. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.
SECTION 8.06. Successor Administrative Agent. Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agents resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent.
SECTION 8.07. Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Credit Document, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
SECTION 8.08. Joint Lead Arrangers; Syndication Agent; Documentation Agents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, none of the Joint Lead Arrangers, the Syndication Agent or the Documentation Agents shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, except in its capacity, if applicable, as a Lender.
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SECTION 9.01. Notices. (a) All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy) (unless otherwise specifically permitted in this Agreement), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy or telephone notice, when received, addressed as follows in the case of the Borrower (with a copy to LMC) and the Administrative Agent, and as set forth in an administrative questionnaire delivered to the Administrative Agent in the case of the Lenders, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto:
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Studio Park, 1200 Wilson Drive, MC 203 |
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West Chester, Pennsylvania 19382 |
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Attention: Chief Financial Officer |
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Telecopy: (484) 701-1380 |
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QVC, Inc. |
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Studio Park, 1200 Wilson Drive, MC 203 |
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West Chester, Pennsylvania 19382 |
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Attention: General Counsel |
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Telecopy: (484) 701-1021 |
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Liberty Media Corporation |
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12300 Liberty Boulevard |
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Englewood, Colorado 80112 |
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Attention: Senior Vice President, Treasurer |
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Telecopy: (720) 875-5915 |
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
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1111 Fannin Street |
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Houston, Texas 77002 |
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
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270 Park Avenue |
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New York, New York 10017 |
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Attention: Peter Thauer |
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SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
SECTION 9.02A Waivers; Amendments to other Credit Documents. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power under the Subsidiary Guarantee, the Security Agreement or the LMC Pledge Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Subsidiary Guarantee, the Security Agreement and the LMC Pledge Agreement are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of the Subsidiary Guarantee, the Security Agreement or the LMC Pledge Agreement or consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given.
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SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, in connection with the administration of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof and (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans.
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SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent of:
(A) the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, except for certain institutions (and affiliates of such institutions) identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date (the Restricted List), the identities of which are available to the Lenders upon request to the Administrative Agent), provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default under clause (a), (b), (h) or (i) of Article VII has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee (except for institutions (and affiliates of such institutions) on the Restricted List), and provided further, that if the Borrower consents to an assignment to any institution (or affiliate of such institution) on the Restricted List, such institution shall be permanently removed from the Restricted List; and
(B) the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of any Commitment or Loan to an assignee that is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.
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(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lenders Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitments or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 or, in the case of a Term Loan, $1,000,000 (or, in the case of a Loan in an Alternative Currency, an appropriate corresponding amount as shall be consented to by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld)), unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under clause (a), (b), (h) or (i) of Article VII has occurred and is continuing;
(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lenders rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans;
(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; and
(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
For the purposes of this Section 9.04(b), the term Approved Fund means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
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(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a Participant) in all or a portion of such Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lenders obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) or the first proviso to Section 9.02A(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.13, 2.14 and 2.15 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.
SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by any Loan Parties herein, in the other Credit Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents shall be
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considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the making of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Credit Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall become effective as provided in Section 4.01, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by email or telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.
SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
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SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED TO IT, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory or self-regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any other Credit Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or an agreement described in clause (f) hereof or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. For the purposes of this Section, Information means all information received from the Borrower or its Affiliates relating to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or their
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businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or its Affiliates. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would reasonably accord to its own confidential information.
Each Lender (other than any public only Lender) acknowledges that information furnished to it pursuant to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates and their related parties or their respective securities, and confirms that it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and that it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with those procedures and applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws.
All information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to, or in the course of administering, this Agreement or the other Credit Documents will be syndicate-level information, which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower and its Affiliates and their related parties or their respective securities. Accordingly, each Lender represents to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that it has identified in its administrative questionnaire a credit contact who may receive information that may contain material non-public information in accordance with its compliance procedures and applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws.
SECTION 9.13. Judgment Currency. If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment or filing a claim in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or claim in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the Judgment Currency) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the Agreement Currency), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in such currency, the Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess to the Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).
SECTION 9.14. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender subject to the Act hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the Act), it is hereby required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.
SECTION 9.15. Releases of Guarantees and Liens. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent is hereby
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irrevocably authorized by each Lender (without requirement of notice to or consent of any Lender except as expressly required by Section 9.02 or 9.02A) to take any action requested by the Borrower having the effect of releasing any Collateral under the Security Agreement or Guarantee obligations under the Subsidiary Guarantee (i) to the extent necessary to permit consummation of any transaction not prohibited by any Loan Document or that has been consented to in accordance with Section 9.02 or 9.02A or (ii) under the circumstances described in paragraph (b) below.
SECTION 9.16. Addenda. Each Lender shall consent to the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to this Agreement by delivering to the Administrative Agent an Addendum duly executed by such Lender.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
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QVC, INC. |
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By |
/s/ Daniel T. OConnell |
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Name: Daniel T. OConnell |
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Title: Executive Vice President |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., |
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as Administrative Agent (including as Collateral Agent) and a Lender |
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By |
/s/ Peter B. Thauer |
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Name: Peter B. Thauer |
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Title: Executive Director |
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WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC, |
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as Syndication Agent, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner |
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By |
/s/ Charles C. Edwards, III |
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Name: Charles C. Edwards, III |
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Title: Director |
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J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., |
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as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner |
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By |
/s/ Richard P. Gabriel |
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Name: Richard P. Gabriel |
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Title: Managing Director |
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MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., |
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as Documentation Agent |
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By |
/s/ Leon Mo |
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Name: Leon Mo |
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Title: Senior Vice President |
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CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH, |
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as Documentation Agent |
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By |
/s/ Tanya Crossley |
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Name: Tanya Crossley |
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Title: Managing Director |
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By |
/s/ Priya Vrat |
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Name: Priya Vrat |
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Title: Director |
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ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, |
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as Documentation Agent |
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By |
/s/ Tyler McCarthy |
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Name: Tyler McCarthy |
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Title: Director |
SCHEDULE 1.01A
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Existing US$ |
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Existing Multi-currency |
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Tranche A |
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Tranche 2-J |
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Tranche 3-J |
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Tranche 4-J |
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Tranche 5-J |
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New US Dollar |
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New MC |
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Tranche 6-J |
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Revolving Loan |
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Revolving Loan |
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Term Loan |
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Term Loan |
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Term Loan |
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Term Loan |
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Term Loan |
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Revolving Loan |
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Revolving Loan |
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Term Loan |
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TOTAL |
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AIB Debt Management Limited |
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$ |
1,938,766.06 |
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$ |
1,744,889.46 |
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$ |
1,551,012.85 |
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$ |
1,551,012.85 |
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$ |
7,639,569.20 |
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$ |
14,425,250.42 |
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Bank of America, N.A. |
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14,249,050.13 |
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12,824,145.12 |
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11,399,240.11 |
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11,399,240.11 |
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11,303,692.54 |
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11,303,692.54 |
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56,147,364.24 |
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128,626,424.79 |
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Bank of China, New York Branch |
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2,627,708.59 |
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2,364,937.74 |
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2,102,166.88 |
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2,102,166.88 |
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753,579.50 |
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753,579.50 |
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10,354,298.03 |
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21,058,437.12 |
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Bank of Hawaii |
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|
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|
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1,118,514.61 |
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1,006,663.15 |
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894,811.69 |
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894,811.69 |
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4,407,426.94 |
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8,322,228.08 |
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The Bank of New York Mellon |
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|
|
|
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|
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7,821,594.84 |
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7,039,435.35 |
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6,257,275.87 |
|
6,257,275.87 |
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7,535,795.03 |
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7,535,795.03 |
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30,820,435.75 |
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73,267,607.73 |
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The Bank of Nova Scotia |
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|
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3,001,546.28 |
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2,701,391.65 |
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2,401,237.02 |
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2,401,237.02 |
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7,535,795.03 |
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7,535,795.03 |
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11,827,378.70 |
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37,404,380.73 |
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The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD |
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16,623,891.82 |
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14,961,502.64 |
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13,299,113.46 |
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13,299,113.46 |
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13,187,641.30 |
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13,187,641.30 |
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65,505,258.30 |
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150,064,162.27 |
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Barclays Bank PLC |
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14,249,050.13 |
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12,824,145.12 |
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11,399,240.11 |
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11,399,240.11 |
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11,303,692.54 |
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11,303,692.54 |
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56,147,364.24 |
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128,626,424.79 |
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Calyon New York Branch |
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|
|
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21,120,708.29 |
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19,008,637.46 |
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16,896,566.64 |
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16,896,566.64 |
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18,085,908.07 |
|
18,085,908.07 |
|
83,224,642.40 |
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193,318,937.56 |
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China Trust Bank |
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|
|
|
|
10,000,000.00 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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10,000,000.00 |
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CIC |
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15,000,000.00 |
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15,000,000.00 |
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Citibank N.A. |
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|
|
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2,516,508.34 |
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2,264,857.50 |
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2,013,206.67 |
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2,013,206.67 |
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6,645,085.30 |
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6,645,085.30 |
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9,916,121.33 |
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32,014,071.11 |
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Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund |
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111,851.46 |
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100,666.32 |
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89,481.17 |
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89,481.17 |
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|
440,742.69 |
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832,222.81 |
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TD Bank, N.A. (Successor to Commerce Bank) |
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|
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1,588,290.75 |
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1,429,461.67 |
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1,270,632.60 |
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1,270,632.60 |
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6,258,546.26 |
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11,817,563.88 |
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Commerzbank AG, New York & Grand Cayman Branches |
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|
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|
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6,986,712.60 |
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6,288,041.34 |
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5,589,370.08 |
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5,589,370.08 |
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3,767,897.52 |
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3,767,897.52 |
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27,530,641.96 |
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59,519,931.09 |
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Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
7,124,525.07 |
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6,412,072.56 |
|
5,699,620.05 |
|
5,699,620.05 |
|
5,651,846.27 |
|
5,651,846.27 |
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28,073,682.14 |
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64,313,212.41 |
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Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch |
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|
|
|
|
|
11,610,636.84 |
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10,449,573.16 |
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9,288,509.47 |
|
9,288,509.47 |
|
10,097,965.34 |
|
10,097,965.34 |
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45,750,885.13 |
|
106,584,044.74 |
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Fifth Third |
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4,582,385.78 |
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4,703,328.51 |
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15,714,285.71 |
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|
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25,000,000.00 |
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First Commercial |
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7,428,571.43 |
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12,571,428.57 |
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20,000,000.00 |
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Fortis Bank SA/NV, New York Branch |
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|
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|
|
|
16,623,891.82 |
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14,961,502.64 |
|
13,299,113.46 |
|
13,299,113.46 |
|
13,187,641.30 |
|
13,187,641.30 |
|
65,505,258.30 |
|
150,064,162.27 |
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HSBC |
|
6,873,578.66 |
|
7,054,992.76 |
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23,571,428.57 |
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|
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|
|
|
|
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37,499,999.99 |
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,191,937.33 |
|
24,472,743.60 |
|
21,753,549.86 |
|
21,753,549.86 |
|
21,571,213.25 |
|
21,571,213.25 |
|
107,147,886.80 |
|
245,462,093.94 |
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Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,272,997.46 |
|
4,745,697.71 |
|
4,218,397.97 |
|
4,218,397.97 |
|
|
|
|
|
29,304,236.19 |
|
47,759,727.30 |
|
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Malayan Bank Berhad |
|
9,285,714.29 |
|
|
|
15,714,285.71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,000,000.00 |
|
|||||||||||
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,135,851.59 |
|
5,522,266.43 |
|
4,908,681.27 |
|
4,908,681.27 |
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|
|
|
|
24,177,884.92 |
|
45,653,365.48 |
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Midland National Life Insurance Company |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
4,474,058.45 |
|
4,026,652.61 |
|
3,579,246.76 |
|
3,579,246.76 |
|
|
|
|
|
17,629,707.74 |
|
33,288,912.32 |
|
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Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
26,146,011.81 |
|
23,531,410.63 |
|
20,916,809.44 |
|
20,916,809.44 |
|
25,621,703.09 |
|
25,621,703.09 |
|
103,026,491.94 |
|
245,780,939.44 |
|
|||||||||||
North American Company for Life and Health Insurance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,199,737.95 |
|
1,979,764.15 |
|
1,759,790.36 |
|
1,759,790.36 |
|
|
|
|
|
8,667,910.25 |
|
16,366,993.07 |
|
|||||||||||
NYLIAC Separate Account 70_A01 (F/K/A NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE ANNUITY CORPORATION) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
111,851.46 |
|
100,666.32 |
|
89,481.17 |
|
89,481.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
440,742.69 |
|
832,222.81 |
|
|||||||||||
PNC Bank, National Association |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,069,099.66 |
|
1,862,189.70 |
|
1,655,279.73 |
|
1,655,279.73 |
|
750,681.12 |
|
750,681.12 |
|
8,153,139.44 |
|
16,896,350.50 |
|
|||||||||||
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,798,480.21 |
|
20,518,632.19 |
|
18,238,784.17 |
|
18,238,784.17 |
|
18,085,908.07 |
|
18,085,908.07 |
|
89,835,782.82 |
|
205,802,279.69 |
|
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ScotiaBanc Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,446,316.47 |
|
9,401,684.82 |
|
8,357,053.18 |
|
8,357,053.18 |
|
10,426,388.82 |
|
10,426,388.82 |
|
41,162,963.87 |
|
98,577,849.16 |
|
|||||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,940,109.45 |
|
8,046,098.50 |
|
7,152,087.56 |
|
7,152,087.56 |
|
7,535,795.03 |
|
7,535,795.03 |
|
35,227,862.69 |
|
81,589,835.82 |
|
|||||||||||
SunTrust Bank |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,499,366.76 |
|
8,549,430.08 |
|
7,599,493.40 |
|
7,599,493.40 |
|
7,535,795.03 |
|
7,535,795.03 |
|
37,431,576.17 |
|
85,750,949.87 |
|
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Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,025,308.31 |
|
4,522,777.48 |
|
4,020,246.64 |
|
4,020,246.64 |
|
7,535,795.03 |
|
7,535,795.03 |
|
19,801,868.41 |
|
52,462,037.54 |
|
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UBS AG, Stamford Branch |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,592,577.86 |
|
5,033,320.07 |
|
4,474,062.29 |
|
4,474,062.29 |
|
|
|
|
|
22,037,153.56 |
|
41,611,176.07 |
|
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United Overseas Bank Limited, New York Agency |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,079,155.99 |
|
1,871,240.39 |
|
1,663,324.79 |
|
1,663,324.79 |
|
1,205,727.21 |
|
1,205,727.21 |
|
8,192,765.64 |
|
17,881,266.01 |
|
|||||||||||
U.S. Bank National Association |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,124,525.07 |
|
6,412,072.56 |
|
5,699,620.05 |
|
5,699,620.05 |
|
5,651,846.27 |
|
5,651,846.27 |
|
28,073,682.14 |
|
64,313,212.41 |
|
|||||||||||
Wachovia Bank, N.A. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,122,837.67 |
|
22,610,553.91 |
|
20,098,270.14 |
|
20,098,270.14 |
|
20,820,532.15 |
|
20,820,532.15 |
|
98,994,747.34 |
|
228,565,743.49 |
|
|||||||||||
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,450,840.08 |
|
1,305,756.07 |
|
1,160,672.06 |
|
1,160,672.06 |
|
1,014,433.95 |
|
1,014,433.95 |
|
5,716,931.72 |
|
12,823,739.88 |
|
|||||||||||
West LB AG, New York Branch |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,623,891.82 |
|
14,961,502.64 |
|
13,299,113.46 |
|
13,299,113.46 |
|
13,187,641.30 |
|
13,187,641.30 |
|
65,505,258.30 |
|
150,064,162.27 |
|
|||||||||||
Total |
|
$ |
28,170,250.16 |
|
$ |
11,758,321.27 |
|
$ |
92,571,428.56 |
|
$ |
317,618,203.03 |
|
$ |
285,856,382.74 |
|
$ |
254,094,562.43 |
|
$ |
254,094,562.43 |
|
$ |
250,000,000.00 |
|
$ |
250,000,000.00 |
|
$ |
1,260,078,208.24 |
|
$ |
3,004,241,918.86 |
|
List of Omitted Schedules and Exhibits
The following schedules and exhibits to the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2006, as amended and restated as of June 16, 2009, among QVC, Inc., JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC as syndication agent, and JP Morgan Securities Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., Calyon New York Branch and Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, as documentation agents, and the lenders party thereto from time to time, have not been provided herein:
Schedules: |
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Schedule 1.01B |
Unrestricted Subsidiaries on Restatement Effective Date |
Schedule 3.06 |
Disclosed Matters |
Schedule 3.12 |
Filings |
Schedule 3.13 |
Subsidiaries |
Schedule 6.02 |
Existing Liens |
Schedule 6.09 |
Existing Restrictions |
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|
Exhibits: |
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Exhibit A |
Form of Assignment and Assumption |
Exhibit B |
Form of Opinion of Credit Parties Counsel |
Exhibit C |
Form of Subsidiary Guarantee |
Exhibit D |
Form of Security Agreement |
Exhibit E |
Form of LMC Pledge Agreement |
Exhibit F |
Form of Certificate |
Exhibit G-1 |
Form of New Lender Supplement |
Exhibit G-2 |
Form of Incremental Term Facility Activation Notice |
Exhibit H |
Form of Addendum |
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted exhibit or schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.