UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 9, 2025
ModivCare Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-34221
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86-0845127
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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6900 E. Layton Avenue, 12th Floor
Denver, Colorado
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80237
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 728-7012
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d- 2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e- 4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
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MODV
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The NASDAQ Global Select Market
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Credit Agreement
On January 9, 2025, ModivCare Inc. (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 5 (the “Fifth Amendment”) to its Credit Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2022 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 26, 2023, Amendment No. 2, dated as of February 22, 2024, Amendment No. 3, dated as of July 1, 2024, and Amendment No. 4, dated as of September 30, 2024, the “Credit Agreement,” and as further amended by the Fifth Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”), with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and an issuing bank, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as an issuing bank, Truist Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as co-syndication agents, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Bank of America, N.A., Regions Bank, Bank of Montreal and Capital One, National Association, as co-documentation agents, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers, and the other lenders party thereto.
Pursuant to the Fifth Amendment, the Credit Agreement was amended by, among other things, (i) amending the interest rate on the existing revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement to a SOFR-based benchmark plus 4.25%, with a 1.00% SOFR Floor, (ii) amending the 2% default rate under the Credit Agreement so that it applies on all obligations upon the election of the administrative agent at the direction of the Required Lenders if an event of default has occurred and continuing and automatically if a specified event of default has occurred and is continuing, (iii) amending the term loan maturity date to spring to July 2, 2029 if the second lien senior secured PIK toggle notes remain outstanding as of such date, (iv) including enhanced reporting requirements, and (v) eliminating or reducing certain baskets, including eliminating reinvestment rights with respect to certain asset sales and reduction of the de minimis exception for certain asset sale prepayments to $5,000,000. Additionally, the Credit Agreement was amended by the Fifth Amendment to establish an incremental term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $75.0 million (the “Incremental Term Loan”). The Incremental Term Loan was priced at a SOFR-based benchmark plus 7.50%, with 1.00% SOFR Floor (no CSA) with a maturity of January 10, 2026 (the “Maturity Date”) and original issue discount of 2 points. The Company has the option to prepay the Incremental Term Loan, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the Maturity Date, subject to a prepayment fee equal to the present value of all scheduled interest payments on the fully committed amount that would accrue through the Maturity Date calculated based on a discount rate equal to the treasury rate plus 50 basis points. The proceeds of the Incremental Term Loan are required to be deposited in a collateral account subject to a blocked account control agreement in favor of the administrative agent and may disbursed subject to delivery of a disbursement request, no default or event of default, the representations and warranties in Article II of the Credit Agreement being true and correct in all material respects and receipt by the administrative agent and lenders of reimbursement for invoiced expenses. The Incremental Term Loan is secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries.
Pursuant to the Fifth Amendment, we have also agreed to appoint three directors to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) and form a strategic alternatives subcommittee (or equivalent governing body) of the Board.
Consenting lenders also agreed to provide financial covenant relief in the form of (i) a covenant holiday with respect to the maximum net leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio from the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024 through and including the second fiscal quarter of 2025, (ii) resetting the maximum total net leverage ratio covenant to 6.75:1.00 for the third fiscal quarter of 2025 and the fourth fiscal quarter of 2025 and (iii) resetting the minimum interest coverage ratio to 1.65:1.00 for the third fiscal quarter of 2025 and the fourth fiscal quarter of 2025. The Company will also be required to maintain minimum liquidity of $25.0 million pursuant to the terms of the amended minimum liquidity covenant in the Credit Agreement, which will be tested each week through the week ending April 11, 2025, each month through the month ending June 30, 2025 and, thereafter, each fiscal quarter. In addition, the Company will be subject to a cash variance compliance test with respect to aggregate disbursements and aggregate receipts, subject to customary cures.
Certain other additional modifications were also made to the covenants and other provisions of the Credit Agreement as reflected in the exhibit referenced below.
The foregoing description of the Fifth Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Fifth Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Exchange Agreement
Pursuant to the Fifth Amendment, the Company entered into an exchange agreement, dated January 9, 2025 (the “Exchange Agreement”), with certain lenders party to the Amended Credit Agreement (the “Exchanging Noteholders”). The Exchange Agreement provides for the exchange (the “Exchange”) of up to $251.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.000% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Senior Notes”) held by the Exchanging Noteholders for an equivalent principal amount of second lien senior secured PIK toggle notes to be issued by the Company (the “Second Lien Notes”), pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, subject to the receipt of requisite consents (the “Exit Consents”) to make certain amendments to the indenture governing the Senior Notes (the “Senior Notes Indenture”) to permit the Exchange and remove certain other covenants. In the event that the Exchange is not consummated by January 31, 2025 due to the failure of the Exchanging Noteholders to provide Exit Consents or deliver all of their Senior Notes to the trustee for the Senior Notes in order to consummate the Exchange, the Company will (i) exchange $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes held by the Exchanging Noteholders for $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Notes on January 31, 2025, and (ii) consummate the Exchange with respect to the remaining Senior Notes held by the Exchanging Noteholders to be exchanged upon receipt of the Exit Consents, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Exchange Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Exchange Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Exchange Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Purchase and Exchange Agreement
On January 9, 2025, the Company entered into a Purchase and Exchange Agreement (the “Purchase and Exchange Agreement”) with Coliseum Capital Partners, L.P. and Blackwell Partners LLC – Series A (together, the “Coliseum Investors”), which provides, among other things, for the Coliseum Investors (a) to purchase (the “Purchase”) $30.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Second Lien Notes, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Second Lien Notes plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon from, and including, October 1, 2024 to, but excluding, the closing date of the Purchase and (b) to exchange approximately $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s Senior Notes held by the Coliseum Investors for an equivalent principal amount of the Second Lien Notes (the “Coliseum Exchange” and, together with the Purchase, the “Coliseum Transactions”), in each case pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase and Exchange Agreement. The Coliseum Transactions are conditioned upon the receipt of approval from 66-2/3% of the Company’s stockholders other than Coliseum pursuant to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
The foregoing description of the Purchase and Exchange Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase and Exchange Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 10, 2025, the Company publicly disclosed the Cleansing Material (as defined below) including, but not limited to, the Company’s preliminary estimates of certain financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024, based on currently available information. The foregoing description of the Cleansing Material is qualified by reference to the complete presentation of the Cleansing Material, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”).
The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.2, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Section 11 and Section 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information included under the caption “Credit Agreement” in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Press Release
On January 10, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing, among other things, the entry into the Fifth Amendment and the appointment of Chad Shandler as Chief Transformation Officer, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference.
Cleansing Material
In December 2024, the Company entered into confidentiality agreements (collectively, the “NDAs”) with certain of its debt and equity holders and other potential investors to facilitate confidential discussions and negotiations concerning a potential transaction. In connection with these confidential discussions and negotiations and pursuant to the NDAs, the Company provided certain non-public information to such parties and their legal and financial advisors. Pursuant to its obligation under the NDAs to publicly disclose certain non-public information (the “Cleansing Material”) upon the occurrence of certain events set forth thereunder, the Company is furnishing the Cleansing Material as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report. The Cleansing Material is based solely on certain information available to the Company as of the date of the Cleansing Material and was not prepared with a view toward public disclosure. The Cleansing Material should not be relied upon by any party for any reason. The Cleansing Material should not be relied upon as a reliable prediction of future events. For the avoidance of doubt, the Cleansing Material, including any forward-looking financial information contained therein, such as information relating to our 2025 preliminary outlook, does not include guidance or projections with respect to the Company’s future performance, nor does it constitute a budget as required to be provided by the Company pursuant to the terms of its credit agreement. Such information was prepared by the Company to analyze its capital needs and provided to certain of the Company’s debt and equity holders and other potential investors solely in connection with confidential discussions and negotiations concerning a potential transaction. Neither the Company nor any third party has made or makes any representation to any person regarding the accuracy of any Cleansing Material or undertakes any obligation to publicly update the Cleansing Material to reflect circumstances existing after the date when the Cleansing Material was prepared or conveyed or to reflect the occurrence of future events.
The Cleansing Material includes, but is not limited to, the Company’s preliminary estimates of certain financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 2024, based on currently available information. The Company has not yet finalized its financial results for this period, and its consolidated financial statements for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 are not currently available. The Company’s actual results remain subject to the completion of the year-end and quarter-end closing processes, which includes review by management and the Board, including the audit committee of the Board, and audit by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. While carrying out such procedures, the Company may identify items that require it to make adjustments to the preliminary estimates of its results set forth in the Cleansing Material. As a result, the Company’s actual results could be materially different from those set forth in the Cleansing Material. Additionally, the Company’s estimates are forward-looking statements based solely on information available to it as of the date of the Cleansing Material and may differ materially from actual results. Therefore, a reader should not rely on these preliminary estimates of the Company’s results. The preliminary estimates of the Company’s results included in the Cleansing Material have been prepared by, and are the responsibility of, the Company’s management. Neither the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company nor any other independent accountant has audited, reviewed, compiled, or performed any procedures with respect to such preliminary estimates of the Company’s results. The preliminary estimates of certain financial results presented in the Cleansing Material should not be considered a substitute for actual results.
The foregoing description of the Cleansing Material is qualified by reference to the complete presentation of the Cleansing Material, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report.
Withdrawal of Guidance
Due to changes in the business and overall environment, the Company hereby withdraws its previously stated revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance for fiscal year 2024 and adjusted EBITDA growth for fiscal year 2025 and related forward-looking statements.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Section 11 and Section 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Update to Risk Factors
The risk factors attached as Exhibit 99.3 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference are provided to update the risk factors of the Company previously disclosed in periodic reports filed with the SEC, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Appointment of Chief Transformation Officer
On January 9, 2025, the Board appointed Chad Shandler, Senior Managing Director and Co-Leader of the Corporate Finance Healthcare practice at FTI Consulting, Inc., to serve as the Company’s Chief Transformation Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Shandler has more than 30 years of experience in executing on strategic and financial plans and has previously served in executive and advisory roles on behalf of a number of companies across the healthcare space.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this report constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are predictive in nature and are identified generally by the use of the terms “intended”, “expected”, “will”, and “anticipates”, and similar words or expressions indicating possible future expectations, events or actions. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company’s business and its industry, and are not guarantees of future performance. These statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict, which may cause actual events to be materially different from those expressed or implied herein. The Company has provided additional information about the risks facing its business and the Company in its most recent annual report on Form 10-K, and in its subsequent periodic and current reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K, filed by it with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statements were made and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth herein and in the periodic and current reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) identified above, which you should read in their entirety before making an investment decision with respect to the Company’s securities. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
Important Information for Investors and Shareholders
This report does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction.
In connection with the proposed transaction between the Company and Coliseum Capital Management, the Company intends to file relevant materials with the SEC, including, among other filings, a definitive proxy statement, which will be mailed to stockholders of the Company. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by the Company through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by the Company will be available free of charge on the Company’s website at investors.modivcare.com under the tab “SEC Filings” and under the heading “Financials.”
Certain Information Regarding Participants
The Company and its directors and executive officers may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of the Company in connection with the Company’s proposed transaction with Coliseum Capital Management. Information about the directors and executive officers of the Company is set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on February 26, 2024, its proxy statement for its 2024 annual meeting, which was filed with the SEC on April 29, 2024, and its Current Reports on Form 8-K, which were filed with the SEC on May 10, 2024, May 22, 2024, December 13, 2024 and December 26, 2024. To the extent holdings of the Company’s securities by its directors or executive officers have changed since the amounts set forth in such filings, such changes have been or will be reflected on Initial Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 3 or Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of the Company and other information regarding the potential participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the proxy statement and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. You may obtain these documents (when they become available) free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov and from the Company’s website as described above.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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MODIVCARE INC.
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Dated: January 10, 2025
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By:
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/s/ Faisal Khan
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Name:
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Faisal Khan
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Title:
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 5
Dated as of January 9, 2025
to
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of February 3, 2022
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 5 (this “Amendment”) is made as of January 9, 2025, by and among ModivCare Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereof and JPMorgan ChaseBank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2022, by and among the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement” and as further amended by this Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Amended Credit Agreement.
WHEREAS, Borrower has informed the Agent and Revolving Lenders that certain Defaults and Events of Default have occurred and are continuing through the date hereof under Section 7.01(d) of the Credit Agreement as a result of the Borrower’s failure to comply with Section 6.12(c) of the Credit Agreement, (with respect to the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2024), (the “Covenant Event of Default”) and the Required Revolving Lenders have agreed to waive the Event of Default pursuant to the terms hereof;
WHEREAS the Borrower has requested that the requisite Revolving Lenders, the Amendment No. 5 Term Lenders and requisite Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree to make certain amendments to the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Revolving Lenders party hereto, the Amendment No. 5 Term Lenders party hereto and the other Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent have so agreed on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Borrower, the Revolving Lenders party hereto, the Amendment No. 5 Term Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent hereby agree to enter into this Amendment.
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Incremental Commitments.
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With effect from and including the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date (as defined below), (i) each of the Persons identified under the heading “Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders” on Annex B hereto (the “Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders”) shall each become party to the Amended Credit Agreement as a “Lender” and a “Term Lender”, shall have an Incremental Term Loan commitment in the amount set forth opposite its name on Annex B hereto under the heading “Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loan Commitments” (each such Incremental Term Loan commitment, an “Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Commitment”, and the Term Loans to be made in respect of the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loan Commitments, the “Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans”)) and shall have all of the rights and obligations of a “Lender” and a “Term Lender” under the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
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Each Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lender, to the extent not a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (i) represents and warrants that (x) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement (and the Amended Credit Agreement contemplated by this Amendment), and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered under the Credit Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment, and (y) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Co- Syndication Agent, any Co-Documentation Agent or any other Lender, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender, and to make, acquire or hold Loans hereunder; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents; (iii) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities (iv) acknowledges and agrees that the Administrative Agent is and shall be entitled to all of the indemnifications, exculpations and other rights and protections set forth in the Credit Agreement (including as amended hereby) and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, those set forth in Article VIII of the Credit Agreement (including as amended hereby)); and (v) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents as are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
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Subject to the terms and conditions and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, (i) each Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lender severally and not jointly agrees to fund to the Borrower its Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loan on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date pursuant to the terms of Section 2.01 of the Amended Credit Agreement. Upon making the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans under this Section 2(d), each Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lender’s Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Commitment shall be reduced to $0. Amounts repaid or prepaid on the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans may not be re- borrowed.
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This Amendment shall constitute (i) the notice required to be delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.20 of the Amended Credit Agreement and (ii) an “Incremental Amendment” for purposes of Section 2.20 of the Amended Credit Agreement. As of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, after giving effect to the making of the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans (but prior to any fees paid in kind in connection therewith), the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans outstanding pursuant to the Amended Credit Agreement shall be $597,375,000.
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With effect from the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, (i) each Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loan made on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date in accordance with this Section 1 shall constitute, for all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement, a Term Loan made pursuant to the Amended Credit Agreement and this Amendment. The Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans shall constitute a separate Class of Term Loans from the Initial Term Loans but shall have terms identical to the Initial Term Loans except as expressly set forth to the contrary in this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement (including with respect to original issue discount, upfront and/or closing fees, amortization, the Loan Type and applicable reference rates) and shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that the Type and, if applicable, initial Interest Period applicable to the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans shall be as specified in the applicable Borrowing Notice.
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2. Waivers. (a) The undersigned Lenders, which constitute the Required Lenders as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, hereby agree, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to waive the conditions set forth in Sections 2.20(a)(iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (xi) and (x)(b)(y) solely in respect to the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans and (b) the undersigned Lenders, which constitute the Required Revolving Lenders as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, hereby agree, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to waive the Covenant Event of Default. Notwithstanding anything set forth herein, the foregoing waivers shall in no way be construed as a waiver of, or consenting to, any other existing or future Defaults or Events of Default under the Credit Agreement, Amended Credit Agreement or other Loan Documents that have occurred or may occur from and after the date hereof or any other future noncompliance with the provisions of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
3. Amendments to the Credit Agreement. Effective as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date (as defined below), the parties hereto agree that:
(a) the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text), as set forth in Annex A hereto.
(b) Schedule 2.01A of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety by replacing it with the schedule set forth on Annex B hereto.
(c) Exhibit C of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety by replacing it with the form of Intercreditor Agreement attached as Annex C hereto.
(d) The Remote Monitoring Business Sale Process and Personal Care Business Sale Process milestones are set forth herein on Annex D hereto.
4. Conditions of Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment (the date of such effectiveness, the “Amendment No. 5 Effective Date”) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received counterparts of (i) this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, the Required Revolving Lenders, the Required Lenders, each of the Lenders providing the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans and the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Consent and Reaffirmation attached hereto duly executed by the Subsidiary Guarantors.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received an accounts receivables analysis reasonably acceptable to the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders.
(c) The Administrative Agent and the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders shall have received a Borrowing Request for the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans as required by Section 2.03 of the Amended Credit Agreement.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and dated the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date) of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, counsel for the Loan Parties, covering such other matters relating to the Loan Parties, this Agreement or as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Borrower, the authorization of the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and any other legal matters relating to the Borrower, this Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby, all in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or Financial Officer of the Borrower, certifying after giving effect to the terms of this Amendment and the payment of all interest that was due on December 31, 2024 (the “December 31 Interest Payment”) (i) that the representations and warranties contained in Article III of the Amended Credit Agreement are true and correct as of such date in all material respects (or, if qualified my Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualification, in all respects) and
(ii) that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of such date.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the chief financial officer (or other officer with equivalent duties) in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent supporting the conclusions that, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are Solvent and will be solvent subsequent to the incurring of the Amendment No. 5 Term Loans.
(h) (i) The Borrower shall have provided the documentation and other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders that they reasonably determine is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, at least five (5) days prior to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent shall otherwise agree), to the extent requested in writing of the Borrower at least ten (10) days prior to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least five (5) days prior to the Effective Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least ten (10) days prior to the Effective Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (e) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received, for distribution to the Lenders, the Initial Budget in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders.
(j) The Borrower shall have paid on or before the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date all reasonable and documented fees, costs and expenses then payable, if any, (i) pursuant to Section 9.03(a) of the Amended Credit Agreement and (ii) Section 2.12 of the Amended Credit Agreement, including, without limitation the fees, costs and expenses of (x) Chilmark Partners and Paul Hastings LLP and (y) Moore & Van Allen PLLC and Ropes & Gray LLP, counsel to certain Lenders.
(k) The Loan Parties shall have retained a chief transformation officer (the “Chief Transformation Officer”) reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders on terms acceptable to the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders.
(l) The Administrative Agent shall have received payment of (i) an upfront fee for the ratable account of each Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lender pursuant to that certain Fee Letter, dated as of the date hereof, as further set forth therein and (ii) a consent fee (the “Consent Fee”) for the ratable account of each Lender party thereto consenting to the Amendment, as further set forth therein in that Fee Letter, dated as of the date hereof.
(m) The Administrative Agent shall have received the fees set forth in that certain Backstop Fee Letter, dated as of the date hereof by and between the Borrower and certain Lenders.
(n) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of waivers of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law having been implemented in accordance with applicable law, in form and substance acceptable to the Required Lenders.
(o) The Administrative Agent shall have received, or substantially concurrently with, the funding of the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans shall receive, the December 31 Interest Payment.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
5. Post-Closing Conditions. On or before February 15, 2025 (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may permit in its sole discretion), all of the Borrower’s Deposit Accounts (other than Excluded Accounts) shall, and the Borrower shall cause each of the other Loan Parties’ Deposit Accounts (other than Excluded Accounts) to, be subject to deposit account control agreements in favor of the Administrative Agent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
6. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants as follows:
(a) This Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and are enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and (iii) requirements of reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing.
(b) As of the date hereof and after giving effect to the terms of this Amendment and the payment of the December 31 Interest Payment, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (provided that any representation or warranty that is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect is true and correct in all respects), except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects (provided that any representation or warranty that is qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect is true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date.
7. Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement.
(a) Upon the effectiveness hereof, each reference to the Credit Agreement in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall mean and be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement.
(b) Each Loan Document and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby), the other Loan Documents or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.
(d) This Amendment is a Loan Document.
8. Release; Covenants; Acknowledgement.
(a) In consideration of, among other things, Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ execution and delivery of this Amendment, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor (by virtue of its execution of the Consent and Reaffirmation attached hereto) (the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors, the “Loan Parties” and each a “Loan Party”), on behalf of itself and its agents, representatives, officers, directors, advisors, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, and assigns (each a “Releasor” and collectively the “Releasors”), hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably releases and forever discharges the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each other Secured Party and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, shareholders and “controlling persons” (within the meaning of the federal securities laws), and their respective successors and assigns and each and all of the officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, attorneys, insurers, and other representatives of each of the foregoing (each a “Released Party” and collectively the “Released Parties”), from any and all claims, demands or causes of action of any kind, nature or description (including, without limitation, crossclaims, counterclaims, rights of set-off, and recoupment) (collectively, the “Claims”), whether arising in law or equity or upon contract or tort or under any state or federal law or otherwise, which any Loan Party has had, now has or has made claim to have against any such person for or by reason of any act, omission, matter, cause or thing whatsoever in connection with the Credit Agreement arising from the beginning of time to and including the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, whether such claims, demands and causes of action are matured or unmatured or known or unknown. It is the intention of each Loan Party in providing this release that the same shall be effective as a bar to each and every claim, demand and cause of action specified in the immediately preceding sentence. Each Loan Party acknowledges that it may hereafter discover facts different from or in addition to those now known or believed to be true with respect to such claims, demands, or causes of action and agree that this instrument shall be and remain effective in all respects notwithstanding any such differences or additional facts. Each Loan Party understands, acknowledges and agrees that the release set forth above may be pleaded as a full and complete defense and may be used as a basis for an injunction against any action, suit or other proceeding which may be instituted, prosecuted or attempted in breach of the provisions of such release.
(b) Each Loan Party, on behalf of itself and its successors, assigns, and other legal representatives, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably, covenants and agrees with and in favor of each Released Party above that it will not sue (at law, in equity, in any regulatory proceeding or otherwise) any Released Party on the basis of any claim released, remised and discharged by any Loan Party pursuant to the above release. If any Loan Party or any of their successors, assigns or other legal representatives violates the foregoing covenant, each Loan Party, for itself and its successors, assigns and legal representatives, agrees to pay, in addition to such other damages as any Released Party may sustain as a result of such violation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees and out-of-pocket costs incurred by such Released Party as a result of such violation.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Releasors shall not release the Releasees pursuant to clauses 8(a) and (b), nor indemnify the Releasees pursuant to clauses 8(a) and (b), if such release or indemnity, as applicable, arises as a result of such Releasee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) and to the extent, the Releasees have breached the provisions of this Amendment.
(d) Each Loan Party represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, there are no liabilities, claims, suits, debts, liens, losses, causes of action, demands, rights, damages or costs, or expenses of any kind, character or nature whatsoever, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, which any Loan Party may have or claim to have against any Released Party arising with respect to the Secured Obligations, the Credit Agreement, this Amendment or any other Loan Document.
(e) To the extent that, notwithstanding the New York choice of law provisions in this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, California law is deemed to apply to the release and indemnification provisions set forth herein, each Loan Party warrants, represents and agrees that they are fully aware of California Civil Code Section 1542, which provides as follows:
SECTION 1542. GENERAL RELEASE. A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.
(f) Each Loan Party hereby knowingly and voluntarily waive and relinquish the provisions, rights and benefits of California Civil Code Section 1542 and all similar federal or state laws, rights, rules, or legal principles of any other jurisdiction that may be applicable herein, and any rights they may have to invoke the provisions of any such law now or in the future with respect to the Claims being released pursuant to this Section 8, and each Loan Party hereby agrees and acknowledges that this is an essential term of the releases set forth in this Section 8. In connection with such releases, each Loan Party acknowledges that they are aware that they or their attorneys or others may hereafter discover claims or facts presently unknown or unsuspected in addition to or different from those which they now know or believe to be true with respect to the subject matter of the Claims being released pursuant to this Section 8. Nevertheless, it is the intention of each Loan Party in executing this Amendment to fully, finally, and forever settle and release all matters and all claims relating thereto, which exist, hereafter may exist or might have existed (whether or not previously or currently asserted in any action) constituting Claims released pursuant to this Section 8.
(g) The provisions of this Section 8 (the “Release Provisions”) shall survive the termination of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement, and the other Loan Documents and payment in full of the Secured Obligations. The Borrower and the other Loan Parties acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are entering into this Amendment in reliance upon, and in consideration for, among other things, the general releases and indemnities contained in the Release Provisions and the other covenants, agreements, representations, and warranties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereunder.
9. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
10. Headings. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Amendment.
11. Counterparts. This Amendment 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. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Amendment and/or any document to be signed in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures (as defined below), deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be. As used herein, “Electronic Signatures” means any electronic symbol or process attached to, or associated with, any contract or other record and adopted by a person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION
Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Amendment No. 5 to the Credit Agreement dated as of February 3, 2022 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among ModivCare Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), which Amendment No. 5 is dated as of January 9, 2025 (the “Amendment”). Capitalized terms used in this Consent and Reaffirmation and not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. The Subsidiary Guarantors are co-obligors for all purposes under the Credit Agreement and fully liable for all Obligations under the Credit Agreement. Without in any way establishing a course of dealing by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, each of the undersigned consents to the Amendment and reaffirms the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and any other Loan Document executed by it and acknowledges and agrees that such Credit Agreement and each and every such Loan Document executed by the undersigned in connection with the Credit Agreement remains in full force and effect and is hereby reaffirmed, ratified and confirmed. Each of the undersigned acknowledges and agrees to and confirms all releases, discharges and covenants of the Loan Parties set forth in Section 5 of the Amendment, and all other agreements of the Loan Parties set forth in Section 5 of the Amendment, and each of the undersigned agrees that Section 5 of the Amendment is incorporated by reference herein, mutatis mutandis, and shall have the same force and effect with respect to this Consent and Reaffirmation as if originally set forth herein. All references to the Credit Agreement contained herein and in the above-referenced documents shall be a reference to the Credit Agreement as so modified by the Amendment.
Dated: January 9, 2025
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MODIVCARE SOLUTIONS, LLC |
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CIRCULATION, INC. |
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PROVADO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
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NATIONAL MEDTRANS, LLC |
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CALIFORNIA MEDTRANS NETWORK MSO LLC |
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CALIFORNIA MEDTRANS NETWORK IPA LLC |
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CGA HOLDCO, INC. |
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CAREGIVERS AMERICA, LLC. |
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ARSENS HOME CARE, INC. |
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HELPING HAND HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY INC |
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MULTICULTURAL HOME CARE INC. |
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A & B HOMECARE SOLUTIONS, L.L.C. |
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CARE FINDERS TOTAL CARE LLC |
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FLORIDA MEDTRANS NETWORK MSO LLC |
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FLORIDA MEDTRANS NETWORK LLC |
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METROPOLITAN MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION IPA, LLC |
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TRIMED, LLC |
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HEALTH TRANS, INC. |
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RED TOP TRANSPORTATION, INC. |
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RIDE PLUS, LLC |
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SOCRATES HEALTH HOLDINGS, LLC |
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AM INTERMEDIATE HOLDCO, INC. |
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ALL METRO HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC. |
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ALL METRO HOME CARE SERVICES, INC. |
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ALL METRO HOME CARE SERVICES OF NEW YORK, INC. |
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VICTORY HEALTH HOLDINGS, LLC |
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VRI INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC |
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AT-HOME QUALITY CARE, LLC |
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PHILADELPHIA HOME CARE AGENCY, INC. |
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UNION HOME CARE LLC |
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A.E. MEDICAL ALERT, INC. |
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ASSOCIATED HOME SERVICES, INC. |
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BARNEY’S MEDICAL ALERT-ERS, INC. |
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NEW ENGLAND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS, INC. |
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SAFE LIVING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
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HEALTHCOM HOLDINGS LLC |
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GUARDIAN MEDICAL MONITORING, LLC |
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AUDITORY RESPONSE SYSTEMS, INC. |
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HIGI SH HOLDINGS INC. |
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HIGI SH LLC |
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ALL METRO ASSOCIATE PAYROLL SERVICES CORPORATION |
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ALL METRO CGA PAYROLL SERVICES CORPORATION |
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HIGI CARE, LLC |
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HIGI CARE HOLDINGS, LLC |
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Annex A
Attached.
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of February 3, 2022 among
MODIVCARE INC.
The Lenders Party Hereto JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
as Administrative Agent
TRUIST BANK and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Co-Syndication Agents
TRUIST BANK, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., REGIONS BANK and CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Co-Syndication Agents in connection with Amendment No. 3
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., REGIONS BANK, BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. and CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Co-Documentation Agents
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC and SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
as Co-Documentation Agents in connection with Amendment No. 3
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
TRUIST SECURITIES, INC. and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,
as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
TRUIST SECURITIES, INC. and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,
as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers in connection with Amendment No. 3
and
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., REGIONS CAPITAL MARKETS, a division of Regions Bank, and CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Joint Lead Arrangers in connection with Amendment No. 3
Table of Contents
Page
ARTICLE I 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. Terms Generally
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SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP; Pro Forma Calculations
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SECTION 1.05. Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification
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SECTION 1.06. Status of Obligations
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SECTION 1.07. Letter of Credit Amounts
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SECTION 1.08. Divisions
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SECTION 1.09. Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents
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SECTION 1.10. Limited Condition Transactions
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SECTION 1.11. Amendment No. 3 Effective Date Reallocations
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ARTICLE II The Credits
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SECTION 2.01. Commitments
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SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings
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SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings
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SECTION 2.04. [Reserved]
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SECTION 2.05. Swingline Loans
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SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit
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SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings
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SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections
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SECTION 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments
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SECTION 2.10. Repayment and Amortization of Loans; Evidence of Debt
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SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans
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SECTION 2.12. Fees
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SECTION 2.13. Interest
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SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest
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SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs
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SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments.
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SECTION 2.17. Taxes
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SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Allocations of Proceeds; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs
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SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
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SECTION 2.20. Incremental Facilities
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SECTION 2.21. Defaulting Lenders
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SECTION 2.22. Loan Modification Offers
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ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties
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SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers; Subsidiaries
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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 Condition; No Material Adverse Change
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SECTION 3.05. Properties
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SECTION 3.06. Litigation, Environmental and Labor Matters
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SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws
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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. Liens
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SECTION 3.13. No Default
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SECTION 3.14. No Burdensome Restrictions
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SECTION 3.15. Solvency
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SECTION 3.16. Insurance
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SECTION 3.17. Security Interest in Collateral
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SECTION 3.18. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions
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SECTION 3.19. Affected Financial Institutions
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SECTION 3.20. Plan Assets; Prohibited Transactions
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SECTION 3.21. Margin Regulations
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SECTION 3.22. Fraud and Abuse
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SECTION 3.23. Licensing and Accreditation
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SECTION 3.24. Reimbursement from Medical Reimbursement Programs
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SECTION 3.25. Medicare and Medicaid Notices and Filings Related to Health Care Business
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SECTION 3.26. Captive Insurance Subsidiaries
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SECTION 3.27. Approved Budget
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SECTION 4.01. Effective Date
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SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event
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SECTION 4.03. Withdrawals From Amendment No. 5 Collateral Account
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ARTICLE V Affirmative Covenants
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SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and 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 Taxes
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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. Subsidiary Guarantors; Pledges; Additional Collateral; Further Assurances
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SECTION 5.10. Maintenance of Ratings
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SECTION 5.11. Financial Advisors; Chief Transformation Officer
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SECTION 5.12. Board of Directors
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SECTION 5.13. Remote Monitoring Business Sale Process
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SECTION 5.14. Personal Care Business Sale Process
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SECTION 5.15. Lender Calls
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SECTION 5.16. Junior Capital Fundraising
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SECTION 5.17. Liquidity
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SECTION 5.18. Senior Notes Exchange
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SECTION 5.19. Cooperation
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SECTION 5.20. Material Transactions
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SECTION 5.21. Financial Advisor.
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ARTICLE VI 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. Dispositions
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SECTION 6.05. Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions
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SECTION 6.06. [Reserved]
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SECTION 6.07. Transactions with Affiliates
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SECTION 6.08. Restricted Payments
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SECTION 6.09. Restrictive Agreements
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SECTION 6.10. Prepayments of Restricted Junior Debt and Amendments to Restricted Junior Debt Documents
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SECTION 6.11. Healthcare Permits; Healthcare Fines
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SECTION 6.12. Financial Covenants |
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SECTION 6.13. Amendment No. 5 Covenants. |
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SECTION 7.01. Events of Default
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SECTION 7.02. Remedies Upon an Event of Default
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SECTION 7.03. Application of Payments
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ARTICLE VIII The Administrative Agent
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SECTION 8.01. Authorization and Action
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SECTION 8.02. Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Limitation of Liability, Etc
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SECTION 8.03. Posting of Communications
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SECTION 8.04. The Administrative Agent Individually
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SECTION 8.05. Successor Administrative Agent
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SECTION 8.06. Acknowledgements of Lenders and Issuing Banks
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SECTION 8.07. Collateral Matters.
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SECTION 8.08. Credit Bidding
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SECTION 8.09. Certain ERISA Matters
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SECTION 8.10. Borrower Communications
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ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous
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SECTION 9.01. Notices
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SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments
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SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Limitation of Liability; Indemnity, Etc
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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; Electronic Execution
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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. USA PATRIOT Act
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SECTION 9.14. Releases of Subsidiary Guarantors
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SECTION 9.15. Appointment for Perfection
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SECTION 9.16. Interest Rate Limitation
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SECTION 9.17. No Fiduciary Duty, etc
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SECTION 9.18. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions
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SECTION 9.19. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs
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SECTION 9.20. Judgment Currency
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SECTION 9.21. Restrictions on Certain Amendments
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SECTION 9.22. Restrictions on Certain Amendment No. 5 Provisions.
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ARTICLE X Borrower Guarantee
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SCHEDULES:
Schedule 2.01A – Commitments
Schedule 2.01B – Letter of Credit Commitments
Schedule 2.01C – Existing Letters of Credit
Schedule 3.01A – Excluded WD Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.01B – Excluded Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.01C – Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.06(a) – Litigation Matters
Schedule 6.01 – Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 6.02 – Existing Liens
Schedule 6.05 – Existing Investments
Schedule 6.07 – Transactions with Affiliates
Schedule 6.09 – Restrictive Agreements
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A – Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B – [Reserved]
Exhibit C – [Reserved]Intercreditor Agreement
Exhibit D – [Reserved]
Exhibit E – List of Closing Documents
Exhibit F-1 – Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships)
Exhibit F-2 – Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships)
Exhibit F-3 – Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships)
Exhibit F-4 – Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships)
Exhibit G – [Reserved] Exhibit H – [Reserved]
Exhibit I – Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit J – Auction Procedures
CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of February 3, 2022 among MODIVCARE INC., the LENDERS from time to time party hereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, TRUIST BANK and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Syndication Agents, DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., REGIONS BANK, BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. and CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Documentation Agents.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
“2027 Alternative Currency Sublimit” means $16,150,000.
“2027 Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any 2027 Revolving Lender, the percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s 2027 Revolving Commitment and the denominator of which is the aggregate 2027 Revolving Commitments of all 2027 Revolving Lenders (if the 2027 Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the 2027 Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the 2027 Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments); provided that, in the case of Section 2.21 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, any such Defaulting Lender’s 2027 Revolving Commitment shall be disregarded in the calculation.
“2027 Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the 2027 Maturity Date and the date of termination of the 2027 Revolving Commitments.
“2027 Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Maturity Date”.
“2027 Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, the amount set forth on Schedule 2.01A opposite such Revolving Lender’s name under the heading “2027 Revolving Commitment”, or in the Assignment and Assumption or other documentation or record (as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(70) of the New York Uniform Commercial Code) contemplated hereby pursuant to which such Revolving Lender shall have assumed its 2027 Revolving Commitment, as applicable, and giving effect to (a) any reduction in such amount from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09, (b) any increase from time to time pursuant to Section 2.20 and (c) any reduction or increase in such amount from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 9.04; provided that at no time shall the 2027 Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Lender exceed its 2027 Revolving Commitment. The aggregate amount of the 2027 Revolving Commitments as of the Amendment No. 35 Effective Date is $70,000,000.
“2027 Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Lender’s 2027 Revolving Loans, its LC Exposure and its Swingline Exposure at such time.
“2027 Revolving Facility” means the revolving credit facility consisting of the 2027 Revolving Commitments and the 2027 Revolving Loans.
“2027 Revolving Lender” means, as of any date of determination, each Revolving Lender that has a 2027 Revolving Commitment or, if the 2027 Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, a Revolving Lender with 2027 Revolving Credit Exposure.
“2027 Revolving Loan” means a Loan made by a 2027 Revolving Lender pursuant to
Section 2.01(a).
“2028 Alternative Currency Sublimit” means $58,850,000.
“2028 Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any 2028 Revolving Lender, the percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s 2028 Revolving Commitment and the denominator of which is the aggregate 2028 Revolving Commitments of all 2028 Revolving Lenders (if the 2028 Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the 2028 Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the 2028 Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments); provided that, in the case of Section 2.21 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, any such Defaulting Lender’s 2028 Revolving Commitment shall be disregarded in the calculation.
“2028 Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the 2028 Maturity Date and the date of termination of the 2028 Revolving Commitments.
“2028 Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Maturity Date”.
“2028 Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, the amount set forth on Schedule 2.01A opposite such Revolving Lender’s name under the heading “2028 Revolving Commitment”, or in the Assignment and Assumption or other documentation or record (as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(70) of the New York Uniform Commercial Code) contemplated hereby pursuant to which such Revolving Lender shall have assumed its 2028 Revolving Commitment, as applicable, and giving effect to (a) any reduction in such amount from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09, (b) any increase from time to time pursuant to Section 2.20 and (c) any reduction or increase in such amount from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 9.04; provided that at no time shall the 2028 Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Lender exceed its 2028 Revolving Commitment. The aggregate amount of the 2028 Revolving Commitments as of the Amendment No. 35 Effective Date is $255,000,000.
“2028 Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Lender’s 2028 Revolving Loans, its LC Exposure and its Swingline Exposure at such time.
“2028 Revolving Facility” means the revolving credit facility consisting of the 2028 Revolving Commitments and the 2028 Revolving Loans.
“2028 Revolving Lender” means, as of any date of determination, each Revolving Lender that has a 2028 Revolving Commitment or, if the 2028 Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, a Revolving Lender with 2028 Revolving Credit Exposure.
“2028 Revolving Loan” means a Loan made by a 2028 Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate. All ABR Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.
“Accepting Lenders” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.22(a). “Acquisition” means (i) any acquisition (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or
otherwise) or series of related acquisitions by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of (a) all or substantially
all the assets of (or all or substantially all the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business of) any Person or (b) all or a majority of the Equity Interests in a Person or division or line of business of a Person.
“Acquisition Consideration” means the sum of the cash purchase price for any Permitted Acquisition payable at or prior to the closing date of such Permitted Acquisition (and which shall not include any purchase price adjustment, earnout, contingent payment or any other deferred payment of a similar nature) plus the aggregate amount of Indebtedness assumed on such date in connection with such Permitted Acquisition, exclusive of all fees and expenses.
“Additional Escrow Amount” means an amount equal to (a) all interest that could accrue on any Escrow Notes from and including the date of issuance thereof to and including the date of any potential mandatory redemption to occur if the proceeds of such Escrow Notes are not released from the applicable Escrow Account, plus (b) the amount of any original issue discount on such Escrow Notes, plus (c) all fees and expenses that are incurred in connection with the issuance of such Escrow Notes and all fees, expenses or other amounts payable in connection with any redemption of such Escrow Notes.
“Adjusted Daily Simple RFR” means, (i) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Pounds Sterling, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Daily Simple RFR for Pounds Sterling, plus (b) 0.0326 %, and (ii) with respect to any RFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Daily Simple RFR for Dollars, plus (b) other than with respect to any Term Loan Borrowing, 0.10%; provided that if the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Adjusted EURIBOR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in euro for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the EURIBOR Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided that if the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Adjusted Term SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period, plus (b) other than with respect to any Term Loan Borrowing, 0.10%; provided that if the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (including its branches and affiliates), in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“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. For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Jefferies LLC and its Affiliates shall be deemed to be Affiliates of Jefferies Finance LLC and its Affiliates.
“Agent-Related Person” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(d). “Agreed Currencies” means (i) Dollars, (ii) euro and (iii) Pounds Sterling. “Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph.
“All-In Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the effective yield applicable thereto calculated by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower in a manner consistent with generally accepted financial practices, taking into account (a) interest rate margins, (b) interest rate floors (subject to the proviso set forth below), (c) any amendment to the relevant interest rate margins and interest rate floors prior to the applicable date of determination and (d) original issue discount and upfront or similar fees (based on an assumed four-year average life to maturity), but excluding any arrangement, commitment, structuring, underwriting, ticking, unused line, amendment and/or other fee, in each case that are not paid to the lenders generally; provided, however, that if any Indebtedness includes an interest rate floor that is greater than the interest rate floor applicable to any existing Term Loans, such differential between interest rate floors shall be included in the calculation of All-In Yield, but only to the extent an increase in the interest rate floor applicable to any Term Loans would cause an increase in the Applicable Rate then in effect thereunder, and in such case the interest rate floors (but not the Applicable Rate) applicable to such Term Loans shall be increased to the extent of such differential between interest rate floors.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for a one month Interest Period as published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day (or if such day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the immediately preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day) plus 1.00%; provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for any day shall be based on the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m. Chicago time on such day (or any amended publication time for the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as specified by the CME Term SOFR Administrator in the Term SOFR Reference Rate methodology). Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.14 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until the Benchmark Replacement has been determined pursuant to Section 2.14(b)), then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the Alternate Base Rate as determined pursuant to the foregoing for Revolving Loans (solely prior to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date) or Initial Term Loans would be less than 1.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.00% for purposes of this Agreement. and (ii) if the Alternate Base Rate as determined pursuant to the foregoing for Revolving Loans (solely on or after the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date), Revolver PIK Loans or Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans would be less than 2.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 2.00% for purposes of this Agreement.
“Alternative Currencies” means Agreed Currencies other than Dollars.
“Alternative Currency LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of all outstanding Alternative Currency Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate principal Dollar Equivalent of all LC Disbursements in respect of Alternative Currency Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed at such time.
“Alternative Currency Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.
“Alternative Currency Sublimit” means $75,000,000.
“Amendment No. 2 Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in” means that certain Amendment No. 2 dated as of February 22, 2024, among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
“Amendment No. 2 Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 2.
“Amendment No. 3” means that certain Amendment No. 3 dated as of July 1, 2024, among the Loan Parties, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
“Amendment No. 3 Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 3.
“Amendment No. 4” means that certain Amendment No. 4 dated as of September 30, 2024, among the Loan Parties, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
“Amendment No. 34 Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 34.
“Amendment No. 5” means that certain Amendment No. 5 dated as of January 9, 2025, among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
“Amendment No. 5 Collateral Account” means an account at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ending in 6234, which from and after January 10, 2025 (or such later date as the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders shall agree) shall be subject to a blocked account control agreement on terms acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders, Required Revolving Lenders and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association; provided however, prior to the time the Amendment No. 5 Collateral Account becomes a blocked account, the Borrower may not withdraw funds from the Amendment No. 5 Collateral Account without the consent of the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders.
“Amendment No. 5 Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Amendment No. 5.
“Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Commitments” means, with respect to any Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lender, the amount set forth on Schedule 2.01A opposite such Lender’s name under the heading “Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Commitment”, or in the Assignment and Assumption or other documentation or record (as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(70) of the New York Uniform Commercial Code) contemplated hereby pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Commitment, as applicable, and giving effect to (i) any reduction in such amount from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 and (ii) any reduction or increase in such amount from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The aggregate amount of Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Commitments as of the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date are $75,000,000.
“Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, each Lender having an Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Commitment or that holds Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans.
“Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans” means the term loans made by the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01(d).
“Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loan Facility” means the term loan facility consisting of the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Commitments and the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans.
“Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Maturity Date”.
“Ancillary Document” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.06.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
“Applicable Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.03(c). “Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, (a) with respect to Revolving Loans, LC Exposure or Swingline Loans, the percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and the denominator of which is the aggregate Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders (if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments); provided that, in the case of Section 2.21 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, any such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall be disregarded in the calculation and, (b) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s outstanding principal amount of the Initial Term Loans and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Initial Term Loans of all Initial Term Lenders and (c) with respect to the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s outstanding principal amount of the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans of all Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender’s Applicable Percentage shall be determined without regard to whether such Lender’s Revolving Commitment is a 2027 Revolving Commitment or a 2028 Revolving Commitment.
“Applicable Pledge Percentage” means 65% with respect to voting Equity Interests and 100% with respect to non-voting Equity Interests.
“Applicable Rate” means:
(a) (a) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, a rate per annum equal to (i) 4.75% in the case of Term Benchmark Loans and (ii) 3.75% in the case of ABR Loans; and, in each case, plus the Applicable Rate Increase I plus the Applicable Rate Increase II, as applicable;
(b) with respect to the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans, a rate per annum equal to (i) 7.50% in the case of Term Benchmark Loans and (ii) 6.50% in the case of ABR Loans, in each case, plus the Applicable Rate Increase I plus the Applicable Rate Increase II, as applicable; and
(bc) (i) at any time prior to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, with respect to the Revolving Loans, for any day, with respect to any Term Benchmark Revolving Loan, RFR Revolving Loan, or any ABR Revolving Loan or with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Term Benchmark Spread for Revolving Loans”, “ABR Spread for Revolving Loans”, “RFR Spread for Revolving Loans” or “Commitment Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the Total Net Leverage Ratio applicable on such date, (iA) with respect to any time the Covenant Relief Period is not in effect:
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Total Net Leverage
Ratio:
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Term
Benchmark
Spread for
Revolving
Loans
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RFR Spread
for
Revolving
Loans
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ABR
Spread for
Revolving
Loans
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Commitment
Fee
Rate
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Category 1:
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< 2.25 to 1.00
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1.75%
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1.75%
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0.75%
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0.30%
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Category 2:
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≥ 2.25 to 1.00 but
< 2.75 to 1.00
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2.25%
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2.25%
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1.25%
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0.30%
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Category 3:
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≥ 2.75 to 1.00 but
< 3.25 to 1.00
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2.75%
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2.75%
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1.75%
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0.35%
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Category 4:
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≥ 3.25 to 1.00 but
< 3.75 to 1.00
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3.25%
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3.25%
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2.25%
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0.375%
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Category 5:
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≥ 3.75 to 1.00
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3.50%
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3.50%
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2.50%
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0.50%
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(iiB) and solely during such time when the Covenant Relief Period is in effect and the Restricted Period is in effect:
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Total Net Leverage
Ratio:
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Term
Benchmark
Spread for
Revolving
Loans
|
RFR Spread
for
Revolving
Loans
|
ABR
Spread for
Revolving
Loans
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Commitment
Fee
Rate
|
Category 1:
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< 2.25 to 1.00
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2.50%
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2.50%
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1.50%
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0.30%
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Category 2:
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≥ 2.25 to 1.00 but
< 2.75 to 1.00
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3.00%
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3.00%
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2.00%
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0.30%
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Category 3:
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≥ 2.75 to 1.00 but
< 3.25 to 1.00
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3.50%
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3.50%
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2.50%
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0.35%
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Category 4:
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≥ 3.25 to 1.00 but
< 3.75 to 1.00
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4.00%
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4.00%
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3.00%
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0.375%
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Category 5:
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≥ 3.75 to 1.00
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4.25%
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4.25%
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3.25%
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0.50%
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(iiiC) and solely during such time when the Covenant Relief Period is in effect and the Restricted Period is not in effect:
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Total Net Leverage
Ratio:
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Term
Benchmark
Spread for
Revolving
Loans
|
RFR Spread
for
Revolving
Loans
|
ABR
Spread for
Revolving
Loans
|
Commitment
Fee
Rate
|
Category 1:
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< 2.25 to 1.00
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2.25%
|
2.25%
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1.25%
|
0.30%
|
Category 2:
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≥ 2.25 to 1.00 but
< 2.75 to 1.00
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2.75%
|
2.75%
|
1.75%
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0.30%
|
Category 3:
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≥ 2.75 to 1.00 but
< 3.25 to 1.00
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3.25%
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3.25%
|
2.25%
|
0.35%
|
Category 4:
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≥ 3.25 to 1.00 but
< 3.75 to 1.00
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3.75%
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3.75%
|
2.75%
|
0.375%
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Category 5:
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≥ 3.75 to 1.00
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4.00%
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4.00%
|
3.00%
|
0.50%
|
Each such table in (i), (ii) and (iii), an “Applicable Rate Table”.
(ii) at any time on or after the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, with respect to the Revolving Loans or any Revolver PIK Loans, for any day, with respect to any Term Benchmark Revolving Loan, RFR Revolving Loan, or any ABR Revolving Loan or with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Term Benchmark Spread for Revolving Loans”, “ABR Spread for Revolving Loans”, “RFR Spread for Revolving Loans” or “Commitment Fee Rate”, as the case may be, in each case, plus, the Applicable Rate Increase I plus the Applicable Rate Increase II, as applicable:
Term Benchmark
Spread for
Revolving Loans
|
RFR Spread for
Revolving Loans
|
ABR
Spread for Revolving Loans
|
Commitment
Fee
Rate
|
4.25%
|
4.25%
|
3.25%
|
0.50%
|
For purposes of the foregoing,
(A) if at any time the Borrower fails to deliver the Financials on or before the date the Financials are due pursuant to Section 5.01, Category 5 of the Applicable Rate Table then in effect shall be deemed applicable for the period commencing three (3) Business Days after the required date of delivery and ending on the date which is three (3) Business Days after the Financials are actually delivered, after which the Category shall be determined in accordance with the Applicable Rate Table as applicable;
(B) changes, if any, to either the Category or the Applicable Rate Table then in effect shall be effective, with respect to a change to the Category, three (3) Business Days after the Administrative Agent has received the applicable Financials or, with respect to a change to the Applicable Rate Table, either (x) on the date the Covenant Relief Period ends in accordance with clause (i) of the definition of “Covenant Relief Period”, or (y) three (3) Business Days after the date the Covenant Relief Period ends in accordance with clause (ii) of the definition of “Covenant Relief Period”, as applicable (it being understood and agreed that each change in Category or Applicable Rate Table shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change);
(C) notwithstanding the foregoing, Category 5 of the Applicable Rate Table in clause (b)(i) of this definition of “Applicable Rate” shall be deemed to be applicable until the Administrative Agent’s receipt of the applicable Financials for the Borrower’s second full fiscal quarter ending after the Effective Date and adjustments to the Category then in effect shall thereafter be effected in accordance with the preceding paragraphs; and
(D) notwithstanding the foregoing, Category 5 of the Applicable Rate Table in clause (b)(ii) of this definition of “Applicable Rate” shall be deemed to be applicable as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date until the earlier of (x) the Administrative Agent’s receipt of the applicable Financials for the Borrower’s full fiscal quarter ending after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date or (y) the Covenant Relief Period terminates, and adjustments to the Category then in effect shall thereafter be effected in accordance with the preceding paragraphs.
“Applicable Rate Increase I” means 0.50% solely to the extent a Junior Capital Financing has not been consummated on or prior to March 31, 2025 (or such later date as agreed to by the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders); provided however, any Applicable Rate Increase I shall be payable-in-kind on each Interest Payment Date by capitalizing such interest to the principal amount of Initial Term Loans, Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans, the Revolver PIK Loans or, with respect to Revolving Loans, the Revolver PIK Loans, as applicable (each, an “Applicable Rate Increase I Payment”).
“Applicable Rate Increase II” means 0.50% solely to the extent to the extent a Junior Capital Financing has not been consummated on or prior to June 30, 2025 (or such later date as agreed to by the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders); provided however, any Applicable Rate Increase I shall be payable-in-kind on each Interest Payment Date by capitalizing such interest to the principal amount of Initial Term Loans, Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans, the Revolver PIK Loans or, with respect to Revolving Loans, the Revolver PIK Term Loans, as applicable (each, an “Applicable Rate Increase II Payment” and collectively with the Applicable Rate Increase I Payment, the “Applicable Rate Increase Payment”).
“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 determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.
“Approved Budget” shall mean, initially, the Initial Budget and thereafter, the most recent budget for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries substantially in the form of the Initial Budget for the following 13 calendar weeks delivered by the Borrower and approved by the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders in accordance with Section 5.01(f).
“Approved Electronic Platform” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.03(a).
“Approved Borrower Portal” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.10(a).
“Approved Fund” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).
“Arranger” means (a) in connection with this Agreement as of the Effective Date, each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC in its capacity as a joint bookrunner and a joint lead arranger hereunder, (b) in connection with Amendment No. 3 as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC in its capacity as a joint bookrunner and a joint lead arranger hereunder, and (c) in connection with Amendment No. 3 as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, each of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Regions Capital Markets, a division of Regions Bank, and Capital One, National Association, as a joint lead arranger hereunder.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption agreement entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form (including electronic records generated by the use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Auction” shall mean an auction pursuant to which a Purchasing Borrower Party offers to purchase Term Loans pursuant to the Auction Procedures.
“Auction Manager” shall mean (a) the Administrative Agent or (b) any other financial institution or advisor employed by the Borrower (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Auction; provided that, the Borrower shall not designate the Administrative Agent as the Auction Manager without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Manager).
“Auction Procedures” means, with respect to a purchase of Term Loans in a Dutch auction, Dutch auction procedures as set forth on Exhibit J or as reasonably agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Auction Purchase Offer” shall mean an offer by a Purchasing Borrower Party to purchase Term Loans pursuant to an auction process conducted in accordance with the Auction Procedures and otherwise in accordance with Section 9.04(f).
“Availability” means, at any time, an amount equal to (a) the aggregate Revolving Commitments minus (b) the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans and (ii) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower, in each case, as of such time.
“Available Revolving Commitment” means, at any time with respect to any Revolving Lender, the Revolving Commitment of such Lender then in effect minus the Revolving Credit Exposure of such Revolving Lender at such time; it being understood and agreed that any Revolving Lender’s Swingline Exposure shall not be deemed to be a component of the Revolving Credit Exposure for purposes of calculating the commitment fee under Section 2.12(a).
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any Agreed Currency, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof), as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period for any term rate or otherwise, for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (e) of Section 2.14.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Banking Services” means each and any of the following bank services provided to the Borrower or any Subsidiary by any Lender or any of its Affiliates: (a) credit cards for commercial customers (including, without limitation, commercial credit cards and purchasing cards), (b) stored value cards, (c) merchant processing services and (d) treasury management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursement, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, any direct debit scheme or arrangement, overdrafts and interstate depository network services).
“Banking Services Agreement” means any agreement entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with Banking Services.
“Banking Services Obligations” means any and all obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor) in connection with Banking Services.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment or has had any order for relief in such proceeding entered in respect thereof; provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, unless such ownership interest results in or provides such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permits such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
“Benchmark” means, initially, with respect to any (i) RFR Loan in any Agreed Currency, the applicable Relevant Rate for such Agreed Currency or (ii) Term Benchmark Loan, the Relevant Rate for such Agreed Currency; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and the related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the applicable Relevant Rate or the then-current Benchmark for such Agreed Currency, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (b) of Section 2.14.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time in the United States and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment. If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to the above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement and/or any Term Benchmark Revolving Loan denominated in Dollars, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “RFR Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or component thereof) have been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be no longer representative; provided, that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (3) and even if such Benchmark (or component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the NYFRB, the CME Term SOFR Administrator, the central bank for the Agreed Currency applicable to such Benchmark, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), in each case which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer, or as of a specified future date will no longer be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.14 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.14.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code to which Section 4975 of the Code applies, and (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Borrower” means ModivCare Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.
“Borrower Communications” means, collectively, any Borrowing Request, Interest Election Request, notice of prepayment, notice requesting the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit or other notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent through an Approved Borrower Portal.
“Borrower Disbursements” means the line item marked as “Total Disbursements” set forth in the then-in-effect Approved Budget.
“Borrowing” means (a) Revolving Loans of the same Class, Type and Agreed Currency, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect; provided that, until the 2027 Maturity Date, the 2027 Revolving Loans and the 2027 Revolving Loans and the 2028 Revolving Loans will be deemed to constitute a single Class for purposes of this clause (a), (b) aan Initial Term Loan of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect or, (c) an Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loan of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, (d) a Revolver PIK Loan of the same Class, Type and Agreed Currency, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect; provided that, until the 2027 Maturity Date, the Revolver PIK 2027 Loans and the Revolver PIK 2028 Loans will be deemed to constitute a single Class for purposes of this clause (d), and (e) a Swingline Borrowing.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03, which shall be substantially in the form approved by the Administrative Agent and separately provided to the Borrower.
“Burdensome Restrictions” means any consensual encumbrance or restriction of the type described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.09.
“Business Day” means, any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for business in New York City; provided that (i) in relation to Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling, any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for business in London,
(ii) in relation to Loans denominated in euro and in relation to the calculation or computation of the EURIBOR Rate, any day which is a TARGET Day, (iii) in relation to RFR Loans and any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any such RFR Loan, or any other dealings in the applicable Agreed Currency of such RFR Loan, any such day that is only an RFR Business Day and (iv) in relation to Loans referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate and any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any such Loans referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or any other dealings of such Loans referencing the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, any such day that is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as financing leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Captive Insurance Subsidiaries” means any regulated Subsidiary of the Borrower primarily engaged in the business of providing insurance, reinsurance and insurance-related services to the Borrower, its other Subsidiaries and other Persons, including, for the avoidance of doubt and to the extent it is, from time to time, a Subsidiary hereunder, NEMT Insurance DE LLC, Series 1.
“CBR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Central Bank Rate.
“CBR Spread” means the Applicable Rate applicable to such Loan that is replaced by a CBR Loan.
“Central Bank Rate” means, the greater of (i)(A) for any Loan denominated in (a) Pounds Sterling, the Bank of England (or any successor thereto)’s “Bank Rate” as published by the Bank of England (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (b) euro, one of the following three rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion: (1) the fixed rate for the main refinancing operations of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), or, if that rate is not published, the minimum bid rate for the main refinancing operations of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), each as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (2) the rate for the marginal lending facility of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time or (3) the rate for the deposit facility of the central banking system of the Participating Member States, as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time and (c) any other Alternative Currency, a central bank rate as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; plus (B) the applicable Central Bank Rate Adjustment and (ii) the Floor.
“Central Bank Rate Adjustment” means, for any day, for any Loan denominated in
(a) Pounds Sterling, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Pounds Sterling Borrowings for the five most recent RFR Business Days preceding such day for which SONIA was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest such Adjusted Daily Simple RFR applicable during such period of five RFR Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Pounds Sterling in effect on the last RFR Business Day in such period,
(b) euro, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate for the five most recent Business Days preceding such day for which the EURIBOR Screen Rate was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest Adjusted EURIBOR Rate applicable during such period of five Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of euro in effect on the last Business Day in such period, and
(c) any other Alternative Currency determined after the Effective Date, a Central Bank Rate Adjustment, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
For purposes of this definition, (x) the term Central Bank Rate shall be determined disregarding clause (B) of the definition of such term and (y) each of the EURIBOR Rate on any day shall be based on the EURIBOR Screen Rate on such day at approximately the time referred to in the definition of such term for deposits in the applicable Agreed Currency for a maturity of one month.
“CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.
“Change in Control” means any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of 35% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence after the date of this Agreement of (a) the adoption of or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) compliance by any Lender or any Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s 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 date of this Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall, in each case, be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
“Charges” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.16.
“Chief Transformation Officer” has the meaning set forth in the Amendment No. 5
“Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are 2027 Revolving Loans, Revolver PIK 2027 Loan, 2028 Revolving Loans, Revolver PIK 2028 Loan, Initial Term Loans, Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans or Swingline Loans, and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a 2027 Revolving Commitment, a 2028 Revolving Commitment or a, an Initial Term Loan Commitment or an Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Commitment, and, when used in reference to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender is a 2027 Revolving Lender, a 2028 Revolving Lender or a, an Initial Term Lender or an Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lender.
“CME Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited as administrator of the forward-looking term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) (or a successor administrator).
“CMS” means the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of HHS and any successor thereof and any predecessor thereof, including the United States Health Care Financing Administration.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral” means any and all property owned, leased or operated by a Person covered by the Collateral Documents and any and all other property of any Loan Party, now existing or hereafter acquired, that may at any time be or become subject to a security interest or Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Collateral Documents to secure the Secured Obligations; provided that the Collateral shall exclude Excluded Assets; provided further, the Amendment No. 5 Collateral Account and any Collateral in the Amendment No. 5 Collateral Account is solely for the benefit of the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders.
“Collateral Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(j). “Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Mortgages and all other agreements, instruments and documents executed in connection with this Agreement that are intended to create, perfect or evidence Liens to secure the Secured Obligations, including, without limitation, all other security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, pledges, assignments or similar agreements, whether heretofore, now, or hereafter executed by the Borrower or any other Loan Party and delivered to the Administrative Agent to secure the Secured Obligations.
“Commitment” means, (a) the Revolving Commitments and the Term Loan Commitments and (b) with respect to each Lender, the sum of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and Term Loan Commitment. The amount of each Lender’s Commitment as of the Amendment No. 35 Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 2.01A, or in the Assignment and Assumption or other documentation contemplated hereby pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving Commitment, as applicable.
“Commitment Fee” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 2.12(a).
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 8.03, including through an Approved Electronic Platform.
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Consolidated Capital Expenditures” means for any period, without duplication, any expenditures during such period (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized as Capital Lease Obligations) for any purchase or other acquisition or leasing (pursuant to a capital or finance lease) of any asset which would be classified as a fixed or capital asset on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP, or for additions to equipment or other such assets (including replacements, upgrades, capitalized repairs and improvements during such period).
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, with reference to any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus, without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense for such period, (iv) all charges, fees, costs and expenses (including legal fees and including charges, fees, costs and expenses relating to rationalization, legal, tax, accounting, structuring and transaction bonuses to employees, officers and directors) incurred during such period in connection with (I) the entering into by the Loan Parties and their applicable Subsidiaries of the Loan Documents to which they are or are intended to be a party and (II) any proposed or actual issuance or incurrence of any other Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01 (including for settlement of Convertible Indebtedness), (v) fees, costs, charges and expenses (including legal fees and including charges, fees, costs and expenses relating to rationalization, legal, tax, accounting, structuring and transaction bonuses to employees, officers and directors) incurred during such period in connection with any proposed or actual issuance of Equity Interests or any proposed or actual Permitted Acquisitions, Investments permitted by Section 6.05, Dispositions permitted by Section 6.03 or 6.04, or Involuntary Dispositions, (vi) (x) restructuring or reorganization charges or reserves, (y) severance costs and (z) losses recognized from the discontinuance of operations for such period; provided that the aggregate amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (vi), when taken together with amounts added back pursuant to clause (xv), for any four fiscal quarter period shall not exceed 25% of Consolidated EBITDA in the aggregate (calculated after giving effect to such adjustments), (vii) losses and expenses incurred during such period in connection with claims for which the Borrower reasonably expects to be reimbursed, (viii) payments in settlements less collections, losses, fees, costs, charges and expenses (including legal expenses) incurred in connection with any disputes with dissident shareholders (including in connection with any Section 220 demands, proxy fights or consent solicitations), contract disputes, legal settlements, litigation or arbitration for such period, (ix) earnings impact, both positive and negative of subsequent measurement of acquisition contingencies arising from fair value accounting of such contingencies for such period, (ix) any non-cash stock based compensation expenses incurred during such period, (x) debt negotiation costs and subsequent audit and legal expenses if required by holders of any Indebtedness permitted hereunder for such period, (xi) restructuring, integration or similar charges incurred outside the ordinary course of business in connection with any Permitted Acquisition involving consideration in excess of $20,000,000 individually in an aggregate amount of up to 10% of the total consideration paid by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, (xii) all payments made under any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction to the extent permitted pursuant to this Agreement, (xiii) all other non-cash charges (including non-cash impairment charges), expenses (including non-cash option expenses) and other items reducing such Consolidated Net Income (but excluding those expenses, charges and losses related to accounts receivable) which do not represent a cash item in such period or any future period, (xiv) extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring charges, costs and losses (including, without limitation, costs of and payments of legal proceedings, legal settlements, fines, judgments or orders and (xv) in connection with permitted asset sales, mergers or other business combinations, acquisitions, investments, dispositions or divestitures, operating improvements, restructurings, cost saving initiatives, new or renegotiated vendor or other expense-related contracts and certain other similar initiatives and specified transactions, the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and cost synergies either (i) projected by the Borrower in good faith to be reasonably anticipated to be realizable within twenty-four (24) months of the date thereof or (ii) determined on a basis consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act and as interpreted by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor agency), in each case, which will be added to Consolidated EBITDA as so projected or determined until fully realized and calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and cost synergies had been realized on the first day of such period and will be net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that the aggregate amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (xv) for any four fiscal quarter period shall not exceed, when taken together with amounts added back in reliance on clause (vi), 25% of Consolidated EBITDA in the aggregate (calculated after giving effect to such adjustments), minus, to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income for such period, (1) litigation awards for such period, (2) all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income, all as determined in accordance with GAAP, (3) all payments received under any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction to the extent permitted pursuant to this Agreement, (4) extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring gains, all calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (each such period, a “Reference Period”), (i) if at any time during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition, the Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the property that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period, and (ii) if during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have effected a Specified Transaction, Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis in accordance with Section 1.04(b).
“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means, as of the date of any determination thereof, all Indebtedness, without duplication, of the types described in clause (a), (b), (e) (excluding all earn-out obligations and other similar contingent acquisition consideration, whether or not evidenced by a promissory note, unless such contingent acquisition consideration has been earned and is due and payable as of such date), (h), or (i) (solely to the extent, and in respect of amounts under, such letters of credit and letters of guaranty are drawn and payable as of such date) of the definition of “Indebtedness” in each case, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding on such date.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with reference to any period, the interest expense (including without limitation (i) interest expense or rent expense under Capital Lease Obligations that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) capitalized interest), premium payments and debt discount of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness, and with respect to the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP (including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers acceptance financing and net costs under interest rate Swap Agreements to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP). In the event that the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have completed a Material Acquisition or a Material Disposition since the beginning of the relevant period, Consolidated Interest Expense shall be determined for such period on a pro forma basis as if such acquisition or disposition, and any related incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, had occurred at the beginning of such period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with reference to any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis (without duplication) for such period; provided that there shall be excluded any income (or loss) of any Person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary, but any such income so excluded may be included in such period or any later period to the extent of any cash dividends or distributions actually paid in the relevant period to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Consolidated Secured Net Indebtedness” means, at any time, the excess, if any, of (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness at such time that is secured by any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries over (ii) the lesser of (x) Unencumbered Cash and (y) $25,000,000, in each case as of such time.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of the date of any determination thereof, total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis as of such date.
“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as of the date of any determination thereof, the sum, without duplication, of (a) the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries relating to the maximum drawing amount of all letters of credit outstanding and bankers acceptances and (c) Indebtedness of the type referred to in clauses (a) or (b) hereof of another Person guaranteed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Total Net Indebtedness” means, at any time, the excess, if any, of (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness over (ii) the lesser of (x) Unencumbered Cash and (y) $25,000,000, in each case as of such time.
“Contract Provider” means any Person or an employee, agent or subcontractor of such Person who provides professional health care services under or pursuant to any employment arrangement or contract with the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. The terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Convertible Indebtedness” means unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower permitted to be incurred under the terms of this Agreement that is (a) convertible into Equity Interests of the Borrower (and cash in lieu of fractional shares) and/or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such Equity Interests) or (b) sold as units with call options, warrants or rights to purchase (or substantially equivalent derivative transactions) that are exercisable for Equity Interests of the Borrower and/or cash (in an amount determined by reference to the price of such Equity Interests); provided that any such Indebtedness issued after the date hereof shall not have a maturity date, and shall not be redeemable in any manner whatsoever, at any time prior to the date that is six months after the Maturity Date.
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“Co-Documentation Agent” means (a) in connection with this Agreement as of the Effective Date, each of Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Bank of America, N.A., Regions Bank, BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., and Capital One, National Association in its capacity as co-documentation agent for the credit facilities evidenced by this Agreement and (b) in connection with Amendment No. 3 as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, each of KeyBank National Association, Jefferies Finance LLC and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in its capacity as co-documentation agent for the credit facilities evidenced by this Agreement.
“Co-Syndication Agent” means (a) in connection with this Agreement as of the Effective Date, each of Truist Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in its capacity as co-syndication agent for the credit facilities evidenced by this Agreement, and (b) in connection with Amendment No. 3 as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, each of Truist Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Regions Bank and Capital One, National Association in its capacity as co- syndication agent for the credit facilities evidenced by this Agreement.
“Covenant Relief Period” means the period commencing on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and ending on the earlier of (i) April 1, 2026 and (ii) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate notifying the Administrative Agent of the Borrower’s election to terminate the Covenant Relief Period so long as, as of such date, the Liquidity is in excess of $100,000,000 and the Borrower shall have provided the Administrative Agent with evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of the foregoing.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following:
(i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Covered Party” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.19.
“Credit Event” means a Borrowing, the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an LC Disbursement or any of the foregoing.
“Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure at such time, plus (b) an amount equal to the aggregate an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of its Term Loans outstanding at such time, plus (c) such Lender’s Revolver PIK Exposure at such time.
“Credit Facility” means (a) the 2027 Revolving Facility, (b) the 2028 Revolving Facility, (c) the Term Loan Facility or, (d) the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loan Facility or (e) any other credit facility created hereunder, as the context may require.
“Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender.
“Daily Simple RFR” means, for any day (an “RFR Interest Day”), an interest rate per annum equal to, for any RFR Loan denominated in (i) Pounds Sterling, SONIA for the day that is five (5) RFR Business Days prior to (A) if such RFR Interest Day is an RFR Business Day, such RFR Interest Day or (B) if such RFR Interest Day is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such RFR Interest Day and (ii) Dollars, Daily Simple SOFR.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day (such day, the “SOFR Determination Date”) that is five (5) RFR Business Days prior to (i) if such SOFR Rate Day is an RFR Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without notice to the Borrower.
“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two (2) Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations as of the date of certification) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the subject of (i) a Bankruptcy Event or (ii) a Bail-In Action.
“Director Candidate List” shall mean a list of no less than five (5) candidates to serve on the board of directors of the Borrower, each of whom, unless otherwise agreed to by the Borrower, has served previously or is currently serving as a member of a board of directors of a U.S. public company, and (i) at least one of whom satisfies the criteria to serve on the audit committee of the board of directors of the Borrower and (ii) at least two (2) of whom have significant experience (as determined by the Required Amendment No. 5 Term Lenders and Required Revolving Lenders in good faith) with respect to healthcare services or insurance, logistics, information technology, mobility or revenue cycle management, in each case, together with a resume, a completed director’s questionnaire (the form of which will be provided by the Borrower) and at least two (2) professional references, for each such director candidate.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (in one transaction or in a series of transactions and whether effected pursuant to a division or otherwise) of any property by any Person (including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction and any issuance of Equity Interests by a Subsidiary of such Person but excluding any issuance by any Loan Party or any such Subsidiary of its own Equity Interests), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith, but excluding (a) any Involuntary Disposition and (b) any surrender, termination, expiration or waiver of contracts or contract rights, or settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims in the ordinary course of business.
“Disqualified Equity” means any Equity Interest which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interest into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interest that is not Disqualified Equity and/or cash in lieu of fractional shares), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change in control or asset sale so long as any right of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change in control or asset sale event shall be subject to the occurrence of the repayment in full of all the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable, the cancellation or expiration of all Letters of Credit and the termination or expiration of the Commitments), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity and/or cash in lieu of fractional shares), in whole or in part (except as a result of a change in control or asset sale so long as any right of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change in control or asset sale event shall be subject to the occurrence of the repayment in full of all the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable, the cancellation or expiration of all Letters of Credit and the termination or expiration of the Commitments), (c) requires the payment of any cash dividend or any other scheduled cash payment constituting a return of capital or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity, in the case of each of clauses (a) through (d), prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the latest Maturity Date; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
“Disqualified Institution” means (a) Persons that are specifically identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, (b) any Person that is reasonably determined by the Borrower after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date to be a competitor (directly or through a controlled subsidiary or portfolio company) of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries and which is specifically identified by the Borrower, from time to time, in a written supplement to the list of “Disqualified Institutions”, which supplement shall become effective three (3) Business Days after delivery thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in accordance with Section 9.01 and (c) in the case of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), any of such entities’ Affiliates to the extent such Affiliates (x) are (i) clearly identifiable as Affiliates of such Persons based solely on the similarity of such Affiliates’ and such Persons’ names or (ii) identified in writing by the Borrower, from time to time, in a written supplement to the list of “Disqualified Institutions”, which supplement shall become effective three (3) Business Days after delivery thereof to the Administrative Agent and (y) are not bona fide debt investment funds (except to the extent separately identified under clause (a) or (b) above). It is understood and agreed that (i) any supplement to the list of Persons that are Disqualified Institutions contemplated by the foregoing clause (b) shall not apply retroactively to disqualify any Persons that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in the Loans (but solely with respect to such Loans), (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have no responsibility or liability to determine or monitor whether any Lender or potential Lender is a Disqualified Institution, (iii) the Borrower’s failure to deliver such list (or supplement thereto) in accordance with Section 9.01 shall render such list (or supplement) not received and not effective and (iv) “Disqualified Institution” shall exclude any Person that the Borrower has designated as no longer being a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent from time to time in accordance with Section 9.01.
“Dollar Equivalent” of any amount of any currency means, at the time of determination thereof, (a) if such amount is expressed in Dollars, such amount, (b) if such amount is expressed in an Alternative Currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars determined by using the rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency last provided (either by publication or otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent) by the applicable Reuters source on the Business Day (New York City time) immediately preceding the date of determination or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide a rate of exchange for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency, as provided by such other publicly available information service which provides that rate of exchange at such time in place of Reuters chosen by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (or if such service ceases to be available or ceases to provide such rate of exchange, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion) and (c) if such amount is denominated in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion.
“Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
“Domestic Foreign Holding Company” mean any Domestic Subsidiary that owns no material assets (directly or through one or more disregarded entities) other than capital stock (including any debt instrument treated as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of one or more foreign subsidiaries that are CFCs.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the United States of America.
“DQ List” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(e)(iv). “ECF Percentage” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(d).
“ECP” means an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1(a)(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and the applicable rules issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the SEC.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Date” means February 3, 2022.
“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, or injunctions issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating to pollution or protection of the environment or natural resources, or release of any Hazardous Material into the environment.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability (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, or (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other similar rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest, but excluding any debt securities convertible into any of the foregoing.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“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 Section 4001(14) of ERISA 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) the failure to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) 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; (e) 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 Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) 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 upon the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“Escrow Account” means a deposit or securities account at a financial institution selected by the Borrower (any such institution, an “Escrow Agent”) into which any Escrow Funds are deposited.
“Escrow Account Documents” means the agreement(s) governing an Escrow Account and any other documents entered into in order to provide the applicable Escrow Agent (or its designee) Liens on the related Escrow Funds.
“Escrow Agent” has the meaning set forth in the definition of the term “Escrow Account”. “Escrow Funds” means the sum of (a) the proceeds of any Escrow Notes, plus (b) the related Additional Escrow Amount, plus (c) so long as they are retained in an Escrow Account, any income, proceeds or products of the foregoing.
“Escrow Issuer” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower established for the purpose of, and having no business activities other than, issuing Escrow Notes, receiving and holding the proceeds thereof (and any Additional Escrow Amount) in the Escrow Account, performing its obligations under the Escrow Notes Documents (including, if necessary, redeeming the Escrow Notes), and activities reasonably related thereto.
“Escrow Notes” means debt securities of the Borrower or an Escrow Issuer; provided that the net proceeds of such debt securities are deposited into an Escrow Account upon the issuance thereof.
“Escrow Notes Documents” mean the Escrow Notes Indentures, the Escrow Account Documents and any other documents entered into by the Borrower (and/or an Escrow Issuer, if applicable) in connection with any Escrow Notes.
“Escrow Notes Indentures” means the indenture(s) pursuant to which any Escrow Notes shall be issued.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.
“euro” and/or “€” means the single currency of the Participating Member States. “EURIBOR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in euro and for any Interest Period, the EURIBOR Screen Rate, two (2) TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
“EURIBOR Screen Rate” means the euro interbank offered rate administered by the European Money Markets Institute (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for the relevant period displayed (before any correction, recalculation or republication by the administrator) on page EURIBOR01 of the Reuters screen (or any replacement Reuters page which displays that rate) or on the appropriate page of such other information service which publishes that rate from time to time in place of Reuters as published at approximately 11:00 a.m. Brussels time two TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. If such page or service ceases to be available, the Administrative Agent may specify another page or service displaying the relevant rate after consultation with the Borrower.
“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01.
“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any fiscal year of the Borrower, an amount (if positive) equal to (a) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal year, (ii) the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, (iii) decreases in Working Capital as of the end of such fiscal year compared to Working Capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year, and (iv) the aggregate net amount of non-cash loss on the disposition of property by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal year (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income minus (b) the sum, without duplication, of (i) the amount of all non-cash credits, gains and add-backs included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, (ii) the aggregate amount actually paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in cash during such fiscal year or, at the option of the Borrower, made prior to the date the Borrower is required to make a payment of Excess Cash Flow in respect of such fiscal year, on account of Consolidated Capital Expenditures (excluding the principal amount of Indebtedness incurred in connection with such expenditures and, to the extent such dispositions did not result in a decrease in Consolidated Net Income, any such expenditures financed with the proceeds of asset dispositions that have not yet been used to pay down the Loans), (iii) the aggregate principal amount of all optional prepayments and redemptions of Indebtedness (other than any optional prepayment of (A) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents that is deducted from the amount of any Excess Cash Flow payment in accordance with Section 2.11(d) or (B) revolving Indebtedness except to the extent any related commitment is permanently reduced in connection with such repayment) during such fiscal year, (iv) the aggregate principal amount of all mandatory prepayments and redemptions (including any mandatory prepayments made under Section 2.11(c) with the Net Proceeds of any Matrix Disposition or any Prepayment Event to the extent such Net Proceeds increased Excess Cash Flow) and scheduled repayments of Indebtedness during such period, (v) increases in Working Capital as of the end of such fiscal year compared to Working Capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year, (vi) the aggregate net amount of non-cash gain on the disposition of property by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal year (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, (viii) the aggregate amount of cash paid during such fiscal year or, at the option of the Borrower, made prior to the date the Borrower is required to make a payment of Excess Cash Flow in respect of such fiscal year, for Acquisitions, other Investments (other than Investments in (A) cash and Permitted Investments and (B) the Borrower or any of its Affiliates), or Restricted Payments (other than Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates), (ix) the aggregate amount of other cash expenditures during such fiscal year or, at the option of the Borrower, made prior to the date the Borrower is required to make a payment of Excess Cash Flow in respect of such fiscal year, in each case, that are not expensed, (x) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in respect of a prior period, at the option of the Borrower, the aggregate consideration (1) required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts entered into prior to or during such period relating to Consolidated Capital Expenditures, Acquisitions, Investments and/or Restricted Payments and/or (2) otherwise committed or budgeted to be made in connection with Consolidated Capital Expenditures, Acquisitions, Investments and/or Restricted Payments (clauses (1) and (2), the “Scheduled Consideration”) (other than (x) Investments in (A) cash and Permitted Investments and (B) the Borrower or any of its Affiliates and (y) Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates) to be consummated or made during the fiscal year following such fiscal year; provided, that to the extent the aggregate amount actually utilized to finance such Consolidated Capital Expenditures, Acquisitions, Investments and/or Restricted Payments during such following fiscal year is less than the Scheduled Consideration, the amount of the resulting shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such following fiscal year, and (xi) the amount of Net Proceeds received by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of (x) any Matrix Disposition to the extent that such Net Proceeds are not required to be utilized for a prepayment of the Obligations pursuant to Section 2.11(c)(i) or (y) any Prepayment Event to the extent that such Net Proceeds are not yet required to be utilized for a prepayment of the Obligations pursuant to Section 2.11(c)(ii) because the Borrower has delivered a certificate to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Section 2.11(c)(ii) stating its intention to apply such Net Proceeds to acquire assets to be used in the business of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries.
“Excluded Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Exchange Agreement” means that certain exchange agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Borrower and the Lenders (or their respective affiliates) party thereto relating to the Exchange as described in Section 5.18 hereof.
“Excluded Accounts” means any accounts used solely as (i) payroll and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (ii) accounts holding taxes (including sales tax and withholding tax) withheld or collected in respect of third parties and fiduciary accounts for unaffiliated third parties, (iii) zero balance accounts that are swept daily into a deposit account subject to a Control Agreement, (iv) collateral accounts for letters of credit, letters of guaranty and similar obligations, (v) other accounts having an average daily balance for any fiscal month of less than $150,000 in the aggregate for all such accounts (for the avoidance of doubt, other than those identified in clauses (i) through (iv) above), and (vi) otherwise approved by the Required Lenders in their sole discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, the Amendment No. 5 Collateral Account shall not be an Excluded Account.
“Excluded Assets” means: (1) any Excluded Real Property, (2) any “intent-to-use” application for registration of a trademark filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act of an “Amendment to Allege Use” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act with respect thereto, solely to the extent, if any, that and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of any registration that issues from such intent-to-use application under applicable federal law, (3) assets in respect of which pledges and security interests (x) are prohibited or restricted by (A) any law or regulation or (B) any contractual obligation (including any requirement to obtain the consent of any third party) (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary)) that, in the case of this clause (B), exists on the Effective Date or at the time the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor and was not incurred in contemplation of its becoming a Subsidiary Guarantor (including pursuant to assumed Indebtedness so long as such Indebtedness is permitted to be assumed under this Agreement), in each case other than to the extent that such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408, 9-409 or other applicable provisions of the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law); provided that, immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of any such prohibitions, such assets shall automatically cease to constitute Excluded Assets or (y) would require a governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization in order to provide the lien that is required on the Effective Date or at the time the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor, unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained, (4) Equity Interests in any entity other than Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries to the extent pledges thereof are not permitted by such entity’s organizational or joint venture documents (unless any such restriction would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408, 9-409 or other applicable provisions of the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law), (5) assets subject to certificates of title (other than motor vehicles subject to certificates of title; provided that perfection of security interests in such motor vehicles shall be limited to the filing of UCC financing statements), letter of credit rights (other than to the extent the security interest in such letter of credit right may be perfected by the filing of UCC financing statements) with an individual value of less than $2,000,000 and commercial tort claims with an individual value of less than $2,000,000, (6) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest or similar arrangement to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or purchase money arrangement or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor) (other than (x) proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC notwithstanding such prohibition, (y) to the extent that any such term has been waived or (z) to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408, 9-409 or other applicable provisions of the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law); provided that, immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of any such term, such assets shall automatically cease to constitute Excluded Assets, (7) trust, payroll and tax withholding accounts, custodial accounts, escrow accounts and other similar deposit or securities accounts (including any, for the avoidance of doubt, any accounts described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) of Excluded Accounts), (8) foreign assets (other than pledges of Equity Interests in Material Foreign Subsidiaries not in excess of the Applicable Pledge Percentage), (9) Equity Interests in Domestic Foreign Holding Companies and Material Foreign Subsidiaries that are First Tier Foreign Subsidiaries and CFCs, in each case, in excess of the Applicable Pledge Percentage; (10) the Equity Interests of (i) any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, (ii) the Mercury Joint Venture and (iii) any Excluded WD Subsidiary; (11) Escrow Funds subject to a Lien in favor of any Escrow Agent; (12) any property which, subject to the terms of Section 6.09, is subject to a Lien of the type described in Section 6.02(e) pursuant to documents which prohibit such Loan Party from granting any other Liens in such property and (13) those assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree that the cost, burden, difficulty or consequence of obtaining such a security interest or perfection thereof outweighs, or are excessive in relation to, the practical benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Excluded Assets shall not include any proceeds, products, substitutions or replacements of Excluded Assets (unless such proceeds, products, substitutions or replacements would otherwise constitute Excluded Assets).
“Excluded Real Property” any fee-owned real property having a fair market value (together with improvements thereof) of less than $2,500,000, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, and any leasehold interests in real property.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Domestic Foreign Holding Company, (b) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Domestic Foreign Holding Company or a CFC, (c) any Domestic Subsidiary (i) that is prohibited or restricted from Guaranteeing the Secured Obligations by (A) any law or regulation or (B) any contractual obligation (including any requirement to obtain the consent of any third party (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary)) that, in the case of this clause (B), exists on the Effective Date or at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary and was not incurred in contemplation of its becoming a Subsidiary (including pursuant to assumed Indebtedness, so long as such Indebtedness is permitted to be assumed under this Agreement), (ii) that would require a governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization in order to provide a Guarantee of the Secured Obligations that is required on the Effective Date or at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary, unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained or (iii) where the provision of a Guarantee by such Subsidiary of the Secured Obligations would result in adverse tax consequences to the Borrower and/or its direct or indirect Subsidiaries as determined in good faith by the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, (d) any Foreign Subsidiary, (e) those Domestic Subsidiaries as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree that the cost, burden, difficulty or consequence of obtaining a Guarantee of the Secured Obligations from such Subsidiary outweighs, or are excessive in relation to, the practical benefit to the Lenders of the Guarantee to be afforded thereby, (f) subject to Section 9.14(a), any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, (g) any Excluded WD Subsidiary, (h) any Escrow Issuer, (i) any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, (j) any Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Material Domestic Subsidiary, and (k) any Subsidiary listed on Schedule 3.01B.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Specified Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Specified Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an ECP at the time the Guarantee of such Loan Party or the grant of such security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such Specified Swap Obligation. If a Specified Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Specified Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan, Letter of Credit or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan, Letter of Credit or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(f) and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Excluded WD Assets” means the Equity Interests of the Excluded WD Subsidiaries and all of the respective assets and property of each of the Excluded WD Subsidiaries (whether now owned or hereafter formed or acquired).
“Excluded WD Subsidiaries” means the entities listed on Schedule 3.01A, any Subsidiary of an entity listed on Schedule 3.01A and any other Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Excluded WD Assets.
“Exclusion Event” means an event or events resulting in the exclusion of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of the Facilities from participation in any Medical Reimbursement Program and which is reasonably likely to result in a loss of 10% or more of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or Consolidated EBITDA during the 12-month period succeeding such event or events.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means those letters of credit more particularly described on Schedule 2.01C as of the Effective Date.
“Facilities” means, at any time, a collective reference to the facilities and real properties owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that, if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
“Final Release Conditions” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.14(c).
“Financial Advisors” means, collectively, (a) FTI Consulting and (b) Moelis & Company.
“Financial Covenants” means the covenants set forth in Section 6.12(a) and (b) of this Agreement.
“Financial Officer” means the Chief Transformation Officer, chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower or any other Person designated as a “Financial Officer” by any of the foregoing officers in writing to the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Financials” means the annual or quarterly financial statements, and accompanying certificates and other documents, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b).
“First Tier Foreign Subsidiary” means each Foreign Subsidiary with respect to which any one or more of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries directly owns or Controls more than 50% of such Foreign Subsidiary’s issued and outstanding Equity Interests.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, each Adjusted Daily Simple RFR or the Central Bank Rate, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt the initial Floor for each of Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, each Adjusted Daily Simple RFR or the Central Bank Rate shall be (i) zero. with respect to Revolving Loans (prior to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date) or Initial Term Loans and (ii) 1.00% with respect to Revolving Loans (on or after the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date), Revolver PIK Loans and Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans.
“Foreign Lender” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, any supranational bodies (such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) 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 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 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 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 (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided, that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the stated or determinable amount of the primary payment obligation in respect of which such Guarantee is made and (b) the maximum amount for which the guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee, unless such primary payment obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing Person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of the Guarantee shall be such guaranteeing Person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith.
“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, in each case, regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Healthcare Laws” means all federal and state laws applicable to the business of Borrower regulating the provision of and payment for healthcare services, including HIPAA, Section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b (Criminal Penalties Involving Medicare or State Health Care Programs), commonly referred to as the “Federal Anti-Kickback Statute,” and Section 1877 of the Social Security Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 1395nn (Prohibition Against Certain Referrals), commonly referred to as “Stark Statute,” and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including the Medicare Regulations and the Medicaid Regulations.
“Healthcare Permit” means a Governmental Approval required under Healthcare Laws applicable to the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or necessary in the sale, furnishing, or delivery of goods or services under Healthcare Laws applicable to the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“HHS” means the United States Department of Health and Human Services and any successor thereof.
“HIPAA” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-191, Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 1936
“Incremental Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (the scope of such satisfaction being solely for purposes of giving effect to Section 2.20) and the Borrower executed by each of (a) the Borrower, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) each Lender that agrees to provide all or any portion of the Incremental Facility being incurred pursuant thereto and in accordance with Section 2.20.
“Incremental Facilities” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.
“Incremental Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.
“Incremental Revolving Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.
“Incremental Revolving Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.
“Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity, (d) the principal portion of all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person (other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business), (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (x) trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business, (y) any earn-out, deferred or similar obligations until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and is not paid after becoming due and payable and (z) expenses accrued in the ordinary course of business), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed; provided, that, if such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness, such obligations shall be deemed to be in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount of such Indebtedness and (ii) the fair market value of such property at the time of determination (in the Borrower’s good faith estimate), (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 (other than letters of credit issued to support the contractual obligations of the Captive Insurance Subsidiaries, so long as such letters of credit are fully secured by cash of such Captive Insurance Subsidiaries), (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, and (k) all obligations of such Person under Sale and Leaseback Transactions. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of Indebtedness (including any Guarantees constituting Indebtedness) for which recourse is limited either to a specified amount or to an identified asset of such Person shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (x) such specified amount and (y) the fair market value of such identified asset as determined by such Person in good faith. Only the principal amount of Convertible Indebtedness shall be considered Indebtedness. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition, the term “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) deferred or prepaid revenue, (ii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller, (iii) obligations under Sale and Leaseback Transactions to the extent such obligations are not reflected as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower or (iv) the Swap Termination Value of any Swap Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Permitted Warrant Transactions shall not constitute Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Escrow Notes, and all related Escrow Funds, shall not constitute Indebtedness, and shall be disregarded for purposes of calculation of Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Interest Expense, Total Net Leverage Ratio and Secured Net Leverage Ratio (other than in connection with calculations under the definition of Permitted Junior Debt) until such Escrow Funds are released from the Escrow Account for the benefit of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case, so long as (i) such Escrow Funds remain in an Escrow Account and (ii) the release of the proceeds thereof to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is contingent upon the consummation of the relevant Permitted Acquisition or other Investment (and, if the Escrow Notes Indenture is terminated prior to the consummation of the relevant Permitted Acquisition or Investment or if the relevant Permitted Acquisition or Investment is otherwise not consummated by the date specified in the definitive documentation relating to such Indebtedness, such proceeds shall be promptly applied to satisfy and discharge all obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of such Indebtedness).
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) hereof, Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(c).
“Ineligible Institution” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).
“Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.12.
“Information Memorandum” means (a) the Confidential Information Memorandum dated December 2021 and (b) the Lender Presentation dated June 10, 2024, in each case, relating to the Borrower and the Transactions.
“Initial Budget” means the initial 13-week cash flow forecast of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered to counsel to the Administrative Agent prior to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date.
“Initial Term Lender” means, as of any date of determination, each Lender having an Initial Term Loan Commitment or that holds Initial Term Loans.
“Initial Term Loan Commitment” means (a) with respect to any Term Lender, the amount set forth on Schedule 2.01A opposite such Lender’s name under the heading “Initial Term Loan Commitment”, or in the Assignment and Assumption or other documentation or record (as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(70) of the New York Uniform Commercial Code) contemplated hereby pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Initial Term Loan Commitment, as applicable, and giving effect to (i) any reduction in such amount from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 and (ii) any reduction or increase in such amount from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04.
“Initial Term Loan Facility” means the term loan facility consisting of the Initial Term Loan Commitments and the Initial Term Loans.
“Initial Term Loans” means the term loans made by the Initial Term Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(c).
“Intercreditor Agreement” means either (i) that certain Intercreditor Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C, executed by the Loan Parties, the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, as such Intercreditor Agreement is agreed to by the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders and, in each case, as amended, modified or restated from time to time on terms reasonably acceptable to the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders or (ii) an Intercreditor Agreement executed by the Loan Parties, the Third Lien Notes Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, as such Intercreditor Agreement is agreed to by the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders and, in each case, as amended, modified or restated from time to time on terms reasonably acceptable to the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders.
“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08, which shall be substantially in the form approved by the Administrative Agent and separately provided to the Borrower.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date, (b) with respect to any RFR Loan, (1) each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the Borrowing of such RFR Loan (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last day of such month) and (2) the Maturity Date, (c) with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and the Maturity Date and (d) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid and the Maturity Date.
“Interest Period” means with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months (or, if acceptable to all Lenders, twelve months) thereafter (in each case, subject to the availability for the Benchmark applicable to the relevant Loan or Commitment for any Agreed Currency), as the Borrower may elect; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (ii) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period and (iii) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 2.14(e) shall be available for specification in such Borrowing Request or Interest Election Request. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“Investment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.05. The outstanding amount of an Investment shall be reduced by dividends, distributions, repayments, repurchases, sale consideration or any other payments received in cash or Permitted Investments in respect of such Investment.
“Involuntary Disposition” means any loss of, damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking for public use of, any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Issuing Bank” means, individually and collectively, each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Truist Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and any other Lender that agrees to act as an Issuing Bank, each in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.06(i); provided that Bank of America, N.A. shall be deemed to be an Issuing Bank with respect to certain of the Existing Letters of Credit where it is listed as the Issuing Bank on Schedule 2.01C. Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by its Affiliates, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate. Each reference herein to the “Issuing Bank” in connection with a Letter of Credit or other matter shall be deemed to be a reference to the relevant Issuing Bank with respect thereto, and, further, references herein to “the Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to each of the Issuing Banks or the relevant Issuing Bank, as the context requires.
“Joint Venture” means any Person of whom at least 1% but not more than 50% of the shares of its voting stock is beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the management of which is controlled by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
“LC Disbursement” means a payment made by any Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the LC Exposure at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Article 29(a) of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time) or Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the International Standby Practices, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time) or similar terms of the Letter of Credit itself, or if compliant documents have been presented but not yet honored, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” and “undrawn” in the amount so remaining available to be paid, and the obligations of the Borrower and each Revolving Lender shall remain in full force and effect until the applicable Issuing Bank and the Revolving Lenders shall have no further obligations to make any payments or disbursements under any circumstances with respect to any Letter of Credit.
“Lender Parent” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.
“Lender-Related Person” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b).
“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01A and any other Person that shall have become a Lender hereunder pursuant to Section 2.20 or pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or otherwise, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or otherwise. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Banks.
“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit.
“Letter of Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(b). “Letter of Credit Commitments” means, with respect to each Issuing Bank, the commitment of such Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder. The initial amount of each Issuing Bank’s Letter of Credit Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01B, or if an Issuing Bank has entered into an Assignment and Assumption or has otherwise assumed a Letter of Credit Commitment after the Effective Date, the amount set forth for such Issuing Bank as its Letter of Credit Commitment in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent. The Letter of Credit Commitment of an Issuing Bank may be modified from time to time by agreement between such Issuing Bank and the Borrower, and notified to the Administrative Agent.
“Liabilities” means any losses, claims (including intraparty claims), demands, damages or liabilities of any kind.
“Licensed Entity” has the meaning specified in the definition of Transition 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, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
“Limited Condition Acquisition” means any Permitted Acquisition or Acquisition permitted hereunder by the Borrower or any Subsidiary the consummation of which is not conditioned on the availability of third party debt financing.
“Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Availability at such time, plus (b) as of such date, the aggregate amount of unrestricted Unencumbered Cash held in deposit accounts or securities accounts in the United States, in each case, as of such date of determination.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement (including schedules and exhibits hereto), any promissory notes issued pursuant to Section 2.10(e), any Letter of Credit applications, any Letter of Credit Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the Subsidiary Guaranty, any fee letters, and any other agreements, contracts or other documents relating to Specified Ancillary Obligations or entered into in connection with the commercial lending facility made available hereunder by the Borrower or any other Loan Party with or in favor of the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders. Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to this Agreement or such Loan Document as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference becomes operative.
“Loan Modification Agreement” means a Loan Modification Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more Accepting Lenders, effecting one or more Permitted Amendments and such other amendments hereto and to the other Loan Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.22.
“Loan Modification Offer” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.22 “Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.
“Long-Term Debt” means any Indebtedness that, in accordance with GAAP, constitutes (or, when incurred, constituted) a long-term liability.
“Make-Whole Amount” means the present value of the aggregate amount of remaining interest the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders would earn on the Make Whole Subject Amount assuming the rate of interest is the Make-Whole Interest Rate from the date of the occurrence of the Make-Whole Event to the date that is the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date, discounted at a rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 0.50% to the date of the Make-Whole Event.
“Make-Whole Event” means (a) any payment or prepayment of all, or any part, of the principal amount of the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans (including any amount that has been paid in kind) whether before or after (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default or (ii) the commencement of any proceeding with respect to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law or (b) any acceleration (for any reason) of the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans. If a Make-Whole Event occurs pursuant to clause (b) above, the entire outstanding principal amount of Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans shall be deemed to be subject to the Make-Whole Event on the date on which such Make-Whole Event occurs.
“Make-Whole Interest Rate” means a rate of interest equal to the rate of interest in effect with respect to Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans upon the occurrence of the Make-Whole Event; provided, that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the Make-Whole Event, the Make-Whole Interest Rate shall be determined pursuant to Section 2.13(d).
“Make-Whole Subject Amount” means the principal amount of Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans paid, required to be paid, or in the case of an Make-Whole Event specified in clause (b) of the definition thereof, deemed subject to a Make-Whole Event on the date of the occurrence of the Make-Whole Event.
“Managed Entities” means any Person for which the Borrower or its Affiliates provides or intends to provide management or administrative services, excluding each of the Excluded Subsidiaries (other than Captive Insurance Subsidiaries).
“Margin Stock” means margin stock within the meaning of Regulations T, U and X, as applicable.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, results of operations or financial condition of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantors, taken as a whole, to perform its or their respective payment obligations under this Agreement or (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any and all other Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereunder.
“Material Domestic Subsidiary” means each Domestic Subsidiary (i) which, as of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Borrower, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended, for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) (or, if prior to the date of the delivery of the first financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a)), contributed greater than two and one half percent (2.5%) of Consolidated EBITDA for such period or (ii) which contributed greater than two and one half percent (2.5%) of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of any such fiscal quarter; provided that, if at any time the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets attributable to all Domestic Subsidiaries that are not Material Domestic Subsidiaries exceeds five percent (5%) of Consolidated EBITDA for any such period or five percent (5%) of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of any such fiscal quarter, the Borrower shall (or, in the event the Borrower has failed to do so within fifteen (15) Business Days, the Administrative Agent may) designate sufficient Domestic Subsidiaries as “Material Domestic Subsidiaries” to eliminate such excess, and such designated Subsidiaries shall for all purposes of this Agreement constitute Material Domestic Subsidiaries. At any time, Borrower may designate any Domestic Subsidiary as a Material Domestic Subsidiary.
“Material Foreign Subsidiary” means each Foreign Subsidiary (i) which, as of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Borrower, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended, for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) (or, if prior to the date of the delivery of the first financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a)), contributed greater than five percent (5%) of Consolidated EBITDA for such period or (ii) which contributed greater than five percent (5%) of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of any such fiscal quarter.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $40,000,000. 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 a Material Domestic Subsidiary or a Material Foreign Subsidiary.
“Matrix Disposition” means any Disposition of the Loan Parties’ interest in the Mercury Joint Venture (including by or through the Disposition of the Loan Parties’ interest in Prometheus or by the Disposition by Prometheus of its interest in the Mercury Joint Venture).
“Maturity Date” means (i) with respect to the 2027 Revolving Loans and, 2027 Revolving Commitments and Revolver PIK 2027 Loans, February 3, 2027 (the “2027 Maturity Date”) (or with respect to a 2027 Revolving Lender (or Revolver PIK 2027 Lender) that has extended the maturity date of its 2027 Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section 2.22, the extended maturity date set forth in the applicable Loan Modification Agreement), (ii) with respect to the 2028 Revolving Loans and, 2028 Revolving Commitments and Revolver PIK 2028 Loans, February 3, 2028 (the “2028 Maturity Date”) (or with respect to a 2028 Revolving Lender (or Revolver PIK 2028 Lender) that has extended the maturity date of its Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section 2.22, the extended maturity date set forth in the applicable Loan Modification Agreement) and, (iii) with respect to the Initial Term Loans, the earlier of (x) July 1, 2031 and (y) July 2, 2029 if as of such date, any of the Borrower’s 5% senior notes due 2029Senior Notes or Second Lien Notes, as applicable, then remain outstanding (or, in each case under this clause (iii), with respect to a Term Lender that has extended the maturity date of its Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.22, the extended maturity date set forth in the applicable Loan Modification Agreement) and (iv) with respect to the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans, January 10, 2026 (the “Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date”); provided, however, in each case, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.
“Maximum Expansion Amount” means (i) prior to the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, the sum of, as of any date of determination,
(a) $75,000,000, plus
(b) an unlimited amount so long as, in the case of this clause (b), after giving effect to the relevant Incremental Facility, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed 2.70 to 1.00, calculated on a pro forma basis, including the application of the proceeds thereof (but without “netting” the cash proceeds of the applicable Incremental Facility), and in the case of any increase in the Commitments then being incurred or established, assuming a full drawing of the incremental amount of such increased Commitments;
provided that:
(i) any Incremental Facility may be incurred under one or more of clauses (a) through (b) of this definition as selected by the Borrower in its sole discretion;
(ii) if any Incremental Facility is intended to be incurred or implemented in reliance on clause (b) of this definition and any other clause of this definition in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (A) the permissibility of the portion of such Incremental Facility to be incurred or implemented under clause (b) of this definition shall be calculated first without giving effect to any Incremental Facility to be incurred or implemented in reliance on any other clause of this definition, but giving full pro forma effect to the use of proceeds of the entire amount of the loans and commitments that will be incurred or implemented at such time in reliance on such Incremental Facility and the related transactions and (B) the permissibility of the portion of such Incremental Facility to be incurred or implemented under the other applicable clauses of this definition shall be calculated thereafter; and
(iii) any portion of any Incremental Facilities initially incurred or implemented in reliance on clause (a) will, at the Borrower’s election, be reclassified after the incurrence or implementation of such Incremental Facilities as having been incurred in reliance on clause (b) if the applicable leverage ratio test under clause (b) is satisfied on a pro forma basis at such time.
and (ii) following the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, $0.
“Maximum Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.16.
“Medicaid” means that government-sponsored entitlement program under Title XIX, P.L. 89-97 of the Social Security Act, which provides federal grants to states for medical assistance based on specific eligibility criteria, as set forth on Section 1396, et seq. of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended, and any statute succeeding thereto.
“Medicaid Provider Agreement” means an agreement entered into between a state agency or other such entity administering the Medicaid program and a health care provider or supplier under which the health care provider or supplier agrees to provide items and services for Medicaid patients in accordance with the terms of the agreement and Medicaid Regulations.
“Medicaid Regulations” means, collectively, (i) all federal statutes (whether set forth in Title XIX of the Social Security Act or elsewhere) affecting the medical assistance program established by Title XIX of the Social Security Act and any statutes succeeding thereto; (ii) all applicable provisions of all federal rules, regulations, manuals and orders of all Governmental Authorities promulgated pursuant to or in connection with the statutes described in clause (i) above and all federal administrative, reimbursement and other guidelines of all Governmental Authorities having the force of law promulgated pursuant to or in connection with the statutes described in clause (i) above; (iii) all state statutes and plans for medical assistance enacted in connection with the statutes and provisions described in clauses (i) and (ii) above; and (iv) all applicable provisions of all rules, regulations, manuals and orders of all Governmental Authorities promulgated pursuant to or in connection with the statutes described in clause (iii) above and all state administrative, reimbursement and other guidelines of all Governmental Authorities having the force of law promulgated pursuant to or in connection with the statutes described in clause (iii) above, in each case as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Medical Reimbursement Programs” means a collective reference to Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE and any other health care program operated by or financed in whole or in part by any foreign or domestic federal, state or local government and any other non-government funded third party payor programs.
“Medicare” means that government-sponsored insurance program under Title XVIII, P.L. 89-97, of the Social Security Act, which provides for a health insurance system for eligible elderly and disabled individuals, as set forth at Section 1395, et seq. of Title 42 of the United States Code as amended, and any statute succeeding thereto.
“Medicare Provider Agreement” means an agreement entered into between CMS or other such entity administering the Medicare program on behalf of CMS, and a health care provider or supplier under which the health care provider or supplier agrees to provide items and services for Medicare patients in accordance with the terms of the agreement and Medicare Regulations.
“Medicare Regulations” means, collectively, all federal statutes (whether set forth in Title XVIII of the Social Security Act or elsewhere) affecting the health insurance program for the aged and disabled established by Title XVIII of the Social Security Act and any statutes succeeding thereto; together with all applicable provisions of all rules, regulations, manuals and orders and administrative, reimbursement and other guidelines having the force of law of all Governmental Authorities (including CMS, the OIG, HHS, or any person succeeding to the functions of any of the foregoing) promulgated pursuant to or in connection with any of the foregoing having the force of law, as each may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Mercury Joint Venture” means any limited liability company that owns 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of CCHN Group Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgage” means each mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement which conveys or evidences a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, on real property of a Loan Party, including any amendment, restatement, modification or supplement thereto.
“Mortgage Instruments” means such title reports, ALTA title insurance policies (with endorsements), evidence of zoning compliance, property insurance, flood certifications and flood insurance (and, if applicable FEMA form acknowledgements of insurance), opinions of counsel, ALTA surveys, appraisals, environmental assessments and reports, mortgage tax affidavits and declarations and other similar information and related certifications as are requested by, and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to, the Administrative Agent from time to time.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any event, (a) the cash proceeds received (including, in the case of cash proceeds initially escrowed, such cash proceeds when released from such escrow and received) in respect of such event including (i) any cash received in respect of any non-cash proceeds (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but excluding any interest payments), but only as and when received, (ii) in the case of a casualty, insurance proceeds and (iii) in the case of a condemnation or similar event, condemnation awards and similar payments, net of (b) the sum of (i) all actual fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid to third parties (other than Affiliates) in connection with such event, (ii) in the case of a sale, transfer or other disposition of an asset (including pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction or a casualty or a condemnation or similar proceeding), the amount of all payments required to be made as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness (other than Loans and Permitted Junior Debt) secured by such asset or otherwise subject to mandatory prepayment or that otherwise comes due or would be in default under the terms thereof as a result of such event and (iii) the amount of all taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable) and the amount of any reserves established to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, in each case during the year that such event occurred or the next succeeding year and that are directly attributable to such event (as determined reasonably and in good faith by a Financial Officer).
“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(e).
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“NYFRB’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“Obligations” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all LC Exposure, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations and indebtedness (including interest and fees accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), obligations and liabilities of any of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to any of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any indemnified party, individually or collectively, existing on the Effective Date or arising thereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise, in each case, arising or incurred under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of any of the Loans made or reimbursement or other obligations incurred or any of the Letters of Credit or other instruments at any time evidencing any thereof.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
“OIG” means the Office of Inspector General of HHS and any successor thereof.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan, Letter of Credit or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.19).
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar transactions denominated in Dollars by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.
“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the NYFRB Rate and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the relevant Issuing Bank, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
“Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).
“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).
“Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that adopts or has adopted the euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to economic and monetary union.
“Patriot Act” means the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001.
“Payment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.06(c).
“Payment Notice” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.06(c).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition if, at the time of and immediately after giving effect thereto, (a) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise immediately after giving effect (including giving effect on a pro forma basis) thereto, (b) the business of the Person whose Equity Interests are being acquired or the division or line of business being acquired or relating to the assets acquired would be permitted under Section 6.03(b), (c) all actions required to be taken with respect to such acquired or newly formed Subsidiary under Section 5.09 on or prior to such time shall have been taken, (d) the Borrower and the Subsidiaries are in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with Financial Covenants immediately after giving effect to such Acquisition in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 1.04(b) and (e) the aggregate consideration paid in respect of any such acquisition of a Person that does not become a Loan Party or of assets which are not and do not become owned by a Loan Party or which do not constitute Collateral, when taken together with the aggregate consideration paid in respect of all other similar such acquisitions, does not exceed the greater of $10,000,000 and 5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period.
“Permitted Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, effected in connection with a Loan Modification Offer pursuant to Section 2.22, providing for an extension of the Maturity Date applicable to the Loans and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders and, in connection therewith, (a) any changes in the interest rates with respect to the Loans and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders, (b) any changes in the fees payable to, or the inclusion of new fees to be payable to, the Accepting Lenders, (c) such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as shall be appropriate, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, to provide the rights and benefits of this Agreement and other Loan Documents to each new “Class” of loans and/or commitments resulting therefrom and (d) additional amendments to the terms of this Agreement applicable to the applicable Loans and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders that are not materially more restrictive (when taken as a whole) on the Borrower than the existing applicable Credit Facilities (except for terms (x) applicable only to periods after the latest Maturity Date or (y) that are concomitantly added for the benefit of the existing applicable Credit Facilities) and to the extent such amendments are not consistent with the foregoing, such amendments shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction” means any call option or capped call option (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on common stock of the Borrower purchased by the Borrower in connection with the issuance of any Convertible Indebtedness; provided that the purchase price for such Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction, less the proceeds received by the Borrower from the sale of any related Permitted Warrant Transaction, does not exceed the net proceeds received by the Borrower from the sale of such Convertible Indebtedness issued in connection with the Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction.
“Permitted Encumbrances” means:
(a) Liens imposed by law for Taxes that have not yet been paid (to the extent such non-payment does not violate Section 5.04) or that are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04 and Liens for unpaid utility charges;
(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, supplier’s and other like Liens imposed by law, or arising out of reservations or retentions of title, conditional sale, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than sixty (60) days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
(c) (i) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security or retirement benefits laws, to secure liability to insurance carriers under insurance of self-insurance arrangements or regulations or employment laws or to secure other public, statutory or regulatory regulations and (ii) Liens to secure letters of credit or bank guarantees supporting any of the foregoing;
(d) (i) pledges and deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, government contracts, leases, statutory obligations, customer deposit and advances, surety, customs and appeal bonds, performance and completion bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) Liens to secure letters of credit or bank guarantees supporting any of the foregoing;
(e) judgment Liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 7.01(k) or Liens securing appeal or surety bonds related to such judgments;
(f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar charges or encumbrances on, and minor title deficiencies affecting, real property, in each case do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(g) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted (i) to others not adversely interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as conducted at the time granted, taken as a whole and (ii) between or among any of the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries;
(h) Liens in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of law or in the ordinary course of business under customary general terms and conditions encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of setoff) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry or arising pursuant to such banking institution’s general terms and conditions;
(i) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods (other than fixed or capital assets) and proceeds thereof of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods in the ordinary course of business;
(j) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business so long as such Liens only cover the related goods;
(k) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(l) any interest or title of a landlord, lessor or sublessor under any lease of real estate or any Lien affecting solely the interest of the landlord, lessor or sublessor;
(m) purported Liens evidenced by the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements or similar filings relating to operating leases of personal property entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(n) any interest or title of a licensor or sublicensor under any license or sublicense entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary as a licensee or sublicensee (i) existing on the Effective Date or (ii) in the ordinary course of its business; and
(o) Liens in favor of the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent securing the Second Lien Notes, subject in each case to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement;
(p) Liens in favor of the Third Lien Notes Collateral Agent securing the Third Lien Notes, subject in each case to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement; and
(oq) with respect to any real property, immaterial title defects or irregularities that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially impair the use of such real property;
provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness (other than the letters of credit permitted under the foregoing clauses (c)(ii) or (d)(ii)).
“Permitted Investments” means:
(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(b) investments in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating obtainable from S&P or from Moody’s;
(c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time or demand deposits maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;
(d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than thirty (30) days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above at the date of such acquisition;
(e) money market funds that, at such date of acquisition) (i) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (ii) which are administered by reputable financial institutions that have portfolio assets of at least $500,000,000, substantially all of whose assets are invested in Permitted Investments of the character described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (d);
(f) investments of any Foreign Subsidiary that are analogous to the foregoing, are of comparable credit quality and are customarily used by companies in the jurisdiction of such Foreign Subsidiary for cash management purposes; and
(g) any other investments permitted by the Borrower’s investment policy as such policy is in effect, and as disclosed to the Administrative Agent, prior to the Effective Date and as such policy may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Agent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
“Permitted Junior Debt” means (i) (x) subordinated Indebtedness issued or incurred by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor and (y) senior unsecured Indebtedness issued or incurred by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor (other than any Liens granted on Escrow Funds in favor of any Escrow Agent under Section 6.02(x)), provided, that in the case of each of clauses (i)(x) and (y), (1) other with respect to any bridge financing converting to, or intended to be refinanced by, Indebtedness complying with this clause (1), the terms of such Indebtedness do not provide for a final maturity date, scheduled amortization or any other scheduled repayment, scheduled mandatory redemption or scheduled sinking fund obligation prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date (provided that the terms of such Permitted Junior Debt may require the payment of interest from time to time), (2) the terms of such Indebtedness do not contain covenants and events of default that, taken as a whole, are more restrictive than the covenants and Events of Default set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as reasonably determined in good faith by the Borrower, (3) the terms of such Indebtedness provide for covenants and events of default customary for Indebtedness of a similar nature as such Permitted Junior Debt, as reasonably determined in good faith by the Borrower, (4) subject to Section 1.10, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, and (5) subject to Section 1.10, the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate to the Administrative Agent demonstrating that the Total Net Leverage Ratio, determined on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness (assuming for such calculation that such Indebtedness is fully drawn and excluding the proceeds of such Indebtedness), is not in excess of 5.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period; and (ii) Escrow Notes, provided that (1) subject to Section 1.10, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, (2) subject to Section 1.10, the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate to the Administrative Agent demonstrating that the Total Net Leverage Ratio, determined on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness (assuming for such calculation that such Indebtedness is fully drawn and excluding the proceeds of such Indebtedness), is not in excess of 5.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period and (3) upon release of such Escrow Notes from the Escrow Account, (x) the terms of such Indebtedness do not provide for a final maturity date, scheduled amortization or any other scheduled repayment, scheduled mandatory redemption or scheduled sinking fund obligation prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date (provided that the terms of such Permitted Junior Debt may require the payment of interest from time to time), (y) the terms of such Indebtedness do not contain covenants and events of default that, taken as a whole, are more restrictive than the covenants and Events of Default set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as reasonably determined in good faith by the Borrower, (z) the terms of such Indebtedness provide for covenants and events of default customary for Indebtedness of a similar nature as such Permitted Junior Debt, as reasonably determined in good faith by the Borrower.
“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, Indebtedness issued or incurred (including by means of the extension, renewal, exchange or replacement of existing Indebtedness permitted hereunder) to refinance, refund, extend, renew, exchange or replace existing Indebtedness permitted hereunder (“Refinanced Indebtedness”); provided, that (a) such Indebtedness is not greater than the principal amount of such Refinanced Indebtedness plus the amount of any premiums or penalties and accrued and unpaid interest paid thereon and any fees, expenses, committed or undrawn amounts, underwriting discounts and commissions and original issue discounts, in each case associated with such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal, exchange or replacement, (b) such refinancing, refunding, extending, renewing or replacing Indebtedness has a final maturity that is no sooner than, and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is no shorter than, such Refinanced Indebtedness, (c) if such Refinanced Indebtedness or any Guarantees thereof are subordinated to the Secured Obligations, such refinancing, refunding, extending, renewing, exchanging or replacing Indebtedness and any Guarantees thereof remain so subordinated on terms, taken as a whole, not materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders (as reasonably determined by the board of directors of the Borrower) and (d) such Indebtedness is on terms and conditions taken as a whole not materially more adverse to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than the terms of the Refinanced Indebtedness.
“Permitted Warrant Transaction” means any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) on common stock of the Borrower sold by the Borrower substantially concurrently with any purchase by the Borrower of a related Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that Convertible Indebtedness shall not be a Permitted Warrant Transaction).
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Personal Care Business” means the line of business providing personalized in-home care services to State and Managed Medicaid, Medicare, and Private Pay patient populations in need of care monitoring and assistance performing activities of daily living.
“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Plan Asset Regulations” means 29 CFR § 2510.3-101 et seq., as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, as amended from time to time.
“Pledge Subsidiary” means (i) each Domestic Subsidiary and (ii) each First Tier Foreign Subsidiary which is a Material Foreign Subsidiary.
“Preferred Stock” means Equity Interests of the Borrower with preferential rights of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up; provided that such Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable at any time prior to the date that is six months after the Maturity Date (it being understood that any conversion of Preferred Stock into common Equity Interests shall not constitute a redemption) and the other terms of such Preferred Stock are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The amount of any Preferred Stock outstanding as of any date will be the liquidation value thereof, excluding accrued or accreted dividends, if any.
“Prepayment Event” means:
(a) any sale, transfer or other disposition (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction) of any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than, in each case, any Matrix Disposition) (i) pursuant to Sections 6.04(f), 6.04(h) (solely to the extent of any Term Loan proceeds applied to finance the applicable Permitted Acquisition), 6.04(j), 6.04(k), 6.04(l), 6.04(n) or 6.04(o) or (ii) not permitted by this Agreement; or
(b) any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than, in each case, any Matrix Disposition); or
(c) the incurrence by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness (other than Loans), other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01 or permitted by the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 9.02.
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.
“Proceeding” means any claim, litigation, investigation, action, suit, arbitration or administrative, judicial or regulatory action or proceeding in any jurisdiction.
“Prometheus” means Prometheus Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Purchasing Borrower Party” means the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes an Assignee pursuant to Section 9.04(f).
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.19.
“Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Bank, as applicable.
“Records Transactions” means any transaction or series of transactions to acquire intellectual property, licenses, hardware, software or otherwise, whether such transactions take the form of purchases, investments, capital expenditures or otherwise, for the purpose of creating, gathering, maintaining and managing electronic health records, including scheduling, billing, collection, patient information and related records.
“Records Transactions Assets” means any assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries acquired pursuant to Records Transactions.
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (i) if such Benchmark is the Term SOFR Rate, 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, on the day that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the date of such setting, (ii) if such Benchmark is the EURIBOR Rate, 11:00 a.m., Brussels time two (2) TARGET Days preceding the date of such setting, (iii) if the RFR for such Benchmark is SONIA, then four Business Days prior to such setting, (iv) if the RFR for such Benchmark is Daily Simple SOFR, then four Business Days prior to such setting or (v) if such Benchmark is none of the Term SOFR Rate, Daily Simple SOFR, the EURIBOR Rate or SONIA, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).
“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulatory Authority” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.07(b)(i).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective partners, directors, officers, managers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Relevant Adjusted Rate” means (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, (ii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in euro, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate or (iii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Pounds Sterling or Dollars, the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, in each case, as applicable.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means (i) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Dollars, the Federal Reserve Board or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board or the NYFRB, or any successor thereto, (ii) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Pounds Sterling, the Bank of England, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Bank of England or, in each case, any successor thereto, (iii) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in euro, the European Central Bank, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the European Central Bank or, in each case, any successor thereto, and(iv) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in any other Alternative Currency, (a) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated or any central bank or other supervisor which is responsible for supervising either (1) such Benchmark Replacement or (2) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement or (b) any working group or committee officially endorsed or convened by (1) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated, (2) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either (A) such Benchmark Replacement or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement, (3) a group of those central banks or other supervisors or (4) the Financial Stability Board or any part thereof.
“Relevant Rate” means (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the Term SOFR Rate, (ii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in euro, the EURIBOR Rate or (iii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Pounds Sterling or Dollars, the applicable Daily Simple RFR, in each case, as applicable.
“Relevant Screen Rate” means (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the Term SOFR Reference Rate or (ii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in euro, the EURIBOR Screen Rate.
“Remote Monitoring Business” means the line of business providing remote patient monitoring solutions, including personal emergency response systems monitoring, vitals monitoring and data-driven patient engagement solutions.
“Repricing Transaction” means (a) any prepayment or repayment of all or any portion of the Initial Term Loans using proceeds of, or conversion of all or any portion of the Initial Term Loans into, any new or replacement Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for which the All-In Yield on the date of such prepayment or repayment or conversion is lower than the All-In Yield applicable to the Initial Term Loans subject to such event (as such comparative yields are reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) and (b) any amendment, modification or waiver to this Agreement which reduces the All-In Yield applicable to the Initial Term Loans. Any determination by the Administrative Agent with respect to whether a Repricing Transaction shall have occurred shall be conclusive and binding on all Initial Term Lenders.
“Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders” means, subject to Section 2.21(a) at any, Lenders having Credit Exposures representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Credit Exposure at such time of the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans; provided however, for the purpose of determining the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders needed for any waiver, amendment, modification or consent of or under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any Lender that is the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower shall be disregarded; provided following the date that the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans and all fees due and payable hereunder have been paid in full (other than Obligations expressly stated to survive such payment and termination), Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders shall mean Required Revolving Lenders.
“Required Lenders” means, subject to Section 2.21 (a) at any time prior to the earlier of the Loans becoming due and payable pursuant to Section 7.02 or the Revolving Commitments terminating or expiring, Lenders having Credit Exposures and Unfunded Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Credit Exposures and Unfunded Commitments at such time, provided that, solely for purposes of declaring the Loans to be due and payable pursuant to Section 7.02, the Unfunded Commitment of each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be zero; and (b) for all purposes after the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 7.02 or the Revolving Commitments expire or terminate, Lenders having Credit Exposures representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Credit Exposures at such time; provided that, in the case of clauses (a) and (b) above, (x) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Lender that is the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to exclude any amount of its Swingline Exposure in excess of its Applicable Percentage of all outstanding Swingline Loans, adjusted to give effect to any reallocation under Section 2.21 of the Swingline Exposures of Defaulting Lenders in effect at such time, and the Unfunded Commitment of such Lender shall be determined on the basis of its Revolving Credit Exposure excluding such excess amount and (y) for the purpose of determining the Required Lenders needed for any waiver, amendment, modification or consent of or under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any Lender that is the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower shall be disregarded.
“Required Revolving Lenders” means, subject to Section 2.21, (a) at any time prior to the earlier of the Revolving Loans becoming due and payable pursuant to Section 7.02 or the Revolving Commitments terminating or expiring, Revolving Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and Unfunded Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the Total Revolving Credit Exposure and Unfunded Commitments at such time, provided that, solely for purposes of declaring the Loans to be due and payable pursuant to Section 7.02, the Unfunded Commitment of each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be zero; and (b) for all purposes after the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 7.02 or the Revolving Commitments expire or terminate, Revolving Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures representing more than 50% of the Total Revolving Credit Exposure at such time; provided that, in the case of clauses (a) and (b) above, (x) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Lender that is the Swingline Lender shall be deemed to exclude any amount of its Swingline Exposure in excess of its Applicable Percentage of all outstanding Swingline Loans, adjusted to give effect to any reallocation under Section 2.21 of the Swingline Exposures of Defaulting Lenders in effect at such time, and the Unfunded Commitment of such Revolving Lender shall be determined on the basis of its Revolving Credit Exposure excluding such excess amount and (y) for the purpose of determining the Required Revolving Lenders needed for any waiver, amendment, modification or consent of or under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any Revolving Lender that is the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower shall be disregarded.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, the president, a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower.
“Restricted Junior Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.10(a).
“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 in the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
“Reuters” means, as applicable, Thomson Reuters Corp., Refinitiv, or any successor thereto.
“Revaluation Date” shall mean (a) with respect to any Loan denominated in any Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) the date of the Borrowing of such Loan and (ii) (A) with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan, each date of a conversion into or continuation of such Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (B) with respect to any RFR Loan, each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is three months after the Borrowing of such Loan (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last day of such month); (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) the date on which such Letter of Credit is issued, (ii) the first Business Day of each calendar quarter and (iii) the date of any amendment of such Letter of Credit that has the effect of increasing the face amount thereof; and (c) any additional date as the Administrative Agent may determine at any time when an Event of Default exists.
“Revolver PIK 2027 Loans” as defined in Section 2.01.
“Revolver PIK 2028 Loans” as defined in Section 2.01.
“Revolver PIK Loans” means the Revolver PIK 2027 Loans and the Revolver PIK 2028 Loans.
“Revolver PIK Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender, as of any date of determination, the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Revolver PIK Loans of such Lender.
“Revolving Commitment” means, (a) the 2027 Revolving Commitments and the 2028 Revolving Commitments and (b) with respect to each Revolving Lender, the sum of such Lender’s 2027 Revolving Commitment and 2028 Revolving Commitment.
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loans, its LC Exposure and its Swingline Exposure at such time.
“Revolving Facility” means the 2027 Revolving Facility or the 2028 Revolving Facility, as the context requires; provided that, until the 2027 Maturity Date, the 2027 Revolving Facility and the 2028 Revolving Facility will be deemed to constitute a single Revolving Facility for purposes of this definition.
“Revolving Lender” means, as of any date of determination, each Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, a Lender with Revolving Credit Exposure.
“Revolving Loan” means a Loan made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or Section 2.01(b), as applicable.
“RFR” means, for any RFR Loan denominated in (a) Pounds Sterling, SONIA and (b) Dollars, Daily Simple SOFR.
“RFR Borrowing” means, as to any Borrowing, the RFR Loans comprising such Borrowing.
“RFR Business Day” means, for any Loan denominated in (a) Pounds Sterling, any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which banks are closed for general business in London and (b) Dollars, a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“RFR Interest Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple RFR”.
“RFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings or any successor thereto.
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any sale or other transfer of any property or asset by any Person, and thereafter the rent or lease of such property or asset by such Person as lessee, with the intent to use such property or asset for substantially the same purpose as the property or asset prior to such sale or transfer.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, the Crimea, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Regions of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b), or (d) any Person otherwise the subject of any Sanctions.
“Sanctions” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Second Lien Indenture” means that certain second lien indenture governing the Second Lien Notes, entered into by the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto, the Second Lien Notes Trustee and the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement.
“Second Lien Notes” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.18.
“Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent” means the notes collateral agent for the Second Lien Notes appointed pursuant to the Second Lien Indenture.
“Second Lien Notes Trustee” means the trustee for the Second Lien Notes appointed pursuant to the Second Lien Indenture.
“Secured Obligations” means all Obligations, together with all Swap Obligations and Banking Services Obligations owing to one or more Lenders or their respective Affiliates; provided that the definition of “Secured Obligations” shall not create or include any guarantee by any Loan Party of (or grant of security interest by any Loan Party to support, as applicable) any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Party for purposes of determining any obligations of any Loan Party.
“Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio, determined as of the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) (or, prior to the delivery of any such financial statements, the last day of the last fiscal quarter included in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a)), of (a) Consolidated Secured Net Indebtedness outstanding, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the end of such fiscal quarter, all calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
“Secured Parties” means the holders of the Secured Obligations from time to time and shall include (i) each Lender and each Issuing Bank in respect of its Loans and LC Exposure respectively, (ii) the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders in respect of all other present and future obligations and liabilities of the Borrower and each Subsidiary of every type and description arising under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (iii) each Lender and Affiliate of such Lender in respect of Swap Agreements and Banking Services Agreements entered into with such Person by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (iv) each indemnified party under Section 9.03 in respect of the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to such Person hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and (v) their respective successors and (in the case of a Lender, permitted) transferees and assigns.
“Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933.
“Security Agreement” means that certain Pledge and Security Agreement (including any and all supplements thereto), dated as of the Effective Date, between the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, and any other pledge or security agreement entered into after the date of this Agreement by any other Loan Party (as required by this Agreement or any other Loan Document), or any other Person, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Senior Notes” means the Borrower’s (or an Escrow Issuer’s) senior notes outstanding from time to time, including without limitation the Borrower’s (or an Escrow Issuer’s) 5% senior notes due 2029.
“Senior Notes Permitted Secured Debt Amount” means the aggregate principal amount of secured indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to the Senior Notes Indenture on January 31, 2025.
“Services Business Disposition” means the sale by the Borrower and Ross Innovative Employment Solutions Corp. of all issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Providence Human Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Providence Community Services, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company pursuant to the Services Business Disposition Agreement.
“Services Business Disposition Agreement” means the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 3, 2015 by and between the Borrower, Ross Innovative Employment Solutions Corp., a Delaware corporation, and Molina Healthcare, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the NYFRB’s website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“SOFR Determination Date” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.
“SOFR Rate Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.
“Solvent” means, as to any Person as of any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair saleable value of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts, including contingent debts, as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities, including contingent debts and liabilities, beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, nor has such Person currently incurred such debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature and (db) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital. The amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
“SONIA” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Sterling Overnight Index Average for such Business Day published by the SONIA Administrator on the SONIA Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SONIA Administrator” means the Bank of England (or any successor administrator of the Sterling Overnight Index Average).
“SONIA Administrator’s Website” means the Bank of England’s website, currently at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk, or any successor source for the Sterling Overnight Index Average identified as such by the SONIA Administrator from time to time.
“Specified Ancillary Obligations” means all obligations and liabilities (including interest and fees accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) of any of the Subsidiaries, existing on the Effective Date or arising thereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise, to the Lenders or any of their Affiliates under any Swap Agreement or any Banking Services Agreement; provided that the definition of “Specified Ancillary Obligations” shall not create or include any guarantee by any Loan Party of (or grant of security interest by any Loan Party to support, as applicable) any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Party for purposes of determining any obligations of any Loan Party.
“Specified Delevering Date” means the first date after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date on which the Total Net Leverage Ratio is less than 3.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of the two most recently ended Test Periods.
“Specified Event of Default” means an Event of Default arising under any of Section 7.01(a), 7.01(b), 7.01(h) or 7.01(i).
“Specified Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Specified Transaction” means any Investment that results in a Person becoming a Subsidiary, any Permitted Acquisition or any Disposition that results in a Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower, any Investment constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of, or all or any portion of the Equity Interests of, another Person (including a Subsidiary) or any Disposition of a business unit, line of business or division of the Borrower or a Subsidiary, in each case whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise, or any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility or line of credit), Restricted Payment, or Incremental Facility that by the terms of this Agreement requires such test to be calculated on a pro forma basis or after giving pro forma effect.
“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentage (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Federal Reserve Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board) or any other reserve ratio or analogous requirement of any central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Loans. Such reserve percentage shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D of the Board. Term Benchmark Loans for which the associated Benchmark is adjusted by reference to the Statutory Reserve Rate (per the related definition of such Benchmark) shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D of the Board or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
“Stock Repurchase Program” means that certain stock repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors of the Borrower whereby the Borrower may purchase common Equity Interests of the Borrower, for an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000.
“Subordinated Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary the payment of which is subordinated to payment of the obligations under the Loan Documents.
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity 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.
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means each Material Domestic Subsidiary that is a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty. The Subsidiary Guarantors on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date are identified as such in Schedule 3.01C hereto.
“Subsidiary Guaranty” means that certain Guaranty dated as of the Effective Date (including any and all supplements thereto) and executed by each Subsidiary Guarantor, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Supported QFC” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.19.
“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.
“Swap Obligations” means any and all obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (a) any and all Swap Agreements permitted hereunder with a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, and (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any such Swap Agreement transaction.
“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Agreement, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s) and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Agreements (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
“Swingline Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swingline Loan.
“Swingline Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be the sum of (a) its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time (excluding, in the case of any Lender that is a Swingline Lender, Swingline Loans made by it that are outstanding at such time to the extent that the other Lenders shall not have funded their participations in such Swingline Loans), adjusted to give effect to any reallocation under Section 2.21 of the Swingline Exposure of Defaulting Lenders in effect at such time, and (b) in the case of any Lender that is a Swingline Lender, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans made by such Lender outstanding at such time, less the amount of participations funded by the other Revolving Lenders in such Swingline Loans.
“Swingline Lender” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as the lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.
“Swingline Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.05.
“Swingline Sublimit” means $25,000,000; provided however, such Swingline Sublimit shall decrease on a pro rata basis in connection with any permanent reductions of Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.11.
“T2” means the real time gross settlement system operated by the Eurosystem, or any successor system.
“TARGET Day” means any day on which T2 (or if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system, if any, determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in euro.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), value added taxes, or any other goods and services, use or sales taxes, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Benchmark”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, means that such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate.
“Term Benchmark Payment Office” of the Administrative Agent shall mean, for each Alternative Currency, the office, branch, affiliate or correspondent bank of the Administrative Agent for such currency as specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower and each Lender.
“Term Lender” means, as of any date of determination, each Lender having a Term Loan Commitment or that holds Term Loans.
“Term Loan Commitment” means (a) with respect to any Term Lender, the amount set forth on Schedule 2.01A opposite such Lender’s name under the heading “Term Loan Commitment”, or in the Assignment and Assumption or other documentation or record (as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(70) of the New York Uniform Commercial Code) contemplated hereby pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Term Loan Commitment, as applicable, and giving effect to (i) any reduction in such amount from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 and (ii) any reduction or increase in such amount from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04 and (bthe Initial Term Commitments, (b) the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Commitments and (c) as to all Term Lenders, the aggregate commitments of all Term Lenders to make Term Loans. After advancing the Term Loan, each reference to a Term Lender’s Term Loan Commitment shall refer to that Term Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Term Loans. The aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date is $525,000,000.
“Term Loan Facility” means the term loan facility consisting of the Term Loan Commitments and the Term Loans.
“Term Loans” means the term loans made by the Term Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(c), Section 2.01(d) or the last paragraph of Section 2.01.
“Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning assigned to it under the definition of Term SOFR Reference Rate.
“Term SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, as such rate is published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator.
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means, for any day and time (such day, the “Term SOFR Determination Day”), with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the rate per annum published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator and identified by the Administrative Agent as the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. If by 5:00 pm (New York City time) on such Term SOFR Determination Day, the “Term SOFR Reference Rate” for the applicable tenor has not been published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Rate has not occurred, then, so long as such day is otherwise a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such Term SOFR Determination Day will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator, so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Day.
“Test Period” means, for any date of determination under this Agreement, the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower most recently ended as of such date of determination for which financial statements have been delivered or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 (or, prior to the delivery of any such financial statements, the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the last fiscal quarter included in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a)).
“Third Lien Indenture” means that certain third lien indenture governing the Third Lien Notes, entered into by the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto, the Third Lien Notes Trustee and the Third Lien Notes Collateral Agent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement.
“Third Lien Notes” means the notes pursuant to the Third Lien Indenture on terms reasonably acceptable to the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders; provided however, any requirement or option for the Borrower or the guarantors party thereto to pay cash interest payments shall be deemed not acceptable to the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders.
“Third Lien Notes Collateral Agent” means the notes collateral agent for the Third Lien Notes appointed pursuant to the Third Lien Indenture.
“Third Lien Notes Trustee” means the trustee for the Third Lien Notes appointed pursuant to the Third Lien Indenture.
“Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio, determined as of the last day of the then most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) (or, prior to the delivery of any such financial statements, the last day of the last fiscal quarter included in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a)), of(a) Consolidated Total Net Indebtedness outstanding, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the end of such fiscal quarter, all calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
“Total Revolving Credit Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans at such time and (b) the total LC Exposure at such time.
“Trade Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(e)(i). “Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans and other credit extensions, the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.
“Transition Period” means, with respect to any Subsidiary that is subject to an “affidavit of no control” or similar filing with any Governmental Authority (a “Licensed Entity”), the period commencing on the date of Acquisition of such Subsidiary and ending on the date such “affidavit of no control” or similar filing is no longer outstanding.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any prepayment, a rate per annum (computed on the basis of actual days elapsed over a year of 360 days) equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent on the date three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment, to be the yield expressed as a rate listed in The Wall Street Journal for United States Treasury securities most nearly equal to the period from the date of such prepayment, repayment or date of required repayment to and including the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date.
“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, the Adjusted EURIBOR Rate, the Alternate Base Rate or the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York or any other state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of security interests.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Unencumbered Cash” means, at any time, cash and Permitted Investments maintained by the Borrower and one or more Subsidiary Guarantors in the United States and not subject to any Liens (other than Permitted Encumbrances and Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(a), (f), (i), (m), (o), (p) or, (q)). or (aa)). Unencumbered Cash shall include the Amendment No. 5 Collateral Account.
“Unfunded Commitment” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, the Revolving Commitment of such Lender less its Revolving Credit Exposure.
“United States” or “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“Unliquidated Obligations” means, at any time, any Secured Obligations (or portion thereof) that are contingent in nature or unliquidated at such time, including any Secured Obligation that is: (i) an obligation to reimburse a bank for drawings not yet made under a letter of credit issued by it; (ii) any other obligation (including any guarantee) that is contingent in nature at such time; or (iii) an obligation to provide collateral to secure any of the foregoing types of obligations.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“U.S. Person” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.19.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(3).
“Variance” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(g).
“Variance Period” means (a) the two week period ending on the first Sunday after the Effective Date (i.e. Sunday, January 12, 2025), (b) the four week period ending on the third Sunday after the Effective Date e (i.e. Sunday, January 26, 2025), and (c) each subsequent four week period ending on every other Sunday thereafter.
“Variance Report” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(g).
“Variance Testing Date” means every other Friday commencing Friday, January 17, 2025.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required scheduled payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness; provided that the effect of any prepayment made in respect of such Indebtedness shall be disregarded in making such calculation.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary with respect to which 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests are owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower (other than (i) directors’ qualifying shares; (ii) shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable law; and (iii) shares held by a Person on trust for, or otherwise where the beneficial interest is held by, the Borrower (directly or indirectly)).
“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.
“Working Capital” means, at any date, the excess of current assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than cash and Permitted Investments and other cash equivalent investments) on such date over current liabilities (other than the current portion of Long-Term Debt and revolving credit facilities) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on such date, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, that for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow, increases or decreases in Working Capital shall exclude the impact of (1) non-cash adjustments contemplated in the Excess Cash Flow calculation, (2) the acquisition or Disposition of any Person by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (3) the reclassification during such period of current assets to long term assets and current liabilities to long term liabilities, and/or (4) the application of purchase and/or recapitalization accounting.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”, “Initial Term Loan” or “Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Loan” or an “RFR Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Revolving Loan” or an “RFR Revolving Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Borrowing” or an “RFR Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Revolving Borrowing” or an “RFR Revolving Borrowing”).
SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. The word “law” shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply), and all judgments, orders and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any law, statute, rule or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (f) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP; Pro Forma Calculations. (a) 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 date hereof 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. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to (i) any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein and (ii) any treatment of Indebtedness under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 or 2015-03 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 1.04(a) or in the definition of “Capital Lease Obligations,” any change in accounting for leases pursuant to GAAP resulting from the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“FAS 842”), to the extent such adoption would require treating any lease (or similar arrangement conveying the right to use) as a capital lease or a financing lease where such lease (or similar arrangement) would not have been required to be so treated under GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2015, such lease shall not be considered a capital lease or a financing lease, and all calculations and deliverables under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made or delivered, as applicable, in accordance therewith.
(b) (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, financial ratios and tests, including the Interest Coverage Ratio, Secured Net Leverage Ratio and Total Net Leverage Ratio shall be calculated in the manner prescribed by this Section 1.04(b); provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.04(b)(ii), (iii) or (iv), when calculating the Total Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of the definition of “Applicable Rate”, and when calculating the Interest Coverage Ratio and Total Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of determining actual compliance (and not pro forma compliance or compliance on a pro forma basis) with any covenant set forth in Section 6.12, the events described in this Section 1.04(b) that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect. In addition, whenever a financial ratio or test is to be calculated on a pro forma basis, the reference to the “Test Period” for purposes of calculating such financial ratio or test shall be deemed to be a reference to, and shall be based on, the most recently ended Test Period.
(i) For purposes of calculating any financial ratio or test, Specified Transactions (with any incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness in connection therewith to be subject to Section 1.04(b)(iv)) that have been made (1) during the applicable Test Period and (2) if applicable as described in Section 1.04(b)(i), subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Specified Transactions (and any increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA and the component financial definitions used therein attributable to any Specified Transaction) had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period. If since the beginning of any applicable Test Period any Person that subsequently became a Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries since the beginning of such Test Period shall have made any Specified Transaction that would have required adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.04(b), then such financial ratio or test (or the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA) shall be calculated to give pro forma effect thereto in accordance with this Section 1.04(b).
(iii) Whenever pro forma effect is to be given to a Specified Transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Borrower and include, for the avoidance of doubt, the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and cost synergies either (1) projected by the Borrower in good faith to be reasonably anticipated to be realizable within twenty-four (24) months of the date thereof or (2) determined on a basis consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act and as interpreted by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor agency), in each case in accordance with (and without duplication of, and subject to the limitations set forth in) clause (xv) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and cost synergies had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and cost synergies were realized during the entirety of such period), and any such adjustments shall be included in the initial pro forma calculations of such financial ratios or tests and during any subsequent Test Period in which the effects thereof are expected to be realized relating to such Specified Transaction.
(iv) In the event that the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurs (including by assumption or guarantees) or repays (including by redemption, repayment, retirement or extinguishment) any Indebtedness included in the calculations of any financial ratio or test (in each case, other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility), (1) during the applicable Test Period or (2) subject to Section 1.04(b)(i) subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, then such financial ratio or test shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, to the extent required, as if the same had occurred on the last day of the applicable Test Period.
(v) Any provision requiring the pro forma compliance with Section 6.12 shall be made assuming that compliance with the Interest Coverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio or minimum Liquidity, as applicable, pursuant to such Section is required with respect to the most recent Test Period or fiscal quarter-end, as applicable, prior to such time.
(vi) If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of determination had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Swap Agreement applicable to such Indebtedness).
SECTION 1.05.Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification. The interest rate on a Loan denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency may be derived from an interest rate benchmark that may be discontinued or is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, Section 2.14(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission, performance or any other matter related to any interest rate used in this Agreement, or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the existing interest rate being replaced or have the same volume or liquidity as did any existing interest rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates and/or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any interest rate used in this Agreement or any alternative, successor or alternative rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) and/or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any interest rate used in this Agreement, any component thereof, or rates referenced in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
SECTION 1.06. Status of Obligations. In the event that the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall at any time issue or have outstanding any Subordinated Indebtedness, the Borrower shall take or cause such other Loan Party to take all such actions as shall be necessary to cause the Secured Obligations to constitute senior indebtedness (however denominated) in respect of such Subordinated Indebtedness and to enable the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness. Without limiting the foregoing, the Secured Obligations are hereby designated as “senior indebtedness” and as “designated senior indebtedness” and words of similar import under and in respect of any indenture or other agreement or instrument under which such Subordinated Indebtedness is outstanding and are further given all such other designations as shall be required under the terms of any such Subordinated Indebtedness in order that the Lenders may have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such Subordinated Indebtedness.
SECTION 1.07. Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit available to be drawn at such time; provided that, with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Letter of Credit Agreement related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the available amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum amount is available to be drawn at such time.
SECTION 1.08. Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
SECTION 1.09. Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents.
(a) The Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, as applicable, shall determine the Dollar Equivalent amounts of Term Benchmark Borrowings or RFR Borrowings or Letter of Credit extensions denominated in Alternative Currencies. Such Dollar Equivalent shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Dollar Equivalent of such amounts until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by the Borrower hereunder or calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any Agreed Currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as applicable.
(b) Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of a Term Benchmark Loan or an RFR Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Borrowing, Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the Dollar Equivalent of such amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be.
SECTION 1.10. Limited Condition Transactions. As it relates to any action being taken solely or primarily in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of:
(a) determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or financial test (other than actual (and not pro forma) compliance with Section 6.12 or in the case of any determination under Section 4.02 with respect to obligation of each Revolving Lender to make a Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, or of the Issuing Banks to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit),
(b) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA) or,
(c) testing whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred or would result therefrom (other than for any determination under Section 4.02 with respect to obligation of each Revolving Lender to make a Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, or of the Issuing Banks to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit),
in each case, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder, any such provision is complied with, any such tested availability is sufficient, and any such Default or Event of Default exists, in each case, shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, after giving effect to the Limited Condition Acquisition on a pro forma basis (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith, including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, as if they had occurred on the first day of the most recently ended Test Period prior to the LCT Test Date), the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such provision, ratio, test or basket, such provision, ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with or if no such Default or Event of Default shall exist on such LCT Test Date and no Specified Event of Default shall exist on the date of consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, then such condition shall be deemed satisfied on the date of consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition; provided, that, if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal periods shall have become available, the Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such ratios, tests or baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the provisions, ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such provision, ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Acquisition or at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such Limited Condition Acquisition, such provisions, baskets, tests or ratios or requirement will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such circumstance; however, if any provisions or ratios improve or baskets increase as a result of such fluctuations, such improved provisions, ratios or baskets may be utilized. If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Acquisition, then in connection with any calculation of any ratio, test or basket availability with respect to any transaction permitted hereunder (each, a “Subsequent Transaction”) following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earliest of the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated, the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition or the 120th day following the signing of the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of determining whether such Subsequent Transaction is permitted under this Agreement, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis (i) assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated and (ii) solely in the case of a Subsequent Transaction constituting a Restricted Payment, assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have not been consummated.
SECTION 1.11. Amendment No. 3 Effective Date Reallocations. The parties to this Agreement agree that, on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date: (a) the “Revolving Commitments” (as defined in this Agreement immediately prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date) shall be allocated between, and redesignated as, 2027 Revolving Commitments and 2028 Revolving Commitments hereunder and (b) the Administrative Agent shall make such other reallocations, sales, assignments or other relevant actions in respect of each Lender’s credit and loan exposure under the this Agreement immediately prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date as are necessary in order that each such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder reflects such Lender’s 2027 Applicable Percentage or 2028 Applicable Percentage, as applicable, of the outstanding aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01. Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (a) each 2027 Revolving Lender (severally and not jointly) agrees to make 2027 Revolving Loans to the Borrower in Agreed Currencies from time to time during the 2027 Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result (after giving effect to any application of proceeds of such Borrowing to any Swingline Loans outstanding pursuant to Section 2.10(a)) in, subject to Sections 1.09 and 2.11(b), (i) such Lender’s 2027 Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s 2027 Revolving Commitment, (ii) the total 2027 Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the sum of the total 2027 Revolving Commitments, (iii) the Total Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding the aggregate Revolving Commitments, (iv) the total 2027 Revolving Credit Exposures denominated in Alternative Currencies exceeding the 2027 Alternative Currency Sublimit or (v) the Total Revolving Credit Exposure denominated in Alternative Currencies exceeding the Alternative Currency Sublimit, (b) each 2028 Revolving Lender (severally and not jointly) agrees to make 2028 Revolving Loans to the Borrower in Agreed Currencies from time to time during the 2028 Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result (after giving effect to any application of proceeds of such Borrowing to any Swingline Loans outstanding pursuant to Section 2.10(a)) in, subject to Sections 1.09 and 2.11(b), (i) such Lender’s 2028 Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s 2028 Revolving Commitment, (ii) the total 2028 Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the sum of the total 2028 Revolving Commitments, (iii) the Total Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding the aggregate Revolving Commitments, (iv) the total 2028 Revolving Credit Exposures denominated in Alternative Currencies exceeding the 2028 Alternative Currency Sublimit or (v) the Total Revolving Credit Exposure denominated in Alternative Currencies exceeding the Alternative Currency Sublimit, and (c) each Term Lender with aan Initial Term Loan Commitment (severally and not jointly) agrees to make aan Initial Term Loan to the Borrower in Dollars on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, in an amount equal to such Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment by making immediately available funds available to the Administrative Agent’s designated account, not later than the time specified by the Administrative Agent and (d) each Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lender with an Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Commitment (severally and not jointly) agrees to make an Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loan to the Borrower in Dollars on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, in an amount equal to such Lender’s Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Commitment by making immediately available funds available to the Administrative Agent’s designated account, not later than the time specified by the Administrative Agent. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
(A) (i) On the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested ratably from each Lender holding a 2027 Revolving Commitment or a 2028 Revolving Commitment who consents to the Amendment No. 5 a term loan in an aggregate amount equal to the Consent Fee (as defined in Amendment No. 5) payable to such Lender, and (ii) on each date the Borrower is required to make an Applicable Rate Increase Payment, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested ratably from each Lender holding a 2027 Revolving Loan or a 2028 Revolving Loan, a term loan in an aggregate amount equal to the Applicable Rate Increase Payment payable to such Lenders on the applicable Interest Payment Date; and (B) each Lender holding a 2027 Revolving Commitment or 2028 Revolving Commitment, as applicable, shall be deemed to have made its pro rata portion of the term loans referred to in the preceding clause (A) on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date or applicable Interest Payment Date, as applicable (all such term loans deemed made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) with respect to 2027 Revolving Commitments or 2027 Revolving Loans, the “Revolver PIK 2027 Loan” and all such term loans deemed made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) with respect to 2028 Revolving Commitments or 2028 Revolving Loans, the “Revolver PIK 2028 Loan”, together with the Revolver PIK 2027 Loan, the “Revolver PIK Loans”). For the avoidance of doubt, the deemed advance of the Revolver PIK Loans on the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date or applicable Interest Payment Date shall not be subject to the availability of, and such deemed advance shall not constitute the utilization of, any Revolving Commitment. The principal amount of the outstanding Revolver PIK Loan will accrue interest in accordance with Section 2.13. Any amount of the Revolver PIK Loan repaid may not be reborrowed.
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a) Each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made by the applicable Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Class; provided, however, that (i) until the 2027 Maturity Date, each Borrowing of Revolving Loans shall consist of both Classes of Revolving Loans (including both 2027 Revolving Loans and 2028 Revolving Loans) made by the Revolving Lenders (including both the 2027 Revolving Lenders and the 2028 Revolving Lenders) ratably in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments on the date such Revolving Loans are made hereunder and (ii) on and after the 2027 Maturity Date, each Borrowing of Revolving Loans shall consist of 2028 Revolving Loans made by the 2028 Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective 2028 Revolving Commitments on the date such Revolving Loans are made hereunder. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required. Any Swingline Loan shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.05. The Term Loans shall amortize as set forth in Section 2.10.
(b) Subject to Section 2.14, (i) each Revolving Borrowing and Revolver PIK Loan shall be comprised (A) in the case of Borrowings in Dollars, entirely of ABR Loans, Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans and (B) in the case of Borrowings in any other Agreed Currency, entirely of Term Benchmark Loans or RFR Loans, as applicable, in each case of the same Agreed Currency, as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith, and (ii) each Term Loan Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Term Benchmark Loans. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan. Each Lender at its option may make any Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan (and in the case of an Affiliate, the provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 shall apply to such Affiliate to the same extent as to such Lender); provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Term Benchmark Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 (or, if such Borrowing is denominated in an Alternative Currency, 500,000 units of such currency) and not less than $1,000,000 (or, if such Borrowing is denominated in an Alternative Currency, 1,000,000 units of such currency). At the time that each ABR Borrowing and/or RFR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Dollar Equivalent of $500,000 and not less than the Dollar Equivalent of $1,000,000; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the aggregate Revolving Commitments or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e). Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $500,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of ten (10) Term Benchmark or RFR Borrowings outstanding (in the aggregate for all Term Benchmark Borrowings and RFR Borrowings).
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the applicable Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings. To request a Revolving Borrowing or Term Loan Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by irrevocable written notice (via a written Borrowing Request signed by a Responsiblethe Chief Transformation Officer of the Borrower) (provided, that a Borrowing Request with respect to funding of a transaction permitted hereunder may state that such notice is conditioned upon the completion of such transaction, in which case, such Borrowing Request may be revoked by the Borrower if the transaction is not consummated at the time specified; provided further that, if such Borrowing Request is submitted through an Approved Borrower Portal, the foregoing signature requirement may be waived at the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent) (a)(i)(x) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars, not later than 9:00 a.m11:00 a.m., New York City time, twothree (23) U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (y) in the case of an RFR Borrowing denominated in Dollars, not later than 9:00 a.m11:00 a.m., New York City time, twofive (25) U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (ii) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in euros, not later than 9:00 a.m12:00 p.m., New York City time, twothree (23) Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (iii) in the case of an RFR Borrowing denominated in Pounds Sterling, not later than 9:00 a.m11:00 a.m., New York City time, twofive (25) RFR Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 p.m., New York City time on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Agreed Currency and aggregate principal amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing, a Term Benchmark Borrowing or an RFR Borrowing and whether such Borrowing is a Revolving Borrowing or a Term Loan Borrowing;
(iv) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and
(v) the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.07. (provided that in the case of the Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Loans, the Borrowing Request shall specify the Amendment No. 5 Collateral Account unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Required Amendment No. 5 Incremental Term Lenders).
If no election as to the currency of a Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be made in Dollars. If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then, in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Term Benchmark Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Borrower be permitted to request pursuant to this Section 2.03, a CBR Loan or, prior to a Benchmark Transition Event and Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Rate, an RFR Loan bearing interest based on Daily Simple SOFR (it being understood and agreed that a Central Bank Rate and Daily Simple SOFR shall only apply to the extent provided in Section 2.08(e) (solely with respect to the Central Bank Rate), 2.14(a) and 2.14(f)), as applicable.
SECTION 2.04. [Reserved].
SECTION 2.05. Swingline Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender may agree, but shall have no obligation, to make Swingline Loans in Dollars to the Borrower from time to time during the 2028 Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding the Swingline Sublimit, (ii) the Swingline Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding its Revolving Commitment, (iii) the Dollar Equivalent of any 2027 Revolving Lender’s 2027 Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such 2027 Revolving Lender’s 2027 Revolving Commitment, (iv) the Dollar Equivalent of the total 2027 Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the sum of the total 2027 Revolving Commitments, (v) the Dollar Equivalent of any 2028 Revolving Lender’s 2028 Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such 2028 Revolving Lender’s 2028 Revolving Commitment, (vi) the Dollar Equivalent of the total 2028 Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the sum of the total 2028 Revolving Commitments or (vii) the Dollar Equivalent of the Total Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding the aggregate Revolving Commitments; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.
(b) To request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by irrevocable written notice (via a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower; provided that, if such Borrowing Request is submitted through an Approved Borrower Portal, the foregoing signature requirement may be waived at the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be in a form approved by the Administrative Agent, shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from the Borrower. The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by means of a credit to an account of the Borrower with the Administrative Agent designated for such purpose (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e), by remittance to such Issuing Bank) by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.
(c) The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent require the Revolving Lenders to acquire participations in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Revolving Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Revolving Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (after giving effect to the reallocation provisions of this Section 2.05(c)) of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, promptly upon receipt of such notice from the Administrative Agent (and in any event, if such notice is received by 12:00 noon, New York City time, on a Business Day, no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Business Day and if received after 12:00 noon, New York City time, on a Business Day, no later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the immediately succeeding Business Day), to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (after giving effect to the reallocation provisions of this Section 2.05(c)) of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever; provided that on the 2027 Maturity Date, the participations so acquired by the 2027 Revolving Lenders shall be reallocated to the 2028 Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with such 2028 Revolving Lenders’ respective Applicable Percentages determined after giving effect to the termination of the 2027 Revolving Commitments (provided that, to the extent such reallocation shall cause the total 2028 Revolving Credit Exposures to exceed the 2028 Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall, on such date of reallocation, prepay 2028 Revolving Loans and/or cash collateralize outstanding LC Exposure in an amount sufficient to eliminate any such excess). Each Revolving Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swingline Lender or to the Administrative Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.
(d) The Swingline Lender may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Swingline Lender and the successor Swingline Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such replacement of the Swingline Lender. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid interest accrued for the account of the replaced Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.13(a). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Swingline Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of the replaced Swingline Lender under this Agreement with respect to Swingline Loans made thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Swingline Lender” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Swingline Lender, or to such successor and all previous Swingline Lenders, as the context shall require. After the replacement of a Swingline Lender hereunder, the replaced Swingline Lender shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of a Swingline Lender under this Agreement with respect to Swingline Loans made by it prior to its replacement, but shall not be required to make additional Swingline Loans.
(e) Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Swingline Lender, the Swingline Lender may resign as a Swingline Lender at any time upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Revolving Lenders, in which case, such Swingline Lender shall be replaced in accordance with Section 2.05(d) above.
SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit. (a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request any Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Agreed Currencies as the applicant thereof for the support of its or its Subsidiaries’ obligations, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the 2028 Availability Period; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of twenty (20) Letters of Credit outstanding. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Effective Date, shall be governed by the terms and conditions hereof.
(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, including an Approved Borrower Portal, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the relevant Issuing Bank) to an Issuing Bank selected by it and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment or extension, but in any event no less than three (3) Business Days) a written notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the Agreed Currency applicable thereto, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend or extend such Letter of Credit. In addition, as a condition to any such Letter of Credit issuance, the Borrower shall have entered into a continuing agreement (or other letter of credit agreement) for the issuance of letters of credit and/or shall submit a letter of credit application, in each case, as required by the relevant Issuing Bank and using the relevant Issuing Bank’s standard form (each, a “Letter of Credit Agreement”). In the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any Letter of Credit Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment or extension (i) the amount of the LC Exposure shall not exceed $60,000,000, (ii)(x) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by any Issuing Bank at such time plus (y) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements made by such Issuing Bank that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time (such sum for any Issuing Bank at any time of determination, its “Outstanding LC Amount”) shall not exceed such Issuing Bank’s Letter of Credit Commitment) (provided that, notwithstanding this clause (ii) but at all times subject to the immediately preceding clause (i) and the immediately succeeding clauses (iii) and (iv), an Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue, amend or extend a Letter of Credit if such issuance, amendment or extension would cause such Issuing Bank’s Outstanding LC Amount to exceed its Letter of Credit Commitment, (iii) the LC Exposure shall not exceed the total Letter of Credit Commitments, (iv) (x) no 2027 Revolving Lender’s 2027 Revolving Credit Exposure shall exceed its 2027 Revolving Commitment and the total 2027 Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the sum of the total 2027 Revolving Commitments, (y) no 2028 Revolving Lender’s 2028 Revolving Credit Exposure shall exceed its 2028 Revolving Commitment and the total 2028 Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the sum of the total 2028 Revolving Commitments and (z) no Revolving Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure shall exceed its Revolving Commitment and the Total Revolving Credit Exposure shall not exceed aggregate Revolving Commitments and (v) (x) the total 2027 Revolving Credit Exposures in Alternative Currencies shall not exceed the 2027 Alternative Currency Sublimit, (y) the total 2028 Revolving Credit Exposures in Alternative Currencies shall not exceed the 2028 Alternative Currency Sublimit and (z) the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders in Alternative Currencies shall not exceed the Alternative Currency Sublimit. The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, reduce the Letter of Credit Commitment of any Issuing Bank with the consent of such Issuing Bank; provided that the Borrower shall not reduce the Letter of Credit Commitment of any Issuing Bank if, after giving effect of such reduction, the conditions set forth in the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iv) shall not be satisfied.
No Issuing Bank shall be under any obligation to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit if:
(i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing, amending or extending such Letter of Credit, or request that such Issuing Bank refrain from issuing, amending or extending such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to such Issuing Bank shall prohibit the issuance, amendment or extension of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular, or any such order, judgment or decree, or law shall impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital or liquidity requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Effective Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense that was not applicable on the Effective Date and that such Issuing Bank in good faith deems material to it; or
(ii) the issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally.
(c) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire (or be subject to termination by notice from the relevant Issuing Bank to the beneficiary thereof) at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any extension of the expiration date thereof, one year after such extension) and (ii) the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the 2028 Maturity Date; provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year tenor may contain customary automatic extension provisions agreed upon by the Borrower and the Issuing Bank that provide for the extension thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referenced in clause (ii) above), subject to a right on the part of the Issuing Bank to prevent any such extension from occurring by giving notice to the beneficiary in advance of any such extension.
(d) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount or extending the expiration date thereof) and without any further action on the part of any Issuing Bank or the Revolving Lenders, each Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from each Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit; provided that on the 2027 Maturity Date, the participations so granted and acquired by the 2027 Revolving Lenders shall be reallocated to the 2028 Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with the 2028 Revolving Lenders’ respective Applicable Percentages determined after giving effect to the termination of the 2027 Commitments (provided that, to the extent such reallocation shall cause the total 2028 Revolving Credit Exposures to exceed the 2028 Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall, on such date of reallocation, prepay 2028 Revolving Loans and/or cash collateralize outstanding LC Exposure in an amount sufficient to eliminate any such excess). In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason, including after the Maturity Date. Each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit and to make payments in respect of such acquired participations are absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments.
(e) Reimbursement. If any Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount in the currency of such LC Disbursement equal to such LC Disbursement, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice; provided that, (x) if such LC Disbursement is denominated in Dollars, the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.05 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount of such LC Disbursement or (y) if such LC Disbursement is denominated in an Alternative Currency, the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 that such payment be converted into an equivalent amount of an ABR Revolving Borrowing denominated in Dollars in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such Alternative Currency, and, in each case, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan, as applicable. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the relevant Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the relevant Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse an Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Revolving Loans or a Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement. If the Borrower’s reimbursement of, or obligation to reimburse, any amounts in any Alternative Currency would subject the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to any stamp duty, ad valorem charge or similar tax that would not be payable if such reimbursement were made or required to be made in Dollars, the Borrower shall, at its option, either (x) pay the amount of any such tax requested by the Administrative Agent, the relevant Issuing Bank or the relevant Lender or (y) reimburse each LC Disbursement made in such Alternative Currency in Dollars, in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent thereof calculated on the date such LC Disbursement is made.
(f) Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit, any Letter of Credit Agreement or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein or herein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) any payment by an Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder or (v) any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Alternative Currency to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Lenders nor any Issuing Bank, nor any of their respective Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, document, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms, any error in translation or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the relevant Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse any Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of any Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, each Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.