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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): February 15, 2024
UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITED
AIRLINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
Delaware |
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001-06033 |
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36-2675207 |
Delaware |
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001-10323 |
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74-2099724 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer |
of incorporation) |
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Identification Number) |
233 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL |
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60606 |
233 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL |
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60606 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
(872) 825-4000
(872) 825-4000
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
Registrant |
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Title of each class |
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Trading Symbol |
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Name of each exchange
on which registered |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value | |
UAL | |
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | |
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights | |
None | |
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
United Airlines, Inc. | |
None | |
None | |
None |
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. o
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On February 15, 2024, United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (“UAL”)
and United Airlines, Inc. (“United” and, together with UAL, the “Company,” “we,” “us”
or “our”) entered into an Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement (the “Revolving Credit Facility”),
among United, as borrower, UAL, as parent and guarantor, the subsidiaries of UAL other than United party thereto from time to time, as
guarantors, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and Wilmington Trust, National Association,
as collateral trustee (the “Collateral Trustee”), which amends and restates in its entirety that certain Revolving Credit
and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2021 (as in effect immediately prior to being amended by the Revolving Credit Facility,
the “Existing Credit Facility”).
On February 22, 2024, the Company also entered into Amendment
No. 2 to Term Loan Credit and Guaranty Agreement (as amended, the “Term Loan Facility” and, together with the Revolving
Credit Facility, the “Loan Facilities”), among United, as borrower, UAL, as parent and guarantor, and JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., as fronting lender and replacement lender and as administrative agent, pursuant to which that certain Term Loan Credit and Guaranty
Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2021 (as in effect immediately prior to being amended by the Term Loan Facility, the “Existing
Term Loan Facility”), was amended and restated.
The Revolving Credit Facility provides revolving loan commitments (any
loans made thereunder, the “Revolving Loans”) of up to $2.865 billion, which increased the borrowing capacity that was available
under the Existing Credit Facility by $1.115 billion, and may be drawn upon by United until February 15, 2029, in the case of any
Revolving Loans made by the Extending Lenders (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility), and April 21, 2025, in the case of any
Revolving Loans made by the 2024 Non-Extending Lenders (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility). The revolving loan commitments of
the Extending Lenders equal $2.7 billion and the revolving loan commitments of the 2024 Non-Extending Lenders equal $165 million. United
has not made any drawings under the Revolving Credit Facility as of the date of this report.
On February 22, 2024, the term loans under the Existing Term Loan
Facility had an outstanding principal amount of $3.87 billion. On February 22, 2024, United (i) used available cash in an amount
equal to $1.37 billion to partially prepay the term loans under the Existing Term Loan Facility and (ii) borrowed the entire term
loan commitment available under the Term Loan Facility in an amount equal to $2.5 billion and used the proceeds of such term loans (the
“Term Loans”) to prepay in full the remaining outstanding principal balance under the Existing Term Loan Facility.
The Revolving Loans, if any, will bear interest at a variable rate
equal to Term SOFR, as published by CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (“Term SOFR”), plus a credit adjustment spread
of (x) in the case of any Extending Lender, 0.10% or (y) in the case of any 2024 Non-Extending Lender, 0.11448% for any one
month interest period, 0.26161% for any three month interest period, or 0.42826% for any six month interest period (subject to a 0.00%
floor for the sum of Term SOFR plus applicable credit adjustment spread); or, at United’s election, another rate based on certain
market interest rates (subject to a floor of 1.0%), in each case plus a variable margin based on a corporate ratings grid ranging from
3.00% to 3.50%, in the case of Term SOFR loans, and 2.00% to 2.50%, in the case of loans at other market rates.
The Term Loans will bear interest at a variable rate equal to Term
SOFR (subject to a floor of 0.0%); or, at United’s election, another rate based on certain market interest rates (subject to a floor
of 1.0%), in each case plus a margin of 2.75%, in the case of Term SOFR loans, and 1.75%, in the case of loans at other market rates, which in each case is 1.00% lower than the margin that applied to term loans under the Existing Term Loan Facility prior to the amendment.
The Loan Facilities are secured on a senior basis by continuing security
interests granted by United to the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the lenders under the Loan Facilities, among other parties,
on the following (the “Collateral”), subject to certain exclusions: (i) all of United’s route authorities granted
by the U.S. Department of Transportation to operate scheduled service between any international airport located in the United States
and any international airport located in any country other than the United States (except Cuba), (ii) United’s rights to substantially
all of its landing and take-off slots at foreign and domestic airports, including at John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia
Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and (iii) United’s rights to use or occupy space at airport terminals,
each to the extent necessary at the relevant time for servicing scheduled air carrier service authorized by an applicable route authority.
The Collateral securing the Loan Facilities also presently secures on a senior basis (i) the Company's 4.375% senior secured notes due
2026, and (ii) the Company's 4.625% senior secured notes due 2029 (such notes, together with the Loan Facilities and such other debt
of United from time to time secured on a senior ratable basis by the Collateral, collectively, the “Priority Lien Debt”).
United may be required to pledge additional collateral in the future
under the terms of the Loan Facilities. The terms on which the Collateral Trustee will receive, hold, administer, maintain, enforce and
distribute the proceeds of all of its liens on the Collateral pursuant to the Loan Facilities are set forth in a Collateral Trust Agreement,
dated as of April 21, 2021 (the “Collateral Trust Agreement”), by and among United, any other grantor from time to time
party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent under the Term Loan Facility, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative
agent under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Trustee, as trustee for each series of notes, each other secured debt representative from
time to time party thereto and the Collateral Trustee. The Loan Facilities do not limit the amount of unsecured debt that we or our subsidiaries
may incur or the amount of debt secured by assets other than the Collateral that we may incur.
The Loan Facilities prohibit United from
incurring any additional Priority Lien Debt if, among other conditions, after the incurrence thereof
the aggregate principal amount of all Priority Lien Debt would exceed the greater of (x) $11.0 billion and (y) such an amount
as would cause the Collateral Coverage Ratio (as defined in each Loan Facility) to be equal to 2.00
to 1.00 and the Total Collateral Coverage Ratio (as defined in each Loan Facility) to be equal to
1.0 to 1.0. Additionally, the Loan Facilities prohibit United from incurring any indebtedness secured by junior liens on the Collateral
if, among other conditions, after the incurrence thereof the Total Collateral Coverage Ratio would be less than 1.0 to 1.0.
The Revolving Loans, if any, will be repaid in a single installment
on its maturity date on February 15, 2029, in the case of any Revolving Loans made by the Extending Lenders, and April 21, 2025,
in the case of any Revolving Loans made by the 2024 Non-Extending Lenders.
The Term Loan Facility will be subject to amortization payments of
1.00% per year, payable quarterly, commencing on June 30, 2024. The remaining balance of the Term Loans will be due and payable on
its maturity date on February 22, 2031.
The Loan Facilities also contain mandatory prepayment provisions, which
may require United in certain instances to prepay obligations owing under the Loan Facilities and/or other Priority Lien Debt in connection
with dispositions of collateral or upon failure to comply with a semi-annual minimum Collateral Coverage Ratio (subject to certain cure
rights). Additionally, the Revolving Credit Facility requires that we prepay the Revolving Loans if a Change of Control (as defined in
the Revolving Credit Facility) occurs and the Term Loan Facility requires that we make an offer to prepay the Term Loans if a Change of
Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Term Loan Facility) occurs. United may voluntarily prepay all or a portion of the Term Loans
from time to time, at par plus accrued but unpaid interest and, if prepaid in connection with a repricing of the Term Loans within six
months after February 22, 2024, plus a prepayment premium of 1.00% of the principal amount subject to such repricing. In no event
will a prepayment premium be payable for a mandatory prepayment or acceleration.
The Loan Facilities contain negative covenants that, among other things,
limit our ability under certain circumstances to create liens on the Collateral, make certain dividends, stock repurchases, restricted
investments and other restricted payments, and consolidate, merge, sell, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets.
The Loan Facilities also contain financial covenants which require us to maintain the following:
Minimum Collateral Coverage Ratio | |
| 1.60:1 | |
Minimum Liquidity (as defined in each Loan Facility) | |
$ | 2,000,000,000 | |
The Loan Facilities contain events of default customary for similar
financings, including a cross-default and cross-acceleration to other material indebtedness. Upon the occurrence and continuation of an
event of default (other than an event of default relating to certain bankruptcy or insolvency events of United), the outstanding obligations
under the Loan Facilities may be accelerated and become due and payable immediately and our cash may be restricted. Upon the occurrence
of an event of default relating to certain bankruptcy or insolvency events of United, the outstanding obligations under the Loan Facilities
shall be accelerated and become due and payable immediately.
The Revolving Credit Facility is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1,
and is incorporated by reference herein. The Term Loan Facility is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2, and is incorporated by reference
herein. The foregoing descriptions of the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan Facility are summaries only and are qualified in
their entirety by reference to the full text of such documents.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth in
Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03 insofar as it relates to the creation of a direct
financial obligation.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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10.1 |
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Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2024, among United Airlines, Inc., United Airlines Holdings, Inc., each of the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time party thereto, as lenders, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as collateral trustee |
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10.2 |
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Amendment No. 2 to Term Loan Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2024, among United Airlines, Inc., United Airlines Holdings, Inc., and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as fronting lender and replacement lender and as administrative agent |
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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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UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC.
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Michael Leskinen |
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Name: |
Michael Leskinen |
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Title: |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: February 22, 2024 |
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Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AND GUARANTY
AGREEMENT
dated as of February 15, 2024
among
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.,
as Borrower,
UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC.,
as Parent and a Guarantor,
THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE PARENT PARTY HERETO
OTHER THAN THE BORROWER,
as Guarantors,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity,
except as expressly stated
herein,
but
solely as Collateral Trustee
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, BOFA SECURITIES, INC., CITIBANK, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman
Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., National Westminster Bank PLC, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., MUFG Bank, Ltd.,
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Natixis, New York Branch, Bank of China, New York Branch, BNP Paribas SECURITIES CORP., Credit Agricole
Corporate and Investment Bank and Raymond James Bank
as Joint Bookrunners,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers
Table of Contents
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS |
2 |
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Section 1.01. |
Defined Terms |
2 |
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Section 1.02. |
Terms Generally |
53 |
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Section 1.03. |
Accounting Terms; GAAP |
54 |
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Section 1.04. |
Divisions |
54 |
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Section 1.05. |
Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification |
54 |
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Section 1.06. |
Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs |
55 |
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SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT |
56 |
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Section 2.01. |
Commitments of the Lenders |
56 |
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Section 2.02. |
Letters of Credit |
57 |
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Section 2.03. |
Requests for Loans |
63 |
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Section 2.04. |
Funding of Loans |
63 |
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Section 2.05. |
Interest Elections |
64 |
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Section 2.06. |
Limitation on Term Benchmark Tranches |
65 |
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Section 2.07. |
Interest on Loans |
65 |
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Section 2.08. |
Default Interest |
66 |
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Section 2.09. |
Alternate Rate of Interest |
66 |
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Section 2.10. |
Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt |
66 |
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Section 2.11. |
Optional Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments |
67 |
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Section 2.12. |
Mandatory Prepayment of Loans; Commitment Termination |
67 |
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Section 2.13. |
Optional Prepayment of Loans |
70 |
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Section 2.14. |
Increased Costs |
70 |
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Section 2.15. |
Break Funding Payments |
73 |
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Section 2.16. |
Taxes |
73 |
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Section 2.17. |
Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment |
76 |
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Section 2.18. |
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
78 |
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Section 2.19. |
Certain Fees |
79 |
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Section 2.20. |
Commitment Fee |
79 |
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Section 2.21. |
Letter of Credit Fees |
79 |
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Section 2.22. |
Nature of Fees |
79 |
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Section 2.23. |
Right of Set-Off |
80 |
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Section 2.24. |
Security Interest in Letter of Credit Account |
80 |
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Section 2.25. |
Payment of Obligations |
80 |
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Section 2.26. |
Defaulting Lenders |
80 |
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Section 2.27. |
Increase in Commitment |
85 |
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Section 2.28. |
Extension of the Revolving Facility |
86 |
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Section 2.29. |
Benchmark Replacement Setting |
89 |
SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
91 |
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Section 3.01. |
Organization and Authority |
91 |
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Section 3.02. |
Air Carrier Status |
91 |
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Section 3.03. |
Due Execution |
91 |
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Section 3.04. |
Statements Made |
92 |
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Section 3.05. |
Financial Statements; Material Adverse Change |
93 |
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Section 3.06. |
Ownership of Subsidiaries |
93 |
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Section 3.07. |
Liens |
93 |
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Section 3.08. |
Use of Proceeds |
93 |
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Section 3.09. |
Litigation and Compliance with Laws |
93 |
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Section 3.10. |
FAA Slot Utilization |
94 |
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Section 3.11. |
Foreign Slot Utilization |
94 |
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Section 3.12. |
Routes |
94 |
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Section 3.13. |
Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act |
95 |
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Section 3.14. |
Ownership of Collateral |
95 |
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Section 3.15. |
Perfected Security Interests |
95 |
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Section 3.16. |
Payment of Taxes |
95 |
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Section 3.17. |
Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions |
96 |
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SECTION 4. CONDITIONS OF LENDING |
96 |
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Section 4.01. |
Conditions Precedent to Closing |
96 |
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Section 4.02. |
Conditions Precedent to Each Loan and Each Letter of
Credit |
98 |
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SECTION 5. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
99 |
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Section 5.01. |
Financial Statements, Reports, etc. |
99 |
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Section 5.02. |
Taxes |
101 |
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Section 5.03. |
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws |
101 |
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Section 5.04. |
Corporate Existence |
102 |
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Section 5.05. |
Compliance with Laws |
102 |
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Section 5.06. |
Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries |
102 |
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Section 5.07. |
Delivery of Appraisals |
102 |
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Section 5.08. |
Regulatory Cooperation |
103 |
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Section 5.09. |
Regulatory Matters; Citizenship; Utilization; Collateral
Requirements |
103 |
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Section 5.10. |
Collateral Ownership |
105 |
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Section 5.11. |
Reserved |
105 |
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Section 5.12. |
Additional Guarantors; Grantors; Collateral |
105 |
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Section 5.13. |
Access to Books and Records |
106 |
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Section 5.14. |
Further Assurances |
107 |
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SECTION 6. NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
107 |
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Section 6.01. |
Restricted Payments |
107 |
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Section 6.02. |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
113 |
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Section 6.03. |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
113 |
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Section 6.04. |
Disposition of Collateral |
113 |
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Section 6.05. |
Transactions with Affiliates |
113 |
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Section 6.06. |
Liens |
115 |
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Section 6.07. |
Business Activities |
115 |
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Section 6.08. |
Liquidity |
115 |
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Section 6.09. |
Collateral Coverage Ratio |
115 |
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Section 6.10. |
Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets |
117 |
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Section 6.11. |
Use of Proceeds |
118 |
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SECTION 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
118 |
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Section 7.01. |
Events of Default |
118 |
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SECTION 8. THE AGENTS |
122 |
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Section 8.01. |
Administration by Agents |
122 |
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Section 8.02. |
Rights of Administrative Agent and Collateral Trustee |
123 |
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Section 8.03. |
Liability of Agents |
123 |
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Section 8.04. |
Reimbursement and Indemnification |
125 |
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Section 8.05. |
Successor Agents |
125 |
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Section 8.06. |
Independent Lenders |
126 |
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Section 8.07. |
Advances and Payments |
127 |
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Section 8.08. |
Sharing of Setoffs |
128 |
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Section 8.09. |
Withholding Taxes |
129 |
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Section 8.10. |
Appointment by Secured Parties |
129 |
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Section 8.11. |
Non-Extending Lenders |
129 |
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SECTION 9. GUARANTY |
130 |
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Section 9.01. |
Guaranty |
130 |
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Section 9.02. |
No Impairment of Guaranty |
131 |
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Section 9.03. |
Continuation and Reinstatement, etc. |
131 |
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Section 9.04. |
Subrogation |
131 |
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Section 9.05. |
Discharge of Guaranty |
131 |
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SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS |
132 |
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Section 10.01. |
Notices |
132 |
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Section 10.02. |
Successors and Assigns |
133 |
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Section 10.03. |
Confidentiality |
138 |
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Section 10.04. |
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver |
138 |
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Section 10.05. |
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of
Process |
141 |
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Section 10.06. |
No Waiver |
142 |
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Section 10.07. |
Extension of Maturity |
142 |
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Section 10.08. |
Amendments, etc. |
142 |
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Section 10.09. |
Severability |
145 |
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Section 10.10. |
Headings |
145 |
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Section 10.11. |
Survival |
145 |
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Section 10.12. |
Execution in Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness |
145 |
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Section 10.13. |
USA Patriot Act; Beneficial Ownership
Regulation |
145 |
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Section 10.14. |
New Value |
146 |
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Section 10.15. |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
146 |
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Section 10.16. |
No Fiduciary Duty, etc. |
146 |
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Section 10.17. |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
147 |
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Section 10.18. |
Collateral Trust Agreement |
147 |
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Section 10.19. |
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected
Financial Institutions |
147 |
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Section 10.20. |
Certain ERISA Matters |
148 |
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Section 10.21. |
Sustainability Linked Loan |
149 |
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Section 10.22. |
Amendment and Restatement; No Novation |
149 |
ANNEX A |
LENDERS AND COMMITMENTS |
ANNEX B |
LIST OF AIRCRAFT APPRAISERS |
EXHIBIT A-1 |
SRG Security Agreement |
EXHIBIT A-2 |
UK DEBENTURE |
EXHIBIT B |
FORM OF PRIORITY LIEN OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE (COLLATERAL
TRUST AGREEMENT) |
EXHIBIT C |
COLLATERAL TRUST Agreement |
EXHIBIT D |
FORM OF INSTRUMENT OF ASSUMPTION AND JOINDER |
EXHIBIT E |
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE |
EXHIBIT F |
FORM OF LOAN REQUEST |
SCHEDULE 3.06 |
SUBSIDIARIES OF PARENT |
AMENDED
AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of February 15, 2024, among UNITED AIRLINES, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”),
the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Parent from time to time party hereto other than the Borrower, each of the several banks
and other financial institutions or entities from time to time party hereto as a lender (the “Lenders”), JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A. (“JPMCB”), as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its permitted successors in such
capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity,
except as expressly stated herein, but solely as collateral trustee for the Secured Parties (together with its permitted successors,
in such capacity, the “Collateral Trustee”).
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
The Borrower, Parent, the “Lenders”
party thereto, (the “Existing Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent, are parties to a Revolving Credit and Guaranty
Agreement dated as of April 21, 2021 as amended pursuant to that certain Amendment No. 1 dated as of June 29, 2023 (the
revolving loan facility thereunder, the “Existing Credit Facility”).
Each of the Existing Lenders and each other lender
party hereto shall become or continue as a “Lender” under the Existing Credit Facility as amended and restated by this Agreement.
The Borrower has applied to the Lenders for a revolving
credit and revolving letter of credit facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,865,000,000 as of the date hereof as
set forth herein.
The proceeds of the Loans will be used to pay related
transaction costs, fees and expenses, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Parent and its Subsidiaries.
To provide guarantees and security for the repayment
of the Loans, the reimbursement of any draft drawn under a Letter of Credit and the payment of the other obligations of the Borrower
and the Guarantors hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Borrower and the Guarantors will, among other things, provide the
following (each as more fully described herein):
(a) to
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, a guaranty from each Guarantor of the due and punctual payment and performance of the Obligations
of the Borrower pursuant to Section 9 hereof; and
(b) to
the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the other Priority Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral
Trust Agreement), a security interest or mortgages (or comparable Liens) with respect to the Collateral from the Borrower and each Grantor
(if any) pursuant to the Security Agreement and the other Collateral Documents, subject to the Collateral Trust Agreement.
Accordingly, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Defined
Terms.
“2024 Non-Extending Lenders”
means Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch and any successor or assign of a 2024 Non-Extending Lender in accordance with this Agreement,
other than any 2024 Non-Extending Lender that becomes an Extending Lender as provided in the definition thereof.
“ABR”, when used in reference
to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan is, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing are, bearing interest at a rate determined
by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Account” shall have the meaning
given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Account Control Agreements”
shall have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Adjusted Term SOFR Rate” means,
for any Interest Period, and subject to the provisions of Section 2.29(b), an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Term
SOFR Rate for such Interest Period, plus (b) the applicable Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate as
so determined would be less than 0%, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to 0% for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Administrative Agent” shall
have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Administrative
Agent Fee Letter” shall mean that certain Administrative Fee Letter, dated as of the date hereof, between the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower.
“Affected Financial Institution”
means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” shall mean, as to
any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
Person. For purposes of this definition, a Person (a “Controlled Person”) shall be deemed to be “controlled
by” another Person (a “Controlling Person”) if the Controlling Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power
to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the Controlled Person whether by contract or otherwise; provided
that the PBGC shall not be an Affiliate of the Borrower or any Guarantor.
“Affiliate Transaction” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.05(a).
“Agents” shall mean the Administrative
Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Collateral Trustee.
“Agreement” shall mean this Revolving
Credit and Guaranty Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended or amended and restated from time
to time.
“Aggregate Exposure” shall mean,
with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in
effect or, if the Revolving Commitments of such Lender have been terminated, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of
Credit then outstanding.
“Aggregate Exposure Percentage”
shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure at
such time to the Aggregate Exposure of all Lenders at such time.
“Aircraft Appraiser” shall mean
(i) any appraisal firm listed on Annex B hereof or (ii) any other independent appraisal firm appointed by the Borrower
and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Airline/Parent Merger” means
the merger or consolidation, if any, of the Borrower and Parent.
“Airlines Merger” means the merger
of Continental and Old United completed on March 31, 2013.
“Airport Authority” shall mean
any city or any public or private board or other body or organization chartered or otherwise established for the purpose of administering,
operating or managing airports or related facilities, which in each case is an owner, administrator, operator or manager of one or more
airports or related facilities.
“Alternate Base Rate” shall mean,
for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the sum of the Federal
Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for a one-month tenor in effect on
such day, 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%; provided, that, if at any time the Adjusted
Term SOFR Rate is not identifiable as a result of the circumstances described in, and after giving effect to Section 2.09,
then clause (c) above shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the “Alternate Base Rate” at such time; provided
further, in no event shall the Alternate Base Rate be less than 1.0%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the
Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date
of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, respectively.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means
all laws, rules and regulations of the United States applicable to Parent or its Subsidiaries from time to time intended to prevent
or restrict bribery or corruption.
“Applicable Appraisal Discount Rate”
shall mean, 8%.
“Applicable
Margin” shall mean, (x) with respect to any 2024 Non-Extending Lender,
Revolving
Loans |
Pricing
Level |
Corporate
Rating
(S&P/Fitch/Moody’s) |
Applicable
Margin
Term
Benchmark
Loans |
Applicable
Margin
ABR Loans |
I |
BB/BB/Ba2
or higher |
3.00% |
2.00% |
II |
BB-/BB-/Ba3 |
3.25% |
2.25% |
III |
B+/B+/B1
or lower |
3.50% |
2.50% |
and (y) with respect to any Extending Lender,
the rate per annum determined pursuant to the following:
Revolving
Loans |
Pricing
Level |
Corporate
Rating
(S&P/Fitch/Moody’s) |
Applicable
Margin
Term
Benchmark
Loans |
Applicable
Margin
ABR Loans |
I |
BB/BB/Ba2
or higher |
3.00% |
2.00% |
II |
BB-/BB-/Ba3 |
3.25% |
2.25% |
III |
B+/B+/B1
or lower |
3.50% |
2.50% |
The following will apply in determining the Applicable
Margin at any time:
(a) If
there is only one Corporate Rating (defined below), the Applicable Margin shall be determined with reference to such Corporate Rating.
(b) If
two or three Corporate Ratings are the same, the Applicable Margin shall be determined with reference to such Corporate Ratings.
(c) If
there are only two Corporate Ratings which are different, the Applicable Margin shall be determined by the lower of such Corporate Ratings;
provided, however, that in the event the higher of such Corporate Ratings is greater than one ratings category above the
lower of such Corporate Ratings, the Applicable Margin shall be determined based on the Corporate Rating which is one ratings category
below the higher of such Corporate Ratings.
(d) If
there are three Corporate Ratings which are all different, the middle of such Corporate Ratings; provided, however, that
in the event the highest of such Corporate Ratings is greater than two ratings categories above the lowest of such Corporate Ratings,
the
Applicable Margin shall be determined based on the Corporate Rating
which is one ratings category below the highest of such Corporate Ratings.
For purposes of the foregoing, the “Corporate Rating”
from S&P, Fitch or Moody’s shall mean, as of any date, each of the ratings most recently publicly announced by Moody’s,
S&P or Fitch as the corporate family rating, corporate credit rating or equivalent type of credit rating (as applicable) of the Parent
or, if the Parent is not rated, of the Borrower. If the ratings established by S&P, Fitch or Moody’s shall be changed, such
change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first publicly announced by the applicable rating agency and if none of S&P,
Fitch or Moody’s shall have in effect a credit rating, the Applicable Margin shall be based on Level III. Each change in the Applicable
Margin shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of the applicable change in ratings and ending on the date immediately
preceding the effective date of the next such change in ratings. If the rating system of any such rating agency shall change, or if any
such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such
rating agencies or shall select a replacement rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment or replacement, for
purposes of determining the Applicable Margin, the Corporate Rating of the affected rating agency shall be deemed to be the Corporate
Rating of such rating agency, if any, in effect immediately prior to such change or cessation.
“Applicable Terminal Value Growth Rate”
shall mean, with respect to any Route, a terminal value growth rate based on the following table (as determined by reference to the applicable
region in which such Route was included, or would have been included, by reference to the Initial Appraisals):
Region |
Sub-Region |
Applicable
Terminal
Value Growth Rate |
Atlantic |
London |
1.5% |
Atlantic |
Europe |
1.5% |
Atlantic |
Africa |
3.0% |
Atlantic |
India |
3.0% |
Atlantic |
Canada |
1.5% |
Pacific |
Guam
and Pacific Island |
2.0% |
Pacific |
Oceania |
2.0% |
Pacific |
Japan |
1.5% |
Pacific |
China |
3.0% |
Pacific |
Miscellaneous
Asia |
2.0% |
Latin
America |
Mexico |
2.5% |
Latin
America |
South
America |
2.5% |
Latin
America |
Caribbean |
2.0% |
Latin
America |
Central
America |
2.0% |
“Appraisal”
means (i) the Initial Appraisals and (ii) any other appraisal, dated the date of delivery thereof, prepared by, in the
case of aircraft, airframes, or engines, an Aircraft Appraiser, in the case of Routes, Slots or Gate Leaseholds, either of BK Associates, Inc.,
MBA, or ICF, or, if none of the foregoing are available to provide an Appraisal, (A) any successor thereof (including any proposed
appraiser, the employees or principals of which previously appraised any of the Slots, Routes or Gate Leaseholds for any of the foregoing
Appraisers) or (B) another independent appraisal firm appointed by the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, or for any other asset, any independent appraisal firm appointed by the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, which certifies, at the time of determination, in reasonable detail the Appraised Value of Collateral and, (x) in the case
of aircraft, airframes or engines, is a “desk-top” appraisal of the fair market value assuming half-life condition, except
that any such equipment that is Stored shall have an assumed value of zero, (y) in the case of Routes or FAA Slots, whose methodology
(in the case of any Routes, utilizing the Applicable Appraisal Discount Rate and the Applicable Terminal Value Growth Rate) and form
of presentation are consistent in all material respects with the methodology and form of presentation of the Initial Appraisal applicable
to such type of Collateral, or which, as to any deviations from such methodology (including as to discount rate and terminal value growth
rate) and/or form of presentation, are otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (z) in
the case of assets other than aircraft, airframes, engines, Routes and FAA Slots, which sets forth the fair market value thereof in a
manner consistent with market practice for assets of such type in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Appraised
Value” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate value of all Collateral (other than cash
and Cash Equivalents pledged as Collateral) of the Borrower or any of the Grantors as of such date, as reflected in the most recent Appraisal
delivered to the Administrative Agent in respect of such Collateral in accordance with this Agreement as of that date (for the avoidance
of doubt, calculated after giving effect to any additions to or eliminations from the Collateral since the date of delivery of such Appraisal),
and (b) 160% of the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents pledged at such time as Collateral; provided that if any Pledged
Slots at an airport have been added to or eliminated from the Collateral since the most recent Appraisal of the Pledged Slots at such
airport and such Appraisal assigned differing Appraised Values to Pledged Slots at such airport based on criteria set forth therein,
such added or eliminated Pledged Slots at such airport shall be assigned an Appraised Value in accordance with such criteria set forth
in such Appraisal for purposes of determining the Appraised Value of all remaining Pledged Slots; provided, further,
that when used in reference to any particular item of Collateral, “Appraised Value” shall mean the value of such item of
Collateral as reflected in such most recent Appraisal of such Collateral; provided that if at the relevant time the Borrower has
not previously delivered to the Administrative Agent an Appraisal of a specific Collateral item (such as a single Route), but has delivered
to the Administrative Agent an Appraisal that includes the Appraised Value of a portion of the Collateral (such as all Routes to a particular
region) that includes such specific Collateral item, the Borrower shall allocate the Appraised Value of such specific Collateral item
on a reasonable basis, and such allocated amounts shall be the Appraised Value of such specific Collateral item, except that this proviso
shall not be applicable in a case where this Agreement or other Loan Document expressly requires that the Borrower obtain an Appraisal
in respect of such specific Collateral item.
“Approved Fund” shall have the
meaning given to such term in Section 10.02(b).
“ARB Indebtedness” shall mean,
with respect to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, without duplication, all Indebtedness or obligations of Parent or such Subsidiary
created or arising with respect to any limited recourse revenue bonds issued for the purpose of financing or refinancing improvements
to, or the construction or acquisition of, airport and other related facilities and equipment, the use or construction of which qualifies
and renders interest on such bonds exempt from certain federal or state taxes.
“Arranger Fee Letter” shall have
the meaning given to such term in Section 2.19.
“Assignment and Acceptance” shall
mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by
Section 10.02), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
“Available Tenor” means, as of
any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period
for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest
Period 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 (f) of Section 2.29.
“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
Product Obligations” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of
such Person in respect of any treasury, depository and cash management services, netting services and automated clearing house transfers
of funds services, including obligations for the payment of fees, interest, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and disbursements
in connection therewith.
“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean
The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as heretofore and hereafter amended, and codified as 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.
“Bankruptcy Event” shall mean,
with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a 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, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any
ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof,
provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts
within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental
Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
“Bankruptcy Law” means the Bankruptcy
Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
“Benchmark” means, initially,
Term SOFR Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, and the related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect
to the Term SOFR Rate or the then-current Benchmark, 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 2.29.
“Benchmark
Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined
by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
| (1) | the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark
Replacement Adjustment; or |
| (2) | 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 U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related
Benchmark Replacement Adjustment. |
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant
to clause (1) or (2) 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 dollar-denominated
syndicated credit facilities at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes”
means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement and/or any Term Benchmark Loan, any technical, administrative or operational changes
(including changes to the definition of “ABR,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S.
Government Securities 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 Section 2.16, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent
decides in consultation with the Borrower may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement
and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if
the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative
Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration
as the Administrative Agent decides in consultation with the Borrower is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date”
means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the 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 date of the public statement or publication of information referenced
therein. |
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 the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the 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 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 Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 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), which states that the administrator
of such Benchmark (or such component) 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 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 all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component
thereof) are no longer, or as of a specified future date will not 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 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 the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder
and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.29 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement
has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.29.
“Beneficial Owner” has the meaning
assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership
of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person”
will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or
exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable
or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms “Beneficially
Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have a corresponding meaning.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an
“employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined
in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of Section 3(42) of ERISA
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.”
“Board” shall mean the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Board of Directors” means:
(1) with
respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such
board;
(2) with
respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership;
(3) with
respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members, manager or managers or any controlling committee of managing
members or managers thereof; and
(4) with
respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
“Borrower” shall have the meaning
set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Borrowing” shall mean the incurrence,
conversion or continuation of Loans of a single Type on a single date and having, in the case of any Term Benchmark Loans, a single Interest
Period.
“Business Day” shall mean any
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City or Chicago are required or authorized to remain
closed (and, for a Letter of Credit, other than a day on which the Issuing Lender issuing such Letter of Credit is closed); provided,
however, that when used in connection with the borrowing or repayment of a Term Benchmark Loan, the term “Business Day”
shall also exclude any day that is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“Capital Lease Obligation” means,
at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required
to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall
be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be
prepaid by the lessee without payment of a penalty.
“Capital Markets Offering” means
any offering of “securities” (as defined under the Securities Act) in (a) a public offering registered under the Securities
Act, or (b) an offering not required to be registered under the Securities Act (including, without limitation, a private placement
under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, an exempt offering pursuant to Rule 144A and/or Regulation S of the Securities
Act and an offering of exempt securities).
“Capital Stock” means:
(1) in
the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(2) in
the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated)
of corporate stock;
(3) in
the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and
(4) any
other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions
of assets of, the issuing Person,
but excluding from all of the foregoing
any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital
Stock.
“Cash Collateralization” or “Cash
Collateralized” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.02(j).
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(1) direct
obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States (or by any
agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States), in each case maturing within
one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(2) direct
obligations of state and local government entities, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof, which
have a rating of at least A- (or the equivalent thereof) from S&P or A3 (or the equivalent thereof) from Moody’s;
(3) obligations
of domestic or foreign companies and their subsidiaries (including, without limitation, agencies, sponsored enterprises or instrumentalities
chartered by an Act of Congress, which are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States), including, without limitation,
bills, notes, bonds, debentures, and mortgage-backed securities, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(4) investments
in commercial paper maturing within 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, a rating of
at least A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) from S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) from Moody’s;
(5) investments
in certificates of deposit (including investments made through an intermediary, such as the certificated deposit account registry service),
banker’s acceptances, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits and overnight bank deposits maturing within one year 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 other commercial bank of recognized standing organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof that has a combined
capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $100.0 million;
(6) fully
collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than six months for underlying securities that would otherwise be eligible
for investment;
(7) investments
in money in an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or in pooled accounts or funds offered
through mutual funds, investment advisors, banks and brokerage houses which invest its assets in obligations of the type described in
clauses (1) through (6) above. This could include, but not be limited to, money market funds or short-term and
intermediate bonds funds;
(8) money
market funds that (A) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
(B) are rated AAA (or the equivalent thereof) by S&P and Aaa (or the equivalent thereof) by Moody’s and (C) have
portfolio assets of at least $5.0 billion;
(9) deposits
available for withdrawal on demand with commercial banks organized in the United States (or any foreign jurisdiction in which Parent
or any Restricted Subsidiary operates) having capital and surplus in excess of $100.0 million;
(10) securities
with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of
the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government,
the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may
be) are rated at least A- by S&P or A3 by Moody’s; and
(11) any
other securities or pools of securities that are classified under GAAP as cash equivalents or short-term investments on a balance sheet.
“Certificate Delivery Date” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.09(a).
“Change in Law” shall mean, after
the Closing Date (or, solely in the case of 2024 Non-Extending Lenders, the Original Closing Date), (a) the adoption of any law,
rule or regulation after the Closing Date (or, solely in the case of 2024 Non-Extending Lenders, the Original Closing Date) (including
any request, rule, regulation, guideline, requirement or directive 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 II or Basel III) or (b) compliance by any Lender or Issuing Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.14(b), by
any lending office of such Lender or Issuing Lender through which Loans and/or Letters of Credit are issued or maintained or by such
Lender’s or Issuing Lender’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 Closing Date (or, solely in the case of 2024 Non-Extending Lenders,
the Original Closing Date); provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, 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 shall be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
“Change of Control” means the
occurrence of any of the following:
(1) the
sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related
transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any Person (including
any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act)); provided that the sale by
Borrower of all or substantially all of its properties or assets to the Parent shall not constitute a Change of Control; or
(2) the
consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation), the result of which is that any Person
(including any “person” (as defined above)) becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the
Voting Stock of Parent (measured by voting power rather than number of shares), other than (A) any such transaction where the Voting
Stock of Parent (measured by voting power rather than number of shares) outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitutes
or is converted into or exchanged for a majority of the outstanding shares of the Voting Stock of such Beneficial Owner (measured by
voting power rather than number of shares), or (B) any merger or consolidation of Parent with or into any Person (including any
“person” (as defined above)) which owns or operates (directly or indirectly through a contractual arrangement) a Permitted
Business (a “Permitted Person”) or a Subsidiary of a Permitted Person, in each case, if immediately after such transaction
no Person (including any “person” (as defined above)) is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of
the total Voting Stock of such Permitted Person (measured by voting power
rather than number of shares); provided that the occurrence
of the Airline/Parent Merger shall not be deemed to constitute a Change of Control.
“Class”, in the event of an extension
of less than all Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.28, when used in reference to any Loan or
Borrowing, shall refer to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Revolving Loans extended
pursuant to Section 2.28 and when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment
or an Extended Revolving Commitment.
“Closing Date” shall mean the
date on which this Agreement has been executed and the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.01 have been satisfied
or waived.
“Closing Date Transactions” shall
mean the Transactions other than (x) the borrowing of Loans after the Closing Date and the use of the proceeds thereof, and (y) the
request for and issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder after the Closing Date.
“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).
“Code” shall mean the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral” shall mean (i) the
assets and properties of the Grantors upon which Liens have been granted to the Collateral Trustee to secure the Obligations or any other
Priority Lien Obligations, including without limitation any Cure Collateral and all of the “Collateral” as defined in the
Collateral Documents, but excluding all such assets and properties released from such Liens pursuant to the applicable Collateral Document,
and (ii) the Letter of Credit Account, together with all amounts on deposit therein and all proceeds thereof.
“Collateral
Coverage Ratio” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) the Appraised Value of the Eligible Collateral as of such
date to (b) the Total Priority Lien Principal Amount as of such date.
“Collateral Coverage Ratio Certificate”
shall mean an Officer’s Certificate of the Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the Collateral Coverage
Ratio.
“Collateral Coverage Test” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.09(a).
“Collateral Documents” shall
mean, collectively, the SRG Security Agreement, the Collateral Trust Agreement, the Account Control Agreements, the UK Debenture and
other agreements, instruments or documents that create or purport to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral
Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in each case so long as such agreement, instrument or document shall not have been terminated
in accordance with its terms.
“Collateral Trust Agreement”
shall mean that certain Collateral Trust Agreement dated as of the Original Closing Date, among the Borrower, the other Grantors from
time to time party thereto, the Administrative Agent, the Term Loan Administrative Agent (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement),
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee under the Indenture, the Collateral Trustee, and each other Secured Debt Representative
(as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) from time to time party thereto, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C,
as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended or amended and restated from time to time in accordance with the
terms thereof.
“Collateral Trustee” shall have
the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Commitment” shall mean, as to
any Lender, the Revolving Commitment of such Lender.
“Commitment Fee” shall have the
meaning given to such term in Section 2.20(a).
“Commitment Fee Rate” shall mean
0.75% per annum.
“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.
“Consolidated Net Income” means,
with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries
for such period, on a consolidated basis (excluding the net income (loss) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary of such Person), determined
in accordance with GAAP and without any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends; provided that:
(1) all
net after tax extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses and all gains or losses realized in connection with any Disposition
of assets of such Person or the disposition of securities by such Person or the early extinguishment of Indebtedness of such Person,
together with any related provision for taxes on any such gain, will be excluded;
(2) the
net income (but not loss) of any Person that is not the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity
method of accounting will be included for such period only to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in
cash to the specified Person or Restricted Subsidiary of the specified Person;
(3) the
net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or
similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that net income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior
governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement,
instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders;
(4) the
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles on such Person will be excluded;
(5) the
effect of non-cash gains and losses of such Person resulting from Hedging Obligations, including attributable to movement in the mark-to-market
valuation of Hedging Obligations pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 815 – Derivatives
and Hedging will be excluded;
(6) any
non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants by such Person of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options or other rights
to officers, directors or employees, will be excluded;
(7) the
effect on such Person of any non-cash items resulting from any amortization, write-up, write-down or write-off of assets (including intangible
assets, goodwill and deferred financing costs) in connection with any acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation or similar transaction
(including but not limited to any one or more of the Continental/UAL Merger, the Airlines Merger and the Airline/Parent Merger) or any
other non-cash impairment charges incurred subsequent to the Closing Date resulting from the application of Financial Accounting Standards
Board Accounting Standards Codifications 205 – Presentation of Financial Statements, 350 – Intangibles – Goodwill and
Other, 360 – Property, Plant and Equipment and 805 – Business Combinations (excluding any such non-cash item to the extent
that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenditures in any future period except to the extent such item is subsequently
reversed), will be excluded; and
(8) any
provision for income tax reflected on such Person’s financial statements for such period will be excluded to the extent such provision
exceeds the actual amount of taxes paid in cash during such period by such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Tangible Assets”
means, as of any date of determination, Consolidated Total Assets of Parent and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries excluding goodwill,
patents, trade names, trademarks, copyrights, franchises and any other assets properly classified as intangible assets in accordance
with GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means,
as of any date of determination, the sum of the amounts that would appear on a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its consolidated
Restricted Subsidiaries as the total assets of the Parent and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
“Continental” means Continental
Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (now known as United Airlines, Inc., and the Borrower hereunder), into which Old United
was merged in the Airlines Merger.
“Continental/UAL Merger” means
the merger in which Continental became a Subsidiary of Parent.
“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.
“Cure
Collateral” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement; provided that (a) any
Account of the Borrower or any Grantor pledged as Cure Collateral shall be an Eligible Account, (b) FAA Slots of the Borrower or
any Grantor pledged as Cure Collateral shall be at an Eligible Airport, (c) Ground Support Equipment, Real Property Assets, QEC
Kits, Tooling, Flight Simulators (each defined term in this clause (c) as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) and
material intellectual property pledged as Cure Collateral shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and (d) any
Cure Collateral shall be subject only to Permitted Liens (excluding, at the time such assets become subject to such Lien, those referred
to in clauses (5) and (11) of the definition of “Permitted Lien”).
“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) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to (i) if
such SOFR Rate Day is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is not a U.S.
Government Securities Business Day, the U.S. Government Securities 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. If by
5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the second (2nd) U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately following any SOFR Determination
Date, SOFR in respect of such SOFR Determination Date has not been published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark
Replacement Date with respect to the Daily Simple SOFR has not occurred, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Date will be SOFR as published
in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s
Website.
“Default” means any event that,
unless cured or waived, is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
“Defaulting
Lender” shall mean, at any time, any Lender that (a) has failed, within two (2) Business Day of the date required
to be funded or paid by it hereunder, to fund or pay (x) any portion of the Loans, (y) any portion of the participations in
any Letter of Credit required to be funded hereunder or (z) any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder to the Administrative
Agent, any Issuing Lender or any other Lender (or its banking Affiliates), unless, in the case of clause (x) above, such Lender
notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower 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, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any other Lender 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 (i) 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 (ii)
generally
under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by
the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, any other Lender or the Borrower, acting in good faith, to provide a confirmation
in writing from an authorized officer or other authorized representative of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and
is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit under
this Agreement, which request shall only have been made after the conditions precedent to borrowings have been met, provided that such
Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon the Administrative Agent’s, such Issuing
Lender’s, such other Lender’s or the Borrower’s, as applicable, receipt of such confirmation in form and substance
satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become, or has had its Parent Company become, the subject of a Bankruptcy
Event or a Bail-In Action. If the Administrative Agent determines that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any of clauses (a) through
(d) above, such Lender will be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender upon notification of such determination by the Administrative
Agent to the Borrower, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders.
“Designated
Banking Product Agreement” means any agreement evidencing Designated Banking Product Obligations entered into by the Parent
or the Borrower and any Person that, at the time such Person entered into such agreement, was a Revolving Lender or a banking
Affiliate of a Revolving Lender, in each case designated by the relevant Lender and the Parent or the Borrower, by written notice to
the Administrative Agent, as a “Designated Banking Product Agreement”; provided that, so long as any Revolving Lender
is a Defaulting Lender, such Revolving Lender shall not have any rights hereunder with respect to any Designated Banking Product Agreement
entered into while such Revolving Lender was a Defaulting Lender.
“Designated Banking Product Obligations”
means any Banking Product Obligations, in each case as designated by any Revolving Lender (or a banking Affiliate thereof) and Parent
or the Borrower from time to time and agreed to by the Administrative Agent as constituting “Designated Banking Product Obligations,”
which notice shall include (i) a copy of an agreement providing an agreed-upon maximum amount of Designated Banking Product Obligations
that can be included as Obligations, and (ii) the acknowledgment of such Lender (or such banking Affiliate) that its security interest
in the Collateral securing such Designated Banking Product Obligations shall be subject to the Collateral Trust Agreement and the other
Loan Documents; provided that, after giving effect to such designation, the aggregate agreed-upon maximum amount of all “Designated
Banking Product Obligations” included as Obligations, together with the aggregate agreed-upon maximum amount of all “Designated
Hedging Obligations” included as Obligations, shall not exceed $250,000,000 in the aggregate.
“Designated
Hedge Agreement” means any Hedge Agreement entered into by the Parent or the Borrower and any Person that, at the time
such Person entered into such Hedge Agreement, was a Revolving Lender or an Affiliate of a Revolving Lender, as designated by the relevant
Lender (or Affiliate of a Lender) and the Parent or the Borrower, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, as a “Designated
Hedge Agreement,” which notice shall include a copy of an agreement providing for (i) a methodology agreed to by the Parent
or the Borrower, such Lender or Affiliate of a Lender, and the Administrative Agent for reporting the outstanding amount of Designated
Hedging Obligations under such Designated Hedge Agreement from time to time, (ii) an agreed-upon maximum amount of Designated Hedging
Obligations under such
Designated Hedge Agreement that can be included as Obligations, and
(iii) the acknowledgment of such Lender or Affiliate of a Lender that its security interest in the Collateral securing such Designated
Hedging Obligations shall be subject to the Collateral Trust Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that, after giving
effect to such designation, the aggregate agreed-upon maximum amount of all “Designated Hedging Obligations” included as
Obligations, together with the aggregate agreed-upon maximum amount of all “Designated Banking Product Obligations” included
as Obligations, shall not exceed $250,000,000 in the aggregate; provided, further, that so long as any Revolving Lender is a Defaulting
Lender, such Revolving Lender shall not have any rights hereunder with respect to any Designated Hedge Agreement entered into while such
Revolving Lender was a Defaulting Lender.
“Designated Hedging Obligations”
means, as applied to any Person, all Hedging Obligations of such Person under Designated Hedge Agreements after taking into account the
effect of any legally enforceable netting arrangements included in such Designated Hedge Agreements; it being understood and agreed
that, on any date of determination, the amount of such Hedging Obligations under any Designated Hedge Agreement shall be determined based
upon the “settlement amount” (or similar term) as defined under such Designated Hedge Agreement or, with respect to a Designated
Hedge Agreement that has been terminated in accordance with its terms, the amount then due and payable (exclusive of expenses and similar
payments but including any termination payments then due and payable) under such Designated Hedge Agreement.
“Disposition” shall mean, with
respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof. The terms “Dispose”
and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings. For the avoidance of doubt, a reduction in frequency of flight operations
over, or suspension or cancellation of, a Route shall not be a “Disposition” with respect to such Route.
“Disqualified Stock” means any
Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each
case at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant
to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale), is convertible or exchangeable
for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock, or is redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part (other
than as a result of a change of control or asset sale), on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date then in
effect. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders
of the Capital Stock have the right to require Parent to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or
an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that Parent may not repurchase or redeem
any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 6.01 hereof.
The amount of Disqualified Stock deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of this Agreement will be the maximum amount that
Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions
of, such Disqualified Stock, exclusive of accrued dividends.
“Dollars” and “$”
shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.
“DOT” shall mean the United States
Department of Transportation and any successor thereto.
“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.
“Eligible Account” shall mean
any Account owned by the Borrower or another Grantor meeting the criteria and eligibility standards which are agreed upon by the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent at the time of the initial pledge of Accounts to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the applicable Collateral
Document.
“Eligible Airport” means LaGuardia
Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport or any other airport reasonably acceptable
to the Administrative Agent.
“Eligible
Assignee” shall mean (a) a commercial bank having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000, (b) a finance company,
insurance company or other financial institution or fund, in each case reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which in the
ordinary course of business extends credit of the type contemplated herein or invests therein and has total assets in excess of $200,000,000
and whose becoming an assignee would not constitute a prohibited transaction under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406
of ERISA, (c) any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender, provided that, such Affiliate has total assets in excess of $200,000,000,
(d) an Approved Fund of any Lender, provided that, such Approved Fund has total assets in excess of $200,000,000, and (e) any
other financial institution reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, provided that such financial institution has
total assets in excess of $200,000,000; provided, that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no
(i) airline, commercial air freight carrier, air freight forwarder or entity engaged in the business of parcel transport by air
or (ii) Affiliate of any Person described in clause (i) above (other than any Affiliate of such Person as a result of
common control by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, any Affiliate of such Person who becomes a Lender with the consent
of the Borrower in accordance with Section 10.02(b), and any Affiliate of such Person under common control with such Person
which Affiliate is not actively involved in the management and/or operations of such Person), shall constitute an Eligible Assignee;
provided, further, that, neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor shall constitute an Eligible Assignee.
“Eligible
Collateral” shall mean, on any date of determination, all Collateral on which the Collateral Trustee shall, as of such date,
have, to the extent purported to be created by the applicable Collateral Document, a valid and perfected first priority Lien and/or mortgage
(or comparable Lien) and which is otherwise subject only to Permitted Liens.
“Environmental Laws” shall mean
all applicable laws (including common law), statutes, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions
or legally binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating to the environment,
preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the handling, treatment, storage, disposal, Release or threatened Release of, or the
exposure of any Person (including employees) to, any Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental Liability” shall
mean any liability (including any liability for damages, natural resource damage, costs of environmental investigation, remediation or
monitoring or costs, fines or penalties) resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation,
use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment, disposal or the arrangement for disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure
to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any
contract, agreement, lease or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the
foregoing.
“Equity Interests” shall mean
Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible
into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Escrow Accounts” shall mean
accounts of Parent or any Subsidiary, solely to the extent any such accounts hold funds set aside by Parent or any Subsidiary to manage
the collection and payment of amounts collected, withheld or incurred by Parent or such Subsidiary for the benefit of third parties relating
to: (a) federal income tax withholding and backup withholding tax, employment taxes, transportation excise taxes and security related
charges, (b) any and all state and local income tax withholding, employment taxes and related charges and fees and similar taxes,
charges and fees, including, but not limited to, state and local payroll withholding taxes, unemployment and supplemental unemployment
taxes, disability taxes, workman’s or workers’ compensation charges and related charges and fees, (c) state and local
taxes imposed on overall gross receipts, sales and use taxes, fuel excise taxes and hotel occupancy taxes, (d) passenger facility
fees and charges collected on behalf of and owed to various administrators, institutions, authorities, agencies and entities, (e) other
similar federal, state or local taxes, charges and fees (including without limitation any amount required to be withheld or collected
under applicable law) and (f) other funds held in trust for, or otherwise pledged to or segregated for the benefit of, an identified
beneficiary; or (2) accounts, capitalized interest accounts, debt service reserve accounts, escrow accounts and other similar accounts
or funds established in connection with the ARB Indebtedness.
“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.
“Event of Default” shall have
the meaning given to such term in Section 7.01.
“Excess Proceeds” shall have
the meaning given to such term in Section 2.12(b).
“Excess Proceeds Offer” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.12(b).
“Exchange Act” shall mean the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded Contributions” means
net cash proceeds received by Parent after the Closing Date from:
(1) contributions
to its common equity capital (other than from any Subsidiary); or
(2) the
sale (other than to a Subsidiary or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan
or agreement of Parent or any Subsidiary) of Qualifying Equity Interests,
in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officer’s
Certificate executed on or around the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Equity Interests are sold, as the case
may be. Excluded Contributions will not be considered to be net proceeds of Qualifying Equity Interests for purposes of clause (a)(2)(B) of
Section 6.01 hereof.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means,
with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of,
or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such 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 Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract
participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor
or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master
agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to
swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes” shall mean,
with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account
of any Obligation of either the Borrower or any Guarantor hereunder or under any Loan Document, (a) any Taxes based on (or measured
by) its net income, profits or capital, or any franchise taxes, imposed (i) by the United States of America or any political subdivision
thereof or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in
the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located or (ii) as a
result of a present or former connection between such recipient and
the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes (other than a connection arising from such recipient’s having executed, delivered, enforced,
become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged
in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, this Agreement or any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in this Agreement
or any Loan Document), (b) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar Tax imposed by any other
jurisdiction in which such recipient is located, (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender, any withholding Tax or gross income Tax that
is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates
a new lending office), except, and then only to the extent that, such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time
of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding
Tax pursuant to Section 2.16(a), (d) in the case of a Lender, any withholding Tax that is attributable to such Lender’s
failure to deliver the documentation described in Section 2.16(f) or 2.16(g) and (e) any U.S. withholding
Tax that is imposed by reason of FATCA.
“Extended Revolving Commitment”
shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.28(b)(ii).
“Extending Lender” means (a) each
Existing Lender that has agreed to extend its Commitment as set forth on Schedule I, (b) each Non-Extending Lender that has agreed
after the Closing Date to become an “Extending Lender” (which agreement shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any assignee of a Non-Extending Lender, may be included in the Assignment
and Assumption Agreement pursuant to which such assignee assumed the Commitment or Aggregate Exposure of a Non-Extending Lender), (c) any
New Lender and (d) any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption that provides
for it to assume any Commitment or to acquire the Aggregate Exposure from any such Existing Lender, as applicable, or other than any
such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or otherwise in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Extension Amendment” shall have
the meaning given to such term in Section 2.28(d).
“FAA” shall mean the Federal
Aviation Administration of the United States of America and any successor thereto.
“FAA
Slots” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Fair Market Value” means the
value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of
either party, determined in good faith by an officer of the Borrower (unless otherwise provided in this Agreement); provided that
any such officer of the Borrower shall be permitted to consider the circumstances existing at such time (including, without limitation,
economic or other conditions affecting the United States airline industry generally and any relevant legal compulsion, judicial
proceeding or administrative order or the possibility thereof) in
determining such Fair Market Value in connection with such transaction.
“FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471
through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement, any amended or successor provisions that are similar thereto and not materially
more onerous to comply with, any regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of
the Code and any intergovernmental agreements implementing any of the foregoing (together with any Law implementing such agreement involving
any U.S. or non-U.S. regulations or official guidance).
“Federal Funds Effective Rate”
shall mean, for any day, the rate calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions
by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website
from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective
rate; provided, that, if the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes
of this Agreement.
“Fees” shall collectively mean
the Commitment Fees, the Letter of Credit Fees and other fees referred to in Sections 2.19, 2.20 and 2.21.
“Fitch” means Fitch, Inc.,
also known as Fitch Ratings, and its successors.
“Fixed Charges” means, with respect
to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) the
consolidated interest expense (net of interest income) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that
such interest expense is payable in cash (and such interest income is receivable in cash); plus
(2) the
interest component of leases that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period
to the extent that such interest component is related to lease payments payable in cash; plus
(3) any
interest expense actually paid in cash for such period by such specified Person on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed
by such specified Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such specified Person or one of its
Restricted Subsidiaries; plus
(4) the
product of (A) all cash dividends accrued on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
for such period, other than to Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, times (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is one
and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed
as a decimal, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; plus
(5) the
aircraft rent expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such aircraft rent expense is
payable in cash,
all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“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 Adjusted Term SOFR Rate.
“Foreign Aviation Authority”
shall mean any foreign governmental, quasi-governmental, regulatory or other agency, public corporation or private entity that exercises
jurisdiction over the authorization (a) to serve any foreign point on the Pledged Routes that a Grantor is serving at any time and/or
to conduct operations related to the Pledged Routes and related Pledged Gate Leaseholds and/or (b) to hold and operate any Pledged
Foreign Slots.
“Foreign Lender” shall mean any
Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is located. For purposes of this definition,
the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
“Foreign
Slot” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America, which are in effect from time to time, including those set forth in the opinions
and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, statements and pronouncements
of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment
of the accounting profession and the rules and regulations of the SEC governing the inclusion of financial statements in periodic
reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including opinions and pronouncements in staff accounting
bulletins and similar written statements from the accounting staff of the SEC.
“Gate
Leasehold” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Governmental Authority” shall
mean the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and
any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank organization, or other entity exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, taxing or regulatory powers or functions of or pertaining to government. Governmental Authority shall not include any Person
in its capacity as an Airport Authority.
“Grantor” shall mean the Borrower
and any Guarantor that shall at any time pledge Collateral under a Collateral Document.
“Guarantee” means a guarantee
(other than (a) by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection or (b) customary contractual indemnities, in each case
in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or
through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by
virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay
or to maintain financial statement conditions).
“Guaranteed Obligations” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.01(a).
“Guarantors” shall mean, collectively,
the Parent and each Subsidiary of the Parent that becomes a party to the Guarantee contained in Section 9 by executing an
Instrument of Assumption and Joinder. As of the Closing Date, Parent is the sole Guarantor and, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in
this Agreement shall require that any Subsidiary of Parent become a Guarantor (unless assets of such Subsidiary are pledged as Collateral).
“Guaranty Obligations” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.01(a).
“Hazardous Materials” shall mean
all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum
or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes
and all other substances or wastes of any nature that are regulated pursuant to, or could reasonably be expected to give rise to liability
under any Environmental Law.
“Hedge
Agreement” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Hedging
Obligations” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“IATA” means the International
Air Transport Association and any successor thereto.
“ICF” means ICF International.
“Increase Effective Date” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.27(a).
“Increase Joinder” shall have
the meaning given to such term in Section 2.27(c).
“Indebtedness” means, with respect
to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person (excluding advance ticket sales, accrued expenses and trade payables), whether
or not contingent:
(1) in
respect of borrowed money;
(2) evidenced
by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
(3) in
respect of banker’s acceptances;
(4) representing
Capital Lease Obligations;
(5) representing
the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services due more than six months after such property is acquired
or such services are completed, but excluding in any event trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business; or
(6) representing
any Hedging Obligations,
if and to the extent any of the preceding items
(other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared
in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any
asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise
included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person. Indebtedness shall be calculated without giving
effect to the effects of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 815 – Derivatives and Hedging (or
any successor provision thereto) and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount
of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Agreement as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such
Indebtedness.
For the avoidance of doubt, Banking Product Obligations
do not constitute Indebtedness.
“Indemnified Taxes” shall mean
Taxes other than Excluded Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payments made by the Borrower or any Guarantor under this Agreement
or any other Loan Document.
“Indemnitee” shall have the meaning
given to such term in Section 10.04(b).
“Indenture”
shall mean the Indenture dated as of the date hereof, among the Borrower, each guarantor party thereto from time to time and Wilmington
Trust, National Association, as trustee and as collateral trustee.
“Initial Appraisals” shall mean,
collectively, the report of (i) MBA setting forth the Appraised Value of the Pledged FAA Slots and related Pledged Gate Leaseholds
and (ii) BK Associates, Inc. setting forth the Appraised Value of the Pledged Routes and related Pledged Foreign Slots and
Pledged Gate Leaseholds, in each case, included in the Collateral on the Closing Date, each dated as of September 30, 2023 and delivered
to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.01.
“Interest Election Request” shall
mean a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.05.
“Interest Payment Date” shall
mean (a) as to any Term Benchmark Loan having an Interest Period of one or three months, the last day of such Interest Period, (b) as
to any Term Benchmark Loan having an Interest Period of more than three months, each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof,
after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period and (c) with respect to ABR Loans, the last
Business Day of each March, June, September and December.
“Interest Period” shall mean,
as to any Borrowing of Term Benchmark Loans, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing (including as a result of a conversion
from ABR Loans) or on the last day of the preceding Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing and ending on (but excluding) the numerically
corresponding day to the date of such Borrowing (or if there is no corresponding day, the last day) in the calendar month that is (subject
to clause (ii) below) one, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect in the related notice delivered pursuant
to Section 2.03 or 2.05; provided that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day which shall not be
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) the final
Interest Period selected by the Borrower may end on, but no later than, the Revolving Facility Maturity Date and (iii) no Interest
Period shall end later than the Termination Date.
“Investments”
means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments made from and after the Closing Date by such Person in other
Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees), capital contributions or advances (but excluding advance
payments and deposits for goods and services and similar advances to officers, employees and consultants made in the ordinary course
of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities of other Persons,
together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If Parent
or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary
of Parent after the Closing Date such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted
Subsidiary of Parent, Parent will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair
Market Value of Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in
Section 6.01 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Equity Interests retained by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries after
a disposition or dividend of assets or Capital Stock of any Person in connection with any partial “spin-off” of a Subsidiary
or similar transactions shall not be deemed to be an Investment. The acquisition by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent after
the Closing Date of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by Parent or such Restricted
Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third
Person in an amount determined as provided in Section 6.01 hereof. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the amount
of an Investment will be determined at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.
“Issuing Lender” shall mean (i) each
Revolving Lender listed on Annex A hereto from time to time as an “Issuing Lender” (or any of its Affiliates reasonably
acceptable to the
Borrower), in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder,
and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.02(i), and (ii) any other Lender agreeing to act in such
capacity, which other Lender shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Each Issuing Lender may,
in its reasonable discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Lender reasonably
acceptable to the Borrower, which Affiliate shall agree in writing reasonably acceptable to the Borrower to be bound by the provisions
of the Loan Documents applicable to an Issuing Lender, in which case the term “Issuing Lender” shall include any such Affiliate
with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
“Issuing Lender Commitment” shall
mean the commitment of each Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit in face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading
“Issuing Lender Commitment” opposite its name in Annex A hereto as updated from time to time or in the Assignment
and Acceptance pursuant to which such Issuing Lender became a party hereto or in any other agreement with the Borrower pursuant to which
such Issuing Lender becomes an Issuing Lender or increases its Issuing Lender Commitment, in each case, as any of the same may be changed
from time to time with the consent of the Borrower and any such Issuing Lender.
“Joint Bookrunners” shall mean
the parties listed as “Joint Bookrunners” on the cover of this Agreement.
“Joint Lead Arrangers” shall
mean the parties listed as “Joint Lead Arrangers” on the cover of this Agreement.
“JPMCB” shall have the meaning
set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Junior Lien Debt” shall have
the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Junior Lien Obligations” shall
have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Latest Maturity Date” shall
mean, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time.
“LC Commitment” shall mean $500,000,000.
“LC Disbursement” shall mean
a payment made by an Issuing Lender pursuant to a Letter of Credit issued by it.
“LC Exposure” shall mean, at
any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate maximum 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; provided,
that in the case of any escalating Letter of Credit where the face amount thereof is subject to escalation with no conditions, the LC
Exposure with respect to such Letter of Credit shall be determined by referring to the maximum face amount to which such Letter of
Credit may be so escalated. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender
at any time shall be its Revolving Commitment Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.
“Lender Party” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 10.03.
“Lenders” shall have the meaning
set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Letter of Credit” shall mean
any irrevocable letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 2.02, which letter of credit shall be (i) a standby letter
of credit, (ii) issued for general corporate purposes of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent; provided that in any case the
account party of a Letter of Credit must be the Borrower, (iii) denominated in Dollars and (iv) otherwise in such form as may
be reasonably approved from time to time by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender.
“Letter of Credit Account” shall
mean the account established by the Borrower under the sole and exclusive control of the Administrative Agent maintained at the office
of the Administrative Agent at 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Floor 01, Newark, DE 19713-2105, designated as the “United Airlines
L/C Account” that shall be used solely for the purposes set forth herein.
“Letter of Credit Fees” shall
mean the fees payable in respect of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.21.
“Lien” means, with respect to
any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or similar encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether
or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (but excluding any lease, sublease, use or license agreement or swap
agreement or similar arrangement by any Grantor described in clause (e)(iv) or (f) of the definition of “Permitted
Disposition”), including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any option or other agreement to sell or give
a security interest in and, except in connection with any Qualified Receivables Transaction, any agreement to give any financing statement
under the UCC (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
“Liquidity” shall mean the sum
of (i) all unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Parent and the Borrower (or for purposes of Section 6.01(b)(19),
the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries) (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any cash or Cash Equivalents held in accounts subject
to Account Control Agreements), (ii) the aggregate principal amount committed and available to be drawn by the Parent and the Borrower
(or for purposes of Section 6.01(b)(19), the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries) (taking into account all borrowing base
limitations or other restrictions) under all revolving credit facilities (including the Revolving Facility) of the Parent and the Borrower
(or for purposes of Section 6.01(b)(19), the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries) and (iii) the scheduled net proceeds
(after giving effect to any expected repayment of existing Indebtedness using such proceeds) of any Capital Markets Offering of the Parent
or the Borrower (or for purposes of Section 6.01(b)(19), the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries)that has priced
but has not yet closed (until the earliest of the closing thereof, the termination thereof without closing or the date that falls five
(5) Business Days after the initial scheduled closing date thereof).
“Loan Documents” shall mean this
Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the Administrative Agent Fee Letter, the Arranger Fee Letter and any other instrument or agreement
(which is designated as a Loan Document therein) executed and delivered by the Borrower or a Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, the
Collateral Trustee, any Issuing Lender or any Lender, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended
or amended and restated from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Loan Request” shall mean a request
by the Borrower, executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, for a Loan in accordance with Section 2.03 in substantially
the form of Exhibit F.
“Loans” shall mean the Revolving
Loans.
“Margin Stock” shall have the
meaning given to such term in Section 3.13(a).
“Marketing and Service Agreements”
shall mean any business, marketing and/or service agreements among the Borrower (or any Guarantor) and/or any of its Subsidiaries and
such other parties from time to time that include, but are not limited to, code-sharing, pro-rate, capacity purchase, service, frequent
flyer, ground handling and marketing agreements, in each case that are entered into in the ordinary course of business.
“Material Adverse Change” shall
mean any event, development or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall
mean a material adverse effect on (a) the consolidated business, operations or financial condition of the Parent and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee and the Lenders thereunder or (c) the ability of the Borrower and the Guarantors, collectively,
to pay the Obligations.
“Material Indebtedness” shall
mean Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or Guarantors (other than the Loans and obligations relating to Letters of Credit) outstanding
under the same agreement in a principal amount exceeding $200,000,000.
“MBA” means Morten Beyer &
Agnew.
“Minimum Extension Condition”
shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.28(c).
“Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc.
“Net Proceeds” means the aggregate
cash and Cash Equivalents received by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Disposition (including, without
limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received in respect of or upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received
in any Disposition) or Recovery Event, net of: (a) the direct costs and expenses relating to such Disposition and incurred by Parent
or a Restricted Subsidiary (including the sale or disposition of such non-cash consideration) or any
such Recovery Event, including, without limitation, legal, accounting
and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Disposition or Recovery Event,
taxes paid or payable as a result of the Disposition or Recovery Event, in each case, after taking into account any available tax credits
or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements; (b) any reserve for adjustment or indemnification obligations in respect of the
sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP; and (c) any portion of the purchase price from a Disposition
placed in escrow pursuant to the terms of such Disposition (either as a reserve for adjustment of the purchase price, or for satisfaction
of indemnities in respect of such Disposition) until the termination of such escrow.
“New Lender” shall have the meaning
given to such term in Section 2.27(a).
“Non-Defaulting Lender” shall
mean, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.
“Non-Extending Lender” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 10.08(g).
“Non-Recourse Debt” shall mean
Indebtedness:
(1) as
to which neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (A) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking,
agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness) or (B) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise;
and
(2) as
to which the holders of such Indebtedness do not otherwise have recourse to the stock or assets of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
(other than the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary).
“Non-Recourse
Financing Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of Parent that (a) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse
Debt and (b) engages in no activities other than those relating to the financing of specified assets and other activities incidental
thereto.
“Notes” shall have the meaning
given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York.
“Obligations” shall mean the
unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and interest accruing after the filing
of any petition of bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether
or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), the Loans, the Designated Hedging Obligations,
the Designated Banking Product Obligations, and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, any
Issuing Lender or any Lender (or (i) in the case of Designated Hedging Obligations, any obligee with respect to such designated
Hedging Obligations who was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender when the related Designated Hedge Agreement was entered into, or (ii) in
the case of Designated Banking Product Obligations, any obligee with respect to
such Designated
Banking Product Obligations who was a Lender or a banking Affiliate of any Lender at the time the related Designated Banking Product
Agreement was entered into), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred,
which arise under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees,
indemnities, out-of-pocket costs, and expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent,
any Issuing Lender or any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise; provided, however,
that the aggregate amount of all Designated Hedging Obligations and Designated Banking Product Obligations (in each case valued in accordance
with the definitions thereof) at any time outstanding that shall be included as “Obligations” shall not exceed $250,000,000;
provided, further, that in no event shall the Obligations include Excluded Swap Obligations.
“Officer” means, with respect
to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial
Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person.
“Officer’s Certificate”
shall mean a certificate signed on behalf of the Borrower or Parent by an Officer of the Borrower or Parent, respectively.
“Old United” means United Air
Lines, Inc., a Delaware corporation, which merged into Continental pursuant to the Airlines Merger.
“Original Closing Date” means
April 21, 2021.
“Other Taxes” shall mean any
and all present or future court stamp, mortgage, intangible, recording, filing or documentary taxes or any other similar, charges or
similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, performance, delivery, registration of or enforcement of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
“Outstanding Letters of Credit”
shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.02(j).
“Parent” shall have the meaning
set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Parent Company” means, with
respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation Y), if any, of such Lender, and/or any
Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.
“Participant” shall have the
meaning given to such term in Section 10.02(d).
“Participant Register” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 10.02(d).
“Patriot Act” shall mean the
USA Patriot Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law on October 26, 2001 and any subsequent legislation that amends or
supplements such Act or any subsequent legislation that amends, supplements or supersedes such Act.
“Payment” has the meaning assigned
to it in Section 8.07(c).
“Payment Notice” has the meaning
assigned to it in Section 8.07(c).
“Payroll Accounts” shall mean
depository accounts used only for payroll.
“PBGC” shall mean the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor agency or entity performing substantially the same functions.
“Permitted Business” means any
business that is the same as, or reasonably related, ancillary, supportive or complementary to, or any reasonable extension of, the business
in which Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the date of this Agreement.
“Permitted Disposition” shall
mean any of the following:
(a) the
Disposition of Collateral permitted under the applicable Collateral Documents;
(b) the
Disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents constituting Collateral in exchange for other cash or Cash Equivalents constituting Collateral
and having reasonably equivalent value therefor; provided that this clause (b) shall not permit any Disposition of the Letter
of Credit Account or any amounts on deposit therein;
(c) sales
or dispositions (but without in any way limiting the effect of clause (a) above) of surplus, obsolete, negligible or uneconomical
assets no longer used in the business of the Borrower and the other Grantors, including returns of Slots to the FAA; provided
that any such sale or disposition, as applicable, is made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and does
not materially and adversely affect the business of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(d) Dispositions
of Collateral among the Grantors (including any Person that shall become a Grantor simultaneous with such Disposition in the manner contemplated
by Section 5.12); provided that:
(i) such
Collateral remains at all times subject to a Lien with the same priority and level of perfection as was the case immediately prior to
such Disposition (and otherwise subject only to Permitted Liens) in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties
following such Disposition,
(ii) concurrently
therewith, the Grantors shall execute any documents and take any actions reasonably required to create, grant, establish, preserve or
perfect such Lien in accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement or the Collateral Documents,
(iii) concurrently
therewith or promptly thereafter, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall receive an Officer’s
Certificate, with respect to the matters described in clauses (i) and (ii) hereof and, if reasonably requested
by the Administrative Agent, an opinion of counsel to the Borrower (which may be in-house
counsel) as to the validity and perfection of such Lien
on the Collateral, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
(iv) concurrently
with any Disposition of Collateral to any Person that shall become a Grantor simultaneous with such Disposition in the manner contemplated
by Section 5.12, such Person shall have complied with the requirements of Section 5.12; provided further
that this clause (d) shall not permit any Disposition of the Letter of Credit Account or any amounts on deposit therein,
and
(v) the
preceding provisions of clauses (i) through (iv) shall not be applicable to any Disposition resulting from a
merger or consolidation permitted by Section 6.10; and
(e) (i)
abandonment of Slots and Gate Leaseholds; provided that such abandonment is (A) in connection with the downsizing of any
hub or facility which does not materially and adversely affect the business of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
(B) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and does not materially and adversely affect the business
of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (C) reasonably determined by the Borrower to relate to Collateral
of de minimis value or surplus to the Borrower’s needs or (D) required by the DOT, the FAA, Foreign Aviation Authorities
or other Governmental Authority and, in the case of any such abandonment under this clause (i), does not have a Material Adverse
Effect,
(ii) exchange
of Pledged Slots in the ordinary course of business that in Parent’s reasonable judgment are of reasonably equivalent value (so
long as the Pledged Slots received in such exchange are concurrently pledged as Collateral and constitute Eligible Collateral, and such
exchange would not result in a Material Adverse Effect),
(iii) the
termination of leases or subleases or airport use or license agreements in the ordinary course of business to the extent such terminations
do not have a Material Adverse Effect, or
(iv) any
other lease or sublease of, or use or license agreements with respect to, assets and properties that constitute Slots or Gate Leaseholds
in the ordinary course of business and swap agreements or similar arrangements with respect to Slots in the ordinary course of business
and which lease, sublease, use or license agreement or swap agreement or similar arrangement (A) has a term of one year or less,
or does not extend beyond two comparable IATA traffic seasons (and contains no option to extend beyond either of such periods), (B) has
a term (including any option period) longer than allowed in clause (A); provided, however, that (x) in the case of
each transaction pursuant to this clause (B), an Officer’s Certificate is delivered to the Administrative Agent concurrently with
or promptly after the applicable Grantor’s entering into any such transaction that (i) immediately after giving effect to
such transaction the Collateral Coverage Test would be satisfied (excluding, for purposes of calculating such ratio, the proceeds of
such transaction and the intended use thereof), (ii) the Collateral Trustee’s Liens on Collateral subject to such lease, sublease,
use, license agreement or swap or similar arrangement are not materially adversely affected (it being understood that no Permitted Lien
shall be
deemed
to have such an effect) and (iii) no Event of Default exists at the time of such transaction, and (y) immediately after giving
effect to any transaction pursuant to this clause (B), the aggregate Appraised Value of Collateral subject to transactions covered by
this clause (B) shall not exceed $300,000,000; provided that the foregoing cap shall not apply to the
extent such lease, sublease, use or license agreement or swap agreement or similar arrangement is required or advisable (as reasonably
determined by the Borrower) to preserve and keep in full force and effect its rights in such Slot or Gate Leasehold, (C) is for
purposes of operations by another airline operating under a brand associated with the Borrower (such as “United Express”)
or otherwise operating routes under a joint business arrangement or at the Borrower’s direction under a code share agreement, capacity
purchase agreement, pro-rate agreement or similar arrangement between such airline and the Borrower, or (D) is subject and subordinated
to the rights (including remedies) of the Collateral Trustee under the applicable Collateral Documents on terms reasonably satisfactory
to the Collateral Trustee;
(f) the
lease or sublease of assets and properties in the ordinary course of business; provided that, the rights of the lessee or sublessee
shall be subordinated to the rights (including remedies) of the Collateral Trustee under the applicable Collateral Document on terms
reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee;
(g) any
single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets having an Appraised Value of less than $50.0 million; provided
that, after giving pro forma effect to such transaction or transactions, the Collateral Coverage Test shall be satisfied;
and
(h) any
Permitted Lien.
“Permitted Investments” shall
mean:
(1) any
Investment in Parent or in a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(2) any
Investment in cash, Cash Equivalents and any foreign equivalents;
(3) any
Investment by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:
(A) such
Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent; or
(B) such
Person, in one transaction or a series of related and substantially concurrent transactions, is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with
or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(4) any
Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from a Disposition of assets;
(5) any
acquisition of assets or Capital Stock in exchange for the issuance of Qualifying Equity Interests;
(6) any
Investments received in compromise or resolution of (A) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary
course of business of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement
upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer or (B) litigation, arbitration or other disputes;
(7) Investments
represented by Hedging Obligations;
(8) loans
or advances to officers, directors or employees made in the ordinary course of business of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent
in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $20.0 million at any one time outstanding;
(9) prepayment
of any Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or prepayment of any other Priority Lien Debt;
(10) any
guarantee of Indebtedness other than a guarantee of Indebtedness of an Affiliate of Parent that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(11) any
Investment existing on, or made pursuant to binding commitments existing on, the Closing Date and any Investment consisting of an extension,
modification or renewal of any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to a binding commitment existing on, the Closing Date; provided
that the amount of any such Investment may be increased (A) as required by the terms of such Investment as in existence on the
Closing Date or (B) as otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
(12) Investments
acquired after the Closing Date as a result of the acquisition by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent of another Person, including
by way of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a transaction that is
not prohibited by Section 6.10 hereof after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation
of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation
or consolidation;
(13) the
acquisition by a Receivables Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction of Equity Interests of a trust or other
Person established by such Receivables Subsidiary to effect such Qualified Receivables Transaction; and any other Investment by Parent
or a Subsidiary of Parent in a Receivables Subsidiary or any Investment by a Receivables Subsidiary in any other Person in connection
with a Qualified Receivables Transaction;
(14) accounts
receivable arising in the ordinary course of business;
(15) Investments
in connection with outsourcing initiatives in the ordinary course of business; and
(16) Investments
having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes
in value other than a reduction for all returns of principal in cash and capital dividends in cash), when taken together with all Investments
made pursuant to this clause (16) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed 30% of the total consolidated assets of
the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time of such Investment.
“Permitted Liens” means:
(1) (a) Priority
Liens held by the Collateral Trustee securing the Obligations, all other Priority Lien Debt and all other Priority Lien Obligations under
the Notes and the Term Loan Credit Agreement, and any refinancing of any such Indebtedness (up to an aggregate principal amount not exceeding
the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness being refinanced plus accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) thereon and reasonable
fees and expenses associated with such refinancing) and (b) Priority Liens held by the Collateral Trustee securing Priority Lien
Debt and all other Priority Lien Obligations (in each case, other than such Indebtedness described in the foregoing clause (a));
provided that (i) after giving pro forma effect to the issuance or incurrence of any such Indebtedness under this
clause (b), the aggregate principal amount of all Priority Lien Debt would not exceed the greater of (A) $11,000,000,000
and (B) such an amount that would cause the Collateral Coverage Ratio to be equal to 2.0 to 1.0 and the Total Collateral Coverage
Ratio to be equal to 1.0 to 1.0; (ii) any such Indebtedness shall not be subject to or benefit from any Guarantee by any Person
that does not also Guarantee the other Priority Lien Debt; (iii) any such Indebtedness (except for (x) Indebtedness issued
in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, extend, refinance, replace, defease or discharge Priority Lien
Debt (so long as such Indebtedness has a maturity date that is after, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is equal to or
greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Priority Lien Debt being renewed, refunded, extended, refinanced, replaced,
defeased or discharged) and (y) customary bridge facilities provided by banks having a term no longer than 364 days) shall have
a maturity date not earlier than the Latest Maturity Date and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity no shorter than the Weighted Average
Life to Maturity of any Revolving Loans and (iv) if any such Indebtedness is subject to more restrictive events of default or covenants,
including negative covenants, financial covenants and collateral coverage ratios, than those applicable to the Revolving Loans, then
the Borrower shall provide, promptly following issuance or incurrence of such Indebtedness, a written offer to the Administrative Agent
(for approval by the Required Lenders) to amend this Agreement to provide that the events of default or covenants, as applicable, applying
to the Revolving Loans shall be as restrictive as such events of default or covenants applicable to such additional Priority Lien Debt.
(2) Liens
held by the Collateral Trustee securing Junior Lien Debt and all other Junior Lien Obligations; provided that (i) all such
junior Liens shall rank
junior to the Priority Lien Obligations pursuant to the Collateral
Trust Agreement and (ii) after giving pro forma effect to the issuance or incurrence of any such Indebtedness, the Total
Collateral Coverage Ratio shall be no less than 1.0 to 1.0.
(3) Liens
for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required
in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor;
(4) Liens
imposed by law, including carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case, incurred
in the ordinary course of business;
(5) Liens
arising by operation of law in connection with judgments, attachments or awards which do not constitute an Event of Default hereunder;
(6) Liens
created for the benefit of (or to secure) the Obligations or any Guaranty Obligations;
(7) (A) any
overdrafts and related liabilities arising from treasury, netting, depository and cash management services or in connection with any
automated clearing house transfers of funds, in each case as it relates to cash or Cash Equivalents, if any, and (B) Liens arising
by operation of law or that are contractual rights of set-off in favor of the depository bank or securities intermediary in respect of
the Letter of Credit Account or any account pledged to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee (for the benefit of the Secured
Parties) and subject to an Account Control Agreement or equivalent control arrangement;
(8) licenses,
sublicenses, leases and subleases by any Grantor as they relate to any aircraft, airframe, engine or any Cure Collateral and to the extent
(A) such licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases do not interfere in any material respect with the business of Parent and its
Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and in each case, such license, sublicense, lease or sublease is to be subject and subordinate
to the Liens granted to the Collateral Trustee pursuant to the Collateral Documents, and in each case, would not result in a Material
Adverse Effect or (B) otherwise expressly permitted by the Collateral Documents;
(9) salvage
or similar rights of insurers, in each case as it relates to any aircraft, airframe, engine or any Cure Collateral, if any;
(10) in
each case as it relates to any aircraft, Liens on appliances, parts, components, instruments, appurtenances, furnishings and other equipment
installed on such aircraft and separately financed by a Grantor, to secure such financing;
(11) Liens
incurred in the ordinary course of business of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (x) with respect to obligations that
do not exceed in the aggregate $30.0 million at any one time outstanding or (y) on Collateral having an aggregate Appraised Value
that does not exceed $30.0 million;
(12) Liens
on Collateral permitted under the Collateral Document granting a Lien on such Collateral;
(13) leases,
subleases, use or license agreements and swap agreements constituting “Permitted Dispositions” pursuant to clause (e)(iv) of
such definition;
(14) in
the case of any Gate Leaseholds, any interest or title of a licensor, sublicensor, lessor, sublessor or airport operator under any lease,
license or use agreement;
(15) Liens
on Collateral directly resulting from any Disposition (other than a Permitted Disposition incurred pursuant to clause (h) of the
definition thereof) of such Collateral permitted under the Loan Documents; and
(16) any
extension, modification, renewal or replacement of the Liens described in clauses (1) through (15) above, provided that such extension,
modification, renewal or replacement does not increase the principal amount of Indebtedness associated therewith.
“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness”
shall mean any Indebtedness (or commitments in respect thereof) of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for,
or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, extend, refinance, replace, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of Parent
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that:
(1) the
principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the original principal
amount (or accreted value, if applicable) when initially incurred of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, extended, refinanced, replaced,
defeased or discharged (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred
in connection therewith); provided that with respect to any such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness that is refinancing secured
Indebtedness and is secured by the same collateral, the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness shall not exceed the greater of the preceding amount and the Fair Market Value of the assets securing such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness;
(2) if
such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a maturity date that is after the Latest Maturity Date then in effect (with any amortization
payment comprising such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness being treated as maturing on its amortization date), such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is (A) equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity
of, the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded,
extended, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged or
(B) more than 60 days after the Latest Maturity Date then in effect;
(3) if
the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, extended, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged is subordinated in right of payment
to the Loans, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Loans on terms at least as favorable
to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, extended, refinanced, replaced,
defeased or discharged;
(4) no
Restricted Subsidiary that is not the Borrower or a Guarantor shall be an obligor with respect to such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
unless such Restricted Subsidiary was an obligor with respect to the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, extended, refinanced, replaced,
defeased or discharged; and
(5) notwithstanding
that the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, extended, replaced, defeased or discharged may have been repaid or discharged
by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries prior to the date on which the new Indebtedness is incurred, Indebtedness that otherwise
satisfies the requirements of this definition may be designated as Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness so long as such renewal, refunding,
refinancing, extension, replacement, defeasance or discharge occurred not more than 36 months prior to the date of such incurrence of
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness.
“Person” shall mean any natural
person, corporation, division of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, estate,
unincorporated organization, Airport Authority or Governmental Authority or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Plan” shall mean a Single Employer
Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan that is a pension plan subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA, Sections 412 or 430 of the Code
or Section 302 of ERISA.
“Plan Asset Regulations” means
of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101 et seq., as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, as amended from time to time.
“Pledged FAA Slots” means, as
of any date, the FAA Slots included in the Collateral as of such date.
“Pledged Foreign Slots” means,
as of any date, the Foreign Slots included in the Collateral as of such date.
“Pledged Gate Leaseholds” means,
as of any date, the Gate Leaseholds included in the Collateral as of such date.
“Pledged Routes” means, as of
any date, the Routes included in the Collateral as of such date.
“Pledged Slots” means, as of
any date, the Slots included in the Collateral as of such date.
“Prime Rate” shall mean the rate
of interest per annum 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.
“Priority Lien” means a Lien
granted pursuant to the Collateral Trust Agreement to secure Priority Lien Obligations.
“Priority Lien Debt” shall have
the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Priority Lien Obligations” shall
have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“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.
“Qualified Receivables Transaction”
means any transaction or series of transactions entered into by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries sells, conveys or otherwise transfers to (a) a Receivables Subsidiary or any other Person (in the case of a transfer
by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) and (b) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables Subsidiary), or grants
a security interest in, any accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising in the future) of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries,
and any assets related thereto including, without limitation, all Equity Interests and other investments in the Receivables Subsidiary,
all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable,
proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are
customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving accounts receivable, other than assets that constitute
Collateral or proceeds of Collateral.
“Qualified Replacement Assets”
means (a) in the case of Collateral comprised of Slots, Routes or Gate Leaseholds of the Borrower, Slots of United or any Grantor
(which shall include any Gate Leaseholds necessary for servicing the scheduled air carrier service utilizing such Slots) or Routes of
United or any Grantor (which shall include any Slots and Gate Leaseholds necessary for servicing the scheduled air carrier service authorized
by such Routes); provided that FAA Slots shall be at an Eligible Airport and (b) in the case of Cure Collateral, Cure Collateral
of any type (other than cash and Cash Equivalents).
“Qualifying Equity Interests”
means Equity Interests of Parent other than Disqualified Stock.
“Receivables Subsidiary” means
a Subsidiary of Parent which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of accounts receivable and which is
designated by the Board of Directors of Parent (as provided below) as a Receivables Subsidiary (a) no portion of the Indebtedness
or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (1) is guaranteed by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (other
than comprising a pledge of the Capital Stock or other interests in such Receivables Subsidiary (an “incidental pledge”),
and excluding any guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to representations,
warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction),
(2) is recourse to or obligates Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent in any way other than through an incidental pledge
or pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with
a Qualified Receivables Transaction or (3) subjects any property or asset of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent (other than accounts
receivable and related assets as provided in the definition of “Qualified Receivables Transaction”), directly or indirectly,
contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities
entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction, (b) with which neither Parent
nor any Subsidiary of Parent has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding (other than pursuant to the Qualified
Receivables Transaction) other than (i) on terms no less favorable to Parent or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained
at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of Parent, and (ii) fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection
with servicing accounts receivable and (c) with which neither Parent nor any Subsidiary of Parent has any obligation to maintain
or preserve such Subsidiary’s financial condition, other than a minimum capitalization in customary amounts, or to cause such Subsidiary
to achieve certain levels of operating results. Any such designation by the Board of Directors of a Parent will be evidenced to the Administrative
Agent by filing with the Administrative Agent a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of Parent giving effect to
such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.
“Recovery Event” shall mean any
settlement of or payment in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to any Collateral
or any “event of loss” or similar term (as defined in the related Collateral Document pursuant to which a security interest
in such Collateral is granted to the Collateral Trustee, if applicable).
“Reference Date” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 6.09(a).
“Reference
Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is the Term SOFR Rate,
5:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the day that is two U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the date of such setting, and
(2) if such Benchmark is not the Term SOFR Rate, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Register” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 10.02(b)(iv).
“Related Parties” shall mean,
with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, partners, members, employees,
agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” shall have the meaning
specified in Section 101(22) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act.
“Relevant Governmental Body”
means the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal
Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Required Class Lenders”
shall mean, with respect to any Class of Loans, the Lenders having more than 50% of all outstanding Loans and Commitments of such
Class.
“Required Lenders” shall mean,
at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been
terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding. The Revolving Extensions of Credit and Commitments of any Defaulting
Lender shall be disregarded in determining the “Required Lenders” at any time.
“Resolution Authority” means
an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means an
Officer.
“Restricted Investment” means
an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
“Restricted Payments” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).
“Restricted Subsidiary” of a
Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Revolver Extension” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 2.28(b).
“Revolver Extension Offer” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.28(b).
“Revolver Extension Offer Date”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.28(b)(i).
“Revolving Availability Period”
shall mean the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Facility Termination Date with respect to the
applicable Revolving Commitments.
“Revolving Commitment” shall
mean the commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans and participate in Letters of Credit hereunder in an aggregate principal
and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Revolving Commitment” opposite its name in Annex
A hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Revolving Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed
from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The original aggregate
amount of the Total Revolving Commitments as of the Closing Date is $2,865,000,000.
“Revolving Commitment Percentage”
shall mean, at any time, with respect to each Revolving Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing its Revolving Commitment at such
time by the Total Revolving Commitment or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Revolving Commitment Percentage of
each Revolving Lender that existed immediately prior to such termination.
“Revolving Extensions of Credit”
shall mean, as to any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving
Loans held by such Lender then outstanding and (b) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the LC Exposure then outstanding.
“Revolving Facility” shall mean
the Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loans made and Letters of Credit issued thereunder.
“Revolving Facility Maturity Date”
shall mean, with respect to (a) Revolving Commitments of the Extending Lenders that have not been extended pursuant to Section 2.28,
February 15, 2029, (b) Revolving Commitments of the 2024 Non-Extending Lenders, April 21, 2025 and (c) any Extended
Revolving Commitments, the final maturity date therefor as specified in the applicable Revolver Extension Offer accepted by the respective
Revolving Lender or Revolving Lenders.
“Revolving Facility Termination Date”
shall mean the earlier to occur of (a) the Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to the applicable Revolving Commitments,
(b) the acceleration of the Loans (if any) and the termination of the Commitments in accordance with the terms hereof and (c) the
termination of the applicable Revolving Commitments as a whole pursuant to Section 2.11.
“Revolving Lender” shall mean
each Lender having a Revolving Commitment.
“Revolving Loan” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).
“Route” shall have the meaning
given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“S&P” shall mean Standard &
Poor’s Ratings Services.
“Sale of a Grantor” means, with
respect to any Collateral, an issuance, sale, lease, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of the Capital Stock of the applicable
Grantor that owns such Collateral other than (1) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Grantor to Parent or another Restricted Subsidiary
of Parent, and (2) an issuance of directors’ qualifying shares.
“Sanctions” means economic or
financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the United States government, including
those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at
any time, a country, territory or region which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions, which as of the Closing Date include
the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic and Crimea regions of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran,
North Korea and Syria.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at
any time, (a) a Person which is subject or target of any Sanctions or (b) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person
or Persons.
“SEC” shall mean the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Secured Parties” shall mean
the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, the Issuing Lenders, the Lenders and all other holders of Obligations.
“Securities Act” shall mean the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Significant Subsidiary” means
any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02
of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the date of this Agreement.
“Single Employer Plan” shall
mean a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that is maintained for current or former employees of the
Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate could reasonably be expected to have liability
under Title IV of ERISA.
“Slot” shall have the meaning
given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“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 website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 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 definitions of “Daily Simple SOFR”.
“SRG Security Agreement” shall
mean that certain Priority Lien Security Agreement (Slots, Routes and Gates), dated as of the Original Closing Date, among the Borrower,
any other Grantor from time to time party thereto, and the Collateral Trustee, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A-1,
as the same may be amended, restated, modified,
supplemented, extended, amended and restated or replaced from time
to time in accordance with the terms thereof and of the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Stated Maturity” means, with
respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal
was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the Closing Date, and will not include any contingent
obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
“Statutory Reserve Rate” shall
mean a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus
the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a
decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, for eurocurrency
funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall
include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Term Benchmark Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be
subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time
to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically
on and as of the effective date of any change in reserve percentage.
“Stored” shall mean, as to any
aircraft, airframe, or engine, that such aircraft, airframe or engine has been stored (a) with a low expectation of a return to
service within the one year following commencement of such storage and (b) in a manner intended to minimize the rate of environmental
degradation of the structure and components of such aircraft, airframe or engine (as the case may be) during such storage.
“Subject Company” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(a).
“Subsidiary” shall mean, with
respect to any Person
(1) any
corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company) of which more
than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after
giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election
of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time of determination owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person (or a combination thereof);
and
(2) any
partnership, joint venture or limited liability company of which (A) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights,
total equity and voting interests or general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly,
by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof, whether in the form of
membership, general, special or limited partnership interests
or otherwise and (B) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.
“Swap Obligation” means, with
respect to any Guarantor, 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.
“Taxes” shall mean any and all
present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, assessments, fees, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental
Authority including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Termination Date” shall mean
the Revolving Facility Termination Date applicable to the related Revolving Commitments.
“Term
Benchmark” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing,
are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate.
“Term Benchmark Tranche” shall
mean the collective reference to Term Benchmark Loans under the Revolving Facility the then current Interest Periods with respect to
all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on the
same day).
“Term Loan Credit Agreement”
shall have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Term
SOFR Adjustment” means, for any calculation with respect to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, (x) with respect to any Extending
Lender, a percentage per annum equal to 0.10%, and (y) with respect to any 2024 Non-Extending, a percentage per annum as
set forth for the applicable Interest Period:
Interest
Period |
Percentage |
One
month |
0.11448% |
Three
months |
0.26161% |
Six
months |
0.42826% |
“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 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.
“Title 14” means Title 14 of
the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, including Part 93, Subparts K and S thereof, as amended from time to time or any successor
or recodified regulation.
“Title 49” shall mean Title 49
of the United States Code, which, among other things, recodified and replaced the U.S. Federal Aviation Act of 1958, and the rules and
regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and any subsequent legislation that amends, supplements or supersedes such provisions.
“Total
Collateral Coverage Ratio” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) the Appraised Value of the Eligible Collateral
as of such date to (b) the sum of (i) the Total Priority Lien Principal Amount as of such date plus (ii) the sum
of (x) the aggregate principal amount of all Junior Lien Debt minus the amount of cash, Cash Equivalents or the undrawn amount
of “back-to-back” letters of credit that are (1) issued by a bank approved by the Administrative Agent to cash collateralize
Letters of Credit hereunder and (2) in an amount up to an amount approved to collateralize Letters of Credit hereunder, and that
separately securing the undrawn amounts of any outstanding letters of credit that constitute Junior Lien Debt, in an amount not to exceed
the maximum undrawn amount of such letter of credit, plus (y) the aggregate amount of all Hedging Obligations that constitute
“Junior Lien Obligations” then outstanding, in each case, as of such date.
“Total
Priority Lien Principal Amount” shall mean, as of any date, the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of all
Priority Lien Debt minus the amount of cash, Cash Equivalents or the undrawn amount of “back-to-back” letters of credit
permitted to collateralize Letters of Credit hereunder separately securing the undrawn amounts of any outstanding letters of credit that
constitute Priority Lien Debt (including LC Exposure that has been Cash Collateralized in accordance with Section 2.02(j)),
in an amount not to exceed the maximum undrawn amount of such letter of credit, plus (y) the aggregate amount of all Hedging
Obligations that constitute “Priority Lien Obligations” then outstanding, in each case, as of such date.
“Total Revolving Commitment”
shall mean, at any time, the sum of the Revolving Commitments at such time.
“Total Revolving Extensions of Credit”
shall mean, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Revolving Lenders outstanding at such time.
“Transactions” shall mean the
execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and Guarantors of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which they may be
a party, the creation of the Liens in the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the borrowing
of Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof, and the request for and issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.
“Type”, when used in reference
to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined
by reference to the Term SOFR Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
“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.
“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial
Code as in effect from time to time in any applicable jurisdiction.
“UK Collateral Qualifications”
means, with respect to the Collateral (solely in this instance, as defined in the UK Debenture) and the UK Debenture, the legal qualifications
and reservations (however described) set out in the legal opinion of Milbank LLP that was delivered in connection with the UK Debenture.
“UK Debenture” shall mean, that
certain English law debenture between the Borrower and the Collateral Trustee, dated as of May 20, 2021, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit A-2, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended, amended and restated or replaced
from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and of the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“UK Financial Institution” means
any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form 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.
“United” means United Airlines, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation.
“United SRG” means all Slots,
Routes and Gate Leaseholds of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, other than any such Slots, Routes or Gate Leaseholds that are both
(x) held by a foreign or domestic Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower) formed or acquired after the date hereof as
a result of or in connection with the acquisition of an existing airline having its own air carrier operating certificate (or equivalent
in its applicable jurisdiction of certification) (including also any additional Subsidiaries as may be formed thereafter in connection
with continued operations following such acquisition), and (y) operated under an air carrier operating certificate (or equivalent
in its applicable jurisdiction of certification) separate from that of the Borrower.
“United States Citizen” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.02.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means
any Subsidiary of Parent that is designated by the Board of Directors of Parent as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in compliance with Section 5.06
hereof pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, but only if such Subsidiary:
(1) has
no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;
(2) except
as permitted by Section 6.05 hereof, is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with Parent or
any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable
to Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of Parent;
(3) is
a Person with respect to which neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (A) to
subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (B) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such
Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results;
(4) has
not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
and
(5) does
not own any assets or properties that constitute Collateral.
“Unused Total Revolving Commitment”
shall mean, at any time, (a) the Total Revolving Commitment less (b) the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit.
“Use or Lose Rule” shall mean
with respect to Slots, the terms of 14 C.F.R. Section 93.227 or other applicable utilization requirements issued by the FAA,
other Governmental Authorities, any Foreign Aviation Authorities or any Airport Authorities.
“Voting Stock” of any specified
Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors
of such Person.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity”
means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
(1) the
sum of the products obtained by multiplying (A) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or
other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (B) the number of
years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by
(2) the
then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
“Withholding Agent” shall mean
the Borrower, a Guarantor and the Administrative Agent.
“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. Terms
Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the
context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”,
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The
word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires
otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring
to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented, extended, amended and restated
or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference
herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s permitted successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”,
“hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety
and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed
to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, unless expressly provided otherwise, (e) the
words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all
tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities,
accounts and contract rights and (f) “knowledge”
or “aware” or words of similar import shall mean, when used in reference to the Borrower or the Guarantors, the actual knowledge
of any Responsible Officer.
Section 1.03. Accounting
Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in
accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the
Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the 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. Upon any such request for an amendment, the Borrower, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree to consider in
good faith any such amendment in order to amend the provisions of this Agreement so as to reflect equitably such accounting changes so
that the criteria for evaluating the Parent’s consolidated financial condition shall be the same after such accounting changes
as if such accounting changes had not occurred.
Section 1.04. 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 1.05. Interest
Rates; Benchmark Notification. The interest rate on a Loan denominated in dollars 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 2.29(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. Acknowledgement
Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Designated
Hedge Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and each such
QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect
of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported
QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United
States):
(a) In
the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding
under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest
and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or
such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S.
Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property)
were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of
a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that
might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted
to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported
QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(b) As
used in this Section 1.06, the following terms have the following meanings:
“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.
“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).
“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.
“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).
SECTION 2.
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT
Section 2.01. Commitments
of the Lenders.
(a) Revolving
Commitments. (i) Each Revolving Lender severally, and not jointly with the other Revolving Lenders, agrees, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions herein set forth, to make revolving credit loans denominated in Dollars (each a “Revolving Loan”
and collectively, the “Revolving Loans”) to the Borrower at any time and from time to time during the Revolving Availability
Period in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed, when added to such Revolving Lender’s LC Exposure, the Revolving Commitment
of such Lender, which Revolving Loans may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. At no time shall
the sum of the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans plus the LC Exposure exceed the Total Revolving Commitment.
(i) Each
Borrowing of a Revolving Loan shall be made from the Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments;
provided, however, that the failure of any Revolving Lender to make any Revolving Loan shall not in itself relieve the other Revolving
Lenders of their obligations to lend.
(b) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(c) Type
of Borrowing. Each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Term Benchmark Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance
herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Term Benchmark Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender
to make such Loan; 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. There may be multiple Borrowings incurred, converted or continued on the same day.
(d) Amount
of Borrowing. At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Term Benchmark Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate
amount that is in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such
Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $1,000,000; provided that
an ABR Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire Unused Total Revolving Commitment or that is required to finance
the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.02(e). Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding
at the same time.
(e) Limitation
on Interest Period. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect
to convert or continue, any Borrowing of a Revolving Loan if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Revolving
Facility Maturity Date with respect to the applicable Revolving Commitments.
Section 2.02. Letters
of Credit.
(a) General.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the issuance of (and, subject to the third to last sentence
of clause (b) below, the applicable Issuing Lender shall issue) Letters of Credit in Dollars, at any time and from time to
time during the Revolving Availability Period, in each case, for the Borrower’s own account or the account of any other Subsidiary
of Parent, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender and the Borrower. In the event of any inconsistency
between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other
agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, an Issuing Lender relating to any Letter of Credit, the
terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
(b) Notice
of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment,
renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall either provide (i) telephonic notice promptly followed
by written notice or (ii) hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been
approved by the applicable Issuing Lender (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned)) to the applicable
Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent (at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment,
renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed
or extended, and specifying (1) the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), (2) the
date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), (3) the amount of
such Letter of Credit, (4) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and (5) such other information as shall be necessary
to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable Issuing Lender, the Borrower also shall submit
a letter of credit application on such Issuing Lender’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit; provided
that, to the extent such standard form (and/or any related reimbursement agreement) is inconsistent with the Loan Documents, the
Loan Documents shall control. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment,
renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, (w) the LC Exposure shall not exceed the aggregate amount of all Issuing Lender Commitments,
(x) the LC Exposure shall not exceed the LC Commitment, (y) the aggregate amount of the Unused Total Revolving Commitment shall
not be less than zero and (z) the LC Exposure with respect to all Letters of Credit issued by the applicable Issuing Lender with
respect to such Letter of Credit shall not exceed the Issuing Lender Commitment with respect to such Issuing Lender. No Issuing Lender
shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if: (i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority
or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Lender from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable
to such Issuing Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction
over such Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or require that such Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally
or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction,
reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in
effect on
the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not in effect on the
Closing Date and which, in each case, such Issuing Lender in good faith deems material to it; or (ii) the issuance of such Letter
of Credit would violate one or more written policies of such Issuing Lender applicable to letters of credit generally in place at the
time of, and not in contemplation of, such request. No Issuing Lender (other than an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) shall permit
any such issuance, renewal, extension or amendment resulting in an increase in the amount of any Letter of Credit to occur without first
obtaining written confirmation from the Administrative Agent that it is then permitted under this Agreement.
(c) Expiration
Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date that is one year
after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal
or extension) and (ii) (x) with respect to the Revolving Commitments of the 2024 Non-Extending Lenders, the date that is seven
(7) Business Days prior to the earliest Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to such Revolving Commitments and (y) with
respect to the Revolving Commitments of the Extending Lenders, the date that is seven (7) Business Days prior to the earliest Revolving
Facility Maturity Date with respect to such Revolving Commitments (provided, in each case, that, to the extent that all of the participations
in such Letter of Credit held by the holders of such Revolving Commitments have been re-allocated or Cash Collateralized pursuant to
the terms of any Extension Amendment, such Revolving Commitments shall be disregarded for purposes of this clause (ii)).
(d) Participations.
By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit, including any amendment increasing
the amount thereof), and without any further action on the part of the applicable Issuing Lender or the Revolving Lenders, such Issuing
Lender hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Lender, a participation in
such Letter of Credit equal to such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the amount available to be drawn under
such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally
agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Lender, such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment
Percentage of the amount of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Lender and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided
in Section 2.02(e), or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. Each Revolving
Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit
is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension
of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence of an Event of Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, and that each
such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
(e) Reimbursement.
(i) If an Issuing Lender 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 equal to the amount of such LC Disbursement not later than the first Business Day following
the date the Borrower receives notice from the Issuing Lender of such LC Disbursement; provided that, in the case of any LC Disbursement,
to the extent not
reimbursed and, subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions
to borrowing set forth herein, including, without limitation, making a request in accordance with Section 2.03 that such
payment shall be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing, as the case may be, in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed,
the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing.
(i) If
the Borrower fails to make any payment due under the preceding paragraph (i) with respect to a Letter of Credit when due (including
by a Borrowing), 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 Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt
of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Revolving Commitment Percentage of the payment then due
from the Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.04 with respect to Revolving Loans made by such Revolving
Lender (and Section 2.04 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and
the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing Lender 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 Section 2.02(e) with
respect to any LC Disbursement, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable Issuing Lender or, to the extent
that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Lender, then to such Revolving Lenders
and such Issuing Lender as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse
the applicable Issuing Lender for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Loans as contemplated above) shall not constitute
a Revolving Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.
(f) Obligations
Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in Section 2.02(e) 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 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) payment by the applicable
Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such
Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might,
but for the provisions of this Section 2.02, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against,
the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Revolving Lenders, nor the applicable Issuing Lender,
nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer
of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to
in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other
communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in
interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes
beyond the control of the applicable Issuing Lender; provided
that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse an Issuing Lender from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages
(as opposed to consequential 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 Lender’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, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the applicable Issuing Lender (as finally determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction), the applicable Issuing Lender 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, the applicable Issuing Lender 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.
(g) Disbursement
Procedures. The applicable Issuing Lender shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent
a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The applicable Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower
by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment, whether the applicable Issuing Lender has made or will make an LC Disbursement
thereunder and the amount of such LC Disbursement; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not
relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender and the Revolving Lenders with respect to any such
LC Disbursement in accordance with the terms herein.
(h) Interim
Interest. If the applicable Issuing Lender shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse (including by
a Borrowing) such LC Disbursement in full not later than the first Business Day following the date such LC Disbursement is made, the
unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the
date that the Borrower reimburse such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans; provided
that, if the Borrower fails to reimburse (including by a Borrowing) such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to Section 2.02(e),
then Section 2.08 shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the applicable Issuing
Lender, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.02(e) to
reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.
(i) Replacement
or Resignation of an Issuing Lender. Any Issuing Lender may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Lender and the successor Issuing Lender. Any Issuing Lender may resign at any time by
giving 30 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall
notify the Revolving Lenders of any such replacement or resignation of the Issuing Lender. At the time any such replacement or
resignation shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid Fees accrued for the
account of
the replaced or retiring Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2.21. From and after the effective date of any such replacement,
(i) the successor Issuing Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Lender under this Agreement with respect
to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Lender” shall be deemed
to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Lender, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Lenders, as the context shall
require. After the replacement or resignation of an Issuing Lender hereunder, the replaced or retiring Issuing Lender shall remain
a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Lender under this Agreement with respect to Letters
of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement or resignation, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit or to
extend, reinstate, or increase any existing Letter of Credit.
(j) Replacement
of Letters of Credit; Cash Collateralization. The Borrower shall (i) upon or prior to the occurrence of the earlier of (A) the
Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to all Revolving Commitments and (B) the acceleration of the Revolving Loans (if any)
and the termination of the Revolving Commitments in accordance with the terms hereof, (x) cause all Letters of Credit which expire
after the earlier to occur of (A) the Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to all Revolving Commitments and (B) the
acceleration of the Revolving Loans (if any) and the termination of the Revolving Commitments in accordance with the terms hereof (the
“Outstanding Letters of Credit”) to be returned to the applicable Issuing Lender undrawn and marked “cancelled”
or (y) if the Borrower does not do so in whole or in part either (A) provide one or more “back-to-back” letters
of credit to each applicable Issuing Lender with respect to any such Outstanding Letters of Credit in a form reasonably satisfactory
to each such Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent, issued by a bank reasonably satisfactory to each such Issuing Lender and the
Administrative Agent, and/or (B) deposit cash in the Letter of Credit Account, as collateral security for the Borrower’s reimbursement
obligations in connection with any such Outstanding Letters of Credit, such cash (or any applicable portion thereof) to be promptly remitted
to the Borrower (provided no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) upon the expiration, cancellation or
other termination or satisfaction of the Borrower’s reimbursement obligations with respect to such Outstanding Letters of Credit,
in whole or in part, in an aggregate principal amount for all such “back-to-back” letters of credit and any such Cash Collateralization
equal to 102% of the then outstanding amount of all LC Exposure (less the amount, if any, on deposit in the Letter of Credit Account
prior to taking any action pursuant to clauses (A) or (B) above), and (ii) if required pursuant to Section 2.02(m),
2.12(c), 2.12(d), 2.12(e), 2.12(g), 2.26(d)(ii), 2.26(e)(ii), 2.26(f) or 7.01
or pursuant to any Extension Amendment, deposit in the Letter of Credit Account an amount required pursuant to Section 2.02(m),
2.12(c), 2.12(d), 2.12(e), 2.12(g), 2.26(d)(ii), 2.26(e)(ii), 2.26(f) or 7.01,
or pursuant to any such Extension Amendment, as applicable (any such deposit or provision of “back-to-back” letters of credit
described in the preceding clause (i) or clause (ii), “Cash Collateralization” (it being understood
that any LC Exposure shall be deemed to be “Cash Collateralized” only to the extent a deposit or provision of “back-to-back”
letters of credit as described above is made in an amount equal to 102% of the amount of such LC Exposure)). The Administrative Agent
shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over the Letter of Credit Account. Other than
any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative
Agent (in accordance with its usual and customary practices for investments of this type) and at the Borrower’s risk and reasonable
expense, such deposits shall not bear
interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate
in such account and shall be paid to the Borrower on its request provided no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender for LC Disbursements for
which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations
of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time. If the Borrower is required to provide Cash Collateralization hereunder pursuant to
Section 2.02(m), 2.12(c), 2.12(d), 2.12(e), 2.12(g), 2.26(d)(ii), 2.26(e)(ii) or
2.26(f), or the terms of any Extension Amendment, such Cash Collateralization (to the extent not applied as contemplated by the
applicable section) shall be returned to the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after the applicable section (or Extension
Amendment) no longer requires the provision of such Cash Collateralization.
(k) Issuing
Lender Agreements. Unless otherwise requested by the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender shall report in writing to the Administrative
Agent (i) on the first Business Day of each month, the daily activity (set forth by day) in respect of Letters of Credit during
the immediately preceding month, including all issuances, extensions, amendments and renewals, all expirations and cancellations and
all disbursements and reimbursements, (ii) on or prior to each Business Day on which such Issuing Lender expects to issue, amend,
renew or extend any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, the aggregate face amount of the Letters
of Credit to be issued, amended, renewed, or extended by it (and whether, subject to Section 2.02(b), the face amount of
any such Letter of Credit was changed thereby) and the aggregate face amount of such Letters of Credit outstanding after giving effect
to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, (iii) on each Business Day on which such Issuing Lender makes any LC Disbursement,
the date of such LC Disbursement and the amount of such LC Disbursement, (iv) on any Business Day on which the Borrower fails to
reimburse an LC Disbursement required to be reimbursed to such Issuing Lender on such day, the date of such failure, and the amount of
such LC Disbursement and (v) on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.
(l) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(m) Provisions
Related to Extended Revolving Commitments. If the maturity date in respect of any tranche of Revolving Commitments occurs prior to
the expiration of any Letter of Credit with respect to which Lenders holding such Revolving Commitments hold participation interests,
then (i) if one or more other tranches of Revolving Commitments in respect of which the maturity date shall not have occurred are
then in effect, such Letters of Credit shall automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of
the Revolving Lenders to purchase participations therein and to make payments in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.02(d) or
(e) and for any reallocations required pursuant to Section 2.26(d)(i)) under (and ratably participated in by
Revolving Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Commitments in respect of such non-terminating tranches up to an aggregate amount not to
exceed the aggregate principal amount of the unutilized Revolving Commitments thereunder at such time (it being understood that no partial
face amount of any Letter of Credit may be so reallocated) and (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to the immediately preceding
clause (i), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize any such Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.02(j). For the avoidance
of doubt, commencing with the maturity date of any tranche of
Revolving Commitments, the sublimit for Letters of Credit under any
tranche of Revolving Commitments that has not so then matured shall be as agreed in the relevant Extension Amendment with such Revolving
Lenders (to the extent such Extension Amendment so provides).
Section 2.03. Requests
for Loans.
(a) Unless
otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent in connection with making the initial Revolving Loans, to request a Revolving Loan, the
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request in writing (A) in the case of a Term Benchmark Loan, not later than
2:00 p.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days before the date of the proposed Loan and (B) in the case of an ABR Loan,
not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Loan. Each Loan Request shall specify the following information
in compliance with Section 2.01(a):
(i) the
aggregate amount of the requested Loan (which shall comply with Section 2.01(d));
(ii) the
date of such Loan, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether
such Loan is to be an ABR Loan or a Term Benchmark Loan; and
(iv) in
the case of a Term Benchmark Loan, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the
definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If no election as to the Type of Loan is specified, then the requested
Loan shall be an ABR Loan. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Term Benchmark Loan, then the Borrower shall
be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
(b) Promptly
following receipt of a Loan Request in accordance with this Section 2.03, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Revolving
Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Loan.
Section 2.04. Funding
of Loans.
(a) Each
Revolving Lender shall make each Revolving Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately
available funds by 12:00 p.m., New York City time, or such earlier time as may be reasonably practicable, to the account of the Administrative
Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent
specified herein, the Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received,
in like funds, to an account designated by the Borrower in the applicable Loan Request; provided that ABR Loans made to finance
the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.02(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent
to the Issuing Lender.
(b) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(c) Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Loan (or, with respect to any ABR
Loan made on same-day notice, prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of such Loan) that such Lender will not make available
to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Loan, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such
share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section 2.04 and may, in reliance upon such assumption,
make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Loan
available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent
forthwith upon written demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is
made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender,
the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry
rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate otherwise applicable to such Loan. If
such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then (x) such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included
in such Loan and the Borrower shall not be obligated to repay such amount pursuant to the preceding sentence if not previously repaid
and (y) if such amount was previously repaid by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly make a corresponding amount
available to the Borrower.
Section 2.05. Interest
Elections.
(a) The
Borrower may elect from time to time to (i) convert ABR Loans to Term Benchmark Loans, (ii) convert Term Benchmark Loans to
ABR Loans, provided that any such conversion of Term Benchmark Loans may be made only on the last day of an Interest Period with respect
thereto or (iii) continue any Term Benchmark Loan as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto.
(b) To
make an Interest Election Request pursuant to this Section 2.05, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such
election by hand or facsimile delivery or by electronic mail of a written Interest Election Request by the time that the Loan Request
would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Loan of the Type resulting from such election to be
made on the effective date of such election, provided that the initial Interest Election Request may be incorporated into the Loan Request
on the Closing Date. Each such Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable.
(c) Each
telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.01:
(i) the
Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions
thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to
clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the
effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether
the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Term Benchmark Borrowing; and
(iv) if
the resulting Borrowing is a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election,
which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing
but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
(d) Promptly
following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such
Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If
the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Term Benchmark Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest
Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing
shall be converted to a one month Term Benchmark Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, and upon the request of the Required Lenders, (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued
as a Term Benchmark Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Term Benchmark Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the
end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
Section 2.06. Limitation
on Term Benchmark Tranches. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions and continuations
of Term Benchmark Loans and all selections of Interest Periods shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that,
(a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Benchmark Loans comprising each Term Benchmark Tranche
shall be equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (b) no more than twenty Term Benchmark Tranches
shall be outstanding at any one time.
Section 2.07. Interest
on Loans.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.08, each ABR Loan shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days
elapsed over a year of 365 days or 366 days in a leap year) at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable
Margin.
(b) Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.08, each Term Benchmark Loan shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number
of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) at a rate per annum equal, during each Interest Period applicable thereto, to the Adjusted
Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin.
(c) Accrued
interest on all Loans shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto, on the Termination Date with respect
to such Loans and thereafter on written demand and upon any repayment or prepayment thereof (on the amount repaid or
prepaid); provided that in the event of any conversion of any
Term Benchmark Loan to an ABR Loan, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Borrower may elect to deliver the Loan Request for an ABR Loan Borrowing together with an Interest
Election Request to convert such ABR Loan Borrowing into a Term Benchmark Loan Borrowing on the date falling three (3) Business
Days thereafter, and, in such case, interest accrued and updated as of such date of conversion shall not be payable on such date, but
shall instead be payable on the Interest Payment Date corresponding to such Term Benchmark Borrowing.
Section 2.08. Default
Interest. If the Borrower or any Guarantor, as the case may be, shall default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any
Loan or in the payment of any other amount becoming due hereunder (including, without limitation, the reimbursement pursuant to Section 2.02(e) of
any LC Disbursements), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the Borrower or such Guarantor, as the case may be,
shall on written demand of the Administrative Agent from time to time pay interest, to the extent permitted by law, on all overdue amounts
up to (but not including) the date of actual payment (after as well as before judgment) at a rate per annum (computed on the basis of
the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days or, when the Alternate Base Rate is applicable, a year of 365 days or 366 days
in a leap year) equal to (a) with respect to the principal amount of any Loan, the rate then applicable for such Borrowings plus
2.0%, and (b) in the case of all other amounts, the rate applicable for ABR Loans plus 2.0%.
Section 2.09. Alternate
Rate of Interest. Subject to Section 2.29, in the event, and on each occasion, that on the date that is two (2) Business
Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Loan, the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably determined
(which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower absent manifest error) that reasonable means do not exist for
ascertaining the applicable Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, the Administrative Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, give written,
facsimile or telegraphic notice of such determination to the Borrower and the Lenders and, until the circumstances giving rise to such
notice no longer exist, any request by the Borrower for a Borrowing of Term Benchmark Loans hereunder (including pursuant to a refinancing
with Term Benchmark Loans and including any request to continue, or to convert to, Term Benchmark Loans) shall be deemed a request for
a Borrowing of ABR Loans.
Section 2.10. Repayment
of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
(a) The
Borrower unconditionally promises to pay the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan then outstanding on the Revolving Facility
Termination Date applicable to such Revolving Loan to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of each Revolving Lender to which
such Revolving Facility Termination Date is applicable.
(b) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(c) Each
Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such
Lender resulting from each Loan
made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest
payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(d) The
Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof
and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable
from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the
account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof. The Borrower shall have the right, upon reasonable notice, to request information
regarding the accounts referred to in the preceding sentence.
(e) The
entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (c) or (d) of this Section 2.10 shall
be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender
or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower
to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(f) Any
Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver
to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender and its registered assigns in a form furnished by the Administrative Agent and
reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times
(including after assignment pursuant to Section 10.02) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable
to such payee and its registered assigns.
Section 2.11. Optional
Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments. Upon at least two (2) Business Days prior written notice to the Administrative
Agent, the Borrower may at any time in whole permanently terminate a Total Revolving Commitment (subject to compliance with Section 2.12(e)),
or from time to time in part permanently reduce the Unused Total Revolving Commitment; provided that each such notice shall be
revocable at any time prior to such reduction or termination, as the case may be, or to the extent such termination or reduction would
have resulted from a refinancing of the Obligations, which refinancing shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed. Each such
reduction of the Unused Total Revolving Commitment shall be in the principal amount not less than $1,000,000 and in an integral multiple
of $1,000,000. Simultaneously with each reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitment, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative
Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender the Commitment Fee accrued and unpaid on the amount of the Revolving Commitment of such
Revolving Lender so terminated or reduced through the date thereof. Any reduction of the Unused Total Revolving Commitment pursuant to
this Section 2.11 shall be applied to reduce the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender on a pro rata basis.
Section 2.12. Mandatory
Prepayment of Loans; Commitment Termination.
(a) Within
365 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from a Disposition of Collateral pursuant to Section 6.04(ii) or from
a Recovery Event, the Borrower may apply such Net Proceeds:
(i) to
purchase other Eligible Collateral constituting Qualified Replacement Assets;
(ii) to
repay Priority Lien Debt;
(iii) to
make a capital expenditure with respect to assets that constitute Collateral; or
(iv) solely
in the case of a Recovery Event, repair or replace the assets which are the subject of such Recovery Event;
provided
that the Borrower will be deemed to have complied with the provision described in clauses (i), (iii) and
(iv) of this paragraph if and to the extent that, within 365 days after the sale or other Disposition, or Recovery Event,
that generated the Net Proceeds, the Borrower has entered into and not abandoned or rejected a binding agreement to acquire the assets
that would constitute Collateral, make a capital expenditure or repair the assets which are the subject of such Recovery Event, in each
case, in compliance with the provision described in clause (i), (iii) or (iv) of this paragraph, as applicable,
and that acquisition, purchase, capital expenditure or repair is thereafter completed within 90 days after the end of such 365-day period.
(b) Any
Net Proceeds from such a Disposition or Recovery Event that are not applied or invested as provided in Section 2.12(a), together
with any Net Proceeds that are earlier designated as “Excess Proceeds” by the Borrower, will constitute “Excess
Proceeds.” Within five (5) Business Days of the date on which the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $150,000,000
(or earlier if the Borrower so elects), the Borrower shall prepay the Loans and will make an offer to purchase and/or repay, prepay or
redeem, as applicable, to holders of notes and all holders of other Priority Lien Debt containing provisions similar to those set forth
in this Agreement with respect to offers to purchase or prepay any other Priority Lien Debt requiring repayment or prepayment (collectively,
whether through an offer or a required prepayment, a “Excess Proceeds Offer”); provided that the percentage
of such Excess Proceeds applied to prepay the Lenders in such Excess Proceeds Offer shall equal the percentage of the aggregate principal
amount of all Priority Lien Debt represented at such time by the Loans. The prepayment amount in such Excess Proceeds Offer will be equal
to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase, prepayment or redemption, subject to
the rights of holders of notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date, and will be
payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Excess Proceeds Offer, the Borrower may use such Excess Proceeds
for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement. Upon completion of each Excess Proceeds Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds
will be reset at zero.
(c) Amounts
required to be applied to the prepayment of Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(a) and (b) shall be applied in
accordance with Section 2.17(e)(iii). Any such prepayments of Revolving Loans shall not result in a corresponding permanent
reduction in the Revolving Commitments. The application of any prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be made, first,
to ABR Loans and, second, to Term Benchmark Loans.
(d) If
at any time the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit for any reason exceed the Total Revolving Commitment at such time, the Borrower
shall prepay Revolving Loans on a pro rata basis in an amount sufficient to eliminate such excess. If, after giving effect to the prepayment
of all outstanding Revolving Loans, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit exceed the Total Revolving Commitment then in effect, the
Borrower shall Cash Collateralize outstanding Letters of Credit to the extent of such excess.
(e) Upon
the Revolving Facility Termination Date applicable to any Revolving Commitment, such Revolving Commitment shall be terminated in full
and the Borrower shall repay the applicable Revolving Loans then outstanding under such Revolving Commitment in full and, except as the
Administrative Agent may otherwise agree in writing, if any Letter of Credit remains outstanding, comply with Section 2.02(j) in
accordance therewith.
(f) All
prepayments under this Section 2.12 shall be accompanied by accrued but unpaid interest on the principal amount being prepaid
to (but not including) the date of prepayment, plus any accrued and unpaid Fees and any losses, costs and expenses, as more fully described
in Section 2.15 hereof.
(g) If
a Change of Control occurs, within thirty (30) days following the occurrence of such Change of Control, the Borrower shall (i) prepay
all of the outstanding Loans at a prepayment price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if
any, to the date of prepayment, (ii) discharge all of the LC Exposure, if any, by Cash Collateralizing such LC Exposure and (iii) terminate
all of the unused Revolving Commitments, if any, in accordance with this Section 2.12.
(h) On
April 21, 2025, the Borrower shall repay all of the Loans of the 2024 Non-Extending Lenders and, in connection therewith, each other
Lender hereby agrees that, so long as its Loans are not otherwise due and payable hereunder, it shall not be entitled to any pro-rata
repayment of its Loans of the same Class notwithstanding Section 2.17(e) or any other provision hereof to the contrary.
If any LC Exposure exists at the time of such repayment to the 2024 Non-Extending Lenders:
(i) all
of such LC Exposure held by the 2024 Non-Extending Lenders shall be reallocated among the remaining Lenders with Commitments of the same
Class as the 2024 Non-Extending Lenders in accordance with their respective Aggregate Exposure Percentage, but only to the extent
(x) the sum of all Aggregate Exposures of the Extending Lenders of a Class does not exceed the total of all Extending Lenders’
Commitments of such Class, (y) no Extending Lender’s Aggregate Exposure of a Class will exceed such Lender’s Commitment
of such Class, and (z) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at such time; and
(ii) if
the reallocation described in clause (1) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall on the day of such
prepayment to the 2024 Non-Extending Lenders also prepay Loans in accordance with Section 2.13(a) in an amount such that after
giving effect thereto, all LC Exposure of the 2024 Non-Extending Lenders could be reallocated in accordance with clause (1) above
(whereupon such LC Exposure
shall be so reallocated regardless of whether the conditions
set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at such time).
Section 2.13. Optional
Prepayment of Loans.
(a) The
Borrower shall have the right, at any time and from time to time, to prepay any Loans, in whole or in part, (i) with respect to
Term Benchmark Loans, upon (A) telephonic notice (followed promptly by written or facsimile notice or notice by electronic mail)
to the Administrative Agent or (B) written or facsimile notice (or notice by electronic mail) to the Administrative Agent, in any
case received by 1:00 p.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed date of prepayment and (ii) with
respect to ABR Loans, upon written or facsimile notice (or notice by electronic mail) to the Administrative Agent received by 1:00 p.m.,
New York City time, one Business Day prior to the proposed date of prepayment; provided that ABR Loans may be prepaid on the same
day notice is given if such notice is received by the Administrative Agent by 12:00 noon, New York City time; provided further,
however, that (A) each such partial prepayment shall be in an amount not less than $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000,000
in the case of Term Benchmark Loans and integral multiples of $100,000 in the case of ABR Loans, (B) no prepayment of Term Benchmark
Loans shall be permitted pursuant to this Section 2.13(a) other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable
thereto unless such prepayment is accompanied by the payment of the amounts described in Section 2.15, and (C) no partial
prepayment of a Term Benchmark Tranche shall result in the aggregate principal amount of the Term Benchmark Loans remaining outstanding
pursuant to such Term Benchmark Tranche being less than $1,000,000.
(b) Any
prepayments under Section 2.13(a) shall be applied, at the option of the Borrower, to repay the outstanding Revolving
Loans of the Revolving Lenders (without any reduction in the Total Revolving Commitment) until all Revolving Loans shall have been paid
in full (plus any accrued but unpaid interest and fees thereon). All prepayments under Section 2.13(a) shall be accompanied
by accrued but unpaid interest on the principal amount being prepaid to (but not including) the date of prepayment, plus any Fees and
any losses, costs and expenses, as more fully described in Sections 2.15 hereof.
(c) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(d) Each
notice of prepayment shall specify the prepayment date, the principal amount of the Loans to be prepaid and, in the case of Term Benchmark
Loans, the Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to which made, shall be irrevocable and shall commit the Borrower to prepay such Loan by
the amount and on the date stated therein; provided that the Borrower may revoke any notice of prepayment under this Section 2.13
if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of any or all of the Obligations hereunder, which refinancing shall not
be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed. The Administrative Agent shall, promptly after receiving notice from the Borrower hereunder,
notify each Lender of the principal amount of the Loans held by such Lender which are to be prepaid, the prepayment date and the manner
of application of the prepayment.
Section 2.14. Increased
Costs.
(a) If
any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose,
modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits
with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or Issuing Lender (except any such reserve requirement subject to Section 2.14(c));
or
(ii) impose
on any Lender or Issuing Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this
Agreement or Term Benchmark Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost
to such Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining any Term Benchmark Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make
any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or Issuing Lender of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit
or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or Issuing Lender hereunder with respect to any Term Benchmark
Loan or Letter of Credit (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then, upon the request of such Lender or Issuing Lender, the
Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender
or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) If
any Lender or Issuing Lender reasonably determines in good faith that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or Issuing Lender or such
Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s holding company regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of
reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or Issuing
Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Term Benchmark Loans made by, or participations in
Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, to a level below that which such Lender
or Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking
into consideration such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s
holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Lender, as
the case may be, such additional amount or amounts, in each case as documented by such Lender or Issuing Lender to the Borrower as will
compensate such Lender or Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered;
it being understood that to the extent duplicative of the provisions in Section 2.16, this Section 2.14(b) shall
not apply to Taxes.
(c) Solely
to the extent arising from a Change in Law, the Borrower shall pay to each Lender (i) as long as such Lender shall be required to
maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Term Benchmark funds or deposits, additional interest
on the unpaid principal amount of each Term Benchmark Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such
Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error) and (ii) as
long as such Lender shall be required to comply with any reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement of any other central banking
or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Term Benchmark Loans,
such additional
costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Commitment or Loan by such Lender (as determined
by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) which in each case shall be due and payable
on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least fifteen (15) days’ prior
written notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent, and which notice shall specify the Statutory Reserve Rate, if any, applicable
to such Lender) of such additional interest or cost from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give written notice fifteen (15) days prior
to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest or cost shall be due and payable fifteen (15) days from receipt of such
notice.
(d) A
certificate of a Lender or Issuing Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Lender or
its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 2.14 and the basis
for calculating such amount or amounts shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be prima facie evidence of the amount due.
The Borrower shall pay such Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount due within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such
certificate.
(e) Failure
or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall not constitute
a waiver of such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall
not be required to compensate a Lender or Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section 2.14 for any increased costs or reductions
incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change
in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s intention to claim compensation
therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the
180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. The protection of this Section 2.14
shall be available to each Lender regardless of any possible contention as to the invalidity or inapplicability of the law, rule,
regulation, guideline or other change or condition which shall have occurred or been imposed.
(f) The
Borrower shall not be required to make payments under this Section 2.14 to any Lender or Issuing Lender if (A) a claim
hereunder arises solely through circumstances peculiar to such Lender or Issuing Lender and which do not affect commercial banks in the
jurisdiction of organization of such Lender or Issuing Lender generally, (B) the claim arises out of a voluntary relocation by such
Lender or Issuing Lender of its applicable Lending Office (it being understood that any such relocation effected pursuant to Section 2.18
is not “voluntary”), or (C) such Lender or Issuing Lender is not seeking similar compensation for such costs to
which it is entitled from its borrowers generally in commercial loans of a similar size.
(g) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, regulations, requests, rules, guidelines or directives implemented after the Closing Date (or, solely
in the case of 2024 Non-Extending Lenders, the Original Closing Date) pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act shall be deemed to be a Change in Law; provided however, that any determination by a Lender or Issuing Lender of amounts owed
pursuant to this Section 2.14
to such Lender or Issuing Lender due to any such Change in Law shall
be made in good faith in a manner generally consistent with such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s standard practice.
Section 2.15. Break
Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of
an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default), (b) the
failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Term Benchmark Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto,
or (c) the assignment of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result
of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.18, Section 2.27(d) or Section 10.08(d),
then, in any such event, at the request of such Lender, the Borrower shall compensate such Lender for the loss, cost and expense sustained
by such Lender attributable to such event; provided that in no case shall this Section 2.15 apply to any payment of
an Installment pursuant to Section 2.10(b). Such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount
reasonably determined in good faith by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued
on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the applicable rate of interest for such Loan (excluding, however
the Applicable Margin included therein, if any), for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest
Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period
for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) which would accrue on such principal
amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would be received at the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for the rest of the period.
A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts (and the basis for requesting such amount or amounts) that such Lender
is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be prima facie evidence
of the amount due. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount due within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such certificate.
Section 2.16. Taxes.
(a) Any
and all payments by or on account of any Obligation of the Borrower or any Guarantor hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall
be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if any Indemnified Taxes
or Other Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Lender, as
determined in good faith by the applicable Withholding Agent, then (i) the sum payable by the Borrower or applicable Guarantor shall
be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including deductions
for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.16), the Administrative
Agent, Lender, Issuing Lender or any other recipient of such payments (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it
would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall make such deductions and (iii) the
applicable Withholding Agent shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable
law.
(b) In
addition, the Borrower or any Guarantor, as applicable, shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance
with applicable law.
(c) The
Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Lender, within ten (10) days after written demand
therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by or on behalf of or withheld or deducted from payments owing
to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account
of any obligation of the Borrower or any Guarantor hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes
imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.16) and any penalties, interest and reasonable
expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed
or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower
by a Lender or Issuing Lender, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or Issuing Lender, shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) As
soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such
payment to the extent available, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.
(e) Each
Lender shall, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent the Administrative
Agent has not been reimbursed by the Borrower) for the full amount of any Taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority that are attributable
to such Lender and that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent, together with all interest, penalties, reasonable costs and
expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, as determined by the Administrative Agent in good faith. A certificate as to the
amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(f) Any
Lender that is not a “United States person” (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) that is entitled
to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty
to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law and as reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed
and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without
withholding or at a reduced rate; provided that such Lender shall not be required to deliver any documentation pursuant to this
Section 2.16(f) that such Lender is not legally able to deliver.
(g) (1) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender that is not a “United States person” (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30)
of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender
under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter when the previously delivered certificates and/or forms expire, or upon request
of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:
(i) two
(2) duly executed originals of the applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor form), claiming
eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States of America is a party,
(ii) two
(2) duly executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor form),
(iii) two
(2) duly executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor form), accompanied by Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor form), the applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor
form), Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form), and/or other certification documents from each beneficial
owner, as applicable,
(iv) in
the case of such Lender claiming the benefits of exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code (the “Portfolio
Interest Exemption”), (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within
the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the
meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of
the Code or (D) conducting a trade or business in the United States with which the relevant interest payments are effectively connected
(such certificate, a “Certificate Re: Non-Bank Status”), or if such Foreign Lender is an entity treated as a partnership,
an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor form), together with a Certificate Re: Non-Bank Status on behalf of any
beneficial owners claiming the Portfolio Interest Exemption, and (y) two (2) duly executed originals of the applicable Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor form), or in the case of a Foreign
Lender that is treated as a partnership, two (2) duly executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor
form), together with the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E (or any
successor form) on behalf of each beneficial owner claiming the Portfolio Interest Exemption, or
(v) any
other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States federal withholding tax
and reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to permit the Borrower to determine the withholding or required
deduction to be made.
A Lender shall not be required to deliver any form or statement pursuant
to this Section 2.16(g) that such Lender is not legally able to deliver.
(2) Any
Lender that is a “United States Person” (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to
the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time
to time thereafter when the previously delivered certificates and/or forms expire, or upon request of the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent), two (2) copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form), properly completed and duly executed by
such Lender, certifying that such Lender is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax.
(3) If
a payment made to a Lender under this Agreement or any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA
if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or
1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times
prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such documentation prescribed
by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably
requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to comply with
its obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or
to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.
(h) If
the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, reasonably exercised, that it has received a refund of any Taxes
or Other Taxes from the Governmental Authority to which such Taxes or Other Taxes were paid and as to which it has been indemnified by
the Borrower or a Guarantor or with respect to which the Borrower or a Guarantor has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16,
it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower or such Guarantor (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts
paid, by the Borrower or such Guarantor under this Section 2.16 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such
refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender incurred in obtaining such refund (including Taxes
imposed with respect to such refund) and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect
to such refund); provided that the Borrower or such Guarantor, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees
to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower or such Guarantor (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant
Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to
repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (h), in no event will the
Administrative Agent or any Lender be required to pay any amount to the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph (h) if, and then only
to the extent, the payment of such amount would place the Administrative Agent or such Lender in a less favorable net after-Tax position
than the Administrative Agent or such Lender would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to
such refund had never been paid. This Section shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available
its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
Section 2.17. Payments
Generally; Pro Rata Treatment.
(a) The
Borrower shall make each payment or prepayment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement
of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.14 or 2.15, or otherwise) prior to 1:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time
on any date may, in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business
Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative
Agent at
its offices at 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Floor 1, Newark, DE 19713-2105, pursuant to wire instructions to be provided by the
Administrative Agent, except payments to be made directly to an Issuing Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments
pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 10.04 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative
Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following
receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to
the next succeeding Business Day (and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period
of such extension), unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case the date for payment
shall be the next preceding Business Day. All payments hereunder shall be made in U.S. Dollars.
(b) If
at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all Obligations then due hereunder,
such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of Fees and expenses then due under Sections 2.19 and 10.04
payable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, in their respective capacities as such, (ii) second,
towards payment of Fees and expenses then due under Sections 2.20, 2.21 and 10.04 payable to the Lenders and the
Issuing Lenders and towards payment of interest then due on account of the Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit, ratably among the parties
entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of such Fees and expenses and interest then due to such parties and (iii) third,
towards payment of (A) principal of the Revolving Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, (B) any Designated
Banking Product Obligations then due, to the extent such Designated Banking Product Obligations constitute “Obligations”
hereunder, and (C) any Designated Hedging Obligations then due, to the extent such Designated Hedging Obligations constitute “Obligations”
hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, Designated
Banking Product Obligations constituting Obligations and Designated Hedging Obligations constituting Obligations then due to such parties.
Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but
appropriate adjustment shall be made with respect to payments from the Borrower or other Guarantors to preserve the allocations to Obligations
otherwise set forth above in this Section 2.17(b).
(c) Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative
Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative
Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption,
distribute to the Lenders or the applicable Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not
in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the applicable Issuing Lender, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to
the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Lender with interest thereon, for each
day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at
the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry
rules on interbank compensation.
(d) If
any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.02(d), 2.02(e), 2.04(a),
2.04(c), 8.04 or 10.04(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision
hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s
obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.
(e) Pro
Rata Treatment. (i) Each payment by the Borrower in respect of the Loans shall be applied to the amounts of such obligations
owing to the Lenders pro rata according to the respective amounts then due and owing to the Lenders.
(ii) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(iii)
Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest
on the Revolving Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Loans then held
by the Revolving Lenders.
Section 2.18. Mitigation
Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) If
the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender under Section 2.14 or to any Lender or any Governmental
Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate
a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder, to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its
offices, branches or affiliates, to file any certificate or document reasonably requested by the Borrower or to take other reasonable
measures, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation, assignment, filing or other measures (i) would eliminate or reduce
amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.16, as the case may be, and (ii) would not subject such Lender
to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment. Nothing in this Section 2.18
shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14
or 2.16.
(b) If,
after the date hereof, any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14 or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional
amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, or if any Lender
becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative
Agent, (i) terminate such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, prepay such Lender’s outstanding Loans and provide Cash Collateralization
for such Lender’s LC Exposure, as applicable, or (ii) require such Lender to assign, without recourse (in accordance with
and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.02), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement
to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), in any
case as of a Business Day specified in such notice from the Borrower; provided that (i) such terminated or assigning Lender
shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and unreimbursed payments attributable to its
participations in LC Disbursements, as applicable, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts due, owing and payable
to it hereunder at the time of such termination or assignment, from
the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees in the case of an assignment) or the Borrower
(in the case of all other amounts) and (ii) in the case of an assignment due to payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.16,
such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments.
Section 2.19. Certain
Fees. The Borrower shall pay (i) to the Administrative Agent the fees set forth in the Administrative Agent Fee Letter, and
(ii) to the Joint Lead Arrangers, the fees to which it is entitled as set forth in the Fee Letter (for further payment, as applicable,
to the Lenders on the Closing Date), dated as of February 12, 2024, to which each Joint Lead Arranger is a party (the “Arranger
Fee Letter”), in each case at the times set forth therein.
Section 2.20. Commitment
Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the accounts of the Revolving Lenders a commitment fee (the “Commitment
Fee”) for the period commencing on the Closing Date to the Revolving Facility Termination Date with respect to the applicable Revolving
Commitments or the earlier date of termination of the applicable Revolving Commitment, computed (on the basis of the actual number of
days elapsed over a year of 360 days) at the Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily Unused Total Revolving Commitment. Such Commitment
Fee, to the extent then accrued, shall be payable quarterly in arrears (a) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and
December, (b) on the Revolving Facility Termination Date with respect to the applicable Revolving Commitments, and (c) as provided
in Section 2.11 hereof, upon any reduction or termination in whole or in part of the Total Revolving Commitment.
Section 2.21. Letter
of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay with respect to each Letter of Credit (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the Revolving Lenders a fee calculated (on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) at the per annum
rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Term Benchmark Loans under the Revolving Facility on the daily
average LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements), to be shared ratably among the Revolving
Lenders and (ii) to each Issuing Lender (with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by it), such Issuing Lender’s customary
and reasonable fees as may be agreed by the Issuing Lender and the Borrower for issuance, amendments and processing referred to in Section 2.02.
In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay each Issuing Lender for its account a fronting fee of 0.125% per annum in respect of each Letter
of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to and including
the date of termination of such Letter of Credit. Accrued fees described in this paragraph in respect of each Letter of Credit shall
be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Revolving
Facility Termination Date with respect to the applicable Revolving Commitments. So long as no Event of Default has occurred, fees accruing
on any Letter of Credit outstanding after the applicable Revolving Facility Termination Date shall be payable quarterly in the manner
described in the immediately preceding sentence and on the date of expiration or termination of any such Letter of Credit.
Section 2.22. Nature
of Fees. All Fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent, as provided herein
and in the Administrative Agent
Fee Letter, provided that Fees payable under the Arranger Fee Letter
shall be paid as provided therein. Once paid, none of the Fees shall be refundable under any circumstances.
Section 2.23. Right
of Set-Off. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.01(b), the Administrative
Agent, each Issuing Lender and each Lender (and their respective banking Affiliates) are hereby authorized at any time and from time
to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional
or final but excluding deposits in the Escrow Accounts, Payroll Accounts and other accounts, in each case, held in trust for an identified
beneficiary) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by the Administrative Agent, each such Issuing Lender and each
such Lender (or any of such banking Affiliates) to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any Guarantor against any and
all of any such overdue amounts owing under the Loan Documents, irrespective of whether or not the Administrative Agent, such Issuing
Lender or such Lender shall have made any demand under any Loan Document; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender
exercises any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off will be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further
application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.26(g) and, pending such payment, will be segregated by such
Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and
the Lenders and (y) the Defaulting Lender will provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable
detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Each Issuing Lender, each Lender
and the Administrative Agent agree promptly to notify the Borrower and Guarantors after any such set-off and application made by such
Lender, such Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent (or any of such banking Affiliates), as the case may be, provided that the failure
to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of each Issuing Lender, Lender and the
Administrative Agent under this Section 2.23 are in addition to other rights and remedies which such Lender and the Administrative
Agent may have upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default.
Section 2.24. Security
Interest in Letter of Credit Account. The Borrower and the Guarantors hereby pledge to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit
and for the benefit of the other Secured Parties, and hereby grant to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and for the benefit of
the other Secured Parties, a first priority security interest, senior to all other Liens, if any, in all of the Borrower’s and
the Guarantors’ right, title and interest in and to the Letter of Credit Account, any direct investment of the funds contained
therein and any proceeds thereof. Cash held in the Letter of Credit Account shall not be available for use by the Borrower, and shall
be released to the Borrower only as described in Section 2.02(j).
Section 2.25. Payment
of Obligations. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, upon the maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) of
any of the Obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents of the Borrower and the Guarantors, the Lenders shall
be entitled to immediate payment of such Obligations.
Section 2.26. Defaulting
Lenders.
(a) If
at any time any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, on ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice
to the Administrative Agent and such Lender, replace such Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign
pursuant to Section 10.02(b) (with the assignment fee to be waived in such instance and subject to any consents required
by such Section) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more assignees; provided that neither the Administrative
Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender or other such Person.
(b) Any
Lender being replaced pursuant to Section 2.26(a) shall (i) execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance with
respect to such Lender’s outstanding Commitments, Loans and participations in Letters of Credit, and (ii) deliver any documentation
evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent. Pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, (A) the assignee
Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as specified by the Borrower and such assignee, of the assigning Lender’s outstanding Commitments,
Loans and participations in Letters of Credit, (B) all obligations of the Borrower owing to the assigning Lender relating to the
Commitments, Loans and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender concurrently
with such Assignment and Acceptance (including, without limitation, any amounts owed under Section 2.15 due to such replacement
occurring on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period), and (C) upon such payment and, if so requested by the assignee
Lender, delivery to the assignee Lender of the appropriate documentation executed by the Borrower in connection with previous Borrowings,
the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect
to such assigned Commitments, Loans and participations, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which
shall survive as to such assigning Lender; provided that an assignment contemplated by this Section 2.26(b) shall
become effective notwithstanding the failure by the Lender being replaced to deliver the Assignment and Acceptance contemplated by this
Section 2.26(b), so long as the other actions specified in this Section 2.26(b) shall have been taken.
(c) Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if a Revolving Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, during
such period, such Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to any fees accruing during such period pursuant to Section 2.20
and 2.21 (without prejudice to the rights of the Non-Defaulting Lenders in respect of such fees), provided that (a) to the
extent that all or a portion of the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.26(d)(i),
such fees that would have accrued for the benefit of such Defaulting Lender shall instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to
such Non-Defaulting Lenders and (b) to the extent that all or any portion of such LC Exposure cannot be so reallocated and is not
Cash Collateralized in accordance with Section 2.26(d)(ii), such fees shall instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable
to the Issuing Lenders as their interests appear (and the applicable pro rata payment provisions under this Agreement shall automatically
be deemed adjusted to reflect the provisions of this Section).
(d) If
any LC Exposure exists at the time a Revolving Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:
(i) the
LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender will, upon at least two (2) Business Days prior notice to the Borrower and the Non-Defaulting
Lenders by the
Administrative Agent, and subject in any event to the limitation
in the first proviso below, automatically be reallocated (effective on the day specified in such notice) among the Non-Defaulting Lenders
pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments; provided that (A) the Revolving Extensions of Credit
of each such Non-Defaulting Lender may not in any event exceed the Revolving Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at
the time of such reallocation, (B) subject to Section 10.19, such reallocation will not constitute a waiver or release
of any claim either the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting
Lender, (C) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the
Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent prior to such effective date, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented
and warranted that such conditions are satisfied on such effective date) and (D) neither such reallocation nor any payment by a
Non-Defaulting Lender as a result thereof will cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender; and
(ii) to
the extent that any portion (the “unreallocated portion”) of the Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure cannot be so
reallocated, whether by reason of the first proviso in clause (i) above or otherwise, the Borrower will, not later than three (3) Business
Days after demand by the Administrative Agent, (A) Cash Collateralize the obligations of the Borrower to the Issuing Lenders in
respect of such LC Exposure in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the unreallocated portion of such LC Exposure or (B) make
other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lenders in their sole discretion to protect them against
the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender.
(e) In
addition to the other conditions precedent set forth in this Agreement, if any Revolving Lender becomes, and during the period it remains,
a Defaulting Lender, no Issuing Lender shall be required to issue any Letter of Credit or to amend any outstanding Letter of Credit,
unless:
(i) in
the case of a Defaulting Lender, the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated, as to outstanding and future Letters of Credit,
to the Non-Defaulting Lenders as provided in Section 2.26(d)(i), and
(ii) to
the extent full reallocation does not occur as provided in clause (i) above, without limiting the provisions of Section 2.26(f),
the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the obligations of the Borrower in respect of such Letter of Credit in an amount at least equal
to the aggregate amount of the obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Defaulting Lender in respect of such Letter of Credit, or
makes other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Lenders in their sole discretion to protect them against
the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender, or
(iii) to
the extent that neither reallocation nor Cash Collateralization occurs pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii), then in the case of a proposed
issuance of a Letter of Credit, by an instrument or instruments in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and to
such Issuing Lender, as the case may be, (A) the Borrower agrees that the
face amount of such requested Letter of Credit will be reduced
by an amount equal to the portion thereof as to which such Defaulting Lender would otherwise be liable, and (B) the Non-Defaulting
Lenders confirm, in their discretion, that their obligations in respect of such Letter of Credit shall be on a pro rata basis in accordance
with the Revolving Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders, and that the applicable pro rata payment provisions under this Agreement
will be deemed adjusted to reflect this provision (provided that nothing in this clause (iii) will be deemed to increase the Revolving
Commitments of any Lender, nor to constitute a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender
or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender, nor to cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender).
(f) If
any Revolving Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender and if any Letter of Credit is at the time outstanding,
the applicable Issuing Lender may (except to the extent the Revolving Commitments of such Defaulting Lender have been fully reallocated
pursuant to Section 2.26(d)(i)), by notice to the Borrower and such Defaulting Lender through the Administrative Agent, require
the Borrower to Cash Collateralize, not later than three (3) Business Days after receipt by the Borrower of such notice, the obligations
of the Borrower to such Issuing Lender in respect of such Letter of Credit in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the
obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Defaulting Lender in respect thereof, or to make other arrangements satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and such Issuing Lender in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting
Lender.
(g) Any
amount paid by the Borrower or otherwise received by the Administrative Agent for the account of a Defaulting Lender under this Agreement
(whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity payments or other amounts) will not be paid or distributed to such Defaulting
Lender, but shall instead be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated account until (subject to Section 2.26(i))
the termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all obligations of the Borrower hereunder and will be applied by the Administrative
Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to the making of payments from time to time in the following order of priority:
first,
to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent,
second,
to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Lenders under this Agreement,
third,
to the payment of the default interest and then current interest due and payable to the Lenders which are Non-Defaulting Lenders hereunder,
ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such interest then due and payable to them,
fourth,
to the payment of fees then due and payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders hereunder, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts
of such fees then due and payable to them,
fifth,
to pay principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due and payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders hereunder ratably in accordance
with the amounts thereof then due and payable to them,
sixth,
to the ratable payment of other amounts then due and payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders,
seventh,
to reimburse the Borrower for any Cash Collateralization provided by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.26, provided
that upon the required release of any such Cash Collateralization to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02(j), such released
amount shall be applied pursuant to this Section 2.26(g) in lieu of return to the Borrower, and
eighth,
after the termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all obligations of the Borrower hereunder, to pay amounts owing under
this Agreement to such Defaulting Lender or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
(h) The
Borrower may terminate the unused amount of the Commitment of any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender upon not less than ten (10) Business
Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders thereof), and in such event the provisions
of Section 2.26(g) will apply to all amounts thereafter paid by the Borrower for the account of such Defaulting Lender
under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, Fees, indemnity or other amounts), provided that (i) no Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) such termination shall not be deemed to be a waiver or release of any claim
the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender.
(i) If
the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lenders agree in writing that a Lender that is a Defaulting Lender should no longer
be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the Lenders, whereupon as of the effective date specified
in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any amounts then held
in the segregated account referred to in Section 2.26(g)), such Lender shall purchase at par such portions of outstanding Loans
of the other Lenders, and/or make such other adjustments, as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Lenders
to hold Loans on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Commitments, whereupon such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting
Lender and will be a Non-Defaulting Lender (and the LC Exposure of each Lender shall automatically be adjusted on a prospective basis
to reflect the foregoing); provided that no adjustments shall be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued while such Lender
was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties,
no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder
arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
(j) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, (x) any Lender that is an Issuing Lender hereunder may not be replaced in its capacity as an Issuing
Lender at any time that it has a Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such
Issuing Lender have been made with respect to such outstanding Letters
of Credit and (y) the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 8.05.
Section 2.27. Increase
in Commitment.
(a) Borrower
Request. The Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent request at any time after the Closing Date and prior to any
Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to the Revolving Commitments then in effect, an increase to the existing applicable Revolving
Commitments. Each such notice shall specify (i) the date (each, an “Increase Effective Date”) on which the Borrower
proposes that the increased or new Commitments shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than ten (10) Business Days after
the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent and (ii) the identity of each Eligible Assignee to whom the
Borrower proposes any portion of such increased or new Commitments be allocated (each, a “New Lender”) and the amounts
of such allocations; provided that any existing Lender approached to provide all or a portion of the increased or new Commitments
may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such increased or new Commitment. The parties waive the requirement for such
notice in connection with the increases effective on the Closing Date.
(b) Conditions.
The increased or new Commitments shall become effective, as of such Increase Effective Date provided that:
(i) each
of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 shall be satisfied on or prior to such Increase Effective Date;
(ii) no
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from giving effect to the increased or new Commitments on, or
the making of any new Loans on, such Increase Effective Date;
(iii) after
giving pro forma effect to the increased or new Commitments and any new Loans to be made on such Increase Effective Date, the
aggregate principal amount of all Priority Lien Debt would not exceed the greater of (A) $11,000,000,000 and (B) such an amount
that would cause the Collateral Coverage Ratio to be equal to 2.0 to 1.0 and the Total Collateral Coverage Ratio to be equal to 1.0 to
1.0;
(iv) the
Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered any legal opinions or other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent
in connection with any such transaction;
(v) after
giving pro forma effect to the increased or new Commitments and any new Loans to be made on such Increase Effective Date, the
aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments and Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding for all Lenders does not exceed $3,000,000,000;
and
(vi) no
Non-Extending Lender (including, for the avoidance of doubt any 2024 Non-Extending Lender) may participate in any Commitment increase
hereunder unless in connection therewith, it shall have agreed to become an “Extending Lender” hereunder.
(c) Terms
of New Loans and Commitments. The terms and provisions of Loans made pursuant to the new Commitments shall be as follows:
(i) [intentionally
omitted];
(ii) [intentionally
omitted];
(iii) [intentionally
omitted];
(iv) the
terms and provisions of Revolving Loans made pursuant to new Commitments shall be identical to the Revolving Loans; and
(v) [intentionally
omitted].
The increased or new Commitments shall be effected by a joinder agreement
(the “Increase Joinder”) executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender making such increased
or new Commitment, in form and substance satisfactory to each of them. The Increase Joinder may, without the consent of any other Lenders,
effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative
Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.27. In addition, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, all references
in the Loan Documents to Revolving Loans shall be deemed, unless the context otherwise requires, to include references to Revolving Loans
made pursuant to any increased Revolving Commitments made pursuant to this Agreement.
(d) Adjustment
of Revolving Loans. Each of the existing Revolving Lenders shall assign to each of the applicable New Lenders, and each of the New
Lenders shall purchase from each of the existing Revolving Lenders, at the principal amount thereof (together with accrued interest),
such interests in the Revolving Loans outstanding on such Increase Effective Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect
to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Loans will be held by the existing Revolving Lenders and New Lenders ratably in
accordance with their Revolving Commitments after giving effect to the increased Revolving Commitments on such Increase Effective Date.
If there is a new Borrowing of Revolving Loans on such Increase Effective Date, the Revolving Lenders after giving effect to such Increase
Effective Date shall make such Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.01(a).
(e) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(f) Equal
and Ratable Benefit. The Loans and Commitments established pursuant to this Section 2.27 shall constitute Loans and Commitments
under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall, without limiting
the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the security interests created by the Collateral Documents.
Section 2.28. Extension
of the Revolving Facility.
(a) [Intentionally
Omitted].
(b) Extension
of the Revolving Facility. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers (each, a “Revolver
Extension Offer”) made from time to time by the Borrower to all Revolving Lenders holding Revolving Commitments with a like
maturity date, on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate Revolving Commitments with a like maturity date) and on the same terms to
each such Revolving Lender, the Borrower is hereby permitted to consummate from time to time transactions with individual Revolving Lenders
that accept the terms contained in such Revolver Extension Offers to extend the maturity date of each such Revolving Lender’s Revolving
Commitments and otherwise modify the terms of such Revolving Commitments pursuant to the terms of the relevant Revolver Extension Offer
(including, without limitation, by the changing interest rate or fees payable in respect of such Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings))
(each, a “Revolver Extension”, and each group of Revolving Commitments, as so extended, as well as the original Revolving
Commitments not so extended, being a “tranche of Revolving Loans”, and any Extended Revolving Commitments shall constitute
a separate tranche of Revolving Commitments from the tranche of Revolving Commitments from which they were converted), so long as the
following terms are satisfied:
(i) no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time the offering document in respect of a Revolver Extension
Offer is delivered to the applicable Revolving Lenders (the “Revolver Extension Offer Date”);
(ii) except
as to interest rates, fees and final maturity (which shall be set forth in the relevant Revolver Extension Offer), the Revolving Commitment
of any Revolving Lender that agrees to a Revolver Extension with respect to such Revolving Commitment extended pursuant to an Extension
Amendment (an “Extended Revolving Commitment”), and the related outstandings, shall be a Revolving Commitment (or
related outstandings, as the case may be) with the same terms as the original Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings); provided
that (1) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving
Commitments (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the maturity date of the non-extending Revolving Commitments
and (C) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments) of Revolving Loans with respect
to Extended Revolving Commitments after the applicable Revolver Extension date shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving
Commitments, (2) the permanent repayment of Revolving Loans with respect to, and termination of, Extended Revolving Commitments
after the applicable Revolver Extension date shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Commitments, except that the
Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any such tranche of Revolving Loans on a better than a
pro rata basis as compared to any other tranche of Revolving Loans with a later maturity date than such tranche of Revolving Loans, (3) assignments
and participations of Extended Revolving Commitments and extended Revolving Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation
provisions applicable to Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans and (4) at no time shall there be Revolving Commitments hereunder
(including Extended Revolving Commitments and any original Revolving Commitments) which have more than five different maturity dates;
(iii) if
the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments in respect of which Revolving Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Revolver
Extension Offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, offered to be extended
by the Borrower pursuant to such Revolver Extension Offer, then the Revolving Loans of such Revolving Lenders shall be extended ratably
up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts (but not to exceed actual holdings of record) with respect to which
such Revolving Lenders have accepted such Revolver Extension Offer;
(iv) if
the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments in respect of which Revolving Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Revolver
Extension Offer shall be less than the maximum aggregate principal amount of Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, offered to be
extended by the Borrower pursuant to such Revolver Extension Offer, then the Borrower may require each Revolving Lender that does not
accept such Revolver Extension Offer to assign pursuant to Section 10.02 no later than forty-five (45) days after the Revolver
Extension Offer Date its pro rata share of the outstanding Revolving Commitments, Revolving Loans and/or participations in Letters of
Credit (as applicable) offered to be extended pursuant to such Revolver Extension Offer to one or more assignees which have agreed to
such assignment and to extend the applicable Revolving Facility Maturity Date; provided that (1) each Revolving Lender that
does not respond affirmatively within thirty (30) days of the Revolver Extension Offer Date shall be deemed not to have accepted such
Revolver Extension Offer, (2) each assigning Revolving Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding
principal of its Revolving Loans and unreimbursed funded participations in LC Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and
all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees)
or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (3) the processing and recordation fee specified in Section 10.02(b) shall
be paid by the Borrower or such assignee and (4) the assigning Revolving Lender shall continue to be entitled to the rights under
Section 10.04 for any period prior to the effectiveness of such assignment;
(v) all
documentation in respect of such Revolver Extension shall be consistent with the foregoing; and
(vi) any
applicable Minimum Extension Condition shall be satisfied unless waived by the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Revolving Lender
shall be obligated to accept any Revolver Extension Offer.
(c) Minimum
Extension Condition. With respect to all Revolver Extensions consummated by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.28,
(i) such Revolver Extensions shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Section 2.12
or Section 2.13 and (ii) each Revolver Extension Offer shall specify the minimum amount of Revolving Commitments,
to be tendered, which shall be a minimum amount approved by the Administrative Agent (a “Minimum Extension Condition”).
The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.28 (including,
for the avoidance of doubt, payment of any interest, fees or premium in respect of any Extended Revolving Commitments on such terms as
may be set forth in the relevant Revolver Extension
Offer) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this
Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 2.11, 2.12, 2.17 and 8.08) or any other Loan Document
that may otherwise prohibit any such Revolver Extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Section 2.28.
(d) Extension
Amendment. The consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required to effectuate any Revolver Extension, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld. No consent of any Lender shall be required to effectuate any Revolver Extension, other than (i) the consent
of each Lender agreeing to such Revolver Extension with respect to one or more of its Revolving Commitments (or a portion thereof) (or,
in the case of a Revolver Extension pursuant to clause (iv) of Section 2.28(b), the consent of the assignee agreeing
to the assignment of one or more Revolving Commitments, Revolving Loans and/or participations in Letters of Credit) and (ii) the
consent of each Issuing Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. All Extended Revolving Commitments and all
obligations in respect thereof shall be Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are secured by the Collateral
on a pari passu basis with all other applicable Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Lenders hereby
irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (each, an “Extension
Amendment”) with the Borrower as may be necessary in order to establish new tranches or sub-tranches in respect of Revolving
Commitments so extended and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new tranches or sub-tranches, in each case on terms consistent with
this Section 2.28. In addition, if so provided in such Extension Amendment and with the consent of the Issuing Lenders, participations
in Letters of Credit expiring on or after the Revolving Facility Maturity Date with respect to Revolving Commitments not so extended
shall be re-allocated from Revolving Lenders holding Revolving Commitments to Revolving Lenders holding Extended Revolving Commitments
in accordance with the terms of such Extension Amendment; provided, however, that such participation interests shall, upon
receipt thereof by the relevant Lenders holding Extended Revolving Commitments, be deemed to be participation interests in respect of
such Extended Revolving Commitments and the terms of such participation interests (including, without limitation, the commission applicable
thereto) shall be adjusted accordingly.
(e) In
connection with any Revolver Extension, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days (or
such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice thereof, and shall agree to such procedures (including,
without limitation, regarding timing, rounding and other adjustments and to ensure reasonable administrative management of the credit
facilities hereunder after such Revolver Extension), if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in
each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.28.
Section 2.29. Benchmark
Replacement Setting.
(a) [Intentionally
Omitted].
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document (and any Hedge Agreement shall be deemed not to be a “Loan Document”
for purposes of this Section 2.29), if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date
have occurred
prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined
in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark
Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect
of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party
to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (2) of
the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such
Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New
York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders
without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the
Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising
the Required Lenders of each Class.
(c) In
connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement
Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments
implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party
to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(d) The
Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event (ii) the
implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the
removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.29(d) and (v) the commencement or conclusion
of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable,
any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.29, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate
or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking
any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and
without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant
to this Section 2.29.
(e) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark
Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Rate) and either (A) any tenor for
such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the
Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided
a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative,
then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for
any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was
removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information
service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is
not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark
Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition)
for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(f) Upon
the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request
for a Term Benchmark Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans to be made, converted or continued during any
Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for
a Borrowing of or conversion to ABR Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current
Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of ABR based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as
applicable, will not be used in any determination of ABR.
SECTION 3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
In order to induce the Lenders to make Loans and
issue and/or participate in Letters of Credit hereunder, the Borrower and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally represent and
warrant as follows:
Section 3.01. Organization
and Authority. The Borrower and the Guarantors (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such
concept is applicable in the applicable jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and is duly qualified and
in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect and (b) has
the requisite corporate or limited liability company power and authority to effect the Transactions, to own or lease and operate its
properties and to conduct its business as now or currently proposed to be conducted.
Section 3.02. Air
Carrier Status. The Borrower is an “air carrier” within the meaning of Section 40102 of Title 49 and holds a certificate
under Section 41102 of Title 49. The Borrower holds an air carrier operating certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 447 of Title
49. The Borrower is a “citizen of the United States” as defined in Section 40102(a)(15) of Title 49 and as that statutory
provision has been interpreted by the DOT pursuant to its policies (a “United States Citizen”). The Borrower possesses
all necessary certificates, franchises, licenses, permits, rights, designations, authorizations, exemptions, concessions, frequencies
and consents which relate to the operation of the routes flown by it and the conduct of its business and operations as currently conducted
except where failure to so possess would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.03. Due
Execution. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and the Guarantors of each of the Loan Documents to which it is
a party (a) are within the respective corporate or limited liability company powers of the Borrower and the Guarantors, have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action,
including
the consent of shareholders or members where required, and do not (i) contravene the charter, by-laws or limited liability company
agreement (or equivalent documentation) of the Borrower or the Guarantors, (ii) violate any applicable law (including, without
limitation, the Exchange Act) or regulation (including, without limitation, Regulations T, U or X of the Board), or any order or decree
of any court or Governmental Authority, other than violations by the Borrower or the Guarantors which would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any material indenture,
mortgage or deed of trust or any material lease, agreement or other instrument binding on the Borrower or the Guarantors or any of their
properties, which, in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iv) result in or require
the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the property of the Borrower or the other Grantors other than the Liens granted pursuant
to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; and (b) do not require the consent, authorization by or approval of or notice to
or filing or registration with any Governmental Authority or any other Person, subject to, in the case of the UK Debenture, the UK Collateral
Qualifications, other than (i) the filing of financing statements and termination statements under the UCC, (ii) the filings
and consents contemplated by the Collateral Documents, (iii) approvals, consents and exemptions that have been obtained and remain
in full force and effect, (iv) consents, approvals and exemptions that the failure to obtain in the aggregate would not be reasonably
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (v) routine reporting obligations. Each Loan Document to which the Borrower
or a Guarantor is a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Guarantors party thereto. This Agreement and the
other Loan Documents to which the Borrower or any of the Guarantors is a party, each is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Borrower and each Guarantor party thereto, enforceable against the Borrower and the Guarantors, as the case may be, in accordance with
its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and
in the case of the UK Debenture, the UK Collateral Qualifications.
Section 3.04. Statements
Made.
(a) The
written information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Guarantor to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection
with the negotiation of this Agreement (as modified or supplemented by other written information so furnished), together with the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for 2022 of Parent and the Borrower filed with the SEC and all Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current
Reports on Form 8-K that have been filed after December 31, 2022, by Parent or the Borrower, with the SEC (as amended), taken
as a whole as of the Closing Date did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which such information was provided; provided
that, with respect to projections, estimates or other forward-looking information the Borrower and the Guarantors represent only
that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.
(b) The
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Parent most recently filed with the SEC, and each Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Current Report
on Form 8-K of Parent filed with the SEC subsequently and prior to the date that this representation and warranty is being made,
did
not as of the date filed with the SEC (giving effect to any amendments
thereof made prior to the date that this representation and warranty is being made) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
Section 3.05. Financial
Statements; Material Adverse Change.
(a) The
audited consolidated financial statements of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, included in
Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2022 filed with the SEC, as amended, present fairly, in all material respects, in
accordance with GAAP, the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis as of such date and for such period.
(b) Except
as disclosed in Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2022 or any report filed after December 31, 2022, by Parent on
Form 10-Q or Form 8-K with the SEC, since December 31, 2022, there has been no Material Adverse Change.
Section 3.06. Ownership
of Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, other than as set forth on Schedule 3.06, (a) each of the Persons listed on
Schedule 3.06 is a wholly-owned, direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent, and (b) Parent owns no other Subsidiaries (other
than immaterial Subsidiaries), whether directly or indirectly.
Section 3.07. Liens.
There are no Liens of any nature whatsoever on any Collateral other than Permitted Liens.
Section 3.08. Use
of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans, and the Letters of Credit, shall be used for working capital or other general corporate purposes
of the Borrower, the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries and the payment of transaction costs, fees and expenses as contemplated
hereby and as referred to in Sections 2.19 and 2.20.
Section 3.09. Litigation
and Compliance with Laws.
(a) Except
as disclosed in Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2022 or any report filed by Parent on Form 10-Q or Form 8-K
with the SEC after December 31, 2022, there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of
the Borrower or the Guarantors, threatened against the Borrower or the Guarantors or any of their respective properties (including any
properties or assets that constitute Collateral under the terms of the Loan Documents), before any court or governmental department,
commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, that (i) are likely to have a Material Adverse Effect
or (ii) could reasonably be expected to affect the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Loan Documents or,
in any material respect, the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee or the Lenders thereunder or in
connection with the Transactions.
(b) Except
with respect to any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, the Borrower and each Guarantor to its knowledge is currently in compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations
and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all Governmental
Authorities, in respect of the conduct of its business and ownership of its property.
Section 3.10. FAA
Slot Utilization. Except for matters which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and the
other Grantors, as applicable, are utilizing, or causing to be utilized, their respective Pledged FAA Slots (except Pledged FAA Slots
which are reasonably determined by the Borrower to be of de minimis value or surplus to the Borrower’s needs) in a manner
consistent in all material respects with applicable rules, regulations, laws and contracts in order to preserve both their respective
right to hold and operate the Pledged FAA Slots, taking into account any waivers or other relief granted to the Borrower or any Guarantor
by the FAA, other applicable U.S. Governmental Authorities or U.S. Airport Authorities. Neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor has received
any written notice from the FAA, other applicable U.S. Governmental Authorities or U.S. Airport Authorities, or is otherwise aware of
any other event or circumstance, that would , taking into account any exemptions or other relief granted by the relevant Governmental
Authority, be reasonably likely to impair in any material respect its respective right to hold and operate any Pledged FAA Slot, except
for any such impairment that, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.11. Foreign
Slot Utilization. Except for matters which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and the
other Grantors, as applicable, are utilizing, or causing to be utilized, their respective Pledged Foreign Slots (except Pledged Foreign
Slots which are reasonably determined by the Borrower to be of de minimis value or surplus to the Borrower’s needs) in a
manner consistent in all material respects with applicable rules, regulations, foreign laws and contracts in order to preserve both their
respective right to hold and operate the Pledged Foreign Slots, taking into account any waivers or other relief granted to the Borrower
or any Guarantor by any applicable Foreign Aviation Authority or foreign Airport Authorities. Neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor
has received any written notice from any applicable Foreign Aviation Authority or foreign Airport Authorities, or is otherwise aware
of any other event or circumstance, that would be reasonably likely to impair in any material respect its respective right to hold and
operate any Pledged Foreign Slot, except for any such impairment that, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.12. Routes.
The Borrower and the other Grantors, as applicable, hold the requisite authority to operate each of its respective Pledged Routes pursuant
to Title 49, applicable foreign law, and the applicable rules and regulations of the FAA, DOT and any applicable Foreign Aviation
Authorities with jurisdiction over its Pledged Routes, and each is in compliance in all material respects with all of the terms, conditions
and limitations of each related certificate or order issued by the DOT and the applicable Foreign Aviation Authorities with jurisdiction
over its Pledged Routes regarding such Pledged Routes and with all applicable provisions of Title 49, applicable foreign law, and the
applicable rules and regulations of the FAA, DOT and any Foreign Aviation Authorities with jurisdiction over its Pledged Routes
regarding such Pledged Routes. There exists no failure of the Borrower or any applicable Guarantor to comply with such terms, conditions
or limitations that gives the FAA, DOT or any applicable Foreign Aviation Authorities with jurisdiction over its Pledged Routes the right
to terminate, cancel, suspend, withdraw or modify in any materially adverse respect the rights of
the Borrower and the other Grantors, as applicable, in any such Pledged
Route, except to the extent that such failure could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.13. Margin
Regulations; Investment Company Act.
(a) Neither
the Borrower nor any Guarantor is engaged, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying
margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Board, “Margin Stock”), or extending credit for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Loans will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to
extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock in violation of Regulation U.
(b) Neither
the Borrower nor any Guarantor is, or after the making of the Loans will be, or is required to be, registered as an “investment
company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither the making of any Loan, nor the issuance of any Letters
of Credit, nor the application of the proceeds of any Loan or repayment of any Loan or reimbursement of any LC Disbursement by the Borrower,
nor the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, will violate any provision of such Act or any rule,
regulation or order of the SEC thereunder.
Section 3.14. Ownership
of Collateral. Each Grantor has good title to the Collateral owned by it, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.
Section 3.15. Perfected
Security Interests. The Collateral Documents, taken as a whole, are effective to create in favor of the Collateral Trustee, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in all of the Collateral to the extent purported to
be created thereby, subject as to enforceability to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law. With respect to the Collateral as of the Closing Date, at such time as (a) financing statements in appropriate
form are filed in the appropriate offices (and the appropriate fees are paid) and (b) the execution of the Account Control Agreements,
the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have a first priority perfected security interest and/or mortgage
(or comparable Lien) in all of such Collateral to the extent that the Liens on such Collateral may be perfected upon the filings, registrations
or recordations or upon the taking of the actions described in clauses (a) and (b) above, subject in each case
only to Permitted Liens, and such security interest is entitled to the benefits, rights and protections afforded under the Collateral
Documents applicable thereto (subject to the qualification set forth in the first sentence of this Section 3.15).
Section 3.16. Payment
of Taxes. Each of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required
to have been filed by it and has paid or caused to be paid when due all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except and solely to
the extent that, in each case (a) such Taxes are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or (b) the failure
to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.17. Anti-Corruption
Laws and Sanctions. Parent has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures intended to ensure compliance by Parent,
its Subsidiaries and, when acting in such capacity, their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws
and applicable Sanctions, and Parent and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all
material respects. None of Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or to the knowledge of Parent any of their respective directors or officers
is a Sanctioned Person.
SECTION 4.
CONDITIONS
OF LENDING
Section 4.01. Conditions
Precedent to Closing. This Agreement shall become effective on the date on which the following conditions precedent shall have been
satisfied (or waived by the Lenders in accordance with Section 10.08 and by the Administrative Agent):
(a) Supporting
Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(i) a
certificate of the Secretary of State of the state of such entity’s incorporation or formation, dated as of a recent date, as to
the good standing of that entity (to the extent available in the applicable jurisdiction) and as to the charter documents on file in
the office of such Secretary of State;
(ii) a
certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or similar officer), of such entity dated the Closing Date and certifying (A) that
attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the certificate of incorporation or formation and the by-laws or limited liability company
or other operating agreement (as the case may be) of that entity as in effect on the date of such certification, (B) that attached
thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions adopted by the board of directors, board of managers or members of that entity authorizing
the Borrowings and Letter of Credit issuances hereunder, the execution, delivery and performance in accordance with their respective
terms of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other documents required or contemplated hereunder or thereunder, and the granting
of the security interest in the Letter of Credit Account and other Liens contemplated hereby or the other Loan Documents (in each case
to the extent applicable to such entity), (C) that the certificate of incorporation or formation of that entity has not been amended
since the date of the last amendment thereto indicated on the certificate of the Secretary of State furnished pursuant to clause (i) above,
and (D) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer of that entity executing this Agreement and the Loan Documents
or any other document delivered by it in connection herewith or therewith (such certificate to contain a certification by another officer
of that entity as to the incumbency and signature of the officer signing the certificate referred to in this clause (ii)); and
(iii) an
Officer’s Certificate from the Borrower certifying (A) as to the truth in all material respects of the representations and
warranties made by it contained in the
Loan Documents as
though made on the Closing Date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to a specified date, in which
case as of such date (provided that any representation or warranty that is qualified by materiality, “Material Adverse Change”
or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects as of the applicable date, before and after giving
effect to the Closing Date Transactions) and (B) as to the absence of any event occurring and continuing, or resulting from the
Closing Date Transactions, that constitutes an Event of Default.
(b) Credit
Agreement. Each party hereto shall have duly executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent this Agreement; provided that,
for the avoidance of doubt, any 2024 Non-Extending Lender may, but shall not be required to, execute and deliver this Agreement.
(c) Priority
Lien Officer’s Certificate. The Collateral Trustee shall have received an Officer’s Certificate dated the Second Amendment
Closing Date, substantially in the form attached hereto at Exhibit B, delivered pursuant to clause (2)(c) of the definition
of “Priority Lien Debt” in each of the Collateral Trust Agreement and the Indenture.
(d) Appraisal.
The Administrative Agent shall have received the Initial Appraisals and such Initial Appraisals shall demonstrate that, on the Closing
Date and after giving effect thereto, the Collateral Coverage Test shall be satisfied on a pro forma basis.
(e) Opinions
of Counsel. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received:
(i) a
written opinion of David Olaussen, Assistant General Counsel–Corporate Transactions for the Borrower, dated the Closing Date, in
a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders;
(ii) a
written opinion of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, special New York counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors, dated the Closing
Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; and
(iii) a
written opinion of Milbank LLP, special New York counsel to the Administrative Agent, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(f) Payment
of Fees and Expenses. The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, the Joint Lead Arrangers
and the Lenders the then unpaid balance of all accrued and unpaid Fees due, owing and payable under and pursuant to this Agreement, as
referred to in Sections 2.19 and Section 2.20, and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative
Agent and the Collateral Trustee (including reasonable attorneys’ fees of Milbank LLP) for which invoices have been presented at
least one Business Day prior to the Closing Date.
(g) Lien
Searches. The Administrative Agent shall have received UCC searches conducted in the jurisdictions in which the Borrower is incorporated
or such other jurisdictions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require, reflecting the absence of Liens and
encumbrances on the assets of
the Borrower to be pledged as Collateral on the Closing Date, other than Permitted Liens.
(h) Consents.
All material governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the financing contemplated hereby shall
have been obtained, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and be in full force and effect.
(i) Representations
and Warranties. All representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantors contained in this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents executed and delivered on the Closing Date shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date,
before and after giving effect to the Closing Date Transactions, as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent any such
representation or warranty by its terms is made as of a different specified date, in which case as of such specified date); provided
that any representation or warranty that is qualified by materiality, “Material Adverse Change” or “Material Adverse
Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects, as though made on and as of the applicable date, before and after giving effect
to the Closing Date Transactions.
(j) No
Event of Default. Before and after giving effect to the Closing Date Transactions, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing on the Closing Date.
(k) Reserved.
(l) Patriot
Act. The Lenders shall have received at least five (5) days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information
required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations,
including the Patriot Act, that such Lenders shall have requested from the Borrower or Guarantor prior to such date.
The execution
by each Lender of this Agreement shall be deemed to be confirmation by such Lender that any condition relating to such Lender’s
satisfaction or reasonable satisfaction with any documentation set forth in this Section 4.01 has been satisfied as to such
Lender.
Section 4.02. Conditions
Precedent to Each Loan and Each Letter of Credit. The obligation of the Lenders to make each Loan and of the Issuing Lenders to issue
each Letter of Credit, including the initial Loans and the initial Letters of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance
with Section 10.08) of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Notice.
The Administrative Agent shall have received a Loan Request pursuant to Section 2.03 with respect to such Borrowing or a
request for issuance of such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.02, as the case may be.
(b) Representations
and Warranties. All representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantors contained in this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents (other than, with respect to Loans made or Letters of Credit issued after the Closing Date, the representations and warranties
set forth in Sections 3.05(b), 3.06 and 3.09(a)) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of
the date of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit hereunder (both before and after giving effect thereto and, in the case
of each Loan, the
application of proceeds therefrom)
with the same effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an
earlier date and in such case as of such date; provided that any representation or warranty that is qualified by materiality,
“Material Adverse Change” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects, as though made
on and as of the applicable date, before and after giving effect to such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit hereunder.
(c) No
Default. On the date of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit hereunder, no (i) Event of Default, (ii) Default
under Section 5.01(a), 5.01(b), Section 7.01(e) or, to the knowledge of a Responsible Officer of
the Borrower, under Section 7.01(i) or (iii) “event of default” or similar term (as defined and used
in the applicable Priority Lien Document) has occurred and is continuing under any other Priority Lien Document shall have occurred and
be continuing nor shall any such Event of Default, Default or “event of default” or similar term, as the case may be, occur
by reason of the making of the requested Borrowing or the issuance of the requested Letter of Credit and, in the case of each Loan, the
application of proceeds thereof.
(d) Collateral
Coverage Ratios. On the date of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit hereunder (and after giving pro forma effect
thereto), the Collateral Coverage Test shall be satisfied and the Total Collateral Coverage Ratio shall not be less than 1.0 to 1.0,
in each case, on a pro forma basis.
(e) No
Going Concern Qualification. On the date of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit hereunder, the opinion of the independent
public accountants (after giving effect to any reissuance or revision of such opinion) on the most recent audited consolidated financial
statements delivered by the Parent pursuant to Section 5.01(a) shall not include a “going concern” qualification
under GAAP as in effect on the date of this Agreement or, if there is a change in the relevant provisions of GAAP thereafter, any like
qualification or exception under GAAP after giving effect to such change.
The acceptance by the Borrower
of each extension of credit hereunder shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower that the conditions specified
in this Section 4.02 have been satisfied at that time.
SECTION 5.
AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS
From the date
hereof and for so long as the Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding (in a face amount in excess of the
sum of (i) the amount of cash then held in the Letter of Credit Account and (ii) the face amount of back-to-back letters of
credit delivered pursuant to Section 2.02(j)), or the principal of or interest on any Loan or reimbursement of any LC Disbursement
is owing (or any other amount that is due and unpaid on the first date that none of the foregoing is in effect, outstanding or owing,
respectively, is owing) to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder:
Section 5.01. Financial
Statements, Reports, etc. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders:
(a) Within
ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, Parent’s consolidated balance sheet and related statement of income and cash
flows, showing the financial condition of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the close of such fiscal year and
the results of their respective operations during such year, the consolidated statement of Parent to be audited for Parent by independent
public accountants of recognized national standing and to be accompanied by an opinion of such accountants (without any qualification
or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition and results of operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP; provided that the foregoing delivery requirement shall be satisfied if Parent shall have filed with the SEC its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for such fiscal year, which is available to the public via EDGAR or any similar successor system;
(b) Within
forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, Parent’s consolidated balance
sheets and related statements of income and cash flows, showing the financial condition of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis as of the close of such fiscal quarter and the results of their operations during such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion
of the fiscal year, each certified by a Responsible Officer of the Parent as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial
condition and results of operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal
year end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; provided that the foregoing delivery requirement shall be satisfied if
Parent shall have filed with the SEC its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for such fiscal quarter, which is available to the public
via EDGAR or any similar successor system;
(c) Within
the time period under Section 5.01(a) above, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Parent certifying that, to the
knowledge of such Responsible Officer, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or, if, to the knowledge of such Responsible
Officer, such an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action
taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto;
(d) Within
the time period under (a) and (b) of this Section 5.01, a certificate of a Responsible Officer demonstrating
in reasonable detail compliance with Section 6.08 as of the end of the preceding fiscal quarter;
(e) A
Collateral Coverage Ratio Certificate, as and when required under Sections 6.04(ii)(C), 6.09(a), or 6.09(c).
(f) Promptly
after the occurrence thereof, written notice of the termination of a Plan of the Borrower pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA to the
extent such termination would constitute an Event of Default;
(g) So
long as any Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit is outstanding, promptly after the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer of the Parent
becoming aware of the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default that is continuing, an Officer’s Certificate specifying such
Default or Event of Default and what action the Parent and its Subsidiaries are taking or propose to take with respect thereto; and
(h) Promptly,
from time to time, such other information regarding the Collateral and the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the
Borrower or any Guarantor, in each case as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee, each at the request of any Lender, may
reasonably request (it being understood that, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower shall
not be obligated to provide utilization reports with respect to Pledged Slots or Pledged Routes).
Subject to
the next succeeding sentence, information delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 to the Administrative Agent may be made
available by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders by posting such information on the Intralinks website on the Internet at http://www.intralinks.com.
Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 by the Borrower shall be delivered pursuant to Section 10.01
hereto. Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 (to the extent not made available as set forth
above) shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Administrative Agent on the date on which the Borrower provides written notice to
the Administrative Agent that such information has been posted on the Borrower’s general commercial website on the Internet (to
the extent such information has been posted or is available as described in such notice), as such website may be specified by the Borrower
to the Administrative Agent from time to time. Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 shall be
in a format which is suitable for transmission.
Any notice
or other communication delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01, or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, shall be deemed
to contain material non-public information unless (i) expressly marked by the Borrower or a Guarantor as “PUBLIC”, (ii) such
notice or communication consists of copies of the Borrower’s public filings with the SEC or (iii) such notice or communication
has been posted on the Borrower’s general commercial website on the Internet, as such website may be specified by the Borrower
to the Administrative Agent from time to time.
Section 5.02. Taxes.
Parent shall pay, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies before the same
shall become more than 90 days delinquent, other than taxes, assessments and levies (i) being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and (ii) the failure to effect such payment of which are not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on Parent.
Section 5.03. Stay,
Extension and Usury Laws. The Borrower and each of the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will
not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury
law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Agreement; and
the Borrower and each of the Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of
any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted
to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such
law has been enacted.
Section 5.04. Corporate
Existence. Parent shall do or cause to be done all things reasonably necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect:
(1) its
corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the
respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of Parent or any such Restricted Subsidiary; and
(2) the
rights (charter and statutory) and material franchises of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that Parent
shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of it or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, if its Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business
of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect.
For the avoidance of doubt,
this Section 5.04 shall not prohibit any actions permitted by Section 6.10 hereof or described in Section 6.10(b).
Section 5.05. Compliance
with Laws. Parent shall comply, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply, with all applicable laws, rules, regulations
and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where such noncompliance, individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Parent will maintain in effect policies and procedures intended
to ensure compliance by Parent, its Subsidiaries and, when acting in such capacity, their respective directors, officers, employees and
agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
Section 5.06. Designation
of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
(a) The
Board of Directors of Parent may designate any Restricted Subsidiary of it (other than the Borrower) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary
if that designation would not cause a Default. If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate
Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation. That designation will be permitted only if the
Investment would be permitted at that time under Section 6.01 and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition
of an “Unrestricted Subsidiary.”
(b) The
Board of Directors of Parent may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent; provided
that such designation will be permitted only if no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.
Section 5.07. Delivery
of Appraisals. The Borrower shall:
(1) Within
twenty (20) Business Days of March 31st and September 30th of each year;
(2) on
the date upon which any Cure Collateral is pledged as Collateral to the Collateral Trustee, but only with respect to such Cure Collateral;
and
(3) promptly
(but in any event within 45 days) following a request by the Administrative Agent if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
deliver to the Administrative
Agent and the Collateral Trustee one or more Appraisals establishing the Appraised Value of the Collateral; provided, however,
that, in the case of clause (2) above, only an Appraisal with respect to the Cure Collateral shall be required to be delivered.
The Borrower may from time to time cause subsequent Appraisals to be delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee
if it believes that any affected item of Collateral has a higher Appraised Value than that reflected in the most recent Appraisals delivered
pursuant to this Section 5.07.
Section 5.08. Regulatory
Cooperation. In connection with any foreclosure, collection, sale or other enforcement of Liens granted to the Collateral Trustee
in the Collateral Documents, Parent will, and will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to, reasonably cooperate in good faith with the
Collateral Trustee or its designee in obtaining all regulatory licenses, consents and other governmental approvals necessary or (in the
reasonable opinion of the Collateral Trustee or its designee) reasonably advisable to conduct all aviation operations with respect to
the Collateral and will, at the reasonable request of the Collateral Trustee and in good faith, continue to operate and manage the Collateral
and maintain all applicable regulatory licenses with respect to the Collateral until such time as the Collateral Trustee or its designee
obtain such licenses, consents and approvals, and at such time Parent will, and will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to, cooperate
in good faith with the transition of the aviation operations with respect to the Collateral to any new aviation operator (including,
without limitation, the Collateral Trustee or its designee).
Section 5.09. Regulatory
Matters; Citizenship; Utilization; Collateral Requirements.
(a) The
Borrower will:
(1) maintain
at all times its status as an “air carrier” within the meaning of Section 40102(a)(2) of Title 49, and hold a certificate
under Section 41102(a)(1) of Title 49;
(2) be
a United States Citizen;
(3) maintain
at all times its status at the FAA as an “air carrier” and hold an air carrier operating certificate under Section 44705
of Title 49 and operations specifications issued by the FAA pursuant to Parts 119 and 121 of Title 14 as currently in effect or as may
be amended or recodified from time to time;
(4) possess
and maintain all necessary certificates, exemptions, franchises, licenses, permits, designations, rights, concessions, authorizations,
frequencies and consents that are material to the operation of the Pledged Slots or
the Pledged Routes operated
by it, and to the conduct of its business and operations as currently conducted, except to the extent that any failure to possess or
maintain would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(5) maintain
Pledged Gate Leaseholds sufficient to ensure its ability to retain its right in and to the Pledged Routes and to preserve its right in
and to its Pledged Slots, except to the extent that any failure to maintain would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect;
(6) utilize
its Pledged Slots in a manner consistent with applicable regulations, rules, foreign laws and contracts in order to preserve its right
to hold and use its Pledged Slots, taking into account any waiver or other relief granted to it by any applicable Governmental Authority
or Airport Authority, except to the extent that any failure to utilize would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect;
(7) cause
to be done all things reasonably necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its rights in and to use its Pledged Slots,
including, without limitation, satisfying any applicable Use or Lose Rule (taking into account any exemptions or other relief granted
by the relevant Governmental Authority), except to the extent that any failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect;
(8) [Intentionally
Omitted];
(9) utilize
its Pledged Routes in a manner consistent with Title 49, applicable foreign law, the applicable rules and regulations of the FAA,
DOT and any applicable Foreign Aviation Authorities, and any applicable treaty in order to preserve its rights to hold and operate its
Pledged Routes, except to the extent that any failure to utilize would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
and
(10) cause
to be done all things reasonably necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its authority to serve its Pledged Routes, except
to the extent that any failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Without
in any way limiting Section 5.09(a) hereof, the Borrower will:
(1) promptly
take all such steps as may be reasonably necessary to obtain renewal of its authority to serve its Pledged Routes from the DOT and any
applicable Foreign Aviation Authorities within a reasonable time prior to the expiration of such authority (as prescribed by law or regulation,
if any), and notify the Collateral Trustee of any material adverse development in the renewal of such authority;
(2) promptly
take all such steps as may be reasonably necessary to maintain, renew and obtain, or obtain the use of, Pledged Gate Leaseholds as needed
for its continued and future operations over its Pledged Routes or using the Pledged FAA Slots;
(3) take
all actions reasonably necessary or advisable in order to maintain its material rights to use its Pledged Routes (including, without
limitation, protecting its Pledged Routes from dormancy or withdrawal by the DOT or any applicable Foreign Aviation Authorities) and
to have access to its Pledged Gate Leaseholds; and
(4) pay
any applicable filing fees and other expenses related to the submission of applications, renewal requests, and other filings as may be
reasonably necessary to maintain or obtain its Pledged Routes and have access to its Pledged Gate Leaseholds;
in each case, except to the
extent as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.10. Collateral
Ownership. Subject to the provisions described (including the actions permitted) under Sections 6.04 and 6.10 hereof,
each Grantor will continue to maintain its interest in and right to use all property and assets so long as such property and assets constitute
Collateral, except as provided in Section 5.09.
Section 5.11. Reserved.
Section 5.12. Additional
Guarantors; Grantors; Collateral. If Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent (a) desires or is required pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement to add Cure Collateral, Parent shall, or (b) acquires or holds any United SRG that is not Excluded Property (including
by reason of any Excluded Property ceasing to constitute Excluded Property), Parent shall promptly (and in any event, within twenty (20)
Business Days of such acquisition, termination, release or other applicable event), in each case at its own expense, (A) cause any
such Subsidiary to become a party to the Guarantee contained in Section 9 hereof (to the extent such Subsidiary is not already
a party thereto) and cause any such Grantor to become a party to each applicable Collateral Document and all other agreements, instruments
or documents that create or purport to create and perfect a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in favor of the Collateral
Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties applicable to such Collateral, by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent
an Instrument of Assumption and Joinder substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D and/or by executing and delivering
to the Collateral Trustee joinders or collateral supplements to all applicable Collateral Documents or pursuant to new Collateral Documents,
as the case may be, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood, that in the
case of Cure Collateral of a type that has not been theretofore included in the Collateral, such Cure Collateral may be subject to such
additional terms and conditions as may be customarily required by lenders in similar financings of a similar size for similarly situated
borrowers secured by the same type of Collateral, as agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in their reasonable discretion),
(B) promptly execute and deliver (or cause such Subsidiary to execute and deliver) to the Collateral Trustee such documents and
take such actions to create, grant, establish, preserve and perfect the first priority Liens (subject to Permitted Liens) (including
to obtain any release or termination of Liens not permitted under the definition of “Cure Collateral” in Section 1.01
or
under
Section 6.06 and the filing of UCC financing statements) in favor of the Collateral
Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties on such assets of Parent or such Subsidiary, as applicable, to secure the Obligations
to the extent required under the applicable Collateral Documents or reasonably requested by the Collateral Trustee (in accordance with
Section 5.14), and to ensure that such Collateral shall be subject to no other Liens other than Permitted Liens and (C) if
reasonably requested by the Collateral Trustee, deliver to the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a written
opinion of counsel (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee) to Parent or such Subsidiary, as applicable,
with respect to the matters described in clauses (A) and (B) hereof, in each case within twenty (20) Business
Days after the addition of such Collateral and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee.
Section 5.13. Access
to Books and Records.
(a) The
Borrower and the Guarantors will make and keep books, records and accounts in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with
GAAP are made of all financial dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities, including, without limitation, an
accurate and fair reflection of the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Borrower and the Guarantors.
(b) The
Borrower and the Guarantors will permit, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or contractual obligations, any representatives
designated by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee or any Governmental Authority that is authorized to supervise or regulate
the operations of a Lender, as designated by such Lender, upon reasonable prior written notice and, so long as no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, at no out-of-pocket cost to the Borrower and the Guarantors, to (x) visit and inspect the Collateral
and the properties of the Borrower and the Guarantors, (y) examine its books and records, and (z) discuss its affairs, finances
and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as
reasonably requested (it being understood that a representative of the Borrower will be present) subject to any restrictions in any applicable
Collateral Document; provided that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower and the Guarantors shall
be responsible for the reasonable costs and expenses of any visits of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee and the Lenders,
acting together (but not separately); provided, further, that with respect to Collateral and matters relating thereto,
the rights of Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee and the Lenders under this Section 5.13 shall, subject to the
inspection provisions of the applicable Collateral Documents, be limited to the following: upon the request of the Administrative Agent
or the Collateral Trustee, the applicable Grantor will permit the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Trustee or any of its agents
or representatives, at reasonable times and intervals upon reasonable prior notice, to (x) visit during normal business hours its
offices, sites and properties and (y) inspect any documents relating to (i) the existence of such Collateral, (ii) with
respect to Collateral other than Pledged Routes, Pledged Slots and Pledged Gate Leaseholds, the condition of such Collateral, and (iii) the
validity, perfection and priority of the Liens on such Collateral, and to discuss such matters with its officers, except to the extent
the disclosure of any such document or any such discussion would result in the applicable Grantor’s violation of its contractual
or legal obligations. All confidential or proprietary information obtained in connection with any such visit, inspection or discussion
shall be held confidential by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee and
each
of their respective agents and representatives and shall not be furnished or disclosed by
any of them to anyone other than their respective bank examiners, auditors, accountants, agents and legal counsel, and except as may
be required by any court or administrative agency or by any statute, rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority.
Section 5.14. Further
Assurances. The Borrower and each Guarantor shall execute any and all further documents and instruments, and take all further actions,
that may be required or advisable under applicable law, or by the FAA, or that the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee may
reasonably request, in order to create, grant, establish, preserve, protect and perfect the validity, perfection and priority of the
Liens and security interests created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents, to the extent required under this Agreement
or the Collateral Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, (A) no perfection actions or steps will
be required to be taken (i) in any jurisdiction other than the United States (or any state thereof), except in connection with the
UK Debenture, or (ii) under or in connection with any Collateral Document governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than the
United States (or any state thereof), except the UK Debenture, and (B) the Grantors shall not be required to record any leasehold
interests, make any fixture filings, or make any other real property recordings or filings, or other actions in connection with the perfection
of real property interests in any jurisdiction, in connection with the Lien on any Gate Leasehold (to the extent characterized as interests
in real property) that are included in the Collateral.
SECTION 6.
NEGATIVE
COVENANTS
From the date
hereof and for so long as the Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding (in a face amount in excess of the
sum of (i) the amount of cash then held in the Letter of Credit Account and (ii) the face amount of back-to-back letters of
credit delivered pursuant to Section 2.02(j)) or principal of or interest on any Loan or reimbursement of any LC Disbursement
is owing (or any other amount that is due and unpaid on the first date that none of the foregoing is in effect, outstanding or owing,
respectively, is owing) to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder:
Section 6.01. Restricted
Payments.
(a) Parent
will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
(i) declare
or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of Parent’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’
Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving Parent or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of Parent’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity
Interests in their capacity as such (other than (A) dividends, distributions or payments payable in Qualifying Equity Interests
or in the case of preferred stock of Parent, an increase in the liquidation value thereof and (B) dividends, distributions or payments
payable to Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent);
(ii) purchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of Parent;
(iii) make
any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value (collectively for purposes of
this clause (iii), a “purchase”) any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated
to the Obligations (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among Parent and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except any
scheduled payment of interest and any purchase within two years of the Stated Maturity thereof; or
(iv) make
any Restricted Investment,
(all such payments
and other actions set forth in these clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted
Payments”),
unless, at the time of and after
giving effect to such Restricted Payment:
(1) no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of such time; and
(2) such
Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries
since the Closing Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2) through (20) of Section 6.01(b) hereof),
is less than the sum, without duplication, of:
(A) the
sum of (x) $1.0 billion and (y) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of Parent for the period (taken as one accounting period)
from April 1, 2021 to the end of Parent’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available
at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit);
plus
(B) 100%
of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by Parent since April 1, 2021 as
a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Qualifying Equity Interests (other than Qualifying Equity Interests
sold to a Subsidiary of Parent and excluding Excluded Contributions); plus
(C) 100%
of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary
of Parent from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock of Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent or
convertible or exchangeable debt securities of Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (regardless of when issued or sold) or in
connection with the conversion or exchange thereof, in each case that have been converted into or exchanged since April 1, 2021
for Qualifying Equity Interests (other than Qualifying Equity Interests and convertible or
exchangeable Disqualified
Stock or debt securities sold to a Subsidiary of Parent); plus
(D) to
the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after April 1, 2021 (other than in reliance on clause (16) of Section 6.01(b))
is (i) sold for cash or otherwise cancelled, liquidated or repaid for cash or (ii) made in an entity that subsequently becomes
a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, the initial amount of such Restricted Investment (or, if less, the amount of cash received upon repayment
or sale); plus
(E) to
the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of Parent designated as such after the Closing Date is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary
after the Closing Date, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of Parent’s Restricted Investment in such Subsidiary (made
other than in reliance on clause (16) of Section 6.01(b)) as of the date of such redesignation or (ii) such Fair
Market Value as of the date on which such Subsidiary was originally designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date;
plus
(F) 100%
of any dividends received in cash by Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent after April 1, 2021 from an Unrestricted Subsidiary
of Parent, to the extent that such dividends were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of Parent for such period.
(b) The
provisions of Section 6.01(a) hereof will not prohibit:
(1) the
payment of any dividend or distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration
of the dividend or distribution or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the
dividend or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;
(2) the
making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of or with the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other
than to a Subsidiary of Parent) of, Qualifying Equity Interests or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital
to Parent; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will not be
considered to be net proceeds of Qualifying Equity Interests for purposes of clause (a)(2)(B) of Section 6.01
hereof and will not be considered to be Excluded Contributions;
(3) the
payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership or limited liability company, any similar distribution), distribution or
payment by a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis;
(4) the
repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor that
is contractually
subordinated to the
Obligations with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
(5) the
repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent
held by any current or former officer, director, consultant or employee (or their estates or beneficiaries of their estates) of Parent
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any management equity plan or equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement,
shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed,
acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $60.0 million in any 12-month period (except to the extent such repurchase, redemption,
acquisition or retirement is in connection with (x) the acquisition of a Permitted Business or merger, consolidation or amalgamation
otherwise permitted by this Agreement and in such case the aggregate price paid by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries may not exceed
$150.0 million in connection with such acquisition of a Permitted Business or merger, consolidation or amalgamation or (y) the Continental/UAL
Merger, in which case no dollar limitation shall be applicable); provided further that Parent or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries may carry over and make in subsequent 12-month periods, in addition to the amounts permitted for such 12-month period, up
to $30.0 million of unutilized capacity under this clause (5) attributable to the immediately preceding twelve-month period;
(6) the
repurchase of Equity Interests or other securities deemed to occur upon (A) the exercise of stock options, warrants or other securities
convertible or exchangeable into Equity Interests or any other securities, to the extent such Equity Interests or other securities represent
a portion of the exercise price of those stock options, warrants or other securities convertible or exchangeable into Equity Interests
or any other securities or (B) the withholding of a portion of Equity Interests issued to employees and other participants under
an equity compensation program of Parent or its Subsidiaries to cover withholding tax obligations of such persons in respect of such
issuance;
(7) so
long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued
dividends, distributions or payments to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock or subordinated debt of Parent or any preferred
stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(8) payments
of cash, dividends, distributions, advances, common stock or other Restricted Payments by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon (A) the exercise of options or warrants, (B) the
conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person or (C) the conversion or exchange of Indebtedness or hybrid securities
into Capital Stock of any such Person;
(9) the
declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of Parent or any Disqualified Stock or preferred
stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of “Fixed Charges”
for such Person;
(10) in
the event of a Change of Control, and if no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the payment, purchase, redemption, defeasance
or other acquisition or retirement of any subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor, in each case, at a purchase price
not greater than 101% of the principal amount of such subordinated Indebtedness, plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided,
however, that prior to such payment, purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement, the Borrower (or a third
party to the extent permitted by this Agreement) has prepaid the Loans and discharged LC Exposure in accordance with Section 2.12(g) (it
being agreed that the Borrower or any Guarantor may pay, purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire such subordinated Indebtedness
even if the purchase price exceeds 101% of the principal amount of such subordinated Indebtedness; provided that the amount paid
in excess of 101% of such principal amount is otherwise permitted under the Restricted Payments covenant);
(11) Restricted
Payments made with Excluded Contributions;
(12) the
distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
by, any Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(13) the
distribution or dividend of assets or Capital Stock of any Person in connection with any full or partial “spin-off” of a
Subsidiary or similar transactions; provided that (A) if such Subsidiary is not a Guarantor, no Default or Event of Default
is continuing and (B) the assets distributed or dividended do not include, directly or indirectly, any property or asset that constitutes
Collateral;
(14) the
distribution or dividend of assets or Capital Stock of any Person in connection with any full or partial “spin-off” of a
Subsidiary or similar transactions having an aggregate Fair Market Value not to exceed $600.0 million since the Closing Date; provided
that the assets distributed or dividended do not include, directly or indirectly, any property or asset that constitutes Collateral;
(15) so
long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$1.0 billion, such aggregate amount to be calculated from the Closing Date;
(16) so
long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Restricted Investment by Parent and/or any Restricted Subsidiary
of Parent;
(17) the
payment of any amounts in respect of any restricted stock units or other instruments or rights whose value is based in whole or in part
on the value
of any Equity Interests
issued to any directors, officers or employees of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(18) so
long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Restricted Payments (i) made to purchase or redeem Equity
Interests of Parent or (ii) consisting of payments in respect of any Indebtedness (whether for purchase or prepayment thereof or
otherwise);
(19) any
Restricted Payment so long as both before and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries
have Liquidity in the aggregate of at least $2,200,000,000; and
(20) Restricted
Payments in an aggregate amount which do not exceed 5.0% of the Consolidated Tangible Assets of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries
(calculated at the time of such Restricted Payment).
In the case
of any Restricted Payment that is not cash, the amount of such non-cash Restricted Payment will be the Fair Market Value on the date
of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary
of Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.
For purposes
of determining compliance with this Section 6.01, if a proposed Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) meets the criteria
of more than one of the categories of Restricted Payments described in clauses (1) through (20) of subparagraph
(b) of this Section 6.01, or is entitled to be made pursuant to subparagraph (a) of this Section 6.01,
Parent will be entitled to classify on the date of its payment or later reclassify such Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) in any
manner that complies with this Section 6.01.
For the
avoidance of doubt, the following shall not constitute Restricted Payments and therefore will not be subject to any of the restrictions
described in this Section 6.01:
(a) the
payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Indebtedness of
Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent that is not contractually subordinated to the Obligations;
(b) the
payment of regularly scheduled amounts in respect of, and the issuance of common stock of Parent upon conversion of, the 6% Convertible
Preferred Securities, Term Income Deferred Equity Securities (TIDES) SM issued by Continental
Airlines Finance Trust II or the underlying 6% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2030 issued by Continental; and
(c) the
conversion of the Capital Stock of the Borrower pursuant to the Airlines Merger or the conversion of the Capital Stock of the Borrower
or Parent pursuant to the Airline/Parent Merger.
Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if a Restricted Payment is made at a time when a Default has occurred and is continuing and
such Default is subsequently
cured, the Default or Event
of Default arising from the making of such Restricted Payment during the existence of such Default shall simultaneously be deemed cured.
Section 6.02. [Intentionally
Omitted].
Section 6.03. [Intentionally
Omitted].
Section 6.04. Disposition
of Collateral. Neither the Borrower nor any Grantor shall sell or otherwise Dispose of any Collateral (including, without limitation,
by way of any Sale of a Grantor) except that such sale or other Disposition shall be permitted in the case of (i) a Permitted Disposition
or (ii) any other sale or Disposition, provided that, in the case of this clause (ii), (A) no Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) the Collateral Coverage Test is satisfied on a pro forma basis after giving effect
to such sale or other Disposition (including any deposit of any Net Proceeds received upon consummation thereof in an account pledged
to the Collateral Trustee (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) and subject to an Account Control Agreement and any concurrent pledge
of Cure Collateral), (C) the Borrower shall promptly provide to the Administrative Agent a Collateral Coverage Ratio Certificate
calculating the Collateral Coverage Ratio on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such sale or other Disposition (including
any pledge of Cure Collateral and/or prepayment of Loans, if any), (D) such sale or other Disposition, if to any other Person, is
an arms’ length Disposition to a third party (other than any Affiliate of the Borrower) and (E) to the extent that the Borrower
receives any Net Proceeds from such sale or other Disposition, such Net Proceeds shall be applied as provided under Section 2.12(b);
provided that nothing contained in this Section 6.04 is intended to excuse performance by the Borrower or any Guarantor
of any requirement of any Collateral Document that would be applicable to a Disposition permitted hereunder. A Disposition of Collateral
referred to in clause (d), (e)(iv) or (f) of the definition of “Permitted Disposition” shall
not result in the automatic release of such Collateral from the security interest of the applicable Collateral Document, and the Collateral
subject to such Disposition shall continue to constitute Collateral for all purposes of the Loan Documents (without prejudice to the
rights of the Borrower to release any such Collateral pursuant to Section 6.09(c)).
Section 6.05. Transactions
with Affiliates.
(a) Parent
will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose
of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract,
agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of Parent (each an “Affiliate
Transaction”) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $50.0 million, unless:
(1) the
Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Parent or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary (taking
into account all effects Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary expects to result from such transaction whether tangible or intangible)
than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person;
and
(2) Parent
delivers to the Administrative Agent:
(A) with
respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $100.0
million, an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (1) of this Section 6.05(a);
and
(B) with
respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $200.0
million, an opinion as to the fairness to Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of
view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing.
(b) The
following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of Section 6.05(a) hereof:
(1) any
employment agreement, confidentiality agreement, non-competition agreement, incentive plan, employee stock option agreement, long-term
incentive plan, profit sharing plan, employee benefit plan, officer or director indemnification agreement or any similar arrangement
entered into by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and payments pursuant thereto;
(2) transactions
between or among Parent and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries (including without limitation in connection with any full or partial “spin-off”
or similar transactions);
(3) transactions
with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of Parent) that is an Affiliate of Parent solely because Parent owns, directly or
through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;
(4) payment
of fees, compensation, reimbursements of expenses (pursuant to indemnity arrangements or otherwise) and reasonable and customary indemnities
provided to or on behalf of officers, directors, employees or consultants of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(5) any
issuance of Qualifying Equity Interests to Affiliates of Parent or any increase in the liquidation preference of preferred stock of Parent;
(6) transactions
with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services in the ordinary course of business or transactions with
joint ventures, alliances, alliance members or Unrestricted Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(7) Permitted
Investments and Restricted Payments that do not violate Section 6.01 hereof;
(8) loans
or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $30.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;
(9) transactions
pursuant to agreements or arrangements in effect on the Closing Date or any amendment, modification or supplement thereto or replacement
thereof and any payments made or performance under any agreement as in effect on the Closing Date or any amendment, replacement, extension
or renewal thereof (so long as such agreement as so amended, replaced, extended or renewed is not materially less advantageous, taken
as a whole, to the Lenders than the original agreement as in effect on the Closing Date);
(10) transactions
between or among Parent and/or its Subsidiaries or transactions between a Receivables Subsidiary and any Person in which the Receivables
Subsidiary has an Investment;
(11) any
transaction effected as part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction;
(12) any
purchase by Parent’s Affiliates of Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the majority of which Indebtedness
is offered to Persons who are not Affiliates of Parent;
(13) transactions
pursuant to, in connection with or contemplated by any Marketing and Service Agreement;
(14) transactions
between Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any employee labor union or other employee group of Parent or such Restricted
Subsidiary provided such transactions are not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement;
(15) transactions
with captive insurance companies of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(16) transactions
between a Non-Recourse Financing Subsidiary and any Person in which the Non-Recourse Financing Subsidiary has an Investment.
Section 6.06. Liens.
Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to
exist any Lien of any kind on any property or asset that constitutes Collateral, except Permitted Liens.
Section 6.07. Business
Activities. Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than Permitted
Businesses, except to such extent as would not be material to Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Section 6.08. Liquidity.
Parent will not permit the aggregate amount of Liquidity at the close of any Business Day to be less than $2,000,000,000.
Section 6.09. Collateral
Coverage Ratio.
(a) Within
ten (10) Business Days after delivery of each Appraisal that is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.07(1) (such
date of delivery, a “Reference Date,” and the tenth (10th) Business Day after a Reference Date, the “Certificate
Delivery Date”), the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent a Collateral Coverage Ratio Certificate containing a
calculation of the Collateral Coverage Ratio with respect to such Reference Date. If the Collateral Coverage Ratio with respect to the
applicable Reference Date is less than 1.6 to 1.0 (the “Collateral Coverage Test”), the Parent shall, no later than
forty-five (45) days after the Certificate Delivery Date, designate Cure Collateral as additional Eligible Collateral and comply with
Section 5.12 and/or prepay or redeem or cause to be prepaid or redeemed Priority Lien Debt (as selected by the Borrower in
its sole discretion), such that, following such actions, the Collateral Coverage Test shall be satisfied.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Collateral Coverage Test shall not be satisfied solely as a result of damage to or
loss of any Collateral covered by insurance (pursuant to which the Collateral Trustee is named as loss payee and with respect to which
payments are to be delivered directly to the Collateral Trustee or the Administrative Agent) for which the insurer thereof has been notified
of the relevant claim and has not challenged such coverage, any calculation of the Collateral Coverage Ratio (and Total Collateral Coverage
Ratio) made pursuant to this Agreement shall deem the relevant Grantor to have received Net Proceeds (and to have taken all steps necessary
to have pledged such Net Proceeds as Cure Collateral) in an amount equal to the expected coverage amount (as determined by Parent in
good faith and updated from time to time to reflect any agreements reached with the applicable insurer) and net of any amounts required
to be paid out of such proceeds and secured by a Lien until the earliest of (i) the date any such Net Proceeds are actually first
received by the Collateral Trustee or the Administrative Agent, (ii) the date that is 270 days after such damage and (iii) the
date on which any such insurer denies such claim; provided further that, prior to giving effect to this clause (b), the
Appraised Value of the Collateral shall be no less than 150% of the Total Priority Lien Principal Amount at such time. It is understood
and agreed that if the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee should receive any Net Proceeds directly from the insurer in respect
of a Recovery Event, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, shall promptly cause such proceeds to be paid
to the Parent or the applicable Grantor, or to be applied, as applicable, in accordance with Section 2.12(a).
(c) At
the Parent’s request, the Lien on any asset or type or category of asset (including after-acquired assets of that type or category)
that (i) has been Disposed in accordance with this Agreement to a Person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower
who has pledged such asset as Collateral, (ii) is or has become Excluded Property (as defined in any Collateral Document) or (iii) constitutes
Cure Collateral (other than United SRG), will, in each case, be promptly released, provided, in each case, that the following conditions
are satisfied or waived: (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) either (x) after giving effect
to such release, the Appraised Value of the Collateral shall satisfy the Collateral Coverage Test on a pro forma basis or (y) the
Borrower shall designate Cure Collateral as additional Eligible Collateral and comply with Section 5.12 and/or prepay or
redeem or cause to be prepaid or redeemed Priority Lien Debt (as selected by the Borrower in its sole discretion), such that, following
such actions and such release, the Collateral Coverage Test shall be satisfied on a pro forma basis, and (C) the Borrower
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Collateral Coverage Ratio Certificate demonstrating pro forma compliance with the
Collateral
Coverage
Test after giving effect to such release (including after giving effect to any action taken pursuant to the foregoing clause (B)(y)).
Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee agrees to promptly provide any
documents or releases reasonably requested by the Borrower to evidence any such release. For the avoidance of doubt, (aa) nothing contained
in the foregoing shall prohibit any substitution of any item of Cure Collateral (other than Routes, Slots or Gate Leaseholds, but such
as engines or other parts on an aircraft) if such substitution and related release of the Cure Collateral being replaced are permitted
or required under the applicable Collateral Document, and such permitted or required release of such replaced Cure Collateral pursuant
to such Collateral Document shall not be subject to (and shall be deemed to satisfy) the release conditions in the first sentence of
this Section 6.09(c) and (bb) if a Grantor releases (in accordance with this Section 6.09(c)) any Cure Collateral
that has suffered (or corresponding to an asset that suffered) a Recovery Event, the applicable Grantor shall be deemed to have complied
with any provisions in the corresponding Collateral Documents requiring that such Grantor take specific actions in respect of such Recovery
Event.
Section 6.10. Merger,
Consolidation, or Sale of Assets.
(a) Neither
Parent nor the Borrower (whichever is applicable, the “Subject Company”) shall directly or indirectly: (i) consolidate
or merge with or into another Person (whether or not such Subject Company is the surviving corporation) or (ii) sell, assign, transfer,
convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Subject Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:
(1) either:
(A) the
Subject Company is the surviving corporation; or
(B) the
Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Subject Company) or to which such sale, assignment,
transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made is an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state
of the United States or the District of Columbia; and, if such entity is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the Loans is a corporation
organized or existing under any such laws;
(2) the
Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Subject Company) or the Person to which such sale,
assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes all the obligations of the Subject Company under the Loan
Documents by operation of law (if the surviving Person is the Borrower) or pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent;
(3) immediately
after such transaction, no Event of Default exists; and
(4) the
Subject Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate stating that such consolidation, merger
or transfer complies with this Agreement.
In addition,
a Subject Company will not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of the properties and assets of such Subject Company
and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person.
(b) Section 6.10(a) will
not apply to any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among Parent and/or any Grantor.
Clauses (3) and (4) of Section 6.10(a) will not apply to the Airlines Merger, the Airline/Parent
Merger or any merger, consolidation or transfer of assets:
(1) between
or among Parent and any of Parent’s Restricted Subsidiaries;
(2) between
or among any of Parent’s Restricted Subsidiaries; or
(3) with
or into an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reincorporating a Subject Company in another jurisdiction.
(c) Upon
any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the properties or assets of any Subject Company in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 6.10(a),
the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into or with which such Subject Company is merged or to which such sale, assignment,
transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of
such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Agreement referring
to such Subject Company shall refer instead to the successor Person and not to such Subject Company), and may exercise every right and
power of such Subject Company under this Agreement with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as such Subject Company
herein; provided, however, that the predecessor Subject Company, if applicable, shall not be relieved from the obligation
to pay the principal of, and interest, if any, on the Loan except in the case of a sale of all of such Subject Company’s assets
in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 6.10(a) hereof.
Section 6.11. Use
of Proceeds. Parent will not use, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to use, lend, make payments of, contribute or otherwise
make available, all or any part of the proceeds of any Borrowing or any Letter of Credit (A) in violation of any Anti-Corruption
Laws, (B) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned
Person, or in any Sanctioned Country (except to the extent permitted by applicable law), or (C) in any manner that would result
in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 7.
EVENTS
OF DEFAULT
Section 7.01. Events
of Default. In the case of the happening of any of the following events and the continuance thereof beyond the applicable grace period
if any (each, an “Event of Default”):
(a) any
representation or warranty made by the Borrower or any Guarantor in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall prove to have
been false or incorrect in any material respect when made, and such representation or warranty, to the extent capable of being corrected,
is not corrected within ten (10) Business Days after the earlier of (A) a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtaining knowledge
of such default or (B) receipt by the Borrower of notice from the Administrative Agent of such default; or
(b) default
shall be made in the payment of (i) any principal of the Loans or reimbursement obligations or cash collateralization in respect
of Letters of Credit, when and as the same shall become due and payable; (ii) any interest on the Loans and such default shall continue
unremedied for more than five (5) Business Days; or (iii) any other amount payable hereunder when due and such default shall
continue unremedied for more than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of written notice by the Borrower from the Administrative
Agent of the default in making such payment when due; or
(c) (i) default
shall be made by Parent in the due observance of the covenant contained in Section 6.09(a) hereof or (ii) default
shall be made by Parent in the due observance of the covenant in Section 6.08 and such default shall continue unremedied
for more than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of written notice by the Borrower from the Administrative Agent of such default;
or
(d) default
shall be made by the Borrower, Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent in the due observance or performance of any other covenant,
condition or agreement to be observed or performed by it pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and
such default shall continue unremedied for more than sixty (60) days after receipt of written notice by the Borrower from the Administrative
Agent of such default; or
(e) (A) any
material provision of any Loan Document to which the Borrower or a Guarantor is a party ceases to be a valid and binding obligation of
the Borrower or Guarantor for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days after the Borrower receives written notice thereof from the Administrative
Agent, or (B) the Lien on any material portion of the Collateral (having an Appraised Value in excess of $100,000,000 in the aggregate)
intended to be created by the Loan Documents shall cease to be or shall not be a valid and perfected (to the extent required hereunder
or under such Collateral Documents) Lien having the priorities contemplated hereby or thereby (subject to Permitted Liens and except
as permitted by the terms of this Agreement or the Collateral Documents or other than as a result of the action, delay or inaction of
the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee) for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days after the Borrower receives written notice
thereof from the Administrative Agent; or
(f) Parent,
the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent that, taken together, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law:
(1) commences
a voluntary case,
(2) consents
to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,
(3) consents
to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property,
(4) makes
a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or
(5) admits
in writing its inability generally to pay its debts; or
(g) a
court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(1) is
for relief against Parent, the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent that, taken together,
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;
(2) appoints
a custodian of Parent, the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent that, taken together,
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of Parent, the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary
or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or
(3) orders
the liquidation of Parent, the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent that, taken together,
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;
and in each case the
order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for sixty (60) consecutive days; or
(h) failure
by Parent, the Borrower or any of Parent’s Restricted Subsidiaries to pay final judgments entered by a court or courts of competent
jurisdiction aggregating in excess of $150,000,000 (determined net of amounts covered by insurance policies issued by creditworthy insurance
companies or by third party indemnities or a combination thereof), which judgments are not paid, discharged, bonded, satisfied or stayed
for a period of sixty (60) days; or
(i) (1) the
Borrower or any Guarantor shall default in the performance of any obligation relating to Material Indebtedness and any applicable grace
periods shall have expired and any applicable notice requirements shall have been complied with, and as a result of such default the
holder or holders of such Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders shall have caused such Material
Indebtedness to become due prior to its scheduled final maturity date or (2) the Borrower or any Guarantor shall default in the
payment of the outstanding principal amount due on the scheduled final maturity date of any Indebtedness outstanding under one or more
agreements of the Borrower or a Guarantor, any applicable grace periods shall have expired and any applicable notice requirements shall
have been complied with and such failure to make payment when due shall be continuing for a period of more than five (5) consecutive
Business Days following the applicable scheduled final maturity date thereunder, in an aggregate principal amount at any single time
unpaid exceeding $200,000,000; or
(j) a
termination of a Plan of the Borrower pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect;
then, and in every such event
and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders,
the Administrative Agent shall, by written notice to the Borrower, take one or more of the following actions, at the same or different
times:
(i) terminate
forthwith the Commitments;
(ii) declare
the Loans or any portion thereof then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the principal of the Loans and other Obligations
(other than Designated Hedging Obligations) together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities
of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand,
protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower and the Guarantors, anything contained
herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding;
(iii) require
the Borrower and the Guarantors promptly upon written demand to deposit in the Letter of Credit Account Cash Collateralization for the
LC Exposure (and to the extent the Borrower and the Guarantors shall fail to furnish such funds as demanded by the Administrative Agent,
the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to debit the accounts of the Borrower and the Guarantors (other than Escrow Accounts, Payroll
Accounts or other accounts held in trust for an identified beneficiary) maintained with the Administrative Agent in such amounts);
(iv) set-off
amounts in the Letter of Credit Account or any other accounts (other than Escrow Accounts, Payroll Accounts or other accounts held in
trust for an identified beneficiary) maintained with the Administrative Agent (or any of its affiliates) and apply such amounts to the
obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors hereunder and in the other Loan Documents; and
(v) exercise
any and all remedies under the Loan Documents and under applicable law available to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee
and the Lenders.
In case of any event with respect
to Parent, the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary described in clause (f) or (g) of this Section 7.01, the actions and events
described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be required or taken automatically, without presentment,
demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower. Any payment received as a result of the
exercise of remedies hereunder shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.17(b).
SECTION 8.
THE AGENTS
Section 8.01. Administration
by Agents.
(a) Each
of the Lenders and each Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative
Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof,
together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each of the Lenders and each Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably
appoints the Collateral Trustee as its collateral trustee hereunder and under the Collateral Documents and authorizes the Collateral
Trustee to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Collateral Trustee by the terms hereof
or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
(b) Each
of the Lenders and each Issuing Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, and in their
sole discretion:
(i) in
connection with the sale or other disposition of any asset that is part of the Collateral of the Borrower or any other Grantor, as the
case may be, to the extent permitted by the terms of this Agreement and the Collateral Trust Agreement, to release a Lien granted to
the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, on such asset;
(ii) with
respect to the Administrative Agent only, to determine that the cost to the Borrower or any other Grantor, as the case may be, is disproportionate
to the benefit to be realized by the Secured Parties by perfecting a Lien in a given asset or group of assets included in the Collateral
and that the Borrower or such other Grantor, as the case may be, should not be required to perfect such Lien in favor of the Collateral
Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties;
(iii) to
enter into the other Loan Documents on terms acceptable to the Administrative Agent and to perform its respective obligations thereunder;
(iv) to
execute any documents or instruments necessary to release any Guarantor from the guarantees provided herein pursuant to Section 9.05;
(v) to
enter into (i) the Collateral Trust Agreement and (ii) any other intercreditor and/or subordination agreements in accordance
with Sections 6.06 and 10.18 on terms reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Trustee and the Administrative Agent, and
in each case to perform its obligations thereunder and to take such action and to exercise the powers, rights and remedies granted to
it thereunder and with respect thereto; and
(vi) to
enter into any other agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent granting Liens to the Collateral Trustee, for the
benefit of the
Secured
Parties, on any assets of the Borrower or any other Grantor to secure the Obligations and
into any amendments in accordance with Section 10.08(a).
(c) Each
of the parties hereto agrees that at such time as the Obligations (other than (x) contingent indemnification obligations not due
and payable and (y) obligations and liabilities under any Designated Banking Product Agreement or Designated Hedging Agreement)
shall have been irrevocably paid in full in cash, each of the Liens granted to the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, hereunder shall automatically be discharged and released without any further action by any Person.
(d) Each
Lender irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Trustee to execute and deliver the Collateral Trust Agreement, and to take such action and
to exercise the powers, rights and remedies granted to the Collateral Trustee thereunder and with respect thereto. In addition, each
Lender hereby agrees to be bound by, and consents to, the terms and provisions of the Collateral Trust Agreement.
Section 8.02. Rights
of Administrative Agent and Collateral Trustee. Any institution serving as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee hereunder
shall have the same rights and powers in their respective capacities as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though
it were not an Administrative Agent or Collateral Trustee and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise
expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the institution serving as the Administrative Agent or Collateral
Trustee hereunder in its individual capacity. Such institution and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities
of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower
or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such institution were not the Administrative Agent or Collateral Trustee hereunder
and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
Section 8.03. Liability
of Agents.
(a) Each
of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein
and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder and thereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, (i) the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied
duties, regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Administrative Agent and the Collateral
Trustee shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and
powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that each such agent is required to exercise in writing as directed
by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided
in Section 10.08 or the Collateral Trust Agreement), (iii) except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan
Documents, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure
to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower, Parent or any of Parent’s Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained
by the institution serving as an Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity and (iv) neither the Administrative
Agent nor the Collateral Trustee will be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the
Administrative
Agent
or the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document
or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt, any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Federal,
state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or that may effect a forfeiture, modification
or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership
or similar law now or hereafter in effect. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with
the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under
the circumstances as provided in Section 10.08) or in the absence of its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given
to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, Parent or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for, or have any
duty to ascertain or inquire into, (A) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (B) the
contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (C) the performance or observance
of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (D) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness
or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (E) the satisfaction of any condition set forth
in Section 4 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative
Agent.
(b) The
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any
notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been
signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee also may rely upon any statement made to it
orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower or Parent), independent
accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the
advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
(c) Each
of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee may perform any and all of its respective duties and exercise its respective rights
and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by it. The Administrative Agent
and the Collateral Trustee and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through its
Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties
of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection
with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent and Collateral Trustee.
(d) Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Joint Bookrunners or Joint Lead Arrangers listed on the cover page hereof shall
have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable,
as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.
(e) In
performing its functions and duties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent is acting solely on behalf
of the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders (except in limited circumstances expressly provided for herein relating to the maintenance of
the Register), and its duties are entirely mechanical and administrative in nature. The motivations of the Administrative Agent are commercial
in nature and not to invest in the general performance or operations of the Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(i) the
Administrative Agent does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation or duty or any other relationship as the
agent, fiduciary or trustee of or for any Lender, Issuing Lender or holder of any other obligation other than as expressly set forth
herein and in the other Loan Documents, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and it
is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” (or any similar term) herein or in any other Loan Document with
reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary duty or other implied (or express) obligations arising
under agency doctrine of any applicable law, and that such term is used as a matter of market custom and is intended to create or reflect
only an administrative relationship between contracting parties); additionally, each Lender agrees that it will not assert any claim
against the Administrative Agent based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement
and/or the transactions contemplated hereby; and
(ii) nothing
in this Agreement or any Loan Document shall require the Administrative Agent to account to any Lender for any sum or the profit element
of any sum received by the Administrative Agent for its own account.
Section 8.04. Reimbursement
and Indemnification. Each Lender agrees (a) to reimburse on demand the Administrative Agent (and the Collateral Trustee) for
such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure Percentage of any expenses and fees incurred for the benefit of the Lenders under this Agreement
and any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, counsel fees and compensation of agents and employees paid for services
rendered on behalf of the Lenders, and any other expense incurred in connection with the operations or enforcement thereof, not reimbursed
by the Borrower or the Guarantors and (b) to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee and
any of their Related Parties, on demand, in the amount equal to such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure Percentage, from and against any
and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, or disbursements of any kind
or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against it or any of them in any way relating to or arising out
of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by it or any of them under this Agreement or any of the
Loan Documents to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower or the Guarantors (except such as shall result from its gross negligence
or willful misconduct).
Section 8.05. Successor
Agents. Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may
resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation by the Administrative Agent,
the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent (provided
no
Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing) of the Borrower (such consent
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders
and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation,
then the retiring Administrative Agent may, with the consent (provided no Event of Default or Default has occurred or is continuing)
of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a
bank institution with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative
Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties
of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder.
The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise
agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions
of this Article and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents
and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as an
Administrative Agent. The Collateral Trustee may resign, and in any such event shall be replaced, in accordance with the terms of the
Collateral Trust Agreement.
Section 8.06. Independent
Lenders.
(a) Each
Lender and each Issuing Lender represents and warrants that (1) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility,
(2) in participating as a Lender, it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and in providing other facilities
set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or Issuing Lender, in each case in the ordinary course of business, and not for
the purpose of investing in the general performance or operations of the Borrower, or for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding
any other type of financial instrument such as a security (and each Lender and each Issuing Lender agrees not to assert a claim in contravention
of the foregoing, such as a claim under the federal or state securities laws), (3) it has, independently and without reliance upon
the Administrative Agent, any arranger, or any other Lender or Issuing 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 and (4) 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 or such Issuing
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.
Each Lender and each Issuing Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent,
any arranger or any other Lender or Issuing Lender, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents
and information (which may contain material, non-public information within the meaning of the United States securities laws concerning
the Borrower and its Affiliates) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not
taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder
or thereunder.
(b) Each
Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement on the Closing Date and/or Original Closing Date, as applicable, or delivering
its signature page to an Assignment and Assumption or any other Loan Document pursuant to which it shall become a Lender hereunder,
shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to
be delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders on the Closing Date and/or Original Closing
Date, as applicable.
Section 8.07. Advances
and Payments.
(a) On
the date of each Loan, the Administrative Agent shall be authorized (but not obligated) to advance, for the account of each of the Lenders,
the amount of the Loan to be made by it in accordance with its Commitment hereunder. Should the Administrative Agent do so, each of the
Lenders agrees forthwith to reimburse the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the amount so advanced on its behalf
by the Administrative Agent, together with interest at the Federal Funds Effective Rate if not so reimbursed on the date due from and
including such date but not including the date of reimbursement.
(b) Any
amounts received by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement (other than amounts to which the Administrative Agent
is entitled pursuant to Sections 2.19, 2.20(a), 8.04 and 10.04), the application of which is not otherwise
provided for in this Agreement, shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.17(b). All amounts to be paid to a Lender by
the Administrative Agent shall be credited to that Lender, after collection by the Administrative Agent, in immediately available funds
either by wire transfer or deposit in that Lender’s correspondent account with the Administrative Agent, as such Lender and the
Administrative Agent shall from time to time agree.
(c) Each
Lender and each Issuing Lender hereby agrees that (x) if the Administrative Agent notifies such Lender that the Administrative
Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such Lender from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates
(whether as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or otherwise; individually and collectively, a “Payment”)
were erroneously transmitted to such Lender or Issuing Lender (whether or not known to such Lender or Issuing Lender), and demands the
return of such Payment (or a portion thereof), such Lender or Issuing Lender shall promptly, but in no event later than two Business
Days thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was
made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof)
was received by such Lender or Issuing Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB
Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from
time to time in effect, and (y) to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Lender shall not assert, and hereby waives, as to
the Administrative Agent, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim
by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Payments received, including without limitation any defense based on “discharge
for value” or any similar doctrine. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender under this Section 8.07(c) shall
be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(i) Each
Lender and Issuing Lender hereby further agrees that if it receives a Payment from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates
(x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment sent by the Administrative
Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Payment (a “Payment Notice”) or (y) that was not preceded
or accompanied by a Payment Notice, it shall be on notice, in each such case, that an error has been made with respect to such Payment.
Each Lender and Issuing Lender agrees that, in each such case, or if it otherwise becomes aware a Payment (or portion thereof) may have
been sent in error, such Lender or Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand
from the Administrative Agent, it shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative
Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest
thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender or Issuing Lender
to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative
Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect.
(ii) The
Borrower and each Guarantor hereby agrees that an erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any
Obligations owed by the Borrower or any Guarantor, except, in each case, to the extent such Payment is, and solely with respect to the
amount of such Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower or any Guarantor for the purpose
of making such Payment.
(iii) Each
party’s obligations under this Section 8.07(c) shall survive the resignation or replacement of the
Administrative Agent or any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender or Issuing Lender, the termination
of the Commitments or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under any Loan Document.
For the avoidance of doubt,
nothing herein shall limit or waive any of the Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s rights or remedies to enforce return of any
Payment.
Section 8.08. Sharing
of Setoffs. Each Lender agrees that, except to the extent this Agreement expressly provides for payments to be allocated to a particular
Lender, if it shall, through the exercise either by it or any of its banking Affiliates of a right of banker’s lien, setoff or
counterclaim against the Borrower or a Guarantor, including, but not limited to, a secured claim under Section 506 of the Bankruptcy
Code or other security or interest arising from, or in lieu of, such secured claim and received by such Lender (or any of its banking
Affiliates) under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of its Loans or
LC Exposure as a result of which the unpaid portion of its Loans or LC Exposure is proportionately less than the unpaid portion of the
Loans or LC Exposure of any other Lender (a) it shall promptly purchase at par (and shall be deemed to have thereupon purchased)
from such other Lender a participation in the Loans or LC Exposure of such other Lender, so that the aggregate unpaid principal amount
of each Lender’s Loans and LC Exposure and its participation in Loans and LC Exposure of the other Lenders shall be in the same
proportion
to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans then outstanding and LC Exposure as the principal amount of its Loans and LC Exposure
prior to the obtaining of such payment was to the principal amount of all Loans outstanding and LC Exposure prior to the obtaining of
such payment and (b) such other adjustments shall be made from time to time as shall be equitable to ensure that the Lenders share
such payment pro-rata, provided that if any such non-pro-rata payment is thereafter recovered or otherwise set aside, such purchase of
participations shall be rescinded (without interest). The Borrower expressly consents to
the foregoing arrangements and agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that any Lender holding (or deemed to be holding) a participation
in a Loan or LC Exposure acquired pursuant to this Section or any of its banking Affiliates may exercise any and all rights of banker’s
lien, setoff or counterclaim with respect to any and all moneys owing by the Borrower to such Lender as fully as if such Lender was the
original obligee thereon, in the amount of such participation. The provisions of this Section 8.08 shall not be construed to apply
to (a) any payment made by the Borrower or a Guarantor pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including
the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (b) any payment obtained by any Lender as consideration
for the assignment or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or other Obligations owed to it.
Section 8.09. Withholding
Taxes. To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount
equivalent to any withholding tax applicable to such payment. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority asserts
a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason,
or the Administrative Agent has paid over to the Internal Revenue Service applicable withholding tax relating to a payment to a Lender
but no deduction has been made from such payment, without duplication of any indemnification obligations set forth in Section 8.04,
such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent
as tax or otherwise, including any penalties or interest and together with any expenses incurred.
Section 8.10. Appointment
by Secured Parties. Each Secured Party that is not a party to this Agreement shall be deemed to have appointed the Administrative
Agent as its agent and the Collateral Trustee as its collateral agent under the Loan Documents in accordance with the terms of this Section 8
and to have acknowledged that the provisions of this Section 8 apply to such Secured Party mutatis mutandis as
though it were a party hereto (and any acceptance by such Secured Party of the benefits of this Agreement or any other Loan Document
shall be deemed an acknowledgment of the foregoing).
Section 8.11. Non-Extending
Lenders. The Administrative Agent may treat any Loans and Aggregate Exposure of the Non-Extending Lenders (including, for the avoidance
of doubt, the 2024 Non-Extending Lenders) that are outstanding at any time as a distinct Class of Loans and Aggregate Exposure from
any outstanding Commitments, Loans and Aggregate Exposure of the Extending Lenders; provided that any such treatment is solely
for administrative purposes and will not affect any Lender’s rights or obligations hereunder.
SECTION 9.
GUARANTY
Section 9.01. Guaranty.
(a) Each
of the Guarantors unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the due and punctual payment by the Borrower of the Obligations (including
interest accruing on and after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or of reorganization of the obligor whether or not post filing
interest is allowed in such proceeding) (collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations” and the obligations of each Guarantor
in respect thereof, its “Guaranty Obligations”). Each of the Guarantors further agrees that, to the extent permitted
by applicable law, the Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and
it will remain bound upon this guaranty notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any of the Obligations. The Obligations of the Guarantors
shall be joint and several. Each of the Guarantors further agrees that its guaranty hereunder is a primary obligation of such Guarantor
and not merely a contract of surety.
(b) To
the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Guarantors waives presentation to, demand for payment from and protest to the Borrower
or any other Guarantor, and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall not, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, be affected by (i) the failure of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee or a Lender
to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Borrower or any other Guarantor under the provisions of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise; (ii) any extension or renewal of any provision hereof or thereof; (iii) any
rescission, waiver, compromise, acceleration, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of any of the Loan Documents;
(iv) the release, exchange, waiver or foreclosure of any security held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee for
the Obligations or any of them; (v) the failure of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee or a Lender to exercise any
right or remedy against any other Guarantor; or (vi) the release or substitution of any Collateral or any other Guarantor.
(c) To
the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Guarantors further agrees that this guaranty constitutes a guaranty of payment when
due and not just of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee
or a Lender to any security held for payment of the Obligations or to any balance of any deposit, account or credit on the books of the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee or a Lender in favor of the Borrower or any other Guarantor, or to any other Person.
(d) To
the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Guarantors hereby waives any defense that it might have based on a failure to remain
informed of the financial condition of the Borrower and of any other Guarantor and any circumstances affecting the ability of the Borrower
to perform under this Agreement.
(e) To
the extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor’s guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity
or enforceability of the Obligations or any other instrument evidencing any Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability,
perfection,
or extent of any collateral
therefor or by any other circumstance relating to the Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to this guaranty (other
than payment in full in cash of the Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (other than those that constitute unasserted
contingent indemnification obligations)). Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of the Lenders makes any representation or warranty
in respect to any such circumstances or shall have any duty or responsibility whatsoever to any Guarantor in respect of the management
and maintenance of the Obligations.
(f) Upon
the occurrence of the Obligations becoming due and payable (by acceleration or otherwise), the Lenders shall be entitled to immediate
payment of such Obligations by the Guarantors upon written demand by the Administrative Agent.
Section 9.02. No
Impairment of Guaranty. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be subject
to any reduction, limitation or impairment for any reason, including, without limitation, any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration
or compromise, other than pursuant to a written agreement in compliance with Section 10.08 and shall not be subject to any defense
or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Obligations.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder
shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by the failure of the Administrative Agent or a Lender to assert any claim
or demand or to enforce any remedy under this Agreement or any other agreement, by any waiver or modification of any provision hereof
or thereof, by any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Obligations, or by any other act or thing
or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Guarantors or
would otherwise operate as a discharge of the Guarantors as a matter of law.
Section 9.03. Continuation
and Reinstatement, etc. Each Guarantor further agrees that its guaranty hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated,
as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders, any Lender or any other Secured Party upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower
or a Guarantor, or otherwise.
Section 9.04. Subrogation.
Upon payment by any Guarantor of any sums to the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder, all rights of such Guarantor against the
Borrower arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation or otherwise, shall in all respects be subordinate and junior in
right of payment to the prior payment in full of all the Obligations (including interest accruing on and after the filing of any petition
in bankruptcy or of reorganization of an obligor whether or not post filing interest is allowed in such proceeding). If any amount shall
be paid to such Guarantor for the account of the Borrower relating to the Obligations prior to payment in full of the Obligations, such
amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders to be credited and applied to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.
Section 9.05. Discharge
of Guaranty.
(a) In
the event of any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Guarantor (other than Parent), by way of
merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other disposition of all Capital Stock of any Guarantor (other than Parent), in each
case to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transactions) Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent
or the merger or consolidation of a Guarantor with or into the Borrower or another Guarantor, in each case, in a transaction permitted
under this Agreement, then such Guarantor (in the event of a sale or other disposition, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise,
of all of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor) or the corporation acquiring the property (in the event of a sale or other disposition
of all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor) will be automatically released and relieved of any obligations under its
Guarantee of the Guaranteed Obligations.
(b) Upon
the release or Disposition of all Collateral owned by a Guarantor in a transaction permitted hereunder and in compliance with the terms
hereof, such Guarantor may be designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Upon such designation, such Guarantor will be automatically released and relieved of any obligations under its Guarantee of the Guaranteed
Obligations. In addition, upon the request of the Borrower, the guarantee of any Guarantor (other than the Parent) that is no longer
a Grantor shall be promptly released; provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result
therefrom.
(c) The
Administrative Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver, at the Borrower’s expense, such documents
as the Borrower or any such Guarantor may reasonably request to evidence the release of the guarantee of such Guarantor provided herein.
SECTION 10.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01. Notices.
(a) Except
in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) below),
all notices and other communications provided for herein or under any other Loan Document shall be in writing (including by facsimile
or electronic mail (other than to the Borrower or any Guarantor, unless agreed by the Borrower in its sole discretion) pursuant to procedures
approved by the Administrative Agent), and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered
mail or sent by telecopy or electronic mail (other than to the Borrower or any Guarantor, unless agreed by the Borrower in its sole discretion),
as follows:
(i) if
to the Borrower or any Guarantor, to it at United Airlines, 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Telecopier No.: 872-825-0316,
email: pam.hendry@united.com; in each case Attention: Treasurer;
(ii) if
to JPMCB as the Administrative Agent from the Borrower, to JPMCB at the address separately provided to the Borrower;
(iii) if
to JPMCB as the Administrative Agent from the Lenders, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 383 Madison Ave, Floor 24, New York, NY 10179-0001,
Attention: Maximo Bauer, Tel: 212-270-2034;
(iv) if
to an Issuing Lender, to the address separately provided to the Borrower;
(v) if
to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in Annex A hereto or, if subsequently delivered, an Assignment
and Acceptance; and
(vi) if
to Wilmington Trust, National Association, as the Collateral Trustee, to Wilmington Trust, National Association, 1100 North Market Street,
Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, facsimile number (302) 636-4140, Email: cmay@wilmingtontrust.com.
(b) Notices
and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved
by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Section 2 unless otherwise
agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its reasonable discretion,
agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it;
provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications; provided, further,
that no such approval shall be required for any notice delivered to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail pursuant to Section 2.05(b) or
Section 2.13(a).
(c) Any
party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties
hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed
to have been given on the date of receipt.
Section 10.02. Successors
and Assigns.
(a) The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of an Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower
may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and
any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void), provided that the foregoing
shall not restrict any transaction permitted by Section 6.10, and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its
rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 10.02. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied,
shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby
(including any Affiliate of an Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph
(d) of this Section 10.02) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Trustee, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason
of this Agreement.
(b) (i) Subject
to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of
its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Commitment and the Loans at the time owing
to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:
(A) the
Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment if the assignee
is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of a Lender, in each case so long as such assignee is an Eligible Assignee;
(B) the
Borrower; provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment (I) if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(b),
Section 7.01(f) (with respect to the Parent or the Borrower) or Section 7.01(g) (with respect to the
Parent or the Borrower) has occurred and is continuing, or (II) if the assignee is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved
Fund of a Lender, in each case so long as such assignee is an Eligible Assignee, in each case so long as such assignee is an Eligible
Assignee; provided, further, that the Borrower’s consent will be deemed given with respect to a proposed assignment
if no response is received within ten (10) Business Days after having received a written request from such Lender pursuant to this
Section 10.02(b); and
(C) each
Issuing Lender.
(ii) Assignments
shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) any
assignment of any portion of the Total Revolving Commitment, Revolving Loans and LC Exposure shall be made to an Eligible Assignee;
(B) except
in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining
amount of the assigning Lender’s Revolving Commitment or Loans, the amount of such Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender
subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered
to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000, and after giving effect to such assignment, the portion of the Loan or
Commitment held by the assigning Lender of the same tranche as the assigned portion of the Loan or Commitment shall not be less than
$5,000,000, in each case unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent; provided that no consent of the Borrower
shall be required with respect to such assignment if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(b), Section 7.01(f) (with
respect to the Parent or the Borrower) or Section 7.01(g) (with respect to the Parent or the Borrower) has occurred
and is continuing; provided, further, that any such assignment shall be in increments of $500,000 in excess of the minimum
amount described above;
(C) each
partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations
under this Agreement;
(D) the
parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing
and recordation fee of $3,500 for the account of the Administrative Agent; and
(E) the
assignee, if it was not a Lender immediately prior to such assignment, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire
in a form as the Administrative Agent may require.
For
the purposes of this Section 10.02(b), the term “Approved Fund” means with respect to any Lender, any
Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions
of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by
(a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate of such Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages
such Lender.
(iii) Subject
to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section 10.02, from and after the effective
date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest
assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Revolving Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning
Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under
this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations
under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14,
2.16 and 10.04). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply
with this Section 10.02 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such
rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section 10.02.
(iv) The
Administrative Agent shall maintain at its offices a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation
of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Revolving Commitments of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans
and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries
in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders
and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for
all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower,
the Issuing Lenders and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(v) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, no assignment may be made hereunder to any Defaulting Lender or any of its subsidiaries, or
any Person
who, upon becoming
a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (v).
(vi) In
connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment will be effective unless
and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment make such additional payments
to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment,
purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent
of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting
Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment
liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Borrower, Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and each other Revolving Lender
hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations
in Letters of Credit in accordance with its Aggregate Exposure Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment
of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder becomes effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions
of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest will be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until
such compliance occurs.
(c) Upon
its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed
administrative questionnaire in a form as the Administrative Agent may require (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder),
the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment
required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance and record
the information contained therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed
to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.02(d) or (e), 2.04(a), 8.04
or 10.04(d), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Acceptance and record the information
therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment
shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(d) (i) Any
Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Lender, sell participations to one or more banks
or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this
Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance
of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the other Lenders shall continue to
deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement
or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce
this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement;
provided
that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the
consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 10.08(a) that
affects such Participant. Subject to Section 10.02(d)(ii), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to
the benefits of Sections 2.14 and 2.16 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment
pursuant to Section 10.02(b). To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of
Section 8.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to the requirements of Section 8.08
as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the
Borrower, shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated
interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”);
provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including
the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit
or its other obligations under this Agreement or any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish
that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United
States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender, the
Borrower, a Guarantor and the Administrative Agent shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register pursuant
to the terms hereof as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.
(ii) A
Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.14 or 2.16 than the applicable Lender
would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant and shall be subject to the terms of Section 2.18(a).
The Lender selling the participation to such Participant shall be subject to the terms of Section 2.18(b) if such Participant
requests compensation or additional amounts pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.16. A Participant that would be a Foreign
Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.16 unless such Participant agrees, for the
benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Sections 2.16(f), 2.16(g) and 2.16(h) as though it were a Lender.
(e) Any
Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations
of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any central
bank having jurisdiction over such Lender, and this Section 10.02 shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security
interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations
hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(f) Any
Lender may, in connection with any assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation pursuant to this Section 10.02,
disclose to the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant, any information relating to the Borrower or any of the Guarantors
furnished to such Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of the Guarantors; provided that prior to any such disclosure,
each such assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant provides to the Administrative Agent its agreement in writing to
be bound for the
benefit of the Borrower by either
the provisions of Section 10.03 or other provisions at least as restrictive as Section 10.03.
(g) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
Section 10.03. Confidentiality.
Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee and each Lender (each, a “Lender Party”) agrees to keep any
information delivered or made available by the Borrower or any of the Guarantors to it confidential, in accordance with its customary
procedures, from anyone other than persons employed or retained by such Lender Party or its Affiliates who are or are expected to become
engaged in evaluating, approving, structuring, insuring or administering the Loans, and who are advised by such Lender Party of the confidential
nature of such information; provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Lender Party from disclosing such information (a) to
any of its Affiliates and their respective agents, directors and advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure
is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential) or to any
other Lender Party, (b) upon the order of any court or administrative agency, (c) upon the request or demand of any regulatory
agency or authority (including any self-regulatory authority), (d) which has been publicly disclosed other than as a result of a
disclosure by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee or any Lender which is not permitted by this Agreement, (e) in connection
with any litigation to which the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, any Lender, or their respective Affiliates may be a party
to the extent reasonably required under applicable rules of discovery, (f) to the extent reasonably required in connection
with the exercise of any remedy hereunder, (g) to such Lender Party’s legal counsel, independent auditors, accountants and
other professional advisors, (h) on a confidential basis to (I) any rating agency in connection with rating the Parent and
its Subsidiaries or (II) any direct or indirect provider of credit protection to such Lender Party or its Affiliates (or its brokers),
(i) with the consent of the Borrower, (j) to any actual or proposed participant or assignee of all or part of its rights hereunder
or to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty (or the professional advisors thereto) to any swap, derivative transaction or other
risk transfer agreement, in each case, under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower’s payment obligations under
this Agreement, in each case, subject to the proviso in Section 10.02(f) (with any reference to any assignee or participant
set forth in such proviso being deemed to include a reference to such contractual counterparty for purposes of this Section 10.03(j)),
(k) to the extent that such information is received by such Lender Party from a third party that is not, to such Lender Party’s
knowledge, subject to confidentiality obligations to the Borrower, (l) to the extent that such information is independently developed
by such Lender Party and (m) if the Borrower makes the designation set forth in Section 10.21, and in each case to the
extent permitted by Borrower in connection with such designation, to any Sustainable Finance League Table, or to any ESG agent or arranger,
or third-party (for purposes of related reporting) engaged by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.21. If any Lender Party
is in any manner requested or required to disclose any of the information delivered or made available to it by the Borrower or any of
the Guarantors under clauses (b) or (e) of this Section, such Lender Party will, to the extent permitted
by law, provide the Borrower or Guarantor with prompt notice, to the extent reasonable, so that the Borrower or Guarantor may seek, at
its sole expense, a protective order or other appropriate remedy or may waive compliance with this Section 10.03.
Section 10.04. Expenses;
Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
(a) (i)
The Borrower shall pay or reimburse: (A) all reasonable fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent,
the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Joint Bookrunners (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of Milbank LLP, counsel
to the Administrative Agent) associated with the syndication of the credit facility provided for herein, and the preparation, execution
and delivery of the Loan Documents and (in the case of the Administrative Agent) any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions
hereof requested by the Borrower (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated); and (B) in
connection with any enforcement of the Loan Documents, (i) all fees and out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent (including
the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single legal counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred during the continuance
of a Default (and, in the case of an actual conflict of interest where one or more Lenders desire to retain separate counsel, another
single firm of counsel for such affected Lenders), (ii) all such fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including
the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of (aa) a single legal counsel for the Administrative Agent and (bb) a single legal
counsel for all the Lenders, taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, an additional counsel
to all such similarly situated Lenders)) incurred during the continuance of an Event of Default; and (C) all reasonable, documented,
out-of-pocket costs, expenses, taxes, assessments and other charges (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of
legal counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any filing, registration, recording
or perfection of any security interest contemplated by any Loan Document or incurred in connection with any release or addition of Collateral
after the Closing Date.
(i) All
payments or reimbursements pursuant to the foregoing clause (a)(i) shall be paid within thirty (30) days of written demand
together with back-up documentation supporting such reimbursement request.
(b) The
Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, the Issuing Lenders and each Lender, and each Related Party
of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee
harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements
of any counsel for any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of any actual or prospective claim, litigation,
investigation or proceeding (including any investigating, preparing for or defending any such claims, actions, suits, investigations
or proceedings, whether or not in connection with pending or threatened litigation in which such Indemnitee is a party), whether based
on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto and whether or not any such claim,
litigation, investigation or proceeding is brought by the Borrower, its equity holders, its Affiliates, its creditors or any other person,
relating to (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance
by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated
hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any Issuing Lender to honor
a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the
terms of such Letter of Credit) or (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property
owned or operated by the Parent or any
of
its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to, or asserted against, the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; provided
that the foregoing indemnity will not, as to any Indemnitee (or its Related Parties), be available to the extent that such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (i) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable
judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or breach of any Loan Document by, such Indemnitee
(or of any of its Related Parties), and in such case such Indemnitee (and its Related Parties) shall repay the Borrower the amount of
any expenses previously reimbursed by the Borrower in connection with any such loss, claims, damages, expenses or liability to such Indemnitee
and, to the extent not repaid by any of them, such Indemnitee’s Related Parties not a party to this Agreement or (ii) result
from any proceeding between or among Indemnitees that does not involve an action or omission by the Borrower or its Affiliates (other
than claims against any Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as the agent or arranger or any other similar role under
the Revolving Facility (excluding its role as a Lender). This Section 10.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes
other than Taxes that represent losses or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.
(c) In
case any action or proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnitee in respect of which indemnity may be sought against
the Borrower under the provisions of any Loan Document, such Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Borrower in writing and the Borrower
shall, if requested by such Indemnitee or if the Borrower desires to do so, assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnitee but only if (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) such
action or proceeding does not involve any risk of criminal liability or material risk of material civil money penalties being imposed
on such Indemnitee. The Borrower shall not enter into any settlement of any such action or proceeding that admits any Indemnitee’s
misconduct or negligence. The failure to so notify the Borrower shall not affect any obligations the Borrower may have to such Indemnitee
under the Loan Documents or otherwise other than to the extent that the Borrower is materially adversely affected by such failure. The
Indemnitees shall have the right to employ separate counsel in such action or proceeding and participate in the defense thereof, but
the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnitees unless: (i) the Borrower has agreed to pay such
fees and expenses, (ii) the Borrower has failed to assume the defense of such action or proceeding and employ counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnitees or (iii) the Indemnitees shall have been advised in writing by counsel that under prevailing ethical
standards there may be a conflict between the positions of the Borrower and the Indemnitees in conducting the defense of such action
or proceeding or that there may be legal defenses available to the Indemnitees different from or in addition to those available to the
Borrower, in which case, if the Indemnitees notify the Borrower in writing that they elect to employ separate counsel at the expense
of the Borrower, the Borrower shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action or proceeding on behalf of the Indemnitees;
provided, however, that, without limiting clause (b) above, the Borrower shall not, in connection with any
one such action or proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related actions or proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising
out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be responsible hereunder for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one
such firm of separate counsel, in addition to any local counsel. The Borrower shall not be liable for any settlement of any such action
or proceeding effected without the written consent of the Borrower (which shall not be unreasonably withheld).
(d) To
the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent or an Issuing Lender under
paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 10.04, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative
Agent or the applicable Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such portion of the unpaid amount equal to such Lender’s Aggregate
Exposure Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought); provided
that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred
by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Lender in its capacity as such.
(e) To
the extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereto shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any other party hereto,
on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising
out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any
Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that, nothing in this clause (e) shall relieve
the Borrower of any obligation it may have to indemnify an Indemnitee against special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages asserted
against such Indemnitee by a third party.
Section 10.05. Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
(a) This
Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claim, controversy, dispute, proceeding or cause of action (whether based on contract,
tort or any other theory and whether at law or in equity) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan
Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
(b) Each
party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York
sitting in New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding (whether based on contract, tort or
any other theory and whether at law or in equity) arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such
New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment
in any such action or proceeding shall, to the extent permitted by law, be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit
on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(c) Each
party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection
which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement
in any court referred to in Section 10.05(b). Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) Each
party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 10.01. Nothing
in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 10.06. No
Waiver. No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee or any of the Lenders to exercise, and no delay
in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder or any of the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, power or remedy. All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
Section 10.07. Extension
of Maturity. Should any payment of principal of or interest or any other amount due hereunder become due and payable on a day other
than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of principal, interest
shall be payable thereon at the rate herein specified during such extension.
Section 10.08. Amendments, etc.
(a) No
modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any Collateral Document (other than any Account Control Agreement
or as otherwise expressly provided in any Collateral Document, including the Collateral Trust Agreement, with respect to amendment of
Collateral Documents), and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless
the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or signed by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required
Lenders), and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given; provided,
however, that no such modification, waiver or amendment shall without the prior written consent of:
(i) each
Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (A) increase the Commitment of any Lender or extend the termination date of the Commitment
of any Lender (it being understood that a waiver of an Event of Default shall not constitute an increase in or extension of the termination
date of the Commitment of a Lender), or (B) reduce the principal amount of any Loan, any reimbursement obligation in respect of
any Letter of Credit, or the rate of interest payable thereon (provided that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary
for a waiver of default interest referred to in Section 2.08), or extend any date for the payment of principal, interest
or Fees hereunder or reduce any Fees payable hereunder or extend the final maturity of the Borrower’s obligations hereunder, (C) amend,
modify or waive any provision of Section 2.17(b) or (D) amend Section 2.17 or otherwise modify the
pro rata payment provisions therein;
(ii) all
of the Lenders (A) amend or modify any provision of this Agreement which provides for the unanimous consent or approval of the Lenders,
(B) amend this Section 10.08 that has the effect of changing the number or percentage of Lenders that must approve any
modification, amendment, waiver or consent or modify the percentage of the Lenders required in the definition of Required Lenders, (C) alter
the relative priority of the Liens in favor of the holders of Priority Lien Debt, or (D) release all or substantially all of the
Liens granted to the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the
Secured Parties hereunder
or under any other Loan Document (except to the extent contemplated by Section 6.09 on the date hereof or by the terms of
the Collateral Documents), or release all or substantially all of the Guarantors (except to the extent contemplated by Section 9.05);
(iii) [intentionally
omitted];
(iv) the
Required Class Lenders of each Class that is being allocated a lesser repayment or prepayment as a result thereof (relating
to the amount of repayment or prepayment being allocated to another Class), change the application of prepayments as among or between
Classes under Section 2.12 (it being understood that if additional Loans under this Agreement consented to by the Required
Lenders or additional Loans pursuant to Section 2.27 are made, such new Loans may be included on a pro rata basis in the
various prepayments required pursuant to Section 2.12); and
(v) all
Lenders under any Class, reduce the percentage specified in the definition of “Required Class Lenders” with respect
to such Class;
provided further,
that any Collateral Document may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified with the consent of the applicable Grantor and the Collateral
Trustee (i) to add assets (or categories of assets) to the Collateral covered by such Collateral Document, as contemplated by the
definition of “Cure Collateral” set forth in Section 1.01 hereof or (ii) to remove any asset or type or
category of asset (including after-acquired assets of that type or category) from the Collateral covered by such Collateral Document
to the extent the release thereof is permitted by the Loan Documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Section 10.08(a));
provided that, if any such amendment, supplement or modification would change the terms and conditions (including in connection
with the addition or removal of any categories of assets) reflected in the corresponding Collateral Document, or as required by the definition
of “Cure Collateral” set forth in Section 1.01 hereof or otherwise, then the reasonable consent of the Administrative
Agent shall also be required.
(b) No
such amendment or modification shall adversely affect the rights and obligations of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee
or any Issuing Lender hereunder without its prior written consent.
(c) No
notice to or demand on the Borrower or any Guarantor shall entitle the Borrower or any Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand
in the same, similar or other circumstances. Each assignee under Section 10.02(b) shall be bound by any amendment, modification,
waiver, or consent authorized as provided herein, and any consent by a Lender shall bind any Person subsequently acquiring an interest
on the Loans held by such Lender. No amendment to this Agreement shall be effective against the Borrower or any Guarantor unless signed
by the Borrower or such Guarantor, as the case may be.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.08(a), (i) in the event that the Borrower requests that this Agreement
be modified or amended in a manner which would require the unanimous consent of all of the Lenders or the consent of all Lenders directly
and adversely affected thereby and, in each case, such modification or amendment is agreed to
by the Required Lenders, then
the Borrower may replace any non-consenting Lender in accordance with an assignment pursuant to Section 10.02 (and such non-consenting
Lender shall reasonably cooperate in effecting such assignment); provided that (x) such amendment or modification can be
effected as a result of the assignment contemplated by such Section (together with all other such assignments required by the Borrower
to be made pursuant to this clause (i)) and (y) such non-consenting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal
to the outstanding principal amount of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued Fees and all other amounts due and payable to it
under this Agreement from the applicable assignee or the Borrower; (ii) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or
disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without
the consent of such Lender (it being understood that the Commitment and the outstanding Loans or other extensions of credit held or deemed
held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for a vote of the Lenders hereunder requiring any consent of the Lenders), (iii) notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, any modifications or amendments under any Extension Amendment entered in accordance with Section 2.28
may be made without the consent of the Required Lenders and (iv) if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly
identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature in any provision of the Loan Documents, then
the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without
any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders
within five (5) Business Days after written notice thereof to the Lenders.
(e) [Intentionally
Omitted].
(f) In
addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.08(a), this Agreement and, as appropriate, the
other Loan Documents, may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent
and the Borrower (a) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement (whether pursuant to Section 2.27
or otherwise) and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in
respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Revolving Loans and the accrued
interest and fees in respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination
of the Required Lenders.
(g) In
addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 7.01 or Section 10.08(a), following the
consummation of any Revolver Extension pursuant to Section 2.28, no modification, amendment or waiver (including, for the
avoidance of doubt, any forbearance agreement entered into with respect to this Agreement) shall limit the right of any non-extending
Lender (each, a “Non-Extending Lender”) to enforce its right to receive payment of amounts due and owing to such Non-Extending
Lender on the applicable Revolving Facility Maturity Date applicable to the Loans of such Non-Extending Lenders without the prior written
consent of Non-Extending Lenders that would constitute the Required Class Lenders with respect to any affected Class of such
Loans if the Non-Extending Lenders were the only Lenders hereunder at the time.
(h) It
is understood that the amendment provisions of this Section 10.08 shall not apply to extensions of the Revolving Facility Maturity
Date or the maturity date of any tranche of Revolving Commitments, in each case, made in accordance with Section 2.28.
Section 10.09. Severability.
Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any
other jurisdiction.
Section 10.10. Headings.
Section headings used herein are for convenience only and are not to affect the construction of or be taken into consideration in
interpreting this Agreement.
Section 10.11. Survival.
All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered
in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation
made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender may
have had notice or knowledge of any Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder.
The provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 10.04 and Section 8 shall survive and remain in full
force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or
termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments, or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
Section 10.12. Execution
in Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different
counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This
Agreement constitutes the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all previous
agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01,
this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent
shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or electronic .pdf copy shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 10.13. USA
Patriot Act; Beneficial Ownership Regulation. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the Patriot Act and the requirements
of 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230 (the “Beneficial Ownership Regulation” ) hereby notifies the Borrower and each Guarantor
that pursuant to the requirements of the Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, it is required to obtain, verify and record information
that identifies the Borrower and each Guarantor, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and each Guarantor and
other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower and each Guarantor in accordance with the Patriot Act and the
Beneficial Ownership Regulation (after giving effect to
any applicable
exclusions under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, including, without limitation, 31 C.F.R. §1010.230(e)(2)). This notice
is given in accordance with the requirements of the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and is effective for each Lender
subject thereto.
Section 10.14. New
Value. It is the intention of the parties hereto that any provision of Collateral by the Borrower as a condition to, or in connection
with, the making of any Loan or the issuance of any Letter of Credit hereunder, shall be made as a contemporaneous exchange for new value
given by the Lenders or Issuing Lenders, as the case may be, to the Borrower.
Section 10.15. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO
A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY AND WHETHER AT LAW OR IN EQUITY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES
THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN
THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN
INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.15.
Section 10.16. No
Fiduciary Duty, etc.
(a) The
Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that no Lender Party will by virtue of entering
into the Loan Documents have any obligations except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents and
each Lender Party is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Borrower with respect to
the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated herein and therein and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent
of, the Borrower or any other person. The Borrower agrees that it will not assert any claim against any Lender Party based on an alleged
breach of fiduciary duty by such Lender Party in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Additionally,
the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that no Lender Party is advising the Borrower as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting, regulatory
or any other matters in any jurisdiction. The Borrower shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible
for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated herein or in the other Loan Documents, and
the Lender Parties shall have no responsibility or liability to the Borrower with respect thereto.
(b) The
Borrower further acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that each Lender Party, together with
its Affiliates, in addition to providing or participating in commercial lending facilities such as that provided hereunder, is a full
service securities or banking firm engaged in securities trading and brokerage activities as well as providing investment banking and
other financial services. In the ordinary course of
business,
any Lender Party may provide investment banking and other financial services to, and/or acquire, hold or sell, for its own accounts
and the accounts of customers, equity, debt and other securities and financial instruments (including bank loans and other obligations)
of, the Borrower and other companies with which the Borrower may have commercial or other relationships. With respect to any securities
and/or financial instruments so held by any Lender Party or any of its customers, all rights in respect of such securities and financial
instruments, including any voting rights, will be exercised by the holder of the rights, in its sole discretion.
(c) In
addition, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that each Lender Party and its
affiliates may be providing debt financing, equity capital or other services (including financial advisory services) to other companies
in respect of which the Borrower may have conflicting interests regarding the transactions described herein and otherwise. No Lender
Party will use confidential information obtained from the Borrower by virtue of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or
its other relationships with the Borrower in connection with the performance by such Lender Party of services for other companies, and
no Lender Party will furnish any such information to other companies. The Borrower also acknowledges that no Lender Party has any obligation
to use in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, or to furnish to the Borrower, confidential information
obtained from other companies.
Section 10.17. [Intentionally
Omitted].
Section 10.18. Collateral
Trust Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, so long as the Collateral Trust Agreement
shall remain outstanding, the rights granted to the Secured Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the lien and security
interest granted to the Collateral Trustee pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document and the exercise of any right or remedy
by the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Trustee hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Collateral Trust Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement, any other Loan Document
and the Collateral Trust Agreement, the terms of the Collateral Trust Agreement shall govern and control with respect to any right or
remedy, and no right, power or remedy granted to the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Trustee hereunder or under any other
Loan Document shall be exercised by the Administrative Agent, and/or the Collateral Trustee and no direction shall be given by the Administrative
Agent and/or the Collateral Trustee, in contravention of the Collateral Trust Agreement.
Section 10.19. Acknowledgement
and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any
other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected
Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and
conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the
application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder
which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b) the
effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a
reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a
conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution,
its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other
instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document; or
(iii) the
variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any applicable Resolution
Authority.
Section 10.20. Certain
ERISA Matters.
(a) Each
Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the
date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, each party
to this Agreement, the Joint Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i) such
Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit
Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans or this Agreement,
(ii) the
transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent
qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts),
PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption
for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined
by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and
performance of the Loans and this Agreement,
(iii) (A) such
Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE
84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate
in, administer and perform the Loans and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance
of the Loans and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84- 14 and
(D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with
respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans and this Agreement.
(b) In
addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or
(2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately
preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto,
to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party
hereto, for the benefit of each party to this Agreement, the Joint Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, that, that the Administrative
Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration
of and performance of the Loans and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative
Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
Section 10.21. Sustainability
Linked Loan. At any time, prior to the Termination Date, the Borrower shall have the option, in its sole discretion and by written
notice to the Administrative Agent, to designate the Revolving Facility and the Loans hereunder as a sustainability-linked facility without
further consent of the Lenders. Upon the Borrower’s designation, the Borrower may appoint one or more sustainability or ESG (environmental,
social and governance) agents or arrangers. In connection with such designations, the Borrower may elect to provide periodic reports
and information in addition to those required pursuant to Section 5.01, which may include ESG reports, reporting on key performance
indicators and other sustainability metrics, which reports and information may be prepared by the Borrower or a third-party selected
by the Borrower for such purpose. For the avoidance of doubt, no changes to the Applicable Margin or any other provisions that would
require the consent of each affected Lender pursuant to Section 10.08(a) shall be made or permitted under this Section 10.21
in the absence of any consent so required.
Section 10.22. Amendment
and Restatement; No Novation. This Agreement is being entered pursuant to Section 10.02(f) of the Existing Credit
Facility and constitutes an amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Facility, effective from and after the Closing Date, subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein. This Agreement is given as a substitution of, and not as a payment of, the obligations
of the Borrower under the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement and is not intended to constitute a novation of the Existing Revolving
Credit Agreement. On the Closing Date, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the credit facility described in
the Existing Credit Facility shall be increased, amended, supplemented, modified and restated in its entirety by the facility described
herein and all loans and other obligations of the Borrower incurred or arising under the Existing Credit Facility which are outstanding
on the Closing Date shall continue and be re-evidenced as obligations under (and shall be governed by the terms of) this Agreement and
the other applicable Loan Documents, without any further action by any Person; provided that this Agreement is not intended to,
and shall not, amend any rights or obligations of any 2024 Non-Extending Lender under the Existing Credit Facility which expressly require
the consent of such 2024 Non-Extending Lender. For the avoidance of doubt, the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Facility
hereby on the Closing Date is subject to satisfaction (or waiver by the Lenders) of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.01
hereto and in the event that such conditions are not satisfied (or waived) the terms of the Existing Credit Facility shall remain
unchanged hereby and the Loan shall mature and be due and payable on the terms set forth in the Existing Credit Facility.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and the year first written.
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UNITED AIRLINES, INC., as the Borrower |
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By: |
/s/ Pamela S. Hendry |
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Name: Pamela S. Hendry |
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
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UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC., as a Guarantor |
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By: |
/s/ Pamela S. Hendry |
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Name: Pamela S. Hendry |
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Title: Treasurer |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity,
except as expressly stated herein, but solely as
Collateral Trustee |
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By: |
/s/ Chad May |
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Name: Chad May |
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Title: Vice President |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
Administrative Agent, a Lender and an Issuing
Lender |
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By: |
/s/ James Shender |
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Name: James Shender |
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Title: Executive Director |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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Bank of America, N.A., as
a Lender and an
Issuing Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Prathamesh Kshirsagar |
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Name: Prathamesh Kshirsagar |
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Title: Director |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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Barclays bank plc,
as a Lender and an
Issuing Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Charlene Saldanha |
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Name: Charlene Saldanha |
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Title: Vice President |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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Citibank, N.A., as
a Lender and an Issuing
Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Michael Leonard |
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Name: Michael Leonard |
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Title: VP |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch,
as a Lender and an Issuing Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Philip Tancorra |
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Name: Philip Tancorra |
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Title: Director |
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By: |
/s/ Lauren Danbury |
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Name: Lauren Danbury |
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Title: Vice President |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as
a Lender and
an Issuing Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Rebecca Kratz |
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Name: Rebecca Kratz |
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Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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Morgan Stanley senior funding, inc.,
as a Lender and as Issuing Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Michael King |
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Name: Michael King |
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Title: Vice President |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Michael King |
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Name: Michael King |
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Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC, as
a
Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Rosie Gill |
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Name: |
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Title: |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as
a Lender and an Issuing
Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Donna DeMagistris |
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Name: Donna DeMagistris |
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Title: Executive Director |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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MUFG BANK, LTD., as
a Lender and an Issuing
Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Aqmar Chowdhury |
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Name: Aqmar Chowdhury |
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Title: Director |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING
CORPORATION, as a Lender and an Issuing
Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Yosuke Kubo |
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Name: Yosuke Kubo |
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Title: Executive Director |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH, as
a Lender and an Issuing Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Nicholas Lebonitte |
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/s/ Yevgeniya Levitin |
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Name: Nicholas Lebonitte |
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Yevgeniya Levitin |
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Title: Vice President |
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Managing Director |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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BANK OF
CHINA, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a
Lender and an Issuing Lender |
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By: |
/s/
Raymond Qiao |
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Name: Raymond Qiao |
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Title: Executive Vice
President |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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BNP Paribas SA, as
a Lender and an Issuing
Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Robert Papas |
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Name: Robert Papas |
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Title: Managing Director |
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By: |
/s/ Ahsan Avais |
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Name: Ahsan Avais |
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Title: Director |
Signature Pages to UAL Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024
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Credit Agricole Corporate and
Investment Bank, as a Lender and an Issuing
Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Brian Bolotin |
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Name: Brian Bolotin |
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Title: Managing Director |
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By: |
/s/ Alexander Averbukh |
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Name: Alexander Averbukh |
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Title: Managing Director |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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RAYMOND JAMES BANK, as a
Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Daniel A. Perez |
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Name: Daniel A. Perez |
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Title: Senior Vice President |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
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credit suisse ag, cayman
islands Branch, as a Non-Extending Lender
and an Issuing Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Vipul Dhadda |
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Name: Vipul Dhadda |
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Title: Authorized Signatory |
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By: |
/s/ Cassandra Droogan |
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Name: Cassandra Droogan |
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Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Pages to UAL
Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement 2024]
Exhibit 10.2
Execution Copy
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO TERM LOAN CREDIT AND GUARANTY
AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO TERM LOAN
CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of February 22, 2024 among UNITED AIRLINES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”),
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Fronting Lender (the “Fronting Lender”), each other Replacement Lender (as defined below)
executing this Amendment and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders party to the Loan Agreement referred
to below (together with its permitted successors in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise indicated,
all capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings provided such terms in the Loan Agreement
referred to below (as amended by this Amendment).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Borrower, Parent
and certain of its subsidiaries other than the Borrower from time to time, as guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are
parties to a $5,000,000,000 Term Loan Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of April 21, 2021 (as amended by that certain Amendment
No. 1 dated June 29, 2023, and as further amended, modified and supplemented and in effect on the date hereof, the “Loan
Agreement”);
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested
to amend the Loan Agreement as hereinafter set forth;
WHEREAS, the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the Class B Term Loans as of the date hereof (immediately prior to consummation of the prepayment described
below and other transactions contemplated hereby) is $3,870,153,061.23, and the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent an
optional prepayment notice pursuant to Section 2.13 of the Loan Agreement for the prepayment in full of the Class B
Term Loans outstanding under the Loan Agreement by means of (x) the pro rata prepayment of Class B Term Loans on the Second
Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to $1,370,153,061.23, such that the remaining total principal balance
of the Refinanced Term Loans (as defined below) on the Second Amendment Effective Date after such prepayment shall be $2,500,000,000,
and (y) the prepayment and refinancing in full of such remaining total principal amount pursuant to Section 10.08(e) of
the Loan Agreement;
WHEREAS, with respect to the
Term Lenders holding any Term Loans outstanding immediately prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) (such Term
Lenders, the “Existing Lenders”, and, such Term Loans, the “Refinanced Term Loans”), the Borrower
has notified (and hereby further notifies) each Existing Lender, pursuant to Section 2.13 and Section 10.08(e) of
the Loan Agreement, that upon the Second Amendment Effective Date, the principal amount of its Refinanced Term Loans will be repaid in
full on behalf of the Borrower by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Fronting Lender and/or any Term Lender providing Refinanced Term Loans
as of the Second Amendment Effective Date (together with the Fronting Lender, the “Replacement Lenders”) with the
proceeds of new “Class B Term Loans” (the “Replacement Term Loans”) disbursed by such Replacement
Lenders to refinance such Refinanced Term Loans; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1
- Loan Agreement Restatement. Effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), and subject to
the terms and conditions set forth below, the Loan Agreement and Exhibit E to the Loan Agreement (excluding any other annexes, exhibits,
schedule or signature pages thereto) is hereby amended by restating such Loan Agreement as set forth in the Loan Agreement attached
hereto as “Exhibit A (Loan Agreement)”.
Section 2
- Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the date when each of the following conditions
specified below shall have been satisfied (or waived by the Replacement Lenders) (the “Second Amendment Effective Date”):
(i) the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have received a signed signature page to this Amendment from the Borrower, Parent, the
Fronting Lender, each other Replacement Lender (if any) and the Administrative Agent;
(ii) the
Administrative Agent shall have received with respect to the Borrower and each Guarantor a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary (or similar officer), of such entity dated the Second Amendment Effective Date and certifying (A) that attached thereto
is a true and complete copy of the certificate of incorporation or formation and the by-laws or limited liability company or other operating
agreement (as the case may be) of that entity as in effect on the date of such certification, (B) that attached thereto is a true
and complete copy of resolutions adopted by the board of directors, board of managers or members of that entity authorizing the Borrowings
hereunder, the execution, delivery and performance in accordance with their respective terms of this Amendment, the other Loan Documents
and any other documents required or contemplated hereunder or thereunder, and the granting of the Liens contemplated hereby or the other
Loan Documents (in each case to the extent applicable to such entity), (C) that the certificate of incorporation or formation of
that entity has not been amended since the date of the last amendment thereto indicated on the certificate of the Secretary of State
furnished pursuant to clause (iii) below, and (D) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer of that
entity executing this Amendment and the Loan Documents or any other document delivered by it in connection herewith or therewith (such
certificate to contain a certification by another officer of that entity as to the incumbency and signature of the officer signing the
certificate referred to in this clause (ii));
(iii) the
Administrative Agent shall have received with respect to the Borrower and each Guarantor a certificate of the Secretary of State of the
state of such entity’s incorporation or formation, dated as of a recent date, as to the good standing of that entity (to the extent
available in the applicable jurisdiction) and as to the charter documents on file in the office of such Secretary of State;
(iv) the
Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and the Replacement Lenders the then-unpaid balance of
all accrued and unpaid fees due, owing and payable by the Borrower to them in connection with this Amendment, as agreed to by the Borrower,
and the reasonable attorneys’ fees of Milbank LLP as counsel to the Administrative
Agent and to the Fronting Lender incurred in
connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment as to which the Borrower shall have received an invoice at
least one Business Day prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date;
(v) the
Administrative Agent shall have received an Officer’s Certificate from the Borrower certifying as to the truth in all material
respects of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 of this Amendment as though made by it on the date
hereof after giving effect to this Amendment, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to a specified date,
in which case as of such date; provided, that any representation or warranty that is qualified by materiality, “Material Adverse
Change” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects as of the applicable date;
(vi) the
Administrative Agent shall have received a Loan Request pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Loan Agreement with respect to the
Borrowing of the Replacement Loans on the Second Amendment Effective Date;
(vii) (x) the
Borrower shall have prepaid Class B Term Loans (as defined without giving effect to this Amendment), on a pro rata basis, in an
aggregate principal amount equal to $1,370,153,061.23 and (y) all interest accrued on the Refinanced Term Loans that has not yet
been paid by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent as of the Second Amendment Effective Date shall have been paid in full;
(viii) the
Administrative Agent and the Replacement Lenders shall have received:
(A) a
written opinion of David Olaussen, Assistant General Counsel–Corporate Transactions for the Borrower, dated the Second Amendment
Effective Date, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Fronting Lender and the Replacement
Lenders;
(B) a
written opinion of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, special New York counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors, dated the Second
Amendment Effective Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Fronting Lender and the Replacement
Lenders; and
(C) a
written opinion of Milbank LLP, special New York counsel to the Administrative Agent, dated the Second Amendment Effective Date, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(ix) the
Administrative Agent shall have received UCC searches conducted in the jurisdictions in which the Borrower is incorporated or such other
jurisdictions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require, reflecting the absence of Liens and encumbrances on the assets of the
Borrower to be pledged as Collateral on the Second Amendment Effective Date, other than Permitted Liens; and
(x) all
amounts owing to the Existing Lenders pursuant to Section 2.15 (Break Funding Payments) of the Loan Agreement in connection
with the repayment of their Refinanced Term Loans pursuant to this Amendment shall have been paid by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent for the account of each
such Existing Lenders, subject in the case of each Existing Lender to its giving the Borrower a written certificate setting forth any
such amount due to it at least one Business Day prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date; provided that failure to deliver
such certificate prior to such time shall not impact an Existing Lender’s rights under Section 2.15 (Break Funding
Payments), but such payment (if any) shall not be a condition precedent to the Second Amendment Effective Date.
The Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify the parties hereto of the occurrence of the Second Amendment Effective Date.
Section 3
- Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the Replacement Lenders and the Administrative Agent to enter
into this Amendment, the Borrower represents and warrants to each of the Replacement Lenders and the Administrative Agent that on and
as of the date hereof after giving effect to this Amendment, (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result
from giving effect to this Amendment and (ii) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.05(b), 3.06 and 3.09(a) of
the Loan Agreement), are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on and
as of the date hereof except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date and in such case
as of such date; provided that any representation or warranty that is qualified by materiality, “Material Adverse Change”
or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects, as though made on and as of the applicable date.
Section 4
- Reference to and Effect on the Loan Agreement; Ratification. At and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each
reference in the Loan Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof” or words of like import
referring to the Loan Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment. The Loan Agreement
and each of the other Loan Documents, as specifically amended by this Amendment, and the obligations of the Borrower hereunder and thereunder,
are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. The parties hereto confirm
and agree that the guaranty under Section 9 of the Loan Agreement shall continue in full force and effect after giving effect
to this Amendment, and the term “Obligations” as used in the Loan Agreement shall include all obligations of the Borrower
under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for all purposes
of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as
expressly provided herein, operate as an amendment or waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent
under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute an amendment or waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents.
Section 5
- Execution in Counterparts, Etc. 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.
This Amendment shall become effective as set forth in Section 2, and from and after the Second Amendment Effective Date shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors, permitted transferees
and permitted assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of (x) this Amendment, and/or (y) any document,
amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Amendment
and/or the transactions contemplated hereby (each an “Ancillary Document”) that is an electronic signature transmitted
by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page shall be effective
as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment or such Ancillary Document, as applicable. The words “execution,”
“signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Amendment and/or
any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form
(including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature
page), 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; provided that, without limiting the foregoing, (A) the
Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on such electronic signature purportedly given by or on behalf
of the Borrower or the Guarantors without further verification thereof and without any obligation to review the appearance or form of
any such electronic signature and (B) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any electronic signature shall
be promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower and each Guarantor
hereby agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies,
bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and the Borrower and each Guarantor, electronic signatures
transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page and/or
any electronic images of this Amendment and/or any Ancillary Document shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as
any paper original, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies of this Amendment
and/or any Ancillary Document in the form of an imaged electronic record in any format, which shall be deemed created in the ordinary
course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document (and all such electronic records shall be considered
an original for all purposes and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record), waives any argument,
defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Amendment and/or any Ancillary Document based solely
on the lack of paper original copies of this Amendment and/or any Ancillary Document and waives any claim against any Lender-related
Person for any liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender’s reliance on or use of electronic
signatures and/or transmissions by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed
signature page, including any liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Borrower and each Guarantor to use any available
security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any electronic signature.
Section 6
- Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 7
- Commitment of Replacement Lenders. Each Replacement Lender severally, and not jointly with the other Replacement
Lenders, agrees, upon the terms set forth herein and in the Loan Agreement and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2
above, to make a Replacement Term Loan denominated in Dollars (each of which shall be a “Class B Term Loan” as defined
in the Loan Agreement (as amended hereby)) to the Borrower on the Second Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount equal
to the Term Loan Commitment for Class B Term Loans of such Replacement Lender, which Replacement Term Loans shall constitute Class B
Term Loans and Term Loans for all purposes of the Loan Agreement and shall be repaid in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement.
Section 8
-Refinancing of Term Loans. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2 and effective
as of the Second Amendment Effective Date:
(a) the
outstanding Refinanced Term Loans shall, pursuant to Section 10.08(e) of the Loan Agreement, be repaid, on behalf of
the Borrower by payment from the Replacement Lenders of an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of such Refinanced Term Loans,
and the Borrower shall have paid the accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and all of the Existing Lenders’ existing Refinanced
Term Loans shall be refinanced by new Class B Term Loans held by the Replacement Lenders in an amount equal to the aggregate principal
amount of all existing Refinanced Term Loans; and
(b) each
Replacement Lender shall make the Replacement Term Loans required to be made by it hereunder on the Second Amendment Effective Date by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent or as otherwise agreed by such Replacement Lender, the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower, and in any event in such manner and such times as required by the Loan Agreement for the Borrower to timely prepay
the Refinanced Term Loans (in an amount equal to the Replacement Term Loans) on such date.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year above written.
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
Administrative Agent |
| By: | /s/ James Shender |
| | Name: James Shender |
| | Title: Executive Director |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Fronting
Lender |
| By: | /s/ James Shender |
| | Name: James Shender |
| | Title: Executive Director |
| By: | /s/ Pamela S. Hendry |
| | Name: Pamela S. Hendry |
| | Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
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UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC. |
| By: | /s/ Pamela S. Hendry |
| | Name: Pamela S. Hendry |
| | Title: Treasurer |
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AGREED TO AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY: |
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WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Collateral Trustee |
| By: | /s/ Chad May |
| | Name: Chad May |
| | Title: Vice President |
EXHIBIT A
LOAN AGREEMENT
EXECUTION VERSION
TERM LOAN CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
dated as of April 21, 2021
(and restated as of February 22, 2024)
among
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.,
as Borrower,
UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC.,
as Parent and a Guarantor,
THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE PARENT PARTY HERETO
OTHER THAN THE BORROWER,
as Guarantors,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity,
except as expressly stated herein,
but
solely as Collateral Trustee
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, BOFA SECURITIES, INC., CITIBANK, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman
Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., National Westminster Bank PLC, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., MUFG Bank, Ltd.,
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Natixis, New York Branch, Bank of China, New York Branch, BNP Paribas SECURITIES CORP., Credit Agricole
Corporate and Investment Bank and Raymond James Bank
as Joint Bookrunners,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers
Table of Contents
Page
SECTION
1. |
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DEFINITIONS |
2 |
Section 1.01. Defined
Terms |
2 |
Section 1.02. Terms
Generally |
50 |
Section 1.03. Accounting
Terms; GAAP |
51 |
Section 1.04. Divisions |
51 |
Section 1.05. Interest
Rates; Benchmark Notification |
51 |
SECTION 2. |
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AMOUNT
AND TERMS OF CREDIT |
52 |
Section 2.01. Commitments
of the Lenders; Term Loans |
52 |
Section 2.02. [Intentionally
Omitted.] |
53 |
Section 2.03. Requests
for Loans |
53 |
Section 2.04. Funding
of Loans |
53 |
Section 2.05. Interest
Elections |
54 |
Section 2.06. Limitation
on Term Benchmark Tranches |
55 |
Section 2.07. Interest
on Loans |
55 |
Section 2.08. Default
Interest |
56 |
Section 2.09. Alternate
Rate of Interest |
56 |
Section 2.10. Amortization
of Term Loans; Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt |
56 |
Section 2.11. [Intentionally
Omitted.] |
57 |
Section 2.12. Mandatory
Prepayment of Loans |
57 |
Section 2.13. Optional
Prepayment of Loans |
59 |
Section 2.14. Increased
Costs |
60 |
Section 2.15. Break
Funding Payments |
62 |
Section 2.16. Taxes |
62 |
Section 2.17. Payments
Generally; Pro Rata Treatment |
65 |
Section 2.18. Mitigation
Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
67 |
Section 2.19. Certain
Fees |
67 |
Section 2.20. [Intentionally
Omitted.] |
67 |
Section 2.21. [Intentionally
Omitted.] |
67 |
Section 2.22. Nature
of Fees |
68 |
Section 2.23. Right
of Set-Off |
68 |
Section 2.24. [Intentionally
Omitted.] |
68 |
Section 2.25. Payment
of Obligations |
68 |
Section 2.26. Defaulting
Lenders |
68 |
Section 2.27. Increase
in Commitment |
70 |
Section 2.28. Extension
of Term Loans |
73 |
Section 2.29. Benchmark
Replacement Setting |
75 |
SECTION
3. |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
76 |
Section 3.01. Organization
and Authority |
76 |
Section 3.02. Air
Carrier Status |
77 |
Section 3.03. Due
Execution |
77 |
Section 3.04. Statements
Made |
77 |
Section 3.05. Financial
Statements; Material Adverse Change |
78 |
Section 3.06. Ownership
of Subsidiaries |
78 |
Section 3.07. Liens |
78 |
Section 3.08. Use
of Proceeds |
78 |
Section 3.09. Litigation
and Compliance with Laws |
78 |
Section 3.10. FAA
Slot Utilization |
79 |
Section 3.11. Foreign
Slot Utilization |
79 |
Section 3.12. Routes |
80 |
Section 3.13. Margin
Regulations; Investment Company Act |
80 |
Section 3.14. Ownership
of Collateral |
80 |
Section 3.15. Perfected
Security Interests |
80 |
Section 3.16. Payment
of Taxes |
81 |
Section 3.17. Anti-Corruption Laws and
Sanctions |
81 |
SECTION 4. |
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CONDITIONS
OF LENDING |
81 |
Section 4.01. Conditions
Precedent to Closing |
81 |
Section 4.02. Conditions
Precedent to Each Loan |
84 |
SECTION 5. |
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AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS |
85 |
Section 5.01. Financial
Statements, Reports, etc. |
85 |
Section 5.02. Taxes |
87 |
Section 5.03. Stay,
Extension and Usury Laws |
87 |
Section 5.04. Corporate
Existence |
87 |
Section 5.05. Compliance
with Laws |
87 |
Section 5.06. Designation
of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries |
88 |
Section 5.07. Delivery
of Appraisals |
88 |
Section 5.08. Regulatory
Cooperation |
88 |
Section 5.09. Regulatory
Matters; Citizenship; Utilization; Collateral Requirements |
89 |
Section 5.10. Collateral
Ownership |
90 |
Section 5.11. UK
Debenture |
90 |
Section 5.12. Additional
Guarantors; Grantors; Collateral |
90 |
Section 5.13. Access
to Books and Records |
91 |
Section 5.14. Further
Assurances |
92 |
SECTION 6. |
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NEGATIVE
COVENANTS |
93 |
Section 6.01. Restricted
Payments |
93 |
Section 6.02. [Intentionally
Omitted] |
98 |
Section 6.03. [Intentionally
Omitted] |
98 |
Section 6.04. Disposition
of Collateral |
98 |
Section 6.05. Transactions
with Affiliates |
99 |
Section 6.06. Liens |
101 |
Section 6.07. Business
Activities |
101 |
Section 6.08. Liquidity |
101 |
Section 6.09. Collateral
Coverage Ratio |
101 |
Section 6.10. Merger,
Consolidation, or Sale of Assets |
102 |
Section 6.11. Use
of Proceeds |
104 |
SECTION 7. |
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
104 |
Section 7.01. Events
of Default |
104 |
SECTION 8. |
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THE AGENTS |
107 |
Section 8.01. Administration
by Agents |
107 |
Section 8.02. Rights
of Administrative Agent and Collateral Trustee |
108 |
Section 8.03. Liability
of Agents |
108 |
Section 8.04. Reimbursement
and Indemnification |
110 |
Section 8.05. Successor
Agents |
111 |
Section 8.06. Independent
Lenders |
111 |
Section 8.07. Advances
and Payments |
112 |
Section 8.08. Sharing
of Setoffs |
113 |
Section 8.09. Withholding
Taxes |
114 |
Section 8.10. Appointment
by Secured Parties |
114 |
SECTION 9. |
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GUARANTY |
115 |
Section 9.01. Guaranty |
115 |
Section 9.02. No
Impairment of Guaranty |
116 |
Section 9.03. Continuation
and Reinstatement, etc. |
116 |
Section 9.04. Subrogation |
116 |
Section 9.05. Discharge
of Guaranty |
116 |
SECTION 10. |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
117 |
Section 10.01. Notices |
117 |
Section 10.02. Successors
and Assigns |
118 |
Section 10.03. Confidentiality |
123 |
Section 10.04. Expenses;
Indemnity; Damage Waiver |
124 |
Section 10.05. Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process |
127 |
Section 10.06. No
Waiver |
127 |
Section 10.07. Extension
of Maturity |
127 |
Section 10.08. Amendments,
etc. |
127 |
Section 10.09. Severability |
130 |
Section 10.10. Headings |
131 |
Section 10.11. Survival |
131 |
Section 10.12. Execution
in Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness |
131 |
Section 10.13. USA
Patriot Act; Beneficial Ownership Regulation |
132 |
Section 10.14. New
Value |
132 |
Section 10.15. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL |
132 |
Section 10.16. No
Fiduciary Duty |
133 |
Section 10.17. [Intentionally
Omitted] |
134 |
Section 10.18. Collateral
Trust Agreement |
134 |
Section 10.19. Acknowledgement
and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions |
134 |
Section 10.20. Certain
ERISA Matters |
134 |
ANNEX A | |
LENDERS AND COMMITMENTS |
ANNEX B | |
LIST OF AIRCRAFT APPRAISERS |
EXHIBIT A | |
FORM OF SRG Security Agreement |
EXHIBIT B | |
[RESERVED] |
EXHIBIT C | |
FORM OF COLLATERAL TRUST Agreement |
EXHIBIT D | |
FORM OF INSTRUMENT OF ASSUMPTION AND JOINDER |
EXHIBIT E | |
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE |
EXHIBIT F | |
FORM OF LOAN REQUEST |
SCHEDULE 3.06 | |
SUBSIDIARIES OF PARENT |
TERM
LOAN CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of April 21, 2021 (and restated as of February 22, 2024), among UNITED
AIRLINES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation
(“Parent”), the direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Parent from time to time party hereto other than the Borrower,
each of the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time party hereto as a lender (the “Lenders”),
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“JPMCB”), as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its permitted successors
in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity,
except as expressly stated herein, but solely as collateral trustee for the Secured Parties (together with its permitted successors,
in such capacity, the “Collateral Trustee”), and JPMCB and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as joint lead arrangers (in such capacities,
the “Joint Lead Arrangers”).
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
The
Borrower applied to the Lenders for a term loan facility hereunder in an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000,000 as set forth herein,
the entire amount of which was disbursed as term loans (the “Original Class B Term Loans”) on the Closing
Date. Concurrently with occurrence of the Second Amendment Effective Date and pursuant to the transactions more specifically described
in Section 8 of the Second Amendment, all of the Original Class B Term Loans outstanding at such time (immediately after giving
effect to the partial prepayment described in the Second Amendment) will be repaid, and new Class B Term Loans having an aggregate
outstanding principal amount at such time equal to $2,500,000,000 will be made to the Borrower.
The proceeds of the Loans were, and will be, used
to repay certain existing outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower, to pay related transaction costs, fees and expenses, and for working
capital and other general corporate purposes of the Parent and its Subsidiaries.
To provide guarantees and security for the repayment
of the Loans and the payment of the other obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors hereunder and under the other Loan Documents,
the Borrower and the Guarantors will, among other things, provide the following (each as more fully described herein):
(a) to
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, a guaranty from each Guarantor of the due and punctual payment and performance of the Obligations
of the Borrower pursuant to Section 9 hereof; and
(b) to
the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the other Priority Lien Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral
Trust Agreement), a security interest or mortgages (or comparable Liens) with respect to the Collateral from the Borrower and each Grantor
(if any) pursuant to the Security Agreement and the other Collateral Documents, subject to the Collateral Trust Agreement.
Accordingly, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Defined
Terms.
“ABR”, when used in reference
to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan is, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing are, bearing interest at a rate determined
by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Account” shall have the meaning
given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Account Control Agreements”
shall have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Administrative Agent” shall
have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Administrative
Agent Fee Letter” shall mean that certain Administrative Fee Letter, dated as of February 15, 2024, between the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
“Affected Financial Institution”
means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” shall mean, as to
any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
Person. For purposes of this definition, a Person (a “Controlled Person”) shall be deemed to be “controlled
by” another Person (a “Controlling Person”) if the Controlling Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power
to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the Controlled Person whether by contract or otherwise; provided
that the PBGC shall not be an Affiliate of the Borrower or any Guarantor.
“Affiliate Transaction” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.05(a).
“Agents” shall mean the Administrative
Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Collateral Trustee.
“Agreement” shall mean this Term
Loan Credit and Guaranty Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended or amended and restated from
time to time.
“Aggregate Exposure” shall mean,
with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to (a) until the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of such Lender’s
Commitments at such time and (b) thereafter, the aggregate then outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans.
“Aggregate Exposure Percentage”
shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure at
such time to the Aggregate Exposure of all Lenders at such time.
“Aircraft Appraiser” shall mean
(i) any appraisal firm listed on Annex B hereof or (ii) any other independent appraisal firm appointed by the Borrower
and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Airline/Parent Merger” means
the merger or consolidation, if any, of the Borrower and Parent.
“Airlines Merger” means the merger
of Continental and Old United completed on March 31, 2013.
“Airport Authority” shall mean
any city or any public or private board or other body or organization chartered or otherwise established for the purpose of administering,
operating or managing airports or related facilities, which in each case is an owner, administrator, operator or manager of one or more
airports or related facilities.
“Alternate Base Rate” shall mean,
for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the sum of the Federal
Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Term SOFR Rate for a one-month tenor in effect on such
day, as published two (2) 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%; provided, that, if at any time the Term
SOFR Rate is not identifiable as a result of the circumstances described in, and after giving effect to Section 2.09, then
clause (c) above shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the “Alternate Base Rate” at such time; provided
further, in no event shall the Alternate Base Rate be less than 1.0%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the
Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Term SOFR Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change
in the Prime Rate, Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Term SOFR Rate, respectively.
“Ancillary Document” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 10.12.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means
all laws, rules and regulations of the United States applicable to Parent or its Subsidiaries from time to time intended to prevent
or restrict bribery or corruption.
“Applicable Appraisal Discount Rate”
shall mean, 8%.
“Applicable
Margin” shall mean the rate per annum determined pursuant to the following:
Term
Loans |
Applicable
Margin
Term Benchmark Loans |
Applicable
Margin
ABR Loans |
2.75% |
1.75% |
“Applicable Terminal Value Growth Rate”
shall mean, with respect to any Route, a terminal value growth rate based on the following table (as determined by reference to the applicable
region in which such Route was included, or would have been included, by reference to the Initial Appraisals):
Region |
Sub-Region |
Applicable
Terminal
Value Growth Rate |
Atlantic |
London |
1.5% |
Atlantic |
Europe |
1.5% |
Atlantic |
Africa |
3.0% |
Atlantic |
India |
3.0% |
Atlantic |
Canada |
1.5% |
Pacific |
Guam
and Pacific Island |
2.0% |
Pacific |
Oceania |
2.0% |
Pacific |
Japan |
1.5% |
Pacific |
China |
3.0% |
Pacific |
Miscellaneous
Asia |
2.0% |
Latin
America |
Mexico |
2.5% |
Latin
America |
South
America |
2.5% |
Latin
America |
Caribbean |
2.0% |
Latin
America |
Central
America |
2.0% |
“Appraisal”
means (i) the Initial Appraisals and (ii) any other appraisal, dated the date of delivery thereof, prepared by, in the
case of aircraft, airframes, or engines, an Aircraft Appraiser, in the case of Routes, Slots or Gate Leaseholds, either of BK Associates, Inc.,
MBA, or ICF, or, if none of the foregoing are available to provide an Appraisal, (A) any successor thereof (including any proposed
appraiser, the employees or principals of which previously appraised any of the Slots, Routes or Gate Leaseholds for any of the foregoing
Appraisers) or (B) another independent appraisal firm appointed by the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, or for any other asset, any independent appraisal firm appointed by the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, which certifies, at the time of determination, in reasonable detail the Appraised Value of Collateral and, (x) in the case
of aircraft, airframes or engines, is a “desk-top” appraisal of the fair market value assuming half-life condition, except
that any such equipment that is Stored shall have an assumed value of zero, (y) in the case of Routes or FAA Slots, whose methodology
(in the case of any Routes, utilizing
the Applicable Appraisal Discount Rate and the Applicable Terminal
Value Growth Rate) and form of presentation are consistent in all material respects with the methodology and form of presentation of
the Initial Appraisal applicable to such type of Collateral, or which, as to any deviations from such methodology (including as to discount
rate and terminal value growth rate) and/or form of presentation, are otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and (z) in the case of assets other than aircraft, airframes, engines, Routes and FAA Slots, which sets forth
the fair market value thereof in a manner consistent with market practice for assets of such type in a manner reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.
“Appraised
Value” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate value of all Collateral (other than cash
and Cash Equivalents pledged as Collateral) of the Borrower or any of the Grantors as of such date, as reflected in the most recent Appraisal
delivered to the Administrative Agent in respect of such Collateral in accordance with this Agreement as of that date (for the avoidance
of doubt, calculated after giving effect to any additions to or eliminations from the Collateral since the date of delivery of such Appraisal),
and (b) 160% of the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents pledged at such time as Collateral; provided that if any Pledged
Slots at an airport have been added to or eliminated from the Collateral since the most recent Appraisal of the Pledged Slots at such
airport and such Appraisal assigned differing Appraised Values to Pledged Slots at such airport based on criteria set forth therein,
such added or eliminated Pledged Slots at such airport shall be assigned an Appraised Value in accordance with such criteria set forth
in such Appraisal for purposes of determining the Appraised Value of all remaining Pledged Slots; provided, further,
that when used in reference to any particular item of Collateral, “Appraised Value” shall mean the value of such item of
Collateral as reflected in such most recent Appraisal of such Collateral; provided that if at the relevant time the Borrower has
not previously delivered to the Administrative Agent an Appraisal of a specific Collateral item (such as a single Route), but has delivered
to the Administrative Agent an Appraisal that includes the Appraised Value of a portion of the Collateral (such as all Routes to a particular
region) that includes such specific Collateral item, the Borrower shall allocate the Appraised Value of such specific Collateral item
on a reasonable basis, and such allocated amounts shall be the Appraised Value of such specific Collateral item, except that this proviso
shall not be applicable in a case where this Agreement or other Loan Document expressly requires that the Borrower obtain an Appraisal
in respect of such specific Collateral item.
“Approved Fund” shall have the
meaning given to such term in Section 10.02(b).
“ARB Indebtedness” shall mean,
with respect to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, without duplication, all Indebtedness or obligations of Parent or such Subsidiary
created or arising with respect to any limited recourse revenue bonds issued for the purpose of financing or refinancing improvements
to, or the construction or acquisition of, airport and other related facilities and equipment, the use or construction of which qualifies
and renders interest on such bonds exempt from certain federal or state taxes.
“Assignment and Acceptance” shall
mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by
Section 10.02), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
“Available Tenor” means, as of
any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period
for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest
Period 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 (f) of Section 2.29.
“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
Product Obligations” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of
such Person in respect of any treasury, depository and cash management services, netting services and automated clearing house transfers
of funds services, including obligations for the payment of fees, interest, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and disbursements
in connection therewith.
“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean
The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as heretofore and hereafter amended, and codified as 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.
“Bankruptcy Event” shall mean,
with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a 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, provided that a Bankruptcy Event
shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental
Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with
immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its
assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts
or agreements made by such Person.
“Bankruptcy Law” means the Bankruptcy
Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
“Benchmark” means, initially,
Term SOFR Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and the related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to
the Term SOFR Rate or the then-current Benchmark, 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 2.29.
“Benchmark
Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined
by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
| (1) | the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark
Replacement Adjustment; |
| (2) | 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 U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related
Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; |
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant
to clause (1) or (2) 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 the 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
U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes”
means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement and/or any Term Benchmark Loan, any technical, administrative or operational changes
(including changes to the definition of “ABR,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S.
Government Securities 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 Section 2.16, and other technical, administrative or operational
matters) that the Administrative Agent decides in consultation with
the Borrower may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration
thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides
that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that
no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative
Agent decides in consultation with the Borrower is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date”
means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the 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 date of the public statement or publication of information referenced
therein. |
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 the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the 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 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 Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 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), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such
component) 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
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 all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component
thereof) are no, or as of a specified future date will not be, longer 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 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 the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder
and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.29 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement
has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.29.
“Beneficial Owner” has the meaning
assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership
of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person”
will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or
exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms
“Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have a corresponding meaning.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an
“employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined
in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of Section 3(42) of ERISA
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.”
“Board” shall mean the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Board of Directors” means:
(1) with
respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such
board;
(2) with
respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership;
(3) with
respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members, manager or managers or any controlling committee of managing
members or managers thereof; and
(4) with
respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
“Borrower” shall have the meaning
set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Borrowing” shall mean the incurrence,
conversion or continuation of Loans of a single Type on a single date and having, in the case of any Term Benchmark Loans, a single Interest
Period.
“Business Day” shall mean any
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City or Chicago are required or authorized to remain
closed; provided, however, that when used in connection with the borrowing or repayment of a Term Benchmark Loan, the term
“Business Day” shall also exclude any day that is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“Capital Lease Obligation” means,
at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required
to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall
be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be
prepaid by the lessee without payment of a penalty.
“Capital Markets Offering” means
any offering of “securities” (as defined under the Securities Act) in (a) a public offering registered under the Securities
Act, or (b) an offering not required to be registered under the Securities Act (including, without limitation, a private placement
under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, an exempt offering pursuant to Rule 144A and/or Regulation S of the Securities
Act and an offering of exempt securities).
“Capital Stock” means:
(1) in
the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
(2) in
the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated)
of corporate stock;
(3) in
the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and
(4) any
other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions
of assets of, the issuing Person,
but excluding from all of the foregoing
any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital
Stock.
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(1) direct
obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States (or by any
agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States), in each case maturing within
one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(2) direct
obligations of state and local government entities, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof, which
have a rating of at least A- (or the equivalent thereof) from S&P or A3 (or the equivalent thereof) from Moody’s;
(3) obligations
of domestic or foreign companies and their subsidiaries (including, without limitation, agencies, sponsored enterprises or instrumentalities
chartered by an Act of Congress, which are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States), including, without limitation,
bills, notes, bonds, debentures, and mortgage-backed securities, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(4) investments
in commercial paper maturing within 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, a rating of
at least A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) from S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) from Moody’s;
(5) investments
in certificates of deposit (including investments made through an intermediary, such as the certificated deposit account registry service),
banker’s acceptances, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits and overnight bank deposits maturing within one year 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 other commercial bank of recognized standing organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof that has a combined
capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $100.0 million;
(6) fully
collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than six months for underlying securities that would otherwise be eligible
for investment;
(7) investments
in money in an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or in pooled accounts or funds offered
through mutual funds, investment advisors, banks and brokerage houses which invest its assets in obligations of the type described in
clauses (1) through (6) above. This could include, but not be limited to, money market funds or short-term and
intermediate bonds funds;
(8) money
market funds that (A) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
(B) are rated AAA (or the equivalent thereof) by S&P and Aaa (or the equivalent thereof) by Moody’s and (C) have
portfolio assets of at least $5.0 billion;
(9) deposits
available for withdrawal on demand with commercial banks organized in the United States (or any foreign jurisdiction in which Parent
or any Restricted Subsidiary operates) having capital and surplus in excess of $100.0 million;
(10) securities
with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of
the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government,
the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may
be) are rated at least A- by S&P or A3 by Moody’s; and
(11) any
other securities or pools of securities that are classified under GAAP as cash equivalents or short-term investments on a balance sheet.
“Certificate Delivery Date” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.09(a).
“Change
in Law” shall mean, after the Second Amendment Effective Date, (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation
after the Second Amendment Effective Date (including any request, rule, regulation, guideline, requirement or directive 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 II or Basel III) or (b) compliance by any Lender (or, for
purposes of Section 2.14(b), by any lending office of such Lender through which Loans are issued or maintained or by such
Lender’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 Second Amendment Effective Date; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
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 shall
be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date
enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
“Change of Control” means the
occurrence of any of the following:
(1) the
sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related
transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any Person (including
any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act)); provided that the sale by
Borrower of all or substantially all of its properties or assets to the Parent shall not constitute a Change of Control; or
(2) the
consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation), the result of which is that any Person
(including any “person” (as defined above)) becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the
Voting Stock of Parent (measured by voting power rather than number of shares), other than (A) any such transaction where the Voting
Stock of Parent (measured by voting power rather than number of shares) outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitutes
or is converted into or exchanged for a majority of the outstanding shares of the Voting Stock of such Beneficial Owner (measured by
voting power rather than number of shares), or (B) any merger or consolidation of Parent with or into any Person (including any
“person” (as defined above)) which owns or operates (directly or indirectly through a contractual arrangement) a Permitted
Business (a “Permitted Person”) or a Subsidiary of a Permitted Person, in each case, if immediately after such transaction
no Person (including any “person” (as defined above)) is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of
the total Voting Stock of such Permitted Person (measured by voting power rather than number of shares); provided that the occurrence
of the Airline/Parent Merger shall not be deemed to constitute a Change of Control.
“Change of Control Triggering Event”
means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Decline.
“Class”, when used in reference
to any Commitment, Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, or the Loans that would
be disbursed under such Commitment, are Class B Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans that are not Class B Term Loans.
“Class B Term Loans” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b).
“Closing Date” shall mean April 21,
2021, such date being the date on which this Agreement was executed and the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.01
were satisfied or waived.
“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).
“Code” shall mean the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Collateral” shall mean the assets
and properties of the Grantors upon which Liens have been granted to the Collateral Trustee to secure the Obligations or any other Priority
Lien Obligations, including without limitation any Cure Collateral and all of the “Collateral” as defined in the Collateral
Documents, but excluding all such assets and properties released from such Liens pursuant to the applicable Collateral Document.
“Collateral
Coverage Ratio” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) the Appraised Value of the Eligible Collateral as of such
date to (b) the Total Priority Lien Principal Amount as of such date.
“Collateral Coverage Ratio Certificate”
shall mean an Officer’s Certificate of the Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the Collateral Coverage
Ratio.
“Collateral Coverage Test” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.09(a).
“Collateral Documents” shall
mean, collectively, the SRG Security Agreement, the Collateral Trust Agreement, the Account Control Agreements, the UK Debenture and
other agreements, instruments or documents that create or purport to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral
Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in each case so long as such agreement, instrument or document shall not have been terminated
in accordance with its terms.
“Collateral Trust Agreement”
shall mean that certain Collateral Trust Agreement dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, the other Grantors from time to
time party thereto, the Administrative Agent, the Revolver Administrative Agent (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), Wilmington
Trust, National Association, as trustee under the Indenture, the Collateral Trustee, and each other Secured Debt Representative (as defined
in the Collateral Trust Agreement) from time to time party thereto, initially substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C,
as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended or amended and restated from time to time in accordance with the
terms thereof.
“Collateral Trustee” shall have
the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Commitment” shall mean, as to
any Lender, the Term Loan Commitment of such Lender, it being understood that the Term Loan Commitment of a Lender shall remain in effect
until the applicable Term Loans have been funded in full in accordance with this Agreement.
“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.
“Consolidated Net Income” means,
with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries
for such period, on a consolidated basis (excluding the net income (loss) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary of such Person), determined
in accordance with GAAP and without any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends; provided that:
(1) all
net after tax extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses and all gains or losses realized in connection with any Disposition
of assets of such Person or the disposition of securities by such Person or the early extinguishment of Indebtedness of such Person,
together with any related provision for taxes on any such gain, will be excluded;
(2) the
net income (but not loss) of any Person that is not the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity
method of accounting will be included for such period only to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in
cash to the specified Person or Restricted Subsidiary of the specified Person;
(3) the
net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or
similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that net income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior
governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement,
instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders;
(4) the
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles on such Person will be excluded;
(5) the
effect of non-cash gains and losses of such Person resulting from Hedging Obligations, including attributable to movement in the mark-to-market
valuation of Hedging Obligations pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 815 – Derivatives
and Hedging will be excluded;
(6) any
non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants by such Person of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options or other rights
to officers, directors or employees, will be excluded;
(7) the
effect on such Person of any non-cash items resulting from any amortization, write-up, write-down or write-off of assets (including intangible
assets, goodwill and deferred financing costs) in connection with any acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation or similar transaction
(including but not limited to any one or more of the Continental/UAL Merger, the Airlines Merger and the Airline/Parent Merger) or any
other non-cash impairment charges incurred subsequent to the Second Amendment Effective Date resulting from the application of Financial
Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards
Codifications 205 – Presentation of Financial Statements,
350 – Intangibles – Goodwill and Other, 360 – Property, Plant and Equipment and 805 – Business Combinations (excluding
any such non-cash item to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenditures in any future period except to
the extent such item is subsequently reversed), will be excluded; and
(8) any
provision for income tax reflected on such Person’s financial statements for such period will be excluded to the extent such provision
exceeds the actual amount of taxes paid in cash during such period by such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Tangible Assets”
means, as of any date of determination, Consolidated Total Assets of Parent and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries excluding goodwill,
patents, trade names, trademarks, copyrights, franchises and any other assets properly classified as intangible assets in accordance
with GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means,
as of any date of determination, the sum of the amounts that would appear on a consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its consolidated
Restricted Subsidiaries as the total assets of the Parent and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
“Continental” means Continental
Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (now known as United Airlines, Inc., and the Borrower hereunder), into which Old United
was merged in the Airlines Merger.
“Continental/UAL Merger” means
the merger in which Continental became a Subsidiary of Parent.
“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.
“Cure
Collateral” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement; provided that (a) any
Account of the Borrower or any Grantor pledged as Cure Collateral shall be an Eligible Account, (b) FAA Slots of the Borrower or
any Grantor pledged as Cure Collateral shall be at an Eligible Airport, (c) Ground Support Equipment, Real Property Assets, QEC
Kits, Tooling, Flight Simulators (each defined term in this clause (c) as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) and
material intellectual property pledged as Cure Collateral shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and (d) any
Cure Collateral shall be subject only to Permitted Liens (excluding, at the time such assets become subject to such Lien, those referred
to in clauses (5) and (11) of the definition of “Permitted Lien”).
“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) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to (i) if
such SOFR Rate Day is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is not a U.S.
Government Securities Business Day, the U.S. Government Securities 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. If by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the
second (2nd) U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately following any SOFR Determination Date, SOFR in respect of such SOFR
Determination Date has not been published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to
the Daily Simple SOFR has not occurred, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Date will be SOFR as published in respect of the first
preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website.
“Default” means any event that,
unless cured or waived, is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
“Defaulting
Lender” shall mean, at any time, any Lender that (a) has failed, within two (2) Business Day of the date required
to be funded or paid by it hereunder, to fund or pay (x) any portion of the Loans or (y) any other amount required to be paid
by it hereunder to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender (or its banking Affiliates), unless, in the case of clause (x) above,
such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower 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, the Administrative Agent or any Lender 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 (i) 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 (ii) generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three (3) Business
Days after request by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrower, acting in good faith, to provide a confirmation in writing
from an authorized officer or other authorized representative of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially
able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans under this Agreement, which request shall only have been made after the conditions
precedent to borrowings have been met, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon
the Administrative Agent’s, such Lender’s or the Borrower’s, as applicable, receipt of such confirmation in form and
substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become, or has had its Parent Company become, the subject
of a Bankruptcy Event or a Bail-In Action. If the Administrative Agent determines that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any of clauses
(a) through (d) above, such Lender will be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender upon notification of such determination
by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“Disposition” shall mean, with
respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof. The terms “Dispose”
and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings. For the avoidance of doubt, a reduction in frequency of flight operations
over, or suspension or cancellation of, a Route shall not be a “Disposition” with respect to such Route.
“Disqualified Stock” means any
Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each
case at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant
to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale), is convertible or exchangeable
for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock, or is redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part (other
than as a result of a change of control or asset sale), on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the latest Term Loan Maturity Date
then in effect. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the
holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require Parent to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control
or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that Parent may not repurchase or
redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 6.01
hereof. The amount of Disqualified Stock deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of this Agreement will be the maximum amount
that Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption
provisions of, such Disqualified Stock, exclusive of accrued dividends.
“Dollars” and “$”
shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.
“DOT” shall mean the United States
Department of Transportation and any successor thereto.
“Dutch Auction” shall mean an
auction of Term Loans conducted pursuant to Section 10.02(g) to allow the Borrower to purchase Term Loans at a discount
to par value and on a non-pro rata basis, in each case in accordance with the applicable Dutch Auction Procedures.
“Dutch Auction Procedures” shall
mean, with respect to a purchase of Term Loans by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.02(g), Dutch auction procedures to
be reasonably agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in connection with any such purchase.
“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.
“Eligible Account” shall mean
any Account owned by the Borrower or another Grantor meeting the criteria and eligibility standards which are agreed upon by the Borrower
and
the Administrative Agent at the time of the initial pledge of Accounts
to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the applicable Collateral Document.
“Eligible Airport” means LaGuardia
Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport or any other airport reasonably acceptable
to the Administrative Agent.
“Eligible
Assignee” shall mean (a) a commercial bank having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000, (b) a finance company,
insurance company or other financial institution or fund, in each case reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which in the
ordinary course of business extends credit of the type contemplated herein or invests therein and has total assets in excess of $200,000,000
and whose becoming an assignee would not constitute a prohibited transaction under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406
of ERISA, (c) any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender, (d) an Approved Fund of any Lender, (e) any other Person (other
than a Defaulting Lender or natural Person or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated by or for the
primary benefit of natural persons) reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (f) to the extent permitted under Section 10.02(g),
the Borrower; provided, that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no (i) airline, commercial
air freight carrier, air freight forwarder or entity engaged in the business of parcel transport by air or (ii) Affiliate of any
Person described in clause (i) above (other than any Affiliate of such Person as a result of common control by a Governmental
Authority or instrumentality thereof, any Affiliate of such Person who becomes a Lender with the consent of the Borrower in accordance
with Section 10.02(b), and any Affiliate of such Person under common control with such Person which Affiliate is not actively
involved in the management and/or operations of such Person), shall constitute an Eligible Assignee; provided, further,
that, except as provided in clause (f) above, neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor shall constitute an Eligible Assignee.
“Eligible
Collateral” shall mean, on any date of determination, all Collateral on which the Collateral Trustee shall, as of such date,
have, to the extent purported to be created by the applicable Collateral Document, a valid and perfected first priority Lien and/or mortgage
(or comparable Lien) and which is otherwise subject only to Permitted Liens.
“Environmental Laws” shall mean
all applicable laws (including common law), statutes, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions
or legally binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating to the environment,
preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the handling, treatment, storage, disposal, Release or threatened Release of, or the
exposure of any Person (including employees) to, any Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental Liability” shall
mean any liability (including any liability for damages, natural resource damage, costs of environmental investigation, remediation or
monitoring or costs, fines or penalties) resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation,
use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment, disposal or the arrangement for disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure
to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the
environment or (e) any contract, agreement, lease or other consensual
arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” shall mean
Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible
into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Escrow Accounts” shall mean
accounts of Parent or any Subsidiary, solely to the extent any such accounts hold funds set aside by Parent or any Subsidiary to manage
the collection and payment of amounts collected, withheld or incurred by Parent or such Subsidiary for the benefit of third parties relating
to: (a) federal income tax withholding and backup withholding tax, employment taxes, transportation excise taxes and security related
charges, (b) any and all state and local income tax withholding, employment taxes and related charges and fees and similar taxes,
charges and fees, including, but not limited to, state and local payroll withholding taxes, unemployment and supplemental unemployment
taxes, disability taxes, workman’s or workers’ compensation charges and related charges and fees, (c) state and local
taxes imposed on overall gross receipts, sales and use taxes, fuel excise taxes and hotel occupancy taxes, (d) passenger facility
fees and charges collected on behalf of and owed to various administrators, institutions, authorities, agencies and entities, (e) other
similar federal, state or local taxes, charges and fees (including without limitation any amount required to be withheld or collected
under applicable law) and (f) other funds held in trust for, or otherwise pledged to or segregated for the benefit of, an identified
beneficiary; or (2) accounts, capitalized interest accounts, debt service reserve accounts, escrow accounts and other similar accounts
or funds established in connection with the ARB Indebtedness.
“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.
“Event of Default” shall have
the meaning given to such term in Section 7.01.
“Excess Proceeds” shall have
the meaning given to such term in Section 2.12(b).
“Excess Proceeds Offer” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.12(b).
“Exchange Act” shall mean the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded Contributions” means
net cash proceeds received by Parent after the Second Amendment Effective Date from:
(1) contributions
to its common equity capital (other than from any Subsidiary); or
(2) the
sale (other than to a Subsidiary or to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan
or agreement of Parent or any Subsidiary) of Qualifying Equity Interests,
in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officer’s
Certificate executed on or around the date such capital contributions are made or the date such Equity Interests are sold, as the case
may be. Excluded Contributions will not be considered to be net proceeds of Qualifying Equity Interests for purposes of clause (a)(2)(B) of
Section 6.01 hereof.
“Excluded Taxes” shall mean,
with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any Obligation
of either the Borrower or any Guarantor hereunder or under any Loan Document, (a) any Taxes based on (or measured by) its net income,
profits or capital, or any franchise taxes, imposed (i) by the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof or
by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of
any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located or (ii) as a result of a present or former connection between such
recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes (other than a connection arising from such recipient’s having executed, delivered,
enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under,
or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, this Agreement or any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in
this Agreement or any Loan Document), (b) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar Tax imposed
by any other jurisdiction in which such recipient is located, (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender, any withholding Tax or gross
income Tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement
(or designates a new lending office), except, and then only to the extent that, such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled,
at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such
withholding Tax pursuant to Section 2.16(a), (d) in the case of a Lender, any withholding Tax that is attributable to
such Lender’s failure to deliver the documentation described in Section 2.16(f) or 2.16(g) and (e) any
U.S. withholding Tax that is imposed by reason of FATCA.
“Existing Facilities” means,
collectively, that certain (i) Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2017, by and among
United Airlines, Inc., as borrower, United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (as success to United Continental Holdings, Inc.),
as parent guarantor, the other guarantors party thereto from time to time, the lenders party thereto from time to time and JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the Loan Documents (as defined thereunder) and (ii) Loan and Guaranty Agreement, dated
as of September 28, 2020, by and among United Airlines, Inc., as borrower, the guarantors party thereto from time to time,
the United States Department of the Treasury and The Bank of New York Mellon, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the Loan
Documents (as defined thereunder).
“Existing Security Agreements”
means, collectively, (a) the Priority Lien Security Agreement (Slots, Routes and Gates), dated as of March 27, 2013, between
the Borrower (including as successor pursuant to the Airlines Merger) and JPMCB, (b) the Priority Lien Slot and Gate Security Agreement,
dated as of March 27, 2013, between the Borrower (including as
successor pursuant to the Airlines Merger) and JPMCB and (c) the
Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2020, by and between the Borrower, as grantor, and The
Bank of New York Mellon, as collateral agent.
“Extended Term Loan” shall have
the meaning given to such term in Section 2.28(a)(ii).
“Extension” shall have the meaning
given to such term in Section 2.28(a).
“Extension Amendment” shall have
the meaning given to such term in Section 2.28(d).
“Extension Offer” shall have
the meaning given to such term in Section 2.28(a).
“FAA” shall mean the Federal
Aviation Administration of the United States of America and any successor thereto.
“FAA
Slots” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Fair Market Value” means the
value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of
either party, determined in good faith by an officer of the Borrower (unless otherwise provided in this Agreement); provided that
any such officer of the Borrower shall be permitted to consider the circumstances existing at such time (including, without limitation,
economic or other conditions affecting the United States airline industry generally and any relevant legal compulsion, judicial proceeding
or administrative order or the possibility thereof) in determining such Fair Market Value in connection with such transaction.
“FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471
through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement, any amended or successor provisions that are similar thereto and not materially
more onerous to comply with, any regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of
the Code and any intergovernmental agreements implementing any of the foregoing (together with any Law implementing such agreement involving
any U.S. or non-U.S. regulations or official guidance).
“Federal Funds Effective Rate”
shall mean, for any day, the rate calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions
by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website
from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective
rate; provided, that, if the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes
of this Agreement.
“Fees” shall mean the fees referred
to in Section 2.19.
“Fitch” means Fitch, Inc.,
also known as Fitch Ratings, and its successors.
“Fixed Charges” means, with respect
to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
(1) the
consolidated interest expense (net of interest income) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that
such interest expense is payable in cash (and such interest income is receivable in cash); plus
(2) the
interest component of leases that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period
to the extent that such interest component is related to lease payments payable in cash; plus
(3) any
interest expense actually paid in cash for such period by such specified Person on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed
by such specified Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such specified Person or one of its
Restricted Subsidiaries; plus
(4) the
product of (A) all cash dividends accrued on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
for such period, other than to Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, times (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is one
and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed
as a decimal, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; plus
(5) the
aircraft rent expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such aircraft rent expense is
payable in cash,
all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“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 Term SOFR Rate.
“Foreign Aviation Authority”
shall mean any foreign governmental, quasi-governmental, regulatory or other agency, public corporation or private entity that exercises
jurisdiction over the authorization (a) to serve any foreign point on the Pledged Routes that a Grantor is serving at any time and/or
to conduct operations related to the Pledged Routes and related Pledged Gate Leaseholds and/or (b) to hold and operate any Pledged
Foreign Slots.
“Foreign Lender” shall mean any
Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is located. For purposes of this definition,
the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
“Foreign
Slot” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America, which are in effect from time to time, including those set forth in the opinions
and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, statements and pronouncements
of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment
of the accounting profession and the rules and regulations of the SEC governing the inclusion of financial statements in periodic
reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act, including opinions and pronouncements in staff accounting
bulletins and similar written statements from the accounting staff of the SEC.
“Gate
Leasehold” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Governmental Authority” shall
mean the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and
any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank organization, or other entity exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, taxing or regulatory powers or functions of or pertaining to government. Governmental Authority shall not include any Person
in its capacity as an Airport Authority.
“Grantor” shall mean the Borrower
and any Guarantor that shall at any time pledge Collateral under a Collateral Document.
“Guarantee” means a guarantee
(other than (a) by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection or (b) customary contractual indemnities, in each case
in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or
through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by
virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay
or to maintain financial statement conditions).
“Guaranteed Obligations” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.01(a).
“Guarantors” shall mean, collectively,
the Parent and each Subsidiary of the Parent that becomes a party to the Guarantee contained in Section 9 by executing an
Instrument of Assumption and Joinder. As of the Second Amendment Effective Date, Parent is the sole Guarantor and, for the avoidance
of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall require that any Subsidiary of Parent become a Guarantor (unless assets of such Subsidiary
are pledged as Collateral).
“Guaranty Obligations” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 9.01(a).
“Hazardous Materials” shall mean
all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum
or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes
and all other substances or wastes of any nature that are regulated pursuant to, or could reasonably be expected to give rise to liability
under any Environmental Law.
“Hedge
Agreement” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Hedging
Obligations” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“IATA” means the International
Air Transport Association and any successor thereto.
“ICF” means ICF International.
“Increase Effective Date” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.27(a).
“Increase Joinder” shall have
the meaning given to such term in Section 2.27(c).
“Incremental Term Loan Commitment”
shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.27(a).
“Incremental Term Loans” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.27(c)(i).
“Indebtedness” means, with respect
to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person (excluding advance ticket sales, accrued expenses and trade payables), whether
or not contingent:
(1) in
respect of borrowed money;
(2) evidenced
by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
(3) in
respect of banker’s acceptances;
(4) representing
Capital Lease Obligations;
(5) representing
the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services due more than six months after such property is acquired
or such services are completed, but excluding in any event trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business; or
(6) representing
any Hedging Obligations,
if and to the extent any of the preceding items
(other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared
in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any
asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise
included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person. Indebtedness shall be calculated without giving
effect to the effects of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 815 – Derivatives and Hedging (or
any successor provision thereto) and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount
of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Agreement as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such
Indebtedness.
For the avoidance of doubt, Banking Product Obligations
do not constitute Indebtedness.
“Indemnified Taxes” shall mean
Taxes other than Excluded Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payments made by the Borrower or any Guarantor under this Agreement
or any other Loan Document.
“Indemnitee” shall have the meaning
given to such term in Section 10.04(b).
“Indenture”
shall mean the Indenture dated as of the date hereof, among the Borrower, each guarantor party thereto from time to time and Wilmington
Trust, National Association, as trustee and as collateral trustee.
“Initial Appraisals” shall mean,
collectively, the report of (i) MBA setting forth the Appraised Value of the Pledged FAA Slots and related Pledged Gate Leaseholds
and (ii) BK Associates, Inc. setting forth the Appraised Value of the Pledged Routes and related Pledged Foreign Slots and
Pledged Gate Leaseholds, in each case, included in the Collateral on the Closing Date, as delivered to the Administrative Agent by the
Borrower pursuant to Section 4.01.
“Installment” shall have the
meaning given to such term in Section 2.10(b).
“Interest Election Request” shall
mean a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.05.
“Interest Payment Date” shall
mean (a) as to any Term Benchmark Loan having an Interest Period of one or three months, the last day of such Interest Period, (b) as
to any Term Benchmark Loan having an Interest Period of more than three months, each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof,
after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period and (c) with respect to ABR Loans, the last
Business Day of each March, June, September and December.
“Interest Period” shall mean,
as to any Borrowing of Term Benchmark Loans, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing (including as a result of a conversion
from ABR Loans) or on the last day of the preceding Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing and ending on (but excluding) the numerically
corresponding day to the date of such Borrowing (or if
there is no corresponding day, the last day) in the calendar month
that is (subject to clause (ii) below) one, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect in the related notice
delivered pursuant to Section 2.03 or 2.05; provided that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day
which shall not be 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) the final Interest Period selected by the Borrower may end on, but no later than, the Term Loan Maturity Date and (iii) no
Interest Period shall end later than the Termination Date.
“Investment Grade” means a rating
of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Fitch); a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s
(or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moody’s); and a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent
under any successor rating category of S&P).
“Investments”
means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments made from and after the Second Amendment Effective Date
by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees), capital contributions or advances
(but excluding advance payments and deposits for goods and services and similar advances to officers, employees and consultants made
in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities
of other Persons, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with
GAAP. If Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect
Restricted Subsidiary of Parent after the Second Amendment Effective Date such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition,
such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, Parent will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such
sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of Parent’s Investments in such Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of
in an amount determined as provided in Section 6.01 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Equity Interests retained
by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries after a disposition or dividend of assets or Capital Stock of any Person in connection with any
partial “spin-off” of a Subsidiary or similar transactions shall not be deemed to be an Investment. The acquisition by Parent
or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent after the Second Amendment Effective Date of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person
will be deemed to be an Investment by Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market
Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an amount determined as provided in Section 6.01
hereof. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the amount of an Investment will be determined at the time the Investment
is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.
“Joint Bookrunners” shall mean
the parties listed as “Joint Bookrunners” on the cover of this Agreement.
“Joint Lead Arrangers” has the
meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“JPMCB” shall have the meaning
set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Junior Lien Debt” shall have
the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Junior Lien Obligations” shall
have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Latest Maturity Date” shall
mean, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time.
“Lenders” shall have the meaning
set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Lien” means, with respect to
any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or similar encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether
or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (but excluding any lease, sublease, use or license agreement or swap
agreement or similar arrangement by any Grantor described in clause (e)(iv) or (f) of the definition of “Permitted
Disposition”), including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any option or other agreement to sell or give
a security interest in and, except in connection with any Qualified Receivables Transaction, any agreement to give any financing statement
under the UCC (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.
“Liquidity” shall mean the sum
of (i) all unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Parent and the Borrower (or for purposes of Section 6.01(b)(19),
the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries) (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any cash or Cash Equivalents held in accounts subject
to Account Control Agreements), (ii) the aggregate principal amount committed and available to be drawn by the Parent and the Borrower
(or for purposes of Section 6.01(b)(19), the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries) (taking into account all borrowing base
limitations or other restrictions) under all revolving credit facilities of the Parent and the Borrower (or for purposes of Section 6.01(b)(19),
the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries) and (iii) the scheduled net proceeds (after giving effect to any expected repayment
of existing Indebtedness using such proceeds) of any Capital Markets Offering of the Parent or the Borrower (or for purposes of Section 6.01(b)(19),
the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) that has priced but has not yet closed (until the earliest of the closing thereof,
the termination thereof without closing or the date that falls five (5) Business Days after the initial scheduled closing date thereof).
“Loan Documents” shall mean this
Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the Administrative Agent Fee Letter and any other instrument or agreement (which is designated as
a Loan Document therein) executed and delivered by the Borrower or a Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee or
any Lender, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended or amended and restated from time to
time in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Loan Request” shall mean a request
by the Borrower, executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, for a Loan in accordance with Section 2.03 in substantially
the form of Exhibit F.
“Loans” shall mean the Term Loans.
“Margin Stock” shall have the
meaning given to such term in Section 3.13(a).
“Marketing and Service Agreements”
shall mean any business, marketing and/or service agreements among the Borrower (or any Guarantor) and/or any of its Subsidiaries and
such other parties from time to time that include, but are not limited to, code-sharing, pro-rate, capacity purchase, service, frequent
flyer, ground handling and marketing agreements, in each case that are entered into in the ordinary course of business.
“Material Adverse Change” shall
mean any event, development or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided
that the impact of the COVID-19 disease will be disregarded for purposes of Section 4.01 to the extent disclosed in Parent’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2020 or any report filed by Parent on Form 10-Q or Form 8-K with the SEC prior to the Closing
Date.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall
mean a material adverse effect on (a) the consolidated business, operations or financial condition of the Parent and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee and the Lenders thereunder or (c) the ability of the Borrower and the Guarantors, collectively,
to pay the Obligations.
“Material Indebtedness” shall
mean Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or Guarantors (other than the Loans) outstanding under the same agreement in a principal amount
exceeding $200,000,000.
“MBA” means Morten Beyer &
Agnew.
“Minimum Extension Condition”
shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.28(c).
“MNPI” shall mean any material
Nonpublic Information regarding the Parent and its Subsidiaries or the Loans or securities of any of them. For purposes of this definition
“material Nonpublic Information” shall mean Nonpublic Information that would reasonably be expected to be material
to a decision by any Lender to participate in any Dutch Auction or assign or acquire any Term Loans or to enter into any of the transactions
contemplated thereby or would otherwise be material for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws.
“Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc.
“Net Proceeds” means the aggregate
cash and Cash Equivalents received by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Disposition (including, without
limitation, any cash or Cash Equivalents received in respect of or upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received
in any Disposition) or Recovery Event, net of: (a) the direct costs and expenses relating to such Disposition and incurred by Parent
or a Restricted Subsidiary (including the sale or disposition of such non-cash consideration) or any such Recovery Event, including,
without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result
of the Disposition or Recovery Event, taxes paid or payable as a result of the Disposition or Recovery Event, in
each case, after taking into account any available tax credits or
deductions and any tax sharing arrangements; (b) any reserve for adjustment or indemnification obligations in respect of the sale
price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP; and (c) any portion of the purchase price from a Disposition
placed in escrow pursuant to the terms of such Disposition (either as a reserve for adjustment of the purchase price, or for satisfaction
of indemnities in respect of such Disposition) until the termination of such escrow.
“No Undisclosed MNPI Representation”
by a Person shall mean a representation that such Person is not in possession of any MNPI (other than MNPI which the Person in whose
favor such representation is made has elected not to receive).
“Non-Defaulting Lender” shall
mean, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender.
“Non-Extending Lender” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 10.08(g).
“Non-Recourse Debt” shall mean
Indebtedness:
(1) as
to which neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (A) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking,
agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness) or (B) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise;
and
(2) as
to which the holders of such Indebtedness do not otherwise have recourse to the stock or assets of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
(other than the Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary).
“Non-Recourse
Financing Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of Parent that (a) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse
Debt and (b) engages in no activities other than those relating to the financing of specified assets and other activities incidental
thereto.
“Nonpublic Information” shall
mean information which has not been disseminated in a manner making it available to investors generally, within the meaning of Regulation
FD adopted by the SEC.
“Notes” shall have the meaning
given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York.
“Obligations” shall mean the
unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and interest accruing after the filing
of any petition of bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether
or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), the Loans, whether direct or indirect, absolute
or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which arise under this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
whether on account of principal, interest, fees,
indemnities, out-of-pocket costs, and expenses (including all fees,
charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant
hereto) or otherwise.
“OID” shall have the meaning
given to such term in Section 2.27(c)(iii).
“Officer” means, with respect
to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial
Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person.
“Officer’s Certificate”
shall mean a certificate signed on behalf of the Borrower or Parent by an Officer of the Borrower or Parent, respectively.
“Old United” means United Air
Lines, Inc., a Delaware corporation, which merged into Continental pursuant to the Airlines Merger.
“Original Class B Term Loans”
shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Other Taxes” shall mean any
and all present or future court stamp, mortgage, intangible, recording, filing or documentary taxes or any other similar, charges or
similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, performance, delivery, registration of or enforcement of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
“Parent” shall have the meaning
set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Parent Company” means, with
respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation Y), if any, of such Lender, and/or any
Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.
“Participant” shall have the
meaning given to such term in Section 10.02(d).
“Participant Register” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 10.02(d).
“Patriot Act” shall mean the
USA Patriot Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law on October 26, 2001 and any subsequent legislation that amends or
supplements such Act or any subsequent legislation that amends, supplements or supersedes such Act.
“Payment” has the meaning assigned
to it in Section 8.07(c).
“Payment Notice” has the meaning
assigned to it in Section 8.07(c).
“Payroll Accounts” shall mean
depository accounts used only for payroll.
“PBGC” shall mean the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor agency or entity performing substantially the same functions.
“Permitted
Business” means any business that is the same as, or reasonably related, ancillary, supportive or complementary to, or any
reasonable extension of, the business in which Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged on the Second Amendment Effective
Date.
“Permitted Disposition” shall
mean any of the following:
(a) the
Disposition of Collateral permitted under the applicable Collateral Documents;
(b) the
Disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents constituting Collateral in exchange for other cash or Cash Equivalents constituting Collateral
and having reasonably equivalent value therefor;
(c) sales
or dispositions (but without in any way limiting the effect of clause (a) above) of surplus, obsolete, negligible or uneconomical
assets no longer used in the business of the Borrower and the other Grantors, including returns of Slots to the FAA; provided
that any such sale or disposition, as applicable, is made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and does
not materially and adversely affect the business of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(d) Dispositions
of Collateral among the Grantors (including any Person that shall become a Grantor simultaneous with such Disposition in the manner contemplated
by Section 5.12); provided that:
(i) such
Collateral remains at all times subject to a Lien with the same priority and level of perfection as was the case immediately prior to
such Disposition (and otherwise subject only to Permitted Liens) in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties
following such Disposition,
(ii) concurrently
therewith, the Grantors shall execute any documents and take any actions reasonably required to create, grant, establish, preserve or
perfect such Lien in accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement or the Collateral Documents,
(iii) concurrently
therewith or promptly thereafter, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall receive an Officer’s
Certificate, with respect to the matters described in clauses (i) and (ii) hereof and, if reasonably requested
by the Administrative Agent, an opinion of counsel to the Borrower (which may be in-house counsel) as to the validity and perfection
of such Lien on the Collateral, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
(iv) concurrently
with any Disposition of Collateral to any Person that shall become a Grantor simultaneous with such Disposition in the manner contemplated
by Section 5.12, such Person shall have complied with the requirements of Section 5.12, and
(v) the
preceding provisions of clauses (i) through (iv) shall not be applicable to any Disposition resulting from a
merger or consolidation permitted by Section 6.10; and
(e) (i) abandonment
of Slots and Gate Leaseholds; provided that such abandonment is (A) in connection with the downsizing of any hub or facility
which does not materially and adversely affect the business of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (B) in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and does not materially and adversely affect the business of the Parent
and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (C) reasonably determined by the Borrower to relate to Collateral of de minimis
value or surplus to the Borrower’s needs or (D) required by the DOT, the FAA, Foreign Aviation Authorities or other Governmental
Authority and, in the case of any such abandonment under this clause (i), does not have a Material Adverse Effect,
(ii) exchange
of Pledged Slots in the ordinary course of business that in Parent’s reasonable judgment are of reasonably equivalent value (so
long as the Pledged Slots received in such exchange are concurrently pledged as Collateral and constitute Eligible Collateral, and such
exchange would not result in a Material Adverse Effect),
(iii) the
termination of leases or subleases or airport use or license agreements in the ordinary course of business to the extent such terminations
do not have a Material Adverse Effect, or
(iv) any
other lease or sublease of, or use or license agreements with respect to, assets and properties that constitute Slots or Gate Leaseholds
in the ordinary course of business and swap agreements or similar arrangements with respect to Slots in the ordinary course of business
and which lease, sublease, use or license agreement or swap agreement or similar arrangement (A) has a term of one year or less,
or does not extend beyond two comparable IATA traffic seasons (and contains no option to extend beyond either of such periods), (B) has
a term (including any option period) longer than allowed in clause (A); provided, however, that (x) in the case of
each transaction pursuant to this clause (B), an Officer’s Certificate is delivered to the Administrative Agent concurrently with
or promptly after the applicable Grantor’s entering into any such transaction that (i) immediately after giving effect to
such transaction the Collateral Coverage Test would be satisfied (excluding, for purposes of calculating such ratio, the proceeds of
such transaction and the intended use thereof), (ii) the Collateral Trustee’s Liens on Collateral subject to such lease, sublease,
use, license agreement or swap or similar arrangement are not materially adversely affected (it being understood that no Permitted Lien
shall be deemed to have such an effect) and (iii) no Event of Default exists at the time of such transaction, and (y) immediately
after giving effect to any transaction pursuant to this clause (B), the aggregate Appraised Value of Collateral subject to transactions
covered by this clause (B) shall not exceed $300,000,000; provided that the foregoing cap shall not apply to
the extent such lease, sublease, use or license agreement or swap agreement or similar arrangement is required or advisable (as reasonably
determined by the Borrower) to preserve and keep in full force and effect its rights in such Slot or Gate Leasehold, (C) is for
purposes of operations by another airline operating under a brand associated with the Borrower (such as “United Express”)
or otherwise operating routes under a joint business arrangement or at the Borrower’s direction under a code share agreement, capacity
purchase agreement, pro-rate agreement or similar arrangement between such airline and the Borrower, or (D) is subject and subordinated
to the rights
(including
remedies) of the Collateral Trustee under the applicable Collateral Documents on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral
Trustee;
(f) the
lease or sublease of assets and properties in the ordinary course of business; provided that, the rights of the lessee or sublessee
shall be subordinated to the rights (including remedies) of the Collateral Trustee under the applicable Collateral Document on terms
reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee;
(g) any
single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets having an Appraised Value of less than $50.0 million; provided
that, after giving pro forma effect to such transaction or transactions, the Collateral Coverage Test shall be satisfied;
and
(h) any
Permitted Lien.
“Permitted Investments” shall
mean:
(1) any
Investment in Parent or in a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(2) any
Investment in cash, Cash Equivalents and any foreign equivalents;
(3) any
Investment by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:
(A) such
Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent; or
(B) such
Person, in one transaction or a series of related and substantially concurrent transactions, is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with
or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(4) any
Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from a Disposition of assets;
(5) any
acquisition of assets or Capital Stock in exchange for the issuance of Qualifying Equity Interests;
(6) any
Investments received in compromise or resolution of (A) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary
course of business of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement
upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer or (B) litigation, arbitration or other disputes;
(7) Investments
represented by Hedging Obligations;
(8) loans
or advances to officers, directors or employees made in the ordinary course of business of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent
in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30.0 million at
any one time outstanding;
(9) prepayment
of any Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or prepayment of any other Priority Lien Debt;
(10) any
guarantee of Indebtedness other than a guarantee of Indebtedness of an Affiliate of Parent that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(11) any
Investment existing on, or made pursuant to binding commitments existing on, the Second Amendment Effective Date and any Investment consisting
of an extension, modification or renewal of any Investment existing on, or made pursuant to a binding commitment existing on, the Second
Amendment Effective Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment may be increased (A) as required by the terms of
such Investment as in existence on the Second Amendment Effective Date or (B) as otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
(12) Investments
acquired after the Second Amendment Effective Date as a result of the acquisition by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent of
another Person, including by way of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
in a transaction that is not prohibited by Section 6.10 hereof after the Second Amendment Effective Date to the extent that
such Investments were not made in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the
date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;
(13) the
acquisition by a Receivables Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction of Equity Interests of a trust or other
Person established by such Receivables Subsidiary to effect such Qualified Receivables Transaction; and any other Investment by Parent
or a Subsidiary of Parent in a Receivables Subsidiary or any Investment by a Receivables Subsidiary in any other Person in connection
with a Qualified Receivables Transaction;
(14) accounts
receivable arising in the ordinary course of business;
(15) Investments
in connection with outsourcing initiatives in the ordinary course of business; and
(16) Investments
having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes
in value other than a reduction for all returns of principal in cash and capital dividends in cash), when taken together with all Investments
made pursuant to this clause (16) that are at the time outstanding, not to exceed 30% of the total consolidated assets of
the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time of such Investment.
“Permitted Liens” means:
(1) (a) Priority
Liens held by the Collateral Trustee securing the Obligations, all other Priority Lien Debt and all other Priority Lien Obligations under
the Notes and the Revolving Credit Agreement (and in the case of Priority Lien Debt under the Revolving Credit Agreement, in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $3,000,000,000), and any refinancing of any such Indebtedness (up to an aggregate principal amount not
exceeding the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness being refinanced plus accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) thereon
and reasonable fees and expenses associated with such refinancing) and (b) Priority Liens held by the Collateral Trustee securing
Priority Lien Debt and all other Priority Lien Obligations (in each case, other than such Indebtedness described in the foregoing clause
(a)); provided that (i) after giving pro forma effect to the issuance or incurrence of any such Indebtedness under
this clause (b), the aggregate principal amount of all Priority Lien Debt would not exceed the greater of (A) $11,000,000,000
and (B) such an amount that would cause the Collateral Coverage Ratio to be equal to 2.0 to 1.0 and the Total Collateral Coverage
Ratio to be equal to 1.0 to 1.0; (ii) any such Indebtedness shall not be subject to or benefit from any Guarantee by any Person
that does not also Guarantee the other Priority Lien Debt; and (iii) any such Indebtedness (except for (x) Indebtedness issued
in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, extend, refinance, replace, defease or discharge Priority Lien
Debt (so long as such Indebtedness has a maturity date that is after, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is equal to or
greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Priority Lien Debt being renewed, refunded, extended, refinanced, replaced,
defeased or discharged) and (y) customary bridge facilities provided by banks having a term no longer than 364 days) in the form
of term loans shall have a maturity date not earlier than the Latest Maturity Date and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity no shorter
than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Term Loans; provided that, the Borrower may incur additional term loans with
an earlier such maturity and/or shorter such Weighted Average Life to Maturity if the aggregate principal amount of all such additional
term loans incurred on reliance on this proviso does not exceed 33% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans,
tested at the time of incurrence of any such additional term loans.
(2) Liens
held by the Collateral Trustee securing Junior Lien Debt and all other Junior Lien Obligations; provided that (i) all such
junior Liens shall rank junior to the Priority Lien Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Trust Agreement and (ii) after giving
pro forma effect to the issuance or incurrence of any such Indebtedness, the Total Collateral Coverage Ratio shall be no less
than 1.0 to 1.0.
(3) Liens
for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required
in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor;
(4) Liens
imposed by law, including carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case, incurred
in the ordinary course of business;
(5) Liens
arising by operation of law in connection with judgments, attachments or awards which do not constitute an Event of Default hereunder;
(6) Liens
created for the benefit of (or to secure) the Obligations or any Guaranty Obligations;
(7) (A) any
overdrafts and related liabilities arising from treasury, netting, depository and cash management services or in connection with any
automated clearing house transfers of funds, in each case as it relates to cash or Cash Equivalents, if any, and (B) Liens arising
by operation of law or that are contractual rights of set-off in favor of the depository bank or securities intermediary in respect of
any account pledged to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) and subject to an
Account Control Agreement or equivalent control arrangement;
(8) licenses,
sublicenses, leases and subleases by any Grantor as they relate to any aircraft, airframe, engine or any Cure Collateral and to the extent
(A) such licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases do not interfere in any material respect with the business of Parent and its
Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and in each case, such license, sublicense, lease or sublease is to be subject and subordinate
to the Liens granted to the Collateral Trustee pursuant to the Collateral Documents, and in each case, would not result in a Material
Adverse Effect or (B) otherwise expressly permitted by the Collateral Documents;
(9) salvage
or similar rights of insurers, in each case as it relates to any aircraft, airframe, engine or any Cure Collateral, if any;
(10) in
each case as it relates to any aircraft, Liens on appliances, parts, components, instruments, appurtenances, furnishings and other equipment
installed on such aircraft and separately financed by a Grantor, to secure such financing;
(11) Liens
incurred in the ordinary course of business of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (A) with respect to obligations that
do not exceed in the aggregate $30.0 million at any one time outstanding or (B) on Collateral having an aggregate Appraised Value
that does not exceed $30.0 million;
(12) Liens
on Collateral permitted under the Collateral Document granting a Lien on such Collateral;
(13) leases,
subleases, use or license agreements and swap agreements constituting “Permitted Dispositions” pursuant to clause (e)(iv) of
such definition;
(14) in
the case of any Gate Leaseholds, any interest or title of a licensor, sublicensor, lessor, sublessor or airport operator under any lease,
license or use agreement;
(15) Liens
on Collateral directly resulting from any Disposition (other than a Permitted Disposition incurred pursuant to clause (h) of the
definition thereof) of such Collateral permitted under the Loan Documents; and
(16) any extension, modification, renewal
or replacement of the Liens described in clauses (1) through (15) above, provided that such extension, modification, renewal
or replacement does not increase the principal amount of Indebtedness associated therewith.
“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness”
shall mean any Indebtedness (or commitments in respect thereof) of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for,
or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, extend, refinance, replace, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of Parent
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that:
(1) the
principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the original principal
amount (or accreted value, if applicable) when initially incurred of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, extended, refinanced, replaced,
defeased or discharged (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred
in connection therewith); provided that with respect to any such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness that is refinancing secured
Indebtedness and is secured by the same collateral, the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness shall not exceed the greater of the preceding amount and the Fair Market Value of the assets securing such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness;
(2) if
such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a maturity date that is after the latest Term Loan Maturity Date then in effect (with any
amortization payment comprising such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness being treated as maturing on its amortization date), such Permitted
Refinancing Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is (A) equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life
to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, extended, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged or (B) more than
60 days after the latest Term Loan Maturity Date then in effect;
(3) if
the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, extended, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged is subordinated in right of payment
to the Loans, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Loans on terms at least as favorable
to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, extended, refinanced, replaced,
defeased or discharged;
(4) no
Restricted Subsidiary that is not the Borrower or a Guarantor shall be an obligor with respect to such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
unless such Restricted Subsidiary was an obligor with respect to the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, extended, refinanced, replaced,
defeased or discharged; and
(5) notwithstanding
that the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, extended, replaced, defeased or discharged may have been repaid or discharged
by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries prior to the date on which the new Indebtedness is incurred, Indebtedness that otherwise
satisfies the requirements of this definition may be designated as Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness so long as such renewal, refunding,
refinancing, extension, replacement, defeasance or discharge occurred not more than 36 months prior to the date of such incurrence of
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness.
“Person” shall mean any natural
person, corporation, division of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, estate,
unincorporated organization, Airport Authority or Governmental Authority or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Plan” shall mean a Single Employer
Plan or a Multiple Employer Plan that is a pension plan subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA, Sections 412 or 430 of the Code
or Section 302 of ERISA.
“Plan Asset Regulations” means
of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101 et seq., as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, as amended from time to time.
“Pledged FAA Slots” means, as
of any date, the FAA Slots included in the Collateral as of such date.
“Pledged Foreign Slots” means,
as of any date, the Foreign Slots included in the Collateral as of such date.
“Pledged Gate Leaseholds” means,
as of any date, the Gate Leaseholds included in the Collateral as of such date.
“Pledged Routes” means, as of
any date, the Routes included in the Collateral as of such date.
“Pledged Slots” means, as of
any date, the Slots included in the Collateral as of such date.
“Prime Rate” shall mean the rate
of interest per annum 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.
“Priority Lien” means a Lien
granted pursuant to the Collateral Trust Agreement to secure Priority Lien Obligations.
“Priority Lien Debt” shall have
the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Priority Lien Obligations” shall
have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“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.
“Qualified Receivables Transaction”
means any transaction or series of transactions entered into by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries sells, conveys or otherwise transfers to (a) a Receivables Subsidiary or any other Person (in the case of a transfer
by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) and (b) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables Subsidiary), or grants
a security interest in, any accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising in the future) of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries,
and any assets related thereto including, without limitation, all Equity Interests and other investments in the Receivables Subsidiary,
all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable,
proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are
customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving accounts receivable, other than assets that constitute
Collateral or proceeds of Collateral.
“Qualified Replacement Assets”
means (a) in the case of Collateral comprised of Slots, Routes or Gate Leaseholds of the Borrower, Slots of United or any Grantor
(which shall include any Gate Leaseholds necessary for servicing the scheduled air carrier service utilizing such Slots) or Routes of
United or any Grantor (which shall include any Slots and Gate Leaseholds necessary for servicing the scheduled air carrier service authorized
by such Routes); provided that FAA Slots shall be at an Eligible Airport and (b) in the case of Cure Collateral, Cure Collateral
of any type (other than cash and Cash Equivalents).
“Qualifying Equity Interests”
means Equity Interests of Parent other than Disqualified Stock.
“Rating Agency” means (1) each
of Fitch, Moody’s, and S&P, and (2) if any of Fitch, Moody’s, or S&P ceases to rate the Term Loans or fails
to make a rating of the Term Loans publicly available for reasons outside of the Borrower’s control, a “nationally recognized
statistical rating organization” as defined in Section 3 (a)(62) of the Exchange Act, selected by the Borrower (as certified
by a resolution of the Borrower’s board of directors) as a replacement agency for Fitch, Moody’s, or S&P, or all of them,
as the case may be.
“Rating Decline” with respect
to the Term Loans shall be deemed to occur if, within sixty (60) days after public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which
period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Term Loans is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by
any Rating Agency), the rating of the Term Loans by each Rating Agency shall be decreased by one or more gradations and in each case
below Investment Grade; provided that each Rating Agency indicates that such downgrade is as a result of such Change of Control.
“Receivables Subsidiary” means
a Subsidiary of Parent which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of accounts receivable and which is
designated by the Board of Directors of Parent (as provided below) as a Receivables Subsidiary (a) no portion of the Indebtedness
or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (1) is guaranteed by Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (other
than comprising a pledge of the Capital Stock or other interests in such Receivables Subsidiary (an “incidental pledge”),
and excluding any guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to representations,
warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction),
(2) is recourse to or obligates Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent in any way other than through an incidental pledge
or pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with
a Qualified Receivables Transaction or (3) subjects any property or asset of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent (other than accounts
receivable and related assets as provided in the definition of “Qualified Receivables Transaction”), directly or indirectly,
contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities
entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction, (b) with which neither Parent
nor any Subsidiary of Parent has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding (other than pursuant to the Qualified
Receivables Transaction) other than (i) on terms no less favorable to Parent or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained
at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of Parent, and (ii) fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection
with servicing accounts receivable and (c) with which neither Parent nor any Subsidiary of Parent has any obligation to maintain
or preserve such Subsidiary’s financial condition, other than a minimum capitalization in customary amounts, or to cause such Subsidiary
to achieve certain levels of operating results. Any such designation by the Board of Directors of a Parent will be evidenced to the Administrative
Agent by filing with the Administrative Agent a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of Parent giving effect to
such designation and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.
“Recovery Event” shall mean any
settlement of or payment in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to any Collateral
or any “event of loss” or similar term (as defined in the related Collateral Document pursuant to which a security interest
in such Collateral is granted to the Collateral Trustee, if applicable).
“Reference Date” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 6.09(a).
“Reference
Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is the Term SOFR Rate,
5:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the day that
is two U.S.
Government Securities Business Days preceding the date of such setting, and (2) if such Benchmark is not the Term SOFR Rate,
the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Refinanced Term Loans” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 10.08(e).
“Register” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 10.02(b)(iv).
“Related Parties” shall mean,
with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, partners, members, employees,
agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” shall have the meaning
specified in Section 101(22) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act.
“Relevant Governmental Body”
means the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal
Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Replacement Lenders” shall have
the meaning set forth in the Second Amendment.
“Replacement Term Loans” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 10.08(e).
“Repricing Event” shall mean
(a) any prepayment, repayment, refinancing, substitution or replacement of all or a portion of the Class B Term Loans with
the proceeds of, or any conversion of such Class B Term Loans into, any new or replacement Class of, or new facility of, syndicated
term loans (including Replacement Term Loans or other term loans under this Agreement) having an “effective yield” (taking
into account interest rate margin and benchmark floors, recurring fees and all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized
over four years) paid to the lenders providing such Indebtedness, but excluding any arrangement, structuring, syndication or other fees
payable in connection therewith that are not shared ratably with all lenders or holders of such term loans in their capacities as lenders
or holders of such term loans) less than the “effective yield” applicable to the Class B Term Loans being prepaid, repaid,
refinanced, substituted, replaced or converted (determined on the same basis as provided in the preceding parenthetical) and (b) any
amendment to this Agreement (including pursuant to a Replacement Term Loan or other term loans under this Agreement) to the Class B
Term Loans or any tranche thereof which reduces the “effective yield” applicable to such Class B Term Loans (as determined
on the same basis as provided in clause (a)).
“Required Class Lenders”
shall mean, with respect to any Class of Term Loans, the Term Lenders having more than 50% of all outstanding Term Loans of such
Class.
“Required Lenders” shall mean,
at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of (a) until the Closing Date, the Term Loan Commitments then in effect and (b) thereafter,
the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding. The outstanding Loans and Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be
disregarded in determining the “Required Lenders” at any time.
“Resolution Authority” means
an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means an
Officer.
“Restricted Investment” means
an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
“Restricted Payments” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).
“Restricted Subsidiary” of a
Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Revolving Credit Agreement”
shall have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Route” shall have the meaning
given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“S&P” shall mean Standard &
Poor’s Ratings Services.
“Sale of a Grantor” means, with
respect to any Collateral, an issuance, sale, lease, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of the Capital Stock of the applicable
Grantor that owns such Collateral other than (1) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Grantor to Parent or another Restricted Subsidiary
of Parent, and (2) an issuance of directors’ qualifying shares.
“Sanctions” means economic or
financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the United States government, including
those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at
any time, a country, territory or region which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions, which as of the Second Amendment Effective
Date include the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, the Crimea Region of Ukraine,
Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at
any time, (a) a Person which is subject or target of any Sanctions or (b) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person
or Persons.
“SEC” shall mean the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Second
Amendment” means Amendment No. 2 to Term Loan Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the Second Amendment Effective
Date, among the Borrower, Parent, the Replacement Lenders party thereto, and the Administrative Agent, as administrative agent for the
Lenders and on behalf of the Replacement Lenders.
“Second Amendment Effective Date”
means February 22, 2024, immediately after giving effect to the amendments and other transactions contemplated pursuant to the Second
Amendment (subject to the terms and conditions thereof).
“Secured Parties” shall mean
the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, the Lenders and all other holders of Obligations.
“Securities Act” shall mean the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Significant Subsidiary” means
any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02
of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the date of this Agreement.
“Single Employer Plan” shall
mean a single employer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, that is maintained for current or former employees of the
Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate could reasonably be expected to have liability
under Title IV of ERISA.
“Slot” shall have the meaning
given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“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 website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 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 definitions of “Daily Simple SOFR”.
“SRG Security Agreement” shall
have the meaning given to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Stated Maturity” means, with
respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal
was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, and will not include
any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the
payment thereof.
“Statutory Reserve Rate” shall
mean a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus
the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a
decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Term SOFR Rate, for eurocurrency funding
(currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in
Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Term Benchmark Loans
shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration,
exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The
Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in reserve percentage.
“Stored” shall mean, as to any
aircraft, airframe, or engine, that such aircraft, airframe or engine has been stored (a) with a low expectation of a return to
service within the one year following commencement of such storage and (b) in a manner intended to minimize the rate of environmental
degradation of the structure and components of such aircraft, airframe or engine (as the case may be) during such storage.
“Subject Company” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 6.10(a).
“Subsidiary” shall mean, with
respect to any Person
(1) any
corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company) of which more
than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after
giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election
of directors, managers or trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time of determination owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person (or a combination thereof);
and
(2) any
partnership, joint venture or limited liability company of which (A) more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights,
total equity and voting interests or general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly,
by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof, whether in the form of membership, general,
special or limited partnership interests or otherwise and (B) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general
partner or otherwise controls such entity.
“Taxes” shall mean any and all
present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, assessments, fees, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental
Authority including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Termination Date” shall mean
with respect to any Class of Term Loans, the Term Loan Termination Date for such Class.
“Term B Lender” shall mean each
Lender having a Term B Loan Commitment for Class B Term Loans or, as the case may be, an outstanding Class B Term Loan.
“Term
Benchmark” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing,
are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Term SOFR Rate.
“Term Benchmark Tranche” shall
mean the collective reference to Term Benchmark Loans under the Revolving Facility the then current Interest Periods with respect to
all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on the
same day).
“Term Lender” shall mean each
Lender having a Term Loan Commitment or, as the case may be, an outstanding Term Loan.
“Term Loan” means the Class B
Term Loans and any other Class of Term Loan hereunder.
“Term Loan Commitment” shall
mean the commitment of each Term Lender to make Term Loans hereunder and, in the case of the Class B Term Loans, in an aggregate
principal amount equal to the amount set forth (x) in the case of the Original Class B Term Loans, under the heading “Class B
Term Loan Commitment” opposite its name in Annex A hereto, (y) in the case of the Class B Term Loans, under the heading
“Class B Term Loan Commitment” opposite its name in Annex A to the Second Amendment or (z) in the Assignment and
Acceptance pursuant to which such Term Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms
hereof. The aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments as of the Second Amendment Effective Date is $2,500,000,000.
“Term Loan Extension” shall have
the meaning given to such term in Section 2.28(a).
“Term Loan Extension Offer” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.28(a).
“Term Loan Extension Offer Date”
shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.28(a)(i).
“Term Loan Facility” shall mean
the Term Loan Commitments and the Term Loans made thereunder.
“Term Loan Maturity Date” shall
mean, with respect to (a) Class B Term Loans that are outstanding as of the Second Amendment Effective Date that have not been
extended pursuant to Section 2.28, February 22, 2031 and (b) Extended Term Loans, the final maturity date therefor
as specified in the applicable Extension Offer accepted by the respective Term Lenders (as the same may be further extended pursuant
to Section 2.28).
“Term Loan Termination Date”
shall mean the earlier to occur of (a) the Term Loan Maturity Date and (b) the acceleration of the Term Loans in accordance
with the terms hereof.
“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 and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the Term SOFR Reference Rate
at approximately 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, two (2) 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; provided that if the
Term SOFR Rate as so determined would be less than 0.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to 0.00% for the purposes of this Agreement.
“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.
“Title 14” means Title 14 of
the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, including Part 93, Subparts K and S thereof, as amended from time to time or any successor
or recodified regulation.
“Title 49” shall mean Title 49
of the United States Code, which, among other things, recodified and replaced the U.S. Federal Aviation Act of 1958, and the rules and
regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and any subsequent legislation that amends, supplements or supersedes such provisions.
“Total
Collateral Coverage Ratio” shall mean, as of any date, the ratio of (a) the Appraised Value of the Eligible Collateral
as of such date to (b) the sum of (i) the Total Priority Lien Principal Amount as of such date plus (ii) the sum
of (x) the aggregate principal amount of all Junior Lien Debt minus the amount of cash, Cash Equivalents or the undrawn amount
of “back-to-back” letters of credit (meeting the requirements of all applicable Secured Debt Documents with respect thereto),
and that are separately securing the undrawn amounts of any outstanding letters of credit that constitute Junior Lien Debt, in an amount
not to exceed the maximum undrawn amount of such letter of credit, plus (y) the aggregate amount of all Hedging Obligations
that constitute “Junior Lien Obligations” then outstanding, in each case, as of such date.
“Total
Priority Lien Principal Amount” shall mean, as of any date, the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of all
Priority Lien Debt minus the amount of cash, Cash Equivalents or the undrawn amount of “back-to-back” letters of credit
(meeting the requirements of the applicable Priority Lien Documents with respect thereto) separately securing the undrawn amounts of
any outstanding letters of credit that constitute Priority Lien Debt, in an amount not to exceed the maximum undrawn amount of such letter
of credit, plus (y) the aggregate amount of all Hedging Obligations that constitute “Priority Lien Obligations”
then outstanding, in each case, as of such date.
“Transactions” shall mean the
execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and Guarantors of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which they may be
a party, the creation of the Liens in the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the borrowing
of Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof.
“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 Term SOFR Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
“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.
“UCC” shall mean the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in any applicable jurisdiction.
“UK Collateral Qualifications”
means, with respect to the Collateral (solely in this instance, as defined in the UK Debenture) and the UK Debenture, the legal qualifications
and reservations (however described) set out in a legal opinion of Milbank LLP delivered in connection with the UK Debenture (which shall
be, solely as to such qualifications and reservations, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent).
“UK Debenture” means, an English
law debenture in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, restated,
modified, supplement, extended or amended and restated from time to time.
“UK Financial Institution” means
any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form 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.
“United” means United Airlines, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation.
“United SRG” means all Slots,
Routes and Gate Leaseholds of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, other than any such Slots, Routes or Gate Leaseholds that are both
(x) held by a foreign or domestic Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower) formed or acquired after the date hereof as
a result of or in connection with the acquisition of an existing airline having its own air carrier operating certificate (or equivalent
in its applicable jurisdiction of certification) (including also any additional Subsidiaries as may be formed thereafter in connection
with continued operations following such acquisition), and (y) operated under an air carrier operating certificate (or equivalent
in its applicable jurisdiction of certification) separate from that of the Borrower.
“United States Citizen” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.02.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means
any Subsidiary of Parent that is designated by the Board of Directors of Parent as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in compliance with Section 5.06
hereof pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, but only if such Subsidiary:
(1) has
no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;
(2) except
as permitted by Section 6.05 hereof, is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with Parent or
any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable
to Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of Parent;
(3) is
a Person with respect to which neither Parent nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (A) to
subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (B) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such
Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results;
(4) has
not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
and
(5) does
not own any assets or properties that constitute Collateral.
“Use or Lose Rule” shall mean
with respect to Slots, the terms of 14 C.F.R. Section 93.227 or other applicable utilization requirements issued by the FAA,
other Governmental Authorities, any Foreign Aviation Authorities or any Airport Authorities.
“Voting Stock” of any specified
Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors
of such Person.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity”
means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:
(1) the
sum of the products obtained by multiplying (A) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or
other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (B) the number of
years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by
(2) the
then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
“Withholding Agent” shall mean
the Borrower, a Guarantor and the Administrative Agent.
“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. Terms
Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the
context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”,
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The
word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires
otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring
to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented, extended, amended and restated
or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference
herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s permitted successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”,
“hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety
and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed
to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, unless expressly provided otherwise, (e) the
words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all
tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities,
accounts and contract rights and (f) “knowledge”
or “aware” or words of similar import shall mean, when used in reference to the Borrower or the Guarantors, the actual knowledge
of any Responsible Officer.
Section 1.03. Accounting
Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in
accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the
Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the 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. Upon any such request for an amendment, the Borrower, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree to consider in
good faith any such amendment in order to amend the provisions of this Agreement so as to reflect equitably such accounting changes so
that the criteria for evaluating the Parent’s consolidated financial condition shall be the same after such accounting changes
as if such accounting changes had not occurred.
Section 1.04. 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 1.05. Interest
Rates; Benchmark Notification. The interest rate on a Loan denominated in dollars 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 2.29(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 2.
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT
Section 2.01. Commitments
of the Lenders; Term Loans.
(a) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(b) Closing
Date: Second Amendment Effective Date; Term Loan Commitments. On the Closing Date, the Term B Lenders with term loan commitments
as of the Closing Date made the Original Class B Term Loans to the Borrower in an original principal amount of $5,000,000,000. Pursuant
to, and in accordance with, the Second Amendment, each Replacement Lender has agreed to make the Replacement Term Loans (each Replacement
Term Loan, a “Class B Term Loan”, and, collectively, the “Class B Term Loans”) to the
Borrower on the Second Amendment Effective Date to refinance in full the aggregate principal amount of the Original Class B Term
Loans outstanding as of such Second Amendment Effective Date (immediately after giving effect to the partial prepayment described in
the Second Amendment), which Class B Term Loans shall constitute Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement and shall be repaid
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Any amount borrowed under this Section 2.01(b) and subsequently
repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Each Term B Lender’s Term Loan Commitment for Class B Term Loans shall terminate
immediately and without further action on the Second Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to the funding by such Term B Lender
of the Class B Term Loans to be made by it on such date.
(c) Type
of Borrowing. Each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Term Benchmark Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance
herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Term Benchmark Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender
to make such Loan; 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. There may be multiple Borrowings incurred, converted or continued on the same day.
(d) Amount
of Borrowing. At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Term Benchmark Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate
amount that is in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such
Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $1,000,000. Borrowings of more than
one Type may be outstanding at the same time.
(e) Limitation
on Interest Period. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect
to convert or continue, any
Borrowing of a Term Loan if the Interest Period requested with respect
thereto would end after the applicable Term Loan Maturity Date.
Section 2.02. [Intentionally
Omitted.]
Section 2.03. Requests
for Loans.
(a) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(b) Term
Loans. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, to request the Class B Term Loans on the Second Amendment Effective
Date, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by delivering a signed Loan Request (i) in the case of
a Term Benchmark Loan, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days before the Second Amendment Effective
Date and (ii) in the case of an ABR Loan, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time one (1) Business Day before the Second
Amendment Effective Date. Such Loan Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.01(b):
(i) the
aggregate amount of the requested Loan (which shall comply with Section 2.01(d));
(ii) the
date of such Loan, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether
such Loan is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Term Benchmark Loan; and
(iv) in
the case of a Term Benchmark Loan, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the
definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If no election as to the Type of Loan is specified, then the requested
Loan shall be an ABR Loan. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Term Benchmark Loan, then the Borrower shall
be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of the Loan Request in accordance
with this Section 2.03(b), the Administrative Agent shall advise each Term Lender of the details thereof and of the amount
of such Term Lender’s Term Loan to be made as part of the requested Loan.
Section 2.04. Funding
of Loans.
(a) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(b) Each
Replacement Lender shall make each Class B Term Loan to be made by it hereunder on the Second Amendment Effective Date in accordance
with the funding process set forth in the Second Amendment.
(c) Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Loan (or, with respect to any ABR
Loan made on same-day notice, prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of such Loan) that such Lender will not
make available
to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Loan, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such
share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section 2.04 and may, in reliance upon
such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of
the applicable Loan available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the
Administrative Agent forthwith upon written demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the
date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the
case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance
with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate otherwise applicable
to such Loan. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then (x) such amount shall constitute such Lender’s
Loan included in such Loan and the Borrower shall not be obligated to repay such amount pursuant to the preceding sentence if not previously
repaid and (y) if such amount was previously repaid by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly make a corresponding
amount available to the Borrower.
Section 2.05. Interest
Elections.
(a) The
Borrower may elect from time to time to (i) convert ABR Loans to Term Benchmark Loans, (ii) convert Term Benchmark Loans to
ABR Loans, provided that any such conversion of Term Benchmark Loans may be made only on the last day of an Interest Period with respect
thereto or (iii) continue any Term Benchmark Loan as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto.
(b) To
make an Interest Election Request pursuant to this Section 2.05, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such
election by hand or facsimile delivery or by electronic mail of a written Interest Election Request by the time that the Loan Request
would be required under Section 2.03(b) if the Borrower were requesting a Loan of the Type resulting from such election
to be made on the effective date of such election, provided that the initial Interest Election Request may be incorporated into
the Loan Request on the Second Amendment Effective Date. Each such Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable.
(c) Each
telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.01:
(i) the
Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions
thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to
clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the
effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether
the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Term Benchmark Borrowing; and
(iv) if
the resulting Borrowing is a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election,
which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing
but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
(d) Promptly
following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such
Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If
the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Term Benchmark Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest
Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing
shall be converted to a one month Term Benchmark Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, and upon the request of the Required Lenders, (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued
as a Term Benchmark Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Term Benchmark Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the
end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
Section 2.06. Limitation
on Term Benchmark Tranches. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions and continuations
of Term Benchmark Loans and all selections of Interest Periods shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that,
(a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Benchmark Loans comprising each Term Benchmark Tranche
shall be equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (b) no more than twenty Term Benchmark Tranches
shall be outstanding at any one time.
Section 2.07. Interest
on Loans.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.08, each ABR Loan shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days
elapsed over a year of 365 days or 366 days in a leap year) at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable
Margin.
(b) Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.08, each Term Benchmark Loan shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number
of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) at a rate per annum equal, during each Interest Period applicable thereto, to the Term
SOFR Rate for such Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin.
(c) Accrued
interest on all Loans shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto, on the Termination Date with respect
to such Loans and thereafter on written demand and upon any repayment or prepayment thereof (on the amount repaid or prepaid); provided
that in the event of any conversion of any Term Benchmark Loan to an ABR Loan, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on
the effective date of such conversion.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Borrower may elect to deliver the Loan Request for the Second Amendment Effective Date for an initial
ABR Loan Borrowing together with an Interest Election Request to convert such ABR Loan Borrowing into a Term Benchmark Loan Borrowing
on the date falling two Business Days after the Second Amendment Effective Date, and, in such case, interest accrued and updated as of
such date of conversion shall not be payable on such date, but shall instead be payable on the Interest Payment Date corresponding to
such initial Term Benchmark Borrowing.
Section 2.08. Default
Interest. If the Borrower or any Guarantor, as the case may be, shall default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any
Loan or in the payment of any other amount becoming due hereunder, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, the Borrower
or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall on written demand of the Administrative Agent from time to time pay interest, to the extent
permitted by law, on all overdue amounts up to (but not including) the date of actual payment (after as well as before judgment) at a
rate per annum (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days or, when the Alternate Base Rate is
applicable, a year of 365 days or 366 days in a leap year) equal to (a) with respect to the principal amount of any Loan, the rate
then applicable for such Borrowings plus 2.0%, and (b) in the case of all other amounts, the rate applicable for ABR Loans plus
2.0%.
Section 2.09. Alternate
Rate of Interest. Subject to Section 2.29, in the event, and on each occasion, that on the date that is two (2) Business
Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Loan, the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably determined
(which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower absent manifest error) that reasonable means do not exist for
ascertaining the applicable Term SOFR Rate, the Administrative Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, give written, facsimile
or telegraphic notice of such determination to the Borrower and the Lenders and, until the circumstances giving rise to such notice no
longer exist, any request by the Borrower for a Borrowing of Term Benchmark Loans hereunder (including pursuant to a refinancing with
Term Benchmark Loans and including any request to continue, or to convert to, Term Benchmark Loans) shall be deemed a request for a Borrowing
of ABR Loans.
Section 2.10. Amortization
of Term Loans; Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
(a) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(b) The
principal amounts of the Class B Term Loans as of the Second Amendment Effective Date shall be repaid in consecutive quarterly installments
(each, an “Installment”) of 0.25% of the original aggregate principal amount thereof, on the last Business Day of
each March, June, September and December, commencing on June 30, 2024. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) such Installments
shall be reduced in connection with any voluntary or mandatory prepayments of the Class B Term Loans in accordance with Sections
2.12 and 2.13, as applicable, and (2) the Term Loans, together with all other amounts owed hereunder with respect thereto,
shall, in any event, be paid in full no later than the applicable Term Loan Termination Date.
(c) Each
Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such
Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender
from time to time hereunder.
(d) The
Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof
and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable
from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the
account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof. The Borrower shall have the right, upon reasonable notice, to request information
regarding the accounts referred to in the preceding sentence.
(e) The
entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (c) or (d) of this Section 2.10 shall
be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender
or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower
to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(f) Any
Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver
to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender and its registered assigns in a form furnished by the Administrative Agent and
reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times
(including after assignment pursuant to Section 10.02) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable
to such payee and its registered assigns.
Section 2.11. [Intentionally
Omitted.]
Section 2.12. Mandatory
Prepayment of Loans.
(a) Within
365 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from a Disposition of Collateral pursuant to Section 6.04(ii) or from
a Recovery Event, the Borrower may apply such Net Proceeds:
(i) to
purchase other Eligible Collateral constituting Qualified Replacement Assets;
(ii) to
repay Priority Lien Debt;
(iii) to
make a capital expenditure with respect to assets that constitute Collateral; or
(iv) solely
in the case of a Recovery Event, repair or replace the assets which are the subject of such Recovery Event;
provided
that the Borrower will be deemed to have complied with the provision described in clauses (i), (iii) and
(iv) of this paragraph if and to the extent that, within 365 days after the
sale or other
Disposition, or Recovery Event, that generated the Net Proceeds, the Borrower has entered into and not abandoned or rejected a binding
agreement to acquire the assets that would constitute Collateral, make a capital expenditure or repair the assets which are the
subject of such Recovery Event, in each case, in compliance with the provision described in clause (i), (iii) or (iv) of
this paragraph, as applicable, and that acquisition, purchase, capital expenditure or repair is thereafter completed within 90 days after
the end of such 365-day period.
(b) Any
Net Proceeds from such a Disposition or Recovery Event that are not applied or invested as provided in Section 2.12(a), together
with any Net Proceeds that are earlier designated as “Excess Proceeds” by the Borrower, will constitute “Excess
Proceeds.” Within five (5) Business Days of the date on which the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $150,000,000
(or earlier if the Borrower so elects), the Borrower shall prepay the Loans and will make an offer to purchase and/or repay, prepay or
redeem, as applicable, to holders of notes and all holders of other Priority Lien Debt containing provisions similar to those set forth
in this Agreement with respect to offers to purchase or prepay any other Priority Lien Debt requiring repayment or prepayment (collectively,
whether through an offer or a required prepayment, a “Excess Proceeds Offer”); provided that the percentage
of such Excess Proceeds applied to prepay the Lenders in such Excess Proceeds Offer shall equal the percentage of the aggregate principal
amount of all Priority Lien Debt represented at such time by the Loans. The prepayment amount in such Excess Proceeds Offer will be equal
to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase, prepayment or redemption, subject to
the rights of holders of notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date, and will be
payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Excess Proceeds Offer, the Borrower may use such Excess Proceeds
for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement. Upon completion of each Excess Proceeds Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds
will be reset at zero.
(c) Amounts
required to be applied to the prepayment of Loans pursuant to Section 2.12(a) and (b) shall be applied in
accordance with Section 2.17(e)(ii). The application of any prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be
made, first, to ABR Loans and, second, to Term Benchmark Loans. Term Loans prepaid pursuant to this Section 2.12
may not be reborrowed.
(d) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(e) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(f) All
prepayments under this Section 2.12 shall be accompanied by accrued but unpaid interest on the principal amount being prepaid
to (but not including) the date of prepayment, plus any accrued and unpaid fees and, except in the case of any prepayment made
pursuant to Section 2.12(g), any losses, costs and expenses, as more fully described in Section 2.15 hereof.
(g) Within
five (5) Business Days following the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Borrower shall offer to prepay all
of the outstanding Loans at a prepayment price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, to the date of prepayment, in accordance with this Section 2.12. The repayment
date shall be no later than thirty (30) days from the date such offer
is made. Any Lender may elect, by notice to the Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days prior to the prepayment date,
to decline all (but not less than all) of the prepayment of any Class of its Loans pursuant to this Section 2.12(g).
Section 2.13. Optional
Prepayment of Loans.
(a) The
Borrower shall have the right, at any time and from time to time, to prepay any Loans, in whole or in part, (i) with respect to
Term Benchmark Loans, upon (A) telephonic notice (followed promptly by written or facsimile notice or notice by electronic mail)
to the Administrative Agent or (B) written or facsimile notice (or notice by electronic mail) to the Administrative Agent, in any
case received by 1:00 p.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed date of prepayment and (ii) with
respect to ABR Loans, upon written or facsimile notice (or notice by electronic mail) to the Administrative Agent received by 1:00 p.m.,
New York City time, one Business Day prior to the proposed date of prepayment; provided that ABR Loans may be prepaid on the same
day notice is given if such notice is received by the Administrative Agent by 12:00 noon, New York City time; provided further,
however, that (A) each such partial prepayment shall be in an amount not less than $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000,000
in the case of Term Benchmark Loans and integral multiples of $100,000 in the case of ABR Loans, (B) no prepayment of Term Benchmark
Loans shall be permitted pursuant to this Section 2.13(a) other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable
thereto unless such prepayment is accompanied by the payment of the amounts described in Section 2.15, and (C) no partial
prepayment of a Term Benchmark Tranche shall result in the aggregate principal amount of the Term Benchmark Loans remaining outstanding
pursuant to such Term Benchmark Tranche being less than $1,000,000.
(b) Any
prepayments under Section 2.13(a) shall be applied, at the option of the Borrower, to prepay the Term Loans of the Term
Lenders, in each case to such Classes as the Borrower shall specify. All such prepayments of Term Loans shall be applied pro rata to
the remaining scheduled Installments of the applicable Class of Term Loans being prepaid. All prepayments under Section 2.13(a) shall
be accompanied by accrued but unpaid interest on the principal amount being prepaid to (but not including) the date of prepayment, plus
any Fees and any losses, costs and expenses, as more fully described in Section 2.15 hereof. Term Loans prepaid pursuant
to Section 2.13(a) may not be reborrowed.
(c) In
the event that, within the first six (6) months after the Second Amendment Effective Date, there shall occur any Repricing Event,
the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the Term Lenders holding Class B Term Loans
subject to such Repricing Event, an amount equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Class B Term Loans subject to
such Repricing Event outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness thereof unless such fee is waived by the applicable Term Lender.
Any Term Lender that is a non-consenting Lender in respect of a Repricing Event may be replaced in accordance with Section 10.08(d) to
the extent permitted thereby, provided that, if such replacement is within the first six months after the Second Amendment Effective
Date, any such Term Lender so replaced shall be entitled to the prepayment premium set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to
its Class B Term Loans so assigned unless such fee is waived by such Term Lender. No prepayment premium shall be payable at any
time for any prepayment of
Terms Loans
made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.13(a) on or after the first six (6) months after the Second Amendment
Effective Date.
(d) Each
notice of prepayment shall specify the prepayment date, the principal amount of the Loans to be prepaid and, in the case of Term Benchmark
Loans, the Borrowing or Borrowings pursuant to which made, shall be irrevocable and shall commit the Borrower to prepay such Loan by
the amount and on the date stated therein; provided that the Borrower may revoke any notice of prepayment under this Section 2.13
if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of any or all of the Obligations hereunder, which refinancing shall not
be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed. The Administrative Agent shall, promptly after receiving notice from the Borrower hereunder,
notify each Lender of the principal amount of the Loans held by such Lender which are to be prepaid, the prepayment date and the manner
of application of the prepayment.
Section 2.14. Increased
Costs.
(a) If
any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose,
modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits
with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement subject to Section 2.14(c));
or
(ii) impose
on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Term
Benchmark Loans made by such Lender;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost
to such Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining any Term Benchmark Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make
any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder
with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then, upon the request of such Lender, the Borrower
will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction
suffered.
(b) If
any Lender reasonably determines in good faith that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or such Lender’s holding company regarding
capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the
capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Term Benchmark Loans made by such Lender
to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking
into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy),
then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts, in each case as documented by such Lender
to the Borrower as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered; it being understood
that to the extent duplicative of the provisions in Section 2.16, this Section 2.14(b) shall not apply to
Taxes.
(c) Solely
to the extent arising from a Change in Law, the Borrower shall pay to each Lender (i) as long as such Lender shall be required to
maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Term Benchmark funds or deposits, additional interest
on the unpaid principal amount of each Term Benchmark Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such
Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error) and (ii) as
long as such Lender shall be required to comply with any reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement of any other central banking
or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Term Benchmark Loans,
such additional costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal
to the actual costs allocated to such Commitment or Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination
shall be conclusive absent manifest error) which in each case shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such
Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent, and which notice shall specify the Statutory Reserve Rate, if any, applicable to such Lender) of such additional interest or cost
from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give written notice fifteen (15) days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional
interest or cost shall be due and payable fifteen (15) days from receipt of such notice.
(d) A
certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may
be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 2.14 and the basis for calculating such amount or amounts
shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be prima facie evidence of the amount due. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the
amount due within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such certificate.
(e) Failure
or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall not constitute a waiver of
such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender
pursuant to this Section 2.14 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such
Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention
to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions
is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. The
protection of this Section 2.14 shall be available to each Lender regardless of any possible contention as to the invalidity
or inapplicability of the law, rule, regulation, guideline or other change or condition which shall have occurred or been imposed.
(f) The
Borrower shall not be required to make payments under this Section 2.14 to any Lender if (A) a claim hereunder arises
solely through circumstances peculiar to such Lender and which do not affect commercial banks in the jurisdiction of organization of
such Lender generally, (B) the claim arises out of a voluntary relocation by such Lender of its applicable Lending Office (it being
understood that any such relocation effected pursuant to Section 2.18 is not “voluntary”), or (C) such Lender
is not seeking similar compensation for such costs to which it is entitled from its borrowers generally in commercial loans of a similar
size.
(g) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, regulations, requests, rules, guidelines or directives implemented after the Second Amendment Effective
Date pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act shall be deemed to be a Change in Law; provided however,
that any determination by a Lender of amounts owed pursuant to this Section 2.14 to such Lender due to any such Change in
Law shall be made in good faith in a manner generally consistent with such Lender’s standard practice.
Section 2.15. Break
Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of
an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default), (b) the
failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Term Benchmark Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto,
or (c) the assignment of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result
of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.18, Section 2.27(d) or Section 10.08(d),
then, in any such event, at the request of such Lender, the Borrower shall compensate such Lender for the loss, cost and expense sustained
by such Lender attributable to such event; provided that in no case shall this Section 2.15 apply to any payment of
an Installment pursuant to Section 2.10(b) or a mandatory prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.12(g). Such
loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount reasonably determined in good faith by such Lender to be the
excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred,
at the applicable rate of interest for such Loan (excluding, however the Applicable Margin included therein, if any), for the period
from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert
or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably
determined by such Lender) which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would be
received at the Term SOFR Rate for the rest of the period. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts (and the basis
for requesting such amount or amounts) that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall be delivered
to the Borrower and shall be prima facie evidence of the amount due. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount due within
fifteen (15) days after receipt of such certificate.
Section 2.16. Taxes.
(a) Any
and all payments by or on account of any Obligation of the Borrower or any Guarantor hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall
be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if any Indemnified Taxes
or Other Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, as determined in good
faith by the applicable Withholding Agent, then (i) the sum payable by the Borrower or applicable Guarantor shall be increased as
necessary so that after making all required deductions for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including deductions for any Indemnified
Taxes or Other Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.16), the Administrative Agent, Lender or
any other recipient of such payments (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions
been made, (ii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall make such deductions and (iii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall
timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(b) In
addition, the Borrower or any Guarantor, as applicable, shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance
with applicable law.
(c) The
Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full
amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by or on behalf of or withheld or deducted from payments owing to the Administrative
Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any
Guarantor hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable
to amounts payable under this Section 2.16) and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with
respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental
Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender, or by the Administrative
Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) As
soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such
payment to the extent available, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent.
(e) Each
Lender shall, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent the Administrative
Agent has not been reimbursed by the Borrower) for the full amount of any Taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority that are attributable
to such Lender and that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent, together with all interest, penalties, reasonable costs and
expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, as determined by the Administrative Agent in good faith. A certificate as to the
amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(f) Any
Lender that is not a “United States person” (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) that is entitled
to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty
to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law and as reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed
and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without
withholding or at a reduced rate; provided that such Lender shall not be required to deliver any documentation pursuant to this
Section 2.16(f) that such Lender is not legally able to deliver.
(g) (1) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender that is not a “United States person” (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30)
of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender
under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter when the previously
delivered certificates and/or forms expire, or upon request of the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:
(i) two
(2) duly executed originals of the applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor form), claiming
eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States of America is a party,
(ii) two
(2) duly executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor form),
(iii) two
(2) duly executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor form), accompanied by Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor form), the applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor
form), Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form), and/or other certification documents from each beneficial
owner, as applicable,
(iv) in
the case of such Lender claiming the benefits of exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code (the “Portfolio
Interest Exemption”), (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within
the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the
meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of
the Code or (D) conducting a trade or business in the United States with which the relevant interest payments are effectively connected
(such certificate, a “Certificate Re: Non-Bank Status”), or if such Foreign Lender is an entity treated as a partnership,
an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor form), together with a Certificate Re: Non-Bank Status on behalf of any
beneficial owners claiming the Portfolio Interest Exemption, and (y) two (2) duly executed originals of the applicable Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor form), or in the case of a Foreign
Lender that is treated as a partnership, two (2) duly executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor
form), together with the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E (or any
successor form) on behalf of each beneficial owner claiming the Portfolio Interest Exemption, or
(v) any
other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States federal withholding tax
and reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to permit the Borrower to determine the withholding or required
deduction to be made.
A Lender shall not be required to deliver any form or statement pursuant
to this Section 2.16(g) that such Lender is not legally able to deliver.
(2) Any
Lender that is a “United States Person” (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to
the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time
to time thereafter when the previously delivered certificates and/or forms expire, or upon request of
the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), two (2) copies of
Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, certifying that
such Lender is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax.
(3) If
a payment made to a Lender under this Agreement or any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA
if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or
1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times
prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such documentation prescribed
by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably
requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to comply with
its obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or
to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.
(h) If
the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, reasonably exercised, that it has received a refund of any Taxes
or Other Taxes from the Governmental Authority to which such Taxes or Other Taxes were paid and as to which it has been indemnified by
the Borrower or a Guarantor or with respect to which the Borrower or a Guarantor has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16,
it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower or such Guarantor (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts
paid, by the Borrower or such Guarantor under this Section 2.16 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such
refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender incurred in obtaining such refund (including Taxes
imposed with respect to such refund) and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect
to such refund); provided that the Borrower or such Guarantor, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees
to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower or such Guarantor (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant
Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to
repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (h), in no event will the
Administrative Agent or any Lender be required to pay any amount to the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph (h) if, and then only
to the extent, the payment of such amount would place the Administrative Agent or such Lender in a less favorable net after-Tax position
than the Administrative Agent or such Lender would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to
such refund had never been paid. This Section shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available
its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
Section 2.17. Payments
Generally; Pro Rata Treatment.
(a) The
Borrower shall make each payment or prepayment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest or fees, or of amounts
payable under Section 2.14 or 2.15, or otherwise) prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date when due, in
immediately
available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the reasonable discretion
of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest
thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Floor 1, Newark,
DE 19713-2105, pursuant to wire instructions to be provided by the Administrative Agent, except that payments pursuant to Sections
2.14, 2.15 and 10.04 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute
any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof.
If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day (and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension),
unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case the date for payment shall be the next
preceding Business Day. All payments hereunder shall be made in U.S. Dollars.
(b) If
at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all Obligations then due hereunder,
such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of Fees and expenses then due under Sections 2.19 and 10.04
payable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, in their respective capacities as such, (ii) second,
towards payment of Fees and expenses then due under Section 10.04 payable to the Lenders and towards payment of interest
then due on account of the Term Loans, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of such Fees and expenses
and interest then due to such parties and (iii) third, towards payment of principal of the Term Loans then due hereunder,
ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.
(c) Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative
Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that
the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders
the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay
to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and
including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater
of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on
interbank compensation.
(d) If
any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04(b), 2.04(c), 8.04
or 10.04(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any
amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under
such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.
(e) Pro
Rata Treatment. (i) Each payment by the Borrower in respect of the Loans shall be applied to the amounts of such obligations
owing to the Lenders pro rata according to the respective amounts then due and owing to the Lenders.
(ii) Each
payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on any Class of Term Loans shall be
made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of such Class of Term Loans then held by the applicable
Term Lenders (except that assignments to the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.02(g) shall not be subject to this Section 2.17(e)(ii)).
Section 2.18. Mitigation
Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) If
the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender under Section 2.14 or to any Lender or any Governmental
Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate
a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder, to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its
offices, branches or affiliates, to file any certificate or document reasonably requested by the Borrower or to take other reasonable
measures, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation, assignment, filing or other measures (i) would eliminate or reduce
amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.16, as the case may be, and (ii) would not subject such Lender
to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment. Nothing in this Section 2.18
shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14
or 2.16.
(b) If,
after the date hereof, any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14 or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional
amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, or if any Lender
becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative
Agent, (i) prepay such Lender’s outstanding Loans or (ii) require such Lender to assign, without recourse (in accordance
with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 10.02), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement
to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), in any
case as of a Business Day specified in such notice from the Borrower; provided that (i) such terminated or assigning Lender
shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and
all other amounts due, owing and payable to it hereunder at the time of such termination or assignment, from the assignee (to the extent
of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees in the case of an assignment) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts)
and (ii) in the case of an assignment due to payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.16, such assignment
will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments.
Section 2.19. Certain
Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent the fees set forth in that certain Administrative Agent Fee Letter.
Section 2.20. [Intentionally
Omitted.]
Section 2.21. [Intentionally
Omitted.]
Section 2.22. Nature
of Fees. All Fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent, as provided herein
and in the Administrative Agent Fee Letter. Once paid, none of the Fees shall be refundable under any circumstances.
Section 2.23. Right
of Set-Off. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default pursuant to Section 7.01(b), the Administrative
Agent and each Lender (and their respective banking Affiliates) are hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final but excluding
deposits in the Escrow Accounts, Payroll Accounts and other accounts, in each case, held in trust for an identified beneficiary) at any
time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by the Administrative Agent and each such Lender (or any of such banking Affiliates)
to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any Guarantor against any and all of any such overdue amounts owing under the
Loan Documents, irrespective of whether or not the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall have made any demand under any Loan Document;
provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender exercises any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off will
be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.26(g) and,
pending such payment, will be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders and (y) the Defaulting Lender will provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement
describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Each Lender
and the Administrative Agent agree promptly to notify the Borrower and Guarantors after any such set-off and application made by such
Lender or the Administrative Agent (or any of such banking Affiliates), as the case may be, provided that the failure to give such notice
shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of each Lender and the Administrative Agent under this Section 2.23
are in addition to other rights and remedies which such Lender and the Administrative Agent may have upon the occurrence and during
the continuance of any Event of Default.
Section 2.24. [Intentionally
Omitted.]
Section 2.25. Payment
of Obligations. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, upon the maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) of
any of the Obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents of the Borrower and the Guarantors, the Lenders shall
be entitled to immediate payment of such Obligations.
Section 2.26. Defaulting
Lenders.
(a) If
at any time any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, on ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice
to the Administrative Agent and such Lender, replace such Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign
pursuant to Section 10.02(b) (with the assignment fee to be waived in such instance and subject to any consents required
by such Section) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more assignees; provided that neither the Administrative
Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender or other such Person.
(b) Any
Lender being replaced pursuant to Section 2.26(a) shall (i) execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance with
respect to such Lender’s outstanding Commitments and Loans, and (ii) deliver any documentation evidencing such Loans to the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent. Pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, (A) the assignee Lender shall acquire all or a
portion, as specified by the Borrower and such assignee, of the assigning Lender’s outstanding Commitments and Loans, (B) all
obligations of the Borrower owing to the assigning Lender relating to the Commitments, Loans and participations so assigned shall be
paid in full by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Acceptance (including, without limitation,
any amounts owed under Section 2.15 due to such replacement occurring on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period),
and (C) upon such payment and, if so requested by the assignee Lender, delivery to the assignee Lender of the appropriate documentation
executed by the Borrower in connection with previous Borrowings, the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning
Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Commitments and Loans, except with respect to indemnification
provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender; provided that an assignment contemplated by
this Section 2.26(b) shall become effective notwithstanding the failure by the Lender being replaced to deliver the
Assignment and Acceptance contemplated by this Section 2.26(b), so long as the other actions specified in this Section 2.26(b) shall
have been taken.
(c) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(d) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(e) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(f) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(g) Any
amount paid by the Borrower or otherwise received by the Administrative Agent for the account of a Defaulting Lender under this Agreement
(whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity payments or other amounts) will not be paid or distributed to such Defaulting
Lender, but shall instead be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated account until (subject to Section 2.26(i))
the termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all obligations of the Borrower hereunder and will be applied by the Administrative
Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to the making of payments from time to time in the following order of priority:
first,
to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent,
second,
[Intentionally Omitted],
third,
to the payment of the default interest and then current interest due and payable to the Lenders which are Non-Defaulting Lenders hereunder,
ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such interest then due and payable to them,
fourth,
to the payment of fees then due and payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders hereunder, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts
of such fees then due and payable to them,
fifth,
to pay principal then due and payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders hereunder ratably in accordance with the amounts thereof then due
and payable to them,
sixth,
to the ratable payment of other amounts then due and payable to the Non-Defaulting Lenders,
seventh,
[Intentionally Omitted], and
eighth,
after the termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all obligations of the Borrower hereunder, to pay amounts owing under
this Agreement to such Defaulting Lender or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
(h) The
Borrower may terminate the unused amount of the Commitment of any Lender that is a Defaulting Lender upon not less than ten (10) Business
Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders thereof), and in such event the provisions
of Section 2.26(g) will apply to all amounts thereafter paid by the Borrower for the account of such Defaulting Lender
under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity or other amounts), provided that (i) no Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) such termination shall not be deemed to be a waiver or release of any claim
the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender.
(i) If
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree in writing that a Lender that is a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be
a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the Lenders, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice
and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any amounts then held in the segregated
account referred to in Section 2.26(g)), such Lender shall purchase at par such portions of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders,
and/or make such other adjustments, as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Lenders to hold Loans on a
pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Commitments, whereupon such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender and will
be a Non-Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments shall be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued while such Lender
was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties,
no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder
arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
(j) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 8.05.
Section 2.27. Increase
in Commitment.
(a) Borrower
Request. The Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent request, the establishment of one or more new Term Loan Commitments
(each, an
“Incremental
Term Loan Commitment”) by an amount not less than $50,000,000 individually. Each such notice shall specify (i) the date
(each, an “Increase Effective Date”) on which the Borrower proposes that the Incremental Term Loan Commitments
shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than ten (10) Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered
to the Administrative Agent and (ii) the identity of each Eligible Assignee to whom the Borrower proposes any portion of such Incremental
Term Loan Commitments be allocated and the amounts of such allocations; provided that any existing Lender approached to provide
all or a portion of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such Incremental Term
Loan Commitment. The parties waive the requirement for such notice in connection with the increases effective on the Second Amendment
Effective Date.
(b) Conditions.
The increased or new Commitments shall become effective, as of such Increase Effective Date provided that:
(i) each
of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 shall be satisfied on or prior to such Increase Effective Date;
(ii) no
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from giving effect to the increased or new Commitments on, or
the making of any new Loans on, such Increase Effective Date;
(iii) after
giving pro forma effect to the increased or new Commitments and any new Loans to be made on such Increase Effective Date, the
aggregate principal amount of all Priority Lien Debt would not exceed the greater of (A) $11,000,000,000 and (B) such an amount
that would cause the Collateral Coverage Ratio to be equal to 2.0 to 1.0 and the Total Collateral Coverage Ratio to be equal to 1.0 to
1.0; and
(iv) the
Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered any legal opinions or other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent
in connection with any such transaction.
(c) Terms
of New Loans and Commitments. The terms and provisions of Loans made pursuant to the new Commitments shall be as follows:
(i) terms
and provisions with respect to interest rates, maturity date and amortization schedule of Loans made pursuant to any Incremental Term
Loan Commitments (“Incremental Term Loans”) shall be as agreed upon between the Borrower and the applicable Lenders
providing such Loans (it being understood that the Incremental Term Loans may be part of the Class B Term Loans or any other
Class of Term Loans);
(ii) the
Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Loans made pursuant to Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall be no shorter than the Weighted
Average Life to Maturity of the Class of existing Term Loans having the shortest Weighted Average Life to Maturity at such time;
(iii) the
interest rate margins for the new Incremental Term Loans shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable Lenders providing such
Loans; provided,
however,
that, solely in the case of Incremental Term Loans disbursed on or prior to the date falling eighteen (18) months after the Second Amendment
Effective Date, the interest rate margins for such new Incremental Term Loans shall not be greater than the highest interest rate margins
that may, under any circumstances, be payable with respect to any existing Term Loans plus 75 basis points unless the interest rate margins
with respect to the applicable existing Term Loans are increased by an amount equal to (x) the excess of the interest rate margins
with respect to such Incremental Term Loans over the corresponding interest rate margins on the respective applicable existing Term Loans
minus (y) 75 basis points; provided, that in determining the excess of the interest rate margins between the Incremental
Term Loans and the applicable existing Term Loans for purposes of the foregoing clause (x), (1) original issue discount or
upfront or similar fees (collectively, “OID”) payable by the Borrower to the Lenders for the existing Term Loans or
the Incremental Term Loans in the primary syndication thereof shall be included (with OID being equated to interest based on an assumed
four-year life to maturity), (2) any amendments to the interest rate margin on any existing Term Loans that became effective subsequent
to the Second Amendment Effective Date but prior to the effective time of the Incremental Term Loans shall also be included in such calculations,
(3) customary arrangement, structuring, underwriting and commitment fees payable to the Administrative Agent or any arrangers (or
any of their respective Affiliates) shall be excluded and (4) if the Incremental Term Loans include an interest rate floor greater
than the interest rate floor applicable to the existing Term Loans, such excess amount shall be equated to interest rate margins for
purposes of determining whether an increase in the interest rate margins for the existing Term Loans shall be required under this Section 2.17(c)(iii),
to the extent an increase in the interest rate floor in the existing Term Loans would cause an increase in the interest rate margins,
and in such case the interest rate floor (but not the Applicable Margin) applicable to the existing Term Loans shall be increased by
such increased amount;
(iv) [intentionally
omitted]; and
(v) to
the extent that the terms and provisions of Incremental Term Loans are not identical to an outstanding Class of Term Loans (except
to the extent permitted by clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above), such terms and conditions shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
The increased or new Commitments shall be effected by a joinder agreement
(the “Increase Joinder”) executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender making such increased
or new Commitment, in form and substance satisfactory to each of them. The Increase Joinder may, without the consent of any other Lenders,
effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative
Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.27. In addition, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, all references
in the Loan Documents to Term Loans shall be deemed, unless the context otherwise requires, to include references to any Incremental
Term Loans that are Term Loans made pursuant to this Agreement.
(d) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(e) Making
of New Term Loans. On any Increase Effective Date on which one or more Incremental Term Loan Commitments becomes effective, subject
to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, each Lender of such Incremental Term Loan Commitment shall make an Incremental
Term Loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to its Incremental Term Loan Commitment.
(f) Equal
and Ratable Benefit. The Loans and Commitments established pursuant to this Section 2.27 shall constitute Loans and Commitments
under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall, without limiting
the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the security interests created by the Collateral Documents.
Section 2.28. Extension
of Term Loans.
(a) Extension
of Term Loans. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers (each, a “Term
Loan Extension Offer”), made from time to time by the Borrower to all Term Lenders holding Term Loans with like maturity date,
on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate Term Loan Commitments with like maturity date) and on the same terms to each such Term Lender,
the Borrower is hereby permitted to consummate from time to time transactions with individual Term Lenders that accept the terms contained
in such Term Loan Extension Offers to extend the scheduled maturity date with respect to all or a portion of any outstanding principal
amount of such Term Lender’s Term Loans and otherwise modify the terms of such Term Loans pursuant to the terms of the relevant
Term Loan Extension Offer (including, without limitation, by changing the interest rate or fees payable in respect of such Term Loan
Commitments) (each, a “Term Loan Extension”, and each group of Term Loans, as so extended, as well as the original
Term Loans not so extended, being a “tranche of Term Loans”, and any Extended Term Loan shall constitute a separate
tranche of Term Loans from the tranche of Term Loans from which they were converted), so long as the following terms are satisfied:
(i) no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time the offering document in respect of a Term Loan Extension
Offer is delivered to the applicable Term Lenders (the “Term Loan Extension Offer Date”);
(ii) except
as to interest rates, fees, scheduled amortization payments of principal and final maturity (which shall be as set forth in the relevant
Term Loan Extension Offer), the Term Loan of any Term Lender that agrees to a Term Loan Extension with respect to such Term Loan extended
pursuant to an Extension Amendment (an “Extended Term Loan”), shall be a Term Loan with the same terms as the original
Term Loans; provided that (1) the permanent repayment of Extended Term Loans after the applicable Term Loan Extension shall
be made on a pro rata basis with all other Term Loans, except that the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay any such tranche
of Term Loans on a better than a pro rata basis as compared to any other tranche of Term Loans with a later maturity date than such tranche
of Term Loans, (2) assignments and participations of Extended Term Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation
provisions applicable to Term Loans, (3) the relevant Extension Amendment may provide for other covenants and terms that apply solely
to
any period after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect
on the effective date of such Extension Amendment (immediately prior to the establishment of such Extended Term Loans), (4) Extended
Term Loans may have call protection as may be agreed by the Borrower and the applicable Term Lenders of such Extended Term Loans, (5) no
Extended Term Loans may be optionally prepaid prior to the date on which all Term Loans with an earlier Term Loan Maturity Date are repaid
in full, unless such optional prepayment is accompanied by a pro rata optional prepayment of such other Term Loans and (6) at no
time shall there be Term Loans hereunder (including Extended Term Loans and any original Term Loans) which have more than five different
maturity dates;
(iii) all
documentation in respect of such Term Loan Extension shall be consistent with the foregoing; and
(iv) any
applicable Minimum Extension Condition shall be satisfied unless waived by the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Term Lender shall
be obligated to accept any Term Loan Extension Offer.
(b) [Intentionally
Omitted.]
(c) Minimum
Extension Condition. With respect to all Extensions consummated by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.28, (i) such
Extensions shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Section 2.12 or Section 2.13
and (ii) each Extension Offer shall specify the minimum amount of Term Loans to be tendered, which shall be a minimum amount
approved by the Administrative Agent (a “Minimum Extension Condition”). The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby
consent to the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.28 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of any interest,
fees or premium in respect of any Extended Term Loans on such terms as may be set forth in the relevant Extension Offer) and hereby waive
the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 2.12, 2.17 and 8.08)
or any other Loan Document that may otherwise prohibit any such Extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Section 2.28.
(d) Extension
Amendment. The consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required to effectuate any Extension, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld. No consent of any Lender shall be required to effectuate any Extension, other than the consent of each Lender agreeing to such
Extension with respect to one or more of its Term Loans (or a portion thereof), as applicable. All Extended Term Loans and all obligations
in respect thereof shall be Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are secured by the Collateral on a pari
passu basis with all other applicable Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Lenders hereby irrevocably
authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (each, an “Extension
Amendment”) with the Borrower as may be necessary in order to establish new tranches or sub-tranches in respect of Term Loans
so extended and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and
the Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new tranches or sub-tranches, in each case on terms consistent with this Section 2.28.
(e) In
connection with any Extension, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days (or such shorter
period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice thereof, and shall agree to such procedures (including, without
limitation, regarding timing, rounding and other adjustments and to ensure reasonable administrative management of the credit facilities
hereunder after such Extension), if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably
to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.28.
Section 2.29. Benchmark
Replacement Setting.
(a) [Intentionally
Omitted].
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document (and any Hedge Agreement shall be deemed not to be a “Loan Document”
for purposes of this Section 2.29), if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred
prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined
in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark
Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect
of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party
to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (2) of
the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such
Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New
York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders
without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the
Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising
the Required Lenders of each Class.
(c) In
connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement
Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments
implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party
to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(d) The
Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, (ii) the
implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the
removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.29(d) and (v) the commencement or conclusion
of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable,
any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.29, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate
or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking
any action or any selection, will be
conclusive
and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement
or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.29.
(e) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark
Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Rate) and either (A) any tenor for
such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the
Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided
a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative,
then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for
any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was
removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark
(including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative
for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period”
(or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(f) Upon
the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request
for a Term Benchmark Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans to be made, converted or continued during any
Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for
a Borrowing of or conversion to ABR Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current
Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of ABR based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as
applicable, will not be used in any determination of ABR.
SECTION 3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
In order to induce the Lenders to make Loans hereunder,
the Borrower and each of the Guarantors jointly and severally represent and warrant as follows:
Section 3.01. Organization
and Authority. The Borrower and the Guarantors (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such
concept is applicable in the applicable jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and is duly qualified and
in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect and (b) has
the requisite corporate or limited liability company power and authority to effect the Transactions, to own or lease and operate its
properties and to conduct its business as now or currently proposed to be conducted.
Section 3.02. Air
Carrier Status. The Borrower is an “air carrier” within the meaning of Section 40102 of Title 49 and holds a certificate
under Section 41102 of Title 49. The Borrower holds an air carrier operating certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 447 of Title
49. The Borrower is a “citizen of the United States” as defined in Section 40102(a)(15) of Title 49 and as that statutory
provision has been interpreted by the DOT pursuant to its policies (a “United States Citizen”). The Borrower possesses
all necessary certificates, franchises, licenses, permits, rights, designations, authorizations, exemptions, concessions, frequencies
and consents which relate to the operation of the routes flown by it and the conduct of its business and operations as currently conducted
except where failure to so possess would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.03. Due
Execution. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and the Guarantors of each of the Loan Documents to which it is
a party (a) are within the respective corporate or limited liability company powers of the Borrower and the Guarantors, have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action, including the consent of shareholders or members where
required, and do not (i) contravene the charter, by-laws or limited liability company agreement (or equivalent documentation) of
the Borrower or the Guarantors, (ii) violate any applicable law (including, without limitation, the Exchange Act) or regulation
(including, without limitation, Regulations T, U or X of the Board), or any order or decree of any court or Governmental Authority, other
than violations by the Borrower or the Guarantors which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) conflict
with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any material indenture, mortgage or deed of trust or any material lease,
agreement or other instrument binding on the Borrower or the Guarantors or any of their properties, which, in the aggregate, would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iv) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the
property of the Borrower or the other Grantors other than the Liens granted pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; and
(b) do not require the consent, authorization by or approval of or notice to or filing or registration with any Governmental Authority
or any other Person, subject to, in the case of the UK Debenture, the UK Collateral Qualifications, other than (i) the filing of
financing statements and termination statements under the UCC, (ii) the filings and consents contemplated by the Collateral Documents,
(iii) approvals, consents and exemptions that have been obtained and remain in full force and effect, (iv) consents, approvals
and exemptions that the failure to obtain in the aggregate would not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and
(v) routine reporting obligations. Each Loan Document to which the Borrower or a Guarantor is a party has been duly executed and
delivered by the Borrower and the Guarantors party thereto. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower or any
of the Guarantors is a party, each is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower and each Guarantor party thereto, enforceable
against the Borrower and the Guarantors, as the case may be, in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity,
regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and in the case of the UK Debenture, the UK Collateral Qualifications.
Section 3.04. Statements
Made.
(a) The
written information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Guarantor to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection
with the negotiation of this Agreement (as modified or supplemented by other written information so furnished), together with the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for 2020 of Parent and the Borrower filed with the SEC and all Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current
Reports on Form 8-K that have been filed after December 31, 2020, by Parent or the Borrower, with the SEC (as amended), taken
as a whole as of the Closing Date did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which such information was provided; provided
that, with respect to projections, estimates or other forward-looking information the Borrower and the Guarantors represent only
that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.
(b) The
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Parent most recently filed with the SEC, and each Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Current Report
on Form 8-K of Parent filed with the SEC subsequently and prior to the date that this representation and warranty is being made,
did not as of the date filed with the SEC (giving effect to any amendments thereof made prior to the date that this representation and
warranty is being made) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Section 3.05. Financial
Statements; Material Adverse Change.
(a) The
audited consolidated financial statements of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, included in
Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2020 filed with the SEC, as amended, present fairly, in all material respects, in
accordance with GAAP, the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis as of such date and for such period.
(b) Except
as disclosed in Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2020 or any report filed after December 31, 2020, by Parent on
Form 10-Q or Form 8-K with the SEC, since December 31, 2020, there has been no Material Adverse Change.
Section 3.06. Ownership
of Subsidiaries. As of the Closing Date, other than as set forth on Schedule 3.06, (a) each of the Persons listed on
Schedule 3.06 is a wholly-owned, direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent, and (b) Parent owns no other Subsidiaries (other
than immaterial Subsidiaries), whether directly or indirectly.
Section 3.07. Liens.
There are no Liens of any nature whatsoever on any Collateral other than Permitted Liens.
Section 3.08. Use
of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans shall be used for working capital or other general corporate purposes of the Borrower, the
Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries (including the refinancing of existing indebtedness and the payment of transaction costs,
fees and expenses as contemplated hereby and as referred to in Section 2.19).
Section 3.09. Litigation
and Compliance with Laws.
(a) Except
as disclosed in Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2020 or any report filed by Parent on Form 10-Q or Form 8-K
with the SEC after December 31, 2020, there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of
the Borrower or the Guarantors, threatened against the Borrower or the Guarantors or any of their respective properties (including any
properties or assets that constitute Collateral under the terms of the Loan Documents), before any court or governmental department,
commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, that (i) are likely to have a Material Adverse Effect
or (ii) could reasonably be expected to affect the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of the Loan Documents or,
in any material respect, the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee or the Lenders thereunder or in
connection with the Transactions.
(b) Except
with respect to any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, the Borrower and each Guarantor to its knowledge is currently in compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders
of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all Governmental Authorities, in respect of the conduct of its business and ownership
of its property.
Section 3.10. FAA
Slot Utilization. Except for matters which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and the
other Grantors, as applicable, are utilizing, or causing to be utilized, their respective Pledged FAA Slots (except Pledged FAA Slots
which are reasonably determined by the Borrower to be of de minimis value or surplus to the Borrower’s needs) in a manner
consistent in all material respects with applicable rules, regulations, laws and contracts in order to preserve both their respective
right to hold and operate the Pledged FAA Slots, taking into account any waivers or other relief granted to the Borrower or any Guarantor
by the FAA, other applicable U.S. Governmental Authorities or U.S. Airport Authorities. Neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor has received
any written notice from the FAA, other applicable U.S. Governmental Authorities or U.S. Airport Authorities, or is otherwise aware of
any other event or circumstance, that would , taking into account any exemptions or other relief granted by the relevant Governmental
Authority, be reasonably likely to impair in any material respect its respective right to hold and operate any Pledged FAA Slot, except
for any such impairment that, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.11. Foreign
Slot Utilization. Except for matters which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and the
other Grantors, as applicable, are utilizing, or causing to be utilized, their respective Pledged Foreign Slots (except Pledged Foreign
Slots which are reasonably determined by the Borrower to be of de minimis value or surplus to the Borrower’s needs) in a
manner consistent in all material respects with applicable rules, regulations, foreign laws and contracts in order to preserve both their
respective right to hold and operate the Pledged Foreign Slots, taking into account any waivers or other relief granted to the Borrower
or any Guarantor by any applicable Foreign Aviation Authority or foreign Airport Authorities. Neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor
has received any written notice from any applicable Foreign Aviation Authority or foreign Airport Authorities, or is otherwise aware
of any other event or circumstance, that would be reasonably likely to impair in any material respect its respective right to hold and
operate any Pledged Foreign Slot, except for
any such impairment that, either individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.12. Routes.
The Borrower and the other Grantors, as applicable, hold the requisite authority to operate each of its respective Pledged Routes pursuant
to Title 49, applicable foreign law, and the applicable rules and regulations of the FAA, DOT and any applicable Foreign Aviation
Authorities with jurisdiction over its Pledged Routes, and each is in compliance in all material respects with all of the terms, conditions
and limitations of each related certificate or order issued by the DOT and the applicable Foreign Aviation Authorities with jurisdiction
over its Pledged Routes regarding such Pledged Routes and with all applicable provisions of Title 49, applicable foreign law, and the
applicable rules and regulations of the FAA, DOT and any Foreign Aviation Authorities with jurisdiction over its Pledged Routes
regarding such Pledged Routes. There exists no failure of the Borrower or any applicable Guarantor to comply with such terms, conditions
or limitations that gives the FAA, DOT or any applicable Foreign Aviation Authorities with jurisdiction over its Pledged Routes the right
to terminate, cancel, suspend, withdraw or modify in any materially adverse respect the rights of the Borrower and the other Grantors,
as applicable, in any such Pledged Route, except to the extent that such failure could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 3.13. Margin
Regulations; Investment Company Act.
(a) Neither
the Borrower nor any Guarantor is engaged, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying
margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Board, “Margin Stock”), or extending credit for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Loans will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to
extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock in violation of Regulation U.
(b) Neither
the Borrower nor any Guarantor is, or after the making of the Loans will be, or is required to be, registered as an “investment
company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither the making of any Loan, nor the application of the proceeds
of any Loan or repayment of any Loan by the Borrower, nor the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents,
will violate any provision of such Act or any rule, regulation or order of the SEC thereunder.
Section 3.14. Ownership
of Collateral. Each Grantor has good title to the Collateral owned by it, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.
Section 3.15. Perfected
Security Interests. The Collateral Documents, taken as a whole, are effective to create in favor of the Collateral Trustee, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in all of the Collateral to the extent purported to
be created thereby, subject as to enforceability to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law. With respect to the Collateral as of the Closing Date, at such time as (a) financing statements in appropriate
form are filed in the appropriate offices (and the appropriate fees are paid) and (b) the execution of the Account Control Agreements,
the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the
Secured Parties,
shall have a first priority perfected security interest and/or mortgage (or comparable Lien) in all of such Collateral to the extent
that the Liens on such Collateral may be perfected upon the filings, registrations or recordations or upon the taking of the actions
described in clauses (a) and (b) above, subject in each case only to Permitted Liens, and such security interest is entitled
to the benefits, rights and protections afforded under the Collateral Documents applicable thereto (subject to the qualification set
forth in the first sentence of this Section 3.15).
Section 3.16. Payment
of Taxes. Each of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required
to have been filed by it and has paid or caused to be paid when due all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except and solely to
the extent that, in each case (a) such Taxes are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or (b) the failure
to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.17. Anti-Corruption
Laws and Sanctions. Parent has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures intended to ensure compliance by Parent,
its Subsidiaries and, when acting in such capacity, their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws
and applicable Sanctions, and Parent and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all
material respects. None of Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or to the knowledge of Parent any of their respective directors or officers
is a Sanctioned Person.
SECTION 4.
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
Section 4.01. Conditions
Precedent to Closing. This Agreement shall become effective on the date on which the following conditions precedent shall have been
satisfied (or waived by the Lenders in accordance with Section 10.08 and by the Administrative Agent):
(a) Supporting
Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(i) a
certificate of the Secretary of State of the state of such entity’s incorporation or formation, dated as of a recent date, as to
the good standing of that entity (to the extent available in the applicable jurisdiction) and as to the charter documents on file in
the office of such Secretary of State;
(ii) a
certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or similar officer), of such entity dated the Closing Date and certifying (A) that
attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the certificate of incorporation or formation and the by-laws or limited liability company
or other operating agreement (as the case may be) of that entity as in effect on the date of such certification, (B) that attached
thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions adopted by the board of directors, board of managers or members of that entity authorizing
the Borrowings hereunder, the execution, delivery and
performance in accordance with their respective terms of
this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other documents required or contemplated hereunder or thereunder, and the granting of
the Liens contemplated hereby or the other Loan Documents (in each case to the extent applicable to such entity), (C) that the certificate
of incorporation or formation of that entity has not been amended since the date of the last amendment thereto indicated on the certificate
of the Secretary of State furnished pursuant to clause (i) above, and (D) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each
officer of that entity executing this Agreement and the Loan Documents or any other document delivered by it in connection herewith or
therewith (such certificate to contain a certification by another officer of that entity as to the incumbency and signature of the officer
signing the certificate referred to in this clause (ii)); and
(iii) an
Officer’s Certificate from the Borrower certifying (A) as to the truth in all material respects of the representations and
warranties made by it contained in the Loan Documents as though made on the Closing Date, except to the extent that any such representation
or warranty relates to a specified date, in which case as of such date (provided that any representation or warranty that is qualified
by materiality, “Material Adverse Change” or “Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects
as of the applicable date, before and after giving effect to the Transactions) and (B) as to the absence of any event occurring
and continuing, or resulting from the Transactions, that constitutes an Event of Default.
(b) Credit
Agreement. Each party hereto shall have duly executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent this Agreement.
(c) Security
Agreements. The Borrower shall have duly executed and delivered to the Collateral Trustee the SRG Security Agreement, substantially
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, together with, in respect of each of the Pledged FAA Slots, undated slot transfer
documents, executed in blank to be held in escrow by the Collateral Trustee, and all financing statements (including UCC-3 financing
statements evidencing the termination of the Lien of the Existing Security Agreements) in form and substance reasonably acceptable to
the Collateral Trustee, as may be required to grant, continue and maintain an enforceable security interest in the applicable Collateral
(subject to the terms hereof and of the other Loan Documents) in accordance with the UCC as enacted in all relevant jurisdictions.
(d) Appraisal.
The Administrative Agent shall have received the Initial Appraisals and such Initial Appraisals shall be in form reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent and demonstrate that, on the Closing Date and after giving effect thereto, the Collateral Coverage Test shall
be satisfied on a pro forma basis.
(e) Opinions
of Counsel. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received:
(i) a
written opinion of David Olaussen, Senior Managing Counsel–Corporate Transactions for the Borrower, dated the Closing Date, in
a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders;
(ii) a
written opinion of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, special New York counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors, dated the Closing
Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; and
(iii) a
written opinion of Milbank LLP, special New York counsel to the Administrative Agent, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(f) Payment
of Fees and Expenses. The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, the Joint Lead Arrangers
and the Lenders the then unpaid balance of all accrued and unpaid Fees due, owing and payable under and pursuant to this Agreement, as
referred to in Section 2.19, and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Trustee (including reasonable attorneys’ fees of Milbank LLP) for which invoices have been presented at least one Business
Day prior to the Closing Date.
(g) Lien
Searches. The Administrative Agent shall have received UCC searches conducted in the jurisdictions in which the Borrower is incorporated
or such other jurisdictions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require, reflecting the absence of Liens and encumbrances on the
assets of the Borrower to be pledged as Collateral on the Closing Date, other than Permitted Liens.
(h) Consents.
All material governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the financing contemplated hereby shall
have been obtained, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and be in full force and effect.
(i) Representations
and Warranties. All representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantors contained in this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents executed and delivered on the Closing Date shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date,
before and after giving effect to the Transactions, as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent any such representation
or warranty by its terms is made as of a different specified date, in which case as of such specified date); provided that any
representation or warranty that is qualified by materiality, “Material Adverse Change” or “Material Adverse Effect”
shall be true and correct in all respects, as though made on and as of the applicable date, before and after giving effect to the Transactions.
(j) No
Event of Default. Before and after giving effect to the Transactions, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on
the Closing Date.
(k) Collateral
Trust Agreement. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall have executed and delivered the Collateral
Trust Agreement.
(l) Patriot
Act. The Lenders shall have received at least five (5) days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information
required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations,
including the Patriot Act, that such Lenders shall have requested from the Borrower or Guarantor prior to such date.
(m) Payoff
of Existing Facilities. The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that, upon the making of the term
loans under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Notes on the Closing Date (and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds
thereof), the principal amount of and accrued interest on all outstanding loans, and all other amounts due and payable, under the Existing
Facilities shall have been paid in full and that each such Existing Facility shall be terminated and all Liens securing the obligations
of the Borrower thereunder shall be discharged.
The execution by each Lender of this Agreement shall be deemed to
be confirmation by such Lender that any condition relating to such Lender’s satisfaction or reasonable satisfaction with any documentation
set forth in this Section 4.01 has been satisfied as to such Lender.
Section 4.02. Conditions
Precedent to Each Loan. The obligation of the Lenders to make each Loan, including the initial Loans, is subject to the satisfaction
(or waiver in accordance with Section 10.08) of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Notice.
The Administrative Agent shall have received a Loan Request pursuant to Section 2.03 with respect to such Borrowing.
(b) Representations
and Warranties. All representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantors contained in this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents (other than, with respect to Loans made after the Closing Date, the representations and warranties set forth in Sections
3.05(b), 3.06 and 3.09(a)) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Loan hereunder
(both before and after giving effect thereto and the application of proceeds therefrom) with the same effect as if made on and as of
such date except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date and in such case as of such date;
provided that any representation or warranty that is qualified by materiality, “Material Adverse Change” or “Material
Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct in all respects, as though made on and as of the applicable date, before and after giving
effect to such Loan hereunder.
(c) No
Default. On the date of such Loan hereunder, no (i) Event of Default or (ii) Default under Section 5.01(a),
5.01(b), Section 7.01(e) or, to the knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, under Section 7.01(i) shall
have occurred and be continuing nor shall any such Event of Default or Default, as the case may be, occur by reason of the making of
the requested Borrowing and, in the case of each Loan, the application of proceeds thereof.
(d) Collateral
Coverage Ratios. On the date of such Loan hereunder (and after giving pro forma effect thereto), the Collateral Coverage Test
shall be satisfied and the Total Collateral Coverage Ratio shall not be less than 1.0 to 1.0, in each case, on a pro forma basis.
(e) No
Going Concern Qualification. On the date of such Loan hereunder, the opinion of the independent public accountants (after giving
effect to any reissuance or revision of such opinion) on the most recent audited consolidated financial statements delivered by the Parent
pursuant to Section 5.01(a) shall not include a “going concern” qualification under GAAP as in effect on
the date of this Agreement or, if there is a change in the relevant provisions of
GAAP thereafter, any like qualification or exception under GAAP after
giving effect to such change.
The acceptance by the Borrower of each extension of credit hereunder
shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower that the conditions specified in this Section 4.02 have
been satisfied at that time.
SECTION 5.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
From the date hereof and for so long as the Commitments
remain in effect or the principal of or interest on any Loan is owing (or any other amount that is due and unpaid on the first date that
none of the foregoing is in effect, outstanding or owing, respectively, is owing) to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder:
Section 5.01. Financial
Statements, Reports, etc. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders:
(a) Within
ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, Parent’s consolidated balance sheet and related statement of income and cash
flows, showing the financial condition of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the close of such fiscal year and
the results of their respective operations during such year, the consolidated statement of Parent to be audited for Parent by independent
public accountants of recognized national standing and to be accompanied by an opinion of such accountants (without any qualification
or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition and results of operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP; provided that the foregoing delivery requirement shall be satisfied if Parent shall have filed with the SEC its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for such fiscal year, which is available to the public via EDGAR or any similar successor system;
(b) Within
forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, Parent’s consolidated balance
sheets and related statements of income and cash flows, showing the financial condition of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis as of the close of such fiscal quarter and the results of their operations during such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion
of the fiscal year, each certified by a Responsible Officer of the Parent as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial
condition and results of operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal
year end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; provided that the foregoing delivery requirement shall be satisfied if
Parent shall have filed with the SEC its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for such fiscal quarter, which is available to the public
via EDGAR or any similar successor system;
(c) Within
the time period under Section 5.01(a) above, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Parent certifying that, to the
knowledge of such Responsible Officer, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or, if, to the knowledge of such Responsible
Officer,
such an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, specifying
the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto;
(d) Within
the time period under (a) and (b) of this Section 5.01, a certificate of a Responsible Officer demonstrating
in reasonable detail compliance with Section 6.08 as of the end of the preceding fiscal quarter;
(e) A
Collateral Coverage Ratio Certificate, as and when required under Sections 6.04(ii)(C), 6.09(a), or 6.09(c).
(f) Promptly
after the occurrence thereof, written notice of the termination of a Plan of the Borrower pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA to the
extent such termination would constitute an Event of Default;
(g) So
long as any Commitment or Loan is outstanding, promptly after the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer of the Parent becoming aware
of the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default that is continuing, an Officer’s Certificate specifying such Default or Event
of Default and what action the Parent and its Subsidiaries are taking or propose to take with respect thereto; and
(h) Promptly,
from time to time, such other information regarding the Collateral and the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the
Borrower or any Guarantor, in each case as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee, each at the request of any Lender, may
reasonably request (it being understood that, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower shall
not be obligated to provide utilization reports with respect to Pledged Slots or Pledged Routes).
Subject to the next succeeding sentence, information
delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 to the Administrative Agent may be made available by the Administrative Agent to
the Lenders by posting such information on the Intralinks website on the Internet at http://www.intralinks.com. Information required
to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 by the Borrower shall be delivered pursuant to Section 10.01 hereto.
Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 (to the extent not made available as set forth above)
shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Administrative Agent on the date on which the Borrower provides written notice to the Administrative
Agent that such information has been posted on the Borrower’s general commercial website on the Internet (to the extent such information
has been posted or is available as described in such notice), as such website may be specified by the Borrower to the Administrative
Agent from time to time. Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 shall be in a format which is
suitable for transmission.
Any notice or other communication delivered pursuant
to this Section 5.01, or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, shall be deemed to contain material non-public information
unless (i) expressly marked by the Borrower or a Guarantor as “PUBLIC”, (ii) such notice or communication consists
of copies of the Borrower’s public filings with the SEC or (iii) such notice or communication has been posted on the Borrower’s
general commercial website on
the Internet, as such website may be specified by the Borrower to
the Administrative Agent from time to time.
Section 5.02. Taxes.
Parent shall pay, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies before the same
shall become more than 90 days delinquent, other than taxes, assessments and levies (i) being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and (ii) the failure to effect such payment of which are not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on Parent.
Section 5.03. Stay,
Extension and Usury Laws. The Borrower and each of the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will
not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury
law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Agreement; and
the Borrower and each of the Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of
any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted
to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such
law has been enacted.
Section 5.04. Corporate
Existence. Parent shall do or cause to be done all things reasonably necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect:
(1) its
corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the
respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of Parent or any such Restricted Subsidiary; and
(2) the
rights (charter and statutory) and material franchises of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that Parent
shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of it or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries, if its Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business
of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect.
For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.04 shall not
prohibit any actions permitted by Section 6.10 hereof or described in Section 6.10(b).
Section 5.05. Compliance
with Laws. Parent shall comply, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply, with all applicable laws, rules, regulations
and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where such noncompliance, individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Parent will maintain in effect policies and procedures intended
to ensure compliance by Parent, its Subsidiaries and, when acting in such capacity, their respective directors, officers, employees and
agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
Section 5.06. Designation
of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
(a) The
Board of Directors of Parent may designate any Restricted Subsidiary of it (other than the Borrower) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary
if that designation would not cause a Default. If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate
Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation. That designation will be permitted only if the
Investment would be permitted at that time under Section 6.01 and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition
of an “Unrestricted Subsidiary.”
(b) The
Board of Directors of Parent may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent; provided
that such designation will be permitted only if no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.
Section 5.07. Delivery
of Appraisals. The Borrower shall:
(1) Within
twenty (20) Business Days of March 31st and September 30th of each year, beginning with September 30, 2021;
(2) on
the date upon which any Cure Collateral is pledged as Collateral to the Collateral Trustee, but only with respect to such Cure Collateral;
and
(3) promptly
(but in any event within 45 days) following a request by the Administrative Agent if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee one
or more Appraisals establishing the Appraised Value of the Collateral; provided, however, that, in the case of clause
(2) above, only an Appraisal with respect to the Cure Collateral shall be required to be delivered. The Borrower may from time
to time cause subsequent Appraisals to be delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee if it believes that any affected
item of Collateral has a higher Appraised Value than that reflected in the most recent Appraisals delivered pursuant to this Section 5.07.
Section 5.08. Regulatory
Cooperation. In connection with any foreclosure, collection, sale or other enforcement of Liens granted to the Collateral Trustee
in the Collateral Documents, Parent will, and will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to, reasonably cooperate in good faith with the
Collateral Trustee or its designee in obtaining all regulatory licenses, consents and other governmental approvals necessary or (in the
reasonable opinion of the Collateral Trustee or its designee) reasonably advisable to conduct all aviation operations with respect to
the Collateral and will, at the reasonable request of the Collateral Trustee and in good faith, continue to operate and manage the Collateral
and maintain all applicable regulatory licenses with respect to the Collateral until such time as the Collateral Trustee or its designee
obtain such licenses, consents and approvals, and at such time Parent will, and will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to, cooperate
in good faith with the transition of the aviation operations with respect to the
Collateral
to any new aviation operator (including, without limitation, the Collateral Trustee or its designee).
Section 5.09. Regulatory
Matters; Citizenship; Utilization; Collateral Requirements.
(a) The
Borrower will:
(1) maintain
at all times its status as an “air carrier” within the meaning of Section 40102(a)(2) of Title 49, and hold a certificate
under Section 41102(a)(1) of Title 49;
(2) be
a United States Citizen;
(3) maintain
at all times its status at the FAA as an “air carrier” and hold an air carrier operating certificate under Section 44705
of Title 49 and operations specifications issued by the FAA pursuant to Parts 119 and 121 of Title 14 as currently in effect or as may
be amended or recodified from time to time;
(4) possess
and maintain all necessary certificates, exemptions, franchises, licenses, permits, designations, rights, concessions, authorizations,
frequencies and consents that are material to the operation of the Pledged Slots or the Pledged Routes operated by it, and to the conduct
of its business and operations as currently conducted, except to the extent that any failure to possess or maintain would not reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(5) maintain
Pledged Gate Leaseholds sufficient to ensure its ability to retain its right in and to the Pledged Routes and to preserve its right in
and to its Pledged Slots, except to the extent that any failure to maintain would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect;
(6) utilize
its Pledged Slots in a manner consistent with applicable regulations, rules, foreign laws and contracts in order to preserve its right
to hold and use its Pledged Slots, taking into account any waiver or other relief granted to it by any applicable Governmental Authority
or Airport Authority, except to the extent that any failure to utilize would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect;
(7) cause
to be done all things reasonably necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its rights in and to use its Pledged Slots,
including, without limitation, satisfying any applicable Use or Lose Rule (taking into account any exemptions or other relief granted
by the relevant Governmental Authority), except to the extent that any failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect;
(8) [Intentionally
Omitted];
(9) utilize
its Pledged Routes in a manner consistent with Title 49, applicable foreign law, the applicable rules and regulations of the FAA,
DOT and any applicable Foreign Aviation Authorities, and any applicable treaty in order to preserve its rights to hold and operate its
Pledged Routes, except to the extent that any failure to utilize would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
and
(10) cause
to be done all things reasonably necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its authority to serve its Pledged Routes, except
to the extent that any failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Without
in any way limiting Section 5.09(a) hereof, the Borrower will:
(1) promptly
take all such steps as may be reasonably necessary to obtain renewal of its authority to serve its Pledged Routes from the DOT and any
applicable Foreign Aviation Authorities within a reasonable time prior to the expiration of such authority (as prescribed by law or regulation,
if any), and notify the Collateral Trustee of any material adverse development in the renewal of such authority;
(2) promptly
take all such steps as may be reasonably necessary to maintain, renew and obtain, or obtain the use of, Pledged Gate Leaseholds as needed
for its continued and future operations over its Pledged Routes or using the Pledged FAA Slots;
(3) take
all actions reasonably necessary or advisable in order to maintain its material rights to use its Pledged Routes (including, without
limitation, protecting its Pledged Routes from dormancy or withdrawal by the DOT or any applicable Foreign Aviation Authorities) and
to have access to its Pledged Gate Leaseholds; and
(4) pay
any applicable filing fees and other expenses related to the submission of applications, renewal requests, and other filings as may be
reasonably necessary to maintain or obtain its Pledged Routes and have access to its Pledged Gate Leaseholds;
in each case, except to the extent as would not reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.10. Collateral
Ownership. Subject to the provisions described (including the actions permitted) under Sections 6.04 and 6.10 hereof,
each Grantor will continue to maintain its interest in and right to use all property and assets so long as such property and assets constitute
Collateral, except as provided in Section 5.09.
Section 5.11. UK
Debenture. The Borrower shall undertake commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver the UK Debenture as promptly as practicable
after the Closing Date.
Section 5.12. Additional
Guarantors; Grantors; Collateral. If Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent (a) desires or is required pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement to add Cure Collateral, Parent shall, or (b) acquires or holds any United SRG that is not Excluded Property
(including
by reason of any Excluded Property ceasing to constitute Excluded Property), Parent shall promptly (and in any event, within twenty
(20) Business Days of such acquisition, termination, release or other applicable event), in each case at its own expense, (A) cause
any such Subsidiary to become a party to the Guarantee contained in Section 9 hereof (to the extent such Subsidiary is not
already a party thereto) and cause any such Grantor to become a party to each applicable Collateral Document and all other agreements,
instruments or documents that create or purport to create and perfect a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in favor of
the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties applicable to such Collateral, by executing and delivering to the Administrative
Agent an Instrument of Assumption and Joinder substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D and/or by executing
and delivering to the Collateral Trustee joinders or collateral supplements to all applicable Collateral Documents or pursuant to new
Collateral Documents, as the case may be, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood,
that in the case of Cure Collateral of a type that has not been theretofore included in the Collateral, such Cure Collateral may be subject
to such additional terms and conditions as may be customarily required by lenders in similar financings of a similar size for similarly
situated borrowers secured by the same type of Collateral, as agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in their reasonable
discretion), (B) promptly execute and deliver (or cause such Subsidiary to execute and deliver) to the Collateral Trustee such documents
and take such actions to create, grant, establish, preserve and perfect the first priority Liens (subject to Permitted Liens) (including
to obtain any release or termination of Liens not permitted under the definition of “Cure Collateral” in Section 1.01
or under Section 6.06 and the filing of UCC financing statements) in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit
of the Secured Parties on such assets of Parent or such Subsidiary, as applicable, to secure the Obligations to the extent required under
the applicable Collateral Documents or reasonably requested by the Collateral Trustee (in accordance with Section 5.14),
and to ensure that such Collateral shall be subject to no other Liens other than Permitted Liens and (C) if reasonably requested
by the Collateral Trustee, deliver to the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a written opinion of counsel (which
counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee) to Parent or such Subsidiary, as applicable, with respect to the
matters described in clauses (A) and (B) hereof, in each case within twenty (20) Business Days after the addition
of such Collateral and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee.
Section 5.13. Access
to Books and Records.
(a) The
Borrower and the Guarantors will make and keep books, records and accounts in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with
GAAP are made of all financial dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities, including, without limitation, an
accurate and fair reflection of the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Borrower and the Guarantors.
(b) The
Borrower and the Guarantors will permit, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or contractual obligations, any representatives
designated by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee or any Governmental Authority that is authorized to supervise or regulate
the operations of a Lender, as designated by such Lender, upon reasonable prior written notice and, so long as no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, at no out-of-pocket cost to the Borrower and the Guarantors, to (x) visit and inspect the Collateral
and the properties
of the Borrower
and the Guarantors, (y) examine its books and records, and (z) discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its
officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as reasonably requested
(it being understood that a representative of the Borrower will be present) subject to any restrictions in any applicable Collateral
Document; provided that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower and the Guarantors shall be responsible
for the reasonable costs and expenses of any visits of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee and the Lenders, acting together
(but not separately); provided, further, that with respect to Collateral and matters relating thereto, the rights of Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Trustee and the Lenders under this Section 5.13 shall, subject to the inspection provisions of the
applicable Collateral Documents, be limited to the following: upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee,
the applicable Grantor will permit the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Trustee or any of its agents or representatives, at
reasonable times and intervals upon reasonable prior notice, to (x) visit during normal business hours its offices, sites and properties
and (y) inspect any documents relating to (i) the existence of such Collateral, (ii) with respect to Collateral other
than Pledged Routes, Pledged Slots and Pledged Gate Leaseholds, the condition of such Collateral, and (iii) the validity, perfection
and priority of the Liens on such Collateral, and to discuss such matters with its officers, except to the extent the disclosure of any
such document or any such discussion would result in the applicable Grantor’s violation of its contractual or legal obligations.
All confidential or proprietary information obtained in connection with any such visit, inspection or discussion shall be held confidential
by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee and each of their respective agents and representatives and shall not be furnished
or disclosed by any of them to anyone other than their respective bank examiners, auditors, accountants, agents and legal counsel, and
except as may be required by any court or administrative agency or by any statute, rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority.
Section 5.14. Further
Assurances. The Borrower and each Guarantor shall execute any and all further documents and instruments, and take all further actions,
that may be required or advisable under applicable law, or by the FAA, or that the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee may
reasonably request, in order to create, grant, establish, preserve, protect and perfect the validity, perfection and priority of the
Liens and security interests created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents, to the extent required under this Agreement
or the Collateral Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, (A) no perfection actions or steps will
be required to be taken (i) in any jurisdiction other than the United States (or any state thereof), except in connection with the
UK Debenture, or (ii) under or in connection with any Collateral Document governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than the
United States (or any state thereof), except the UK Debenture, and (B) the Grantors shall not be required to record any leasehold
interests, make any fixture filings, or make any other real property recordings or filings, or other actions in connection with the perfection
of real property interests in any jurisdiction, in connection with the Lien on any Gate Leasehold (to the extent characterized as interests
in real property) that are included in the Collateral.
SECTION 6.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
From the date hereof and for so long as the Commitments
remain in effect or principal of or interest on any Loan is owing (or any other amount that is due and unpaid on the first date that
none of the foregoing is in effect, outstanding or owing, respectively, is owing) to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder:
Section 6.01. Restricted
Payments.
(a) Parent
will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
(i) declare
or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of Parent’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’
Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving Parent or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of Parent’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity
Interests in their capacity as such (other than (A) dividends, distributions or payments payable in Qualifying Equity Interests
or in the case of preferred stock of Parent, an increase in the liquidation value thereof and (B) dividends, distributions or payments
payable to Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent);
(ii) purchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Equity Interests of Parent;
(iii) make
any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value (collectively for purposes of
this clause (iii), a “purchase”) any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor that is contractually subordinated
to the Obligations (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among Parent and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except any
scheduled payment of interest and any purchase within two years of the Stated Maturity thereof; or
(iv) make
any Restricted Investment,
(all such payments and other actions set forth in these
clauses (i) through (iv) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”),
unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted
Payment:
(1) no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of such time; and
(2) such
Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries
since the Second Amendment Effective Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by
clauses
(2) through (20) of Section 6.01(b) hereof), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:
(A) the
sum of (x) $1.0 billion and (y) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of Parent for the period (taken as one accounting period)
from April 1, 2021 to the end of Parent’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available
at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit);
plus
(B) 100%
of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by Parent since April 1, 2021 as
a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Qualifying Equity Interests (other than Qualifying Equity Interests
sold to a Subsidiary of Parent and excluding Excluded Contributions); plus
(C) 100%
of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary
of Parent from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock of Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent or
convertible or exchangeable debt securities of Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent (regardless of when issued or sold) or in
connection with the conversion or exchange thereof, in each case that have been converted into or exchanged since April 1, 2021
for Qualifying Equity Interests (other than Qualifying Equity Interests and convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or debt securities
sold to a Subsidiary of Parent); plus
(D) to
the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after April 1, 2021 (other than in reliance on clause (16) of Section 6.01(b))
is (i) sold for cash or otherwise cancelled, liquidated or repaid for cash or (ii) made in an entity that subsequently becomes
a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, the initial amount of such Restricted Investment (or, if less, the amount of cash received upon repayment
or sale); plus
(E) to
the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of Parent designated as such after the Second Amendment Effective Date is redesignated as
a Restricted Subsidiary after the Second Amendment Effective Date, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of Parent’s Restricted
Investment in such Subsidiary (made other than in reliance on clause (16) of Section 6.01(b)) as of the date of such
redesignation or (ii) such Fair Market Value as of the date on which such Subsidiary was originally designated as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary after the Second Amendment Effective Date; plus
(F) 100%
of any dividends received in cash by Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent after April 1, 2021 from an Unrestricted Subsidiary
of
Parent, to the extent that such dividends were not otherwise
included in the Consolidated Net Income of Parent for such period.
(b) The
provisions of Section 6.01(a) hereof will not prohibit:
(1) the
payment of any dividend or distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration
of the dividend or distribution or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the
dividend or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;
(2) the
making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of or with the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other
than to a Subsidiary of Parent) of, Qualifying Equity Interests or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital
to Parent; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will not be
considered to be net proceeds of Qualifying Equity Interests for purposes of clause (a)(2)(B) of Section 6.01
hereof and will not be considered to be Excluded Contributions;
(3) the
payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership or limited liability company, any similar distribution), distribution or
payment by a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis;
(4) the
repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor that
is contractually subordinated to the Obligations with the net cash proceeds from an incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
(5) the
repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent
held by any current or former officer, director, consultant or employee (or their estates or beneficiaries of their estates) of Parent
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any management equity plan or equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement,
shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed,
acquired or retired Equity Interests may not exceed $60.0 million in any 12-month period (except to the extent such repurchase, redemption,
acquisition or retirement is in connection with (x) the acquisition of a Permitted Business or merger, consolidation or amalgamation
otherwise permitted by this Agreement and in such case the aggregate price paid by Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries may not exceed
$150.0 million in connection with such acquisition of a Permitted Business or merger, consolidation or amalgamation or (y) the Continental/UAL
Merger, in which case no dollar limitation shall be applicable); provided further that Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
may carry over and make in subsequent 12-month periods, in addition to the amounts permitted for such 12-month period, up
to
$30.0 million of unutilized capacity under this clause (5) attributable to the immediately preceding twelve-month
period;
(6) the
repurchase of Equity Interests or other securities deemed to occur upon (A) the exercise of stock options, warrants or other securities
convertible or exchangeable into Equity Interests or any other securities, to the extent such Equity Interests or other securities represent
a portion of the exercise price of those stock options, warrants or other securities convertible or exchangeable into Equity Interests
or any other securities or (B) the withholding of a portion of Equity Interests issued to employees and other participants under
an equity compensation program of Parent or its Subsidiaries to cover withholding tax obligations of such persons in respect of such
issuance;
(7) so
long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued
dividends, distributions or payments to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock or subordinated debt of Parent or any preferred
stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(8) payments
of cash, dividends, distributions, advances, common stock or other Restricted Payments by Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon (A) the exercise of options or warrants, (B) the
conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person or (C) the conversion or exchange of Indebtedness or hybrid securities
into Capital Stock of any such Person;
(9) the
declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of Parent or any Disqualified Stock or preferred
stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of “Fixed Charges”
for such Person;
(10) in
the event of a Change of Control, and if no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the payment, purchase, redemption, defeasance
or other acquisition or retirement of any subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor, in each case, at a purchase price
not greater than 101% of the principal amount of such subordinated Indebtedness, plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided,
however, that if a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred prior to such payment, purchase, redemption, defeasance or
other acquisition or retirement, the Borrower (or a third party to the extent permitted by this Agreement) has made an offer to prepay
the Loans in accordance with Section 2.12(g) (it being agreed that the Borrower or any Guarantor may pay, purchase,
redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire such subordinated Indebtedness even if the purchase price exceeds 101% of the principal
amount of such subordinated Indebtedness; provided that the amount paid in excess of 101% of such principal amount is otherwise
permitted under the Restricted Payments covenant);
(11) Restricted
Payments made with Excluded Contributions;
(12) the
distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of shares of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
by, any Unrestricted Subsidiary;
(13) the
distribution or dividend of assets or Capital Stock of any Person in connection with any full or partial “spin-off” of a
Subsidiary or similar transactions; provided that (A) if such Subsidiary is not a Guarantor, no Default or Event of Default
is continuing and (B) the assets distributed or dividended do not include, directly or indirectly, any property or asset that constitutes
Collateral;
(14) the
distribution or dividend of assets or Capital Stock of any Person in connection with any full or partial “spin-off” of a
Subsidiary or similar transactions having an aggregate Fair Market Value not to exceed $600.0 million since the Second Amendment Effective
Date; provided that the assets distributed or dividended do not include, directly or indirectly, any property or asset that constitutes
Collateral;
(15) so
long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$1.0 billion, such aggregate amount to be calculated from the Second Amendment Effective Date;
(16) so
long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any Restricted Investment by Parent and/or any Restricted Subsidiary
of Parent;
(17) the
payment of any amounts in respect of any restricted stock units or other instruments or rights whose value is based in whole or in part
on the value of any Equity Interests issued to any directors, officers or employees of Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent;
(18) so
long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Restricted Payments (i) made to purchase or redeem Equity
Interests of Parent or (ii) consisting of payments in respect of any Indebtedness (whether for purchase or prepayment thereof or
otherwise);
(19) any
Restricted Payment so long as both before and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries
have Liquidity in the aggregate of at least $2,200,000,000; and
(20) Restricted
Payments in an aggregate amount which do not exceed 5.0% of the Consolidated Tangible Assets of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries
(calculated at the time of such Restricted Payment).
In the case of any Restricted Payment that is
not cash, the amount of such non-cash Restricted Payment will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or
securities proposed to be transferred or issued by Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary of Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to the
Restricted Payment.
For purposes of determining compliance with this
Section 6.01, if a proposed Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories
of Restricted Payments described in clauses (1) through (20) of subparagraph (b) of this Section 6.01,
or is entitled to be made pursuant to subparagraph (a) of this Section 6.01, Parent will be entitled to classify
on the date of its payment or later reclassify such Restricted Payment (or portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 6.01.
For the avoidance of doubt, the following shall
not constitute Restricted Payments and therefore will not be subject to any of the restrictions described in this Section 6.01:
(a) the
payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Indebtedness of
Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent that is not contractually subordinated to the Obligations;
(b) the
payment of regularly scheduled amounts in respect of, and the issuance of common stock of Parent upon conversion of, the 6% Convertible
Preferred Securities, Term Income Deferred Equity Securities (TIDES) SM issued by Continental
Airlines Finance Trust II or the underlying 6% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2030 issued by Continental; and
(c) the
conversion of the Capital Stock of the Borrower pursuant to the Airlines Merger or the conversion of the Capital Stock of the Borrower
or Parent pursuant to the Airline/Parent Merger.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
the contrary, if a Restricted Payment is made at a time when a Default has occurred and is continuing and such Default is subsequently
cured, the Default or Event of Default arising from the making of such Restricted Payment during the existence of such Default shall
simultaneously be deemed cured.
Section 6.02. [Intentionally
Omitted].
Section 6.03. [Intentionally
Omitted].
Section 6.04. Disposition
of Collateral. Neither the Borrower nor any Grantor shall sell or otherwise Dispose of any Collateral (including, without limitation,
by way of any Sale of a Grantor) except that such sale or other Disposition shall be permitted in the case of (i) a Permitted Disposition
or (ii) any other sale or Disposition, provided that, in the case of this clause (ii), (A) no Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) the Collateral Coverage Test is satisfied on a pro forma basis after giving effect
to such sale or other Disposition (including any deposit of any Net Proceeds received upon consummation thereof in an account pledged
to the Collateral Trustee (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) and subject to an Account Control Agreement and any concurrent pledge
of Cure Collateral), (C) the Borrower shall promptly provide to the Administrative Agent a Collateral Coverage Ratio Certificate
calculating the Collateral Coverage Ratio on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such sale or other Disposition (including
any pledge of Cure Collateral and/or prepayment of Loans, if any), (D) such sale or other Disposition, if to any other Person, is
an arms’ length Disposition to a third party (other than any Affiliate of the Borrower) and (E) to the extent that
the Borrower
receives any Net Proceeds from such sale or other Disposition, such Net Proceeds shall be applied as provided under Section 2.12(b);
provided that nothing contained in this Section 6.04 is intended to excuse performance by the Borrower or any Guarantor
of any requirement of any Collateral Document that would be applicable to a Disposition permitted hereunder. A Disposition of Collateral
referred to in clause (d), (e)(iv) or (f) of the definition of “Permitted Disposition” shall
not result in the automatic release of such Collateral from the security interest of the applicable Collateral Document, and the Collateral
subject to such Disposition shall continue to constitute Collateral for all purposes of the Loan Documents (without prejudice to the
rights of the Borrower to release any such Collateral pursuant to Section 6.09(c)).
Section 6.05. Transactions
with Affiliates.
(a) Parent
will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose
of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract,
agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of Parent (each an “Affiliate
Transaction”) involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $50.0 million, unless:
(1) the
Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Parent or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary (taking
into account all effects Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary expects to result from such transaction whether tangible or intangible)
than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person;
and
(2) Parent
delivers to the Administrative Agent:
(A) with
respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $100.0
million, an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with clause (1) of this Section 6.05(a);
and
(B) with
respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $200.0
million, an opinion as to the fairness to Parent or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of
view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing.
(b) The
following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of Section 6.05(a) hereof:
(1) any
employment agreement, confidentiality agreement, non-competition agreement, incentive plan, employee stock option agreement, long-term
incentive plan, profit sharing plan, employee benefit plan, officer or director indemnification agreement or any similar arrangement
entered into by Parent or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course
of business and payments pursuant thereto;
(2) transactions
between or among Parent and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries (including without limitation in connection with any full or partial “spin-off”
or similar transactions);
(3) transactions
with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of Parent) that is an Affiliate of Parent solely because Parent owns, directly or
through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;
(4) payment
of fees, compensation, reimbursements of expenses (pursuant to indemnity arrangements or otherwise) and reasonable and customary indemnities
provided to or on behalf of officers, directors, employees or consultants of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(5) any
issuance of Qualifying Equity Interests to Affiliates of Parent or any increase in the liquidation preference of preferred stock of Parent;
(6) transactions
with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services in the ordinary course of business or transactions with
joint ventures, alliances, alliance members or Unrestricted Subsidiaries entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(7) Permitted
Investments and Restricted Payments that do not violate Section 6.01 hereof;
(8) loans
or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $20.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;
(9) transactions
pursuant to agreements or arrangements in effect on the Second Amendment Effective Date or any amendment, modification or supplement
thereto or replacement thereof and any payments made or performance under any agreement as in effect on the Second Amendment Effective
Date or any amendment, replacement, extension or renewal thereof (so long as such agreement as so amended, replaced, extended or renewed
is not materially less advantageous, taken as a whole, to the Lenders than the original agreement as in effect on the Second Amendment
Effective Date);
(10) transactions
between or among Parent and/or its Subsidiaries or transactions between a Receivables Subsidiary and any Person in which the Receivables
Subsidiary has an Investment;
(11) any
transaction effected as part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction;
(12) any
purchase by Parent’s Affiliates of Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the majority of which Indebtedness
is offered to Persons who are not Affiliates of Parent;
(13) transactions
pursuant to, in connection with or contemplated by any Marketing and Service Agreement;
(14) transactions
between Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any employee labor union or other employee group of Parent or such Restricted
Subsidiary provided such transactions are not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement;
(15) transactions
with captive insurance companies of Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(16) transactions
between a Non-Recourse Financing Subsidiary and any Person in which the Non-Recourse Financing Subsidiary has an Investment.
Section 6.06. Liens.
Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to
exist any Lien of any kind on any property or asset that constitutes Collateral, except Permitted Liens.
Section 6.07. Business
Activities. Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than Permitted
Businesses, except to such extent as would not be material to Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Section 6.08. Liquidity.
Parent will not permit the aggregate amount of Liquidity at the close of any Business Day to be less than $2,000,000,000.
Section 6.09. Collateral
Coverage Ratio.
(a) Within
ten (10) Business Days after delivery of each Appraisal that is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.07(1) (such
date of delivery, a “Reference Date,” and the tenth (10th) Business Day after a Reference Date, the “Certificate
Delivery Date”), the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent a Collateral Coverage Ratio Certificate containing a
calculation of the Collateral Coverage Ratio with respect to such Reference Date. If the Collateral Coverage Ratio with respect to the
applicable Reference Date is less than 1.6 to 1.0 (the “Collateral Coverage Test”), the Parent shall, no later than
forty-five (45) days after the Certificate Delivery Date, designate Cure Collateral as additional Eligible Collateral and comply with
Section 5.12 and/or prepay or redeem or cause to be prepaid or redeemed Priority Lien Debt (as selected by the Borrower in
its sole discretion), such that, following such actions, the Collateral Coverage Test shall be satisfied.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Collateral Coverage Test shall not be satisfied solely as a result of damage to or
loss of any Collateral covered by insurance (pursuant to which the Collateral Trustee is named as loss payee and with respect to which
payments are to be delivered directly to the Collateral Trustee or the Administrative Agent) for which the insurer thereof has been notified
of the relevant claim and has not challenged such coverage, any calculation of the Collateral Coverage Ratio (and Total Collateral Coverage
Ratio) made pursuant to this Agreement shall deem the relevant Grantor to have received Net Proceeds (and to have taken all steps necessary
to have pledged such Net Proceeds as Cure Collateral) in an amount equal to the expected coverage amount (as determined
by Parent
in good faith and updated from time to time to reflect any agreements reached with the applicable insurer) and net of any amounts required
to be paid out of such proceeds and secured by a Lien until the earliest of (i) the date any such Net Proceeds are actually first
received by the Collateral Trustee or the Administrative Agent, (ii) the date that is 270 days after such damage and (iii) the
date on which any such insurer denies such claim; provided further that, prior to giving effect to this clause (b), the
Appraised Value of the Collateral shall be no less than 150% of the Total Priority Lien Principal Amount at such time. It is understood
and agreed that if the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee should receive any Net Proceeds directly from the insurer in respect
of a Recovery Event, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, shall promptly cause such proceeds to be paid
to the Parent or the applicable Grantor, or to be applied, as applicable, in accordance with Section 2.12(a).
(c) At
the Parent’s request, the Lien on any asset or type or category of asset (including after-acquired assets of that type or category)
that (i) has been Disposed in accordance with this Agreement to a Person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower
who has pledged such asset as Collateral, (ii) is or has become Excluded Property (as defined in any Collateral Document) or (iii) constitutes
Cure Collateral (other than United SRG), will, in each case, be promptly released, provided, in each case, that the following conditions
are satisfied or waived: (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (B) either (x) after giving effect
to such release, the Appraised Value of the Collateral shall satisfy the Collateral Coverage Test on a pro forma basis or (y) the
Borrower shall designate Cure Collateral as additional Eligible Collateral and comply with Section 5.12 and/or prepay or
redeem or cause to be prepaid or redeemed Priority Lien Debt (as selected by the Borrower in its sole discretion), such that, following
such actions and such release, the Collateral Coverage Test shall be satisfied on a pro forma basis, and (C) the Borrower
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Collateral Coverage Ratio Certificate demonstrating pro forma compliance with the
Collateral Coverage Test after giving effect to such release (including after giving effect to any action taken pursuant to the foregoing
clause (B)(y)). Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee agrees to promptly provide any documents or releases
reasonably requested by the Borrower to evidence any such release. For the avoidance of doubt, (aa) nothing contained in the foregoing
shall prohibit any substitution of any item of Cure Collateral (other than Routes, Slots or Gate Leaseholds, but such as engines or other
parts on an aircraft) if such substitution and related release of the Cure Collateral being replaced are permitted or required under
the applicable Collateral Document, and such permitted or required release of such replaced Cure Collateral pursuant to such Collateral
Document shall not be subject to (and shall be deemed to satisfy) the release conditions in the first sentence of this Section 6.09(c) and
(bb) if a Grantor releases (in accordance with this Section 6.09(c)) any Cure Collateral that has suffered (or corresponding
to an asset that suffered) a Recovery Event, the applicable Grantor shall be deemed to have complied with any provisions in the corresponding
Collateral Documents requiring that such Grantor take specific actions in respect of such Recovery Event.
Section 6.10. Merger,
Consolidation, or Sale of Assets.
(a) Neither
Parent nor the Borrower (whichever is applicable, the “Subject Company”) shall directly or indirectly: (i) consolidate
or merge with or into another Person (whether or not such Subject Company is the surviving corporation) or (ii) sell, assign, transfer,
convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Subject
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or
more related transactions, to another Person, unless:
(1) either:
(A) the
Subject Company is the surviving corporation; or
(B) the
Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Subject Company) or to which such sale, assignment,
transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made is an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state
of the United States or the District of Columbia; and, if such entity is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the Loans is a corporation
organized or existing under any such laws;
(2) the
Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Subject Company) or the Person to which such sale,
assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes all the obligations of the Subject Company under the Loan
Documents by operation of law (if the surviving Person is the Borrower) or pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent;
(3) immediately
after such transaction, no Event of Default exists; and
(4) the
Subject Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate stating that such consolidation, merger
or transfer complies with this Agreement.
In addition, a Subject Company will not, directly
or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of the properties and assets of such Subject Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person.
(b) Section 6.10(a) will
not apply to any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among Parent and/or any Grantor.
Clauses (3) and (4) of Section 6.10(a) will not apply to the Airlines Merger, the Airline/Parent
Merger or any merger, consolidation or transfer of assets:
(1) between
or among Parent and any of Parent’s Restricted Subsidiaries;
(2) between
or among any of Parent’s Restricted Subsidiaries; or
(3) with
or into an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reincorporating a Subject Company in another jurisdiction.
(c) Upon
any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the properties or assets of any Subject Company in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 6.10(a),
the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into or with which such
Subject Company is merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer,
lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation,
merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Agreement referring to such Subject
Company shall refer instead to the successor Person and not to such Subject Company), and may exercise every right and power of such
Subject Company under this Agreement with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as such Subject Company herein;
provided, however, that the predecessor Subject Company, if applicable, shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay
the principal of, and interest, if any, on the Loan except in the case of a sale of all of such Subject Company’s assets in a transaction
that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 6.10(a) hereof.
Section 6.11. Use
of Proceeds. Parent will not use, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to use, lend, make payments of, contribute or otherwise
make available, all or any part of the proceeds of any Borrowing (A) in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (B) for the
purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned
Country (except to the extent permitted by applicable law), or (C) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions
applicable to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 7.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 7.01. Events
of Default. In the case of the happening of any of the following events and the continuance thereof beyond the applicable grace period
if any (each, an “Event of Default”):
(a) any
representation or warranty made by the Borrower or any Guarantor in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall prove to have
been false or incorrect in any material respect when made, and such representation or warranty, to the extent capable of being corrected,
is not corrected within ten (10) Business Days after the earlier of (A) a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtaining knowledge
of such default or (B) receipt by the Borrower of notice from the Administrative Agent of such default; or
(b) default
shall be made in the payment of (i) any principal of the Loans, when and as the same shall become due and payable; (ii) any
interest on the Loans and such default shall continue unremedied for more than five (5) Business Days; or (iii) any other amount
payable hereunder when due and such default shall continue unremedied for more than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of written
notice by the Borrower from the Administrative Agent of the default in making such payment when due; or
(c) (i) default
shall be made by Parent in the due observance of the covenant contained in Section 6.09(a) hereof or (ii) default
shall be made by Parent in the due observance of the covenant in Section 6.08 and such default shall continue unremedied
for more than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of written notice by the Borrower from the Administrative Agent of such default;
or
(d) default
shall be made by the Borrower, Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary of Parent in the due observance or performance of any other covenant,
condition or agreement to be observed or performed by it pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and
such default shall continue unremedied for more than sixty (60) days after receipt of written notice by the Borrower from the Administrative
Agent of such default; or
(e) (A) any
material provision of any Loan Document to which the Borrower or a Guarantor is a party ceases to be a valid and binding obligation of
the Borrower or Guarantor for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days after the Borrower receives written notice thereof from the Administrative
Agent, or (B) the Lien on any material portion of the Collateral (having an Appraised Value in excess of $100,000,000 in the aggregate)
intended to be created by the Loan Documents shall cease to be or shall not be a valid and perfected (to the extent required hereunder
or under such Collateral Documents) Lien having the priorities contemplated hereby or thereby (subject to Permitted Liens and except
as permitted by the terms of this Agreement or the Collateral Documents or other than as a result of the action, delay or inaction of
the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee) for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days after the Borrower receives written notice
thereof from the Administrative Agent; or
(f) Parent,
the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent that, taken together, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law:
(1) commences
a voluntary case,
(2) consents
to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,
(3) consents
to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property,
(4) makes
a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or
(5) admits
in writing its inability generally to pay its debts; or
(g) a
court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(1) is
for relief against Parent, the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent that, taken together,
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;
(2) appoints
a custodian of Parent, the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent that, taken together,
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of Parent, the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary
or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or
(3) orders
the liquidation of Parent, the Borrower, any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of Parent that, taken together,
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;
and in each case the order or decree remains unstayed and
in effect for sixty (60) consecutive days; or
(h) failure
by Parent, the Borrower or any of Parent’s Restricted Subsidiaries to pay final judgments entered by a court or courts of competent
jurisdiction aggregating in excess of $150,000,000 (determined net of amounts covered by insurance policies issued by creditworthy insurance
companies or by third party indemnities or a combination thereof), which judgments are not paid, discharged, bonded, satisfied or stayed
for a period of sixty (60) days; or
(i) (1) the
Borrower or any Guarantor shall default in the performance of any obligation relating to Material Indebtedness and any applicable grace
periods shall have expired and any applicable notice requirements shall have been complied with, and as a result of such default the
holder or holders of such Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders shall have caused such Material
Indebtedness to become due prior to its scheduled final maturity date or (2) the Borrower or any Guarantor shall default in the
payment of the outstanding principal amount due on the scheduled final maturity date of any Indebtedness outstanding under one or more
agreements of the Borrower or a Guarantor, any applicable grace periods shall have expired and any applicable notice requirements shall
have been complied with and such failure to make payment when due shall be continuing for a period of more than five (5) consecutive
Business Days following the applicable scheduled final maturity date thereunder, in an aggregate principal amount at any single time
unpaid exceeding $200,000,000; or
(j) a
termination of a Plan of the Borrower pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect;
then, and in every such event and at any time thereafter during the
continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall,
by written notice to the Borrower, take one or more of the following actions, at the same or different times:
(i) terminate
forthwith the Commitments;
(ii) declare
the Loans or any portion thereof then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the principal of the Loans and other Obligations
together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under
any other Loan Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind,
all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower and the Guarantors, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document
to the contrary notwithstanding;
(iii) [Intentionally
Omitted];
(iv) set-off
amounts in any accounts (other than Escrow Accounts, Payroll Accounts or other accounts held in trust for an identified beneficiary)
maintained with the Administrative Agent (or any of its affiliates) and apply such amounts to the obligations of the Borrower and the
Guarantors hereunder and in the other Loan Documents; and
(v) exercise
any and all remedies under the Loan Documents and under applicable law available to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee
and the Lenders.
In case of any event with respect to Parent, the Borrower, any Significant
Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary described in clause
(f) or (g) of this Section 7.01, the actions and events described in clauses (i), (ii) and
(iii) above shall be required or taken automatically, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all
of which are hereby waived by the Borrower. Any payment received as a result of the exercise of remedies hereunder shall be applied in
accordance with Section 2.17(b).
SECTION 8.
THE AGENTS
Section 8.01. Administration
by Agents.
(a) Each
of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such
actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such
actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Trustee as its
collateral trustee hereunder and under the Collateral Documents and authorizes the Collateral Trustee to take such actions on its behalf
and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Collateral Trustee by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and
powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
(b) Each
of the Lenders hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, and in their sole discretion:
(i) in
connection with the sale or other disposition of any asset that is part of the Collateral of the Borrower or any other Grantor, as the
case may be, to the extent permitted by the terms of this Agreement and the Collateral Trust Agreement, to release a Lien granted to
the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, on such asset;
(ii) with
respect to the Administrative Agent only, to determine that the cost to the Borrower or any other Grantor, as the case may be, is disproportionate
to the benefit to be realized by the Secured Parties by perfecting a Lien in a given asset or group of assets included in the Collateral
and that the Borrower or such other Grantor, as the case may be, should not be required to perfect such Lien in favor of the Collateral
Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties;
(iii) to
enter into the other Loan Documents on terms acceptable to the Administrative Agent and to perform its respective obligations thereunder;
(iv) to
execute any documents or instruments necessary to release any Guarantor from the guarantees provided herein pursuant to Section 9.05;
(v) to
enter into (i) the Collateral Trust Agreement and (ii) any other intercreditor and/or subordination agreements in accordance
with Sections 6.06 and 10.18 on terms reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Trustee and the Administrative Agent, and
in each case to perform its obligations thereunder and to take such action and to exercise the powers, rights and remedies granted to
it thereunder and with respect thereto; and
(vi) to
enter into any other agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent granting Liens to the Collateral Trustee, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, on any assets of the Borrower or any other Grantor to secure the Obligations and into any amendments
in accordance with Section 10.08(a).
(c) Each
of the parties hereto agrees that at such time as the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not due and payable)
shall have been irrevocably paid in full in cash, each of the Liens granted to the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, hereunder shall automatically be discharged and released without any further action by any Person.
(d) Each
Lender irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Trustee to execute and deliver the Collateral Trust Agreement, and to take such action and
to exercise the powers, rights and remedies granted to the Collateral Trustee thereunder and with respect thereto. In addition, each
Lender hereby agrees to be bound by, and consents to, the terms and provisions of the Collateral Trust Agreement.
Section 8.02. Rights
of Administrative Agent and Collateral Trustee. Any institution serving as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee hereunder
shall have the same rights and powers in their respective capacities as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though
it were not an Administrative Agent or Collateral Trustee and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise
expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the institution serving as the Administrative Agent or Collateral
Trustee hereunder in its individual capacity. Such institution and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities
of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower
or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such institution were not the Administrative Agent or Collateral Trustee hereunder
and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
Section 8.03. Liability
of Agents.
(a) Each
of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein
and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder and thereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, (i) the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall not be
subject to
any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Administrative
Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except
discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that each such agent is required to exercise
in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances
as provided in Section 10.08 or the Collateral Trust Agreement), (iii) except as expressly set forth herein and
in the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be
liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower, Parent or any of Parent’s Subsidiaries that is communicated
to or obtained by the institution serving as an Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity and (iv) neither the
Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Trustee will be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel,
may expose the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee, as applicable, to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or
applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt, any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Federal, state
or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or that may effect a forfeiture, modification
or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership
or similar law now or hereafter in effect. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with
the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under
the circumstances as provided in Section 10.08) or in the absence of its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given
to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, Parent or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for, or have any
duty to ascertain or inquire into, (A) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (B) the
contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (C) the performance or observance
of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (D) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness
or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (E) the satisfaction of any condition set forth
in Section 4 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative
Agent.
(b) The
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any
notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been
signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee also may rely upon any statement made to it
orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower or Parent), independent
accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the
advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
(c) Each
of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee may perform any and all of its respective duties and exercise its respective rights
and powers hereunder or under any
other Loan
Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by it. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee and any
such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through its Related Parties. The exculpatory
provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Trustee and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit
facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent and Collateral Trustee.
(d) Anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Joint Bookrunners or Joint Lead Arrangers listed on the cover page hereof shall
have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable,
as the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder.
(e) In
performing its functions and duties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent is acting solely on behalf
of the Lenders (except in limited circumstances expressly provided for herein relating to the maintenance of the Register), and its duties
are entirely mechanical and administrative in nature. The motivations of the Administrative Agent are commercial in nature and not to
invest in the general performance or operations of the Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(i) the
Administrative Agent does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation or duty or any other relationship as the
agent, fiduciary or trustee of or for any Lender or holder of any other obligation other than as expressly set forth herein and in the
other Loan Documents, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and it is understood and
agreed that the use of the term “agent” (or any similar term) herein or in any other Loan Document with reference to the
Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary duty or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine
of any applicable law, and that such term is used as a matter of market custom and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative
relationship between contracting parties); additionally, each Lender agrees that it will not assert any claim against the Administrative
Agent based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement and/or the transactions
contemplated hereby; and
(ii) nothing
in this Agreement or any Loan Document shall require the Administrative Agent to account to any Lender for any sum or the profit element
of any sum received by the Administrative Agent for its own account.
Section 8.04. Reimbursement
and Indemnification. Each Lender agrees (a) to reimburse on demand the Administrative Agent (and the Collateral Trustee) for
such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure Percentage of any expenses and fees incurred for the benefit of the Lenders under this Agreement
and any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, counsel fees and compensation of agents and employees paid for services
rendered on behalf of the Lenders, and any other expense incurred in connection with the operations or enforcement thereof, not reimbursed
by the Borrower or the Guarantors and (b) to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee and
any of their Related Parties, on
demand, in
the amount equal to such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure Percentage, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed
on, incurred by, or asserted against it or any of them in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents
or any action taken or omitted by it or any of them under this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents to the extent not reimbursed by
the Borrower or the Guarantors (except such as shall result from its gross negligence or willful misconduct).
Section 8.05. Successor
Agents. Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may
resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation by the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders
shall have the right, with the consent (provided no Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing) of the Borrower (such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required
Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its
resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, with the consent (provided no Event of Default or Default has occurred or is
continuing) of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), appoint a successor Administrative Agent which
shall be a bank institution with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment
as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges
and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations
hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor
unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder,
the provisions of this Article and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent,
its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was
acting as an Administrative Agent. The Collateral Trustee may resign, and in any such event shall be replaced, in accordance with the
terms of the Collateral Trust Agreement.
Section 8.06. Independent
Lenders.
(a) Each
Lender represents and warrants that (1) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility, (2) in participating
as a Lender, it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and in providing other facilities set forth herein as may
be applicable to such Lender, in each case in the ordinary course of business, and not for the purpose of investing in the general performance
or operations of the Borrower, or for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument such as
a security (and each Lender agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing, such as a claim under the federal or state
securities laws), (3) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any arranger, 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 and (4) 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. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will,
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any arranger or any other Lender, or any of the Related Parties of
any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information (which may contain material, non-public information within the meaning
of the United States securities laws concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue
to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement
or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
(b) Each
Lender, by delivering its signature page to the Second Amendment on the Second Amendment Effective Date or delivering its signature
page to an Assignment and Assumption or any other Loan Document pursuant to which it shall become a Lender hereunder, shall be deemed
to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be delivered to,
or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date.
Section 8.07. Advances
and Payments.
(a) On
the date of each Loan, the Administrative Agent shall be authorized (but not obligated) to advance, for the account of each of the Lenders,
the amount of the Loan to be made by it in accordance with its Commitment hereunder. Should the Administrative Agent do so, each of the
Lenders agrees forthwith to reimburse the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the amount so advanced on its behalf
by the Administrative Agent, together with interest at the Federal Funds Effective Rate if not so reimbursed on the date due from and
including such date but not including the date of reimbursement.
(b) Any
amounts received by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement (other than amounts to which the Administrative Agent
is entitled pursuant to Sections 2.19, 8.04 and 10.04), the application of which is not otherwise provided for in
this Agreement, shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.17(b). All amounts to be paid to a Lender by the Administrative
Agent shall be credited to that Lender, after collection by the Administrative Agent, in immediately available funds either by wire transfer
or deposit in that Lender’s correspondent account with the Administrative Agent, as such Lender and the Administrative Agent shall
from time to time agree.
(c) Each
Lender hereby agrees that (x) if the Administrative Agent notifies such Lender that the Administrative Agent has determined in
its sole discretion that any funds received by such Lender from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (whether as a payment,
prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or otherwise; individually and collectively, a “Payment”) were
erroneously transmitted to such Lender (whether or not known to such Lender), and demands the return of such Payment (or a portion thereof),
such Lender shall promptly, but in no event later than two Business Days thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of
any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect
of each day from
and
including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative
Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on
interbank compensation from time to time in effect, and (y) to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Lender shall not assert,
and hereby waives, as to the Administrative Agent, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to
any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Payments received, including without limitation any
defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender under
this Section 8.07(c) shall be
conclusive, absent manifest error.
(i) Each
Lender hereby further agrees that if it receives a Payment from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (x) that
is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment sent by the Administrative Agent (or
any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Payment (a “Payment Notice”) or (y) that was not preceded or accompanied
by a Payment Notice, it shall be on notice, in each such case, that an error has been made with respect to such Payment. Each Lender
agrees that, in each such case, or if it otherwise becomes aware a Payment (or portion thereof) may have been sent in error, such Lender
shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand from the Administrative Agent, it shall promptly,
but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion
thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including
the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent
at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on
interbank compensation from time to time in effect.
(ii) The
Borrower and each Guarantor hereby agrees that an erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any
Obligations owed by the Borrower or any Guarantor, except, in each case, to the extent such Payment is, and solely with respect to the
amount of such Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower or any Guarantor for the purpose
of making such Payment.
(iii) Each
party’s obligations under this Section 8.07(c) shall survive the resignation or replacement of the
Administrative Agent or any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments
or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under any Loan Document.
For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall limit or waive any
of the Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s rights or remedies to enforce return of any Payment.
Section 8.08. Sharing
of Setoffs. Each Lender agrees that, except to the extent this Agreement expressly provides for payments to be allocated to a particular
Lender, if it shall, through the exercise either by it or any of its banking Affiliates of a right of banker’s lien, setoff or
counterclaim against the Borrower or a Guarantor, including, but not limited to, a secured
claim under
Section 506 of the Bankruptcy Code or other security or interest arising from, or in lieu of, such secured claim and received by
such Lender (or any of its banking Affiliates) under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or otherwise, obtain
payment in respect of its Loans as a result of which the unpaid portion of its Loans is proportionately less than the unpaid portion
of the Loans of any other Lender (a) it shall promptly purchase at par (and shall be deemed to have thereupon purchased) from such
other Lender a participation in the Loans of such other Lender, so that the aggregate unpaid principal amount of each Lender’s
Loans and its participation in Loans of the other Lenders shall be in the same proportion to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of
all Loans then outstanding as the principal amount of its Loans prior to the obtaining of such payment was to the principal amount of
all Loans outstanding prior to the obtaining of such payment and (b) such other adjustments shall be made from time to time as shall
be equitable to ensure that the Lenders share such payment pro-rata, provided that if any such non-pro-rata payment is thereafter recovered
or otherwise set aside, such purchase of participations shall be rescinded (without interest). The Borrower expressly consents
to the foregoing arrangements and agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that any Lender holding (or deemed to be holding) a
participation in a Loan acquired pursuant to this Section or any of its banking Affiliates may exercise any and all rights of banker’s
lien, setoff or counterclaim with respect to any and all moneys owing by the Borrower to such Lender as fully as if such Lender was the
original obligee thereon, in the amount of such participation. The provisions of this Section 8.08 shall not be construed to apply
to (a) any payment made by the Borrower or a Guarantor pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including
the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (b) any payment obtained by any Lender as consideration
for the assignment or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or other Obligations owed to it.
Section 8.09. Withholding
Taxes. To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount
equivalent to any withholding tax applicable to such payment. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority asserts
a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason,
or the Administrative Agent has paid over to the Internal Revenue Service applicable withholding tax relating to a payment to a Lender
but no deduction has been made from such payment, without duplication of any indemnification obligations set forth in Section 8.04,
such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent
as tax or otherwise, including any penalties or interest and together with any expenses incurred.
Section 8.10. Appointment
by Secured Parties. Each Secured Party that is not a party to this Agreement shall be deemed to have appointed the Administrative
Agent as its agent and the Collateral Trustee as its collateral agent under the Loan Documents in accordance with the terms of this Section 8
and to have acknowledged that the provisions of this Section 8 apply to such Secured Party mutatis mutandis as
though it were a party hereto (and any acceptance by such Secured Party of the benefits of this Agreement or any other Loan Document
shall be deemed an acknowledgment of the foregoing).
SECTION 9.
GUARANTY
Section 9.01. Guaranty.
(a) Each
of the Guarantors unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the due and punctual payment by the Borrower of the Obligations (including
interest accruing on and after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or of reorganization of the obligor whether or not post filing
interest is allowed in such proceeding) (collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations” and the obligations of each Guarantor
in respect thereof, its “Guaranty Obligations”). Each of the Guarantors further agrees that, to the extent permitted
by applicable law, the Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and
it will remain bound upon this guaranty notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any of the Obligations. The Obligations of the Guarantors
shall be joint and several. Each of the Guarantors further agrees that its guaranty hereunder is a primary obligation of such Guarantor
and not merely a contract of surety.
(b) To
the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Guarantors waives presentation to, demand for payment from and protest to the Borrower
or any other Guarantor, and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall not, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, be affected by (i) the failure of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee or a Lender
to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Borrower or any other Guarantor under the provisions of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise; (ii) any extension or renewal of any provision hereof or thereof; (iii) any
rescission, waiver, compromise, acceleration, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of any of the Loan Documents;
(iv) the release, exchange, waiver or foreclosure of any security held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee for
the Obligations or any of them; (v) the failure of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee or a Lender to exercise any
right or remedy against any other Guarantor; or (vi) the release or substitution of any Collateral or any other Guarantor.
(c) To
the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Guarantors further agrees that this guaranty constitutes a guaranty of payment when
due and not just of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee
or a Lender to any security held for payment of the Obligations or to any balance of any deposit, account or credit on the books of the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee or a Lender in favor of the Borrower or any other Guarantor, or to any other Person.
(d) To
the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Guarantors hereby waives any defense that it might have based on a failure to remain
informed of the financial condition of the Borrower and of any other Guarantor and any circumstances affecting the ability of the Borrower
to perform under this Agreement.
(e) To
the extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor’s guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity
or enforceability of the Obligations or any other instrument evidencing any Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability,
perfection,
or extent of any collateral therefor or by any other circumstance
relating to the Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to this guaranty (other than payment in full in cash of the Obligations
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (other than those that constitute unasserted contingent indemnification obligations)).
Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of the Lenders makes any representation or warranty in respect to any such circumstances or
shall have any duty or responsibility whatsoever to any Guarantor in respect of the management and maintenance of the Obligations.
(f) Upon
the occurrence of the Obligations becoming due and payable (by acceleration or otherwise), the Lenders shall be entitled to immediate
payment of such Obligations by the Guarantors upon written demand by the Administrative Agent.
Section 9.02. No
Impairment of Guaranty. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be subject
to any reduction, limitation or impairment for any reason, including, without limitation, any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration
or compromise, other than pursuant to a written agreement in compliance with Section 10.08 and shall not be subject to any defense
or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Obligations.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder
shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by the failure of the Administrative Agent or a Lender to assert any claim
or demand or to enforce any remedy under this Agreement or any other agreement, by any waiver or modification of any provision hereof
or thereof, by any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Obligations, or by any other act or thing
or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Guarantors or
would otherwise operate as a discharge of the Guarantors as a matter of law.
Section 9.03. Continuation
and Reinstatement, etc. Each Guarantor further agrees that its guaranty hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated,
as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Secured Party upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or a Guarantor, or
otherwise.
Section 9.04. Subrogation.
Upon payment by any Guarantor of any sums to the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder, all rights of such Guarantor against the
Borrower arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation or otherwise, shall in all respects be subordinate and junior in
right of payment to the prior payment in full of all the Obligations (including interest accruing on and after the filing of any petition
in bankruptcy or of reorganization of an obligor whether or not post filing interest is allowed in such proceeding). If any amount shall
be paid to such Guarantor for the account of the Borrower relating to the Obligations prior to payment in full of the Obligations, such
amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders to be credited and applied to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.
Section 9.05. Discharge
of Guaranty.
(a) In
the event of any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Guarantor (other than Parent), by way of
merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other disposition of all Capital Stock of any Guarantor (other than Parent), in each
case to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transactions) Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary of Parent
or the merger or consolidation of a Guarantor with or into the Borrower or another Guarantor, in each case, in a transaction permitted
under this Agreement, then such Guarantor (in the event of a sale or other disposition, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise,
of all of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor) or the corporation acquiring the property (in the event of a sale or other disposition
of all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor) will be automatically released and relieved of any obligations under its
Guarantee of the Guaranteed Obligations.
(b) Upon
the release or Disposition of all Collateral owned by a Guarantor in a transaction permitted hereunder and in compliance with the terms
hereof, such Guarantor may be designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Upon such designation, such Guarantor will be automatically released and relieved of any obligations under its Guarantee of the Guaranteed
Obligations. In addition, upon the request of the Borrower, the guarantee of any Guarantor (other than the Parent) that is no longer
a Grantor shall be promptly released; provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result
therefrom.
(c) The
Administrative Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver, at the Borrower’s expense, such documents
as the Borrower or any such Guarantor may reasonably request to evidence the release of the guarantee of such Guarantor provided herein.
SECTION 10.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01. Notices.
(a) Except
in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) below),
all notices and other communications provided for herein or under any other Loan Document shall be in writing (including by facsimile
or electronic mail (other than to the Borrower or any Guarantor, unless agreed by the Borrower in its sole discretion) pursuant to procedures
approved by the Administrative Agent), and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered
mail or sent by telecopy or electronic mail (other than to the Borrower or any Guarantor, unless agreed by the Borrower in its sole discretion),
as follows:
(i) if
to the Borrower or any Guarantor, to it at United Airlines, 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Telecopier No.: 872-825-0316,
email: pam.hendry@united.com; in each case Attention: Treasurer;
(ii) if
to JPMCB as the Administrative Agent from the Borrower, to JPMCB at the address separately provided in writing to the Borrower;
(iii) if
to JPMCB as the Administrative Agent from any Lender, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Loan Services, 500 Stanton Christiana Road,
Ops 2, Floor 01, Newark, DE 19713-2105, email: kevin.c.campbell@chase.com, Attention of: Kevin Campbell; Loan and Agency Services Group
(Fax No. 1 (302) 634-5280);
(iv) if
to any Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in Annex A hereto or, if subsequently delivered, an Assignment
and Acceptance; and
(v) if
to Wilmington Trust, National Association, as the Collateral Trustee, to Wilmington Trust, National Association, 1100 North Market Street,
Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, facsimile number (302) 636-4140, Email: cmay@wilmingtontrust.com.
(b) Notices
and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved
by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Section 2 unless otherwise
agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its reasonable discretion,
agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it;
provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications; provided, further,
that no such approval shall be required for any notice delivered to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail pursuant to Section 2.05(b) or
Section 2.13(a).
(c) Any
party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties
hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed
to have been given on the date of receipt.
Section 10.02. Successors
and Assigns.
(a) The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall
be null and void), provided that the foregoing shall not restrict any transaction permitted by Section 6.10, and (ii) no
Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 10.02.
Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective
successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section 10.02)
and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee and the Lenders)
any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) (i) Subject
to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of
its rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including
all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to
be unreasonably withheld) of:
(A) the
Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment (I) if the
assignee is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of a Lender, in each case so long as such assignee is an Eligible
Assignee, and (II) of Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.02(g); and
(B) the
Borrower; provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment (I) if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(b),
Section 7.01(f) (with respect to the Parent or the Borrower) or Section 7.01(g) (with respect to the
Parent or the Borrower) has occurred and is continuing, (II) if the assignee is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved
Fund of a Lender, in each case so long as such assignee is an Eligible Assignee, or (III) by the Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners
or any of their respective Affiliates as part of the primary syndication of the Term Loans (as determined by the Joint Lead Arrangers
and Joint Bookrunners and as previously consented to in writing (including by email) by the Borrower), in each case so long as such assignee
is an Eligible Assignee; provided, further, that the Borrower’s consent will be deemed given with respect to a proposed
assignment if no response is received within ten (10) Business Days after having received a written request from such Lender pursuant
to this Section 10.02(b).
(ii) Assignments
shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) any
assignment of any portion of the Commitments or Term Loans shall be made to an Eligible Assignee;
(B) except
in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining
amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans, the amount of such Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to
each such assignment (determined as of the Effective Date (as defined in the corresponding Assignment and Acceptance)) shall not be less
than $1,000,000, in each case unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent; provided that, any such assignment
shall be aggregated amongst Affiliates and Approved Funds for the purpose of determining whether the applicable $1,000,000 threshold
has been met, provided, further that no consent of the Borrower shall be required with respect to such assignment if an
Event of Default under Section 7.01(b), Section 7.01(f) (with respect to the Parent or the Borrower) or
Section 7.01(g) (with respect to the Parent or the Borrower) has occurred and is continuing;
(C) each
partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations
under this Agreement;
(D) the
parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing
and recordation fee of $3,500 for the account of the Administrative Agent; provided that no such fee shall be payable for assignments
initiated to or from the Joint Bookrunners within 30 days of the Second Amendment Effective Date;
(E) the
assignee, if it was not a Lender immediately prior to such assignment, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire
in a form as the Administrative Agent may require; and
(F) notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, any assignment of any Term Loans to the Borrower shall be subject to the requirements of Section 10.02(g).
For
the purposes of this Section 10.02(b), the term “Approved Fund” means with respect to any Lender, any
Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions
of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate
of such Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages such Lender.
(iii) Subject
to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section 10.02, from and after the effective
date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest
assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender
thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this
Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under
this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14,
2.16 and 10.04). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply
with this Section 10.02 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such
rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section 10.02.
(iv) The
Administrative Agent shall maintain at its offices a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation
of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to
the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest
error, and the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the
Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.
The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable
prior notice.
(v) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, no assignment may be made hereunder to any Defaulting Lender or any of its subsidiaries, or
any Person
who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute
any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (v).
(vi) In
connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment will be effective unless
and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment make such additional payments
to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment,
purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent
of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting
Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment
liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Borrower, Administrative Agent, and each other Lender hereunder (and interest
accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans in accordance with its Aggregate
Exposure Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender
hereunder becomes effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such
interest will be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
(c) Upon
its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed
administrative questionnaire in a form as the Administrative Agent may require (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder),
the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment
required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance and record
the information contained therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed
to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04(b), 8.04 or 10.04(d), the Administrative
Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Acceptance and record the information therein in the Register unless and
until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment shall be effective for purposes
of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(d) (i) Any
Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities
(a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including
all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement
shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such
obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with
such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant
to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and
to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument
may
provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant,
agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 10.08(a) that affects such Participant.
Subject to Section 10.02(d)(ii), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections
2.14 and 2.16 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.02(b).
To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 8.08 as though it were
a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to the requirements of Section 8.08 as though it were a Lender.
Each Lender that sells a participation, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain a register
on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s
interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”); provided that
no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity
of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans or its other obligations under
this Agreement or any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan or
other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in
the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender, the Borrower, a Guarantor and the Administrative
Agent shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register pursuant to the terms hereof as the owner of such participation
for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.
(ii) A
Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.14 or 2.16 than the applicable Lender
would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant and shall be subject to the terms of Section 2.18(a).
The Lender selling the participation to such Participant shall be subject to the terms of Section 2.18(b) if such Participant
requests compensation or additional amounts pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.16. A Participant that would be a Foreign
Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.16 unless such Participant agrees, for the
benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Sections 2.16(f), 2.16(g) and 2.16(h) as though it were a Lender.
(e) Any
Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations
of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any central
bank having jurisdiction over such Lender, and this Section 10.02 shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security
interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations
hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(f) Any
Lender may, in connection with any assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation pursuant to this Section 10.02,
disclose to the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant, any information relating to the Borrower or any of the Guarantors
furnished to such Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of the Guarantors; provided that prior to any such disclosure,
each such assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant provides to the Administrative Agent its agreement in writing to
be bound for the
benefit of the Borrower by either the provisions of Section 10.03
or other provisions at least as restrictive as Section 10.03.
(g) Notwithstanding
anything else to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may assign all or a portion of its Term Loans of any Class to
the Borrower in accordance with Section 10.02(b); provided that:
(i) the
assigning Lender and the Borrower purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans, as applicable, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative
Agent an Assignment and Acceptance;
(ii) any
Term Loans assigned to the Borrower shall be automatically and permanently cancelled upon the effectiveness of such assignment and will
thereafter no longer be outstanding for any purpose hereunder;
(iii) the
purchase price of any such assignment may not be funded with the proceeds of any Revolving Loans (as defined in the Revolving Credit
Agreement);
(iv) no
Event of Default has occurred or is continuing;
(v) the
aggregate amount of such Term Loans assigned to the Borrower (or any Affiliate of the Borrower) shall not exceed an aggregate principal
amount of $500,000,000;
(vi) at
the time of any such assignment effected pursuant to a Dutch Auction, the Borrower shall affirm to the assigning Term Lenders the No
Undisclosed MNPI Representation with respect to its directors and officers (and shall affirm that such No Undisclosed MNPI Representation
had been true and correct at the commencement of such Dutch Auction) with respect to the proposed assignment (it being understood that
no such assignment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 10.02(g) shall be required to be made by Dutch Auction); and
(vii) the
assignment to the Borrower and cancellation of Term Loans shall not constitute a mandatory or voluntary payment for purposes of Section 2.12
or 2.13 and shall not be subject to Section 8.08, but the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans
shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans purchased pursuant to this Section 10.02(g),
and each principal repayment installment with respect to the Term Loans of such Class shall be reduced pro rata by the aggregate
principal amount of Term Loans of such Class purchased hereunder.
Section 10.03. Confidentiality.
Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee and each Lender (each, a “Lender Party”) agrees to keep any
information delivered or made available by the Borrower or any of the Guarantors to it confidential, in accordance with its customary
procedures, from anyone other than persons employed or retained by such Lender Party or its Affiliates who are or are expected to become
engaged in evaluating, approving, structuring, insuring or administering the Loans, and who are advised by such Lender Party of the confidential
nature of such information; provided that nothing herein shall prevent any
Lender Party
from disclosing such information (a) to any of its Affiliates and their respective agents, directors and advisors (it being
understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed
to keep such information confidential) or to any other Lender Party, (b) upon the order of any court or administrative agency, (c) upon
the request or demand of any regulatory agency or authority (including any self-regulatory authority), (d) which has been publicly
disclosed other than as a result of a disclosure by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee or any Lender which is not permitted
by this Agreement, (e) in connection with any litigation to which the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee, any Lender,
or their respective Affiliates may be a party to the extent reasonably required under applicable rules of discovery, (f) to
the extent reasonably required in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder, (g) to such Lender Party’s legal counsel,
independent auditors, accountants and other professional advisors, (h) on a confidential basis to (I) any rating agency in
connection with rating the Parent and its Subsidiaries or the Term Loan Facility or (II) any direct or indirect provider of credit
protection to such Lender Party or its Affiliates (or its brokers), (i) with the consent of the Borrower, (j) to any actual
or proposed participant or assignee of all or part of its rights hereunder or to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty (or
the professional advisors thereto) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations, in each case,
subject to the proviso in Section 10.02(f) (with any reference to any assignee or participant set forth in such proviso
being deemed to include a reference to such contractual counterparty for purposes of this Section 10.03(j)), (k) to
the extent that such information is received by such Lender Party from a third party that is not, to such Lender Party’s knowledge,
subject to confidentiality obligations to the Borrower and (l) to the extent that such information is independently developed by
such Lender Party. If any Lender Party is in any manner requested or required to disclose any of the information delivered or made available
to it by the Borrower or any of the Guarantors under clauses (b) or (e) of this Section, such Lender Party
will, to the extent permitted by law, provide the Borrower or Guarantor with prompt notice, to the extent reasonable, so that the Borrower
or Guarantor may seek, at its sole expense, a protective order or other appropriate remedy or may waive compliance with this Section 10.03.
Section 10.04. Expenses;
Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
(a) (i)
The Borrower shall pay or reimburse: (A) all reasonable fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent,
the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Joint Bookrunners (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of Milbank LLP, counsel
to the Administrative Agent) associated with the syndication of the credit facility provided for herein, and the preparation, execution
and delivery of the Loan Documents and (in the case of the Administrative Agent) any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions
hereof requested by the Borrower (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated); and (B) in
connection with any enforcement of the Loan Documents, (i) all fees and out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent (including
the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single legal counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred during the continuance
of a Default (and, in the case of an actual conflict of interest where one or more Lenders desire to retain separate counsel, another
single firm of counsel for such affected Lenders), (ii) all such fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including
the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of (aa) a single legal counsel for the Administrative Agent and (bb) a single legal
counsel for all the
Lenders,
taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, an additional counsel to all such similarly
situated Lenders)) incurred during the continuance of an Event of Default; and (C) all reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket costs,
expenses, taxes, assessments and other charges (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of legal counsel for the
Administrative Agent) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any filing, registration, recording or perfection of any
security interest contemplated by any Loan Document or incurred in connection with any release or addition of Collateral after the Closing
Date.
(i) All
payments or reimbursements pursuant to the foregoing clause (a)(i) shall be paid within thirty (30) days of written demand
together with back-up documentation supporting such reimbursement request.
(b) The
Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Trustee and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing
Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of legal counsel
for the Administrative Agent and a single legal counsel for all Indemnitees, taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived
conflict of interest, an additional counsel to all such similarly situated parties), arising out of, in connection with, or as a result
of any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding (including any investigating, preparing for or defending
any such claims, actions, suits, investigations or proceedings, whether or not in connection with pending or threatened litigation in
which such Indemnitee is a party), whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a
party thereto and whether or not any such claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding is brought by the Borrower, its equity holders,
its Affiliates, its creditors or any other person, relating to (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement
or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation
of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or the use of the proceeds therefrom or (iii) any
actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries,
or any Environmental Liability related in any way to, or asserted against, the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that
the foregoing indemnity will not, as to any Indemnitee (or its Related Parties), be available to the extent that such losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or related expenses (i) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment
to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or breach of any Loan Document by, such Indemnitee (or
of any of its Related Parties), and in such case such Indemnitee (and its Related Parties) shall repay the Borrower the amount of any
expenses previously reimbursed by the Borrower in connection with any such loss, claims, damages, expenses or liability to such Indemnitee
and, to the extent not repaid by any of them, such Indemnitee’s Related Parties not a party to this Agreement or (ii) result
from any proceeding between or among Indemnitees that does not involve an action or omission by the Borrower or its Affiliates (other
than claims against any Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as the agent or arranger or any other similar role under
the Term Loan Facility (excluding its role as a Lender). This Section 10.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes
other than Taxes that represent losses or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.
(c) In
case any action or proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnitee in respect of which indemnity may be sought against
the Borrower under the provisions of any Loan Document, such Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Borrower in writing and the Borrower
shall, if requested by such Indemnitee or if the Borrower desires to do so, assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnitee but only if (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) such
action or proceeding does not involve any risk of criminal liability or material risk of material civil money penalties being imposed
on such Indemnitee. The Borrower shall not enter into any settlement of any such action or proceeding that admits any Indemnitee’s
misconduct or negligence. The failure to so notify the Borrower shall not affect any obligations the Borrower may have to such Indemnitee
under the Loan Documents or otherwise other than to the extent that the Borrower is materially adversely affected by such failure. The
Indemnitees shall have the right to employ separate counsel in such action or proceeding and participate in the defense thereof, but
the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnitees unless: (i) the Borrower has agreed to pay such
fees and expenses, (ii) the Borrower has failed to assume the defense of such action or proceeding and employ counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnitees or (iii) the Indemnitees shall have been advised in writing by counsel that under prevailing ethical
standards there may be a conflict between the positions of the Borrower and the Indemnitees in conducting the defense of such action
or proceeding or that there may be legal defenses available to the Indemnitees different from or in addition to those available to the
Borrower, in which case, if the Indemnitees notify the Borrower in writing that they elect to employ separate counsel at the expense
of the Borrower, the Borrower shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action or proceeding on behalf of the Indemnitees;
provided, however, that, without limiting clause (b) above, the Borrower shall not, in connection with any
one such action or proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related actions or proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising
out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be responsible hereunder for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one
such firm of separate counsel, in addition to any local counsel. The Borrower shall not be liable for any settlement of any such action
or proceeding effected without the written consent of the Borrower (which shall not be unreasonably withheld).
(d) To
the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent under paragraph (a) or
(b) of this Section 10.04, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent such portion of the
unpaid amount equal to such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed
expense or indemnity payment is sought); provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability
or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such.
(e) To
the extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereto shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any other party hereto,
on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising
out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any
Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that, nothing in this clause (e) shall relieve the Borrower of any
obligation it may have to indemnify an Indemnitee against special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages asserted against such
Indemnitee by a third party.
Section 10.05. Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
(a) This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
(b) Each
party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York,
and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and each of the parties
hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined
in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final
judgment in any such action or proceeding shall, to the extent permitted by law, be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions
by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(c) Each
party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection
which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement
in any court referred to in Section 10.05(b). Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) Each
party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 10.01. Nothing
in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 10.06. No
Waiver. No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee or any of the Lenders to exercise, and no delay
in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder or any of the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, power or remedy. All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
Section 10.07. Extension
of Maturity. Should any payment of principal of or interest or any other amount due hereunder become due and payable on a day other
than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of principal, interest
shall be payable thereon at the rate herein specified during such extension.
Section 10.08. Amendments, etc.
(a) No
modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any Collateral Document (other than any Account Control Agreement
or as otherwise expressly provided in any Collateral Document, including the Collateral Trust Agreement, with respect to amendment of
Collateral Documents), and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless
the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or signed by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required
Lenders), and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific
instance
and for the purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such modification, waiver or amendment shall without
the prior written consent of:
(i) each
Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (A) increase the Commitment of any Lender or extend the termination date of the Commitment
of any Lender (it being understood that a waiver of an Event of Default shall not constitute an increase in or extension of the termination
date of the Commitment of a Lender), or (B) reduce the principal amount of any Loan, or the rate of interest payable thereon (provided
that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary for a waiver of default interest referred to in Section 2.08),
or extend any date for the payment of principal, interest or Fees hereunder or reduce any Fees payable hereunder or extend the final
maturity of the Borrower’s obligations hereunder, (C) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.17(b) or
(D) amend Section 2.17 or otherwise modify the pro rata payment provisions therein;
(ii) all
of the Lenders (A) amend or modify any provision of this Agreement which provides for the unanimous consent or approval of the Lenders,
(B) amend this Section 10.08 that has the effect of changing the number or percentage of Lenders that must approve any
modification, amendment, waiver or consent or modify the percentage of the Lenders required in the definition of Required Lenders, (C) alter
the relative priority of the Liens in favor of the holders of Priority Lien Debt or (D) release all or substantially all of the
Liens granted to the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder or under any other Loan Document (except to
the extent contemplated by Section 6.09 on the date hereof or by the terms of the Collateral Documents), or release all or
substantially all of the Guarantors (except to the extent contemplated by Section 9.05);
(iii) [intentionally
omitted];
(iv) the
Required Class Lenders of each Class that is being allocated a lesser repayment or prepayment as a result thereof (relating
to the amount of repayment or prepayment being allocated to another Class), change the application of prepayments as among or between
Classes under Section 2.12 (it being understood that if additional Loans under this Agreement consented to by the Required
Lenders or additional Loans pursuant to Section 2.27 are made, such new Loans may be included on a pro rata basis in the
various prepayments required pursuant to Section 2.12); and
(v) all
Lenders under any Class, reduce the percentage specified in the definition of “Required Class Lenders” with respect
to such Class;
provided
further, that any Collateral Document may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified with the consent of the applicable
Grantor and the Collateral Trustee (i) to add assets (or categories of assets) to the Collateral covered by such Collateral Document,
as contemplated by the definition of “Cure Collateral” set forth in Section 1.01 hereof or (ii) to remove
any asset or type or category of asset (including after-acquired assets of that type or category) from the Collateral covered by such
Collateral Document to the extent the release thereof is permitted by the Loan Documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Section 10.08(a));
provided that, if
any such amendment, supplement or modification would change the terms
and conditions (including in connection with the addition or removal of any categories of assets) reflected in the corresponding Collateral
Document, or as required by the definition of “Cure Collateral” set forth in Section 1.01 hereof or otherwise,
then the reasonable consent of the Administrative Agent shall also be required.
(b) No
such amendment or modification shall adversely affect the rights and obligations of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Trustee
hereunder without its prior written consent.
(c) No
notice to or demand on the Borrower or any Guarantor shall entitle the Borrower or any Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand
in the same, similar or other circumstances. Each assignee under Section 10.02(b) shall be bound by any amendment, modification,
waiver, or consent authorized as provided herein, and any consent by a Lender shall bind any Person subsequently acquiring an interest
on the Loans held by such Lender. No amendment to this Agreement shall be effective against the Borrower or any Guarantor unless signed
by the Borrower or such Guarantor, as the case may be.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.08(a), (i) in the event that the Borrower requests that this Agreement
be modified or amended in a manner which would require the unanimous consent of all of the Lenders or the consent of all Lenders directly
and adversely affected thereby and, in each case, such modification or amendment is agreed to by the Required Lenders, then the Borrower
may replace any non-consenting Lender in accordance with an assignment pursuant to Section 10.02 (and such non-consenting
Lender shall reasonably cooperate in effecting such assignment); provided that (x) such amendment or modification can be
effected as a result of the assignment contemplated by such Section (together with all other such assignments required by the Borrower
to be made pursuant to this clause (i)) and (y) such non-consenting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal
to the outstanding principal amount of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued Fees and all other amounts due and payable to it
under this Agreement from the applicable assignee or the Borrower; (ii) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or
disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without
the consent of such Lender (it being understood that the Commitment and the outstanding Loans or other extensions of credit held or deemed
held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for a vote of the Lenders hereunder requiring any consent of the Lenders), (iii) notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, any modifications or amendments under any Extension Amendment entered in accordance with Section 2.28
may be made without the consent of the Required Lenders and (iv) if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly
identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature in any provision of the Loan Documents, then
the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without
any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders
within five (5) Business Days after written notice thereof to the Lenders.
(e) In
addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.08(a), this Agreement and, as appropriate, the
other Loan Documents may be amended with
the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and
the Lenders providing the relevant Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion
of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (x) to permit the refinancing, replacement or modification of all outstanding Term
Loans of any tranche (“Refinanced Term Loans”) with a replacement term loan tranche (“Replacement Term Loans”)
hereunder and (y) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of Required Lenders;
provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal
amount of such Refinanced Term Loans, (b) the Applicable Margin for such Replacement Term Loans shall not be higher than the Applicable
Margin for such Refinanced Term Loans, (c) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter
than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinanced Term Loans at the time of such refinancing (except to the extent of nominal
amortization for periods where amortization has been eliminated as a result of prepayment of the applicable Term Loans) and (d) all
other terms applicable to such Replacement Term Loans shall be substantially identical to or less favorable to the Lenders providing
such Replacement Term Loans than those applicable to the Lenders of such Refinanced Term Loans, except to the extent necessary to provide
for covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the Latest Maturity Date in effect immediately prior to such refinancing.
(f) In
addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.08(a), this Agreement and, as appropriate, the
other Loan Documents, may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent
and the Borrower (a) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement (whether pursuant to Section 2.27
or otherwise) and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in
respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans and the accrued interest
and fees in respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of
the Required Lenders.
(g) In
addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 7.01 or Section 10.08(a), following the consummation
of any Extension pursuant to Section 2.28, no modification, amendment or waiver (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any forbearance
agreement entered into with respect to this Agreement) shall limit the right of any non-extending Lender (each, a “Non-Extending
Lender”) to enforce its right to receive payment of amounts due and owing to such Non-Extending Lender on the applicable Term
Loan Maturity Date, applicable to the Loans of such Non-Extending Lenders without the prior written consent of Non-Extending Lenders
that would constitute the Required Class Lenders with respect to any affected Class of such Loans if the Non-Extending Lenders
were the only Lenders hereunder at the time.
(h) It
is understood that the amendment provisions of this Section 10.08 shall not apply to extensions of the Term Loan Maturity Date made
in accordance with Section 2.28.
Section 10.09. Severability.
Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity
of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 10.10. Headings.
Section headings used herein are for convenience only and are not to affect the construction of or be taken into consideration in
interpreting this Agreement.
Section 10.11. Survival.
All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered
in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party
or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Event of Default
or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder. The provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.15,
2.16 and 10.04 and Section 8 shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans and the Commitments, or the termination of this Agreement or any provision
hereof.
Section 10.12. Execution
in Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different
counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This
Agreement constitutes the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all previous
agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, transferees and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of
a signature page of (x) this Agreement, (y) any other Loan Document and/or (z) any document, amendment, approval,
consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement, any other Loan
Document and/or the transactions contemplated hereby and/or thereby (each an “Ancillary Document”) that is an electronic
signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature
page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement, such other Loan Document or such Ancillary
Document, as applicable. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and
words of like import in or relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to include
electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf. or
any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), 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; provided that, without limiting the foregoing, (A) the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall
be entitled to rely on such electronic signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Guarantors without further
verification thereof and without any obligation to review the appearance or form of any such electronic signature and (B) upon the
request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any electronic signature shall be promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower and each Guarantor hereby (A) agrees that, for all purposes, including
without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy
proceedings
or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and the Borrower and each Guarantor, electronic signatures transmitted by
telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page and/or any electronic
images of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall have the same legal effect, validity and
enforceability as any paper original, (B) the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more
copies of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document in the form of an imaged electronic record in any format,
which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document (and all
such electronic records shall be considered an original for all purposes and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability
as a paper record), (C) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement,
any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, any other
Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document and (D) waives any claim against any Lender-related Person for any liabilities arising
solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender’s reliance on or use of electronic signatures and/or transmissions
by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page, including any
liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Borrower and each Guarantor to use any available security measures in connection
with the execution, delivery or transmission of any electronic signature.
Section 10.13. USA
Patriot Act; Beneficial Ownership Regulation. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the Patriot Act and the requirements
of 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230 (the “Beneficial Ownership Regulation” ) hereby notifies the Borrower and each Guarantor
that pursuant to the requirements of the Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, it is required to obtain, verify and record information
that identifies the Borrower and each Guarantor, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and each Guarantor and
other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower and each Guarantor in accordance with the Patriot Act and the
Beneficial Ownership Regulation (after giving effect to any applicable exclusions under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, including,
without limitation, 31 C.F.R. §1010.230(e)(2)). This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the Patriot Act and
the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and is effective for each Lender subject thereto.
Section 10.14. New
Value. It is the intention of the parties hereto that any provision of Collateral by the Borrower as a condition to, or in connection
with, the making of any Loan shall be made as a contemporaneous exchange for new value given by the Lenders to the Borrower.
Section 10.15. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO
A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE,
AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION,
SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER
AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE
BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.15.
Section 10.16. No
Fiduciary Duty.
(a) The
Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that no Lender Party will, in its capacity
as a Lender Party, have any obligations except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents and each
Lender Party is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Borrower with respect to the Loan
Documents and the transactions contemplated herein and therein and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the
Borrower or any other person. The Borrower agrees that it will not assert any claim against any Lender Party based on an alleged breach
of fiduciary duty by such Lender Party in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Additionally, the
Borrower acknowledges and agrees that no Lender Party is advising the Borrower as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting, regulatory
or any other matters in any jurisdiction. The Borrower shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible
for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated herein or in the other Loan Documents, and
the Lender Parties shall have no responsibility or liability to the Borrower with respect thereto.
(b) The
Borrower further acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that each Lender Party, together with
its Affiliates, in addition to providing or participating in commercial lending facilities such as that provided hereunder, is a full
service securities or banking firm engaged in securities trading and brokerage activities as well as providing investment banking and
other financial services. In the ordinary course of business, any Lender Party may provide investment banking and other financial services
to, and/or acquire, hold or sell, for its own accounts and the accounts of customers, equity, debt and other securities and financial
instruments (including bank loans and other obligations) of, the Borrower and other companies with which the Borrower may have commercial
or other relationships. With respect to any securities and/or financial instruments so held by any Lender Party or any of its customers,
all rights in respect of such securities and financial instruments, including any voting rights, will be exercised by the holder of the
rights, in its sole discretion.
(c) In
addition, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that each Lender Party and its
Affiliates may be providing debt financing, equity capital or other services (including financial advisory services) to other companies
in respect of which the Borrower may have conflicting interests regarding the transactions described herein and otherwise. No Lender
Party will use confidential information obtained from the Borrower by virtue of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or
its other relationships with the Borrower in connection with the performance by such Lender Party of services for other companies, and
no Lender Party will furnish any such information to other companies. The Borrower also acknowledges that no Lender Party has any obligation
to use in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, or to furnish to the Borrower, confidential information
obtained from other companies.
(d) For
the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 10.16 shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the confidentiality
obligations of each Lender Party under Section 10.03.
Section 10.17. [Intentionally
Omitted]
Section 10.18. Collateral
Trust Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, so long as the Collateral Trust Agreement
shall remain outstanding, the rights granted to the Secured Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the lien and security
interest granted to the Collateral Trustee pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document and the exercise of any right or remedy
by the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Trustee hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Collateral Trust Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement, any other Loan Document
and the Collateral Trust Agreement, the terms of the Collateral Trust Agreement shall govern and control with respect to any right or
remedy, and no right, power or remedy granted to the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Trustee hereunder or under any other
Loan Document shall be exercised by the Administrative Agent, and/or the Collateral Trustee and no direction shall be given by the Administrative
Agent and/or the Collateral Trustee, in contravention of the Collateral Trust Agreement.
Section 10.19. Acknowledgement
and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any
other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected
Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and
conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the
application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder
which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b) the
effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a
reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a
conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution,
its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other
instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document; or
(iii) the
variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any applicable Resolution
Authority.
Section 10.20. Certain
ERISA Matters.
(a) Each
Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the
date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, each party
to this Agreement, the Joint Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i) such
Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit
Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans or this Agreement,
(ii) the
transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent
qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts),
PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption
for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined
by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and
performance of the Loans and this Agreement,
(iii) (A) such
Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE
84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate
in, administer and perform the Loans and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance
of the Loans and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84- 14 and
(D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with
respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans and this Agreement.
(b) In
addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or
(2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately
preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto,
to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party
hereto, for the benefit of each party to this Agreement, the Joint Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, that, that the Administrative
Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration
of and performance of the Loans and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative
Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
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