Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of October 22, 2021
by and among
KOHL’S CORPORATION,
as Borrower,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
as Lenders,
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent, a
Swing Line Lender and an Issuing Bank
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., MUFG BANK, LTD.,
and
U.S. Bank National Association,
as Syndication Agents, Swing Line Lenders and Issuing Banks
BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A., THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH, GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A
and
CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Documentation Agents
____________________
$1,000,000,000
____________________
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, BOFA SECURITIES, INC., JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., MUFG BANK, LTD.,
and
U.S. Bank National Association,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners
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1. DEFINITIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION 1
1.1 Definitions 1
1.2 Principles of Construction and Accounting Terms 37
1.3 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents 38
1.4 Additional Alternative Currencies 38
1.5 Rates 39
1.6 Divisions 41
2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT 41
2.1 Revolving Credit Loans 41
2.2 Notes; Maturity; Lending Office 41
2.3 Swing Line Loans 42
2.4 [Reserved] 44
2.5 Procedure for Borrowing 44
2.6 Competitive Bid Procedure 46
2.7 Termination, Reduction or Increases in Commitments 48
2.8 Prepayments 50
2.9 Use of Proceeds 51
2.10 Letter of Credit Sub Facility 51
2.11 Letter of Credit Participation and Funding Commitments 55
2.12 Absolute Obligation With Respect to Letter of Credit Payments 57
2.13 Payments 57
2.14 Extension of Revolving Credit Commitment Period 58
2.15 Defaulting Lenders 59
2.16 Cash Collateral 61
2.17 ESG Amendment 62
2.18 Sustainability Coordinators 63
3. INTEREST, FEES, YIELD PROTECTIONS, ETC 63
3.1 Interest Rate and Payment Dates 63
3.2 Fees 65
3.3 Conversion and Continuation of Loans 66
3.4 Concerning Eurodollar/Term RFR Interest Periods and Swing Line Interest Periods 67
3.5 Indemnification for Loss 68
3.6 Capital Adequacy 68
3.7 Reimbursement for Increased Costs 69
3.8 Laws Affecting Eurodollar Rate, Adjusted Daily Simple RFR and Term RFR Availability 70
3.9 Circumstances Affecting Eurodollar Rate, Adjusted Daily Simple RFR and Term RFR Availability 71
3.10 Benchmark Replacement Setting 73
3.11 Taxes; Net Payments 76
3.12 Substitution of Lenders 80
3.13 Additional Reserve Requirements 81
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4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 81
4.1 Existence and Power 81
4.2 Authority and Execution 81
4.3 Binding Agreement 82
4.4 Litigation 82
4.5 Absence of Defaults; No Conflicting Agreements 82
4.6 Compliance with Applicable Laws 82
4.7 Governmental Regulations 82
4.8 Plans 83
4.9 Financial Statements 83
4.10 No Misrepresentation 83
4.11 OFAC and Sanctions 84
4.12 Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions 84
4.13 Affected Financial Institution; Covered Party 84
5. CONDITIONS TO FIRST LOANS OR FIRST LETTER OF CREDIT 84
5.1 Evidence of Action 84
5.2 Notes 85
5.3 Absence of Litigation 85
5.4 Existing Credit Agreement 85
5.5 Opinion of Counsel 85
5.6 Fees and Expenses 85
5.7 PATRIOT Act, etc 85
5.8 Beneficial Ownership Certification 86
5.9 Other Documents 86
6. CONDITIONS OF LENDING ALL LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT 86
6.1 Compliance 86
6.2 Borrowing Request; Letter of Credit Request; Competitive Bid Request 87
7. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 87
7.1 Financial Statements and Information 87
7.2 Legal Existence 89
7.3 Insurance 90
7.4 Performance of Obligations 90
7.5 Condition of Property 90
7.6 Observance of Legal Requirements 90
7.7 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions 90
7.8 Debt Ratio 91
7.9 Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions 91
8. NEGATIVE COVENANTS 91
8.1 Subsidiary Indebtedness 91
8.2 Liens 91
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8.3 Merger, Consolidations, Acquisitions and Other Changes 93
8.4 Dispositions 93
8.5 [Reserved] 94
8.6 [Reserved] 94
8.7 Business Changes 94
8.8 Transactions with Affiliates 94
8.9 Restrictive Agreements 94
8.10 Sanctions 94
8.11 Anti-Corruption Laws 95
9. DEFAULT 95
9.1 Events of Default 95
9.2 Contract Remedies 97
10. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 97
10.1 Appointment 97
10.2 Delegation of Duties 98
10.3 Exculpatory Provisions 98
10.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent 99
10.5 Notice of Default 99
10.6 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders 100
10.7 Indemnification 100
10.8 Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity 101
10.9 Successor Administrative Agent 101
10.10 Other Agents 102
10.11 Certain ERISA Matters 102
10.12 Erroneous Payments 104
11. OTHER PROVISIONS 106
11.1 Amendments and Waivers 106
11.2 Notices 107
11.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies 109
11.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties and Certain Obligations 110
11.5 Lending Offices 110
11.6 Successors and Assigns 110
11.7 Indemnity 115
11.8 Limitation of Liability 116
11.9 Counterparts 116
11.10 Adjustments; Set off 116
11.11 Construction 117
11.12 Governing Law 118
11.13 Headings Descriptive 118
11.14 Severability 118
11.15 Integration 118
11.16 Consent to Jurisdiction 118
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11.17 Service of Process 119
11.18 [Reserved] 119
11.19 WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY 119
11.20 Expenses 119
11.21 Treatment of Certain Information 120
11.22 USA PATRIOT Act Notice 121
11.23 Judgment Currency 121
11.24 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents 122
11.25 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 122
11.26 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 123
11.27 Acknowledgment Regarding Any Supported QFCs 124
EXHIBITS |
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Exhibit A |
List of Revolving Credit Commitment Amounts |
Exhibit B |
Form of Note |
Exhibit C-1 |
Form of Borrowing Request |
Exhibit C-2 |
Form of Letter of Credit Request |
Exhibit D |
Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation |
Exhibit E |
Form of Compliance Certificate |
Exhibit F |
Form of Revolving Credit Increase Supplement |
Exhibit G |
Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement |
Exhibit H |
Form of Competitive Bid Request |
Exhibit I |
Form of Invitation to Bid |
Exhibit J |
Form of Competitive Bid |
Exhibit K |
Form of Competitive Bid Accept/Reject Letter |
Exhibit L Exhibit M-1 Exhibit M-2 Exhibit M-3 Exhibit M-4 |
Form of Letters of Credit Reports Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate |
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SCHEDULES |
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Schedule 1.1 Schedule 4.4 |
Existing Letters of Credit List of Litigation |
Schedule 4.8 |
List of Existing Pension Plans |
Schedule 7.1 |
Borrower’s website |
Schedule 8.2 |
List of Liens |
Schedule 8.9 |
Existing Restrictions |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 22, 2021, by and among KOHL’S CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders party hereto (together with their respective assigns, the “Lenders”, each a “Lender”), Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., MUFG Bank, Ltd., and U.S. Bank National Association, as syndication agents, BMO Harris Bank, N.A., The Toronto-Dominion Bank, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. and Capital One, National Association, as documentation agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., MUFG Bank, Ltd., and U.S. Bank National Association, as Swing Line Lenders and Issuing Banks, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to extend, certain credit facilities to the Borrower.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, such parties hereby agree as follows:
As used in this Agreement, terms defined in the preamble have the meanings therein indicated, and the following terms have the following meanings:
“ABR Advances”: the Revolving Credit Loans (or any portions thereof), at such time as they (or such portions) are made and/or being maintained at a rate of interest based upon the Alternate Base Rate. All ABR Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.
“Accountants”: Ernst & Young LLP (or any successor thereto), or such other firm of certified public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Borrower.
“Acquisition”: with respect to any Person, the purchase or other acquisition by such Person, by any means whatsoever (including through a merger, dividend or otherwise and whether in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions), of (i) any Capital Stock of, or other equity securities of, any other Person if, immediately thereafter, such other Person would be either a Subsidiary of such Person or otherwise under the control of such Person, (ii) any Operating Entity, or (iii) any Property of (A) any other Person or (B) any Operating Entity, in either case other than in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that no acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of such other Person or Operating Entity shall be deemed ordinary course of business. For purposes of this definition, “control” shall mean the ownership of 50% or more of any class or type of the Capital Stock of any Person.
“Additional Issuing Bank”: as defined in Section 2.10(f).
“Adjusted Daily Simple RFR”: for any RFR Rate Day, a rate per annum equal to, for any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Dollars, on and after the USD LIBOR Transition Date, the greater of (i) the sum of (A)
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SOFR for the day (such day, a “Dollar RFR Determination Day”) that is five RFR Business Days prior to (I) if such RFR Rate Day is an RFR Business Day, such RFR Rate Day or (II) if such RFR Rate Day is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such RFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website; provided that if by 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the second RFR Business Day immediately following any Dollar RFR Determination Day, SOFR in respect of such Dollar RFR Determination Day has not been published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to SOFR has not occurred, then SOFR for such Dollar RFR Determination Day will be SOFR as published in respect of the first preceding RFR Business Day for which such SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website; provided further that SOFR as determined pursuant to this proviso shall be utilized for purposes of calculation of Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for no more than three consecutive RFR Rate Days and (B) the SOFR Adjustment and (ii) the Floor. Any change in Adjusted Daily Simple RFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without prior notice to the Borrower; provided, Administrative Agent shall thereafter promptly notify Borrower of such change (but failure to give notice shall not affect the effectiveness of any such change).
“Adjusted Term SOFR”: for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.
“Administrative Agent”: as defined in the preamble.
“Administrative Agent’s Office”: the office of the Administrative Agent specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.2(c).
“Administrative Questionnaire”: an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Advance”: with respect to a Revolving Credit Loan, an ABR Advance, a Eurodollar Advance or a RFR Loan, as the case may be.
“Affected Financial Institution”: (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affected Lease”: with respect to each Subsidiary of the Borrower, each lease by such Subsidiary (as lessee) of property, plant or equipment that is characterized or re-characterized as a Finance Lease.
“Affiliate”: 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, control of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, (i) to vote 10% or more of the securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other managing Persons thereof or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise.
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“Agents”: the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent.
“Aggregate Credit Exposure”: at any time, the sum at such time of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Credit Loans and Competitive Bid Loans of all Lenders, plus (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Swing Line Loans, plus (iii) an amount equal to the Letter of Credit Exposure of all Lenders.
“Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment Amount”: at any time, the sum at such time of the Revolving Credit Commitment Amounts of all Lenders.
“Agreement”: this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Alternate Base Rate”: for any day, a rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (c) (i) prior to the USD LIBOR Transition Date, LIBOR for an Interest Period of one month in effect on such day plus 1.00% and (ii) on and after the USD LIBOR Transition Date, the sum of (A) either (1) Adjusted Term SOFR (if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (b)(1) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for the USD LIBOR Transition Date) for a one-month tenor in effect on such day or (2) Adjusted Daily Simple RFR for Dollars in effect on such day, plus (B) 1.00% and (d) the Floor; provided that clause (c) shall not be applicable during any period in which LIBOR, Adjusted Term SOFR or Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, as applicable, is unavailable or unascertainable. Each change in the Alternate Base Rate shall take effect simultaneously with the corresponding change or changes in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate, LIBOR, Adjusted Term SOFR or Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, as the case may be.
“Alternative Currency”: the Canadian Dollar and each other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.4.
“Alternative Currency Equivalent”: at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the Administrative Agent, the Applicable Swing Line Lenders or the applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars.
“Alternative Currency Sublimit”: an amount equal to Alternative Currency equivalent of $250,000,000. The Alternative Currency Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment Amount.
“Announcements”: as defined in Section 1.5.
“Anti-Corruption Laws”: all laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery, corruption, or money-laundering, including without limitation the UK Bribery Act of 2010 and the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws”: any and all laws, statutes, regulations or obligatory government orders, decrees, ordinances or rules applicable to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or
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Affiliates related to terrorism financing or money laundering, including any applicable provisions of the PATRIOT Act and The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act,” 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959).
“Applicable Debt”: senior unsecured long term debt of the Borrower that is unsupported by any guarantee and is otherwise noncredit enhanced.
“Applicable Margin”: (a) Subject to clauses (b) and (c) of this definition, (i) with respect to the unpaid principal balance of Eurodollar Advances, RFR Loans, ABR Advances and the Letter of Credit Commissions, at all times during which the applicable Pricing Level set forth below is in effect, the percentage set forth below under the heading “Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Advances, RFR Loans and Letter of Credit Commissions” or “Applicable Margin for ABR Advances,” as applicable, and adjacent to such Pricing Level, and (ii) with respect to the Facility Fee, at all times during which the applicable Pricing Level set forth below is in effect, the percentage set forth below under the heading “Facility Fee Margin” and adjacent to such Pricing Level:
Pricing Level |
Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Advances, RFR Loans and Letter of Credit Commissions |
Applicable Margin for ABR Advances |
Facility Fee |
All-in Drawn Pricing |
Pricing Level I |
0.910% |
0.000% |
0.090% |
1.000% |
Pricing Level II |
1.015% |
0.015% |
0.110% |
1.125% |
Pricing Level III |
1.100% |
0.100% |
0.150% |
1.250% |
Pricing Level IV |
1.200% |
0.200% |
0.175% |
1.375% |
Pricing Level V |
1.400% |
0.400% |
0.225% |
1.625% |
(b) In the event that two Pricing Levels would be applicable at any one time but for this paragraph (b), then for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin, the higher of the two such Pricing Levels (Pricing Level I being the highest Pricing Level) shall be the applicable Pricing Level, provided that in the event such two Pricing Levels are separated by more than one Pricing Level, the Pricing Level that is one Pricing Level below the higher of such two Pricing Levels shall be the applicable Pricing Level. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (1) in the event that neither S&P nor Moody’s shall rate the Applicable Debt, then from the date of such event until such date, if any, as the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a notice pursuant to Section 7.1(h) that either S&P or Moody’s has issued a new rating for the Applicable Debt, Pricing Level V shall be the applicable Pricing Level, provided, that if Fitch has issued a rating for the Applicable Debt, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall negotiate
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in good faith to establish substantially similar Pricing Levels and (2) in the event that either S&P or Moody’s (but not both) shall not rate the Applicable Debt, then from the date of such event until such date, if any, as the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a notice pursuant to Section 7.1(h) that such rating agency has issued a new rating for the Applicable Debt, then for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin, the Pricing Level that is one Pricing Level below the Pricing Level determined with respect to the other rating agency shall be the applicable Pricing Level, provided, that if Fitch has issued a rating for the Applicable Debt, and such rating is at least as high as the S&P or Moody’s rating (with the understanding that Fitch will be assumed to use an equivalent rating scale as S&P), then the S&P or Moody’s rating will apply and shall set the applicable Pricing Level. Each determination of an applicable Pricing Level shall be based on the ratings (or lack thereof) by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch, if applicable, as of the close of business in New York City on such date of determination; and
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in paragraph (b) above, (i) Pricing Level III shall be deemed to be the applicable Pricing Level in effect on the Effective Date, and (ii) thereafter, increases in the applicable Pricing Level (from lower to higher Pricing Level (Pricing Level I being the highest Pricing Level)) shall become effective upon the delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a notice pursuant to Section 7.1(h), and decreases in the applicable Pricing Level shall become effective on the effective date of any downgrade or withdrawal in the rating by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch, if applicable, of Applicable Debt. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no increase in the applicable Pricing Level shall become effective upon the occurrence or during the continuance of any Event of Default.
“Applicable Swing Line Lender”: one of the Swing Line Lenders chosen by the Borrower for a specific Swing Line Loan.
“Applicable Time”: with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent, the Applicable Swing Line Lender or applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.
“Approved Fund”: with respect to any Lender that is a fund that invests in commercial loans, any other fund that invests in commercial loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.
“Arrangers”: WFS, BofA Securities, JPMCB, MUFG and USB, each in its capacity as a Joint Lead Arranger and Bookrunner hereunder.
“Assignment and Assumption Agreement”: an assignment and assumption agreement executed by an assignor and an assignee, substantially in the form of Exhibit G.
“Available Tenor”: as of any date of determination and with respect to any then-current Benchmark for any currency, as applicable, (a) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreement or (b) otherwise, any payment period for interest
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calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, in each case, 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” (or any defined term used therein) pursuant to Section 3.10(d).
“Bail-In Action”: 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”: (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).
“BANA”: Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
“Benchmark”: initially, with respect to any (a) Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Dollars, LIBOR; provided that if (i) the USD LIBOR Transition Date has occurred or (ii) a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term RFR Transition Event or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, has occurred with respect to the then-current Benchmark for Dollars, then “Benchmark” means, with respect to such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts, the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 3.10(a) and (b) Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Canadian Dollars, the CDOR Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event or a Term RFR Transition Event, as applicable, has occurred with respect to the CDOR Rate or the then-current Benchmark for such currency, then “Benchmark” means, with respect to such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts, the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 3.10(a).
“Benchmark Replacement”:
(a) with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event for any then-current Benchmark, the sum of: (i) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for such Benchmark giving due consideration to (A) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (B) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for such Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable currency at such time and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if such Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than the Floor, such Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
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(b) with respect to the USD LIBOR Transition Date, for any Available Tenor of the Eurodollar Rate for Dollars, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the USD LIBOR Transition Date:
(c) with respect to any Term RFR Transition Event for any currency, the Term RFR for such currency;
(d) with respect to any Other Benchmark Rate Election, the sum of: (A) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the Eurodollar Rate for Dollars giving due consideration to any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for such Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (B) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if such Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than the Floor, such Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
provided that, in the case of clause (b)(1), if the Administrative Agent decides that Adjusted Term SOFR is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then Adjusted Term SOFR will be deemed unable to be determined for purposes of this definition.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment”: for purposes of:
(a) clauses (a) and (b)(3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement”, with respect to any replacement of any then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Available Tenor, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining
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such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower 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 or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable currency; and
(b) clause (d) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement”, with respect to any replacement of the Eurodollar Rate for Dollars with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Available Tenor, 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 giving due consideration to any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the Eurodollar Rate for Dollars with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities.
“Benchmark Replacement Date”: the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any currency:
(a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) 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);
(b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative; provided that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date;
(c) in the case of a Term RFR Transition Event for such currency, the Term RFR Transition Date applicable thereto; or
(d) in the case of an Other Benchmark Rate Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Other Benchmark Rate Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Other Benchmark Rate Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Other Benchmark Rate Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
For the avoidance of doubt, (A) if the Reference Time for the applicable Benchmark refers to a specific time of day and the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date for any
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Benchmark 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 Benchmark and for such determination and (B) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) 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”: with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any currency (other than Eurodollar Rate for Dollars), the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such Benchmark:
(a) 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);
(b) 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 FRB, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the central bank for the currency applicable to such Benchmark, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), 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
(c) 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 not, 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 Transition Start Date”: with respect to any Benchmark for any currency, (a) in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication) or (b) in the case of an Other Benchmark Rate Election, the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date.
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“Benchmark Unavailability Period”: with respect to (a) the Eurodollar Rate for Dollars, the period (if any) (i) beginning at the time that the USD LIBOR Transition Date has occurred pursuant to clause (a) of that definition if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the Eurodollar Rate for Dollars for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.10(a) and (ii) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the Eurodollar Rate for Dollars for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.10(a) and (b) any then-current Benchmark for any currency other than the Eurodollar Rate for Dollars, the period (if any) (i) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to such Benchmark pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.10(a) and (ii) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.10(a).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification”: a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation”: 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan”: 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 Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) 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”.
“BNY”: The Bank of New York Mellon and its successors.
“BofA Securities”: BofA Securities Inc. and its successors.
“Borrowing Date”: any Business Day on which (i) the Lenders make Revolving Credit Loans, (ii) a Lender makes a Competitive Bid Loan, (iii) a Swing Line Lender makes a Swing Line Loan, or (iv) an Issuing Bank Issues a Letter of Credit.
“Borrowing Request”: a request for Revolving Credit Loans or a Swing Line Loan in the form of Exhibit C-1 or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent, which shall be sent by electronic (i.e., .pdf) transmission (including e-mail or any other form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Business Day”: any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the laws of, or are in fact closed in, the State of New York, with respect to obligations denominated in Dollars and:
(a) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurodollar Advances denominated in Dollars, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Dollars in respect of any such Eurodollar Advance, or any other dealings in Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurodollar Advance, any London Banking Day;
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(b) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurodollar Advance denominated in a currency other than Dollars, any such day on which dealings in deposits in the relevant currency are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank market or other applicable offshore interbank market for such currency; and
(c) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in a currency other than Dollars in respect of a Eurodollar Advance (including a Swing Line Loan denominated in currency other than Dollars) denominated in a currency other than Dollars, or any other dealings in any currency other than Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurodollar Advance (other than any interest rate settings), any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency.
“Canadian Dollar”: the lawful currency of Canada.
“Capital Stock”: as to any Person, all shares, interests, partnership interests, limited liability company interests, participations, rights in or other equivalents (however designated) of such Person’s equity (however designated) and any rights, warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into such shares, interests, participations, rights or other equity.
“Cash Collateralize”: to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Banks or Applicable Swing Line Lenders, as the case may be, and the Lenders, as collateral for Letter of Credit Exposure, obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans, or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of either thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if an Issuing Bank or a Swing Line Lender benefitting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) the applicable Issuing Bank or Applicable Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Rent”: with respect to any period, Consolidated cash rent paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period under all leases (including Operating Leases and Finance Leases) of real or personal property in accordance with GAAP, but shall be exclusive of any amounts, determined on a Consolidated basis, paid by the Borrower or any such Subsidiary under such leases (whether or not designated as rents or additional rents) on account of variable maintenance, repairs, insurance, taxes and similar charges; provided that (1) cash rent in respect of Operating Leases shall mean the operating cash flows from operating leases for such period (as reflected in the Consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period or, if not so reflected, calculated in a manner consistent with the annual Consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) and (2) cash rent in respect of Finance Leases shall mean the sum of (a) Consolidated interest expense attributable to Finance Leases of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to the extent paid (or required to be paid) in cash during such period plus (b) financing cash flows from finance leases and financing obligations for such period (as reflected in the Consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period or, if not so reflected, calculated in a manner consistent with the annual Consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries).
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“CDOR Rate”: the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent on the basis of the rate applicable to Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances as administered by Refinitiv Benchmarks Services (UK) Limited, or a comparable or successor administrator approved by the Administrative Agent, for a period comparable to the applicable Interest Period, at approximately 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (or such other day as is generally treated as the rate fixing day by market practice in such interbank market, as determined by the Administrative Agent; provided that to the extent that such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such other day as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent). If the CDOR Rate shall be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be the Floor for purposes of this Agreement.
“Change of Control”: any one or more of the following events: (i) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) shall have become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of Voting Shares entitled to exercise more than 50% of the total power of all outstanding Voting Shares of the Borrower (including any Voting Shares that are not then outstanding of which such person or group is deemed the beneficial owner), (ii) a change in the composition of the Managing Person of the Borrower shall have occurred in which the individuals who constituted the Managing Person of the Borrower at the beginning of the two-year period immediately preceding such change (together with any other individual whose election by the Managing Person of the Borrower or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Borrower was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the members of such Managing Person then in office who either were members of such Managing Person at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the members of such Managing Person then in office, or (iii) KDS shall cease to be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, unless it has merged into the Borrower or into another wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower. For purposes of this definition, the term “Voting Shares” shall mean all outstanding shares of any class or classes (however designated) of Capital Stock of the Borrower entitled to vote generally in the election of members of the Managing Person thereof.
“Code”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder, as from time to time in effect.
“Commitment”: a Revolving Credit Commitment or the Swing Line Commitment, as the case may be.
“Commitment Percentage”: with respect to any Lender as of any date, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) as of such date equal to such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Amount, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.15, divided by the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment Amount (or, if no Revolving Credit Commitments then exist, the percentage equal to such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Amount on the last day upon which Revolving Credit Commitments did exist divided by the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment Amount as in effect on such day).
“Competitive Bid”: an offer by a Lender to make a Competitive Bid Loan, substantially in the form of Exhibit J.
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“Competitive Bid Accept/Reject Letter”: a notification given by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.6(d) substantially in the form of Exhibit K.
“Competitive Bid Loan”: a loan made pursuant to Section 2.6.
“Competitive Bid Rate”: with respect to any Competitive Bid made by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.6, the fixed rate of interest offered by such Lender in connection therewith.
“Competitive Bid Request”: a request by the Borrower for Competitive Bids, substantially in the form of Exhibit H or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Competitive Interest Period”: with respect to any Competitive Bid Loan, the period commencing on the Borrowing Date with respect to such Competitive Bid Loan and ending on the date requested in the Competitive Bid Request with respect to such Competitive Bid Loan, which date shall be neither earlier than seven days, nor later than 90 days, after the Borrowing Date with respect to such Competitive Bid Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall any Competitive Interest Period end after the Revolving Credit Maturity Date. Interest shall accrue from and including the first day of a Competitive Interest Period to, but excluding, the last day of such Competitive Interest Period.
“Compliance Certificate”: a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
“Conforming Changes”: with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate” (if applicable), the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition and any other definition used therein (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), the definition of “London Banking Day”, the definition of “RFR Business Day”, 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 and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides 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 is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Consolidated”: the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Lease Expense”: the rent expenses recognized by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period for any lease of property classified as an Operating Lease having an original term (including any required renewals or any renewals at the option of the lessor or lessee) of one year or more (but does not include any amounts payable under Finance Leases).
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“Contingent Obligation”: with respect to any Person, (i) any agreement, written undertaking or contractual arrangement by which such Person assumes, guarantees, endorses (other than the endorsement of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business), contingently agrees to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon, the financial or monetary obligation or financial or monetary liability of any other Person (excluding customary indemnification obligations arising from a purchase and sale agreement negotiated at arm’s length and typical for transactions of a similar nature), or agrees in writing to maintain the net worth or working capital or other financial condition of any other Person, or otherwise assures any creditor of such other Person in writing against loss, including, without limitation, any operating agreement, take-or-pay contract or application for or reimbursement agreement with respect to a letter of credit (including any Letter of Credit), and (ii) any obligation in respect of the liabilities of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner, except to the extent that such liabilities of such partnership are nonrecourse to such Person and its separate Property. The amount of any Contingent Obligation of a Person shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of a primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith.
“Control Person”: as defined in Section 3.6.
“Conversion Date”: the date on which: (i) a Eurodollar Advance or RFR Loan is converted to an ABR Advance, (ii) an ABR Advance is converted to a Eurodollar Advance or a RFR Loan or (iii) a Eurodollar Advance or RFR Loan is converted to a new Eurodollar Advance or RFR Loan, as applicable.
“Covered Party”: as defined in Section 11.27.
“Credit Parties”: the Administrative Agent, each Swing Line Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Lender.
“Daily Simple RFR Loan”: any Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”.
“Debt Ratio”: at any fiscal quarter end, the ratio of (x) Included Indebtedness as of such fiscal quarter end to (y) Consolidated EBITDAR for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending as of such fiscal quarter.
“Debtor Relief Laws”: the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Default”: any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or any other condition, would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
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“Defaulting Lender”: subject to Section 2.15(b), any Lender that, as determined by the Administrative Agent, (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans, within three Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower, or the Administrative Agent or any Lender that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or (iv) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender 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 Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.
“Designated Jurisdiction”: any country, territory, or region to the extent that such country, territory, or region itself is the subject or target of any Sanction.
“Disposition”: with respect to any Person, any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition by such Person, by any means, of (a) the Capital Stock of any other Person, (b) any business, going concern or division or segment thereof, or (c) any other Property of such Person, other than in the ordinary course of business.
“Disqualifying Event”: as defined in Section 3.10(f).
“Documentation Agent”: each of BMO Harris Bank, N.A., The Toronto-Dominion Bank, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. and Capital One, National Association.
“Dollar Equivalent”: at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent, the Applicable Swing Line Lender or the applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.
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“Dollars” and “$”: lawful currency of the United States.
“Early Opt-In Effective Date”: with respect to any Early Opt-In Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-In Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-In Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-In Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
“Early Opt-In Election”: the occurrence of: (a) a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and (b) the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from the Eurodollar Rate for Dollars and the provision by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders.
“EBITDAR”: for any period, (A) an amount equal to net income for such period plus (a) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such net income: (i) interest charges for such period, (ii) the provision for income taxes (foreign and domestic) for such period, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense for such period, (iv) capital losses from the Disposition of fixed assets for such period, (v) any losses attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or obligations under Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments during such period, (vi) any losses, charges or expenses in connection with the closure or discontinuation of operations (including, without limitation, the closure of any store or other facility) during such period, and (vii) other expenses reducing such net income which do not represent a cash item in such period or any future period and minus (b) the following to the extent included in calculating such net income: (i) all non-cash items increasing net income for such period, (ii) any gains attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or obligations under Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments during such period, and (iii) capital gains from the Disposition of fixed assets for such period, plus (B) Consolidated Lease Expense during such period.
“EEA Financial Institution”: (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”: any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland Liechtenstein and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority”: 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.
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“Effective Date”: the date of this Agreement.
“Employee Benefit Plan”: an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA maintained, sponsored or contributed to by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate.
“ERISA”: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder, as from time to time in effect.
“ERISA Affiliate”: any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
“Erroneous Payment”: as defined in Section 10.12(a).
“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”: as defined in in Section 10.12(d).
“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”: as defined in Section 10.12(d).
“ESG”: as defined in Section 2.17.
“ESG Amendment”: as defined in Section 2.17.
“ESG Pricing Provisions”: as defined in Section 2.17.
“ESG Ratings”: as defined in Section 2.17.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule”: the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Eurodollar Advances”: collectively, the Revolving Credit Loans (or any portions thereof), at such time as they (or such portions) are made and/or being maintained at a rate of interest based upon the Eurodollar Rate. Eurodollar Advances may be denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency. All Revolving Credit Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency must be Eurodollar Advances.
“Eurodollar Rate”: for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Advance, (i) in the case of a Eurodollar Advance denominated in Dollars, the rate per annum equal to LIBOR; (ii) in the case of a Eurodollar Advance denominated in Canadian Dollars, the rate per annum equal to the CDOR Rate; and (iii) if applicable and approved by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 1.4, in the case of a Eurodollar Advance denominated in any other currency (other than a currency referenced in clauses (i) or (ii) above), the rate designated with respect to such currency at the time such currency is approved by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 1.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Eurodollar Rate shall be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be the Floor for purposes of this Agreement.
“Eurodollar/Term RFR Interest Period”: with respect to any Eurodollar Advance or Term RFR Loan requested by the Borrower, the period commencing on, as the case may be, the
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Borrowing Date or Conversion Date with respect to such Eurodollar Advance or Term RFR Loan, as applicable, and ending one, three or (except with respect to any Loan bearing interest based on the CDOR Rate) six months thereafter (subject to availability), as selected by the Borrower in its irrevocable Borrowing Request or its irrevocable Notice of Conversion/Continuation; provided, however, that (i) if any Eurodollar/Term RFR Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, such Eurodollar/Term RFR Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Eurodollar/Term RFR Interest Period into another calendar month, in which event such Eurodollar/Term RFR Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day and (ii) any Eurodollar/Term RFR Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Eurodollar/Term RFR Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a calendar month. Eurodollar/Term RFR Interest Periods shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.4.
“Event of Default”: as defined in Section 9.1.
“Exchange Act”: the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded Receivables Indebtedness”: as of any date, Indebtedness that is secured by Receivables of the Borrower or Subsidiaries of the Borrower (but no other Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, other than Related Receivable Assets).
“Excluded Taxes”: collectively, in the case of any Credit Party, (i) taxes imposed on the net income of such Credit Party by the jurisdiction in which such Credit Party has its situs of organization or in which such Credit Party’s lending office is located, (ii) taxes imposed on the net income of such Credit Party other than those taxes described in clause (i), except to the extent that such taxes would not have been incurred but for the situs of organization, any place of business or the activities of any Borrower, in the jurisdiction imposing the tax, (iii) taxes (other than withholding taxes) imposed on or measured by the gross income, gross receipts or capital of such Credit Party, except to the extent that such taxes would not have been incurred but for the situs of organization, any place of business or the activities of any Borrower, in the jurisdiction imposing the tax, (iv) in the case of a Lender, withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (A) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 3.12) or (B) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.11, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (v) any tax imposed on a transfer of a Note, (vi) any tax imposed as a result of the willful misconduct of such Credit Party or attributable to such Credit Party’s failure to comply with Section 3.11(b), and (vii) any United States federal withholding taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA (or any amended or successor version of FATCA that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with).
“Existing Credit Agreement”: the Credit Agreement dated as of April 16, 2020 by and among KDS, the other borrowers and the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and
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Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof.
“Existing BNY Letters of Credit” means those Existing Letters of Credit issued by BNY pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means those letters of credit existing on the Effective Date and identified on Schedule 1.1 that were issued under the Existing Credit Agreement and which shall remain in existence and be deemed to have been issued under this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Existing Pension Plans”: as defined in Section 4.8.
“Facility Fee”: as defined in Section 3.2(a).
“FATCA”: Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
“FCA”: as defined in Section 1.5.
“Federal Funds Rate”: for any day, a rate per annum (expressed as a decimal, rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that (i) if the day for which such rate is to be determined is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (ii) if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average of the quotation for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be the Floor for purposes of this Agreement.
“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website”: the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“Fee Letters”: collectively, the separate fee letters, dated as of September 30, 2021, between the Borrower and each of the Arrangers and any Affiliates thereof party thereto.
“Finance Lease”: any lease of property classified as a “finance lease” or “financing obligation” under GAAP, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Operating Leases.
“Financial Officer”: the chief financial officer of the Borrower, or such other representative of the Borrower as shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
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“Financial Statements”: as defined in Section 4.9.
“Fitch”: Fitch Ratings Ltd., or any successor thereto.
“Floor” means a rate of interest equal to 0%.
“Foreign Lender”: any Credit Party that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes. 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.
“FRB”: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Fronting Exposure”: at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to an Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure other than Letter of Credit Exposure as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to a Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment Percentage of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Fronting Fee”: as defined in Section 3.2(c).
“GAAP”: generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.
“Governmental Authority”: the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“HIPAA”: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder, as from time to time in effect, including, without limitation, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, as may be amended, and any applicable regulations thereunder.
“IBA”: as defined in Section 1.5.
“Impermissible Qualification”: relative to any opinion by the Accountants as to any financial statement delivered pursuant hereto, any qualification or exception to such opinion: (a) which is of a “going concern” or a similar nature with respect to the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary, (b) which relates to the limited scope of examination of matters relevant to such financial statement (other than scope limitations included in the standard form of opinion utilized
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by the Accountants or with respect to Persons other than the Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary), or (c) which relates to the treatment or classification of any item in such financial statement and which, as a condition to its removal, would require an adjustment to such item the effect of which would be to cause the Borrower to be in default of any of its obligations under Section 7.8.
“Included Indebtedness”: as of any fiscal quarter end, (1) all items which constitute, without duplication, Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, other than (a) Indebtedness within the meaning of clause (v) of such defined term, (b) Indebtedness within the meaning of clause (vi) of such defined term and (c) Indebtedness within the meaning of clauses (ix) and (x) of such defined term solely in respect of Indebtedness referred to in clause (a) or (b) above, minus (2) any unamortized debt discount of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis to the extent not otherwise taken into consideration in the determination of Indebtedness under clause (1) above, plus (3) an amount equal to the product of eight (8) multiplied by Cash Rent for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended.
“Included Taxes”: all Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
“Income Tax”: as to any Person, an income tax or franchise tax imposed on all or part of the net income or net profits of such Person (including any interest, fees, or penalties for late payment of such an income tax or franchise tax) imposed by one of the following jurisdictions or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof: (i) the United States, (ii) the jurisdiction in which such Person is organized, (iii) the jurisdiction in which such Person’s principal office is located, or (iv) in the case of any Credit Party, any jurisdiction in which such Credit Party is deemed to be doing business.
“Indebtedness”: as to any Person, at a particular time, all items (other than any indebtedness or obligations of such Person to the extent owed only to (A) any Subsidiary of such Person, or (B) any other Person (or any Subsidiary thereof) of which such Person is a Subsidiary) which constitute, without duplication, (i) indebtedness for borrowed money, (ii) indebtedness in respect of the deferred purchase price of Property (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business, provided that some or all of the purchase price is deferred for more than 120 days from the date such Person accepts the Property), (iii) indebtedness evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (iv) obligations with respect to any conditional sale or title retention agreement, (v) indebtedness arising under acceptance facilities and the amount available to be drawn under all letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder to the extent such Person shall not have reimbursed the issuer in respect of the issuer’s payment thereof, (vi) obligations under Finance Leases to the extent such obligations would be required to be shown as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (vii) obligations under Swap Contracts, (viii) all obligations of such Person in respect of Capital Stock subject to mandatory redemption or redemption at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, (ix) Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing, and (x) all obligations of any other Person in respect of any of the foregoing that are secured by (or for which any obligee of any such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on any Property owned or acquired by such Person whether or not the obligation secured thereby has been assumed.
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“Indemnified Liabilities”: as defined in Section 11.20.
“Indemnified Party”: as defined in Section 11.7.
“Interest Payment Date”: (i) as to any ABR Advance, the last day of each March, June, September and December, commencing on the first of such days to occur after the Borrowing Date or Conversion Date, as applicable, with respect to such ABR Advance, (ii) as to any Swing Line Loan, the date on which the outstanding principal balance of such Swing Line Loan shall become due and payable, and the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (iii) as to any Eurodollar Advance or Term RFR Loan, the last day of each Interest Period therefor and, in the case of any Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at three month intervals after the first day of such Interest Period (provided, that each such three-month interval payment day shall be the immediately succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day, unless such day is not a Business Day but is a day of the relevant month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, in which case such day shall be the immediately preceding Business Day), (iv) as to any Daily Simple RFR Loan, the last Business Day of each calendar month, commencing on the first of such days to occur after the Borrowing Date or Conversion Date, as applicable, with respect to such Daily Simple RFR Loan, (v) as to any Competitive Bid Loan, the last day of the Competitive Interest Period with respect thereto, and (vi) as to all Advances and all Competitive Bid Loans, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.
“Interest Period”: a Eurodollar/Term RFR Interest Period, a Competitive Interest Period or a Swing Line Interest Period, as the case may be.
“Invitation to Bid”: an invitation to make Competitive Bids in the form of Exhibit I.
“ISP”: with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issue”: with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance, amendment, extension or renewal thereof. “Issuance” and “Issued” shall have a correlative meaning.
“Issuing Banks”: Wells Fargo, BANA (which may include any Subsidiary or an Affiliate of BANA), JPMCB, MUFG, USB, each Additional Issuing Bank and, solely with respect to the Existing BNY Letters of Credit, BNY. For the avoidance of doubt, upon the termination of all Existing BNY Letters of Credit, BNY will automatically cease to be an Issuing Bank (except to the extent BNY is or becomes an Additional Issuing Bank pursuant to the terms hereof) but shall retain the rights, powers, privileges and duties of an Issuing Bank with respect to any amounts owed to it in respect of the Existing BNY Letters of Credit.
“JPMCB”: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and its successors.
“KDS”: Kohl’s, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“KPIs”: as defined in Section 2.17.
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“L/C Advance”: with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Commitment Percentage. All L/C Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.
“L/C Borrowing”: an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as an ABR Advance. All L/C Borrowings shall be denominated in Dollars.
“L/C Disbursement”: a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“L/C Obligations”: as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit which have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 2.10(c), including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 2.10(e). For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“Lender” and “Lenders”: as defined in the preamble.
“Letter of Credit”: each of the letters of credit issued pursuant to Section 2.10 and the Existing Letters of Credit. Letters of Credit may be issued in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency.
“Letter of Credit Commissions”: as defined in Section 3.2(b).
“Letter of Credit Commitment”: the commitment of the Issuing Banks to Issue Letters of Credit having an aggregate outstanding face amount up to the Letter of Credit Commitment Amount, and the commitment of the Lenders to participate in the Letter of Credit Exposure as set forth in Section 2.11.
“Letter of Credit Commitment Amount”: an amount equal to $200,000,000.
“Letter of Credit Expiration Date”: the day that is seven days prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“Letter of Credit Exposure”: as of any date and in respect of any Lender, an amount equal to (i) the sum as of such date, without duplication, of (x) the aggregate amount (determined in accordance with Section 2.10(e)) of all outstanding Letters of Credit, (y) the aggregate amount of unpaid drafts drawn on all Letters of Credit, and (z) the aggregate unpaid Reimbursement Obligations (after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Loans made on such date to pay any such Reimbursement Obligations), multiplied by (ii) such Lender’s Commitment Percentage.
“Letter of Credit Request”: a request for the Issuance of a Letter of Credit in the form of Exhibit C-2.
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“LIBOR”:
(a) for any interest rate calculation with respect to a Eurodollar Advance, the rate of interest per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to the applicable Interest Period as published by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, a United Kingdom company, or a comparable or successor quoting service approved by the Administrative Agent, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two London Banking Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period. If, for any reason, such rate is not so published, then “LIBOR” shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic average of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars would be offered by first class banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two London Banking Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period for a period equal to such Interest Period, and
(b) for any interest rate calculation with respect to an ABR Advance, the rate of interest per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for an Interest Period equal to one month (commencing on the date of determination of such interest rate) as published by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, a United Kingdom company, or a comparable or successor quoting service approved by the Administrative Agent, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date of determination, or, if such date is not a Business Day, then the immediately preceding Business Day. If, for any reason, such rate is not so published, then “LIBOR” for such ABR Advance shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic average of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars would be offered by first class banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date of determination for a period equal to one month commencing on such date of determination;
provided that (x) if LIBOR (including any Benchmark Replacement with respect thereto) shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement and (y) unless otherwise specified in any amendment to this Agreement entered into in accordance with Section 3.10(b), in the event that a Benchmark Replacement with respect to LIBOR is implemented, then all references herein to LIBOR shall be deemed references to such Benchmark Replacement.
Each calculation by the Administrative Agent of LIBOR shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
“Lien”: any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), or other security agreement or security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital or financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing.
“Loan”: a Revolving Credit Loan, a Competitive Bid Loan, or a Swing Line Loan, as the case may be.
“Loan Documents”: collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Reimbursement Agreements and the Fee Letters.
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“Loans”: the Revolving Credit Loans, the Competitive Bid Loans and/or the Swing Line Loans, as the case may be.
“London Banking Day”: any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.
“Managing Person”: with respect to any Person that is (i) a corporation, its board of directors, (ii) a limited liability company, its board of control, managing member or members, (iii) a limited partnership, its general partner, (iv) a general partnership or a limited liability partnership, its managing partner or executive committee or (v) any other Person, the managing body thereof or other Person analogous to the foregoing.
“Margin Stock”: any “margin stock”, as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Material Adverse Change”: a material adverse change in the financial condition, operations, business or Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
“Material Adverse Effect”: (i) a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operations, business or Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower to perform any of its payment obligations or other material obligations under the Loan Documents or (iii) a material impairment of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document.
“Material Obligations”: as of any date, (a) Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents and Indebtedness in respect of Finance Leases) of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $75,000,000, or (b) obligations under leases in respect of interests in real property (whether Operating Leases or Finance Leases) of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $75,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Obligations, the “principal amount” of Indebtedness and such other obligations at such date shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, would be required to pay if such Indebtedness and such obligations became due and payable on such date.
“Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto.
“MUFG”: MUFG Bank, Ltd. and its successors.
“Multiemployer Plan”: a Pension Plan which is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Negotiated Rate”: with respect to each Swing Line Loan, the rate per annum agreed to by the Borrower and a Swing Line Lender (such rate not to exceed the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Dollar-denominated Loans only) in accordance with Section 2.5(b) as the interest rate that such Swing Line Loan shall bear.
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“Net Worth”: as of any fiscal quarter end, the excess if any of total assets over total liabilities, in each case determined on a Consolidated basis.
“Note” and “Notes”: as defined in Section 2.2.
“Notice of Conversion/Continuation”: a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit D or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“OFAC”: the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
“Operating Entity”: any Person or any business or operating unit of a Person which is, or could be, operated separate and apart from (i) the other businesses and operations of such Person, or (ii) any other line of business or business segment.
“Operating Lease”: any lease of property classified as an “operating lease” under GAAP.
“Organizational Documents”: as to any Person which is (i) a corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and bylaws of such Person, (ii) a limited liability company, the limited liability company agreement or similar agreement of such Person, (iii) a partnership, the partnership agreement or similar agreement of such Person, or (iv) any other form of entity or organization, the organizational documents analogous to the foregoing.
“Other Benchmark Rate Election”: if the then-current Benchmark for Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Dollars, is the Eurodollar Rate for Dollars, the occurrence of: (a) a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed), in lieu of a LIBOR-based rate, a term benchmark rate that is not a SOFR-based rate as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and (b) the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from the Eurodollar Rate for Dollars and the provision by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders.
“Other Connection Taxes”: with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes”: all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other
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Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.12).
“Participant”: as defined in Section 11.6(d).
“Participant Register”: as defined in Section 11.6(d).
“Payment Recipient”: as defined in Section 10.12(a).
“PBGC”: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to the functions thereof.
“Pension Act”: the Pension Protection Act of 2006.
“Pension Funding Rules”: the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in, with respect to plan years ending prior to the effective date of the Pension Act, Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, each as in effect prior to the Pension Act and, thereafter, Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Section 302, 303, 304, and 305 of ERISA.
“Pension Plan”: at any date of determination, any Employee Benefit Plan (including a Multiemployer Plan), that is subject to the Pension Funding Rules, or at any time within the six years immediately preceding such date, were in whole or in part, the responsibility of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Person”: any individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, corporation, association, business enterprise, joint stock company, unincorporated association, trust, Governmental Authority or any other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary, or other capacity, and for the purpose of the definition of “ERISA Affiliate”, a trade or business.
“Platform”: as defined in Section 7.1(i).
“Pricing Level”: at any time, Pricing Level I, Pricing Level II, Pricing Level III, Pricing Level IV, or Pricing Level V as applicable at such time.
“Pricing Level I”: any time when Applicable Debt is rated A- or higher by S&P or A3 or higher by Moody’s.
“Pricing Level II”: any time when Applicable Debt is rated BBB+ by S&P or Baa1 by Moody’s.
“Pricing Level III”: any time when Applicable Debt is rated BBB by S&P or Baa2 by Moody’s.
“Pricing Level IV”: any time when Applicable Debt is rated BBB- by S&P or Baa3 by Moody’s.
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“Pricing Level V”: any time when the Applicable Debt is rated BB+ or lower by S&P or Ba1 or lower by Moody’s.
“Prime Rate”: at any time, the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day such change in such prime rate occurs. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rate announced publicly by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate is an index or base rate and shall not necessarily be its lowest or best rate charged to its customers or other banks.
“Prior Quarter End”: with respect to each change after the date hereof in the fiscal year of the Borrower, the fiscal quarter end of the Borrower that occurred immediately before the effective date of such change.
“Prohibited Transaction”: a transaction which is prohibited under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA and not exempt under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 408 of ERISA.
“Property”: all types of real, personal, tangible, intangible or mixed property.
“Proposed Lender”: as defined in Section 2.7(c).
“PTE”: a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Receivables”: with respect to any Person as at any date of determination, the aggregate unpaid principal portion of the obligations of one or more of the customers of such Person to pay money to such Person, whether constituting an account, chattel paper, instrument or general intangible, arising in connection with the sale of goods or the rendering of services by such Person, plus any finance charges, late fees or other similar charges receivable by such Person with respect thereto.
“Recipient” (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender or (c) any Issuing Bank, as applicable.
“Reference Time”: with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark for any currency means (a) if such Benchmark is an Adjusted Daily Simple RFR and the RFR for such Benchmark is SOFR, then four RFR Business Days prior to (A) if the date of such setting is an RFR Business Day, such date or (B) if the date of such setting is not an RFR Business Day, the RFR Business Day immediately preceding such date, (b) if such Benchmark is an Eurodollar Rate, (i) such Benchmark is based upon LIBOR, then 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two (2) London Banking Days preceding the date of such setting, and (ii) such Benchmark is based upon the CDOR Rate, then 10:00 a.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the date of such setting, and (c) otherwise, then the time determined by the Administrative Agent, including in accordance with the Conforming Changes.
“Register”: as defined in Section 11.6(c).
“Regulatory Change”: the occurrence, after the Effective Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law,
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rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Regulatory Change”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Reimbursement Agreement”: as defined in Section 2.10(b).
“Reimbursement Obligation”: the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse any Issuing Bank for amounts drawn under a Letter of Credit.
“Related Parties”: with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (as it relates to this Agreement) of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Related Receivable Assets”: with respect to the retail accounts receivable of any Person, other Property of such Person upon which Liens are customarily granted in connection with the financing or securitization of such retail accounts receivable.
“Relevant Governmental Body”: (a) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Dollars, the FRB or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the FRB or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto and (b) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, any Alternative Currency, (i) the central bank for the currency in which such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts are denominated, or calculated with respect to, or any central bank or other supervisor which is responsible for supervising either (A) such Benchmark Replacement or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement or (ii) any working group or committee officially endorsed or convened by (A) the central bank for the currency in which such Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts are denominated, or calculated with respect to, (B) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either (1) such Benchmark Replacement or (2) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement, (C) a group of those central banks or other supervisors or (D) the Financial Stability Board or any part thereof.
“Reportable Event”: with respect to any Pension Plan, (i) any event set forth in Sections 4043(c) (other than a Reportable Event as to which the 30 day notice requirement is waived by the PBGC under applicable regulations), 4062(e) or 4063(a) of ERISA or the regulations thereunder, (ii) any amendment that would be prohibited under Section 436(c) of the Code, or (iii) any failure to make any payment required by the Pension Funding Rules.
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“Required Lenders”: (i) except as otherwise provided in clause (ii) of this defined term, Lenders having Revolving Credit Commitment Amounts greater than 50% of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment Amount, and (ii) at any time after the Revolving Credit Commitment Period that there is any Aggregate Credit Exposure, Lenders having a pro rata share thereof which is greater than 50% of the Aggregate Credit Exposure; provided, that the Commitments of, and the portion of the total outstanding Loans held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.
“Resolution Authority”: an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer”: the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of the Borrower, solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 5.1, the secretary or any assistant secretary of the Borrower and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article 2, any other officer or employee of the Borrower so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the Borrower designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of the Borrower and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of the Borrower.
“Revaluation Date”: (a) with respect to any Loan, each of the following: (i) the date of the borrowing of such Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency (including any borrowing or deemed borrowing that results from the payment by the applicable Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency) but only as to the amounts so borrowed on such date, (ii) each date of a continuation of such Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, but only as to the amounts so continued on such date, and (iii) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance of such Letter of Credit, but only as to the Letter of Credit so issued on such date, (ii) each date such Letter of Credit is amended to increase the face amount of such Letter of Credit but only as to the amount of such increase, and (iii) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank (with notice thereof to the Administrative Agent) shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require.
“Revolving Credit Commitment”: in respect of any Lender, such Lender’s undertaking during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period to make Revolving Credit Loans, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not exceeding the Revolving Credit Commitment Amount of such Lender.
“Revolving Credit Commitment Amount”: as of any date and with respect to any Lender, an amount equal to (i) the sum set forth adjacent to its name under the heading “Revolving Credit Commitment Amount” in Exhibit A, if any, plus (ii) the amount of any increase in such Lender’s “Revolving Credit Commitment Amount” pursuant to Section 2.7(c), plus (iii) the “Revolving Credit Commitment Amount” which such Lender shall have assumed from another Lender in
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accordance with Section 11.6 on or prior to such date, minus (iv) the “Revolving Credit Commitment Amount” which such Lender shall have assigned to another Person in accordance with Section 11.6 on or prior to such date; as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.7(a).
“Revolving Credit Commitment Period”: the period from the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier to occur of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and such other date upon which the Revolving Credit Commitments shall be terminated (or the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment Amount shall be reduced to zero).
“Revolving Credit Exposure”: with respect to any Lender as of any date, the sum as of such date of (i) the outstanding principal balance of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans, (ii) such Lender’s Swing Line Exposure, and (iii) such Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure.
“Revolving Credit Increase Supplement”: as defined in Section 2.7(c).
“Revolving Credit Loan” and “Revolving Credit Loans”: as defined in Section 2.1.
“Revolving Credit Maturity Date”: October 22, 2026, as the same may be extended from time to time in accordance with Section 2.14(a), or if such date is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day.
“RFR”: for any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Dollars, on and after the USD LIBOR Transition Date, SOFR.
“RFR Business Day”: for any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Dollars, on and after the USD LIBOR Transition Date, 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; provided, that for purposes of notice requirements in Sections 2.5(a), 2.8(a) and 3.3, in each case, such day is also a Business Day.
“RFR Loan”: a Daily Simple RFR Loan or a Term RFR Loan, as the context may require.
“RFR Rate Day”: any day pursuant to which any calculation of Adjusted Daily Simple RFR is made.
“S&P”: Standard & Poor’s Rating Service, a division of S&P Global Inc., and any successor thereto.
“Sanction(s)”: any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”) or other relevant sanctions authority.
“Sanctioned Person”: at any time, (A) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC (including, without limitation, OFAC’s Specially
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Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and OFAC’s Consolidated Non-SDN List), the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority, (B) any Person located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction, including any agency of such Designated Jurisdiction or (C) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in clauses (A) or (B).
“SEC”: the Securities and Exchange Commission or any Governmental Authority succeeding to the functions thereof.
“Significant Subsidiary”: each “Significant Subsidiary” of the Borrower within the meaning of Regulation S-X of the SEC as in effect from time to time.
“SOFR”: a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Adjustment”: a percentage equal to 0.11448% (11.448 basis points).
“SOFR Administrator”: the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website”: 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.
“Special Counsel”: Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., or such other counsel selected by the Administrative Agent, as special counsel to the Administrative Agent in connection with the Loan Documents.
“Spot Rate”: for a currency, the rate provided (either by publication or otherwise provided or made available to the Administrative Agent) by Thomson Reuters Corp. (or equivalent service chosen by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) as the spot rate for the purchase of such currency with another currency at a time selected by the Administrative Agent on the date of determination.
“Standby Letters of Credit”: as defined in Section 2.10(a).
“Subsidiary”: as to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other business entity of which such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person, directly or indirectly, either (i) in respect of a corporation, owns or controls more than 50% of the outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Managing Person thereof, irrespective of whether a class or classes shall or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency, or (ii) in respect of an association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other business entity, is entitled to share in more than 50% of the profits and losses, however determined.
“Substitute Lender”: as defined in Section 3.12.
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“Sustainability Coordinators” shall mean WFS and one or more of the Arrangers or another financial institution selected by the Borrower.
“Swap Contract”: (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“Swing Line Commitment”: the undertaking of a Swing Line Lender to make Swing Line Loans, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate outstanding principal amount for all Swing Line Lenders not in excess of the Swing Line Commitment Amount.
“Swing Line Commitment Amount”: an amount equal to $100,000,000, inclusive of Swing Line Sublimit Commitment Amount.
“Swing Line Exposure”: at any time, in respect of any Lender, an amount equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Swing Line Loans at such time multiplied by such Lender’s Commitment Percentage at such time.
“Swing Line Interest Period”: subject to the provisions of Section 3.4, with respect to any Swing Line Loan requested by the Borrower, the period commencing on the Borrowing Date with respect to such Swing Line Loan and ending not in excess of 10 days thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its irrevocable Borrowing Request; provided, however, that (i) if any Swing Line Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Swing Line Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and (ii) the Borrower shall select Swing Line Interest Periods so as not to have more than three different Swing Line Interest Periods outstanding at any one time for all Swing Line Loans.
“Swing Line Lenders”: Wells Fargo, BANA, JPMCB, MUFG and USB.
“Swing Line Loan” and “Swing Line Loans”: as defined in Section 2.3(a).
“Swing Line Sublimit Commitment Amount”: Alternative Currency equivalent of $50,000,000.
“Syndication Agents”: BANA, JPMCB, MUFG and USB.
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“Tangible Net Worth”: as of any date, the following determined on a Consolidated basis as of the fiscal quarter end occurring on such date (or, if such date shall not be a fiscal quarter end, as of the fiscal quarter end immediately preceding such date): (a) Net Worth minus (b) intangible assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, consisting of goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, organizational or developmental expenses, and similar categories of assets that may arise in the future.
“Tax”: any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, fee, deduction or withholding of any nature and whatever called, by a Governmental Authority, on whomsoever and wherever imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed.
“Term RFR”: with respect to any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Dollars, for any Interest Period, a rate per annum equal to Adjusted Term SOFR.
“Term RFR Loan”: any Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Term RFR other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”.
“Term RFR Notice”: a notification by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Borrower of the occurrence of a Term RFR Transition Event.
“Term RFR Transition Date”: in the case of a Term RFR Transition Event, the date that is thirty (30) calendar days after the Administrative Agent has provided the related Term RFR Notice to the Lenders and the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.10(a)(iii).
“Term RFR Transition Event”: with respect to any currency for any Interest Period, the determination by the Administrative Agent that (a) the applicable Term RFR for such currency has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body and (b) the administration of such Term RFR is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent.
“Term SOFR” means, for any Available Tenor and Interest Period, a rate per annum equal to the forward-looking term rate for a period comparable to such Available Tenor based on the SOFR that is published by an authorized benchmark administrator and is displayed on a screen or other information service, each as identified or selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion at approximately a time and as of a date prior to the commencement of such Interest Period determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion in a manner substantially consistent with market practice.
“Term SOFR Adjustment” means, for any calculation with respect to the determination of the Alternate Base Rate to the extent based on Adjusted Term SOFR or to a Term RFR Loan, a percentage per annum as set forth below for the applicable type of such Loan and (if applicable) Interest Period therefor:
ABR Advance:
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Term RFR Loans:
Interest Period |
Percentage |
One month |
0.11448 % |
Three months |
0.26161% |
Six months |
0.42826% |
“Termination Event”: with respect to any Pension Plan, (i) a Reportable Event, (ii) the termination of a Pension Plan, or the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan, or the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, (iii) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, or (iv) the appointment of a trustee to administer any Pension Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA.
“Trade Letters of Credit”: as defined in Section 2.10(a).
“UK Financial Institution”: any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority”: the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement”: the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“United States”: the United States of America.
“USB”: U.S. Bank National Association and its successors.
“USD LIBOR Transition Date”: the earlier of (a) the date that all Available Tenors of LIBOR have either (i) permanently or indefinitely ceased to be provided by IBA; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of LIBOR or (ii) been announced by the FCA pursuant to public statement or publication of information to be no longer representative and (b) the Early Opt-In Effective Date, so long as, in the case of (a) or (b), a Benchmark Replacement has not as of such date replaced the Eurodollar Rate for Dollars pursuant to Section 3.10(a) as the result of an Other Benchmark Rate Election.
“Wells Fargo”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and its successors.
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“WFS”: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and its successors.
“Withholding Agent”: each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers”: (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.
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In connection with any approved request for an Alternative Currency, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make any technical, administrative or operational changes that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the inclusion of such Alternative
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Currency and the adoption and implementation of the benchmark rate applicable thereto and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
The interest rate on Loans denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency may be determined by reference to a benchmark rate that is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform or cessation. Regulators have signaled the need to use alternative reference rates for some of these benchmark rates and, as a result, such benchmark rates may cease to comply with applicable laws and regulations, may be permanently discontinued or the basis on which they are calculated may change. The London interbank offered rate, which may be one of the benchmark rates with reference to which the interest rate on Loans may be determined, is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. On March 5, 2021, the ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”), the administrator of the London interbank offered rate, and the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”), the regulatory supervisor of IBA, announced in public statements (the “Announcements”) that the final publication or representativeness date for the London interbank offered rate for: (a) Dollars for 1-week and 2-month tenor settings will be December 31, 2021 and (b) Dollars for overnight, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12-month tenor settings will be June 30, 2023. No successor administrator for IBA was identified in such Announcements. As a result, it is possible that commencing immediately after such dates, the London interbank offered rate for such currencies and tenors may no longer be available or may no longer be deemed a representative reference rate upon which to determine the interest rate on applicable Loans. There is no assurance that the dates set forth in the Announcements will not change or that IBA or the FCA will not take further action that could impact the availability, composition or characteristics of any London interbank offered rate. Public and private sector industry initiatives have been and continue, as of the date hereof, to be underway to implement new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of London interbank offered rates. In the event that the London interbank offered rate or any other then-current Benchmark is no longer available or in certain other circumstances set forth in Section 3.10, such Section 3.10 provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower, pursuant to Section 3.10, of any change to the benchmark rate upon which the interest rate on Loans is based. However, the Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, (i) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate, the rates in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate” (including, without limitation, LIBOR and the CDOR Rate) or any other Benchmark, or any component definition thereof, or rates referenced in the definition thereof or with respect to any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any then-current Benchmark or any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement), as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.10, will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, such Benchmark or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (ii) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates or other
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related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of a Benchmark, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto and such transactions may be adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any Benchmark, any component definition thereof or rates referred to 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.
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): (i) 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 (ii) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its ownership interests at such time.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally (and not jointly) agrees to make revolving credit loans (each a “Revolving Credit Loan” and, as the context may require, collectively with all other Revolving Credit Loans of such Lender and with the Revolving Credit Loans of all other Lenders, the “Revolving Credit Loans”) to the Borrower in Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies from time to time during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period, provided that immediately after giving effect thereto (i) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure would not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Amount, (ii) the Aggregate Credit Exposure would not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment Amount, and (iii) the Aggregate Credit Exposure denominated in Alternative Currencies shall not exceed the Alternative Currencies Sublimit. During the Revolving Credit Commitment Period, the Borrower may borrow, prepay in whole or in part and reborrow under the Revolving Credit Commitments, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Subject to the provisions of Sections 2.5, 3.3 and 3.10, at the option of the Borrower, Revolving Credit Loans may be (i) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Dollars, (A) ABR Advances or (B)(I) prior to the USD LIBOR Transition Date, Eurodollar Advances, (II) on and after the USD LIBOR Transition Date, (1) if the Benchmark Replacement that has replaced LIBOR is the Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, then (x) prior to the Term RFR Transition Date, Daily Simple RFR Loans or (y) on and after the Term RFR Transition Date, Term RFR Loans or (2) if the Benchmark Replacement that has replaced LIBOR is Adjusted Term SOFR, Term RFR Loans, or (III) any combination thereof and (ii) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans denominated in any other currencies (other than Dollars), Eurodollar Advances.
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If requested by a Lender, the Revolving Credit Loans, the Competitive Bid Loans and the Swing Line Loans made by such Lender shall be evidenced by a promissory note made by the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit B, payable to the order of such Lender, and dated the Effective Date (each, as indorsed or modified from time to time, a “Note” and, collectively with the Notes of all other Lenders, the “Notes”). The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such date. The Borrower shall repay to the applicable Swing Line Lender (or, to the extent required by Section 2.3(c), to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders) each Swing Line Loan made by such Swing Line Lender on the earlier to occur of (a) the last day of the Swing Line Interest Period applicable thereto, (b) the Business Day immediately preceding the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, and (c) the date on which the Swing Line Loans shall become due and payable pursuant to the provisions hereof, whether by acceleration or otherwise. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the respective Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Competitive Bid Loan of such Lender on the earlier to occur of (i) the last day of the Competitive Interest Period applicable thereto and (ii) the Business Day immediately preceding the Revolving Credit Maturity Date. Each Lender may, at its option, make any 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 in any manner the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such Loan shall be deemed to be directly extended by such Lender.
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The Borrower agrees that the proceeds of the Loans shall be used solely to pay all of the fees and other sums due hereunder, to (i) refinance the Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement, (ii) pay the reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Borrower in connection with the Loan Documents, (iii) for the Borrower’s working capital purposes in the ordinary course of business, including such things as stock repurchases and Acquisitions, and (iv) for the Borrower’s general corporate purposes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the Borrower further agrees that no part of the proceeds of any Loan, and no Letter of Credit, will be used, directly or knowingly indirectly, (a) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (b) for a purpose which violates any law, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended, (c) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Designated Jurisdiction or (d) in any manner that would result in the violation of Section 8.10 hereunder.
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After the Effective Date, the Borrower, in consultation with the Sustainability Coordinators, shall be entitled to either (a) establish specified Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”) with respect to certain Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) targets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or (b) establish external ESG ratings (“ESG Ratings”) targets to be mutually agreed between the Borrower and the Sustainability Coordinators. The Sustainability Coordinators, the Borrower and the Required Lenders may amend this Agreement (such amendment, the “ESG Amendment”) solely for the purpose of incorporating either the KPIs or ESG Ratings and other related provisions (the “ESG Pricing Provisions”) into this Agreement. Upon effectiveness of any such ESG Amendment, based on either the Borrower’s performance against the KPIs or its obtainment of the target ESG Ratings, certain adjustments to the Facility Fee, Letter of Credit Commission and Applicable Margin may be made; provided that the amount of any such adjustments made pursuant to an ESG Amendment shall not result in an increase or decrease of more than (a) 1.00 basis point in the Facility Fee and/or (b) 4.00 basis points in the Applicable Margin or Letter of Credit Commission. If KPIs are utilized, the pricing adjustments will require, among other things, reporting and validation of the measurement of the KPIs in a manner that is aligned with the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles (as published in May 2021 by the Loan Market Association, Asia Pacific Loan Market Association and Loan Syndications & Trading Association) and is to be agreed between the Borrower and the Sustainability Coordinators (each acting reasonably). Following the effectiveness of the ESG Amendment, any modification to the ESG Pricing Provisions which does not have the effect of reducing the Facility Fee, Letter of Credit Commission or Applicable Margin to a level not otherwise permitted by this paragraph shall be subject only to the consent of the Required Lenders.
The Sustainability Coordinators will (i) assist the Borrower in determining the ESG Pricing Provisions in connection with the ESG Amendment and (ii) assist the Borrower in preparing informational materials focused on ESG targets to be used in connection with the ESG Amendment, in each case, based upon the information provided by the Borrower with respect to the applicable KPIs or ESG Ratings targets selected in accordance with Section 2.17; provided that the Sustainability Coordinators (x) shall have no duty to ascertain, inquire into or otherwise independently verify any such information and (y) shall have no responsibility for (and shall not be liable for) the completeness or accuracy of any such information.
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ADVANCES |
RATE |
Each ABR Advance |
Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin applicable to ABR Advances. |
Each Eurodollar Advance |
Eurodollar Rate for the applicable Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin applicable to Eurodollar Advances. |
Each Swing Line Loan |
Negotiated Rate applicable to such Swing Line Loan for the applicable Interest Period. |
Each Term RFR Loan |
Term RFR for the applicable Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin applicable to RFR Loans. |
Each Daily Simple RFR Loan |
Adjusted Daily Simple RFR plus the Applicable Margin applicable to RFR Loans. |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of any Loan Document:
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if the Borrower shall fail for any reason to borrow a Revolving Credit Loan in respect of which it shall have requested a Eurodollar Advance or an RFR Loan or to convert an Advance to a Eurodollar Advance or RFR Loan after it shall have notified the Administrative Agent of its intent to do so, or if the Borrower shall fail for any reason to borrow a Competitive Bid Loan in any instance in which it shall have accepted one or more Competitive Bids, or if the Borrower shall fail to borrow a Swing Line Loan
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after a Swing Line Lender shall have agreed to a Negotiated Rate with respect thereto, or if a Eurodollar Advance, RFR Loan, Competitive Bid Loan or Swing Line Loan shall terminate for any reason prior to the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (or, with respect to a Daily Simple RFR Loan, the Interest Payment Date therefor), or if the Borrower shall for any reason prepay or repay all or any part of the principal amount of a Eurodollar Advance, RFR Loan, Competitive Bid Loan or Swing Line Loan prior to the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto (or, with respect to any Daily Simple RFR Loan, the Interest Payment Date therefor), without duplication of other payments hereunder, the Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against, and pay on demand directly to such Lender the amount (calculated by such Lender (in reasonable detail delivered to the Borrower) using any reasonable method chosen by such Lender which is customarily used by such Lender for such purpose) equal to any loss, including any foreign exchange losses, or out-of-pocket expense suffered by such Lender as a result of such failure to borrow or convert, or such termination, repayment or prepayment, including any loss, cost or expense suffered by such Lender in liquidating or employing deposits acquired to fund or maintain the funding of such Eurodollar Advance, RFR Loan, Competitive Bid Loan or Swing Line Loan, as the case may be, or redeploying funds prepaid or repaid, in amounts which correspond to such Eurodollar Advance, RFR Loan, Competitive Bid Loan or Swing Line Loan, as the case may be, and any internal processing charge customarily charged by such Lender in connection therewith.
If the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by any Lender or any Issuing Bank or any Person directly or indirectly owning or controlling such Lender or such Issuing Bank (each a “Control Person”), shall be affected by the occurrence of a Regulatory Change and such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall have determined that such Regulatory Change shall have had or will thereafter have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s, such Issuing Bank’s, or such Control Person’s capital in respect of the Loans, Revolving Credit Commitment or Letter of Credit or Swing Line Loan participations made or maintained by such Lender, or of the Reimbursement Obligations owed to such Issuing Bank, in any case to a level below that which such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such Control Person could have achieved or would thereafter be able to achieve but for such Regulatory Change (after taking into account such Lender’s, such Issuing Bank’s or such Control Person’s policies regarding capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to be material, then, within 30 days after demand by such Lender or such Issuing Bank, without duplication of other payments hereunder, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such Control Person, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts (calculated by such Lender (in reasonable detail delivered to the Borrower) using any reasonable method chosen by such Lender) as shall be sufficient to compensate such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such Control Person for such reduction. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender, Issuing Bank or Control Person to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 3.6 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s, Issuing Bank’s or Control Person’s right to demand such compensation; provided that Borrower shall not be required to compensate such Lender, Issuing Bank or Control Person pursuant to this Section 3.6 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 90 days prior to the date that such Lender, Issuing Bank or Control Person, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Regulatory Change giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s, Issuing Bank’s or Control Person’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Regulatory Change giving
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rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 90-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
If any Credit Party shall determine that a Regulatory Change:
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender of making, renewing, converting or maintaining any Eurodollar Advance, RFR Loan or its commitment to make any such Eurodollar Advance or RFR Loan, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder, or to increase the cost to such Issuing Bank of Issuing or maintaining the Letters of Credit or the cost to any Lender of participating therein or the cost to the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank of performing its respective functions hereunder with respect to the Letters of Credit, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall, without duplication of other payments hereunder, pay such Credit Party within 10 days after demand therefor, such additional amounts (calculated by such Lender (in reasonable detail delivered to the Borrower) using any reasonable method chosen by such Lender) as is sufficient to compensate such Credit Party for such additional cost or reduction in such amount receivable which such Lender deems to be material as determined by such Credit Party; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall require the Borrower to indemnify any Credit Party with respect to withholding Taxes for which the Borrower has no obligation under Section 3.11. No failure by any Credit Party to demand, and no delay in demanding, compensation for any increased cost shall constitute a waiver of its right to demand such compensation at any time.
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any of the Lenders (or any of their respective lending offices) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency, shall make it unlawful or impossible for any of the Lenders (or any of their respective lending offices) to honor its obligations hereunder to make or maintain any Daily Simple RFR Loan, Term RFR Loan or Eurodollar Advance, or to determine or charge interest based upon any applicable RFR, Adjusted Daily Simple RFR, Term RFR, or Eurodollar Rate, such Lender shall promptly give notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice to the Borrower and the other Lenders. Thereafter, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that such circumstances no longer exist, (i) any obligation of the Lenders to make RFR Loans or Eurodollar Advances, as applicable, in the affected currency or currencies, and any right of the Borrower to convert any Loan denominated in Dollars to an RFR Loan or a Eurodollar Advance or continue any Loan as an RFR Loan or a Eurodollar Advance, as applicable, in the affected currency or currencies shall be suspended and (ii) if necessary to avoid such illegality, the Administrative Agent shall compute the Alternate Base Rate without reference to clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”, in each case until each such affected Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, upon demand from any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all affected RFR Loans or Eurodollar Advances denominated in Dollars to ABR Advances denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of such Alternative Currency, if applicable) (in each case, if necessary to avoid such illegality, the Administrative Agent shall compute the Alternate Base Rate without reference to clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”), (I) with respect to Daily Simple RFR Loans, on the Interest Payment Date therefor, if all affected Lenders may lawfully continue to maintain such Daily Simple RFR Loans to such day, or immediately, if any Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Daily Simple RFR Loans to such day or (II) with respect to Eurodollar Advances or Term RFR Loans, on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if all affected Lenders may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Advances or Term RFR Loans, as applicable, to such day, or immediately, if any Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Advances or Term RFR Loans, as applicable, to such day. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest (except with respect to any prepayment or conversion of a Daily Simple RFR Loan) on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.5.
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Each Credit Party agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.11 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any Lender (i) is a Defaulting Lender, (ii) shall request compensation pursuant to Section 3.6, 3.7 or 3.11, (iii) shall not have consented to any amendment to this Agreement requiring consent of all Lenders or all affected
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Lenders whereas the Required Lenders have consented, or (iv) shall not have consented to any request for the extension of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date which request was approved in accordance with Section 2.14, then, in each such case, provided that no Event of Default shall then exist and be continuing, the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, other than in the case of a Defaulting Lender where such expenses shall be paid by such Defaulting Lender, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require that such Lender transfer all of its right, title and interest under the Loan Documents to one or more of the other Lenders (in the sole and absolute discretion of each such Lender) or any other Person identified by the Borrower, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, each Swing Line Lender and each Issuing Bank (a “Substitute Lender”), provided, that any costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or a Substitute Lender in connection with such transfer from a Defaulting Lender, not collected after requested from such Defaulting Lender, will be reimbursed by the Borrower, if such Substitute Lender agrees to assume all of the obligations of such Lender under the Loan Documents for consideration equal to all principal, interest, fees and other sums owing to such Lender under the Loan Documents, whether or not then otherwise due. Subject to the execution and delivery by the Borrower at its expense of a new Note, an instrument of assignment and assumption, and such other documents as such Lender may reasonably require, such Substitute Lender shall be a “Lender” for all purposes hereunder. Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrower hereunder, the agreements of the Borrower contained in Sections 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 11.7, and 11.20 (without duplication of any payments made to such Lender by the Borrower or the Substitute Lender) shall survive for the benefit of any Lender replaced under this Section with respect to the time prior to such replacement.
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 Eurodollar funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurodollar liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Advance 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), and (ii) as long as such Lender shall be required to comply with any reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement of any central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Eurodollar Advances, 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), 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 10 days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest or costs from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest or costs shall be due and payable 10 days from receipt of such notice.
In order to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement, the Lenders to make the Revolving Credit Loans, each Issuing Bank to Issue the Letters of Credit and the Lenders to participate therein, and each Swing Line Lender to make the Swing Line Loans
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and the Lenders to participate therein, the Borrower makes the following representations and warranties to the Credit Parties:
Each of the Borrower and each Significant Subsidiary has been duly organized and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, has all requisite power and authority to own its Property and to carry on its business as now conducted, and is in good standing and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted therein or the Property owned by it therein makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to have such requisite power and authority or to qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
The Borrower has full legal power and authority to enter into, execute, deliver and perform the terms of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, all of which have been duly authorized by all proper and necessary corporate, partnership or other applicable action and are in full compliance with its Organizational Documents. The Borrower has duly executed and delivered each Loan Document to which it is a party.
The Loan Documents (other than the Notes) constitute, and the Notes, when issued and delivered pursuant hereto for value received, will constitute, the valid and legally binding obligations of the Borrower, in each case to the extent it is a party thereto, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4, there are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority (whether purportedly on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or maintained by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or which may affect the Property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Properties or rights, which actions, suits or proceedings would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or decision of any Governmental Authority or any mortgage, indenture, contract or agreement to which it is a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound, the effect of which default would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The execution, delivery and performance of the terms of the Loan Documents will not constitute a default under
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or result in a breach of or require the mandatory repayment of or other acceleration of payment under or pursuant to the terms of, any such mortgage, indenture, contract or agreement.
The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations, rules and orders of all Governmental Authorities, except to the extent a violation thereof would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any Person controlled by, controlling, or under common control with, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, is subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act, as amended, or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of any Loan, nor any Letter of Credit, will be used, directly or indirectly, for a purpose which violates any law, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended. After giving effect to the making of each Loan, Margin Stock will constitute less than 25% of the assets (as determined by any reasonable method) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
The only Pension Plans in effect as of the Effective Date (the “Existing Pension Plans”) are listed on Schedule 4.8. Each Employee Benefit Plan is in compliance with ERISA, HIPAA and the Code, and other applicable federal and state laws, where applicable, except to the extent a violation thereof would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Termination Event has occurred, or is reasonably expected to occur, except to the extent that such Termination Event neither individually nor in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries and ERISA Affiliates have, as of the Effective Date, made all contributions or payments to or under each such Pension Plan required by law (including, without limitation, the Pension Funding Rules) or the terms of such Pension Plan or any contract or agreement with respect thereto, except to the extent that the failure to make such contribution or payment would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No liability to the PBGC has been, or is expected by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate to be, incurred by the Borrower, any such Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate, except to the extent that such liability would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Liability, as referred to in this Section includes any joint and several liability. Each Employee Benefit Plan which is a group health plan within the meaning of Section 5000(b)(1) of the Code is in compliance with the continuation of health care coverage requirements of Section 4980B of the Code except to the extent a violation thereof would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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The Borrower has heretofore delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders copies of (x) the audited Consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower as of January 30, 2021, and the related Consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended and (y) the unaudited Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as of July 31, 2021, and the related Consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the 6-month period then ended (the financial statements described in clauses (x) and (y), with the related notes and schedules, the “Financial Statements”). The Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the Consolidated financial condition and results of the operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods indicated therein and have been prepared in conformity with GAAP. Since January 30, 2021, there has been no Material Adverse Change.
No representation or warranty contained in any Loan Document and no certificate or report from time to time furnished by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby, on the date when made or deemed made, contains or will contain a misstatement of material fact, or omits or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated in order to make the statements therein contained not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which made. As of the Effective Date, the information included in each Beneficial Ownership Certification delivered pursuant to Section 5.8 is true and correct in all respects, as applicable.
Neither the Borrower, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative thereof, is an individual or entity that is or is owned or controlled by any individual or entity that is (i) a Sanctioned Person, (ii) currently the subject or target of any Sanctions, (iii) included on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals, HMT’s Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets and the Investment Ban List, or any similar list enforced by any other relevant sanctions authority, or (iv) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.
The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance in all material respects with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and applicable Sanctions and, with respect to the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, have instituted and maintained policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such law.
The Borrower is not an Affected Financial Institution or a Covered Party.
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In addition to the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6, the obligation of each Lender (including each Swing Line Lender) to make Loans and each Issuing Bank to Issue Letters of Credit on the first Borrowing Date and the Lenders to participate therein shall be subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions precedent:
The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date, of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other analogous counterpart of the Borrower (i) attaching a true and complete copy of the resolutions of its Managing Person and of all documents evidencing all necessary corporate, partnership or similar action (in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) taken by it to authorize the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) attaching a true and complete copy of its Organizational Documents, (iii) setting forth the incumbency of its officer or officers or other analogous counterpart who may sign the Loan Documents, including therein a signature specimen of such officer or officers and (iv) attaching a certificate of good standing of the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of its formation and of each other jurisdiction in which it is qualified to do business.
The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the Notes executed by Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note.
There shall be no injunction, writ, preliminary restraining order or other order of any nature issued by any Governmental Authority in any respect affecting the transactions provided for in the Loan Documents and no action or proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority shall have been commenced or threatened seeking to prevent or delay the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or challenging any term or provision thereof or seeking any damages in connection therewith, and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, in all respects satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of an executive officer of the Borrower to the foregoing effects.
All Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be repaid in full, all commitments (if any) in respect thereof shall have been terminated and all guarantees therefor and security therefor shall be released, and the Administrative Agent shall have received pay-off letters in form and substance satisfactory to it evidencing such repayment, termination and release.
The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) an opinion of Godfrey & Kahn S.C., counsel to the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, as to such matters reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, it being understood that such opinion is being delivered upon the direction
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of the Borrower, and that the addressees thereof may and will rely on such opinion, and (ii) an opinion of Jason J. Kelroy, general counsel of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, as to such matters reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
The Borrower shall have paid (i) all fees and expenses payable under the Loan Documents to each Credit Party and each Arranger on or prior to the Effective Date, and (ii) the reasonable fees and expenses of Special Counsel in connection with the preparation, negotiation and closing of the Loan Documents.
The Borrower shall have provided to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders the documentation and other information requested by the Administrative Agent in order to comply with requirements of any Anti-Corruption Laws, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act and any applicable “know your customer” rules and regulations.
To the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, and any Lender requesting the same, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower at least five Business Days prior to the Effective Date.
5.9 Other Documents
The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably require.
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.3, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Article 5, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.
The obligation of each Lender (including each Swing Line Lender) to make any Loan and each Issuing Bank to Issue any Letter of Credit on a Borrowing Date is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent as of the date of such Loan or the Issuance of such Letter of Credit, as the case may be:
On each Borrowing Date and after giving effect to the Loans to be made and the Letters of Credit to be Issued thereon (i) there shall exist no Default and (ii) the representations and
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warranties contained in the Loan Documents (other than, for any date after the Effective Date, the representation and warranty contained in the last sentence of Section 4.9) shall be true and correct with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on such Borrowing Date. Each borrowing by the Borrower and each request by the Borrower for the Issuance of a Letter of Credit shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower as of such Borrowing Date that each of the foregoing matters is true and correct in all respects. In the case of Loans to be made or the Letters of Credit to be Issued in an Alternative Currency, there shall not have occurred any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls which in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders (in the case of any Loans to be denominated in an Alternative Currency) or an Issuing Bank (in the case of any Letter of Credit to be denominated in an Alternative Currency) would make it impracticable for such Loan extension or L/C Borrowing to be denominated in the relevant Alternative Currency.
With respect to the Loans to be made, and the Letters of Credit to be Issued, on each Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received, (i) in the case of Revolving Credit Loans or Swing Line Loans, a Borrowing Request, (ii) in the case of Letters of Credit, a Letter of Credit Request, and (iii) in the case of Competitive Bid Loans, a Competitive Bid Request and such other documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.6, in each case duly executed by the Borrower.
The Borrower agrees that, so long as this Agreement is in effect, any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation (contingent or otherwise) in respect of any Letter of Credit remains outstanding, or any other amount is owing under any Loan Document to any Credit Party, the Borrower shall:
Furnish or cause to be furnished to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:
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Each report and document required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to subparagraphs (a), (b) and (f) of this Section 7.1 (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 7.1; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (x) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon its request to the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (y) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by facsimile or electronic
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mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.
The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent will make available to the Lenders, the Swing Line Lenders and the Issuing Banks materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or Syndtrak or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that so long as the Borrower is the issuer of any outstanding debt or equity securities that are registered or issued pursuant to a private offering or is actively contemplating issuing any such securities (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 11.21); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information;” and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information.” THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any Swing Line Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, any Issuing Bank, any Swing Line Lender or any other
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Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).
Except as may otherwise be permitted by Section 8.3, maintain, and cause each Significant Subsidiary to maintain, its corporate, partnership or analogous existence, as the case may be, in good standing in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation and in each other jurisdiction in which the failure so to do would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that any Subsidiary of the Borrower may be dissolved if such dissolution would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on all its Property in at least such amounts, having such deductibles and against at least such risks (but including in any event public liability, product liability and business interruption coverage) as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business, and furnish to the Administrative Agent upon request full information as to all such insurance carried.
Pay and discharge when due, and cause each of its Subsidiaries so to do, all lawful Indebtedness, obligations and claims for labor, materials and supplies or otherwise which, if unpaid, (i) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) become a Lien upon Property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries other than a Lien permitted under Section 8.2, unless and to the extent only that the validity of such Indebtedness, obligation or claim shall be contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, and provided that the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent prompt notice of any such contest and that such reserve or other appropriate provision as may be required by GAAP shall have been made therefor.
At all times, maintain, protect and keep in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and cause each of its Subsidiaries so to do, all Property necessary to the operation of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s business except to the extent that the failure so to do would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Observe and comply in all respects, and cause each of its Subsidiaries so to do, with all laws, ordinances, orders, judgments, rules, regulations, certifications, franchises, permits, licenses, directions and requirements of all Governmental Authorities, which now or at any time hereafter may be applicable to it, except to the extent a violation thereof would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and except such violations thereof as shall be contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted by it, provided that the Borrower shall
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give the Administrative Agent prompt notice of such contest and that such reserve or other appropriate provision as shall be required in accordance with GAAP shall have been made therefor.
Keep proper books of record and account, and cause each of its Subsidiaries so to do, in which full, true and correct entries in all material respects in conformity with GAAP and all requirements of law shall be made in all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities; and at all reasonable times, but no more than once per year provided no Event of Default has occurred, upon reasonable prior notice, permit representatives of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit the offices of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, to examine the books and records thereof and Accountants’ reports relating thereto, and to make copies or extracts therefrom, to discuss the affairs of the Borrower and each such Subsidiary with the respective officers thereof, and to examine and inspect the Property of the Borrower and each such Subsidiary and to meet and discuss the affairs of the Borrower and each such Subsidiary with the Accountants.
At each fiscal quarter end, have a Debt Ratio of not more than 3.75 to 1.00.
Conduct its businesses in compliance in all material respects with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions and, with respect to the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such law.
7.10 Beneficial Ownership Certification
Promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender that previously received a Beneficial Ownership Certification of any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified therein and promptly upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, any information or documentation requested by it for purposes of complying with the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
The Borrower agrees that, so long as this Agreement is in effect, any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation (contingent or otherwise) in respect of any Letter of Credit remains outstanding, or any other amount is owing under any Loan Document to any Credit Party, the Borrower shall not:
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Permit any Subsidiary of the Borrower to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any liability for Indebtedness, except Indebtedness which, when aggregated with all Indebtedness of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower (other than (a) Excluded Receivables Indebtedness, (b) any Indebtedness in respect of undrawn trade letters of credit, and (c) Indebtedness under each Affected Lease), does not exceed 10% of Tangible Net Worth.
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or permit any of its Subsidiaries so to do, except (i) Liens for Taxes in the ordinary course of business which are not delinquent or which are being contested in accordance with Section 7.4, provided that enforcement of such Liens is stayed pending such contest, (ii) Liens in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other social security obligations (but not ERISA), (iii) deposits or pledges to secure bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds and other obligations of like nature arising in the ordinary course of business, (iv) zoning ordinances, easements, rights of way, minor defects, irregularities, and other similar restrictions affecting real Property which do not adversely affect the value of such real Property or impair its use for the operation of the business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, (v) mechanics’, materialmen’s, carriers’, warehousemen’s and other similar Liens arising by operation of law and incurred in the ordinary course of business which are not delinquent or which are being contested in accordance with Section 7.4, provided that enforcement of such Liens is stayed pending such contest, (vi) Liens arising out of judgments or decrees (other than judgments or decrees of the type referred to in Section 9.1(i)) which are being contested in accordance with Section 7.4, provided that enforcement of such Liens is stayed pending such contest, (vii) Liens in favor of the Credit Parties under the Loan Documents, (viii) Liens on Margin Stock to the extent that a prohibition on such Liens would result in any Credit Party being deemed to be “indirectly secured” by Margin Stock under Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as amended, (ix) Liens on Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries existing on the Effective Date as set forth on Schedule 8.2 as renewed from time to time, but not any increases in the amounts secured thereby or extensions thereof to additional Property, (x) Liens encumbering only Receivables and Related Receivable Assets of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries of the Borrower that secure only Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries of the Borrower permitted under Section 8.1, (xi) consensual Liens on fixed or capital assets (including any accessions thereto) acquired (including by lease under any Finance Lease), constructed or improved by the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, provided that (a) such consensual Liens secure only Indebtedness of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries permitted by Section 8.1 or Indebtedness of the Borrower, (b) such consensual Liens and such Indebtedness are incurred no later than the 90th (or, in the case of real property and fixtures, the 180th) day after such acquisition, leasing or the completion of such construction or improvement, (c) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, leasing, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets, and (d) such consensual Liens shall not apply to any other Property (other than accessions to such fixed or capital assets) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, (xii) consensual Liens existing on any Property (and any accessions thereto) prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof or existing on any Property (and any accessions thereto) of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower
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after the Effective Date prior to the time such Person became a Subsidiary of the Borrower, provided that (a) such consensual Liens secure only Indebtedness of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries permitted by Section 8.1 or Indebtedness of the Borrower, (b) such consensual Liens are not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower, as applicable, (c) such consensual Liens shall not apply to any other Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, and (d) such consensual Liens shall secure only the Indebtedness that they secure on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, as applicable, and any extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof and (xiii) other Liens on the property of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries securing obligations in an aggregate Consolidated amount not in excess of the greater of (1) $250,000,000 and (2) 5% of Tangible Net Worth.
Consolidate with, or merge into or with, any Person, or make any Acquisition, or change its fiscal year, or permit any of its Subsidiaries so to do, except that provided both immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Default shall exist, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof may:
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Make any Disposition, or permit any of its Subsidiaries so to do, except one or more Dispositions (other than a Disposition of all or substantially all assets of the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary), provided that (i) immediately before and after giving effect to each such Disposition, no Default shall or would exist, and (ii) immediately after giving effect to each such Disposition, all of the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 shall be true and correct as if then made and the Borrower will be in compliance herewith on a pro forma basis.
Become significantly engaged, or permit any Significant Subsidiary to be significantly engaged, in any business other than in substantially the same or complimentary fields of enterprise as conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Effective Date.
Become, or permit any Subsidiary of the Borrower to become, a party to any transaction with any Affiliate thereof unless the terms and conditions relating thereto are as favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary as those which would be obtainable at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate thereof; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not prohibit the Borrower or any Subsidiary from (i) entering into any such transactions with the Borrower or another Subsidiary of the Borrower, or (ii) entering into any transaction, or series of related transactions not involving cash or other property having an aggregate value in excess of $2,000,000.
The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement binding on the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon the ability of any Subsidiary of the Borrower to pay dividends or make other distributions with respect to any of its Capital Stock or to make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary thereof, provided that (a) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law, by this Agreement, or by any other loan or credit agreement containing such restrictions and conditions that are no more onerous than the restrictions and conditions contained herein, (b) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions existing on the date hereof and identified on Schedule 8.9 (but shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (c) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary of the Borrower pending such sale, provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to
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such Subsidiary and such sale is permitted hereunder and (d) the foregoing shall not apply to Subsidiaries which are special purpose entities involved in a securitization relating to the sale or financing of accounts receivable.
Directly or knowingly indirectly use, or permit any Subsidiary to use, any Letter of Credit or the proceeds of any Loan, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity, to fund any activities of or business with any individual or entity, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arranger, Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, Swing Line Lender, or otherwise) of Sanctions.
Directly or knowingly indirectly use, or permit any Subsidiary to use, any Letter of Credit or the proceeds of any Loan, for any purpose which would breach any Anti-Corruption Laws.
The following shall each constitute an “Event of Default”:
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Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or at any time thereafter during the continuance thereof, (i) if it is an Event of Default specified in Section 9.1(g) or 9.1(h), all Revolving Credit Commitments, the Swing Line Commitment and the Letter of Credit Commitment shall immediately and automatically terminate and the Loans, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, all Reimbursement Obligations owing or contingently owing in respect of all outstanding Letters of Credit and all other amounts owing under the Loan Documents shall immediately become due and payable, and the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the Letter of Credit Exposure for the pro rata benefit of the Credit Parties, and (ii) if it is any other Event of Default, upon the direction of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall (A) by notice to the Borrower, declare all Revolving Credit Commitments, the Swing Line Commitment, and the Letter of Credit Commitment to be terminated forthwith, whereupon such Revolving Credit Commitments, the Swing Line Commitment and the Letter of Credit Commitment shall immediately terminate, and/or (B) by notice of default to the Borrower, declare the Loans, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, all Reimbursement Obligations owing or contingently owing in respect of all outstanding Letters of Credit and all other amounts owing under the Loan Documents to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable, and the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the Letter of Credit Exposure for the pro rata benefit of the Credit Parties. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived. The Borrower hereby further expressly waives and covenants not to assert any appraisement, valuation, stay, extension, redemption or similar laws, now or at any time hereafter in force which might delay, prevent or otherwise impede the performance or enforcement of any Loan Document.
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Each Credit Party hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent under the Loan Documents and hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of the Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in any Loan Document, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities other than those expressly set forth therein, or any fiduciary relationship with, or fiduciary duty to, any other Credit Party, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into the Loan Documents or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Credit Parties as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 11.1), and except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under the Loan Documents by or through sub agents, provided that no such delegation shall serve as a release of the Administrative Agent or waiver by the Borrower of any rights hereunder. The Administrative Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Section 10 shall apply to any such sub agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected in, and shall not be under any liability for relying upon, the advice of counsel (provided such counsel was selected by the Administrative Agent with due care) concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.
None of the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Sustainability Coordinator or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys in fact or affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with the Loan Documents (except the Administrative Agent for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), or (ii) responsible in any manner to any other Credit Party for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by the Borrower, or any officer thereof, contained in the Loan Documents or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred
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to or provided for in, or received under or in connection with, the Loan Documents or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, perfection, enforceability or sufficiency of any of the Loan Documents or for any failure of the Borrower or any other Person to perform its obligations thereunder. None of the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Sustainability Coordinator or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys in fact or affiliates shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (a) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (b) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (c) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth therein, (d) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness thereof or any other agreement, instrument or other document or (e) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section 5, Section 6 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. Each Credit Party acknowledges that the Administrative Agent shall not be under any duty to take any discretionary action permitted under the Loan Documents unless the Administrative Agent shall be instructed in writing to do so by the Required Lenders; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or is contrary to law or any provision of the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall not be under any liability or responsibility whatsoever, as Administrative Agent, to the Borrower or any other Person as a consequence of any failure or delay in performance, or any breach, by any other Credit Party of any of its obligations under any of the Loan Documents.
The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, opinion, letter, cablegram, telegram, facsimile, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by a proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may treat each other Credit Party, or the Person designated in the last notice filed with it under this Section, as the holder of all of the interests of such Credit Party, in its Loans, Notes, the Letters of Credit and the Reimbursement Obligations, as applicable, until written notice of transfer, signed by such Credit Party (or the Person designated in the last notice filed with the Administrative Agent) and by the Person designated in such written notice of transfer, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be under any duty to examine or pass upon the validity, effectiveness, enforceability or genuineness of the Loan Documents or any instrument, document or communication furnished pursuant thereto or in connection therewith, and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to assume that the same are valid, effective and genuine, have been signed or sent by the proper parties and are what they purport to be. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under the Loan Documents unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under the Loan Documents in accordance with a request or direction of the Required Lenders, and such request or direction and any action taken or failure to act
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pursuant thereto shall be binding upon the other Credit Parties and all future holders of the Notes and the Reimbursement Obligations.
The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice thereof from another Credit Party or the Borrower. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the other parties hereto.
Each Credit Party expressly acknowledges that none of the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Sustainability Coordinator or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys in fact or affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent or any Arranger hereinafter, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent or any Arranger to any other Credit Party. Each Credit Party represents to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers that it has, independently and without reliance upon any other Credit Party, any Arranger or any Sustainability Coordinator, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate made its own evaluation of and investigation into the business, operations, Property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and the value and Lien status of any collateral security and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Credit Party also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any other Credit Party, any Arranger or any Sustainability Coordinator, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, evaluations and decisions in taking or not taking action under any Loan Document, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, Property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and the value and Lien status of any collateral security. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the other Credit Parties by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any other Credit Party with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, Property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower which at any time may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys in fact or affiliates.
Each Lender agrees (severally and not jointly) to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, and each Swing Line Lender, each in its capacity as such (to the extent not promptly reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), pro rata in accordance with (i) at any time that the Revolving Credit Commitments shall have expired or otherwise been terminated and there shall be Loans or Reimbursement Obligations outstanding, its share of the Aggregate Credit Exposure, and (ii) at all other times, its Commitment Percentage, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations,
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losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever (including, without limitation, any amounts paid to the Credit Parties (through the Administrative Agent) by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents, that are subsequently rescinded or avoided, or must otherwise be restored or returned) which may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the payment of the Loans, the Notes and the Reimbursement Obligations) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as applicable, in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents or any other documents contemplated by or referred to therein or the transactions contemplated thereby or any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements to the extent resulting solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as applicable, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender promptly upon demand for its pro rata share of any unpaid fees owing to the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as applicable, and any costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) payable by the Borrower under Section 11.20, to the extent that the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as applicable, has not been paid such fees or has not been reimbursed for such costs and expenses by the Borrower. The failure of any Lender to reimburse the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender promptly upon demand for any amount required to be paid by such Lender to the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender as provided in this Section shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder. The agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments of all of the Lenders, the Swing Line Commitment of each Swing Line Lender, the Letter of Credit Commitment, and the payment of all amounts otherwise payable under the Loan Documents.
Wells Fargo and its affiliates may make secured or unsecured loans to, accept deposits from, issue letters of credit for the account of, act as trustee under indentures of, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Borrower as though Wells Fargo were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and WFS did not arrange the transactions contemplated hereby. With respect to the Revolving Credit Commitment, Swing Line Commitment and Letter of Credit Commitment made or renewed by Wells Fargo and the Notes issued to, and the Reimbursement Obligations owing to, Wells Fargo, Wells Fargo shall have the same rights and powers under the Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall in each case include Wells Fargo.
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Kohl’s Corporation
N56W17000 Ridgewood Drive
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 53051
Attention: Chief Financial Officer and
General Counsel
Telephone: 262-703-7000
Email: jill.timm@kohls.com and jason.kelroy@kohls.com
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if to the Administrative Agent, to it at:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
MAC D1109-019
1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28262
Attention: Syndication Agency Services
Email: AgencyServices.Requests@wellsfargo.com
Wells Fargo National Association
550 S. Tryon Street, 7th Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202-4200
MAC D1086-074
Attention: Carl Hinrichs
Telephone: 704-410-1128
Email: carl.hinrichs@wellsfargo.com; and
if to a Lender, or to a Swing Line Lender, or an Issuing Bank, to it at its address (or facsimile number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.
Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).
Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement); provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail
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address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.
To the extent consented to by the Administrative Agent in writing from time to time, the Administrative Agent agrees that receipt of the Communications by the Administrative Agent at its e-mail address(es) set forth above shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to the Administrative Agent for purposes of the Loan Documents; provided that Borrower shall also deliver to the Administrative Agent an executed original of each Compliance Certificate required to be delivered hereunder.
No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Credit Party, any right, remedy, power or privilege under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege under any Loan Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or
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privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges under the Loan Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to any increased cost or indemnity under Sections 3.6, 3.7 and 3.11 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event, provided that such designation is made on such terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the object of avoiding the consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of any such Section. Nothing in this Section shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the right of any Lender provided in Sections 3.6, 3.7 and 3.11.
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(vii) No Assignment to Certain Affected Financial Institutions. No such assignment shall be made to any Affected Financial Institution that is, or has a direct or indirect parent company that is, the subject of a Bail-In Action.
(viii) Resignation as Swing Line Lender and Issuing Bank after Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time a Lender that is a Swing Line Lender or an Issuing Bank assigns all of its Commitment and Loans pursuant to this Section 11.6(b), such Lender may, upon 15 days’ notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, resign as a Swing Line Lender or an Issuing Bank, as applicable. In the event of any such resignation as a Swing Line Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor Swing Line Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder, as applicable; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of such Lender as a Swing Line Lender or an Issuing Bank. If any Lender resigns as a Swing Line Lender or an Issuing Bank, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of a Swing Line Lender or an Issuing Bank, as applicable, hereunder with respect to all Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit issued by it that are outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as a Swing Line Lender or an Issuing Bank, as applicable, and all obligations with respect thereto. Upon the acceptance of any appointment of a successor Swing Line Lender or an Issuing Bank, as applicable, (1) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the resigning Swing Line Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, and (b) such successor Issuing Bank shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit issued by the resigning Issuing Bank, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the resigning Issuing Bank to effectively assume the obligations of the resigning Issuing Bank with respect to such Letters of Credit.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption
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Agreement, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender (or Issuing Bank or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be), under this Agreement, and the assignor thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement covering all of the assignor’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such assignor shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.3, 2.10, 11.7 and 11.20 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender, an Issuing Bank or a Swing Line Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Person of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section (other than a purported assignment to a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person) or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates, which shall be null and void).
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 waiver, amendment, supplement or other modification of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the
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consent of the Participant, agree to any waiver, amendment, supplement or other modification described in Section 11.1 that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and 3.11 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 3.12 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.6, 3.7 or 3.11, with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the applicable participation would have been entitled to receive in respect of such interest, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Regulatory Change that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 11.5 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.10(a) as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 11.10(b) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under 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 shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
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The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Arranger, each Sustainability Coordinator, each Lender, each Swing Line Lender and each of their affiliates and their and their affiliates’ officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (each an “Indemnified Party”) from and against (and will reimburse each Indemnified Party as the same are incurred for) any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel; provided, however, that the fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for the Lenders shall be limited to one counsel, or if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel to the affected Indemnified Parties similarly situated and taken as a whole) that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party, in each case arising out of or in connection with or by reason of (including, without limitation, in connection with any pending or threatened claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding or preparation of a defense in connection therewith) (a) any aspect of this Agreement or any similar transaction and any of the other transactions contemplated hereby or (b) the Loans, Letters of Credit and any other financings, or any use made or proposed to be made with the proceeds thereof, except to the extent such claim, damage, loss, liability or expense is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In the case of a pending or threatened claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding to which the indemnity in this paragraph applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Borrower, the Borrower’s equity holders or creditors, any third party or an Indemnified Party, whether or not an Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not any aspect of this Agreement is consummated. The Borrower also agrees that no Indemnified Party shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to the Borrower or its subsidiaries or affiliates or to the Borrower’s or their respective equity holders or creditors arising out of, related to or in connection with any aspect of this Agreement, except to the extent of direct (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive) damages determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. It is further agreed that any Indemnified Party shall only have liability to the Borrower (as opposed to any other person), and that any Indemnified Party shall be liable solely in respect of its own commitment under this Agreement on a several, and not joint, basis with any other Person. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Indemnified Party shall be
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liable for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through electronic telecommunications or other information transmission systems.
No claim may be made by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any Lender or other Person against the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank, any Swing Line Lender, any Sustainability Coordinator, the Borrower or any directors, officers, employees, or agents of any of them for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by any Loan Document, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith, and each of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, any such Lender or other Person hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor; provided that nothing in this Section 11.8 shall relieve the Borrower of any obligations it may have to indemnify any Indemnified Party against special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages asserted against such Indemnified Party by a third party.
Each Loan Document (other than the Notes) may be executed by one or more of the parties thereto on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same document. It shall not be necessary in making proof of any Loan Document to produce or account for more than one counterpart signed by the party to be charged. A counterpart of any Loan Document or to any document evidencing, and of any an amendment, modification, consent or waiver to or of any Loan Document transmitted by facsimile or electronic (i.e., .pdf) transmission shall be deemed to be an originally executed counterpart. A set of the copies of the Loan Documents signed by all the parties thereto shall be deposited with each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Any party to a Loan Document may rely upon the signatures of any other party thereto which are transmitted by facsimile or electronic (i.e., .pdf) transmission to the same extent as if originally signed.
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Each party to a Loan Document represents that it has been represented by counsel in connection with the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and that the principle that agreements are to be construed against the party drafting the same shall be inapplicable.
The Loan Documents, the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder, and any claims, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to any Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.
Section headings have been inserted in the Loan Documents for convenience only and shall not be construed to be a part thereof.
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Every provision of the Loan Documents is intended to be severable, and if any term or provision thereof shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions thereof shall not be affected or impaired thereby, and any invalidity, illegality or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
All exhibits to a Loan Document shall be deemed to be a part thereof. Except for agreements between the Borrower and a Credit Party with respect to certain additional fees and expenses, the Loan Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding among the Borrower and the Credit Parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings among them with respect to the subject matter thereof.
Each party to a Loan Document irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against any other party hereto or any related party thereof in anyway relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, in any forum other than the courts 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 thereof and each party to a Loan Document irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court. Each party to a Loan Document agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Each party to a Loan Document hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted or not prohibited by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any court referred to above and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Each party to a Loan Document hereby irrevocably consents to the service of process in any suit, action or proceeding arising thereunder or in connection therewith by sending the same by first class mail, return receipt requested or by overnight courier service, to the address of such party set forth in Section 11.2. Each party to a Loan Document hereby agrees that any such service (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action, or proceeding, and (ii) shall to the fullest extent enforceable by law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.
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EACH OF THE CREDIT PARTIES AND THE BORROWER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREIN. FURTHER, THE BORROWER HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OR AGENT OF, OR COUNSEL TO, ANY CREDIT PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT ANY CREDIT PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL PROVISION. THE BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EACH CREDIT PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, INTER ALIA, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
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Each Credit Party agrees (on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and representatives) to use reasonable precautions to keep confidential, in accordance with their customary procedures for handling confidential information of the same nature, all nonpublic information supplied by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement which (a) is identified by such Person as being confidential at the time the same is delivered to such Credit Party, or (b) constitutes any financial statement, financial projections or forecasts, budget, compliance certificate, audit report, management letter or accountants’ certification delivered hereunder; provided, however, that nothing herein shall limit the disclosure of any such information (i) to the extent required by law, rule, regulation or judicial process or to the extent requested or required by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (ii) on a confidential basis, to counsel to any Credit Party, (iii) to bank examiners, auditors or accountants, and any analogous counterpart thereof, (iv) to the Credit Parties, (v) in connection with any litigation to which any one or more of the Credit Parties is a party, (vi) to any assignee or participant (or prospective assignee or participant) or to any actual or prospective party to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, so long as such assignee or participant (or prospective assignee or participant) agrees to keep such information confidential on substantially the same basis as set forth in this Section, (vii) to affiliates of the Credit Parties and their respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives of the Credit Parties (it being understood that the Persons
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to whom disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential on substantially the same basis as set forth in this Section), or (viii) following the end of the 36th month after such information was so supplied.
Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of each Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Borrower in accordance with the Act.
If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent or any Lender from any Borrower in the Agreement Currency, such Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in such currency, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, agrees to return the amount of any excess to such Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law).
The words “delivery,” “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumption Agreements, amendments or other modifications, Borrowing Request, Notice of Conversion/Continuation, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the
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use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it.
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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:
To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Swap Contract 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):
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“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).
[Signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
KOHL’S CORPORATION
By: /s/ Mike Baughn
Name: Mike Baughn
Title: EVP, Finance and Treasurer
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Administrative Agent, an Issuing Bank, a Swing Line Lender, and a Lender
By: /s/ Carl Hinrichs
Name: Carl Hinrichs
Title: Director
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent, an Issuing Bank, a Swing Line Lender, and a Lender
By: /s/ Morgan Hess
Name: Morgan Hess
Title: Associate
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Syndication Agent, an Issuing Bank, a Swing Line Lender, and a Lender
By: /s/ Suzanne Ergastolo
Name: Suzanne Ergastolo
Title: Executive Director
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MUFG BANK, LTD., as Syndication Agent, an Issuing Bank, a Swing Line Lender, and a Lender
By: /s/ Henry Schwarz
Name: Henry Schwarz
Title: Authorized Signatory
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Syndication Agent, an Issuing Bank, a Swing Line Lender, and a Lender
By: /s/ Joyce P. Dorsett
Name: Joyce P. Dorsett
Title: Senior Vice President
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BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A., as a Documentation Agent and a Lender
By: /s/ Mark Czarnecki
Name: Mark Czarnecki
Title: Senior Vice President
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THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Documentation Agent and a Lender
By: /s/ Michael Borowiecki
Name: Michael Borowiecki
Title: Authorized Signatory
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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Documentation Agent and a Lender
By: /s/ Rebecca Kratz
Name: Rebecca Kratz
Title: Authorized Signatory
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MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as a Documentation Agent and a Lender
By: /s/ Michael King
Name: Michael King
Title: Authorized Signatory
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CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCITION, as a Documentation Agent and a Lender
By: /s/ Thomas Lawler
Name: Thomas Lawler
Title: Senior Vice President
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FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By: /s/ Miranda C. Stokes
Name: Miranda C. Stokes
Title: Managing Director, SVP
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HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By: /s/ Ashley K. Brenner
Name: Ashley Brenner
Title: Director
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as a Lender and as an Issuing Bank
By: /s/ Thomas J. Tarasovich, Jr.
Name: Thomas J. Tarasovich, Jr.
Title: Vice President
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By: Donna Benson
Name: Donna Benson
Title: Assistant Vice President
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COMERICA BANK, as a Lender
By: /s/ John Lascody
Name: John Lascody
Title: Vice President
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THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender
By: /s/ Lisa DeCristofaro
Name: Linda DeCristofaro
Title: SVP
DOCPROPERTY "CUS_DocIDChunk0" 26112807.1
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EXHIBIT A
LIST OF REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENT AMOUNTS
|
Revolving Credit Commitment Amount |
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association |
$100,000,000 |
Bank of America, N.A. |
$100,000,000 |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
$100,000,000 |
MUFG Bank, Ltd. |
$100,000,000 |
U.S. Bank National Association |
$100,000,000 |
BMO Harris Bank, N.A. |
$62,000,000 |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank, New York Branch |
$62,000,000 |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA |
$62,000,000 |
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. |
$62,000,000 |
Capital One, National Association |
$62,000,000 |
Fifth Third Bank, National Association |
$35,000,000 |
HSBC Bank USA, National Association |
$35,000,000 |
The Bank of New York Mellon |
$35,000,000 |
PNC Bank, National Association |
$35,000,000 |
Comerica Bank |
$25,000,000 |
The Northern Trust Company |
$25,000,000 |
TOTAL |
$1,000,000,000.00 |
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF NOTE
[_________ __, 20__]
New York, New York
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, KOHL’S CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation (the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of (the “Lender”) the unpaid principal amount of the Loans made by the Lender, and to pay interest from the date hereof on the principal balance thereof from time to time outstanding, at the rate or rates, and at the times, set forth in the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), in each case at the Administrative Agent’s Office, or at such other place as the Administrative Agent may specify from time to time, in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds.
Capitalized terms used herein which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.
The Loans evidenced by this Note are prepayable in the amounts and under the circumstances, and its maturity is subject to acceleration upon the terms, set forth in the Credit Agreement. This Note is one of the Notes under, and as such term is defined in, the Credit Agreement, and is subject to, and should be construed in accordance with, the provisions thereof, and is entitled to the benefits and security set forth in the Loan Documents.
The Lender is hereby authorized to record on the schedule annexed hereto, and any continuation sheets which the Lender may attach hereto, (i) the date and amount of each Loan made by the Lender, (ii) the character thereof as a Revolving Credit Loan (and whether an ABR Advance, a Eurodollar Advance, an RFR Loan, or a combination thereof), a Competitive Bid Loan or a Swing Line Loan, (iii) the interest rate (without regard to the Applicable Margin) and Interest Period (if any) applicable thereto, and (iv) the date and amount of each conversion of and each payment or prepayment of principal of, any such Loan. No failure to so record or any error in so recording shall affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans, together with interest thereon, as provided in the Credit Agreement, and the outstanding principal balance of the Loans made by the Lender as set forth in such schedule shall be presumed to be correct absent manifest error.
Except as specifically otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, notice of protest and all other demands, protests and notices in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, collection and enforcement of this Note.
Whenever in this Note either party hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party. The Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein (and any such attempted assignment shall be void), except as expressly permitted by the Loan Documents. No failure or
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delay of the Lender in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. Neither this Note nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified, nor shall any departure therefrom be consented to, except pursuant to a written agreement entered into between the Borrower and the Lender with respect to which such waiver, amendment, modification or consent is to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 11.1 of the Credit Agreement.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.
[Signature on the following page.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Note to be duly executed as of the date and year first written above.
KOHL’S CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE TO NOTE
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EXHIBIT C-1
FORM OF BORROWING REQUEST
[_______ __, 20__]
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
MAC D1109-019
1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28262
Attention of: Syndication Agency Services
Email: AgencyServices.Requests@wellsfargo.com
If Borrowing Request includes Swing Line Loans, please select an applicable Swing Line Lender:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Swing Line Lender
MAC D1109-019
1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28262
Attention of: Syndication Agency Services
Email: AgencyServices.Requests@wellsfargo.com
Bank of America, N.A.,
as Swing Line Lender
101 N Tryon Street
Mail Code: NC1-001-05-46
Charlotte, NC 28255
Attention: David Cochran
Telephone: 980-386-8201
Facsimile: 704-719-5440
Electronic Mail: david.a.cochran@baml.com
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as Swing Line Lender
10 South Dearborn L2
Chicago, IL 60603
Attention: Rajesh Gadige
Telephone: 312-732-2007
Facsimile: 121-4307-6874
Electronic Mail: 12143076874@tls.ldsprod.com
MUFG Bank, Ltd.,
as Swing Line Lender
Harborside 3
210 Hudson St., Suite 500
Jersey City, NJ 07311
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Attention: Steve Williams
Telephone: (201) 413-8520
Facsimile: (201) 521-2304
Electronic Mail: stwilliams@us.mufg.jp
U.S. Bank National Association,
as Swing Line Lender
Address: U.S. Bank National Association
400 City Center, OS-WI-CCCL
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Attention: NSLS Deal Administrator
Telephone: 920-237-7601
Facsimile: 920-237-7993
Electronic Mail: CLSSyndicationServicesTeam@usbank.com
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, among Kohl’s Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings therein defined.
1. Pursuant to Sections 2.5 and 6.2 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby gives notice of its intention to borrow Revolving Credit Loans and/or Swing Line Loans in an aggregate principal amount of (currency & amount) on _______ __, 20__ (the “Borrowing Date”) which borrowing(s) shall consist of the following Advances and/or Swing Line Loans:
A) Revolving Credit Loans:
Type of Advance |
Currency & Amount |
Initial Interest Period for Eurodollar Advances or Term RFR Loans |
____________________ |
_____________ |
__ months |
____________________ |
_____________ |
__ months |
____________________ |
_____________ |
__ months |
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B) Swing Line Loans:
Currency & Amount |
Swing Line |
[Requested |
____________________ |
______ days |
__ . ____ % |
____________________ |
______ days |
__ . ____ % |
____________________ |
______ days |
__ . ____ % |
2. The Borrower hereby certifies that on the date hereof and on the Borrowing Date set forth above, and after giving effect to the Loans requested hereby and any Letters of Credit to be Issued on such Borrowing Date (i) there exists and shall exist no Default, and (ii) each of the representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document (other than, for any date after the Effective Date, the representation and warranty contained in the last sentence of Section 4.9 of the Credit Agreement) is and shall be true and correct with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on such date.
[Signature on the following page.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Borrowing Request to be duly executed as of the date and year first written above.
KOHL’S CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT C-2
FORM OF LETTER OF CREDIT REQUEST
[_______ __, 20__]
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
MAC D1109-019
1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28262
Attention of: Syndication Agency Services
Email: AgencyServices.Requests@wellsfargo.com
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, among Kohl’s Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings therein defined.
1. Pursuant to Sections 2.10 and 6.2 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests that [____________], as an Issuing Bank issue a Letter of Credit on __________ __, 20__ (the “Borrowing Date”), in accordance with the information annexed hereto (attach additional sheets if necessary).
2. The Borrower hereby certifies that on the date hereof and on the Borrowing Date set forth above, and after giving effect to the Letters of Credit requested hereby and any Loans made on such Borrowing Date (i) there exists and shall exist no Default, (ii) each of the representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document (other than, for any date after the Effective Date, the representation and warranty contained in the last sentence of Section 4.9 of the Credit Agreement) is and shall be true and correct with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on such date.
[Signature on the following page.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Letter of Credit Request to be duly executed as of the date and year first written above.
KOHL’S CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
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LETTER OF CREDIT INFORMATION
1. Name of Beneficiary: ___________________________________.
2. Address of Beneficiary to which Letter of Credit will be sent:
_____________________________________________________.
3 Obligations in respect of which the Letter of Credit is to be issued:
_____________________________________________________.
4. Conditions under which a drawing may be made (specify any documentation required to be delivered with any drawing request): _______________________________________.
5. Maximum amount to be available under such Letter of Credit: (currency & amounts): ___ _____________________________________________________.
6. Requested date of issuance: _______________, _____.
7. Requested date of expiration: _______________, _____.
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION
[_______ __, 20__]
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
MAC D1109-019
1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28262
Attention of: Syndication Agency Services
Email: AgencyServices.Requests@wellsfargo.com
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, among Kohl’s Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings therein defined.
1. Pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby gives notice of its request to convert/continue Advances as set forth below:
[(a) on ____________ __, 20__, to convert [amount] in principal amount of presently outstanding Dollar-denominated [Eurodollar Advances / Term RFR Loans / Daily Simple RFR Loans] [having an Interest Period that expires on ____________ __, 20__] to ABR Advances;
(b) on ____________ __, 20__, to continue [currency & amounts] in principal amount of presently outstanding [Eurodollar Advances / Term RFR Loans] having an Interest Period that expires on ____________ __, 20__ as [Eurodollar Advances / Term RFR Loans] that have an Interest Period of __ months; and
(c) on ____________ __, 20__, to convert [currency & amounts] in principal amount of presently outstanding ABR Advances to [Eurodollar Advances / Term RFR Loans / Daily Simple RFR Loans] [that have an initial Interest Period of __ months.]]
2. The Borrower hereby certifies that on the date hereof and on the requested Conversion/Continuation Dates set forth above, there exists and there shall exist no Default or Event of Default.
[Signature on the following page.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Notice of Conversion/Continuation to be duly executed as of the date and year first written above.
KOHL’S CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
I, _________________, do hereby certify that I am the ____________ of Kohl’s Corporation (the “Borrower”), and that, as such, I am duly authorized to execute and deliver this Compliance Certificate on the Borrower’s behalf pursuant to Section 7.1(c) of the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings therein defined.
I hereby certify that:
1. The Debt Ratio as of the fiscal quarter ended _______, 20__ was _.__:1.00, calculated as set forth on Schedule 1.
2. There exists no violation of any covenant or agreement contained in any Loan Document, and no condition or event has occurred which would constitute a Default under the Credit Agreement [, EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS]:
[SPECIFY ALL SUCH VIOLATIONS, CONDITIONS AND EVENTS AND THE NATURE AND STATUS THEREOF].
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Compliance Certificate on this __ day of _______, 20__.
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Schedule 1 to Compliance Certificate
dated _______ __, 20__
CALCULATION OF THE DEBT RATIO
INCLUDED INDEBTEDNESS
A. Consolidated Indebtedness |
$_________ |
B. Permitted exclusions for L/C obligations C. Permitted exclusions for Finance Leases |
$_________ $_________ |
D. Permitted exclusions for unamortized debt discount |
$_________ |
E. Sub-total (A - B - C - D) |
$_________ |
F. Cash Rent for Operating Leases G. Cash Rent for Finance Leases H. Total Cash Rent (F + G) multiplied by eight (8) for the four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended |
$_________ $_________ $_________ |
I. Included Indebtedness (E + H) |
$_________ |
CONSOLIDATED EBITDAR
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J. Net Income |
$_________ |
K. Interest Charges |
$_________ |
L. Income Taxes (foreign and domestic) |
$_________ |
M. Depreciation and Amortization Expense |
$_________ |
N. Capital Losses from the Disposition of Fixed Assets |
$_________ |
O. Losses Attributable to Early Extinguishment of Indebtedness or Obligations under Swap Contracts or other Derivative Instruments |
$_________
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P. Losses, Charges or Expenses in Connection with Closure or Discontinuation of Operations |
$_________ |
Q. Other Non-Cash Expenses Reducing Net Income |
$_________ |
R. Sub-total (J + K + L + M + N + O + P + Q) |
$_________ |
S. Non-Cash Items Increasing Net Income |
$_________ |
T. Gains Attributable to Early Extinguishment of Indebtedness or Obligations under Swap Contracts or Other Derivative Instruments |
$_________ |
U. Capital Gains from the Disposition of Fixed Assets |
$_________ |
V. Sub-total (R - S - T - U) |
$_________ |
W. Consolidated Lease Expense |
$_________ |
X. Consolidated EBITDAR (V + W) |
$_________
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Debt Ratio as of the Fiscal Quarter End |
_.__:1.00 |
Maximum permitted Debt Ratio pursuant to Section 7.8 of the Credit Agreement |
3.75:1.00 |
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF REVOLVING CREDIT INCREASE SUPPLEMENT
SUPPLEMENT, dated as of _______ __, 20__ to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, among Kohl’s Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings therein defined.
1. The Borrower hereby proposes to increase (the “Increase”) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment Amount from (currency & amount) ____________ to (currency & amount) ____________.
2. The following undersigned Lender(s) have been invited by the Borrower, and are ready, willing and able, to increase the amount of their respective Revolving Credit Commitment Amounts as follows:
Revolving Credit Commitment Amount |
Name of Lender |
____________________________ |
____________________________ |
3. The following undersigned Proposed Lender(s) have been invited by the Borrower to, and are ready, willing and able to, become “Lenders” and extend a Revolving Credit Commitment under the Credit Agreement as follows:
Revolving Credit Commitment Amount |
Name of Lender |
____________________________ |
____________________________ |
4. The proposed effective date for the Increase is _______ __, 20__.
5. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Swing Line Lender, each Lender and each Proposed Lender as follows:
(a) immediately before and after giving effect to the Increase, no Default or Event of Default shall exist, and
(b) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment Amount, immediately after giving effect to the Increase, shall not exceed $1,500,000,000, which includes the Alternative Currency Sublimit (i.e., Alternative Currency Sublimit shall not exceed Alternative Currency equivalent of $250,000,000).
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6. Attached hereto is a revised Exhibit A, after giving effect to the Increase, listing each Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Amount.
7. Pursuant to Section 2.7(c) of the Credit Agreement, by execution and delivery of this Supplement, together with the satisfaction of all of the other requirements set forth in Section 2.7(c), each undersigned Lender and Proposed Lender (i) shall have, on and as of the effective date of the Increase, a Revolving Credit Commitment Amount equal to the amount set forth next to its name on the revised Exhibit A attached hereto and (ii) in the event it is a Proposed Lender, shall be, and shall be deemed to be, a “Lender” under, and as such term is defined in, the Credit Agreement and shall have made, and shall be deemed to have made, the representations, warranties and covenants of a Lender contained in the Credit Agreement on and as of the date hereof.
KOHL’S CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Administrative Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
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[EXISTING LENDER INCREASING ITS
REVOLVING CREDIT COMMITMENT AMOUNT]
By:
Name:
Title:
[PROPOSED LENDER]
By:
Name:
Title:
Applicable Lending Office for ABR Advances |
Applicable Lending Office for Eurodollar Advances or RFR Loans |
Address for Notices |
______________________ |
______________________ |
______________________ |
______________________ |
______________________ |
______________________ |
Attention: |
Attention: |
Attention: |
Telephone: |
Telephone: |
Telephone: |
Facsimile: |
Facsimile: |
Facsimile: |
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EXHIBIT G
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
This Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between the Assignor identified in item 1 below (the “Assignor”) and the Assignee identified in item 2 below (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any Letters of Credit, guarantees, and Swing Line Loans included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by the Assignor to the Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
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Assignor: |
________________________________ ________________________________
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2. |
Assignee: |
________________________________ ________________________________
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3. |
Borrower: |
Kohl’s Corporation |
4. |
Administrative Agent: |
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement |
5. |
Credit Agreement: |
The Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, among Kohl’s Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent. |
6. |
Assigned Interest: |
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Facility |
Aggregate |
Currency & Amount of |
Percentage |
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[7. Trade Date: _______ __, 20__]
Effective Date: _______ __, 20__ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption Agreement are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:
Name:
Title:
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ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:
Name:
Title:
[CONSENTED TO]
KOHL’S CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent, [an Issuing Bank] and a Swing Line Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as [an Issuing Bank] and a Swing Line Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as [an Issuing Bank] and a Swing Line Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
MUFG BANK, LTD., as [an Issuing Bank] and a Swing Line Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as [an Issuing Bank] and a Swing Line Lender
By:
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Name:
Title:
[ADD SIGNATURE BLOCKS AS NEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL ISSUING BANKS TO THE EXTENT ISSUING BANK CONSENT IS REQUIRED]
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ANNEX 1
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
1. Representations and Warranties.
1.1 Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2. Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.6(b) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.6(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption Agreement and to purchase the Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption Agreement and to purchase the Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
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2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to, on or after the Effective Date. The Assignor and the Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative Agent for periods prior to the Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.
3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement by facsimile or electronic (i.e., .pdf) transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.
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EXHIBIT H
FORM OF COMPETITIVE BID REQUEST
[_________ __, 20__]
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
MAC D1109-019
1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28262
Attention of: Syndication Agency Services
Email: AgencyServices.Requests@wellsfargo.com
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, among Kohl’s Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings therein defined.
1. Pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby gives notice of the Borrower’s request to borrow Competitive Bid Loans in the aggregate sum of (currency & amount) $_____________ on ______ __, 20__ (the “Borrowing Date”) which borrowing shall consist of the following Competitive Interest Periods and amounts corresponding thereto:
Competitive Interest Period |
Currency & Amount |
_______ days |
____________________ |
_______ days |
____________________ |
_______ days |
____________________ |
2. The Borrower hereby certifies that on the date hereof and on the Borrowing Date set forth above, and after giving effect to the Competitive Bid Loans requested hereby and any other Loans or Letters of Credit to be Issued on such Borrowing Date (i) there exists and shall exist no Default, and (ii) each of the representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document (other than, for any date after the Effective Date, the representation and warranty contained in the last sentence of Section 4.9 of the Credit Agreement) is and shall be true and correct with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on such date.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Competitive Bid Request to be duly executed as of the date and year first written above.
KOHL’S CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT I
FORM OF INVITATION TO BID
[_________ __, 20__]
To the Lenders under the
Credit Agreement referred to below
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, among Kohl’s Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings therein defined.
Pursuant to a Competitive Bid Request, dated _____ __, 20__ the Borrower gave notice of its request to borrow Competitive Bid Loans in the aggregate sum of (currency & amount) _____________ on _______ __, 20__ which borrowing would consist of the following:
Competitive Interest Period |
Currency & Amount |
_______ days |
__________________ |
_______ days |
__________________ |
_______ days |
__________________ |
The Lenders are hereby invited to bid, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, on such requested Competitive Bid Loans.
Very truly yours,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT J
FORM OF COMPETITIVE BID
[_________ __, 20__]
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
MAC D1109-019
1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28262
Attention of: Syndication Agency Services
Email: AgencyServices.Requests@wellsfargo.com
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, among Kohl’s Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings therein defined.
In response to the Competitive Bid Request, dated _______ __, 20__ the undersigned Lender hereby offers to make Competitive Bid Loans in the aggregate sum of (currency & amount) ____________ on _______ __, 20__ which borrowing shall consist of the following Competitive Interest Periods and the amounts and Competitive Bid Rates corresponding thereto:
Competitive Interest Period |
Currency & Amount |
Competitive Bid Rate |
_______ days |
___________________ |
__.__% |
_______ days |
__________________ |
__.__% |
_______ days |
___________________ |
__.__% |
Very truly yours,
[LENDER]
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT K
FORM OF COMPETITIVE BID ACCEPT/REJECT LETTER
[_________ __, 20__]
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
MAC D1109-019
1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28262
Attention of: Syndication Agency Services
Email: AgencyServices.Requests@wellsfargo.com
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, among Kohl’s Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings therein defined.
Pursuant to Section 2.6(d) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby gives notice of its acceptance of the following Competitive Bids and its rejection of all other Competitive Bids, in each case made pursuant to the Competitive Bid Request, dated _______ __, 20__:
Competitive Lender |
Currency & amount |
Interest Period |
Competitive Bid Rate |
_______ |
____________________ |
__ days |
__.__% |
_______ |
____________________ |
__ days |
__.__% |
_______ |
____________________ |
__ days |
__.__% |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower hereby has caused this Competitive Bid Accept/Reject Letter to be duly executed as of the date and year first written above.
KOHL’S CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT L
FORM OF LETTERS OF CREDIT REPORTS
[________ __, 20__]
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
MAC D1109-019
1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28262
Attention of: Syndication Agency Services
Email: AgencyServices.Requests@wellsfargo.com
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, among Kohl’s Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings therein defined.
This report is being delivered pursuant to Section 2.10(k) of the Credit Agreement. Set forth in the table below is a description of each Letter of Credit issued by the undersigned and outstanding on the date hereof.
L/C No. |
Maximum Face Amount |
Current Face Amount |
Beneficiary Name |
Issuance Date |
Expiry Date |
Auto Renewal |
Date of Amendment |
Amount of Amendment |
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[APPLICABLE ISSUING BANK]
By:
Name:
Title:
14318375v8 24740.00154
EXHIBIT M-1
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, among Kohl’s Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.11 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a “ten percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a “controlled foreign corporation” as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided in this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF LENDER]
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
Date: ________ __, 20[ ]
14318375v8 24740.00154
EXHIBIT M-2
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, among Kohl’s Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.11 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a “ten percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a “controlled foreign corporation” as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided in this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
Date: ________ __, 20[ ]
14318375v8 24740.00154
EXHIBIT M-3
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, among Kohl’s Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.11 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “bank” extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “ten percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “controlled foreign corporation” as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided in this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
Date: ________ __, 20[ ]
14318375v8 24740.00154
EXHIBIT M-4
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2021, among Kohl’s Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.11 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “bank” extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “ten percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “controlled foreign corporation” as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided in this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF LENDER]
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
Date: ________ __, 20[ ]
14318375v8 24740.00154