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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K 

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 9, 2024

 

 

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland 001-08895 33-0091377
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

4600 South Syracuse Street, Suite 500

Denver, CO 80237

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(720) 428-5050

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par value DOC New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item  1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

Recast of Revolving Facility

 

On December 9, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), Healthpeak Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Healthpeak”) announced that its operating company, Healthpeak OP, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“Healthpeak OP,” and together with Healthpeak, the “Company”) entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Revolving Credit Agreement”), by and among Healthpeak OP, as borrower, Healthpeak, as the parent company guarantor, DOC DR Holdco, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company and subsidiary of Healthpeak OP (“DOC Holdco”) and DOC DR, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company and indirect subsidiary of Healthpeak OP (“DOC DR”), each as subsidiary guarantors, the lenders referred to therein, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”). The Amended Revolving Credit Agreement extends the maturity of and makes certain other amendments to the Company’s $3.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility (such facility, as amended, the “Revolving Facility”). The Amended Revolving Credit Agreement amends and restates in its entirety that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2021 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Closing Date) by and among the Company, DOC Holdco, DOC DR, the lenders referred to therein and the Administrative Agent (the “Existing Revolving Credit Agreement”).

 

Consistent with the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement, aggregate borrowing capacity under the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement may be increased, at the Company’s option, to up to $3.75 billion by increasing the amount of the Revolving Facility and/or by incurring one or more term loans, in each case, so long as no default or event of default exists and other customary conditions have been satisfied. Any such increase will be syndicated on a best efforts basis and no lender is required to increase its commitment under the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement to facilitate such increase. The Amended Revolving Credit Agreement includes sublimits of (i) up to $100 million for letters of credit issued under the Revolving Facility, (ii) up to $1.0 billion for loans and other extensions of credit under the Revolving Facility that are denominated in certain currencies other than U.S. dollars, and (iii) up to 50% of the Revolving Facility for certain negotiated rate loans.

 

The Revolving Facility matures on January 19, 2029. However, at its sole option, the Company may extend the maturity of the Revolving Facility for up to two additional six-month periods, so long as (i) no default or event of default exists at the time of the request or on the then current maturity date, (ii) the Company pays a fee equal to the product of 0.0625% multiplied by the then aggregate commitments under the Revolving Facility, and (iii) other customary conditions have been satisfied.

 

Loans outstanding under the Revolving Facility (other than negotiated rate loans) bear interest at an annual rate equal to (i) the applicable margin, plus (ii) at the Company’s option, the base rate or SOFR (or other applicable rate with respect to non-dollar borrowings). The applicable margin under the Revolving Facility ranges from 0.00% to 0.40% for base rate loans and 0.70% to 1.40% for SOFR loans and non-dollar borrowings, in each case, based on the non-credit enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt ratings of Healthpeak OP (“Debt Ratings”). Pursuant to the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement, the Company may, within twelve months following the closing of the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement and with the consent of required lenders and the administrative agent, establish a sustainability-linked pricing component whereby the applicable margin under the Revolving Facility may be increased or reduced by up to 0.01% based on the Company’s achievement of sustainability-linked metrics to be agreed upon, subject to certain conditions. Negotiated rate loans pursuant to the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement bear interest at the rate agreed to between the Company and the applicable lender(s). In addition, the Company is obligated to pay a facility fee on the Revolving Facility (regardless of usage) at a rate per annum ranging from 0.10% to 0.30% based on Healthpeak OP’s Debt Ratings. As of the Closing Date, based on the Healthpeak OP’s current Debt Ratings, the applicable margins for revolving loans are 0.775% for SOFR loans or 0.00% for base rate loans, and the facility fee is 0.15%. The Amended Revolving Credit Agreement includes customary SOFR replacement language, including, but not limited to, the use of alternative benchmark rates.

 

 

 

 

The Amended Revolving Credit Agreement contains representations and warranties, covenants, events of default provisions, and other requirements, including financial covenants and cross-default provisions to certain other indebtedness, that are substantially consistent with those set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement, subject to certain amendments more fully set forth in Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Among other things, these covenants, using terms defined in the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement: (i) limit the ratio of Enterprise Total Indebtedness to Enterprise Gross Asset Value to 60%; (ii) limit the ratio of Enterprise Secured Debt to Enterprise Gross Asset Value to 40%; (iii) limit the ratio of Enterprise Unsecured Debt to Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value to 60%; (iv) require a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.5 times; and (v) require a minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of $7.7 billion, in each case, tested on a quarterly basis. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the Company may be required to repay all amounts outstanding under the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

Conforming Amendments to Term Loan Facilities

 

In connection with the consummation of the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement, the Company, DOC Holdco and DOC DR entered into:

 

(a) a certain Amendment No. 3, dated as of the Closing Date (the “Healthpeak Term Loan Amendment”), to that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of August 22, 2022 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Closing Date), with the Administrative Agent and the lenders party thereto (the “Existing Healthpeak Term Loan Credit Agreement”; as amended by the Healthpeak Term Loan Amendment, the “Amended Healthpeak Term Loan Credit Agreement”) and

 

(b) a certain Fourth Amendment, dated as of the Closing Date (the “Physicians Realty Term Loan Amendment”; together with the Healthpeak Term Loan Amendment, the “Term Loan Amendments”), to that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 24, 2021 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Closing Date), with KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (the “Existing Physicians Realty Term Loan Credit Agreement”; as amended by the Physicians Realty Term Loan Amendment, the “Amended Physicians Realty Term Loan Credit Agreement”).

 

The Term Loan Amendments make certain amendments to the Existing Healthpeak Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Existing Physicians Realty Term Loan Credit Agreement to conform to the terms of the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement, as more fully set forth in Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Term Loan Amendments did not result in any change to the maturity date, pricing or amount of term loans outstanding under the Existing Healthpeak Term Loan Credit Agreement or the Existing Physicians Realty Term Loan Credit Agreement.

 

The Amended Revolving Credit Agreement, the Amended Healthpeak Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Amended Physicians Realty Term Loan Credit Agreement are referred to herein collectively as the “Amended Credit Agreements.”

 

The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Amended Credit Agreements (or the Term Loan Amendments, as applicable) were made as of a specified date, may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from what might be viewed as material to investors, or may have been used for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties thereto. Accordingly, the representations and warranties in the Amended Credit Agreements (or the Term Loan Amendments, as applicable) are not necessarily characterizations of the actual state of facts of the Company and its subsidiaries at the time they were made or otherwise and should be read only in conjunction with the other information that the Company makes publicly available in reports, statements and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are not third party beneficiaries of, and should not rely upon, such representations, warranties and covenants.

 

The Company’s obligations under the Amended Credit Agreements rank equal in right of payment with all other unsecured, unsubordinated general obligations of the Company.

 

Certain of the lenders party to the Amended Credit Agreements and their respective affiliates engage in financial advisory, investment banking, commercial banking or other transactions of a financial nature with the Company and its subsidiaries, including the provision of advisory services for which they receive certain fees, expense reimbursement or other payments.

 

 

 

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement and the Term Loan Amendments do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement, the Healthpeak Term Loan Amendment and the Physicians Realty Term Loan Amendment, copies of which are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item  2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item  7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On December 9, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Amended Credit Agreements. The text of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

 

The information set forth in this Item 7.01 and the related information in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto are being furnished, and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference therein.

 

Item  9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits.

 

No.   Description
10.1*   Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2024, by and among Healthpeak OP, as borrower, Healthpeak, DOC Holdco and DOC DR, as guarantors, the lenders referred to therein, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent.
10.2*   Amendment No. 3 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2024, by and among Healthpeak OP, as borrower, Healthpeak, DOC Holdco and DOC DR, as guarantors, the lenders referred to therein, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent.
10.3*   Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2024, by and among DOC DR, as borrower, Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP and DOC Holdco, as guarantors, the lenders referred to therein, and KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent.
99.1   Press Release dated December 9, 2024.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

*Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: December 9, 2024 Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
   
  By: /s/ Peter A. Scott
    Peter A. Scott
    Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

Deal: 42250EAA6

Facility: 42250EAB4

 

$3,000,000,000
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of December 9, 2024

 

among

 

HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC,

as Borrower,

 

HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.,

as Parent Guarantor,

 

DOC DR HOLDCO, LLC

and

DOC DR, LLC,

as Subsidiary Guarantors,

 

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME,

 

and

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and
Alternative Currency Fronting Lender,

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and
CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE
AND INVESTMENT BANK,
as Structuring Sustainability Agents
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
BARCLAYS BANK,
BNP PARIBAS,
CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK,
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
MORGAN STANLEY BANK N.A.,
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
BANCO SANTANDER, S.A., NEW YORK BRANCH,
TD BANK, N.A.,
and
TRUIST BANK,
as Co-Documentation Agents,
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,

as Co-Syndication Agents,
 
THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK,
M&T BANK CORPORATION,
REGIONS BANK,
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Senior Managing Agents

 


 

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

and

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,

as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Section Page
   
Article I Definitions and Accounting Terms 1
1.01 Defined Terms 1
1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions 39
1.03 Accounting Terms 39
1.04 Rounding 40
1.05 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents 40
1.06 Additional Alternative Currencies 40
1.07 Change of Currency 41
1.08 Interest Rates; Licensing 42
1.09 Times of Day 42
1.10 Letter of Credit Amounts 42
1.11 Sustainability Adjustments Amendment 43
     
Article II The Revolving Commitments and Credit Extensions 44
2.01 Committed Revolving Loans 44
2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Committed Revolving Loans 44
2.03 Letters of Credit 50
2.04 [Reserved] 59
2.05 Negotiated Rate Loans 59
2.06 Prepayments 61
2.07 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments 62
2.08 Repayment 63
2.09 Interest 63
2.10 Fees 64
2.11 Computation of Interest and Fees 65
2.12 Evidence of Debt 65
2.13 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback 66
2.14    Sharing of Payments by Lenders 68
2.15 Extension of Revolving Maturity Date 68
2.16 Increase in Revolving Commitments; Incremental Term Loans 69
2.17  Cash Collateral 72
2.18  Defaulting Lenders 74
     
Article III Taxes, Yield Protection and Illegality 76
3.01 Taxes 76
3.02 Illegality 79
3.03 Inability to Determine Rates 80
3.04 Increased Costs 83
3.05 Compensation for Losses 85
3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders 86
3.07 Survival 86
     
Article IV Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions 86
4.01 Conditions of Initial Credit Extension 86
4.02  Conditions to All Credit Extensions 88

 

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Article V Representations and Warranties 89
5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power 89
5.02 Authorization; No Contravention 89
5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents 89
5.04 Binding Effect 89
5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect 90
5.06 Litigation 90
5.07 No Default 90
5.08 Ownership of Property and Valid Leasehold Interests; Liens 91
5.09  Environmental Compliance 91
5.10 Insurance 91
5.11 Taxes 91
5.12 ERISA Compliance 91
5.13 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act; REIT Status 92
5.14 Disclosure 92
5.15 Compliance with Laws 93
5.16  Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc 93
5.17  Use of Proceeds 93
5.18 Taxpayer Identification Number 93
5.19 Sanctions 93
5.20  Affected Financial Institution 94
5.21  Anti-Corruption Laws 94
5.22  Solvency 94
     
Article VI Affirmative Covenants 94
6.01  Financial Statements 94
6.02 Certificates; Other Information 95
6.03  Notices 97
6.04  Payment of Taxes 97
6.05  Preservation of Existence, Etc 97
6.06 Maintenance of Properties 98
6.07  Maintenance of Insurance 98
6.08 Compliance with Laws 98
6.09  Books and Records 98
6.10 Inspection Rights 98
6.11  Use of Proceeds 99
6.12 REIT Status 99
6.13  Employee Benefits 99
6.14  Anti-Corruption Laws 99
     
Article VII Negative Covenants 99
7.01 Liens 99
7.02 [Reserved] 101
7.03 Indebtedness 101
7.04  Fundamental Changes 101
7.05  Dispositions 102
7.06   Restricted Payments 102
7.07 Change in Nature of Business 102
7.08 Transactions with Affiliates 103
7.09 Burdensome Agreements 103
7.10 Financial Covenants 104
7.11 Sanctions 104

 

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7.12 Anti-Corruption Laws 104
     
Article VIII Events of Default and Remedies 104
8.01  Events of Default 104
8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default 107
8.03  Application of Funds 107
     
Article IX Administrative Agent 108
9.01 Appointment and Authority 108
9.02 Rights as a Lender 109
9.03  Exculpatory Provisions 109
9.04  Reliance by Administrative Agent 110
9.05 Delegation of Duties 110
9.06  Resignation of Administrative Agent 111
9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and Other Lenders 112
9.08 No Other Duties, Etc 112
9.09   Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 112
9.10 Recovery of Erroneous Payments 113
9.11 Guaranty Matters 113
     
Article X Miscellaneous 114
10.01  Amendments, Etc. 114
10.02  Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication 117
10.03  No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies 119
10.04  Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver 120
10.05 Payments Set Aside 122
10.06  Successors and Assigns 122
10.07  Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality 127
10.08  Right of Setoff 128
10.09  Interest Rate Limitation 128
10.10   Integration; Effectiveness 128
10.11  Survival of Representations and Warranties 129
10.12 Severability 129
10.13 Replacement of Lenders 129
10.14  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc. 130
10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial 131
10.16   No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 131
10.17   USA Patriot Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulation Notice 132
10.18  Delivery of Signature Page 132
10.19   Judgment Currency 132
10.20   Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 133
10.21  Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts 133
10.22  No Novation 134
10.23  Lender Representations 135
10.24  Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 136
10.25  Appointment of Borrower 137
10.26 Keepwell 137
     
Article XI Continuing Guaranty 137
11.01 Guaranty 137
11.02  Rights of Lenders 138

 

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11.03  Certain Waivers 138
11.04   Obligations Independent 139
11.05  Subrogation 139
11.06  Termination; Reinstatement 139
11.07  Stay of Acceleration 139
11.08  Condition of Borrower 139
     
Article XII Subsidiary Guarantor Continuing Guaranty 140
12.01  Guaranty 140
12.02  Rights of Lenders 140
12.03  Certain Waivers 140
12.04  Obligations Independent 141
12.05 Subrogation 141
12.06  Termination; Reinstatement 141
12.07 Stay of Acceleration 142
12.08  Condition of Borrower 142
12.09 Subordination 142
12.10 Release of Subsidiary Guarantors 142

 

SCHEDULES

 

Revolving Commitments and Applicable Percentages
2.02 Alternative Currency Participating Lender
2.03 Existing Letters of Credit
7.09 Burdensome Agreements
10.02 Administrative Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices

 

EXHIBITS

 

Form of

 

A Committed Loan Notice
B [Reserved]
C Negotiated Rate Loan Notice
D Revolving Note
E Compliance Certificate
F Assignment and Assumption

 

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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 9, 2024 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), among HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation, DOC DR HOLDCO, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, DOC DR, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, the lending institutions party hereto from time to time (each, a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Co-Syndication Agents, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Barclays Bank, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, KeyBank National Association, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Morgan Stanley Bank N.A., PNC Bank, National Association, Royal Bank of Canada, BANCO Santander, S.A., NEW YORK BRANCH, TD Bank, N.A. and Truist Bank, as Co-Documentation Agents, and The Huntington National Bank, M&T Bank Corporation, Regions Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as Senior Managing Agents.

 

WHEREAS, a revolving credit facility was established pursuant to the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement (hereafter defined); and

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a revolving credit facility pursuant to the terms of this Agreement in amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement, and the Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

 

Article I

 

Definitions and Accounting Terms

 

1.01          Defined Terms.

 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

 

Administrative Agent’s Office” means, with respect to any currency, the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02 with respect to such currency, or such other address or account with respect to such currency as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.

 

Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

 

Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution, or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

 

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Affected Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

 

Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(c).

 

Agents” means the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Co-Syndication Agents, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Senior Managing Agents, the L/C Issuer and the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender.

 

Aggregate Revolving Commitments” means the Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders, which as of the Closing Date are $3,000,000,000, which may be increased pursuant to Section 2.16 or decreased pursuant to Section 2.07.

 

Agreed Currency” means Dollars or any Alternative Currency, as applicable.

 

Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

Agreement Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.19.

 

Alternative Currency” means each of the following currencies: Australian Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Euro, Sterling, Swiss Francs, Yen and each other currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.06.

 

Alternative Currency Daily Rate” means, for any day, with respect to an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan:

 

(a)             denominated in Sterling, the rate per annum equal to SONIA determined pursuant to the definition of “SONIA” plus the SONIA Adjustment;

 

(b)             denominated in Swiss Francs, the rate per annum equal to SARON determined pursuant to the definition of “SARON” plus the SARON Adjustment; and

 

(c)             denominated in any other Alternative Currency (to the extent such Loans denominated in such currency will bear interest at a daily rate), the daily rate per annum as designated with respect to such Alternative Currency at the time such Alternative Currency is approved by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders pursuant to Section 1.06(a) plus the adjustment (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders pursuant to Section 1.06(c);

 

provided that, if any Alternative Currency Daily Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement. Any change in an Alternative Currency Daily Rate shall be effective from and including the date of such change without further notice.

 

Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan” means a Committed Revolving Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the definition of “Alternative Currency Daily Rate.” All Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans must be denominated in an Alternative Currency.

 

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Alternative Currency Equivalent” means, 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 or the L/C Issuer, 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 Fronting Lender” means Bank of America, or any other Revolving Lender designated by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (such designation shall be consented to by such Revolving Lender), in its capacity as an Alternative Currency Funding Lender for Revolving Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency in which any Alternative Currency Participating Lender purchases Alternative Currency Risk Participations and in which Bank of America (or such other appointed Revolving Lender) advances to the Borrower the amount of all such Alternative Currency Participating Lenders’ respective Applicable Percentages of such Revolving Loans in accordance with Sections 2.02(b) and 2.02(f).

 

Alternative Currency Funding Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Revolving Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, (a) for each Alternative Currency Funding Lender other than the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, its Applicable Percentage, and (b) for the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, the sum of (i) the Applicable Percentage of the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender and (ii) the sum of the respective Applicable Percentages of the Alternative Currency Participating Lenders.

 

Alternative Currency Funding Lender” means, with respect to each Revolving Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, each Revolving Lender other than an Alternative Currency Participating Lender with respect to such Alternative Currency.

 

Alternative Currency Loan” means an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, as applicable.

 

Alternative Currency Loan Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Revolving Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, (a) for each Alternative Currency Funding Lender other than the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of its Alternative Currency Funding Applicable Percentage thereof advanced by such Alternative Currency Funding Lender, (b) for the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of its Alternative Currency Funding Applicable Percentage thereof advanced thereby, net of all Alternative Currency Risk Participations purchased or funded, as applicable, therein, and (c) for each Alternative Currency Participating Lender, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Alternative Currency Risk Participations purchased or funded, as applicable, by such Alternative Currency Participating Lender in such Revolving Loan.

 

Alternative Currency Participant’s Share” means, for any Alternative Currency Participating Lender in respect of a Revolving Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is such Alternative Currency Participating Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of such Revolving Loan and the denominator of which is the sum of (i) the Applicable Percentage of the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender in respect of such Revolving Loan and (ii) the sum of the respective Applicable Percentages of all of the Alternative Currency Participating Lenders in respect of such Revolving Loan.

 

Alternative Currency Participating Lender” means, with respect to each Revolving Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, any Revolving Lender that has given notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it is unable to fund in the applicable Alternative Currency, unless and until such Revolving Lender delivers to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower a written notice pursuant to Section 2.02(f)(ix) requesting that such Revolving Lender’s designation be changed to an Alternative Currency Funding Lender with respect to such Alternative Currency.

 

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Alternative Currency Participation Payment Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(f)(iii).

 

Alternative Currency Risk Participation” means, with respect to each Revolving Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency advanced by the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, the risk participation purchased by each of the Alternative Currency Participating Lenders in such Revolving Loan in an amount determined in accordance with such Alternative Currency Participating Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Loan, as provided in Section 2.02(f).

 

Alternative Currency Sublimit” means, at any time, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments at such time and (b) $1,000,000,000. The Alternative Currency Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

 

Alternative Currency Term Rate” means, for any Interest Period, with respect to any Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan:

 

(i)            denominated in Euro, the rate per annum equal to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”), as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) on the day that is two TARGET Days preceding the first day of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period;

 

(ii)           denominated in Canadian Dollars, the rate per annum equal to the forward-looking term rate based on CORRA (“Term CORRA”), as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) (in such case, the “Term CORRA Rate”) on the Rate Determination Date with a term equivalent to such Interest Period plus the Term CORRA Adjustment for such Interest Period;

 

(iii)          denominated in Yen, the rate per annum equal to the Tokyo Interbank Offer Rate (“TIBOR”), as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) on the Rate Determination Date with a term equivalent to such Interest Period;

 

(iv)          denominated in Australian Dollars, the rate per annum equal to the Bank Bill Swap Reference Bid Rate (“BBSY”), as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) on the Rate Determination Date with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and

 

(v)           denominated in any other Alternative Currency (to the extent such Loans denominated in such currency will bear interest at a term rate), the term rate per annum as designated with respect to such Alternative Currency at the time such Alternative Currency is approved by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders pursuant to Section 1.06(a) plus the adjustment (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders pursuant to Section 1.06(c);

 

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  provided if any Alternative Currency Term Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan” means a Committed Revolving Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the definition of “Alternative Currency Term Rate.” Committed Revolving Loans that are Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans must be denominated in an Alternative Currency.

 

Anti-Corruption Laws” has the meaning specified in Section 5.21.

 

Applicable Authority” means (a) with respect to SOFR, the SOFR Administrator or any relevant Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the SOFR Administrator with respect to its publication of SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity and (b) with respect to any Alternative Currency, the applicable administrator for the Relevant Rate for such Alternative Currency or any relevant Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of the applicable Relevant Rate, in each case acting in such capacity.

 

Applicable Percentage” means (a) with respect to Revolving Loans (other than Negotiated Rate Loans) and L/C Obligations, for each Revolving Lender at any time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.18, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments at such time; provided that, if the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender has been terminated in full or if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Lender shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Lender in effect immediately prior to such termination or expiration, giving effect to any subsequent assignments; and (b) with respect to Negotiated Rate Loans, for each Revolving Lender at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the Outstanding Amount of such Negotiated Rate Loan held by such Revolving Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the aggregate Outstanding Amount of such Negotiated Rate Loan at such time. The Applicable Percentages of each Lender as of the Closing Date are set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption or the New Lender Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

 

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Applicable Rate” means, for Revolving Loans, from time to time, the number of basis points per annum set forth in the relevant columns of the following table based upon the Debt Rating as set forth immediately below:

 

       Revolving Loans and Letter of
Credit Fees
Pricing
Level
   Debt Ratings
(S&P/Moody’s/Fitch)
  Applicable Rate
for Alternative
Currency Daily
Rate Loans,
Alternative
Currency Term
Rate Loans,
Term SOFR
Loans, Daily
SOFR Loans
and Letter of
Credit Fees
  Applicable
Rate for
Base Rate
Loans
1   ≥A / ≥A2 / ≥A  70.0 bps  0 bps
           
2   A- / A3 / A-  72.5 bps  0 bps
           
3   BBB+ / Baa1 / BBB+  77.5 bps  0 bps
           
4   BBB / Baa2 / BBB  85.0 bps  0 bps
           
5   BBB- / Baa3 / BBB-  105.0 bps  5.0 bps
           
6   <BBB- / <Baa3 / <BBB- or non-rated  140.0 bps  40.0 bps

 

For purposes hereof, the term “Debt Rating” means, as of any date of determination, the rating by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch of the Borrower’s non-credit enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt; provided that, if at any time when the Borrower has only two (2) Debt Ratings, and such Debt Ratings are split, then: (A) if the difference between such Debt Ratings is one ratings category (e.g., Baa2 by Moody’s and BBB- by S&P or Fitch), the Applicable Rate shall be the rate per annum that would be applicable if the higher of the Debt Ratings were used, and (B) if the difference between such Debt Ratings is two or more ratings categories (e.g., Baa1 by Moody’s and BBB- by S&P or Fitch), the Applicable Rate shall be the rate per annum that would be applicable if the median of the applicable Debt Ratings were used. If at any time when the Borrower has three (3) Debt Ratings, and such Debt Ratings are split, then: (A) if the difference between the highest and the lowest such Debt Ratings is one ratings category (e.g., Baa2 by Moody’s and BBB- by S&P or Fitch), the Applicable Rate shall be the rate per annum that would be applicable if the highest of the Debt Ratings were used, and (B) if the difference between such Debt Ratings is two or more ratings categories (e.g., Baa1 by Moody’s and BBB- by S&P or Fitch), the Applicable Rate shall be the rate per annum that would be applicable if the average of the two (2) highest Debt Ratings were used; provided that, if such average is not a recognized rating category, then the Applicable Rate shall be the rate per annum that would be applicable if the second highest Debt Rating of the three were used.

 

Initially, the Applicable Rate shall be determined based upon the Debt Rating specified in the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(vi). Thereafter, each change in the Applicable Rate shall occur on the first Business Day following the effective change in the Debt Rating.

 

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Applicable Time” means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, 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” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

 

Arrangers” means BofA Securities, Inc., JPMorgan and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, each in its capacity as a joint lead arranger.

 

Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.

 

Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit F or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Financing Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Financing Lease.

 

Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

 

Australian Dollar” means the lawful currency of the Commonwealth of Australia.

 

Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

 

Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (i) the Business Day preceding the Revolving Maturity Date, (ii) the date of termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.07, and (iii) the date of termination of the commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02.

 

Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.

 

Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation 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).

 

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Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.

 

Bankruptcy Code” means the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as heretofore and hereafter amended, as codified at 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor provision thereto.

 

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus ½ of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” (c) Term SOFR (as defined in clause (b) of the definition thereof) plus 1% and (d) 1.00%. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. If at any time of determination, the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof, then the Base Rate at such time shall be the greater of clauses (a), (b) and (d) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.

 

Base Rate Committed Revolving Loan” means a Committed Revolving Loan that is a Base Rate Loan.

 

Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate. All Base Rate Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.

 

BBSY” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Alternative Currency Term Rate.”

 

Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

 

Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

 

Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of 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.”

 

Borrower” means Healthpeak OP, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company.

 

Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

Borrowing” means a Committed Borrowing or a Negotiated Rate Borrowing, as the context may require.

 

Business Day” means 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 California or the State of New York or the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office with respect to Obligations denominated in Dollars is located, and:

 

(a)            if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in Euro, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euro in respect of any such Alternative Currency Loan, or any other dealings in Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Alternative Currency Loan, means a Business Day that is also a TARGET Day;

 

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(b)            if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in (i) Sterling, means a day other than a day banks are closed for general business in London because such day is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday under the laws of the United Kingdom;  (ii) Swiss Francs, means a day other than when banks are closed for settlement and payments of foreign exchange transactions in Zurich because such day is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday under the laws of Switzerland; and (iii) Yen, means a day other than when banks are closed for general business in Japan;

 

(c)            if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in a currency other than, Euro, Sterling, Swiss Francs or Yen, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in the relevant currency are conducted by and between banks in the applicable offshore interbank market for such currency; and

 

(d)            if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in a currency other than Euro in respect of an Alternative Currency Loan denominated in a currency other than Euro, or any other dealings in any currency other than Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Alternative Currency Loan (other than any interest rate settings), means 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” and “CAD” mean the lawful currency of Canada.

 

Cash Collateral” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Cash Collateralize.”

 

Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender (as applicable) and the Revolving Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations, Obligations in respect of Revolving Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies, or obligations of Revolving Lenders to fund participations in respect thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if the L/C Issuer or the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender (as applicable) benefitting from such collateral shall agree in its sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) the L/C Issuer or the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender (as applicable). “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

 

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, and with respect to any Person in particular, after the date such Person becomes a party to this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) 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 or in the implementation thereof and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

 

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Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:

 

(a)           any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the equity securities of the Parent Guarantor (which equity securities have ordinary voting powers to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Parent Guarantor (irrespective of whether at such time stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency)) on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) and the Borrower shall not have repaid all of the outstanding Obligations in full in cash (other than contingent Obligations that are not then due and payable), Cash Collateralized all outstanding Letters of Credit in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the then current L/C Obligations and terminated the Aggregate Revolving Commitments within forty-five (45) days after such “person” or “group” shall have become the “beneficial owner” of such percentage of such stock;

 

(b)           during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Parent Guarantor cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved or recommended by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved or recommended by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body; or

 

(c)           the Parent Guarantor shall, at any time, cease to Control the Borrower.

 

Class” when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Committed Revolving Loans, Negotiated Rate Loans or a specific tranche of Incremental Term Loans.

 

Closing Date” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01.

 

CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.

 

Co-Documentation Agent” means each of The Bank of Nova Scotia, Barclays Bank, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, KeyBank National Association, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Morgan Stanley Bank N.A., PNC Bank, National Association, Royal Bank of Canada, Banco Santander, S.A., New York Branch, TD Bank, N.A., and Truist Bank, in their capacities as Co-Documentation Agents.

 

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Co-Syndication Agent” means each of JPMorgan and Wells Fargo, in their capacities as Co-Syndication Agents.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Committed Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Committed Revolving Loans of the same Type, in the same currency and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01.

 

Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Committed Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Committed Revolving Loans from one Type to another Type, or (c) a continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, in each case provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A 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.

 

Committed Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01 and includes Committed Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.03.

 

Communication” means this Agreement, any other Loan Document and any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to any Loan Document.

 

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E.

 

Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR, SONIA, SARON, EURIBOR, Term CORRA, TIBOR, BBSY or any proposed Successor Rate for an Agreed Currency or Term SOFR, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “Base Rate,” “Daily SOFR”, “Daily Simple SOFR,” “SOFR,” “SONIA,” “SARON,” “EURIBOR,” “Term CORRA,” “TIBOR,” “BBSY,” “Term SOFR,” “Term SOFR Screen Rate,” “Interest Period,” “Relevant Rate,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, and the applicability and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent (after consultation in good faith with the Borrower), to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the use and administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice for such Agreed Currency (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate for such Agreed Currency exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent (after consultation in good faith with the Borrower) determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).

 

Consolidated Intangible Assets” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the Intangible Assets of the Group on a consolidated basis.

 

Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity” means, as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholders’ equity of the Group, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” means, as of any date of determination, for the Group on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to (a) Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity on such date plus (b) accumulated depreciation and amortization, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, on such date, minus (c) Consolidated Intangible Assets on such date.

 

Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

 

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

CORRA” means the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average administered and published by the Bank of Canada (or any successor administrator).

 

Covered Party” has the meaning specified in Section 10.24.

 

Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

 

Daily Simple SOFR” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, a rate per annum equal to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate published on such date on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source).

 

Daily SOFR” means the rate per annum equal to SOFR determined for any day pursuant to the definition thereof plus the SOFR Adjustment. Any change in Daily SOFR shall be effective from and including the date of such change without further notice. If the rate as so determined would be less than 0.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.00% for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Daily SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Daily SOFR.

 

Debt Rating” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Applicable Rate.”

 

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, 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 and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

deemed year” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(d).

 

Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate” means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a Daily SOFR Loan, a Term SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum, and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Rate plus 2% per annum.

 

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Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.18(b), any Lender that, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, (a) has failed to (i) perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of (x) its Loans or (y) participations in respect of L/C Obligations or Alternative Currency Risk Participations, in each case within two (2) Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (x) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer 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 (unless such notice or public statement states that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such notice or public statement) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its funding obligations hereunder, 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 assets 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. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.18(b)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the L/C Issuer, the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination.

 

Delaware Divided LLC” means any Delaware LLC that has been formed upon consummation of a Delaware LLC Division.

 

Delaware LLC” means any limited liability company organized or formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

Delaware LLC Division” means the statutory division of any Delaware LLC into two or more Delaware LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

 

Departing Lender” means each lender under the Existing Credit Agreement that is not a Lender hereunder on the Closing Date.

 

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Designated Jurisdiction” means any country, region or territory to the extent that such country, region or territory itself is the target of comprehensive Sanctions (as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea, the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, and the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic).

 

Development Property” means any real property in which the development and construction with respect thereto are not complete.

 

Disclosed Matters” means any event, circumstance, condition or other matter expressly disclosed in the reports and other documents furnished to or filed with the SEC by the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries and that are publicly available on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer or assignment (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith and including any disposition of property to a Delaware Divided LLC pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division, in any case other than sales or other dispositions of assets in the ordinary course of business.

 

DOC” means DOC DR Holdco, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company.

 

DOC OP” means DOC DR, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company.

 

DOC Credit Agreement” means that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 24, 2021 by and among DOC DR, LLC (as successor to Physicians Realty L.P.), as borrower, DOC DR Holdco, LLC (as successor to Physicians Realty Trust), as guarantor, the lenders party thereto and KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2023, as amended by that certain Second Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 24, 2023, as amended by that certain Consent and Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to be dated on or around February 21, 2024 and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

 

DOC Debt” means, collectively, all obligations under the DOC Credit Agreement and the DOC Notes, together with any credit agreement(s) or other agreements, notes, offering memoranda, instruments or other documents evidencing indebtedness incurred to refinance or replace any of the foregoing.

 

DOC Notes” means those certain notes issued from time to time under that certain Senior Indenture, dated as of March 7, 2017 among DOC (as successor to Physicians Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust), DOC OP (as successor to Physicians Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee, as supplemented by that certain First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 7, 2017, that certain Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2017, that certain Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 13, 2021, that certain Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2024 and as may be further as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

 

Dollar Equivalent” means, 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 or the L/C Issuer, 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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EBITDA” means, for any period, for a Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to, without duplication, the Net Income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period plus (a) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Net Income: (i) Interest Expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, (ii) the provision for Federal, state, local and foreign taxes on or measured by income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period (whether or not payable during that period), (iii) depreciation and amortization expense for such period and (iv) expenses of such Person and its Subsidiaries reducing such Net Income during such period which do not represent a cash expenditure in such period or any prior or future period and minus (b) (i) all items of such Person and its Subsidiaries increasing Net Income for such period which do not represent a cash receipt in such period or any prior or future period and (ii) any addition to EBITDA pursuant to clause (a)(ii) above taken or payable during such period to the extent added to EBITDA in any prior or future period.

 

EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a Subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

 

EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

 

Electronic Copy” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.21.

 

Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Sections 10.06(b)(iii), (v), (vi) and (vii) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii)).

 

EMU Legislation” means the legislation of the European Union relating to the Economic and Monetary Union.

 

Enterprise EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of (a) EBITDA of the Group on a consolidated basis for such period plus (b) without duplication, the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of EBITDA of each Material Joint Venture for such period.

 

Enterprise Fixed Charges” means, for any period, with respect to the Group on a consolidated basis, the sum of, without duplication, (a) Enterprise Interest Expense paid in cash during such period plus (b) Scheduled Principal Payments during such period plus (c) cash dividends and distributions in respect of preferred stock of the Group during such period (but excluding (i) redemption payments or charges in connection with the redemption of preferred stock and (ii) amounts paid to the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries); provided that Enterprise Fixed Charges shall not include (i) any amounts with respect to any Intercompany Indebtedness, (ii) gains and losses from unwinding or break-funding of Swap Contracts, (iii) write-offs of unamortized deferred financing fees, (iv) prepayment fees, premiums and penalties, and (v) other unusual or non-recurring items as are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

 

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Enterprise Gross Asset Value” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Gross Asset Value of the Group on a consolidated basis plus (b) without duplication, the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of Gross Asset Value of each Material Joint Venture; provided that (i) without duplication, for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio, Enterprise Gross Asset Value shall not include the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents deducted in the calculation of Enterprise Total Indebtedness pursuant to the first proviso of the definition of “Enterprise Total Indebtedness”, and (ii) for purposes of any determination of Enterprise Gross Asset Value (x) to the extent the amount of Enterprise Gross Asset Value attributable to Joint Ventures would exceed 25% of Enterprise Gross Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded (it being understood and agreed, that for purposes of this clause (x) the Loan Parties’ Investment in any Joint Venture will be valued at book value as shown on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor, as determined in accordance with GAAP), and (y) to the extent the amount of Enterprise Gross Asset Value attributable to Development Properties would exceed 35% of Enterprise Gross Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded.

 

Enterprise Interest Expense” means, for any period, the sum of (a) Interest Expense of the Group on a consolidated basis for such period plus (b) without duplication, the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of Interest Expense of each Material Joint Venture for such period.

 

Enterprise Secured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, that portion of Enterprise Total Indebtedness that is subject to a Lien (other than Permitted Specified Liens); provided that in no event shall the Obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents constitute “Enterprise Secured Debt” solely as a result of any security interest granted to the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, solely in any Cash Collateral or any account or other property, including proceeds thereof, established for the purpose of securing obligations in respect of Letters of Credit, exchange rate fluctuations or otherwise to the extent required pursuant to any of the cash collateralization provisions of the Loan Documents.

 

Enterprise Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to, without duplication, (a) Indebtedness of the Group on a consolidated basis outstanding on such date, plus (b) without duplication, the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of Indebtedness of each Material Joint Venture outstanding on such date; provided that for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio, (x) clause (a) shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of (i) all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Group and (ii) escrow and other deposits to the extent available on such date for the repayment of any of the Indebtedness included in the calculation of clause (a) above up to an amount in the aggregate for this clause (x) not to exceed the aggregate amount of Indebtedness reflected in clause (a) above maturing in the immediately succeeding 24 months and (y) clause (b) shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of (i) all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of each such applicable Material Joint Venture and (ii) escrow and other deposits to the extent available on such date for the repayment of any of the Indebtedness included in the calculation of clause (b) above up to an amount in the aggregate for this clause (y) not to exceed the aggregate amount of Indebtedness reflected in clause (b) above maturing in the immediately succeeding 24 months; provided, further, that Enterprise Total Indebtedness shall not include accounts payable, intracompany debt, dividends and distributions declared but not payable, security deposits, accrued liabilities or prepaid rent, each as defined in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Unencumbered Asset Value of the Group on a consolidated basis plus (b) without duplication, the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of Unencumbered Asset Value of each Material Joint Venture; provided that for purposes of any determination of Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value (x) to the extent the amount of Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to Joint Ventures would exceed 25% of Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded (it being understood and agreed, that for purposes of this clause (x) the Loan Parties’ Investment in any Joint Venture will be valued at book value as shown on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor, as determined in accordance with GAAP), and (y) to the extent the amount of Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to Development Properties would exceed 35% of Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded.

 

Enterprise Unsecured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, that portion of Enterprise Total Indebtedness that is not Enterprise Secured Debt or a Guarantee of Enterprise Secured Debt.

 

Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.

 

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person and all of the warrants or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock).

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

 

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Loan Parties 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).

 

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001 (a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate in excess of the Threshold Amount.

 

ESG” has the meaning specific in Section 1.11(a).

 

ESG Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 1.11(a).

 

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ESG Applicable Rate Adjustments” has the meaning specified in Section 1.11(b).

 

ESG KPI Metrics” has the meaning specified in Section 1.11(a).

 

ESG Pricing Provisions” has the meaning specified in Section 1.11(a).

 

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

 

EURIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Alternative Currency Term Rate.”

 

Euro” and “EUR” mean the single currency of the Participating Member States.

 

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.

 

Excluded Swap Obligations” means, with respect to any Guarantor Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor Party of, or the grant by such Guarantor Party of a Lien to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 10.26 and any other “keepwell”, support or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor Party and any and all guarantees of the Guarantor Party’s Swap Obligations by other guarantors (if any)) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor Party, or grant by such Guarantor Party of a Lien, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one Swap Contract, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swap Contracts for which such Guaranty or Lien is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

 

Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes in each case (i) imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the Laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable Lending Office is located or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which any Loan Party is located, (c) any backup withholding tax that is required to be withheld from amounts payable to a Lender that has failed to comply with clause (A) of Section 3.01(e)(ii), (d) in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 10.13), any Tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office) or is attributable to such Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with Section 3.01(e), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Loan Parties with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.01(a); provided that if the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender is a Foreign Lender, the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender shall be entitled to receive additional amounts from the Loan Parties with respect to any withholding tax imposed on amounts payable to it pursuant to Section 3.01(a) and (e) Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

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Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2021, among the Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, issuing bank and alternative currency fronting lender, and the lenders and other agents party thereto, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Closing Date.

 

Existing Letters of Credit” means the Letters of Credit issued under the Existing Credit Agreement and outstanding on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 2.03.

 

Existing Revolving Notes” means the “Revolving Notes” as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

Extended Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit with an expiration date occurring up to one year beyond the Letter of Credit Expiration Date pursuant to the terms of Section 2.03(a)(ii)(B).

 

Facility Fee Rate” means, from time to time, the number of basis points per annum set forth in the following table, with reference to the Pricing Levels set forth in the definition of “Applicable Rate”:

 

Pricing Level   Facility Fee
1   10.0 bps
2   12.5 bps
3   15.0 bps
4   20.0 bps
5   25.0 bps
6   30.0 bps

 

FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

 

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Closing Date (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 entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing.

 

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that, if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Financing Lease” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property by that Person as lessee which, in accordance with GAAP, is required to be accounted for as a financing lease on the balance sheet of that Person.

 

Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc. and any successor thereto.

 

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Enterprise EBITDA for the twelve-month period ending on such date to (b) Enterprise Fixed Charges for the twelve-month period ending on such date.

 

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Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is a resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

 

FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

 

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, an amount equal to such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations, less the amount of such L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender has funded its participation obligation or 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 the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, an amount equal to such Defaulting Lender’s Alternative Currency Participant’s Share of all outstanding Revolving Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies advanced by the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, less the amount of such Revolving Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender has funded its Alternative Currency Risk Participation or as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles 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” means 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 supranational bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

Gross Asset Value” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) all assets of a Person and its Subsidiaries as determined in accordance with GAAP plus (b) all accumulated depreciation and accumulated amortization associated with such assets minus (c) Intangible Assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries.

 

Group” means the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries.

 

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Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any payment obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning specified in Section 11.01 or Section 12.01, as the context may require.

 

Guarantor” means the Parent Guarantor.

 

Guarantor Party” means each of the Parent Guarantor and each Subsidiary Guarantor and “Guarantor Parties” means all of them collectively.

 

Guaranty” means, as the context may require, (a) the Guarantee made by the Parent Guarantor under Article XI in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or (b) the Guarantee made by each Subsidiary Guarantor under Article XII in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

 

Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

HMT” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Sanction(s).”

 

Honor Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(v).

 

Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(d).

 

Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

 

Incremental Term Loan Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(e)(iii).

 

Indebtedness” means, at any time and with respect to any Person, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

 

(a)           all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, whether secured or unsecured, and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, including, without limitation, recourse and non-recourse mortgage debt;

 

(b)          all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;

 

(c)           aggregate net obligations of such Person under Swap Contracts;

 

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(d)           all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts payable and other accrued obligations in the ordinary course of business and (ii) liabilities with respect to earnouts, reimbursements, true-ups and other similar obligations incurred in connection with the purchase or sale of assets except to the extent such liabilities are required to appear on the balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP);

 

(e)           indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse, to the extent of the value of the property encumbered by such Lien;

 

(f)            Financing Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations;

 

(g)           all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person (other than OP units or LTIP units issued by such Person) at any time prior to the date that is six (6) months after the latest Maturity Date then in effect (other than obligations that can solely be satisfied by delivery of Equity Interests of such Person), valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the liquidation preference thereof; and

 

(h)           all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

 

For all purposes hereof, (i) the amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date (which shall be a positive number if such amount would be owed by the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries and a negative number if such amount would be owed to the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries) and the net obligations under Swap Contracts shall not be less than zero and (ii) the amount of any Financing Lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date. Any liability will be excluded so long as it is (1) secured by a letter of credit issued for the benefit of the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in form and substance and from a financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, but only to the extent neither the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has liability therefor, (2) any obligation (including obligations under so called “sandwich leases”) against which a third party indemnifies the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or guarantees all loss suffered by the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries on account thereof, to the extent the indemnitor or guarantor has the financial wherewithal to satisfy its obligation, or (3) otherwise acceptable as a “Covered Liability” in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

 

Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

 

Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).

 

Initial Revolving Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a).

 

Intangible Assets” means, as of any date of determination, assets of a Person and its Subsidiaries that are classified as intangible assets under GAAP, but excluding interests in real estate that are classified as intangible assets in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Intercompany Indebtedness” means, as of any date, Indebtedness to which the only parties are the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower and/or any of their respective Subsidiaries as of such date and which, if the Parent Guarantor or the Borrower is the borrower with respect to such Indebtedness, is subordinated to the obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Interest Expense” means, for any period, for a Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum, without duplication, of all (a) interest expense for such period determined in accordance with GAAP (but excluding, to the extent included in Interest Expense, (i) any charges resulting from settlement of options to repurchase remarketable bonds, (ii) remaining unamortized fees paid pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement, and (iii) amortization of deferred financing fees, amortization of debt discounts and swap breakage costs) and (b) interest that is capitalized in such period in accordance with GAAP.

 

Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Term SOFR Loan, Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan or a Negotiated Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the applicable Maturity Date; provided, however, that, if any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Loan, Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan or a Negotiated Rate Loan exceeds three months, then the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, Daily SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each calendar quarter and the applicable Maturity Date.

 

Interest Period” means, (a) as to each Term SOFR Loan and each Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, as applicable, is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months (or (i) if agreed to by all Lenders, 12 months or (ii) in the case of any Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars, one or three months) thereafter (in each case, subject to availability for the interest rate applicable to the relevant currency), as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice, and (b) as to each Negotiated Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Negotiated Rate Loan is disbursed and ending on the date not more than 180 days thereafter as selected by the Borrower in the applicable Negotiated Rate Loan Notice; provided that:

 

(i)            any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

 

(ii)           any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

 

(iii)           no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date.

 

Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

 

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IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.16.

 

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

ISP” means, 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).

 

Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to any such Letter of Credit.

 

Joint Venture” means any Person in which the Borrower, directly or indirectly, has an ownership interest but does not consolidate the assets or income of such Person in preparing its consolidated financial statements.

 

JPMorgan” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and its successors.

 

Judgment Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.19.

 

KPI” has the meaning specified in Section 1.11(a).

 

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes, executive orders and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

 

L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. All L/C Advances shall be denominated in Dollars.

 

L/C Borrowing” means 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 a Committed Borrowing. All L/C Borrowings shall be denominated in Dollars.

 

L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.

 

L/C Issuer” means each of Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and any other Revolving Lender designated by the Borrower (to the extent such Lender has accepted such designation) and acceptable to the Administrative Agent (such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld), in each case in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, references to “L/C Issuer” in this Agreement shall refer to the L/C Issuers collectively; provided that the term “L/C Issuer” when used with respect to a Letter of Credit or L/C Obligations relating to a Letter of Credit shall refer to the L/C Issuer that issued such Letter of Credit.

 

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L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, 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 1.10. 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 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP or similar terms of the Letter of Credit itself, or if compliant documents have been presented but not yet honored, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” and “undrawn” in the amount so remaining available to be paid, and the obligations of the Borrower and each Lender shall remain in full force and effect until the L/C Issuers and the Lenders shall have no further obligations to make any payments or disbursements under any circumstances with respect to any Letter of Credit.

 

Lead Alternative Currency Fronting Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as an Alternative Currency Fronting Lender.

 

Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the context requires, includes the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, each Alternative Currency Funding Lender and each Alternative Currency Participating Lender, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lenders” excludes the Departing Lenders.

 

Lender Parties” mean, collectively, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers.

 

Lender Related Party” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(d).

 

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender or its Affiliates described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit. Letters of Credit may be issued in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency.

 

Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.

 

Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is the fifth day prior to the Revolving Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

 

Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(g).

 

Letter of Credit Sublimit” means $100,000,000. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

 

Leverage Ratio” means, on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Enterprise Total Indebtedness outstanding on such date to (b) Enterprise Gross Asset Value as of such date.

 

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

 

Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Committed Revolving Loan or a Negotiated Rate Loan.

 

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Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, each Issuer Document and any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17.

 

Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor Party.

 

Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Swap Contract.”

 

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, properties or financial condition of the Group, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties to perform any of their material obligations under the Loan Documents, or (c) the rights of or remedies available to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents.

 

Material Group” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Material Subsidiary.”

 

Material Joint Venture” means a Joint Venture in which the Borrower has made a net equity investment of $15,000,000 or greater. For purposes of this definition, the Borrower’s aggregate Investment in a Joint Venture will be valued at book value as shown on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Material Recourse Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower and/or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) that (a) does not constitute Non-Recourse Indebtedness, and (b) individually or in the aggregate, has a principal amount (including, without duplication, undrawn committed or available amounts and amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold Amount.

 

Material Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries (i) which, as of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Parent Guarantor or the Borrower, as applicable, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended, for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 (or, prior to the delivery of such financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2024), contributed greater than $100,000,000 of Enterprise EBITDA for such period or (ii) which contributed greater than $300,000,000 of Enterprise Gross Asset Value as of such date. A group of Subsidiaries (a “Material Group”) each of which is not otherwise a Material Subsidiary (defined in the foregoing sentence) shall constitute a Material Subsidiary if the group taken as a single entity satisfies the requirements of the foregoing sentence.

 

Maturity Date” means (a) with respect to the Revolving Facility, the Revolving Maturity Date, and/or (b) with respect to any tranche of Incremental Term Loans, subject to Section 2.16(e)(iii), the date set forth in the applicable Incremental Term Loan Amendment as the “Maturity Date” for such tranche of Incremental Term Loans, in each case, as the context may require.

 

Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.09.

 

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

 

Mortgage Lien” means any Lien that encumbers a real property owned by a Person other than Permitted Specified Liens.

 

Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

 

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Negative Pledge” means any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that is binding on a Loan Party or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and prohibits the creation or assumption of any Lien on any assets of such Person to secure the Obligations; provided, however, that a provision conditioning a Person’s ability to encumber its assets upon the maintenance of one or more specified ratios shall not constitute a Negative Pledge so long as such provision does not generally prohibit the encumbrance of such Person’s assets or the encumbrance of specific assets.

 

Negotiated Rate Borrowing” means one or more Negotiated Rate Loans made to the Borrower by one or more of the Revolving Lenders and of which the Administrative Agent is given notice by a Negotiated Rate Loan Notice.

 

Negotiated Rate Funding Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b).

 

Negotiated Rate Loan” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).

 

Negotiated Rate Loan Notice” means the notice, in substantially the form of Exhibit C, pursuant to a Negotiated Rate Loan, and made pursuant to Section 2.05, duly completed and executed and personally delivered or transmitted by facsimile by the Borrower.

 

Negotiated Rate Sublimit” means an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, which shall be available for negotiated rate advances. The Negotiated Rate Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

 

Net Income” means, for any period, for a Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP (without giving effect to (i) any net after tax gains or losses attributable to sales of non-current assets out of the ordinary course of business and write-downs of non-current assets in anticipation of losses to the extent they have decreased net income, and (ii) gains and losses from dispositions of depreciable real estate investments, impairment charges, the early extinguishment of debt and transaction costs of acquisitions not permitted to be capitalized pursuant to GAAP and other non-recurring items, including, without limitation, charges resulting from settlement of options to repurchase remarketable bonds and other similar charges).

 

New Lender Joinder Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(c).

 

Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

 

Non-Recourse Indebtedness” of a Person means any Indebtedness of such Person, the recourse for which is limited to the asset or assets securing such Indebtedness (and, if applicable, in the event such Person owns no assets other than real estate that secures such Indebtedness and assets incident to ownership of such real estate (e.g., personal property) and has no other Indebtedness, to such Person and/or such Person’s Equity Interests), other than in respect of environmental liabilities, fraud, misrepresentation and other similar matters.

 

Notes” means, collectively, the Revolving Notes and any promissory notes made by the Borrower evidencing any Incremental Term Loans in a form agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, as the context may require, and “Note” means any of them individually.

 

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Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that, without limiting the foregoing, the Obligations of any Guarantor Party shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor Party.

 

OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

 

Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

 

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary intangible, recording, filing or similar taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document except any such taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06 or Section 10.13).

 

Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Committed Revolving Loans and Negotiated Rate Loans on any date, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Committed Revolving Loans and Negotiated Rate Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by or on behalf of the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts or any refinancings thereof.

 

Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternative Currency, an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

Parent Guarantor” means Healthpeak Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation.

 

Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).

 

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Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).

 

Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that adopts or has adopted the Euro as its lawful currency in accordance with EMU Legislation.

 

Patriot Act” has the meaning specified in Section 10.17.

 

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

 

Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or to which a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

 

Permitted Specified Liens” means Liens permitted under Section 7.01(c) – (h), (j) - (m) and (o) – (q).

 

Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established by a Loan Party or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.

 

Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

Pro Forma Basis” means, for purposes of determining any financial covenant hereunder, that the subject transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which annual or quarterly financial statements shall have been delivered in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Further, for purposes of making calculations on a “Pro Forma Basis” hereunder, (a) in the case of a Disposition, (i) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property, entities or business units that are the subject of such Disposition shall be excluded to the extent relating to any period prior to the date of the subject transaction, and (ii) Indebtedness paid or retired in connection with the subject transaction shall be deemed to have been paid and retired as of the first day of the applicable period; (b) in the case of an acquisition, development or redevelopment, (i) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property, entities or business units that are the subject of such acquisition, development or redevelopment shall be included to the extent relating to any period prior to the date of the subject transaction, and (ii) Indebtedness incurred in connection with the subject transaction shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the applicable period (and interest expense shall be imputed for the applicable period utilizing the actual interest rates thereunder or, if actual rates are not ascertainable, assuming prevailing interest rates hereunder) and (c) in the case of the issuance or exercise of Equity Interests, Indebtedness paid or retired in connection therewith shall be deemed to have been paid and retired as of the first day of the applicable period.

 

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Pro Rata Share” means (a) with respect to the EBITDA, Net Income, Interest Expense, Gross Asset Value and Unencumbered Asset Value of each Joint Venture, the Borrower’s direct or indirect percentage ownership interest in such Joint Venture and (b) with respect to the Indebtedness of each Joint Venture (i) if the Indebtedness is recourse to the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, the amount of such Indebtedness that is recourse to the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or such Subsidiary and (ii) if the Indebtedness is not recourse to the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, the Borrower’s percentage ownership interest in such Joint Venture.

 

PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

 

Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 10.24.

 

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, at any time, each Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Rate Determination Date” means, with respect to any Interest Period, two (2) 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 reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; provided that, to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then “Rate Determination Date” means such other day as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent).

 

Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender and the L/C Issuer, as applicable.

 

Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).

 

REIT” means a real estate investment trust as defined in Sections 856-860 of the Code.

 

Related Indemnified Party” of an Indemnitee means (a) any trustees, members, administrators, managers, partners, Controlling Person or Controlled Affiliate of such Indemnitee, (b) the respective directors, officers or employees of such Indemnitee or any of its Controlling Persons or Controlled Affiliates and (c) the respective advisors, attorneys, accountants, agents and representatives of such Indemnitee or any of its Controlling Persons or Controlled Affiliates, in the case of this clause (c), acting on behalf of, or at the express instructions of, such Indemnitee, Controlling Person or such Controlled Affiliate.

 

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

 

Relevant Rate” means with respect to any Credit Extension denominated in (a) Dollars, initially, SOFR, (b) Sterling, SONIA, (c) Swiss Francs, SARON, (d) Euro, EURIBOR, (e) Canadian Dollars, the Term CORRA Rate, (f) Yen, TIBOR, and (g) Australian Dollars, BBSY, as applicable, and, in each case, if such rate is replaced pursuant to Section 3.03(b) or (c), any replacement rate in respect thereof.

 

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.

 

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Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Committed Revolving Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application and (c) with respect to a Negotiated Rate Loan, a Negotiated Rate Loan Notice.

 

Required Class Lenders” means, at any time with respect to any Class of Loans (or any Class of commitments to make Loans), Lenders having Total Credit Exposures with respect to such Class representing more than 50% of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders of such Class.  The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender with respect to such Class shall be disregarded in determining Required Class Lenders at any time.

 

Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, (a) Revolving Lenders having more than 50% of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or (b) if the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, Revolving Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 50% of the Total Revolving Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Alternative Currency Risk Participations being deemed “held” by such Revolving Lender for purposes of this definition); provided that (i) any Revolving Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Revolving Outstandings (other than risk participations in Letters of Credit, which risk participations shall be deemed to be held by the applicable L/C Issuer in its capacity as a Revolving Lender for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders) held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders and (ii) the Alternative Currency Risk Participations of any Defaulting Lender at such time shall be deemed to be held by the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

 

Rescindable Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(b)(ii).

 

Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

 

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, each executive vice president and senior vice president, and the treasurer of any Loan Party, and solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.01, the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Loan Party or any entity authorized to act on behalf of such Loan Party, and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of a Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of such Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between such Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of the applicable Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

 

Restricted Payment” means any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property) by the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any of the Parent Guarantor’s or Borrower’s capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to the Parent Guarantor’s or the Borrower’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof); provided that dividends to the extent in the form of Equity Interests shall not constitute Restricted Payments.

 

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Revaluation Date” means (a) with respect to any Loan, each of the following: (i) each date of a Borrowing of an Alternative Currency Loan, (ii) with respect to an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan, each Interest Payment Date, (iii) each date of a continuation of an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.02, (iv) the date the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender has requested payment from the Alternative Currency Participating Lenders in Dollars, and with respect to all other instances pursuant to Section 2.02(f) the date on which payments in Dollars are made between the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender and Alternative Currency Participating Lenders with respect to such Loan, and (v) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance, amendment and/or extension of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, and (iii) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require.

 

Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Lender, its obligation to (a) make Committed Revolving Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01, (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations and (c) if such Lender is an Alternative Currency Participating Lender with respect to any Alternative Currency, purchase Alternative Currency Risk Participations in Loans denominated in such Alternative Currency, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding the Dollar Equivalent of which does not exceed the Dollar amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in the column entitled “Revolving Commitment” on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption or the New Lender Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Loans and such Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Alternative Currency Risk Participations at such time.

 

Revolving Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Lenders’ Revolving Commitments at such time.

 

Revolving Lender” means a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or an outstanding Committed Revolving Loan or an outstanding Negotiated Rate Loan and, as the context requires, includes the L/C Issuer.

 

Revolving Loan” means any extension of credit under the Revolving Facility in the form of a loan by a Revolving Lender to the Borrower under Article II.

 

Revolving Maturity Date” means January 19, 2029 subject to extension in accordance with Section 2.15.

 

Revolving Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Revolving Lender evidencing Revolving Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

 

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc., and any successor thereto.

 

Same Day Funds” means (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.

 

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Sanction(s)” means any international economic or financial sanctions, trade embargoes or similar restrictions, administered or enforced by the United States federal government (including, without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom (“HMT”) or other relevant sanctions authority with jurisdiction over any Loan Party.

 

SARON” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, the Swiss Average Rate Overnight published on the fifth Business Day preceding such date on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time); provided, however, that, if such determination date is not a Business Day, SARON means such rate that applied on the first Business Day immediately prior thereto.

 

SARON Adjustment” means, with respect to SARON, 0.0031% per annum.

 

Scheduled Principal Payment” means, for any period, (a) all regularly scheduled principal payments during such period by the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries with respect to Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries (other than payments due at final maturity of any tranche of Indebtedness) and (b) without duplication, the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of all regularly scheduled principal payments during such period with respect to the Indebtedness (other than payments due at final maturity of any tranche of Indebtedness) of each Material Joint Venture. For purposes of determining Scheduled Principal Payments, Indebtedness shall not include accounts payable, intracompany debt, dividends and distributions declared but not payable, security deposits, accrued liabilities or prepaid rent, each as defined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(c).

 

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

 

Secured Debt Ratio” means, on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Enterprise Secured Debt outstanding on such date to (b) Enterprise Gross Asset Value as of such date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for the purposes of this ratio, the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents on such date deducted from Enterprise Secured Debt pursuant to the definition of “Enterprise Total Indebtedness” shall exclude the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents deducted from Enterprise Unsecured Debt pursuant to the definition of “Enterprise Total Indebtedness” for the purpose of determining the Unsecured Leverage Ratio as of such date.

 

Senior Managing Agents” means The Huntington National Bank, M&T Bank Corporation, Regions Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, in their capacities as Senior Managing Agents.

 

Significant Acquisition” means the acquisition (in one or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets or Equity Interests of a Person or any division, line of business or business unit of a Person for an aggregate consideration in excess of $450,000,000.

 

SOFR” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate published on the second U.S. Government Securities Business Day preceding such date by the SOFR Administrator (or a successor administrator of such rate) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source); provided however that, with respect to any Daily SOFR Loan, if such determination date is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, then SOFR means such rate that applied on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto.

 

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SOFR Adjustmentwith respect to Daily Simple SOFR means 0.10% (10 basis points); with respect to Daily SOFR means 0.10% (10 basis points); and with respect to Term SOFR means 0.10% (10 basis points).

 

SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of SOFR, or any successor administrator of SOFR designated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other Person acting as the SOFR Administrator at such time that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).

 

SOFR Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).

 

SONIA” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, the Sterling Overnight Index Average Reference Rate published on the fifth Business Day preceding such date on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time); provided, however, that, if such determination date is not a Business Day, SONIA means such rate that applied on the first Business Day immediately prior thereto.

 

SONIA Adjustment” means, with respect to SONIA, 0.1193% per annum.

 

Special Notice Currency” means at any time an Alternative Currency, other than the currency of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at such time located in North America or Europe.

 

Specified Default” means an Event of Default arising under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f).

 

Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents (or otherwise mutually agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Lenders providing any applicable Incremental Term Loans) relating to: corporate existence of each Loan Party and good standing of such Loan Party in its jurisdiction of organization; power and authority, due authorization, execution and delivery and enforceability, in each case, relating to such Loan Party entering into and performance of the Loan Documents; no conflicts with or consents under such Loan Party’s Organization Documents, applicable Law or material contractual obligations (in each case, as they relate to the entering into and performance of the Loan Documents); use of proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans on the relevant Increase Effective Date; solvency of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; Federal Reserve margin regulations; the Investment Company Act of 1940; the Patriot Act; OFAC; and Sanctions and Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two (2) Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; provided, further, that the L/C Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.

 

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SPTs” has the meaning specified in Section 1.11(a).

 

Sterling” and “£” mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

 

Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity the accounts of which are consolidated with the accounts of such Person in such Person’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of a Loan Party.

 

Subsidiary Guarantor” means each of DOC and DOC OP.

 

Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(c).

 

Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.24.

 

Sustainability Adjustment Limitations” has the meaning specified in Section 1.11(b).

 

Sustainability Structuring Agents” means Bank of America, N.A. and Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, each in its capacity as a sustainability structuring agent under this Agreement.

 

Swap Contract” means (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 (as defined below), 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.

 

Swap Obligations” means, with respect to any Guarantor Party, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

 

Swiss Francs” means the lawful currency of Switzerland.

 

Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease or (b) any similar off-balance sheet financing product that is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but classified as an operating lease under GAAP.

 

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T2” means the real time gross settlement system operated by the Eurosystem, or any successor system.

 

TARGET Day” means any day on which T2 is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.

 

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

Term CORRA” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Alternative Currency Term Rate.”

 

Term CORRA Adjustment” means (i) 0.29547% (29.547 basis points) for an Interest Period of one-month’s duration and (ii) 0.32138% (32.138 basis points) for an Interest Period of three-months’ duration.

 

Term CORRA Rate” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Alternative Currency Term Rate.”

 

Term SOFRmeans:

 

(a)           for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that, if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto for which such rate was published, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment; and

 

(b)           for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate with a term of one month commencing that day; provided that, if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto for which such rate was published;

 

provided that, if Term SOFR determined in accordance with the provisions of either clause (a) or (b) above would otherwise be less than 0.00%, then Term SOFR shall be deemed 0.00% for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Term SOFR.”

 

Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).

 

Threshold Amount” means $150,000,000.

 

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TIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Alternative Currency Term Rate.”

 

Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Revolving Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Lender at such time.

 

Total Revolving Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Committed Revolving Loans, all L/C Obligations and all Negotiated Rate Loans.

 

Treasury Management Agreement” means any treasury, depository or cash management arrangements, services or products, including, without limitation, overdraft services and automated clearinghouse transfers of funds.

 

Treasury Management Lender” means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Treasury Management Agreement, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Treasury Management Agreement.

 

Type” means, with respect to a Committed Revolving Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan, a Daily SOFR Loan, a Term SOFR Loan, an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan or an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan.

 

UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

 

UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

 

Unencumbered Asset Value” means, for a Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate net book value, as determined in accordance with GAAP, of all real property of a Person (such Person, an “Unencumbered Pool Entity”) that is not subject to a Mortgage Lien plus (b) all accumulated depreciation and amortization with respect to such real properties plus (c) unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of such Person plus (d) the sum of (i) unencumbered mezzanine and mortgage loan receivables (at the value reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Parent Guarantor, in accordance with GAAP, as of such date, including the effect of any impairment charges) and (ii) unencumbered marketable securities (at the value reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Parent Guarantor, in accordance with GAAP, as of such date, including the effect of any impairment charges); provided that the items described in this clause (ii) and in the preceding clause (i) shall not be taken into account to the extent that the amounts of such items exceed, in the aggregate, 20% of Unencumbered Asset Value.  For purposes of this definition, (1) (x) with respect to the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, the phrase “not subject to a Mortgage Lien” shall include that all Equity Interests of an Unencumbered Pool Entity, and all Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that owns, directly or indirectly, any Equity Interests of any Unencumbered Pool Entity, shall be free of any Liens (other than Permitted Specified Liens and any lien securing Intercompany Indebtedness) and (y) “Mortgage Lien” shall not include any lien securing Intercompany Indebtedness, and (2) for the avoidance of doubt, the value of any asset or property subject to Liens on assets of the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries securing obligations under Swap Contracts shall not be included in the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value.

 

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Unfunded Pension Liability” means the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan year.

 

United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

 

Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(v).

 

Unsecured Leverage Ratio” means, on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Enterprise Unsecured Debt outstanding on such date to (b) Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value as of such date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for the purposes of this ratio, the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents on such date deducted from Enterprise Unsecured Debt pursuant to the definition of “Enterprise Total Indebtedness” shall exclude the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents deducted from Enterprise Secured Debt pursuant to the definition of “Enterprise Total Indebtedness” for the purpose of determining the Secured Debt Ratio as of such date.

 

U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

 

U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning specified in Section 10.24.

 

Wells Fargo” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and its successors.

 

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or the Borrower, as applicable, in each case, that is not a special purpose entity.

 

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

 

Yen” and “¥” mean the lawful currency of Japan.

 

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1.02         Other Interpretive Provisions.

 

With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

 

(a)             The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “hereto,” “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law, rule or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law, rule or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

 

(b)             In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”; the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”; and the word “through” means “to and including.

 

(c)             Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

(d)             Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).

 

(e)             For the avoidance of doubt, the parties intend that the term “Enterprise” refer to financial calculations that cover (i) the Group and (ii) the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of Material Joint Ventures.

 

1.03          Accounting Terms.

 

(a)             Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried in accordance with GAAP, excluding the effects of FASB ASC 825 on financial liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, and notwithstanding any accounting change after January 1, 2019 that would require lease obligations (whether such lease obligations are entered into before or after such date) that would be treated as operating leases to be classified and accounted for as Financing Leases or otherwise reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, for the purposes of determining compliance with any covenant contained herein, such obligations shall be treated in the same manner as operating leases are treated as of such date without giving effect to any such changes in accounting and shall not constitute Indebtedness or a Financing Leases of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of such changes in accounting.

 

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(b)            Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders and the Borrower); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested in writing hereunder by the Administrative Agent setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

 

1.04          Rounding.

 

Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Parent Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

 

1.05          Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents. (a) The Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, shall determine the Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalents and/or Alternative Currency Equivalents of Credit Extensions and Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative Currencies or Dollars. Such Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur. Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by Loan Parties hereunder or calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be its Dollar Equivalent as so determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable.

 

(a)             Wherever in this Agreement in connection with a Committed Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment of an Alternative Currency Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Committed Borrowing, Loan or Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.

 

1.06          Additional Alternative Currencies. (a) With respect to (i) Revolving Loans to be made as Alternative Currency Loans and (ii) Letters of Credit, the Borrower may from time to time request that such Loans be made in, and/or Letters of Credit be issued in, a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “Alternative Currency”; provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. In the case of any such request with respect to the making of Revolving Loans as Alternative Currency Loans, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and each Revolving Lender; and in the case of any such request with respect to the issuance of Letters of Credit, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer issuing such Letter of Credit and each Revolving Lender.

 

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(b)             Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., twenty (20) Business Days prior to the date of the desired Credit Extension (or such other time or date (but not less than eleven (11) Business Days prior) as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the L/C Issuer, in its or their sole discretion). In the case of any such request pertaining to Revolving Loans to be made as Alternative Currency Loans, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender thereof; and in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the L/C Issuer thereof. Each Revolving Lender (in the case of any such request pertaining to Revolving Loans to be made as Alternative Currency Loans) or the L/C Issuer (in the case of a request pertaining to Letters of Credit) shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 11:00 a.m., ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the making of such Alternative Currency Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit, as the case may be, in such requested currency.

 

(c)             Any failure by a Revolving Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Revolving Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to permit Revolving Loans to be made as Alternative Currency Loans, or Letters of Credit to be issued, in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Lenders consent to making Alternative Currency Loans in such requested currency and the Administrative Agent and such Revolving Lenders reasonably determine that an appropriate interest rate is available to be used for such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and the Revolving Lenders and (i) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend the definition of Alternative Currency Term Rate and/or Alternative Currency Daily Rate, as applicable, to the extent necessary to add the applicable rate for such currency and any applicable adjustment for such rate and (ii) to the extent the definition of Alternative Currency Term Rate and/or Alternative Currency Daily Rate, as applicable, reflects the appropriate interest rate for such currency or has been amended to reflect the appropriate rate for such currency, such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Committed Borrowings of Alternative Currency Loans. If the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer consent to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and the Revolving Lenders and (i) the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the L/C Issuer may amend the definition of Alternative Currency Term Rate and/or Alternative Currency Daily Rate, as applicable, to the extent necessary to add the applicable rate for such currency and any applicable adjustment for such rate and (ii) to the extent the definition of Alternative Currency Term Rate and/or Alternative Currency Daily Rate, as applicable, reflects the appropriate interest rate for such currency or has been amended to reflect the appropriate rate for such currency, such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Letter of Credit issuances. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain any consent required to any request for an additional currency under this Section 1.06, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Borrower and the Revolving Lenders.

 

1.07          Change of Currency. (a) Each obligation of the Borrower to make a payment denominated in the national currency unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the date hereof shall be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption (in accordance with the EMU Legislation). If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency shall be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the applicable interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis shall be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that if any Committed Borrowing in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement shall take effect, with respect to such Committed Borrowing, at the end of the then current Interest Period.

 

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(a)             Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect the adoption of the Euro by any member state of the European Union and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to the Euro.

 

(b)             Each provision of this Agreement also shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower) may from time to time specify to be appropriate to reflect a change in currency of any other country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to such change in currency.

 

1.08          Interest Rates; Licensing.

 

(a)             Except as specifically set forth herein, the Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect to any rate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the selection of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment) that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing), 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 other action or omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.

 

(b)             By agreeing to make Loans under this Agreement, each Lender is confirming it has all licenses, permits and approvals necessary for use of the reference rates referred to herein and it will do all things reasonably necessary to comply, preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect such licenses, permits and approvals.

 

1.09          Times of Day.

 

Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

 

1.10          Letter of Credit Amounts.

 

Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit at any given time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all increases that are scheduled to occur at any time thereafter (notwithstanding that such maximum stated amount is not in effect at such time).

 

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1.11         Sustainability Adjustments Amendment.

 

(a)             ESG Amendment. On or prior to the date which is twelve (12) months following the Closing Date, the Borrower, in consultation with the Sustainability Structuring Agents, shall be entitled to establish specified Key Performance Indicators (“KPI”) with respect to certain Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) targets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (such indicators, “ESG KPI Metrics”) and thresholds or targets with respect thereto (such thresholds or targets, “SPTs”). The Administrative Agent and the Borrower (each acting reasonably and in consultation with the Sustainability Structuring Agents) may propose an amendment to this Agreement (such amendment, the “ESG Amendment”) solely for the purpose of incorporating the ESG KPI Metrics, the SPTs and other related provisions (the “ESG Pricing Provisions”) into this Agreement. Any such ESG Amendment shall become effective upon (i) the posting of such proposed ESG Amendment to the Lenders and the Borrower and (ii) the receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed signature pages and consents to such ESG Amendment from the Required Lenders, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and the Sustainability Structuring Agents.

 

(b)             Scope of Amendment. Upon effectiveness of any such ESG Amendment, based on the Borrowers’ performance against the ESG KPI Metrics and SPTs, certain adjustments (increase, decrease or no adjustment) (any such adjustments, the “ESG Applicable Rate Adjustments”) to the otherwise applicable Applicable Rate and Facility Fee Rate will be made; provided that (x) the amount of any such adjustments made pursuant to an ESG Amendment shall not result in an increase and/or decrease of more than (A) 0.01% in the Applicable Rate, or (B) 0.01% in the Facility Fee Rate, in each case, during any fiscal year, which pricing adjustments shall be applied in accordance with the terms as further described in the ESG Pricing Provisions and (y) in no event shall the Applicable Rate or Facility Fee Rate be less than zero (the provisions of this proviso the “Sustainability Adjustment Limitations”). For the avoidance of doubt, the ESG Applicable Rate Adjustments shall not be cumulative from year to year and shall only apply until the date on which the next adjustment is due to take place. The ESG Applicable Rate Adjustments will require, among other things, reporting and validation of the measurement of the ESG KPI Metrics in a manner that is aligned with the Sustainability Linked Loan Principles (as last published in February 2023 and updated April 2023 by the Loan Market Association, Asia Pacific Loan Market Association and the Loan Syndications & Trading Association, and as further amended, revised or updated from time to time). Following the effectiveness of the ESG Amendment, any modification to the ESG Pricing Provisions shall be subject only to the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and Lenders comprising the Required Lenders if such modification does not have the effect of increasing or decreasing the Sustainability Adjustment Limitations set forth in the ESG Amendment or reducing any Applicable Rate or any Facility Fee Rate to an amount less than zero (any such increase or decrease in the Sustainability Adjustment Limitations or reducing any Applicable Rate or Facility Fee Rate to a level not otherwise permitted by this paragraph would require approval by all affected Lenders in accordance with Section 10.01).

 

(c)             Sustainability-Linked Loan. Each party to this Agreement hereby agrees that the credit facility described in this Agreement is not and shall not be a sustainability-linked loan unless and until the effectiveness of any ESG Amendment.

 

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Article II

 

The Revolving Commitments and Credit Extensions

 

2.01          Committed Revolving Loans. Prior to the Closing Date, certain revolving loans were previously made to the Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreement which may remain outstanding as of the Closing Date (such outstanding loans, if any, being hereinafter referred to as the “Existing Loans”). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto agree that (x) on the Closing Date, the Existing Loans shall be re-evidenced as Committed Revolving Loans under this Agreement and the terms of the Existing Loans shall be restated in their entirety and shall be evidenced by this Agreement and (y) in connection therewith, the Administrative Agent shall make such reallocations, sales, assignments or other relevant actions in respect of each Revolving Lender’s credit exposure under the Existing Credit Agreement as are necessary in order that each such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder reflects such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Total Revolving Outstandings on the Closing Date. In addition, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make revolving loans (each such loan, a “Committed Revolving Loan”) to the Borrower in Dollars or (subject to the provisions of Section 2.02(f)) in one or more Alternative Currencies from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period for the Revolving Facility, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Committed Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Revolving Loans of any Revolving Lender (less, with respect only to the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, the aggregate Alternative Currency Risk Participations in all Committed Revolving Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies), plus, with respect only to the Alternative Currency Participating Lenders, the Outstanding Amount of such Lender’s Alternative Currency Risk Participations in Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies and advanced by the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, plus such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment, (iii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies shall not exceed the Alternative Currency Sublimit and (iv) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Committed Revolving Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency fronted by any Alternative Currency Fronting Lender shall not exceed $37,500,000. Within the limits of each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay under Section 2.06, and reborrow under this Section 2.01. Committed Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans, Daily SOFR Loans, Term SOFR Loans, Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans or Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

 

2.02          Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Committed Revolving Loans.

 

(a)             Each Committed Borrowing, each conversion of Committed Revolving Loans from one Type to another Type, and each continuation of Term SOFR Loans and Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone, or (B) a Committed Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Committed Loan Notice. Each such Committed Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 Noon (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or of any conversion of Term SOFR Loans to Base Rate Committed Revolving Loans, (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of, or conversion to Daily SOFR Loans or of any conversion of Daily SOFR Loans to Base Rate Committed Revolving Loans, (iii) four (4) Business Days (or five (5) Business Days in the case of a Special Notice Currency and any Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan denominated in Sterling or Swiss Francs) prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Alternative Currency Loans, and (iv) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Committed Revolving Loans. Each Borrowing of or conversion to Term SOFR Loans, Daily SOFR Loans, Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans and Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans and Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, shall be in a principal amount the Dollar Equivalent of which is $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Section 2.03(b), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Committed Revolving Loans shall be in a principal amount the Dollar Equivalent of which is $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.

 

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Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Committed Borrowing, a conversion of Committed Revolving Loans from one Type to another Type, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Committed Revolving Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type and Class of Committed Revolving Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Committed Revolving Loans are to be converted, (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto and (vi) the currency of the Committed Revolving Loans to be borrowed or continued. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Committed Revolving Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Committed Revolving Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that, in the case of a failure to timely request a continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, such Loans shall be continued as a Term SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan in its original currency, as applicable, with an Interest Period of one month (unless an Event of Default exists and is continuing at such time and the Administrative Agent has notified the Borrower that the Required Lenders have determined that such a continuation as Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans, as applicable, is not appropriate in accordance with Section 2.02(c)). Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans with an Interest Period of one month shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. Except as provided pursuant to Section 3.03, no Committed Revolving Loan may be converted into or continued as a Committed Revolving Loan denominated in a different currency, but instead must be prepaid in the original currency of such Committed Revolving Loan and reborrowed in the other currency. For the avoidance of doubt, Base Rate Loans shall automatically continue as Base Rate Loans and Daily SOFR Loans shall automatically continue as Daily SOFR Loans unless and until such Loans are converted to Term SOFR Loans pursuant to this Section 2.02 or are repaid in accordance with this Agreement, and no Committed Loan Notice shall be required in connection with such continuation.

 

(b)            Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice requesting a Committed Borrowing denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency with respect to which the Administrative Agent has not received notice that any Revolving Lender is an Alternative Currency Participating Lender, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Lender of the amount (and, with respect to Committed Revolving Loans, currency) of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Committed Revolving Loans. Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice requesting a Committed Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency with respect to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower have received notice that one or more Revolving Lenders is an Alternative Currency Participating Lender, the Administrative Agent shall on or prior to the next following Business Day notify (i) each Alternative Currency Funding Lender of both the Dollar Equivalent and the Alternative Currency Equivalent of its Alternative Currency Funding Applicable Percentage, (ii) the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender of both the Dollar Equivalent and the Alternative Currency Equivalent of the aggregate Alternative Currency Risk Participations in such Committed Borrowing, (iii) each Alternative Currency Participating Lender of both the Dollar Equivalent and the Alternative Currency Equivalent of its Alternative Currency Risk Participation in such Committed Borrowing, and (iv) all Revolving Lenders and the Borrower of the aggregate Alternative Currency Equivalent and the Dollar Equivalent of such Committed Borrowing and the applicable Spot Rate used by the Administrative Agent to determine such Dollar Equivalent and Alternative Currency Equivalent. If no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or continuation of Committed Revolving Loans denominated in a currency other than Dollars, in each case as described in Section 2.02(a).

 

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In the case of a Committed Borrowing in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency with respect to which the Administrative Agent has not received notice that any Revolving Lender is an Alternative Currency Participating Lender, each applicable Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds for the applicable currency at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m., in the case of any Committed Revolving Loan denominated in Dollars, and not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of any Committed Revolving Loan in an Alternative Currency, in each case on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. In the case of a Committed Borrowing in an Alternative Currency with respect to which the Administrative Agent has received notice that any Revolving Lender is an Alternative Currency Participating Lender, each Alternative Currency Funding Lender shall make the amount of its Alternative Currency Funding Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than the Applicable Time, on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. In any event, a Revolving Lender may cause any foreign or domestic branch or Affiliate to fund or make the amount of its Revolving Loan available in accordance with the foregoing provisions. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date the Committed Loan Notice with respect to a Committed Borrowing denominated in Dollars is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and, second, shall be made available to the Borrower as provided above.

 

(c)            Except as otherwise provided herein, Term SOFR Loans and Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for the applicable Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan. During the existence of an Event of Default that is continuing, (i) no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Term SOFR Loans, Daily SOFR Loans, Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans or Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans if the Administrative Agent has notified the Borrower that the Required Lenders have determined that such a continuation or conversion is not appropriate, and (ii) the Required Lenders may require that any or all of the then outstanding Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans be prepaid, or redenominated into Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof, on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto.

 

(d)            The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Term SOFR Loans and Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

 

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(e)            After giving effect to all Committed Borrowings, all conversions of Committed Revolving Loans from one Type to another Type, and all continuations of Committed Revolving Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten (10) Interest Periods in effect with respect to all Committed Revolving Loans.

 

(f)            Alternative Currency Funding and Participation.

 

(i)             Subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, including the provisions of Section 2.01, and without limitation of the provisions of Section 2.02, with respect to any Revolving Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency with respect to which one or more Revolving Lenders has given notice to the Administrative Agent that it is an Alternative Currency Participating Lender, (A) each Revolving Lender agrees from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period for the Revolving Facility to fund its Applicable Percentage of Revolving Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency with respect to which it is an Alternative Currency Funding Lender; and (B) each Revolving Lender severally agrees to acquire an Alternative Currency Risk Participation in Revolving Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency with respect to which it is an Alternative Currency Participating Lender.

 

(ii)            Each Revolving Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be funded upon the request of the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.02(b). Immediately upon the funding by the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender of its Alternative Currency Funding Applicable Percentage of any Revolving Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency with respect to which one or more Revolving Lenders is an Alternative Currency Participating Lender, each Alternative Currency Participating Lender shall be deemed to have absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally purchased (and the Administrative Agent may apply any Cash Collateral that is available with respect to such purchase by any Alternative Currency Participating Lender) from such Alternative Currency Fronting Lender an Alternative Currency Risk Participation in such Loan in an amount such that, after such purchase, each Revolving Lender (including the Alternative Currency Funding Lenders, the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender and the Alternative Currency Participating Lenders) will have an Alternative Currency Loan Credit Exposure with respect to such Revolving Loan equal in amount to its Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Loan.

 

(iii)           Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent delivered not later than 11:00 a.m., on the second Business Day preceding the proposed date of funding and payment by Alternative Currency Participating Lenders of their Alternative Currency Risk Participations purchased in such Revolving Loans as shall be specified in such notice (the “Alternative Currency Participation Payment Date”), request each Alternative Currency Participating Lender to fund the Dollar Equivalent of its Alternative Currency Risk Participation purchased with respect to such Revolving Loans to the Administrative Agent on the Alternative Currency Participation Payment Date in Dollars. Following receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Alternative Currency Participating Lender of the Dollar Equivalent of its Alternative Currency Risk Participation purchased with respect to each such Revolving Loan (determined at the Spot Rate on the date of advance of such Revolving Loan) and the applicable Alternative Currency Participation Payment Date. Any notice given by the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.02(f) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the absence of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

 

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(iv)           On the applicable Alternative Currency Participation Payment Date, each Alternative Currency Participating Lender in the Revolving Loans specified for funding pursuant to this Section 2.02(f) shall deliver the Dollar Equivalent of such Alternative Currency Participating Lender’s Alternative Currency Risk Participation with respect to such specific Revolving Loans in Dollars and in Same Day Funds to the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that no Alternative Currency Participating Lender shall be (i) responsible for any default by any other Alternative Currency Participating Lender in such other Alternative Currency Participating Lender’s obligation to pay such amount and/or (ii) required to fund an amount under this Section 2.02(f) that would exceed the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Upon receipt of any such amounts from the Alternative Currency Participating Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such Dollar amounts in Same Day Funds to the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender.

 

(v)            In the event that any Alternative Currency Participating Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent the Dollar Equivalent of its Alternative Currency Risk Participation as provided herein, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on behalf of the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender on demand from such Alternative Currency Participating Lender together with interest at the Overnight Rate for three (3) Business Days and thereafter at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Alternative Currency Participating Lender with respect to amounts owing hereunder shall be conclusive in the absence of demonstrable error.

 

(vi)           In the event that the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender receives a payment in respect of any Revolving Loan, whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, in which Alternative Currency Participating Lenders have fully funded in Dollars their purchase of Alternative Currency Risk Participations, the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender shall promptly distribute to the Administrative Agent, for its distribution to each such Alternative Currency Participating Lender, the Dollar Equivalent of such Alternative Currency Participating Lender’s Alternative Currency Participant’s Share of such payment in Dollars and in Same Day Funds. If any payment received by the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender with respect to any Revolving Loan in an Alternative Currency made by it shall be required to be returned by the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender after such time as the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender has distributed such payment to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, each Alternative Currency Participating Lender that has received a portion of such payment shall pay to the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender an amount equal to its Alternative Currency Participant’s Share in Dollars of the amount to be returned; provided, however, that no Alternative Currency Participating Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Alternative Currency Participating Lender in that other Alternative Currency Participating Lender’s obligation to pay such amount.

 

(vii)          Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each Alternative Currency Participating Lender’s obligation to acquire and pay for its purchase of Alternative Currency Risk Participations as set forth herein shall be absolute, irrevocable and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation, (i) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Alternative Currency Participating Lender may have against the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default; (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries; (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by, the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any other Lender; or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

 

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(viii)         In no event shall (i) the Alternative Currency Risk Participation of any Alternative Currency Participating Lender in any Revolving Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency pursuant to this Section 2.02(f) be construed as a loan or other extension of credit by such Alternative Currency Participating Lender to the Borrower, any Revolving Lender or the Administrative Agent or (ii) this Agreement be construed to require any Revolving Lender that is an Alternative Currency Participating Lender with respect to a specific Alternative Currency to make any Revolving Loans in such Alternative Currency under this Agreement or under the other Loan Documents, subject to the obligation of each Alternative Currency Participating Lender to give notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower at any time such Revolving Lender acquires the ability to make Revolving Loans in such Alternative Currency.

 

(ix)            The Administrative Agent shall change a Revolving Lender’s designation from Alternative Currency Participating Lender to Alternative Currency Funding Lender with respect to an Alternative Currency for which such Lender previously has been designated an Alternative Currency Participating Lender, upon receipt of a written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower from such Alternative Currency Participating Lender requesting that its designation be so changed. Each Alternative Currency Participating Lender agrees to give such notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower promptly upon its acquiring the ability to make Revolving Loans in such Alternative Currency. Schedule 2.02 hereto lists each Alternative Currency Participating Lender as of the Closing Date in respect of each Alternative Currency.

 

(g)            With respect to any Alternative Currency Daily Rate, Alternative Currency Term Rate, SOFR, Daily SOFR or Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.

 

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2.03        Letters of Credit.

 

(a)            The Letter of Credit Commitment.

 

(i)            Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Revolving Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies for the account of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and to amend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Revolving Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (y) the Outstanding Amount of the Committed Revolving Loans of any Revolving Lender (less, with respect only to the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, the aggregate Alternative Currency Risk Participations in all Revolving Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies), plus, with respect only to the Alternative Currency Participating Lenders, such Lender’s Alternative Currency Risk Participations in Revolving Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies advanced by the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender for such Lender, plus such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment and (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided, further, that unless the applicable L/C Issuer shall otherwise consent, no L/C Issuer shall be obligated to issue Letters of Credit hereunder in an aggregate face amount at any time outstanding in excess of an amount equal to the lesser of (i) one-third of the Letter of Credit Sublimit at such time and (ii) the Revolving Commitment of the Revolving Lender acting as such L/C Issuer at such time. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. The Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued hereunder by the issuer thereof, to the extent such issuer is a Revolving Lender, and such issuer shall have the obligation to amend, renew, extend or otherwise modify any such Existing Letter of Credit, subject to terms, conditions and limitations hereunder. From and after the Closing Date, the Existing Letters of Credit shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.

 

(ii)            The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit, if:

 

(A)            subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance, unless the Required Lenders have approved such expiry date; or

 

(B)            the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Revolving Lenders have approved such expiry date; provided that a Letter of Credit may expire up to one year beyond the Letter of Credit Expiration Date so long as the Borrower Cash Collateralizes 105% of the face amount of such Letter of Credit no later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date.

 

(iii)           The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

 

(A)            any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder);

 

(B)            the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;

 

(C)            except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $500,000;

 

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(D)            except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an Alternative Currency;

 

(E)            the L/C Issuer does not as of the issuance date of such requested Letter of Credit issue Letters of Credit in the requested currency;

 

(F)            such Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder; or

 

(G)            any Revolving Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Defaulting Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.18(a)(iv)) with respect to such Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or such Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.

 

(iv)           The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.

 

(v)           The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

 

(vi)          The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Revolving Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.

 

(b)            Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.

 

(i)            Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two (2) Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount and currency thereof, (C) the expiry date thereof, (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit and (H) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.

 

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(ii)            Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Revolving Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or the applicable Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments times the amount of such Letter of Credit.

 

(iii)           If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve (12) month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve (12) month period to be agreed upon by the Borrower and the applicable L/C Issuer at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Revolving Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date (except as set forth in Section 2.03(a)(ii)(B)); provided, however, that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven (7) Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

 

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(iv)           Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

 

(v)            Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer in such Alternative Currency, unless (A) the L/C Issuer (at its option) shall have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars, or (B) in the absence of any such requirement for reimbursement in Dollars, the Borrower shall have notified the L/C Issuer promptly following receipt of the notice of drawing that the Borrower will reimburse the L/C Issuer in Dollars. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. If a notice of such payment with respect to a Letter of Credit is received by the Borrower (x) on or prior to 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in Dollars, or the Applicable Time on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in an Alternative Currency (each such date, an “Honor Date”), then, not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Honor Date, the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing and in the applicable currency or (y) after 11:00 a.m. or the Applicable Time, as the case may be, on the Honor Date, then, not later than 11:00 a.m. on the first Business Day following the Honor Date, the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing and in the applicable currency. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency) (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Committed Revolving Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Committed Revolving Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(b)(v) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

 

(vi)           Each Revolving Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(b)(v) make funds available to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral that has been provided for such purpose) for the account of the L/C Issuer, in Dollars, at the Administrative Agent’s Office for Dollar-denominated payments in an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the Dollar Equivalent of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(b)(vii), each Revolving Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Committed Revolving Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer in Dollars and such funds shall be applied to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the applicable draw under the Letter of Credit.

 

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(vii)          With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Committed Revolving Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Revolving Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(b)(vi) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

 

(viii)         Until each Revolving Lender funds its Committed Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(b) to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit issued by it, interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.

 

(ix)            Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Committed Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(b), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Committed Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(b) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

 

(x)             If any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(b) by the time specified in Section 2.03(b)(vi), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Revolving Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid (excluding such interest and fees) shall constitute such Lender’s Committed Revolving Loan included in the relevant Committed Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (x) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(c)            Repayment of Participations.

 

(i)             At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(b), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in Dollars and in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

 

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(ii)            If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(b)(v) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Revolving Lenders under this clause (c)(ii) shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(d)            Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

 

(i)             any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;

 

(ii)            the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

 

(iii)           any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

 

(iv)           honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit required that demand be in the form of a draft;

 

(v)            any payment made by the L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC or the ISP, as applicable;

 

(vi)           any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

 

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(vii)          any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Alternative Currency to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally; or

 

(viii)         any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

 

The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will promptly notify the L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

 

None of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, or any of their Related Parties or any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit by the applicable L/C Issuer or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms, any error in translation or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the applicable L/C Issuer; provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit or the L/C Issuer’s payment under any Letter of Credit without presentation to it of a draft, certificates and/or other documents that substantially comply with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit, except where any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms have enjoined or restrained, or purported to enjoin or restrain, such L/C Issuer from making such payment. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the L/C Issuer, or breach in bad faith or material breach of such L/C Issuer’s obligations under this Agreement, in each case as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, the L/C Issuer shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination, and that:

 

(i)             the L/C Issuer may replace a purportedly lost, stolen, or destroyed original Letter of Credit or missing amendment thereto with a certified true copy marked as such;

 

(ii)            the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and may make payment upon presentation of documents that appear on their face to be in compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit and without regard to any non-documentary condition in such Letter of Credit;

 

(iii)           the L/C Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to decline to accept such documents and to make such payment if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit; and

 

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(iv)           this sentence shall establish the standard of care to be exercised by the L/C Issuer when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof (and the parties hereto hereby waive, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, any standard of care inconsistent with the foregoing).

 

Without limiting the foregoing but subject to the first paragraph hereof, none of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, or any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of (A) any presentation that includes forged or fraudulent documents or that is otherwise affected by the fraudulent, bad faith, or illegal conduct of the beneficiary or other Person, (B) the L/C Issuer declining to take-up documents and make payment (1) against documents that are fraudulent, forged, or for other reasons by which that it is entitled not to honor or (2) following the Borrower’s waiver of discrepancies with respect to such documents or request for honor of such documents or (C) the L/C Issuer retaining proceeds of a Letter of Credit based on an apparently applicable attachment order, blocking regulation, or third-party claim notified to the L/C Issuer.

 

(e)            Role of L/C Issuer. Each Revolving Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Revolving Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Revolving Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

 

(f)            Applicability of ISP; Limitation of Liability. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued by it (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no L/C Issuer shall be responsible to the Borrower for, and no L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against the Borrower shall be impaired by, any action or inaction of the L/C Issuer required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where the L/C Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.

 

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(g)            Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage in Dollars a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate times the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit; provided, however, any Letter of Credit Fees otherwise payable for the account of a Defaulting Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit as to which such Defaulting Lender has not provided Cash Collateral satisfactory to the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(iii) shall be payable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, to the other Revolving Lenders in accordance with the upward adjustments, if any, in their respective Applicable Percentages allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.18(a)(iv), with the balance of such fee, if any, retained by the Borrower, if it has provided Cash Collateral in respect of such Defaulting Lender’s Fronting Exposure, or if the Borrower has not provided Cash Collateral in respect of such Fronting Exposure, payable to the L/C Issuer for its own account. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.10. Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears and (ii) due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each calendar quarter, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.

 

(h)            Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, a fronting fee per annum with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by it, equal to the greater of (i) the rate per annum of 12.5 basis points of the face amount of the Letter of Credit, in each case computed on the Dollar Equivalent of the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit and (ii) $1,500 per annum. The amount of such fronting fees shall be determined on a quarterly basis in arrears, and due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each calendar quarter, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.10. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account, in Dollars, the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit issued by it as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

 

(i)             Disbursement Procedures. The L/C Issuer shall, within the time allowed by applicable Laws or the specific terms of the Letter of Credit following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under such Letter of Credit. The L/C Issuer shall promptly after such examination notify the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower in writing of such demand for payment if the L/C Issuer has made or will make a disbursement or other payment thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve such Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the L/C Issuer and the Lenders with respect to any such disbursement or other payment.

 

(j)             Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.

 

(k)            Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

 

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(l)             Outstanding Letters of Credit. The L/C Issuer shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, for distribution to the Revolving Lenders, an accounting of all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower.

 

(m)           L/C Issuer Reports to the Administrative Agent. Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer shall, in addition to its notification obligations set forth elsewhere in this Section 2.03, report in writing to the Administrative Agent (i) periodic activity (for such period or recurrent periods as shall be requested by the Administrative Agent, and in any event not less frequently than the last Business Day of each calendar month) in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer, including all issuances, extensions, amendments and renewals, all expirations and cancellations and all disbursements and reimbursements, (ii) within five (5) Business Days following the time that such L/C Issuer issues, amends, renews or extends any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, and the face amount of the Letters of Credit issued, amended, renewed or extended by it and outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (and whether the amounts thereof shall have changed), (iii) on each Business Day on which such L/C Issuer makes any payment under any Letter of Credit, the date and amount of such payment, (iv) on any Business Day on which the Borrower fails to reimburse a payment under a Letter of Credit required to be reimbursed to such L/C Issuer on such day, the date of such failure and the amount of such payment and (v) on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as to the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer.

 

2.04        [Reserved].

 

2.05         Negotiated Rate Loans.

 

(a)            Negotiated Rate Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender, severally and for itself alone, may (but is not obligated to) make one or more loans (which loans may be made in Dollars or in any Alternative Currency) (each such loan, a “Negotiated Rate Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period for the Revolving Facility in an aggregate Outstanding Amount not to exceed at any time (i) the Negotiated Rate Sublimit and (ii) with respect to Negotiated Rate Loans made in an Alternative Currency (plus the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Committed Revolving Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency), the Alternative Currency Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Negotiated Rate Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Committed Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations of such Lender may exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided that Total Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments; provided, further, that Negotiated Rate Loans shall be available to the Borrower for periods of one day to 180 days, so long as two of the three Debt Ratings from S&P, Moody’s and Fitch are BBB- or better (Baa3 or better in the case of Moody’s). It is understood that should a Revolving Lender make a Negotiated Rate Loan it shall not relieve such Lender from its obligation to make its pro rata share of any future Committed Revolving Loan even if after making such Committed Revolving Loan the Outstanding Amount of Committed Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations of such Lender, together with the Outstanding Amount of its Negotiated Rate Loans, exceeds the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment.

 

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(b)            Procedure for Negotiated Rate Loans. The Borrower may, from time to time, approach one or more of the Revolving Lenders to determine whether such Lender or Lenders will make one or more Negotiated Rate Loans. The Borrower and any Revolving Lender or Lenders shall, if each of them in their sole discretion elects to do so, agree to enter into one or more Negotiated Rate Loans as part of such proposed Negotiated Rate Borrowing on mutually agreed-upon terms, including the Interest Period with respect thereto, and notify the Administrative Agent by delivering a written Negotiated Rate Loan Notice from the Borrower and the Revolving Lender or Lenders proposing to make Negotiated Rate Loans (i) with respect to Negotiated Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, before 12:00 Noon on the date of the funding of such Negotiated Rate Loan, which shall be a Business Day (the “Negotiated Rate Funding Date”) and (ii) with respect to Negotiated Rate Loans denominated in any Alternative Currency, before 12:00 Noon two (2) Business Days prior to the Negotiated Rate Funding Date. Such Negotiated Rate Loan Notice shall specify the amount of each Negotiated Rate Loan that such Revolving Lender or Lenders will make as part of such proposed Negotiated Rate Borrowing, the Negotiated Rate Funding Date, the currency of the Negotiated Rate Loan requested, the date or dates of maturity thereof, which date or dates may not occur after the Revolving Maturity Date, the rate or rates of interest applicable thereto and all other terms thereof. Each Negotiated Rate Loan shall be made pursuant to a Negotiated Rate Loan Notice. In lieu of delivering the written Negotiated Rate Loan Notice described above, the Borrower may give the Administrative Agent telephonic notice of any Negotiated Rate Borrowing by the time required under this clause (b); provided that such telephonic notice shall be confirmed by delivery of a written Negotiated Rate Loan Notice to the Administrative Agent by no later than 2:00 p.m., on the date of such telephonic notice.

 

(c)            Funding of Negotiated Rate Loans in Dollars. No later than 2:00 p.m. on the applicable Negotiated Rate Funding Date, each applicable Revolving Lender will make available to the Administrative Agent in Dollars and immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office the Negotiated Rate Loan, if any, to be made by such Lender as part of the Negotiated Rate Borrowing to be made on such date in the manner provided above. Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of all such funds, the Administrative Agent shall disburse to the Borrower on such date such Negotiated Rate Loan in like funds at the Borrower’s account specified in the relevant Negotiated Rate Loan Notice. The Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, advance on behalf of any Revolving Lender such Lender’s Negotiated Rate Loan on the date a Negotiated Rate Loan is made unless such Lender shall have notified the Administrative Agent prior to such date that it does not intend to make available such Negotiated Rate Loan on such date. If the Administrative Agent makes such advance, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from the Revolving Lender on whose behalf such advance was made, and if such Lender does not pay the Administrative Agent the amount of such advance on demand, the Borrower shall promptly repay such amount to the Administrative Agent. Until such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent by such Lender or the Borrower, such advance shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Negotiated Rate Loan made by the Administrative Agent. In such event, if a Revolving Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Negotiated Rate Loan available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Revolving Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Revolving Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Revolving Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

 

(d)            Funding of Negotiated Rate Loans in Alternative Currencies.  No later than (i) the Applicable Time on the applicable Negotiated Rate Funding Date, each applicable Revolving Lender will, at the option of the Borrower, make available directly to the Borrower such Negotiated Rate Loans in the applicable currency either by (A) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of such Lender with the amount of such funds or (B) wire transfer of such funds to the account of the Borrower, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) such Lender by the Borrower and (ii) promptly following receipt thereof, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent written notice of receipt of the proceeds of such Negotiated Rate Loan.

 

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2.06        Prepayments.

 

(a)            The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay any Class of Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty pursuant to this Section 2.06(a) (other than Negotiated Rate Loans, which are subject to the provisions of clause (c) below); provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (A) three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent shall agree) prior to any date of prepayment of Term SOFR Loans, (B) on the date of prepayment of Daily SOFR Loans, (C) four (4) Business Days (or five (5) Business Days, in the case of prepayment of Loans denominated in Special Notice Currencies and Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans denominated in Sterling or Swiss Francs) (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent shall agree) prior to any date of prepayment of Alternative Currency Loans and (D) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Committed Revolving Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, (iii) any prepayment of Alternative Currency Loans shall be in a minimum principal amount the Dollar Equivalent of which is $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof; and (iv) any prepayment of Base Rate Committed Revolving Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) and Class(es) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each applicable Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such prepayment (including, in the event such prepayment is of a Revolving Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency, each Alternative Currency Funding Lender’s Alternative Currency Funding Applicable Percentage of such payment). If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein; provided, however, that a notice of voluntary prepayment may state that such notice is conditioned upon an event, such as the effectiveness of other credit facilities, the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of Equity Interests or other Indebtedness or the receipt of the proceeds from a Disposition, in which case such notice of prepayment may be revoked by the Borrower if such condition is not satisfied. Any prepayment of any Loan (other than any Base Rate Loan) shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with, in the case of any Term SOFR Loans and any Alternative Currency Loans, any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Subject to Section 2.18, each prepayment of Committed Revolving Loans made pursuant to this clause (a) shall be made ratably among the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages of the Committed Revolving Loans.

 

(b)           [Reserved].

 

(c)            The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Negotiated Rate Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty (unless the Borrower and the applicable Revolving Lender have otherwise agreed, in which case such Loan may be prepaid in accordance with such agreement); provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. on the requested date of prepayment of such Negotiated Rate Loans; (ii) the Revolving Lender or Lenders making the Negotiated Rate Loans to be prepaid have consented to such prepayment; and (iii) unless agreed to by the applicable Revolving Lender(s) and the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), any prepayment of Negotiated Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each applicable Revolving Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein; provided, however, that a notice of voluntary prepayment may state that such notice is conditioned upon an event, such as the effectiveness of other credit facilities, the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of Equity Interests or other Indebtedness or the receipt of the proceeds from a Disposition, in which case such notice of prepayment may be revoked by the Borrower if such condition is not satisfied. Any prepayment of a Negotiated Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts as may be agreed to by the Borrower and the Revolving Lender or Lenders making such Negotiated Rate Loan.

 

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(d)            If the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower at any time that (i) the Total Revolving Outstandings at such time exceed an amount equal to 105% of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect, (ii) the L/C Obligations at such time exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect, (iii) the Negotiated Rate Loans outstanding at such time exceed the Negotiated Rate Sublimit then in effect, or (iv) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies at such time exceeds an amount equal to 105% of the Alternative Currency Sublimit then in effect, the Borrower shall prepay the applicable Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess within one (1) Business Day (or, with respect to clause (iv), within (x) four (4) Business Days, with respect to Outstanding Amounts denominated in Euro, Sterling or Canadian Dollars and (y) five (5) Business Days, with respect to Outstanding Amounts denominated in any other Alternative Currency) after the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that such a prepayment is required and of the amount thereof; provided, however, that, subject to the provisions of Section 2.17(a)(iv), the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.06(d) unless after the prepayment in full of the Committed Revolving Loans and the Negotiated Rate Loans, the Total Revolving Outstandings exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect.

 

2.07         Termination or Reduction of Revolving Commitments.

 

(a)            Unless previously terminated, the Revolving Commitments will terminate on the Revolving Maturity Date.

 

(b)            The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 Noon five (5) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, (A) the Total Revolving Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (B) the Outstanding Amount of Letters of Credit would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (C) the Outstanding Amount of Negotiated Rate Loans would exceed the Negotiated Rate Sublimit or (D) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies exceeds an amount equal to 105% of the Alternative Currency Sublimit. Each notice of termination shall specify such election to terminate and the effective date thereof. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Revolving Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments. The amount of any such Aggregate Revolving Commitment reduction shall not be applied to the Alternative Currency Sublimit or the Letter of Credit Sublimit unless otherwise specified by the Borrower. Any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall be applied to the Revolving Commitment of each Revolving Lender according to its Applicable Percentage. All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination. A notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.07 may state that such notice is conditioned upon an event, such as the effectiveness of other credit facilities, the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of Equity Interests or other Indebtedness or the receipt of the proceeds from a Disposition, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.

 

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2.08         Repayment.

 

The Borrower shall repay to the Revolving Lenders on the Revolving Maturity Date, unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 8.02, the entire outstanding principal balance of all Committed Revolving Loans, Negotiated Rate Loans and all L/C Obligations, together with accrued but unpaid interest, fees and all other sums with respect thereto.

 

2.09         Interest.

 

(a)            Applicable Interest. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.09(b), (i) each Term SOFR Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period applicable thereto at a rate per annum equal to Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii) each Daily SOFR Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to Daily SOFR plus the Applicable Rate; (iii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate; (iv) each Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Alternative Currency Term Rate plus the Applicable Rate; (v) each Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Alternative Currency Daily Rate plus the Applicable Rate and (vi) each Negotiated Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the amount agreed to between the Borrower and the Revolving Lender as set forth in the Negotiated Rate Loan Notice.

 

(b)            Default Interest.

 

(i)            If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

(ii)           If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

(iii)          Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, the Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.

 

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(iv)         Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

 

(c)            Interest Payment Date. Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

 

(d)            Interest Act (Canada). For the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada), (i) whenever a rate of interest or fee rate hereunder is calculated on the basis of a year (the “deemed year”) that contains fewer days than the actual number of days in the calendar year of calculation, such rate of interest or fee rate shall be expressed as a yearly rate by multiplying such rate of interest or fee rate by the actual number of days in the calendar year of calculation and dividing it by the number of days in the deemed year, (ii) the principle of deemed reinvestment of interest shall not apply to any interest calculation hereunder and (iii) the rates of interest stipulated herein are intended to be nominal rates and not effective rates or yields.

 

(e)            Alternative Currency Fronting Lender. Interest on any Revolving Loan in an Alternative Currency advanced by the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender shall be for the benefit of the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, and not any Alternative Currency Participating Lender, until the applicable Alternative Currency Participating Lender has funded its participation therein to the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender.

 

2.10         Fees.

 

In addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(g) and 2.03(h):

 

(a)            Facility Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, a facility fee in Dollars equal to the Facility Fee Rate times the actual daily amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments (or, if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments have terminated, on the Outstanding Amount of all Committed Revolving Loans, Negotiated Rate Loans and L/C Obligations), regardless of usage, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.18. The facility fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period for the Revolving Facility (and thereafter so long as any Committed Revolving Loans, Negotiated Rate Loans or L/C Obligations remain outstanding), including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears (calculated on a 360-day basis) on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the Revolving Maturity Date (and, if applicable, thereafter on demand). The facility fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Facility Fee Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Facility Fee Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Facility Fee Rate was in effect.

 

(b)            Other Fees.

 

(i)            The Borrower shall pay to the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent or the Sustainability Structuring Agents, as applicable, for their own respective accounts, in Dollars, fees in the amounts and at the times as separately agreed upon in writing between the Borrower, the applicable Arrangers and the Administrative Agent or the Sustainability Structuring Agents, as applicable. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever, absent manifest error.

 

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(ii)            The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders, in Dollars, such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever, absent manifest error.

 

(c)            Alternative Currency Fronting Fee. The Borrower shall pay directly to the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, for its own account, in Dollars, a fronting fee with respect to the portion of each Committed Borrowing in an Alternative Currency advanced by such Alternative Currency Fronting Lender for an Alternative Currency Participating Lender (but excluding the portion of such advance constituting the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Committed Borrowing as an Alternative Currency Funding Lender), equal to 0.125% times such portion of such Committed Borrowing, computed on the Dollar Equivalent of such Committed Borrowing, such fee to be payable on the date of such Committed Borrowing.

 

2.11         Computation of Interest and Fees.

 

All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to Term SOFR) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All computations of interest for Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans denominated in Australian Dollars, Canadian Dollars or Sterling shall be made on the basis of a 365-day year and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year), or, in the case of interest in respect of Committed Revolving Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies as to which market practice differs from the foregoing, in accordance with such market practice. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.13(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

2.12         Evidence of Debt.

 

(a)            The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note(s) and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount, currency and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

 

(b)            In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.12(a), each Revolving Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Revolving Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

 

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2.13         Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.

 

(a)            General. All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and except with respect to principal of and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder with respect to principal of and interest on Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in such Alternative Currency and in Same Day Funds not later than the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent on the dates specified herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may require that any payments due under this Agreement be made in the United States. If, for any reason, the Borrower is prohibited by any Law from making any required payment hereunder in an Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall make such payment in Dollars in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the Alternative Currency payment amount. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein, including, without limitation, the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender’s Alternative Currency Funding Applicable Percentage of any payment made with respect to any Revolving Loan as to which any Alternative Currency Participating Lender has not funded its Alternative Currency Risk Participation) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent (i) after 2:00 p.m., in the case of payments in Dollars, or (ii) after the Applicable Time specified by the Administrative Agent in the case of payments in an Alternative Currency, shall in each case be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, such due date shall be extended to the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

 

(b)           (i)            Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Committed Borrowing of Term SOFR Loans, Daily SOFR Loans, Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans or Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Committed Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Committed Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Committed Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand (without duplication) such corresponding amount in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the Overnight Rate plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to the Loans constituting such Borrowing. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. In the event the Borrower pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall reduce the principal amount of such Borrowing (subject to the last sentence of this paragraph and any applicable provisions of Section 2.18). If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Committed Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Committed Revolving Loan included in such Committed Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(ii)          Payments by the Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due. With respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”): (1) the Borrower has not in fact made such payment; (2) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (3) the Administrative Agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Overnight Rate.

 

A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.13(b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

(c)            Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

 

(d)            Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Committed Revolving Loans (including Revolving Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies in the event they are Alternative Currency Funding Lenders), to fund participations in Letters of Credit, to make payments pursuant to Section 10.04(c) and to fund Alternative Currency Risk Participations (if they are Alternative Currency Participating Lenders) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan (including Revolving Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency in the event it is an Alternative Currency Funding Lender), to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan (including Revolving Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency in the event it is an Alternative Currency Funding Lender), to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 10.04(c).

 

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(e)            Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

 

(f)            Insufficient Funds. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, L/C Borrowings, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, toward payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, toward payment of principal and L/C Borrowings then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and L/C Borrowings then due to such parties.

 

2.14         Sharing of Payments by Lenders.

 

If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Committed Revolving Loans made by it, the participations in L/C Obligations or the Alternative Currency Risk Participations held by it (but not including any amounts applied by the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender to Revolving Loans in respect of Alternative Currency Risk Participations that have not yet been funded in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Committed Revolving Loans or participations and accrued interest thereon greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Committed Revolving Loans (and purchase subparticipations in L/C Obligations and Alternative Currency Risk Participations of the other Revolving Lenders), or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the relevant Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Committed Revolving Loans or such other amounts owing them, as applicable; provided that:

 

(i)            if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

 

(ii)           the provisions of this Section 2.14 shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.17 or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Committed Revolving Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section 2.14 shall apply).

 

The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

 

2.15         Extension of Revolving Maturity Date.

 

(a)            Requests for Extension. The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the Revolving Lenders) not earlier than ninety (90) days and not later than thirty (30) days prior to the Revolving Maturity Date then in effect (such date, an “Initial Revolving Maturity Date”), elect that the Revolving Lenders extend the Revolving Maturity Date for an additional six (6) months after such Initial Revolving Maturity Date; provided that the Borrower may not make more than two (2) such elections pursuant to this Section 2.15 during the term of this Agreement.

 

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(b)            Confirmation by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall confirm receipt of the Borrower’s notice delivered pursuant to Section 2.15(a) no later than the date that is fifteen (15) days prior to the applicable Initial Revolving Maturity Date (or, if such date is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day).

 

(c)            Extension of Revolving Maturity Date. If (and only if) the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2.15(d) have been met, then, effective as of the applicable Initial Revolving Maturity Date, the Revolving Maturity Date shall be extended to the date falling six (6) months after such Initial Revolving Maturity Date (except that, if such date is not a Business Day, such Revolving Maturity Date as so extended shall be the next preceding Business Day). Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2.15(d), as certified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing, the Administrative Agent shall deliver a copy of such certification to each Revolving Lender.

 

(d)           Conditions to Effectiveness of Extensions. As a condition precedent to such extension, (i) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the Borrower dated as of the applicable Initial Revolving Maturity Date signed by a Responsible Officer (x) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by the Borrower approving or consenting to such extension and (y) certifying that (1) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such Initial Revolving Maturity Date (other than such representations and warranties which are expressly made only as of the Closing Date, including but not limited to those set forth in Section 5.05(c) and Section 5.22), except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.15, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 and (2) as of such Initial Revolving Maturity Date, and immediately after giving effect to such extension, no Default exists and (ii) the Borrower shall pay to the Revolving Lenders on such Initial Revolving Maturity Date a fee (to be shared among the Revolving Lenders based upon their Applicable Percentages of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments) equal to the product of (x) 0.0625% multiplied by (y) the then Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

 

(e)            Conflicting Provisions. This Section 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.02(b), 2.14 or 10.01 to the contrary.

 

2.16         Increase in Revolving Commitments; Incremental Term Loans.

 

(a)            Request for Increase. From time to time, the Borrower shall have the right to increase the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and/or enter into one or more new tranches (or increasing an existing tranche) of term loans (each, an “Incremental Term Loan”); provided that (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) each increase or tranche of Incremental Term Loans must be in a minimum amount of $10,000,000 and in integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof (or such other amounts as are agreed to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent), and (iii) after giving effect to all such Aggregate Revolving Commitment increases and all such Incremental Term Loans, the sum of the aggregate principal amounts of the Revolving Facility and all such Incremental Term Loans shall not exceed $3,750,000,000. At the time of sending such notice to the Administrative Agent of the exercise of such right, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the Lenders to be approached to provide all or a portion of such increase (subject in each case to any requisite consents required under Section 10.06) and the time period within which each such Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten (10) Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders).

 

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(b)            Lender Elections to Increase. Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to increase its Revolving Commitment or participate in such tranche, as the case may be, and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Applicable Percentage of such requested increase or tranche. Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Revolving Commitment, if any, or participate in such tranche, as the case may be. Any such increase or tranche shall be syndicated on a best efforts basis and no Lender shall be required to increase its Revolving Commitment, if any, or participate in any tranche of Incremental Term Loans to facilitate such increase or tranche.

 

(c)            Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and each Lender of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. Subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and, in the case of an increase to the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, the L/C Issuer (which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel (a “New Lender Joinder Agreement”).

 

(d)            Effective Date and Allocations. If the Aggregate Revolving Commitments are increased or any tranche of Incremental Term Loans is extended in accordance with this Section 2.16, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase or tranche, as the case may be. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase or tranche, as the case may be, and the Increase Effective Date.

 

(e)            Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase. As a condition precedent to any such increase or tranche, as the case may be:

 

(i)            the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the Borrower dated as of the Increase Effective Date signed by a Responsible Officer (A) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by the Borrower approving or consenting to such increase or tranche, as the case may be, and (B) certifying that (1) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Increase Effective Date (other than such representations and warranties which are expressly made only as of the Closing Date, including but not limited to those set forth in Section 5.05(c) and Section 5.22), except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.16, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01; provided that, in the case of any Incremental Term Loan the proceeds of which are to be used to finance an acquisition (including by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation) or other Investment not prohibited by this Agreement (and related transaction costs) the consummation of which is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third-party financing or that is otherwise subject to customary “funds certain provisions,” to the extent agreed by the applicable Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans, the representations and warranties the accuracy of which in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall be accurate in all respects) are a condition to the funding of such Incremental Term Loan shall be limited to (x) the Specified Representations (or such other formulation thereof as may be agreed by the applicable Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans) and (y) those representations of the acquired company in the applicable acquisition agreement that are material to the interests of the applicable Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans and which, if breached or inaccurate, would give the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any Subsidiary the right to terminate or refuse to close under the applicable acquisition agreement, and (2) as of the Increase Effective Date, and immediately after giving effect to such increase or tranche, as the case may be, no Default or Event of Default exists; provided that, in the case of any Incremental Term Loan the proceeds of which are to be used to finance an acquisition or other Investment not prohibited by this Agreement (and related transaction costs) the consummation of which is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third-party financing or that is otherwise subject to customary “funds certain provisions,” to the extent agreed by the applicable Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans, this condition shall be limited to (x) at the time of the execution and delivery of the applicable acquisition agreement related to such acquisition, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall occur as a result thereof and (y) upon the effectiveness and making of any Incremental Term Loan on the applicable Increase Effective Date, no Specified Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall occur as a result thereof;

 

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(ii)          (A) upon the reasonable request of any Lender made at least five (5) days prior to the applicable Increase Effective Date, the Borrower shall have provided to such Lender the documentation and other information so requested by such Lender that satisfies all requirements of regulatory authorities applicable to such Lender and such Lender’s internal policies and procedures in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act and (B) if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation it shall have delivered, to each Lender that so requests at least five (5) days prior to the applicable Increase Effective Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower;

 

(iii)         in the case of any tranche of Incremental Term Loans, such Incremental Term Loans (A) shall rank pari passu in right of payment with the Revolving Loans and any other outstanding Incremental Term Loans, (B) shall not mature earlier than the latest Maturity Date then in effect (but may have amortization prior to such date so long as the weighted average life to maturity of any Incremental Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of any previously funded and then outstanding Incremental Term Loans (if any) at such time) and (C) shall be treated substantially the same as (and in any event no more favorably than) the Revolving Loans and any other outstanding Incremental Term Loans; provided that (1) the terms and conditions applicable to any tranche of Incremental Term Loans maturing after the latest Maturity Date then in effect may provide for material additional or different financial or other covenants or requirements applicable only during periods after such Maturity Date then in effect, (2) the Incremental Term Loans may be priced differently than the Revolving Loans and any other outstanding Incremental Term Loans and (3) other terms and conditions applicable to Incremental Term Loans may be materially different from those of the Revolving Loans to the extent such differences are solely administrative in nature or are terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent that customarily apply to syndicated term loan facilities but not revolving credit facilities (as determined in good faith by the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower). Incremental Term Loans may be made hereunder pursuant to an amendment or restatement (an “Incremental Term Loan Amendment”) of this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Lender participating in such tranche and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Term Loan Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.16; and

 

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(iv)          in the case of any increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall prepay any Committed Revolving Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Committed Revolving Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Percentages of the Revolving Lenders arising from any non-ratable increase in the Revolving Commitments under this Section 2.16; and

 

(v)           the Borrower shall provide a Note to any Lender increasing its Revolving Commitment or otherwise joining on the Increase Effective Date, if requested.

 

(f)            Conflicting Provisions. This Section 2.16 shall supersede any provisions in Sections 2.14 or 10.01 to the contrary.

 

(g)            Fees. The Borrower shall pay such fees to the Administrative Agent, for its own account and for the benefit of the Lenders providing such additional Revolving Commitments or participating in such tranche of Incremental Term Loans, as the case may be, as determined at the time of such increase or funding of such tranche of Incremental Term Loans and agreed to by the Borrower in writing.

 

(h)            Lenders. In connection with any increase of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or Incremental Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.16, any new Lender party hereto shall (i) execute such documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (ii) in the case of any new Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America, provide to the Administrative Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent to comply with “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act.

 

2.17            Cash Collateral.

 

(a)            Certain Credit Support Events. (i) (A) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer (x) if the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, or (y) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation (other than in respect of an Extended Letter of Credit) for any reason remains outstanding or (B) upon the request of the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02, the Borrower shall, in each case, promptly, and in any event, no later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of such request, Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations.

 

(i)            If at any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender under the Revolving Facility, promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover all Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.18(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender).

 

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(ii)           In addition, if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower at any time that the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations at such time exceeds 105% of the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect, then, within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an amount equal to the amount by which the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations exceeds the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided that Cash Collateral provided pursuant to this Section 2.17(a)(iii) shall be refunded to the Borrower when the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations is less than 105% of the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect.

 

(iii)          The Administrative Agent may, at any time and from time to time after the initial deposit of Cash Collateral, request that additional Cash Collateral be provided as required in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent in order to protect against the results of exchange rate fluctuations.

 

(b)            Grant of Security Interest. All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America. Each of the Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Revolving Lender, such Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Revolving Lenders (including the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender), and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.17(c). If at any time the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the applicable Fronting Exposure and other obligations secured thereby, the Borrower or the relevant Defaulting Lender will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an aggregate amount equal to the excess of (x) the aggregate amount of such applicable Fronting Exposure and obligations, over (y) the total amount of funds or other credit support, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim.

 

(c)            Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under or applied pursuant to any of this Section 2.17 or Sections 2.02, 2.03, 2.06, 2.18 or 8.02 in respect of Letters of Credit or Alternative Currency Risk Participations shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations or obligations to fund Alternative Currency Risk Participations (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender under the Revolving Facility, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may be provided for herein.

 

(d)            Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or other obligations shall be released promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days), together with all interest, if any, that has accrued on such amount, following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by (x) the cure or waiver of the relevant Event of Default in respect of Cash Collateral provided pursuant to Section 8.02 and (y) the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 10.06(b)(vii))), (ii) as provided in Section 2.17(a)(iii) (solely to the extent described therein) or (iii) the Administrative Agent’s good faith determination that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, (x) that Cash Collateral furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower (including any interest thereon) shall not be released during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default (and following application as provided in this Section 2.17 may be otherwise applied in accordance with Section 8.03 during the continuance of an Event of Default), and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the L/C Issuer or Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, as applicable, may agree that Cash Collateral (including any interest thereon) shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.

 

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2.18         Defaulting Lenders.

 

(a)            Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

 

(i)            Waivers and Amendments. That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 10.01 and in the definitions of “Required Class Lenders” and “Required Lenders.”

 

(ii)           Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.08), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer or the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by the L/C Issuer, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of such Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit or any Alternative Currency Risk Participation; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of such Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the L/C Issuer against such Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans or L/C Borrowings were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings owed to, all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, such Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.18(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

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(iii)          Certain Fees. Such Defaulting Lender (x) shall not be entitled to receive any facility fee on unfunded amounts pursuant to Section 2.10(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender except only to the extent allocable to the sum of (1) the Outstanding Amount of the Committed Revolving Loans funded by it, (2) its Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided (or is deemed to have provided) Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(iii), Section 2.17 or Section 2.18(a)(ii), as applicable, and (3) its Alternative Currency Participant’s Share of all Revolving Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies for which it is deemed to have provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.17 or Section 2.18(a)(ii), as applicable (and the Borrower shall (A) be required to pay to each of the L/C Issuer and the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, as applicable, the amount of such facility fee allocable to its Fronting Exposure arising from such Defaulting Lender (solely to the extent not Cash Collateralized by the Borrower) and (B) not be required to pay the remaining amount of such facility fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to such Defaulting Lender during such period), and (y) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit Fees as provided in Section 2.03(g).

 

(iv)          Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender under the Revolving Facility, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit or Alternative Currency Risk Participations pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 2.03, the “Applicable Percentage” of each non-Defaulting Lender shall be computed without giving effect to the Revolving Commitment of such Defaulting Lender; provided that, (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Event of Default exists; and (ii) the aggregate obligation of each such non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit and Alternative Currency Risk Participations shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Revolving Commitment of such non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Committed Revolving Loans of such Lender. Subject to Section 10.20, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

 

(b)            Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders and, if such Lender is a Revolving Lender, funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Alternative Currency Risk Participations of the other Revolving Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Alternative Currency Risk Participations to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages of the Revolving Facility (without giving effect to Section 2.18(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that subject to Section 10.20 and except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

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Article III

 

Taxes, Yield Protection and Illegality

 

3.01         Taxes.

 

(a)            Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Taxes; provided that, if the applicable Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by applicable Law to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Administrative Agent to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to Section 3.01(e), (B) the Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the Code and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the Administrative Agent, the applicable Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

 

(b)            Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties. Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(a), the Loan Parties shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law.

 

(c)            Tax Indemnification. (i) Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(a) or 3.01(b), each of the Loan Parties shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally, indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and shall make payment in respect thereof, within ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or any L/C Issuer, as the case may be, or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or any L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, to the extent such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes are payable in respect of any payments by or on account of any obligation of the Loan Parties hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan Document or activities related thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of any such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(ii)          Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(a) or 3.01(b), each Lender and the L/C Issuer shall, and do hereby, indemnify the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, against any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities, penalties, interest and expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent by any Governmental Authority as a result of the failure by such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to deliver, or as a result of the inaccuracy, inadequacy or deficiency of, any documentation required to be delivered by such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.01(e). Each Lender and the L/C Issuer hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii). The agreements in this clause (ii) shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

 

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(d)           Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(e)           Status of Lenders. (i) Each Lender shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Law or by the taxing authorities of any jurisdiction and such other reasonably requested information as will permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to determine (A) whether or not payments made by the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document are subject to Taxes, (B) if applicable, the required rate of withholding or deduction, and (C) such Lender’s entitlement to any available exemption from, or reduction of, applicable Taxes in respect of all payments to be made to such Lender by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise to establish such Lender’s status for withholding tax purposes in the applicable jurisdictions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding sentence, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(A), Section 3.01(e)(ii)(B) and Section 3.01(e)(ii)(C)) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

 

(ii)          Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code:

 

      (A)             any Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent executed copies of IRS Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to determine that such Lender is not subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements; and

 

      (B)             each Foreign Lender that is entitled under the Code or any applicable treaty to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of Borrower or the Administrative Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(i)             duly completed executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party,

 

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(ii)            duly completed executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI,

 

(iii)           duly completed executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY and all required supporting documentation,

 

(iv)           in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) duly completed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or

 

(v)            any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States Federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

(C)           if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (C), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Closing Date.

 

(iii)          Each Lender shall promptly (A) notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction, and (B) take such steps as shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, and as may be reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its Lending Office) to avoid any requirement of applicable Law of any jurisdiction that the Borrower or the Administrative Agent make any withholding or deduction for taxes from amounts payable to such Lender.

 

(iv)          Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 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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(f)            Treatment of Certain Refunds. Unless required by applicable Law, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender or the L/C Issuer, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be. If the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall pay to such Loan Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Loan Party under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses and net of any loss or gain realized in the conversion of such funds from or to another currency incurred by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that each Loan Party, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer in the event the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section 3.01(f) shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.02(f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 3.02(f) if the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid.

 

(g)            Definitions. For purposes of this Section 3.01, the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA.

 

3.02         Illegality.

 

If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund any Loans (other than Base Rate Loans), or to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR, Daily SOFR or Term SOFR or any Loans whose interest is determined by reference to a Relevant Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars or any Alternative Currency in the applicable interbank market (each an “Affected Loan”), then (a) such Lender shall promptly give written notice of such circumstances to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, which notice shall (i) in the case of any such restriction or prohibition with respect to an Alternative Currency, include such Revolving Lender’s notification that it will thenceforth be an Alternative Currency Participating Lender with respect to such Alternative Currency, and (ii) be withdrawn whenever such circumstances no longer exist, (b) the obligation of such Lender hereunder to make Affected Loans, continue Affected Loans as such and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans and Daily SOFR Loans, to convert a Base Rate Loan to an Affected Loan shall forthwith be suspended and, until such time as it shall no longer be unlawful for such Lender to make or maintain such Affected Loans, such Lender shall then have a commitment only to make a Base Rate Loan when an Affected Loan denominated in Dollars is requested and to purchase Alternative Currency Risk Participations when an Affected Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency is requested, (c) such Lender’s Loans then outstanding as Affected Loans, denominated in Dollars, if any, shall be converted automatically to Base Rate Loans on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans or within such earlier period as required by law, (d) such Lender’s Loans then outstanding as Affected Loans, if any, denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be immediately repaid by the Borrower on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto (or such earlier date as may be required by any such requirement of Law) together with accrued interest thereon and (e) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. If any such conversion or prepayment of an Affected Loan occurs on a day which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant to Section 3.05. Any Lender that is or becomes an Alternative Currency Participating Lender with respect to any Alternative Currency pursuant to this Section 3.02 or otherwise as provided in this Agreement shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in the event that the impediment resulting in its being or becoming an Alternative Currency Participating Lender is alleviated in a manner such that it can become an Alternative Currency Funding Lender with respect to such Alternative Currency.

 

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3.03        Inability to Determine Rates.

 

(a)            Subject to Sections 3.03(b) and (c), if in connection with any request for a Term SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan or a conversion of Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans or a continuation of any of such Loans, as applicable, or at any time in connection with a Daily SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan (i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) no Successor Rate for the Relevant Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency has been determined in accordance with Section 3.03(b) or Section 3.03(c) and the circumstances under clause (i) of Section 3.03(b) or of Section 3.03(c) or the Scheduled Unavailability Date, or the SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date, has occurred with respect to Term SOFR, Daily SOFR or such Relevant Rate (as applicable) or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not otherwise exist for determining SOFR, Term SOFR, Daily SOFR or the Relevant Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency for any determination date(s) or requested Interest Period, as applicable, with respect to a proposed Term SOFR Loan, Daily SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that for any reason that the Relevant Rate with respect to a proposed Loan denominated in an Agreed Currency for any requested Interest Period or determination date(s) does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender.

 

Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Loans in the affected currencies, as applicable, or to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans, shall be suspended in each case to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans, Daily SOFR Loans, Alternative Currency Loans or Interest Period or determination date(s), as applicable, and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Term SOFR component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a determination by the Required Lenders described in clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this Section 3.03(a), until the Administrative Agent upon instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.

 

Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, or conversion to Daily SOFR Loans, a Borrowing of, or continuation of, or conversion to Term SOFR Loans, or a Borrowing of, or continuation of Alternative Currency Loans to the extent of the affected Daily SOFR Loans, Term SOFR Loans, Alternative Currency Loans or Interest Period or determination date(s), as applicable or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Committed Borrowing of, or conversion to, as applicable, Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount specified therein and (ii) (A) any outstanding affected Term SOFR Loans and Daily SOFR Loans shall be deemed to have been converted to Base Rate Loans immediately, in the case of Daily SOFR Loans, or at the end of the applicable Interest Period, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, and (B) any outstanding affected Alternative Currency Loans, at the Borrower’s election, shall either (1) be converted into a Committed Borrowing of Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such outstanding Alternative Currency Loan immediately, in the case of an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan or at the end of the applicable Interest Period, in the case of an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan or (2) be prepaid in full immediately, in the case of an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan, or at the end of the applicable Interest Period, in the case of an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan; provided that if no election is made by the Borrower (x) in the case of an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan, by the date that is three Business Days after receipt by the Borrower of such notice or (y) in the case of an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, by the last day of the current Interest Period for the applicable Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected clause (1) above.

 

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(b)            Replacement of SOFR, Term SOFR or SOFR Successor Rate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Borrower or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Borrower) that the Borrower or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:

 

(i)            adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining SOFR or one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including, without limitation, because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or

 

(ii)           the Applicable Authority has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, the Term SOFR Screen Rate or SOFR shall or will no longer be made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease; provided that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR or SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, the “SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date”);

 

then, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, the “SOFR Replacement Date”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (ii) above, no later than the SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR and/or Daily SOFR, as applicable, will be replaced hereunder and under any Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “SOFR Successor Rate).

 

If the SOFR Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest payments will be payable on a monthly basis.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) if the Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the SOFR Replacement Date, or (ii) if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 3.03(b)(i) or (ii) have occurred with respect to the SOFR Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR, SOFR or any then current SOFR Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 3.03(b) at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmark, and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such benchmark. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a “SOFR Successor Rate”. Any such amendment executed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.

 

This Section 3.03(b) shall supersede any provisions in Section 10.01 to the contrary.

 

(c)            Replacement of Relevant Rate or Successor Rate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, but subject to the provisions of Section 3.03(b) with respect to the replacement of Term SOFR and SOFR, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Borrower or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Borrower) that the Borrower or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:

 

(i)            adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Relevant Rate (other than Term SOFR and SOFR) for an Agreed Currency (other than Dollars) because none of the tenors of such Relevant Rate (other than Term SOFR and SOFR) under this Agreement is available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or

 

(ii)            the Applicable Authority has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which all tenors of the Relevant Rate (other than Term SOFR and SOFR) for an Agreed Currency (other than Dollars) under this Agreement shall or will no longer be representative or made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of syndicated loans denominated in such Agreed Currency (other than Dollars), or shall or will otherwise cease, provided that, in each case, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to provide such representative tenor(s) of the Relevant Rate (other than Term SOFR and SOFR) for such Agreed Currency (other than Dollars) (the latest date on which all tenors of the Relevant Rate for such Agreed Currency (other than Dollars) under this Agreement are no longer representative or available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”);

 

then, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing the Relevant Rate for an Agreed Currency or any then current Successor Rate for an Agreed Currency in accordance with this Section 3.03(c) with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and denominated in such Agreed Currency for such alternative benchmarks, and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and denominated in such Agreed Currency for such benchmarks (and any such proposed rate, including for the avoidance of doubt, any adjustment thereto, a “Non-SOFR Successor Rate”, and collectively with the SOFR Successor Rate, each a “Successor Rate”). Any such amendment executed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.

 

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This Section 3.03(c) shall supersede any provisions in Section 10.01 to the contrary.

 

(d)            Successor Rate. The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Borrower and each Lender of the implementation of any Successor Rate.

 

Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.

 

Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 0.00%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 0.00% for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.

 

This Section 3.03(d) shall supersede any provisions in Section 10.01 to the contrary.

 

(e)            For purposes of this Section 3.03, those Lenders that either have not made, or do not have an obligation under this Agreement to make, the relevant Loans in the relevant Alternative Currency shall be excluded from any determination of Required Lenders with respect to the replacement of the Relevant Rate for such Alternative Currency.

 

3.04        Increased Costs.

 

(a)            Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

 

(i)            impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer;

 

(ii)            subject the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer to any Tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any participation in a Letter of Credit or any Term SOFR Loan, Daily SOFR Loan, or Alternative Currency Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer in respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.01 and the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax); or

 

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(iii)           impose on the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer or any applicable interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement, Term SOFR Loans, Daily SOFR Loans, or Alternative Currency Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to the Administrative Agent or such Lender of making, maintaining, converting to or continuing any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Borrower will pay to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

(b)           Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Revolving Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered. The Borrower shall not be required to pay such additional amounts unless such amounts are the result of requirements imposed generally on lenders similar to such Lender or such L/C Issuer and not the result of some specific reserve or similar requirement imposed on such Lender or such L/C Issuer as a result of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s special circumstances.

 

(c)           Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for and calculation of the amount or amounts necessary to compensate the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in Section 3.04(a) or 3.04(b) and delivered to the Borrower, in detail sufficient to enable the Borrower to verify the computation thereof, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof. Any amounts requested to be payable pursuant to this Section 3.04 shall be requested in good faith (and not on an arbitrary and capricious basis) and consistent with similarly situated customers of the Administrative Agent, the applicable Lender or L/C Issuer after consideration of factors as the Administrative Agent, such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be, then reasonably determines to be relevant.

 

(d)           Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of the Administrative Agent, such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six (6) months prior to the date that the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of the Administrative Agent’s, such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six (6) month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

 

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(e)            [Reserved].

 

(f)            The provisions set forth in Sections 3.04(a) and (b) above shall not apply to the extent any increased cost is already compensated for by payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.01.

 

3.05        Compensation for Losses.

 

Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense (other than loss of anticipated profits) incurred by it as a result of:

 

(a)            any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, a Daily SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

 

(b)            any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, a Daily SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower;

 

(c)            any failure by the Borrower to make payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereon) denominated in an Alternative Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment thereof in a different currency;

 

(d)            any assignment of a Term SOFR Loan or an Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.13; or

 

(e)            any change in the applicable Spot Rate between the date of funding of an Alternative Currency Risk Participation pursuant to Section 2.02(f)(iii) and the date of repayment by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02(f)(vi).

 

The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing, including, without limitation, any loss or expense arising from the termination of any foreign exchange contract.

 

For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, as applicable, made by it at Term SOFR or the applicable Alternative Currency Term Rate, as applicable, for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the applicable interbank market for the relevant currency for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan, as applicable, was in fact so funded.

 

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3.06        Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

 

(a)            Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall, as applicable, use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or the L/C Issuer in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

(b)           Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender’s obligation to make, continue or convert to Affected Loans is suspended pursuant to Section 3.02, the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.13.

 

3.07        Survival.

 

All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder and resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender or L/C Issuer.

 

Article IV

 

Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions

 

4.01        Conditions of Initial Credit Extension.

 

The effectiveness of this Agreement and the obligation of the L/C Issuer and of each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date, if any, are subject to satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)            The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimile or electronic copies (followed promptly by originals from the Borrower in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) below or as otherwise reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent), each properly executed by a Responsible Officer, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

 

(i)            executed counterparts of this Agreement, executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each Lender listed on Schedule 2.01;

 

(ii)           a Revolving Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Revolving Lender requesting a Revolving Note;

 

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(iii)          such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

 

(iv)          such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that the Borrower is duly organized or formed, and that the Borrower is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in its state of organization and in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(v)           favorable opinions of Latham & Watkins LLP and Ballard Spahr LLP, counsels to the Borrower, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender; and

 

(vi)          a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer certifying (A) that the conditions specified in clauses (d) and (e) of this Section 4.01 have been satisfied; (B) the current Debt Ratings; and (C) that, as of the date of the last financial statements delivered pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement, the Borrower was in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 7.10.

 

(b)            Any fees required to be paid by the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the Loan Documents and all expenses required to be reimbursed by the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the Loan Documents shall have been paid; provided that invoices for such expenses have been presented to the Borrower a reasonable period of time (and in any event not less than one (1) Business Day) prior to the Closing Date (including, unless waived by the Administrative Agent, all reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent)).

 

(c)            (i) Upon the reasonable request of any Lender made in writing at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall have provided to such Lender the documentation and other information so requested by such Lender that satisfies all requirements of regulatory authorities applicable to such Lender and such Lender’s internal policies and procedures in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act, in each case at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation it shall have delivered, to each Lender that so requests at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower.

 

(d)           The representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in Article V or any other Loan Document executed on the Closing Date, or which are contained in any document, certificate or other writing executed by a Responsible Officer and required to be furnished hereunder on or prior to the Closing Date, shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date.

 

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(e)            No Default shall exist on the Closing Date or would result from any Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date or from the application of the proceeds thereof.

 

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, (i) this Agreement and each other document to which it is a party or which it has reviewed or (ii) any 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 Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

 

4.02        Conditions to All Credit Extensions.

 

The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than (x) the initial extensions of credit on the Closing Date and (y) a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to another Type, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)            The representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in Article V or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document, certificate or other writing executed by a Responsible Officer and required to be furnished hereunder, shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such Credit Extension (other than such representations and warranties which are expressly made only as of the Closing Date, including but not limited to those set forth in Section 5.05(c) and Section 5.22), except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01.

 

(b)            No Default shall exist on the date of such Credit Extension, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof.

 

(c)            The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

 

(d)           In the case of a Credit Extension to be denominated 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 (other than Negotiated Rate Loans) to be denominated in an Alternative Currency), the applicable Lenders (in the case of any Negotiated Rate Loans to be denominated in an Alternative Currency) or the L/C Issuer (in the case of any Letter of Credit to be denominated in an Alternative Currency), would make it impracticable for such Credit Extension to be denominated in the relevant Alternative Currency.

 

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Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to another Type or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans or Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

 

Article V

 

Representations and Warranties

 

Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:

 

5.01        Existence, Qualification and Power.

 

Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and (c) is duly qualified to do business and, where applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (a) (other than with respect to any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary), clause (b)(i) or clause (c), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.02         Authorization; No Contravention.

 

The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which it is party has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Loan Party’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Loan Party is party or affecting such Loan Party or the properties of such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Loan Party or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law; except in each case referred to in clause (b) or (c), to the extent such conflict, breach, contravention or violation, or creation of any such Lien or required payment, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.03        Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.

 

No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for such approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions or notices or filings which have already been completed or obtained.

 

5.04        Binding Effect.

 

This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document to which each Loan Party is a party, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which each Loan Party is a party when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except that the remedy of specific performance and other equitable remedies are subject to judicial discretion.

 

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5.05        Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

 

(a)            The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the consolidated financial condition of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other material liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and material Indebtedness, in each case, to the extent required by GAAP.

 

(b)            The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on such date, (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein or as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 1.03, (ii) fairly present the consolidated financial condition of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other material liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and material Indebtedness, in each case, to the extent required by GAAP.

 

(c)            From the date of the Audited Financial Statements through and including the Closing Date, there has been no event or condition, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.06        Litigation.

 

There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims, investigations or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (a)  affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.07        No Default.

 

No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

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5.08        Ownership of Property and Valid Leasehold Interests; Liens.

 

(a)            Each of the Loan Parties and each of their respective Subsidiaries has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title or valid leasehold interests as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)           The property of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01.

 

5.09        Environmental Compliance.

 

There are no existing violations of Environmental Laws by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or claims against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary alleging potential liability under, or responsibility for the violation of, any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.10         Insurance.

 

Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries maintain or require the tenants or managers of their owned properties to maintain insurance that complies with the requirements set forth in Section 6.07.

 

5.11        Taxes.

 

Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal, state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Federal, state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except (a) those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person, or (b) where the failure to take any of the foregoing actions could not reasonably be expected to cause, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of any Loan Party, there is no proposed tax assessment against such Loan Party or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.12        ERISA Compliance.

 

(a)            Each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws, except for any such failures to comply as, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, nothing has occurred that could reasonably be expected to prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification. Each Loan Party and each ERISA Affiliate have made all required contributions to each Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Plan.

 

(b)           There are no pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c)            (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii) no Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) no Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) no Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; except in each case referred to in clauses (i) through (v), to the extent that any such event, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)            As of the Closing Date, the Borrower is not and will not be (i) an employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, (ii) a plan or account subject to Section 4975 of the Code, (iii) using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Revolving Commitments or (iv) a “governmental plan” within the meaning of ERISA.

 

5.13        Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act; REIT Status.

 

(a)            No Loan Party is engaged and no Loan Party will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.

 

(b)            No Loan Party is, and no Loan Party is required to be, registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(c)            The Parent Guarantor meets all requirements to qualify as a REIT.

 

5.14        Disclosure.

 

(a)            No report, financial statement, certificate or other information furnished in writing by or on behalf of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (in each case, as and when furnished and as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), together with all such information previously provided and when taken as a whole, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made (together with all such information previously provided and when taken as a whole), not materially misleading; provided, however, that it is understood that no Loan Party makes any representation or warranty with respect to any general economic or specific industry information, any projections, pro forma financial information, financial estimates, forecasts and forward-looking information, except that, with respect to projected financial information concerning the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document, each Loan Party represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time such information was prepared. It is further understood that (i) any projected financial information furnished to the Administrative Agent or any Lender is not to be viewed as facts, is not a guarantee of future performance and is subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond a Loan Party’s control, (ii) no assurance is given by such Loan Party that such projections will be realized and (iii) the actual results may differ from such projections and such differences may be material.

 

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(b)            As of the Closing Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification delivered to the Administrative Agent and/or any Lender pursuant to Section 4.01(c), if applicable, is true and correct in all respects.

 

5.15        Compliance with Laws.

 

Each of the Loan Parties and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.16        Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.

 

Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person, except to the extent failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing is not a representation or warranty with respect to infringement or other violation of the IP Rights of any other Person (which is addressed in the following sentence of this Section 5.16). To the knowledge of any Loan Party, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by such Loan Party or any Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any other Person to an extent that such infringement could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.17        Use of Proceeds.

 

The proceeds of the Loans hereunder will be used solely for the purposes specified in Section 6.11. No proceeds of the Loans hereunder will be used for the acquisition of another Person unless the board of directors (or other comparable governing body) or stockholders (or other equity owners), as appropriate, of such other Person has approved such acquisition.

 

5.18        Taxpayer Identification Number.

 

Each Loan Party’s true and correct U.S. taxpayer identification number is set forth on Schedule 10.02.

 

5.19        Sanctions.

 

None of the Loan Parties, any Subsidiary of the Loan Parties or, to the knowledge of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or general counsel of any Loan Party, any director, officer or employee thereof is an individual or entity that is currently (i) the subject of any Sanctions or in violation of any Sanctions or (ii) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.

 

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5.20        Affected Financial Institution.

 

No Loan Party is an Affected Financial Institution.

 

5.21         Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (a) have conducted their businesses for the past two years (or if any Loan Party or Subsidiary was formed within the past two years, for the duration of such Loan Party’s or Subsidiary’s existence) and, to the knowledge of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer (if any) or general counsel of such Loan Party, their respective directors, officers, agents and employees are, in each case, in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar applicable anti-money-laundering and anti-corruption legislation in other applicable jurisdictions, in any such case of the foregoing, to the extent applicable to, and binding on, the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Laws”), and (b) have instituted and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance by each Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer (if any) or general counsel of such Loan Party, their respective directors, officers, agents and employees with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

 

5.22         Solvency.

 

As of the Closing Date, immediately after giving effect to the initial Credit Extensions (if any) made on the Closing Date, (a) the fair value of the assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will exceed their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and mature; and (c) the Borrower will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted following the Closing Date.

 

Article VI

 

Affirmative Covenants

 

So long as any Lender shall have any Revolving Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied (other than contingent Obligations that are not then due and payable), or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, each Loan Party shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03 and 6.12) cause each of its Subsidiaries to:

 

6.01         Financial Statements.

 

Deliver to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to each Lender):

 

(a)           as soon as available, but in any event within five (5) Business Days following the date the Parent Guarantor is required to file its Form 10-K with the SEC (without giving effect to any extension of such due date, whether obtained by filing the notification permitted by Rule 12b-25 or any successor provision thereto or otherwise) (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024), a consolidated balance sheet of the Group as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, such consolidated statements to be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and applicable securities laws and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit (provided that, to the extent the components of such consolidated financial statements relating to a prior fiscal period are separately audited by different independent public accounting firms, the audit report of any such accounting firm may contain a qualification or exception as to scope of such consolidated financial statements as they relate to such components); and

 

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(b)           as soon as available, but in any event within five (5) Business Days following the date the Parent Guarantor is required to file its Form 10-Q with the SEC (without giving effect to any extension of such due date, whether obtained by filing the notification permitted by Rule 12b-25 or any successor provision thereto or otherwise) (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2025), an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Group as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Parent Guarantor’s fiscal year then ended, and an unaudited statement of cash flow for the portion of the Parent Guarantor’s fiscal year then ended setting forth, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2025, in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding date of the previous fiscal year or the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, as applicable, all in reasonable detail, such consolidated statements to be certified by a Responsible Officer as fairly presenting the consolidated financial condition of the Group as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

 

As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(d), the Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such information under clause (a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Borrower to furnish the information and materials described in clauses (a) and (b) above at the times specified therein.

 

6.02         Certificates; Other Information.

 

Deliver to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to each Lender):

 

(a)           concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) (commencing with the delivery of the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer;

 

(b)           promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent, copies of any management letters submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of any Loan Party by independent accountants in connection with an audit of the accounts of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries;

 

(c)            [reserved];

 

(d)           promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of any Loan Party, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which such Loan Party may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

 

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(e)            promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of such Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, other than ordinary course or routine notices, correspondence, inquiries, examinations or audits;

 

(f)            promptly following any written request therefor, information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation (to the extent any Loan Party qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and has provided a Beneficial Ownership Certification to any Lender or the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation); and

 

(g)           promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 6.02(d) (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 or the Parent Guarantor posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s or the Parent Guarantor’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s or the Parent Guarantor’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 the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (by facsimile or electronic mail), which shall notify each Lender, of the posting of any such documents and, upon request, 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 or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower or the Parent Guarantor with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

 

Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to any Loan Party 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. Each Loan Party hereby agrees that so long as such Loan Party 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,” each Loan Party shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to such Loan Party 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 10.07) (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor”; and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall treat the Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” or that are marked “PRIVATE” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Loan Party shall be under any obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.”

 

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6.03         Notices.

 

Promptly following knowledge thereof by a Responsible Officer, notify the Administrative Agent (which shall notify each Lender) of:

 

(a)           the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

 

(b)           any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)           the information set forth in Section 6.13 at the times required therein;

 

(d)           any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary; and

 

(e)           any announcement by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch of any change or possible adverse change in a Debt Rating.

 

Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 (other than Section 6.03(e)) shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the applicable Loan Party has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.

 

6.04         Payment of Taxes.

 

Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all of its tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person, in each case in this Section 6.04, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.05         Preservation of Existence, Etc.

 

(a)           Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and, where applicable, good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction not prohibited by Section 7.04 or 7.05, or to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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6.06         Maintenance of Properties.

 

(a)           Maintain, preserve and protect, or make contractual or other provisions to cause to maintain, preserve or protect, all of its properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, in each case except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) make, or make contractual or other provisions to cause to be made, all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.07         Maintenance of Insurance.

 

Maintain, or use reasonable efforts to cause the tenants under all leases to which it is a party as landlord or the manager of its facilities to maintain, insurance with respect to its owned properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business and owning similar properties in localities where the applicable Loan Party or the applicable Subsidiary operates, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons (including with respect to any captive insurance subsidiary or self-insurance, a system or systems of self-insurance and reinsurance which accords with the practices of similar businesses).

 

6.08         Compliance with Laws.

 

Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.09         Books and Records.

 

Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of any Loan Party or its Subsidiary, as the case may be.

 

6.10         Inspection Rights.

 

Subject to (x) rights of tenants, (y) applicable health and safety laws, and (z) except to the extent disclosure could reasonably be expected to contravene attorney client privilege or similar protection or violate any confidentiality or privacy obligation or otherwise contravene applicable law, permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (in each case of a Lender, coordinated through the Administrative Agent) to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants (provided that the Loan Parties shall have the right to participate in any such discussions), all at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Loan Parties; provided, however, that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only one (1) such visit and inspection by the Administrative Agent during any calendar year shall be at the reasonable expense of the Borrower; provided, further, however, that when an Event of Default exists and is continuing the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice.

 

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6.11         Use of Proceeds.

 

Use proceeds from the Committed Revolving Loans for working capital and general corporate purposes, including Investments, dividends and distributions, and acquisitions and developments and, in each case, not in contravention of any applicable Law in any material respect or of any Loan Document.

 

6.12         REIT Status.

 

The Parent Guarantor shall maintain its qualification as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.

 

6.13         Employee Benefits.

 

(a)           Comply with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (b) furnish to the Administrative Agent (x) within five (5) Business Days after any Responsible Officer or any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know that, any ERISA Event has occurred that, alone or together with any other ERISA Event could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount or the imposition of a Lien, a statement setting forth details as to such ERISA Event and the action, if any, that such Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto, and (y) upon request by the Administrative Agent, copies of (i) each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each Pension Plan; (ii) the most recent actuarial valuation report for each Pension Plan; (iii) all notices received by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor or any governmental agency concerning an ERISA Event; and (iv) such other documents or governmental reports or filings relating to any Plan as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

 

6.14         Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Conduct its businesses in compliance in all material respects with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance by each Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer (if any) or general counsel of such Loan Party, their respective directors, officers, agents and employees with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Article VII

 

Negative Covenants

 

So long as any Lender shall have any Revolving Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied (other than contingent Obligations that are not then due and payable), or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, no Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary (except Section 7.09 shall apply only to Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries) to, directly or indirectly:

 

7.01         Liens.

 

Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:

 

(a)            Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;

 

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(b)           Liens securing Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries permitted under Section 7.03;

 

(c)            Liens for Taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;

 

(d)           carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;

 

(e)           pledges or deposits or other Liens arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, or to secure statutory obligations, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;

 

(f)            Liens and rights of setoff of banks and securities intermediaries in respect of deposit accounts and securities accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business;

 

(g)           the interests of lessees and lessors under leases or subleases of, and the interest of managers or operators with respect to, real or personal property made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h)           Liens on property where the Parent Guarantor or its Subsidiaries is insured against such Liens by title insurance;

 

(i)             Liens on property acquired by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof and which are in place at the time such properties are so acquired and not created in contemplation of such acquisition;

 

(j)             Liens securing assessments or charges payable to a property owner association or similar entity, which assessments are not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, and for which adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;

 

(k)           Liens securing assessment bonds, so long as the Parent Guarantor or its Subsidiaries is not in default under the terms thereof;

 

(l)           deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(m)           easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;

 

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(n)           Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h) or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments;

 

(o)           Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement;

 

(p)           assignments to a reverse Section 1031 exchange trust;

 

(q)           licenses of intellectual property granted in the ordinary course of business;

 

(r)            Liens on assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries securing obligations under Swap Contracts; and

 

(s)            precautionary UCC filings in respect of operating leases.

 

7.02         [Reserved].

 

7.03         Indebtedness.

 

Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, except:

 

(a)           (x) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents, (y) the DOC Debt and (z) Guarantees by the Parent Guarantor and the Borrower of the DOC Debt; and

 

(b)           other Indebtedness; provided that (i) at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness and immediately after giving effect thereto (including any Liens associated therewith) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) with respect to obligations of a Loan Party in respect of Swap Contracts, such Swap Contracts shall be (x) entered into in order to manage existing or anticipated risk and not for speculative purposes or (y) (i) for the sale of Equity Interests issued by the Parent Guarantor at a future date that could be discharged solely by (1) delivery of the Parent Guarantor’s Equity Interests, or, (2) solely at Parent Guarantor’s option made at any time, payment of the net cash value of such Equity Interests at the time, irrespective of the form or duration of such agreement, commitment or arrangement and (ii) not for speculative purposes.

 

7.04         Fundamental Changes.

 

Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, (i) any Person may merge with or into, consolidate with or amalgamate with the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, (ii) any Person (other than Parent Guarantor) may merge with or into, consolidate with or amalgamate with any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) in a transaction in which the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Subsidiary of the Borrower, (iii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge with or into, consolidate with or amalgamate with any Person in order to consummate a Disposition permitted by Section 7.05 or an Investment; (iv) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into, the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower; and (v) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders. For the avoidance of doubt, in connection with an internal restructuring, (x) DOC OP may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into, or distribute or transfer all or substantially all its assets to, DOC or the Borrower and (y) DOC may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into, or distribute or transfer all or substantially all its assets to, the Borrower, it being understood and agreed that, in the event the successor or transferee entity in any such transaction expressly assumes the obligations of DOC OP under any DOC Debt, such assumption shall be permitted notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VII and shall not constitute a new incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of Section 7.03; provided that, the Loan Parties shall provide such customary “know your customer” documentation as the Lenders may reasonably require in connection with such transfer.

 

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7.05         Dispositions.

 

Make any Disposition (other than any Disposition to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary) of all or substantially all of the assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division) of any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

7.06         Restricted Payments.

 

Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment; provided that, (i) (a) each Loan Party and each Subsidiary may declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment required to qualify and maintain such Loan Party’s qualification as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code, and (b) each Loan Party and each Subsidiary may declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment required to avoid the payment of federal or state income or excise tax; which permitted Restricted Payments under clauses (i)(a) and (i)(b), for the avoidance of doubt, include Restricted Payments from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to its equity holders in order for the Parent Guarantor to comply with the foregoing, (ii) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, each Loan Party and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem, retire, acquire, cancel or terminate Equity Interests issued by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary so long as immediately after giving effect thereto the Parent Guarantor is in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the requirements of Section 7.10(e), (iii) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, each Loan Party and each Subsidiary may make any payment on account of any return of capital to the Parent Guarantor’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof), (iv) each Loan Party and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments, other distributions or other Restricted Payments payable solely in the Equity Interests in such Person, (v) any Subsidiary may at any time make Restricted Payments to the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary and, solely to the extent such Restricted Payments to other holders of its Equity Interests are required by its Organization Documents, to such other holders of Equity Interests, and (vi) each Loan Party and each Subsidiary may declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment within sixty (60) days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration of such payment, such payment would have been permitted pursuant to another clause of this Section 7.06 and, on the date of such payment, no Default under Section 8.01(a), (f) or (g) shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

7.07         Change in Nature of Business.

 

Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or any business substantially related or incidental thereto.

 

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7.08         Transactions with Affiliates.

 

Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of any Loan Party (other than transactions between or among a Loan Party and a Subsidiary (including any entity that becomes a Subsidiary as a result of such transaction) (or any combination thereof)), whether or not in the ordinary course of business, except (i) transactions on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to such Loan Party or such Subsidiary as would be obtainable by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, (ii) payments of compensation, perquisites and fringe benefits arising out of any employment or consulting relationship in the ordinary course of business, (iii) making Restricted Payments permitted by this Agreement, (iv) payments (whether in cash, securities or other property) by any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, or on account of any return of capital to such Subsidiary’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof), in any such case, made to holders of Equity Interests in such Subsidiary (x) to the extent required pursuant to such Subsidiary’s Organization Documents or (y) to the extent such payment would have been permitted by Section 7.06 had it constituted a Restricted Payment, (v) other transactions expressly permitted by this Agreement, (vi) transactions with Affiliates that are Disclosed Matters (together with any amendments, restatements, extensions, replacements or other modifications thereto that are not adverse to the interests of the Lenders in their capacities as such), (vii) transactions in the ordinary course of business that comply with the requirements of the North American Securities Administrators Association’s Statement of Policy of Real Estate Investment Trusts and (viii) transactions between a Loan Party or Subsidiary and any “taxable REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code) of any Loan Party or Subsidiary.

 

7.09         Burdensome Agreements.

 

Enter into, assume or otherwise be bound, or permit any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to enter into, assume or otherwise be bound, by any Negative Pledge other than (i) any Negative Pledge contained in an agreement entered into in connection with any Indebtedness that is permitted pursuant to Section 7.03, which Indebtedness is of a type that customarily includes a Negative Pledge or with respect to which such Negative Pledge is no more restrictive on a Loan Party or such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary in any material respect, when taken as a whole, than this Section 7.09 (as determined in good faith by the Borrower); (ii) any Negative Pledge required or imposed by, or arising under or as a result of, any Law; (iii) Negative Pledges contained in (x) the agreements set forth on Schedule 7.09 or that are Disclosed Matters; (y) any agreement relating to the Disposition of any Subsidiary or any assets pending such Disposition; provided that, in any such case, the Negative Pledge applies only to the Subsidiary or the assets that are the subject of such Disposition; or (z) any agreement in effect at the time any Person becomes a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary so long as such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and such restriction only applies to such Person and/or its assets, (iv) customary restrictions in leases, licenses and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof, (v) other customary restrictions set forth in agreements relating to assets specified in such agreements and entered into in the ordinary course of business to the extent such restrictions shall solely apply to such specified assets; and (vi) restrictions that apply only to the Equity Interests in, or assets of, any Person other than a Loan Party or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, in each case as such agreements, leases or other contracts may be amended from time to time and including any renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement thereof; provided that, with respect to any agreement described in clause (iii), such amendment, renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement does not contain restrictions of the type prohibited by this Section 7.09 that are, in the aggregate, more onerous in any material respect on a Loan Party or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary than the restrictions, in the aggregate, in the original agreement.

 

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7.10         Financial Covenants.

 

(a)           Leverage Ratio. Permit the Leverage Ratio to be greater than 0.60 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the consummation of a Significant Acquisition, the Parent Guarantor shall be permitted to increase the maximum Leverage Ratio to 0.65 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter in which a Significant Acquisition occurs and for the three (3) consecutive full fiscal quarters immediately thereafter; provided that, solely in the case of any increase pursuant to this sentence, in no event shall the Leverage Ratio exceed 0.65 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter or exceed 0.60 to 1.00 for more than four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters in any consecutive five (5) fiscal quarter period.

 

(b)           Secured Debt Ratio. Permit the Secured Debt Ratio to be greater than 0.40 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter.

 

(c)           Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.50 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter.

 

(d)           Unsecured Leverage Ratio. Permit the Unsecured Leverage Ratio to be greater than 0.60 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the consummation of a Significant Acquisition, the Parent Guarantor shall be permitted to increase the maximum Unsecured Leverage Ratio to 0.65 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter in which a Significant Acquisition occurs and for the three (3) consecutive full fiscal quarters immediately thereafter; provided that, solely in the case of any increase pursuant to this sentence, in no event shall the Unsecured Leverage Ratio exceed 0.65 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter or exceed 0.60 to 1.00 for more than four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters in any consecutive five (5) fiscal quarter period.

 

(e)           Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. Permit the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth to be less than $7,700,000,000 as of the end of any fiscal quarter.

 

7.11         Sanctions.

 

Directly or, to its knowledge, indirectly, use any part of the proceeds of any Credit Extension or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension to any Person (i) to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions (except to the extent permitted for a Person that is required to comply with such Sanctions) or (ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

 

7.12         Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Directly or, to its knowledge, indirectly use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for any purpose which would violate in any material respect any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Article VIII

 

Events of Default and Remedies

 

8.01         Events of Default.

 

Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:

 

(a)           Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, and in the currency required hereunder, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation, or (ii) within five (5) Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five (5) Business Days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

 

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(b)           Specific Covenants. The Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of (i) Section 6.03(b), 6.05 (solely with respect to the legal existence of the Loan Parties) or 6.11 or Article VII and such failure continues for five (5) consecutive Business Days, or (ii) Section 6.03(a) or Section 6.03(d) and such failure continues for fifteen (15) consecutive Business Days; or

 

(c)           Other Defaults. The Borrower, any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(b)) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) consecutive days after the receipt by the Borrower of written notice of such failure from the Administrative Agent; provided that, if such failure is of such a nature that can be cured but cannot with reasonable effort be completely cured within thirty (30) days, then such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such additional period of time (not exceeding ninety (90) additional days) as may be reasonably necessary to cure such failure so long as such Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, commence such cure within such thirty (30) day period and diligently prosecute same until completion; or

 

(d)           Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document, certificate or other writing executed by a Responsible Officer and required to be furnished hereunder, shall be incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made (or, in the case of the representations and warranties in Section 5.14(b) or any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality, shall be incorrect in any respect when made or deemed made) and, with respect to any representation, warranty, certification or statement (other than the representations and warranties in Section 5.14(b)) not known by such Loan Party at the time made or deemed made to be incorrect, the defect causing such representation or warranty to be incorrect when made or deemed made is not removed within thirty (30) days after the first to occur of (i) the date upon which a Responsible Officer of any Loan Party obtains knowledge thereof or (ii) receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent; or

 

(e)           Cross-Default. (i) The Borrower, the Parent Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries (x) fails (after giving effect to any notice or grace periods applicable thereto) to make any required payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Material Recourse Indebtedness or (y) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Material Recourse Indebtedness contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Material Recourse Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof to be demanded or to become due or to require the Borrower, the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem (automatically or otherwise) or make an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Material Recourse Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, prior to its stated maturity; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; provided that this clause (e) shall not apply to (1) secured Indebtedness that becomes due and payable (or as to which an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem is required to be made) as a result of the voluntary Disposition of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such Disposition is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness and such Indebtedness that has become so due and payable (including as a result of such offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness) is assumed or repaid in full when and to the extent required under the document providing for such Indebtedness (after giving effect to any notice or grace periods applicable thereto), (2) any redemption, repurchase, conversion or settlement with respect to any convertible debt security which is consummated in accordance with the terms of such convertible debt security, unless such redemption, repurchase, conversion or settlement results from a default thereunder or an event of the type that constitutes an Event of Default or (3) any early payment requirement or unwinding or termination with respect to any Swap Contract (A) not arising out of a default by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary and (B) to the extent that such Swap Termination Value owed has been paid in full by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries when due; or

 

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(f)           Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any of its Material Subsidiaries institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged, undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undischarged, undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

 

(g)           Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Loan Party or any of its Material Subsidiaries becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within thirty (30) days after its issue or levy; or

 

(h)           Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any of its Material Subsidiaries (i) a final non-appealable judgment or order that has not been discharged, satisfied, dismissed or vacated for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent (x) not paid, fully bonded or covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has not denied coverage or (y) for which such Loan Party or applicable Material Subsidiary has not been indemnified), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final non-appealable judgments that have not been discharged, dismissed or vacated and that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case of clause (i) or (ii), (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or

 

(i)           ERISA. An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or

 

(j)           Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any material provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations arising under the Loan Documents, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries contests in writing in any manner the validity or enforceability of any material provision of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports in writing to revoke, terminate or rescind any material provision of any Loan Document; or

 

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(k)            Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control.

 

For purposes of clauses (f), (g), and (h) above (including as it relates to the exercise of remedies set forth below in Section 8.02), no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to a Material Group unless the type of event specified therein has occurred with respect to each Subsidiary that is a member of such Material Group.

 

8.02         Remedies Upon Event of Default.

 

If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

 

(a)           declare the Revolving Commitments of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such Revolving Commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

 

(b)           declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Loan Parties;

 

(c)           require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and

 

(d)           exercise on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer all rights and remedies available to it, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under the Loan Documents;

 

provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to any Loan Party pursuant to Section 8.01(f) or (g) or the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Loan Party under the Bankruptcy Code, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

 

8.03         Application of Funds.

 

After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.17 and 2.18, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

 

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;

 

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Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the L/C Issuer and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

 

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings and fees, premiums and scheduled periodic payments, and any interest accrued thereon, due under any Swap Contract between any Loan Party and any Lender, or any Affiliate of a Lender, ratably among the Lenders (and, in the case of such Swap Contracts, Affiliates of Lenders) and the L/C Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

 

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings, payment of breakage, termination or other payments, and any interest accrued thereon, due under any Swap Contract between any Loan Party and any Lender, or any Affiliate of a Lender and amounts owing under Treasury Management Agreements, ratably among the Lenders (and, in the case of such Swap Contracts, Affiliates of Lenders), the Treasury Management Lenders and the L/C Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

 

Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.03, 2.06(d) and/or 2.17; and

 

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

 

Subject to Sections 2.03(c) and 2.17, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.

 

Article IX

 

Administrative Agent

 

9.01         Appointment and Authority.

 

Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein and except with respect to Section 9.06, the provisions of this Article IX are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and no Loan Party shall have any rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

 

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9.02         Rights as a Lender.

 

The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial, advisory, underwriting or other business with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders or to provide notice to or obtain consent of the Lenders with respect thereto. The foregoing provisions of this Section 9.02 shall likewise apply to the Person serving as the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender.

 

9.03         Exculpatory Provisions.

 

The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and its Related Parties:

 

(a)           shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(b)           shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law; and

 

(c)           shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

 

The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or the L/C Issuer.

 

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The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

9.04         Reliance by Administrative Agent.

 

The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Loan Parties), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

9.05         Delegation of Duties.

 

The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article IX 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 not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

 

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9.06         Resignation of Administrative Agent.

 

The Administrative Agent may at any time resign as Administrative Agent upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, subject to the approval (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of the Borrower (unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States; provided that if any such potential successor is not classified as a “U.S. person” and a “financial institution” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1441-1, then the Borrower shall have the right to prohibit such potential successor from becoming the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer (and subject to the approval (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of the Borrower (unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing)), appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that if any such potential successor is not classified as a “U.S. person” and a “financial institution” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1441-1, then the Borrower shall have the right to prohibit such potential successor from becoming the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; provided, further, that, if the retiring Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed hereunder) and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section 9.06. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 9.06). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article IX and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent’s resignation rights in the foregoing Section 9.06 shall also apply to each Sustainability Structuring Agent in its capacity as such.

 

Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.06 shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, unless otherwise agreed to between the Borrower and Bank of America. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer and Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, (b) the retiring L/C Issuer and Alternative Currency Fronting Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents as an L/C Issuer and Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, (c) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, issued by the retiring L/C Issuer and outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangement satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit and (d) the successor Alternative Currency Fronting Lender shall make arrangements with the resigning Alternative Currency Fronting Lender for the funding of all outstanding Alternative Currency Risk Participations.

 

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9.07         Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and Other Lenders.

 

Each Lender and the L/C Issuer expressly acknowledges that none of the Administrative Agent, any Sustainability Structuring Agent or any Arranger has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent, any Sustainability Structuring Agent or any Arranger hereafter taken, including any consent to, and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Loan Party of any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent, any Sustainability Structuring Agent or any Arranger to any Lender or the L/C Issuer as to any matter, including whether the Administrative Agent, any Sustainability Structuring Agent or any Arranger has disclosed material information in its (or its Related Parties’) possession. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Sustainability Structuring Agent or any Arranger or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Sustainability Structuring Agent, any Arranger or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents and warrants that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility and (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course and is entering into this Agreement as a Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, for the purpose of making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or L/C Issuer, as applicable, and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument, and each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer represents and warrants that it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities.

 

9.08         No Other Duties, Etc.

 

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Arrangers, Co-Syndication Agents, Co-Documentation Agents, Senior Managing Agents or Sustainability Structuring Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder.

 

9.09         Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.

 

In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relative to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

 

(a)            to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(g) and (h), 2.10 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

 

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(b)           to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

 

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.10 and 10.04.

 

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

 

9.10         Recovery of Erroneous Payments.

 

Without limitation of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time the Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Lender, whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by Borrower at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Lender receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount received by such Lender in Same Day Funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. Each Lender irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount.  The Administrative Agent shall inform each Lender promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Lender comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.

 

9.11         Guaranty Matters.

 

The Lenders irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under Article XII in accordance with Section 12.10. Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under Article XII pursuant to this Section 9.11, provided that neither the request nor the delivery of such confirmation shall be a condition to or shall cause any delay in the provision of any release permitted, required or requested in accordance with Section 12.10.

 

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Article X

 

Miscellaneous

 

10.01       Amendments, Etc.

 

Except as set forth in Section 1.06 in respect of the addition of other currency options and the applicable interest rate with respect thereto, Section 2.02(g) in respect of Conforming Changes made pursuant to such section, Section 2.15 in respect of an extension of a Maturity Date, Section 2.16 in respect of an Incremental Term Loan Amendment, Section 3.03 in respect of the replacement of Term SOFR, SOFR or the Relevant Rate and/or Conforming Changes or other amendments or modifications made pursuant to such section or Section 1.11(a) in respect of an ESG Amendment (except to the extent expressly set forth therein), no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents) and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

 

(a)           extend the expiration date or increase the amount of any Revolving Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Revolving Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood and agreed that a waiver of any condition precedent in Section 4.02 or of any Default or Event of Default is not considered an extension or increase in the Revolving Commitments of any Lender);

 

(b)           postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment or mandatory prepayment (other than mandatory prepayments (if any) with respect to any Incremental Term Loans) of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby;

 

(c)           reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder (including pursuant to Section 2.06) or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; provided, however, that (i) only the consent of the Required Class Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” with respect to such Class or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate with respect to such Class, and (ii) only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate;

 

(d)           change Section 2.14 or Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby;

 

(e)           change any provision of this Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or “Required Class Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender;

 

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(f)            release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranteed Obligations of the Guarantor under the Guaranty (except as provided herein) without the written consent of each Lender;

 

(g)           amend, modify, or waive any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document affecting the rights or duties of the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document without the written consent of such Alternative Currency Fronting Lender;

 

(h)           directly and materially adversely affect the rights of Lenders holding Revolving Commitments or Loans of one Class differently from the rights of Lenders holding Revolving Commitments or Loans of any other Class without the written consent of the applicable Required Class Lenders;

 

(i)             the written consent of each Revolving Lender shall be required to the extent such amendment, waiver or consent shall change any provision of Section 1.06 or the definition of “Alternative Currency”; or

 

(j)             the written consent of the Required Lenders, and, to the extent required pursuant to clause (i) of the proviso below, the L/C Issuer, shall be required to the extent such amendment, waiver or consent shall (x) amend, waive or otherwise modify any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 with respect to any Credit Extension under the Revolving Facility or (y) impose any greater restriction on the ability of any Revolving Lender to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder;

 

and provided, further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) [reserved]; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (iv) any fee letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no other parties shall have any right to approve or disapprove any such amendment, waiver or consent). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender (or all Lenders of a Class or each affected Lender of a Class) may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Revolving Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Defaulting Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (A) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may, with the consent of the other (but without the consent of any other Person), amend, modify or supplement any Loan Document to correct, amend or cure any ambiguity, inconsistency, omission, mistake or defect or correct any obvious error or any error or omission of an administrative or technical nature so long as such amendment, modification or supplement does not impose additional obligations on any Lender; provided that the Administrative Agent shall promptly give the Lenders notice of, and provide to the Lenders a copy of, any such amendment, modification or supplement, and (B) this Agreement may be amended and restated without the consent of any Lender (but with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) if, upon giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer be a party to this Agreement (as so amended and restated), the Revolving Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated, and such Lender shall have no other commitment or other obligation hereunder and shall have been paid in full all principal, interest and other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement.

 

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Notwithstanding the fact that the consent of all the Lenders is required in certain circumstances as set forth above, (x) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any reorganization plan that affects the Loans or, with respect to Revolving Lenders, the Letters of Credit, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code supersede the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein and (y) the Required Lenders may consent to allow the Borrower to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and such determination shall be binding on all of the Lenders.

 

Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (i) to add one or more additional revolving credit or term loan facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit and all related obligations and liabilities arising in connection therewith from time to time outstanding to share ratably (or on a basis subordinated to the existing facilities hereunder) in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the obligations and liabilities from time to time outstanding in respect of the existing facilities hereunder, and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, to permit, as deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Required Lenders, the Lenders providing such additional credit facilities to participate in any required vote or action required to be approved by the Required Lenders or by any other number, percentage or class of Lenders hereunder.

 

In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time, make one or more offers (each, a “Loan Modification Offer”) to all the Lenders to make one or more amendments or modifications to (A) allow the maturity of the Revolving Commitments or Loans of the Accepting Lenders (as defined below) to be extended, (B) modify the Applicable Rate and/or fees payable with respect to the Loans and Revolving Commitments of the Accepting Lenders, (C) modify any covenants or other provisions or add new covenants or provisions that are agreed between the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Accepting Lenders; provided that such modified or new covenants and provisions are applicable only during periods after the applicable Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of such Permitted Amendment, and (D) any other amendment to a Loan Document required to give effect to the Permitted Amendments described in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of this paragraph (“Permitted Amendments,” and any amendment to this Agreement to implement Permitted Amendments, a “Loan Modification Agreement”) pursuant to procedures reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Such notice shall set forth (i) the terms and conditions of the requested Permitted Amendments and (ii) the date on which such Permitted Amendments are requested to become effective. Permitted Amendments shall become effective only with respect to the Revolving Commitments and/or Loans of the Lenders that accept the applicable Loan Modification Offer (such Lenders, the “Accepting Lenders”) and, in the case of any Accepting Lender, only with respect to such Lender’s Revolving Commitments and/or Loans as to which such Lender’s acceptance has been made. The Borrower and each Accepting Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Loan Modification Agreement and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the acceptance of the Permitted Amendments and the terms and conditions thereof, and the Borrower shall also deliver such resolutions, opinions and other documents as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Loan Modification Agreement. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that (1) upon the effectiveness of any Loan Modification Agreement, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Permitted Amendments evidenced thereby and only with respect to the Revolving Commitments and Loans of the Accepting Lenders as to which such Lenders’ acceptance has been made, (2) any applicable Lender who is not an Accepting Lender may be replaced by the Borrower in accordance with Section 10.13, and (3) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to make any amendments or modifications to any Loan Documents necessary to allow any borrowings, prepayments, participations in Letters of Credit and commitment reductions to be ratable across each Class of commitments to make Loans the mechanics for which may be implemented through the applicable Loan Modification Agreement and may include technical changes related to the borrowing and repayment procedures of the Lenders; provided that with the consent of the Accepting Lenders such prepayments and commitment reductions and reductions in participations in Letters of Credit may be applied on a non-ratable basis to the class of non-Accepting Lenders.

 

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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended in connection with Incremental Term Loans, as set forth in Section 2.16(e)(iii).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, waiver or consent shall affect the rights or duties of the Sustainability Structuring Agents under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents unless such amendment, waiver or consent is in writing and signed by the Sustainability Structuring Agents, in addition to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders required pursuant to this Section 10.01. to take such action.

 

10.02       Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.

 

(a)           Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in Section 10.02(b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

 

(i)           if to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and

 

(ii)           if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Loan Parties).

 

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications 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 and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in Section 10.02(b) below, shall be effective as provided in such Section 10.02(b).

 

(b)           Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the L/C Issuer provided pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article II by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Borrower may each, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

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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), 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 address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, e-mail or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, e-mail or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

 

(c)           The Platform. 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 any Loan Party, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the Platform, or any other electronic platform or electronic messaging service, or 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 any Loan Party, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

 

(d)           Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower and any other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender may change its address, facsimile number, telephone number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile number, telephone number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and, in the case of Revolving Lenders, the L/C Issuer. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to any Loan Party or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities Laws.

 

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(e)           Reliance by Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Structuring Agents, L/C Issuer and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Structuring Agents, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Sustainability Structuring Agent, the L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower in accordance with Section 10.02. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

 

10.03       No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.

 

No failure by any Lender, any Sustainability Structuring Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuer; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) the L/C Issuer or the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer or Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from enforcing payments of amounts payable to such Lender pursuant to Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05 and 10.04 or from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.14), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.14, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

 

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10.04       Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

 

(a)           Costs and Expenses. Each Loan Party shall, jointly and severally, pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Structuring Agents and the Arrangers (limited, in the case of legal fees, to the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of one primary counsel, and, if applicable, one local counsel in each material jurisdiction, for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, due diligence, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder (subject to the limitations set forth in clause (i) above with respect to legal fees) and (iii) all documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Sustainability Structuring Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender (limited, in the case of legal fees, to the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of (x) one primary counsel for the Administrative Agent (and, if reasonably required, one counsel for the Administrative Agent per specialty area and one local counsel for the Administrative Agent per applicable jurisdiction) and (y) one additional counsel for all the Lenders (and, if reasonably required, one additional counsel per specialty area and one local counsel per applicable jurisdiction), plus additional counsel for the Lenders as necessary in the event of an actual or potential conflict of interest among the Lenders), in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section 10.04, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (subject to the limitations set forth above with respect to legal fees) incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

 

(b)           Indemnification by the Loan Parties. Each Loan Party shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Sustainability Structuring Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer, the Agents and their Affiliates and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities and related reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of one primary counsel for the Indemnitees; provided that reimbursement for reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of additional counsel of the Indemnitees will be limited to such specialist counsel as may reasonably be required by the Indemnitees, a single firm of local counsel for the Indemnitees in each material jurisdiction and, in the event of an actual or potential conflict of interest (as reasonably determined by the applicable Indemnitee), one additional firm of counsel to each group of similarly affected Indemnitees), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by any Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including, without limitation, each Lender’s agreement to make Loans or the use or intended use of the proceeds thereof) or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters addressed in Section 3.01), (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Loan Party, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities or related expenses (A)(x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Indemnified Parties or (y) result from a claim brought by any Loan Party against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith or a material breach of the obligations of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Indemnified Parties hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if any Loan Party has obtained a final and non-appealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or (B) arise out of a dispute solely among Indemnitees and not resulting from any act or omission by any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates (other than any such losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities or related reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses against an Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an Agent). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 3.01 shall be the sole remedy for any indemnification claim in respect of Taxes. No Loan Party shall, except as a result of its indemnification obligations hereunder, and nor shall any of its Related Parties have any liability for any indirect or consequential damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) in connection with its activities related to the Revolving Facility.

 

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(c)           Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that any Loan Party for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under Section 10.04(a) or 10.04(b) to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), any Sustainability Structuring Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Related Party of any of the foregoing and without relieving such Loan Party of its obligations with respect thereto, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), each Sustainability Structuring Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), any Sustainability Structuring Agent or the L/C Issuer in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), any Sustainability Structuring Agent or the L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 10.04(c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.13(d).

 

(d)           Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each Loan Party shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Sustainability Structuring Agent, each Lender and the L/C Issuer, the Agents and their Affiliates and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called a “Lender Related Party”), on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Lender Related Party shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except to the extent of such Lender Related Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment.

 

(e)           Payments. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be payable not later than ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor (accompanied by backup documentation to the extent available).

 

(f)           Survival. The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, any Sustainability Structuring Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

 

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10.05       Payments Set Aside.

 

To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of any Loan Party is made to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, in the applicable currency of such recovery or payment. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

10.06       Successors and Assigns.

 

(a)           Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and each Lender (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the rights and obligations of any Loan Party may be assigned to any applicable surviving or successor Loan Party in connection with a transaction permitted by, and consummated in accordance with, Section 7.04) and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment or grant of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b)           Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Commitment(s) and the Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Alternative Currency Risk Participations) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

 

(i)            Minimum Amounts.

 

(A)           in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Revolving Commitment(s) and/or the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

 

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(B)           in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Revolving Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000 in the case of any assignment unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single assignee (or to an assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met.

 

(ii)            Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Revolving Commitments assigned;

 

(iii)           Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

 

(A)           the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Person that is a Revolving Lender, an Affiliate of any Revolving Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to any Revolving Lender; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof;

 

(B)           the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless such assignment is to a Person that is a Revolving Lender, an Affiliate of any Revolving Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to any Revolving Lender;

 

(C)           the consent of the L/C Issuer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment of a Revolving Commitment that increases the obligation of the assignee to participate in exposure under one or more Letters of Credit (whether or not then outstanding);

 

(D)           [reserved]; and

 

(E)           the consent of the Lead Alternative Currency Fronting Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required if upon effectiveness of the applicable assignment the proposed assignee would be an Alternative Currency Participating Lender with respect to any Alternative Currency.

 

(iv)          Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

 

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(v)           No Assignment to the Loan Parties. No such assignment shall be made to any Loan Party or any of the Loan Parties’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

 

(vi)          No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made 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).

 

(vii)         No Assignment to Defaulting Lenders. No such assignment shall be made to a Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (vii).

 

(viii)         Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Alternative Currency Risk Participations in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

 

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, and 10.04 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. Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver Note(s) to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.

 

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(c)           Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Revolving Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of designation, of any Lender as a Defaulting Lender. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the L/C Issuer and any Lender (with respect to its own interest only), at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(d)           Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Sustainability Structuring Agents, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural person), a Defaulting Lender (or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute a Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries) or any Loan Party or any of the Loan Parties’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Commitments and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations and its Alternative Currency Risk Participations under the Revolving Facility) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(e) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.06(b); provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06 and 10.13 and any requirements or limitations contained therein as if it were an assignee under subsection (b) of this Section. 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 3.06 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender; provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.14 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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(e)           Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 or 3.04 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 3.01(e) as though it were a Lender.

 

(f)            Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge, assign or grant a security interest in, all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note(s), if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment or grant of a security interest to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central banking authority; provided that no such pledge or assignment or grant of a security interest shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee or grantee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

(g)           [Reserved].

 

(h)           Resignation as L/C Issuer or Alternative Currency Fronting Lender after Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Revolving Commitment and Revolving Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, Bank of America may, (i) upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Borrower, resign as Alternative Currency Fronting Lender. In the event of any such resignation or any other Person’s resignation as L/C Issuer or Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Revolving Lenders (with the applicable Revolving Lender’s consent) a successor L/C Issuer or Alternative Currency Fronting Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer or Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, as the case may be. If Bank of America resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit issued by it and outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Revolving Lenders to make Base Rate Committed Revolving Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(b)). If the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender resigns as Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender hereunder with respect to all Alternative Currency Risk Participations outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as the Alternative Currency Fronting Lender and all obligations of the Borrower or any other Revolving Lender with respect thereto (including the right to require Alternative Currency Participating Lenders to fund any Alternative Currency Risk Participations therein in the manner provided in Section 2.02(f)). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Alternative Currency Fronting Lender, as the case may be, and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, issued by the resigning L/C Issuer and outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of the resigning L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.

 

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10.07       Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.

 

Each of the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Structuring Agents, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) on a need-to-know basis to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, consultants, service providers and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent required or requested by any governmental agency or regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it or its Affiliates (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable Laws or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as (or no less restrictive than) those of this Section 10.07, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.16(c), (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations or (iii) an actual or potential insurer or reinsurer, (g) with the consent of the Borrower, (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.07 or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Sustainability Structuring Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower that the Administrative Agent, any Sustainability Structuring Agent, any such Lender or the L/C Issuer reasonably believes is not bound by a duty of confidentiality to the Borrower, (i) to any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder (provided such rating agencies are advised of the confidential nature of such information and agree to keep such information confidential), (j) on a confidential basis to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the application, issuance, publishing and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder or (k) to any Person that would qualify as an Eligible Assignee hereunder (without giving effect to the consent required under Section 10.06(b)(iii)) providing financing to the disclosing Lender, to the extent reasonably required by such Person (provided such other Persons are advised of the confidential nature of such information and agree to keep such information confidential). In addition, the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Structuring Agents and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and customary information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the Revolving Commitments.

 

For purposes of this Section 10.07, “Information” means all information received from or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Sustainability Structuring Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 10.07 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own or its other similarly situated customers’ confidential information.

 

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Each of the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Structuring Agents, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning any Loan Party or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws.

 

10.08       Right of Setoff.

 

If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the applicable Loan Party against any and all of the Obligations of such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that, in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.18 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) such Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under this Section 10.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

 

10.09      Interest Rate Limitation.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

 

10.10      Integration; Effectiveness.

 

This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto.

 

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10.11      Survival of Representations and Warranties.

 

All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or any document, certificate or other writing executed by a Responsible Officer and required to be furnished hereunder shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.

 

10.12      Severability.

 

If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.12, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

 

10.13      Replacement of Lenders.

 

If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender’s obligation to make, continue or convert to Affected Loans is suspended pursuant to Section 3.02, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, or if any Lender does not consent to any amendment or waiver of any provision hereof or of any other Loan Document for which its consent is required under Section 10.01 after Required Lenders or applicable Required Class Lenders have consented thereto, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.06), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:

 

(a)           the assignment fee specified in Section 10.06(b) shall have been paid to or waived by the Administrative Agent;

 

(b)           such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, funded Alternative Currency Risk Participations and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

 

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(c)           in the case of any such assignment resulting from (i) a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter, (ii) a suspension of a Lender’s obligation to make, continue or convert to Affected Loans pursuant to Section 3.02, the applicable assignee shall not be subject to a similar suspension and (iii) a Lender not consenting to any amendment or waiver hereunder or under any Loan Document for which its consent is required under Section 10.01, the applicable assignee shall have consented to such amendment or waiver; and

 

(d)           such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws.

 

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

Each party hereto agrees that (i) an assignment required pursuant to this Section 10.13 may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and (ii) the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to and be bound by the terms thereof; provided that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment, the other parties to such assignment agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender; provided, further, that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.

 

10.14      Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

 

(a)           GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

(b)           SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE AND WHETHER AT LAW OR IN EQUITY) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION 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. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY SUSTAINABILITY STRUCTURING AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

 

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(c)           WAIVER OF VENUE. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN SECTION 10.14(b). EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

 

(d)           SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

 

10.15      Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.15.

 

10.16      No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.

 

In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Structuring Agents, the Lenders and the Arrangers are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and each other Loan Party, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Structuring Agents, the Lenders and the Arrangers, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower and each other Loan Party has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, each Sustainability Structuring Agent, each Lender and each Arranger each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, any Sustainability Structuring Agent, any Lender nor any Arranger has any obligation to the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Structuring Agents, the Lenders and the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and each other Loan Party and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, any Sustainability Structuring Agent, any Lender nor any Arranger has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or any other Loan Party or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Structuring Agents, the Lenders and the Arrangers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

 

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10.17      USA Patriot Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulation Notice.

 

Each Lender that is subject to the Patriot Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower and each other Loan Party that, pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”) and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, as applicable, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower and each other Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and each other Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower and each other Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, as applicable.

 

10.18      Delivery of Signature Page.

 

Each Lender to become a party to this Agreement on the date hereof shall do so by delivering to the Administrative Agent a counterpart of this Agreement duly executed by such Lender.

 

10.19      Judgment Currency.

 

If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or under 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 and each other Loan Party 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 the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower and each other Loan Party 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 the Borrower or such other Loan Party (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law). All of the Borrower’s and each other Loan Party’s obligations under this Section 10.19 shall survive termination of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

 

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10.20      Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.

 

Solely to the extent any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an Affected Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and 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 Lender or L/C Issuer that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

(a)           the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an Affected Financial Institution; and

 

(b)           the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

 

(i)            a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

 

(ii)           a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

 

(iii)          the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.

 

10.21      Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts.

 

This Agreement, any Loan Document and any other Communication, including Communications required to be in writing, may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures. Each of the Loan Parties and each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender Party agrees that any Electronic Signature on or associated with any Communication shall be valid and binding on such Person to the same extent as a manual, original signature, and that any Communication entered into by Electronic Signature, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with the terms thereof to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was delivered.  Any Communication may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same Communication.  For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed Communication converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. The Administrative Agent and each of the Lender Parties may, at its option, create one or more copies of any Communication in the form of an imaged Electronic Record (“Electronic Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document.  All Communications in the form of an Electronic Record, including an Electronic Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer is under any obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by such Person pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lender Parties shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of any Loan Party and/or any Lender Party without further verification and (b) upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender Party, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.

 

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10.22      No Novation.

 

(a)           As of the Closing Date, the Revolving Commitments under (and as defined) in the Existing Credit Agreement of the Departing Lenders shall be terminated by the Borrower. The remaining Lenders under (and as defined in) the Existing Credit Agreement shall be Lenders under this Agreement with Revolving Commitments as set forth on Schedule 2.01 hereto. By its execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Lender that was a Lender under (and as defined in) the Existing Credit Agreement hereby consents to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and to the non-pro rata reduction of Revolving Commitments under (and as defined in) the Existing Credit Agreement occurring on the Closing Date as a result of the termination of the Revolving Commitments of the Departing Lenders, and the concurrent repayment in full of all loans and other obligations owing (whether or not due) to the Departing Lenders. On the Closing Date, effective immediately following such termination and repayment, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended, restated and superseded in its entirety by this Agreement. This Agreement amends, restates and supersedes the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety and is not intended to be or operate as a novation or an accord and satisfaction of the Existing Credit Agreement or the obligations evidenced thereby or provided for thereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) all Existing Letters of Credit shall on the Closing Date become Letters of Credit hereunder, (ii) the “Loans” under (and as defined in) the Existing Credit Agreement of each applicable Departing Lender shall be repaid in full (provided that any accrued and unpaid interest and fees thereon shall be paid to such Departing Lender concurrently with payment of such interest and fees to the other applicable Lenders and such “Loans” under (and as defined in) the Existing Credit Agreement shall be assigned and reallocated among the remaining Lenders as set forth below), each applicable Departing Lender’s “Revolving Commitment” under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be terminated and each applicable Departing Lender shall not be a Lender hereunder, (iii) the Administrative Agent shall make such reallocations, sales, assignments or other relevant actions in respect of each Lender’s credit and loan exposure under the Existing Credit Agreement as are necessary in order that each such Lender’s outstanding Loans and Revolving Commitments hereunder reflect such Lender’s pro rata share of the outstanding aggregate Loans and Revolving Commitments on the Closing Date, and (iv) all other Obligations outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement shall on the Closing Date be Obligations under this Agreement (to the extent not repaid on the Closing Date). To the extent the Existing Credit Agreement provides that certain terms survive the termination of the Existing Credit Agreement or survive the payment in full of principal, interest and all other amounts payable thereunder, then such terms shall survive the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all of the portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and such Lender.

 

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(c)           On the Closing Date, the Existing Revolving Note, if any, held by each Departing Lender shall be deemed to be cancelled. On the Closing Date, the Existing Revolving Note, if any, held by each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be cancelled and, if such Revolving Lender has requested a Revolving Note hereunder, amended and restated by the Revolving Note delivered to such Lender hereunder on or about the Closing Date (regardless of whether any Revolving Lender shall have delivered to the Borrower for cancellation the Existing Revolving Note held by it). Each Revolving Lender, whether or not requesting a Revolving Note hereunder, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver the Existing Revolving Note held by it to the Borrower for cancellation and/or amendment and restatement. All amounts owing under, and evidenced by, the Existing Revolving Notes as of the Closing Date shall continue to be outstanding hereunder (subject to such reallocations, sales, assignments or other relevant actions in respect of each Lender’s credit and loan exposure under the Existing Credit Agreement as referred to in Section 10.22(a)(iii)), and shall from and after the Closing Date, if requested by the Revolving Lender holding such Existing Revolving Note, be evidenced by the Revolving Notes, and shall in any event be evidenced by, and governed by the terms of, this Agreement. Each Revolving Lender hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Borrower from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, actions or claims that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Borrower arising out of such Revolving Lender’s failure to deliver the Existing Revolving Note held by it to the Borrower for cancellation, subject to the condition that the Borrower shall not make any payment to any Person claiming to be the holder of such Existing Revolving Note unless such Revolving Lender is first notified of such claim and is given the opportunity, at such Revolving Lender’s sole cost and expense, to assert any defenses to such payment.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Existing Credit Agreement, each lender party to the Existing Credit Agreement hereby waives any compensation pursuant to Section 3.05 of the Existing Credit Agreement in connection with any reallocations, sales, assignments or other relevant actions in respect of any credit and loan exposure under the Existing Credit Agreement as referred to in Section 10.22(a)(iii) or any other payment or prepayment of Obligations on the Closing Date.

 

10.23      Lender Representations.

 

(a)           Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date or such later date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the Closing Date or such later date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Structuring Agents and the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of any Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

 

(i)           such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving Commitments or this Agreement,

 

(ii)           the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement,

 

(iii)           (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of subsections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement, or

 

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(iv)           such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

 

(b)           In addition, unless either (1) subclause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with subclause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date or such later date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the Closing Date or such later date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Structuring Agents and the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of any Loan Party, that none of the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Structuring Agents or the Arrangers or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Revolving Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Structuring Agents or the Arrangers under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).

 

10.24      Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any 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):

 

(a)           In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

 

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(b)           As used in this Section 10.24, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

 

Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

 

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

 

QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

 

10.25      Appointment of Borrower.

 

Each of the Loan Parties hereby appoints the Borrower to act as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and electronic platforms entered into in connection herewith and agrees that any notice or communication delivered by the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer or a Lender to the Borrower shall be deemed delivered to each Loan Party.

 

10.26      Keepwell.

 

Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the Guaranty or the grant of a Lien under the Loan Documents, in each case, by any Loan Party becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under the Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Article XI voidable under applicable Law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 10.26 shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. Each Loan Party intends this Section 10.26 to constitute, and this Section 10.26 shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Article XI

 

Continuing Guaranty

 

11.01      Guaranty.

 

The Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally, jointly and severally guarantees, as primary obligor and as guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of any and all Obligations (for the Guarantor, subject to the proviso in this sentence, its “Guaranteed Obligations”); provided that (a) the Guaranteed Obligations of the Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to the Guarantor and (b) the liability of the Guarantor individually with respect to this Guaranty shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law or other applicable Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Guaranteed Obligations shall include any such indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities, or portion thereof, which may be or hereafter become unenforceable or compromised or shall be an allowed or disallowed claim under any proceeding or case commenced by or against any debtor under any Debtor Relief Laws. The Administrative Agent’s books and records showing the amount of the Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding, and shall be binding upon the Guarantor, and conclusive for the purpose of establishing the amount of the Obligations. This Guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, non-perfection or extent of any collateral therefor, or by any fact or circumstance relating to the Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of the Guarantor, or any of them, under this Guaranty, and the Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing (other than a defense as to the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations).

 

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11.02      Rights of Lenders.

 

The Guarantor consents and agrees that the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and each the other Lenders may, at any time and from time to time, without notice or demand, and without affecting the enforceability or continuing effectiveness hereof: (a) amend, extend, renew, compromise, discharge, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment or the terms of the Obligations or any part thereof; (b) take, hold, exchange, enforce, waive, release, fail to perfect, sell, or otherwise dispose of any security for the payment of this Guaranty or any Obligations; (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any of the Lenders in their sole discretion may determine; and (d) release or substitute one or more of any endorsers or other guarantors of any of the Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Guarantor consents to the taking of, or failure to take, any action which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of the Guarantor under this Guaranty or which, but for this provision, might operate as a discharge of the Guarantor.

 

11.03      Certain Waivers.

 

The Guarantor waives (a) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of the Borrower, or the cessation from any cause whatsoever (including any act or omission of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any other Lender) of the liability of the Borrower (other than as to the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations); (b) any defense based on any claim that the Guarantor’s obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those of the Borrower; (c) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting the Guarantor’s liability hereunder; (d) any right to proceed against the Borrower, proceed against or exhaust any security for the Obligations, or pursue any other remedy in the power of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any other Lender whatsoever; (e) any benefit of and any right to participate in any security now or hereafter held by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any other Lender; and (f) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all other defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by applicable Law limiting the liability of or exonerating guarantors or sureties (other than as to the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations). The Guarantor expressly waives all setoffs and counterclaims and all presentments, demands for payment or performance, notices of nonpayment or nonperformance, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and all other notices or demands of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the Obligations, and all notices of acceptance of this Guaranty or of the existence, creation or incurrence of new or additional Obligations.

 

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11.04      Obligations Independent.

 

The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder are those of primary obligor, and not merely as surety, and are independent of the Obligations and the obligations of any other guarantor, and a separate action may be brought against the Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty whether or not the Borrower or any other person or entity is joined as a party.

 

11.05      Subrogation.

 

The Guarantor shall not exercise any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or similar rights with respect to any payments it makes under this Guaranty until all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash (other than contingent Obligations that are not then due and payable) and the Revolving Commitments are terminated. If any amounts are paid to the Guarantor in violation of the foregoing limitation, then such amounts shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the other Lenders and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the other Lenders to reduce the amount of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.

 

11.06      Termination; Reinstatement.

 

This Guaranty is a continuing and irrevocable guaranty of all Guaranteed Obligations now or hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the release of the Guarantor pursuant to Section 10.01(f). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be revived, as the case may be, if any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Guarantor is made, or any of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the other Lenders exercises its right of setoff, in respect of the Obligations and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by any of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the other Lenders in their discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws or otherwise, all as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and whether or not the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the other Lenders are in possession of or have released this Guaranty and regardless of any prior revocation, rescission, termination or reduction. The obligations of the Guarantor under this Section 11.06 shall survive termination of this Guaranty.

 

11.07      Stay of Acceleration.

 

If acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Obligations is stayed, in connection with any case commenced by or against the Guarantor or the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Laws, or otherwise, all such amounts shall nonetheless be payable by the Guarantor immediately upon demand by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.

 

11.08      Condition of Borrower.

 

The Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for, and has adequate means of, obtaining from the Borrower such information concerning the financial condition, business and operations of the Borrower as the Guarantor requires, and that none of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any other Lender has any duty, and the Guarantor is not relying on the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any other Lender at any time, to disclose to it any information relating to the business, operations or financial condition of the Borrower (the Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any other Lender to disclose such information and any defense relating to the failure to provide the same).

 

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Article XII

 

Subsidiary Guarantor Continuing Guaranty

 

12.01      Guaranty.

 

Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally, jointly and severally guarantees, as primary obligor and as guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of any and all Obligations (for each Subsidiary Guarantor, subject to the proviso in this sentence, its “Guaranteed Obligations”); provided that (a) the Guaranteed Obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Subsidiary Guarantor and (b) the liability of such Subsidiary Guarantor individually with respect to this Guaranty shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law or other applicable Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Guaranteed Obligations shall include any such indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities, or portion thereof, which may be or hereafter become unenforceable or compromised or shall be an allowed or disallowed claim under any proceeding or case commenced by or against any debtor under any Debtor Relief Laws. The Administrative Agent’s books and records showing the amount of the Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding, and shall be binding upon each Subsidiary Guarantor, and conclusive for the purpose of establishing the amount of the Obligations. This Guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, non-perfection or extent of any collateral therefor, or by any fact or circumstance relating to the Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor, or any of them, under this Guaranty, and each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing (other than a defense as to the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations).

 

12.02      Rights of Lenders.

 

Each Subsidiary Guarantor consents and agrees that the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and each the other Lenders may, at any time and from time to time, without notice or demand, and without affecting the enforceability or continuing effectiveness hereof: (a) amend, extend, renew, compromise, discharge, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment or the terms of the Obligations or any part thereof; (b) take, hold, exchange, enforce, waive, release, fail to perfect, sell, or otherwise dispose of any security for the payment of this Guaranty or any Obligations; (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any of the Lenders in their sole discretion may determine; and (d) release or substitute one or more of any endorsers or other guarantors of any of the Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Subsidiary Guarantor consents to the taking of, or failure to take, any action which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of such Subsidiary Guarantor under this Guaranty or which, but for this provision, might operate as a discharge of such Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

12.03      Certain Waivers.

 

Each Subsidiary Guarantor waives (a) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of the Borrower, or the cessation from any cause whatsoever (including any act or omission of the Administrative Agent or any other Lender) of the liability of the Borrower (other than as to the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations); (b) any defense based on any claim that such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those of the Borrower; (c) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Subsidiary Guarantor’s liability hereunder; (d) any right to proceed against the Borrower, proceed against or exhaust any security for the Obligations, or pursue any other remedy in the power of the Administrative Agent or any other Lender whatsoever; (e) any benefit of and any right to participate in any security now or hereafter held by the Administrative Agent or any other Lender; and (f) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all other defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by applicable Law limiting the liability of or exonerating guarantors or sureties (other than as to the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations). Each Subsidiary Guarantor expressly waives all setoffs and counterclaims and all presentments, demands for payment or performance, notices of nonpayment or nonperformance, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and all other notices or demands of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the Obligations, and all notices of acceptance of this Guaranty or of the existence, creation or incurrence of new or additional Obligations.

 

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12.04      Obligations Independent.

 

The obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder are those of primary obligor, and not merely as surety, and are independent of the Obligations and the obligations of any other guarantor, and a separate action may be brought against such Subsidiary Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty whether or not the Borrower or any other person or entity is joined as a party.

 

12.05      Subrogation.

 

No Subsidiary Guarantor shall exercise any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or similar rights with respect to any payments it makes under this Guaranty until all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash (other than contingent Obligations that are not then due and payable) and the Revolving Commitments are terminated. If any amounts are paid to any Subsidiary Guarantor in violation of the foregoing limitation, then such amounts shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the other Lenders and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the other Lenders to reduce the amount of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.

 

12.06      Termination; Reinstatement.

 

This Guaranty is a continuing and irrevocable guaranty of all Guaranteed Obligations now or hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the release of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 12.10. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be revived, as the case may be, if any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or the applicable Guarantor is made, or any of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the other Lenders exercises its right of setoff, in respect of the Obligations and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by any of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the other Lenders in their discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws or otherwise, all as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and whether or not the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the other Lenders are in possession of or have released this Guaranty and regardless of any prior revocation, rescission, termination or reduction. The obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor under this Section 12.06 shall survive termination of this Guaranty.

 

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12.07      Stay of Acceleration.

 

If acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Obligations is stayed, in connection with any case commenced by or against any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Laws, or otherwise, all such amounts shall nonetheless be payable by such Subsidiary Guarantor immediately upon demand by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.

 

12.08      Condition of Borrower.

 

Each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for, and has adequate means of, obtaining from the Borrower such information concerning the financial condition, business and operations of the Borrower as such Subsidiary Guarantor requires, and that none of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any other Lender has any duty, and neither Subsidiary Guarantor is relying on the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any other Lender at any time, to disclose to it any information relating to the business, operations or financial condition of the Borrower (each Subsidiary Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any other Lender to disclose such information and any defense relating to the failure to provide the same).

 

12.09      Subordination. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby subordinates the payment of all obligations and indebtedness of the Borrower owing to such Subsidiary Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including but not limited to any obligation of the Borrower to such Subsidiary Guarantor as subrogee of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, or resulting from such Subsidiary Guarantor’s performance under this Guaranty, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations. If the Administrative Agent so requests, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any such obligation or indebtedness of the Borrower to any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be enforced and performance received by such Subsidiary Guarantor as trustee for the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, on account of the Guaranteed Obligations, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Subsidiary Guarantor under this Guaranty.

 

12.10      Release of Subsidiary Guarantors. A Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically released from this Guaranty, and any Liens granted by such Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the Obligations shall be automatically released, if: (a) (i) such Subsidiary Guarantor is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or ceases to be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor in a transaction not prohibited by this Agreement or (ii) the Borrower otherwise requests such release and, in the case of each of clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii), after giving effect to any such release, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall not be a borrower or a guarantor, or otherwise have a payment obligation, in respect of any Enterprise Unsecured Debt and (b) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower signed by a Responsible Officer certifying that, as of the date of such release, (x) the matters set forth in clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii), as applicable, are true and correct, (y) no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would occur as a result of such releases and (z) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of release of such Subsidiary Guarantor (other than such representations and warranties which are expressly made only as of the Closing Date, including but not limited to those set forth in Section 5.05(c) and Section 5.22), except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 12.10, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01. The Administrative Agent agrees to furnish to the Borrower, promptly after the Borrower’s request and at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense, any release, termination, or other agreement or document as is reasonably necessary or advisable to evidence the foregoing release or as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower.

 

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Each of the parties hereto have caused a counterpart of this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

  HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.,
  as the Parent Guarantor
   
  By: /s/ Peter A. Scott
  Name: Peter A. Scott
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
  HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC,
  as the Borrower
   
  By: HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.
  Its: Managing Member
     
  By: /s/ Peter A. Scott
  Name: Peter A. Scott
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
  DOC DR HOLDCO, LLC,
  as a Subsidiary Guarantor
   
  By: HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC
  Its: Sole Member
     
  By: HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.
  Its: Managing Member
     
  By: /s/ Peter A. Scott
  Name: Peter A. Scott
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
  DOC DR, LLC,
  as a Subsidiary Guarantor
   
  By: DOC DR HOLDCO, LLC,
  Its: Managing Member
     
  By: HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC,
  Its: Sole Member
     
  By: HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.
  Its: Managing Member
     
  By: /s/ Peter A. Scott
  Name: Peter A. Scott
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent
   
  By: /s/ Liliana Claar
  Name: Liliana Claar
  Title: Vice President
     
  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender and L/C Issuer
   
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent
   
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender and L/C Issuer
   
  By: /s/ Darren Merten
  Name: Darren Merten
  Title: Director

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender and L/C Issuer
   
  By: /s/ Cody A. Canafax
  Name: Cody A. Canafax
  Title: Executive Director

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Andrea S. Chen
  Name: Andrea S. Chen
  Title: Managing Director

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  ASSOCIATED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Mitchell Vega
  Name: Mitchell Vega
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  BANCO SANTANDER, S.A., NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Andres Barbosa
  Name: Andres Barbosa
  Title: Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Michael Leonardos
  Name: Michael Leonardos
  Title: Executive Director

 

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  BARCLAYS BANK, PLC, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Craig Malloy
  Name: Craig Malloy
  Title: Director

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Karim Remtoula
  Name: Karim Remtoula
  Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Nicolas Doche
  Name: Nicolas Doche
  Title: Director

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Michael Ubriaco
  Name: Michael Ubriaco
  Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Jill Wong
  Name: Jill Wong
  Title: Director

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Tiffany Holznecht
  Name: Tiffany Holznecht
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Jonathan Dworkin
  Name: Jonathan Dworkin
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Michael J. Kinnick
  Name: Michael J. Kinnick
  Title: Managing Director

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Laura Conway
  Name: Laura Conway
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  M&T BANK, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Cameron Daboll
  Name: Cameron Daboll
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Donna DeMagistris
  Name: Donna DeMagistris
  Title: Managing Director

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Michael King
  Name: Michael King
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ James A. Harmann
  Naimid: James A. Harmann
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  RAYMOND JAMES BANK, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Alexander Sierra
  Name: Alexander Sierra
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  REGIONS BANK, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Warren Beck
  Name: Warren Beck
  Title: Vice President

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ William Behuniak
  Name: William Behuniak
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Khrystyna Manko
  Name: Khrystyna Manko
  Title: Director

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Robb Gass
  Name: Robb Gass
  Title: Managing Director

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  TD BANK, N.A., as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ George Skoufis
  Name: George Skoufis
  Title: Vice President

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  TRUIST BANK, N.A., as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Tim Conway
  Name: Tim Conway
  Title: Vice President

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Travis H. Myers
  Name: Travis H. Myers
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

Signature Page to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

AMENDMENT NO. 3

 

Dated as of December 9, 2024

 

to

 

TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of August 22, 2022

 

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 (this “Amendment”) is made as of December 9, 2024 by and among HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (the “Borrower”), HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Parent Guarantor”), DOC DR Holdco, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“DOC”), DOC DR, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“DOC OP”; collectively, DOC and DOC OP are referred to herein as the “Subsidiary Guarantors” and individually, as a “Subsidiary Guarantor”), the Lenders listed on the signature pages hereof and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders, the Administrative Agent and the other parties thereto entered into that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of August 22, 2022 (as amended by that certain Consent and Amendment No. 1 dated as of February 10, 2023, that certain Consent and Amendment No. 2 and Joinder dated as of March 1, 2024 and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders constituting the Required Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and the Administrative Agent agree to an amendment to the Credit Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders party hereto, which constitute the Required Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement), and the Administrative Agent have so agreed on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and Lenders party hereto hereby agree to enter into this Amendment.

 

1.            Amendments to the Credit Agreement. (a) Effective as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), the parties hereto agree that the Credit Agreement (excluding the Schedules and Exhibits thereto, which shall remain in the original form delivered, subject to Section 2(b) hereof) is hereby amended as set forth in the marked terms on Exhibit A-1 attached hereto (excluding the Schedules and Exhibits thereto, which shall remain in the original form delivered, subject to Section 2(b) hereof, the Credit Agreement as so amended being referred to as the “Amended Credit Agreement”). In Exhibit A-1 hereto, deletions of text in the Amended Credit Agreement are indicated by struck-through text, and insertions of text are indicated by bold, double-underlined text. Exhibit A-2 attached hereto sets forth a clean copy of the Amended Credit Agreement, after giving effect to such amendments and supplements. As so amended and supplemented, the Amended Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

 

 

 

 

(b)           Effective as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, the parties hereto agree that Exhibit E (Compliance Certificate) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

2.            Conditions of Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent (the date of such satisfaction or waiver being the “Third Amendment Effective Date”):

 

(a)          the Administrative Agent shall have received copies of counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by each Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement and as determined immediately prior to giving effect to this Amendment); and

 

(b)          the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Loan Parties certifying that, as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, (i) no Default or Event of Default exists, and, immediately after giving effect to the Amendment, no Default or Event of Default exists and (ii) the representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Amended Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect), except to the extent that any such representation or warranty specifically refers to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date.

 

3.            Representations and Warranties of the Loan Parties. Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants as follows:

 

(a)          Each Loan Party (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Amendment, the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and (c) is duly qualified to do business and, where applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (a) (other than with respect to any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary), clause (b)(i) or clause (c), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the Loan Parties, and this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Loan Parties and are enforceable against the Loan Parties in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

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(b)          As of the date hereof and after giving effect to the terms of this Amendment, (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty is true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty is true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date.

 

(c)          Each Loan Party:

 

(i)              reaffirms and admits the validity and enforceability of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and all of its Obligations thereunder;

 

(ii)             as of the date hereof, agrees and admits that it has no valid defenses to or offsets against any of its Obligations to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Amended Credit Agreement and the Notes; and

 

(iii)            agrees and acknowledges that all references to the “Obligations” contained in the Loan Documents include the Obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

4.            Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement.

 

(a)          Upon the Third Amendment Effective Date, each reference to the Credit Agreement in the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall mean and be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

(b)          Each Loan Document and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. Upon the Third Amendment Effective Date, this Amendment shall for all purposes constitute a Loan Document.

 

(c)          Except with respect to the subject matter hereof, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Amended Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.

 

(d)          This Amendment is not intended by the parties to be, and shall not be construed to be, a substitution or novation of the Obligations outstanding under the Loan Documents, which shall remain in full force and effect, except as modified hereby.

 

5.            Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

 

6.            SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION, WAIVER OF VENUE, SERVICE OF PROCESS, WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. The jurisdiction, venue, service of process and waiver of jury trial provisions set forth in Sections 10.14 and 10.15 of the Amended Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference, mutatis mutandis.

 

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7.            Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

 

8.            Counterparts; Electronic Execution. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures delivered by facsimile or PDF shall have the same force and effect as manual signatures delivered in person. The words “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby 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 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.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.,
  as the Parent Guarantor
   
  By: /s/ Peter A. Scott
  Name: Peter A. Scott
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

  HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC,
  as the Borrower
   
  By: HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.
  Its: Managing Member

 

  By: /s/ Peter A. Scott
  Name: Peter A. Scott
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

  DOC DR HOLDCO, LLC,
  as a Subsidiary Guarantor
   
  By: HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC
  Its: Sole Member
     
  By: HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.
  Its: Managing Member

 

  By: /s/ Peter A. Scott
  Name: Peter A. Scott
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

  DOC DR, LLC,
  as a Subsidiary Guarantor
   
  DOC DR HOLDCO, LLC,
  Its: Managing Member
     
  By: HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC,
  Its: Sole Member
     
  By: HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.
  Its: Managing Member

 

  By: /s/ Peter A. Scott
  Name: Peter A. Scott
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to

Term Loan Agreement

 

 

 

 

  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
  as Administrative Agent
   
  By: /s/ Liliana Claar
  Name: Liliana Claar
  Title: Vice President
     
  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Darren Merten
  Name: Darren Merten
  Title: Director
     
  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
  as a Term A-3 Lender
   
  By: /s/ Cody A. Canafax
  Name: Cody A. Canafax
  Title: Executive Director
     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Andrea S Chen
  Name: Andrea S Chen
  Title: Managing Director
     
  ASSOCIATED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Mitchell Vega
  Name: Mitchell Vega
  Title: Senior Vice President
     
  BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Karim Remtoula
  Name: Karim Remtoula
  Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Nicolas Doche
  Name: Nicolas Doche
  Title: Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to

Term Loan Agreement

 

 

 

 

  CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Michael Ubriaco
  Name: Michael Ubriaco
  Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Jill Wong
  Name: Jill Wong
  Title: Director
     
  KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Laura Conway
  Name: Laura Conway
  Title: Senior Vice President
     
  GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Priyankush Goswami
  Name: Priyankush Goswami
  Title: Authorized Signatory
     
  M&T BANK,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Cameron Daboll
  Name: Cameron Daboll
  Title: Senior Vice President
     
  MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Donna DeMagistris
  Name: Donna DeMagistris
  Title: Managing Director
     
  MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Michael King
  Name: Michael King
  Title: Authorized Signatory
     
  REGIONS BANK,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Warren Beck
  Name: Warren Beck
  Title: Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to

Term Loan Agreement

 

 

 

 

  ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ William Behuniak
  Name: William Behuniak
  Title: Authorized Signatory
     
  The Bank of Nova Scotia,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Robb Gass
  Name: Robb Gass
  Title: Managing Director
     
  TD BANK, N.A.,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ George Skoufis
  Name: George Skoufis
  Title: Vice President
     
  THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Victoria Roberts
  Name: Victoria Roberts
  Title: Authorized Signatory
     
  TRUIST BANK,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Tim Conway
  Name: Tim Conway
  Title: Vice President
     
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Travis H. Myers
  Name: Travis H. Myers
  Title: Senior Vice President
     
  THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK,
  as a Lender
   
  By: /s/ Michael J. Kinnick
  Name: Michael J. Kinnick
  Title: Managing Director
     
  SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
  as a Lender
     
  By: /s/ Khrystyna Manko
  Name: Khrystyna Manko
  Title: Director

 

Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to

Term Loan Agreement

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-1

 

Marked Amended Credit Agreement

 

See attached.

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A to Consent and Amendment No. 2 and Joinder3 to

Term Loan Agreement

 

TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

 

(as amended, restated, supplemented and otherwise modified through and
including that certain Consent and Amendment No. 1 dated as of February 10, 2023 and, that certain Consent and Amendment No. 2 and Joinder

dated as of March 1, 2024 and that certain Amendment No. 3 dated as of December 9, 2024)

Dated as of August 22, 2022

among

HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC,

as Borrower,

HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.,

as Parent Guarantor,

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME,

and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

 

With respect to the Term A-1 Facility and Term A-2 Facility:

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

and

TRUIST BANK,

as Co-Syndication Agents

 

MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,

REGIONS BANK

and

TORONTO-DOMINION BANK,

as Co-Documentation Agents

 

With respect to the Term A-3 Facility:

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

and

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,

as Co-Syndication Agents

 

CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND

INVESTMENT BANK,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

MIZUHO BANK, LTD

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,

TD BANK, N.A.,

TRUIST BANK,

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Co-Documentation Agents

 

BOFA SECURITIES, INC. and

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,

as Joint Bookrunners

 

 

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,

PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC,

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,

and

TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.,

as Joint Lead Arrangers

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,

Barclays Bank PLC,

KeyBanc Capital Markets,

and

Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.,

as Joint Bookrunners

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,

Barclays Bank PLC,

CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK,

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,

KeyBanc Capital Markets,

Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.,

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.,

PNC Capital MarketS LLC,

Royal Bank of Canada,

TD BANK, N.A.,

Truist Securities, Inc.,

U.S. Bank National Association,

and

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC,

as Joint Lead Arrangers

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Section   Page
       
ARTICLE I      DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS 1
     
  1.01 Defined Terms 1
  1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions 3537
  1.03 Accounting Terms 3638
  1.04 Rounding 38
  1.05 [Reserved] 38
  1.06 [Reserved] 38
  1.07 Interest Rates 38
  1.08 Times of Day 3739
       
ARTICLE II      THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS 3739
     
  2.01 Committed Loans 3739
  2.02 Borrowings and Conversions and Continuations of Loans 3840
  2.03 [Reserved] 41
  2.04 [Reserved] 41
  2.05 [Reserved] 41
  2.06 Prepayments 4041
  2.07 Termination or Reduction of Commitments 4042
  2.08 Repayment 4142
  2.09 Interest 4143
  2.10 Fees 4244
  2.11 Computation of Interest and Fees 44
  2.12 Evidence of Debt 4344
  2.13 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback 4345
  2.14 Sharing of Payments by Lenders 4547
  2.15 Extension of Term A-2 Maturity Date 4547
  2.16 Incremental Term Loans 4648
  2.17 [Reserved] 4951
  2.18 Defaulting Lenders 4951
       
ARTICLE III      TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY 5052
     
  3.01 Taxes 5052
  3.02 Illegality 5455
  3.03 Inability to Determine Rates 5455
  3.04 Increased Costs 57
  3.05 Compensation for Losses 5859
  3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders 5859
  3.07 Survival 5960
       
ARTICLE IV      CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS 5960
     
  4.01 Conditions to Effectiveness of this Agreement 5960
  4.02 Conditions to All Credit Extensions after the Closing Date 6162

 

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ARTICLE V      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 6263
     
  5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power 6263
  5.02 Authorization; No Contravention 6263
  5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents 6263
  5.04 Binding Effect 6263
  5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect 6364
  5.06 Litigation 6364
  5.07 No Default 6364
  5.08 Ownership of Property and Valid Leasehold Interests; Liens 6364
  5.09 Environmental Compliance 6465
  5.10 Insurance 6465
  5.11 Taxes 6465
  5.12 ERISA Compliance 6465
  5.13 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act; REIT Status 6566
  5.14 Disclosure 6566
  5.15 Compliance with Laws 6667
  5.16 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc 6667
  5.17 Use of Proceeds 6667
  5.18 Taxpayer Identification Number 6667
  5.19 Sanctions 6667
  5.20 Affected Financial Institution 67
  5.21 Anti-Corruption Laws 6768
  5.22 Solvency 6768
       
ARTICLE VI      AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 6768
     
  6.01 Financial Statements 6768
  6.02 Certificates; Other Information 6869
  6.03 Notices 7071
  6.04 Payment of Taxes 7071
  6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc. 7071
  6.06 Maintenance of Properties 7172
  6.07 Maintenance of Insurance 7172
  6.08 Compliance with Laws 7172
  6.09 Books and Records 7172
  6.10 Inspection Rights 7172
  6.11 Use of Proceeds 7273
  6.12 REIT Status 7273
  6.13 Employee Benefits 7273
  6.14 Anti-Corruption Laws 7273
       
ARTICLE VII      NEGATIVE COVENANTS 7274
     
  7.01 Liens 7374
  7.02 Investments [Reserved] 7475
  7.03 Indebtedness 7475
  7.04 Fundamental Changes 76
  7.05 Dispositions 7576
  7.06 Restricted Payments 7576

 

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  7.07 Change in Nature of Business 77
  7.08 Transactions with Affiliates 7677
  7.09 Burdensome Agreements 7677
  7.10 Financial Covenants 7778
  7.11 Sanctions 7778
  7.12 Anti-Corruption Laws 78
       
ARTICLE VIII      EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES 7879
     
  8.01 Events of Default 7879
  8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default 8081
  8.03 Application of Funds 8182
       
ARTICLE IX      ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 8182
     
  9.01 Appointment and Authority 8182
  9.02 Rights as a Lender 8283
  9.03 Exculpatory Provisions 8283
  9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent 8384
  9.05 Delegation of Duties 8384
  9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent 8384
  9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and Other Lenders 8485
  9.08 No Other Duties, Etc. 8486
  9.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 8486
  9.10 Recovery of Erroneous Payments 8586
  9.11 Guaranty Matters 8587
       
ARTICLE X      MISCELLANEOUS 8587
     
  10.01 Amendments, Etc. 8587
  10.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication 8990
  10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies 9092
  10.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver 9192
  10.05 Payments Set Aside 9394
  10.06 Successors and Assigns 9395
  10.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality 9799
  10.08 Right of Setoff 98100
  10.09 Interest Rate Limitation 98100
  10.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness 99100
  10.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties 99101
  10.12 Severability 99101
  10.13 Replacement of Lenders 99101
  10.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc. 100102
  10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial 101103
  10.16 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 101103
  10.17 USA Patriot Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulation Notice 102104
  10.18 Delivery of Signature Page 102104
  10.19 Judgment Currency 102104
  10.20 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 103105
  10.21 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents; Electronic Records; Counterparts 103105

 

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  10.22 [Reserved] 103106
  10.23 Lender Representations 103106
  10.24 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 104107
  10.25 Cashless Settlement 105108
       
ARTICLE XI      CONTINUING GUARANTY 106109
     
  11.01 Guaranty 106109
  11.02 Rights of Lenders 106109
  11.03 Certain Waivers 106109
  11.04 Obligations Independent 107110
  11.05 Subrogation 107110
  11.06 Termination; Reinstatement 107110
  11.07 Stay of Acceleration 107110
  11.08 Condition of Borrower 108110
  11.09 Appointment of Borrower 111
  11.10 [Reserved] 111
  11.11 Keepwell 111
       
ARTICLE XII      SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR CONTINUING GUARANTY 108111
     
  12.01 Guaranty 108111
  12.02 Rights of Lenders 109112
  12.03 Certain Waivers 109112
  12.04 Obligations Independent 110112
  12.05 Subrogation 110112
  12.06 Termination; Reinstatement 110113
  12.07 Stay of Acceleration 110113
  12.08 Condition of Borrower 110113
  12.09 Subordination 111113
  12.10 Release of Subsidiary Guarantors 114

 

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SCHEDULES

 

2.01 Commitments and Applicable Percentages
7.09 Burdensome Agreements
10.02 Administrative Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices

 

EXHIBITS

 

  Form of

 

A Committed Loan Notice
B [Reserved]
C [Reserved]
D-1 Term A-1 Note
D-2 Term A-2 Note
D-3 Term A-3 Note
E Compliance Certificate
F Assignment and Assumption
G Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate

 

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TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

 

This TERM LOAN AGREEMENT, dated as of August 22, 2022 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), among HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation, the lending institutions party hereto from time to time (each, a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, TRUIST BANK, BARCLAYS BANK PLC, KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as Co-Syndication Agents, and MIZUHO BANK, LTD, REGIONS BANK, CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, TRUIST BANK, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, and TD Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents.

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide two delayed-draw term loan facilities pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and the Lenders are willing to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

 

1.01            Defined Terms.

 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

“2024 Credit Agreement” means that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2024, among the Borrower, the Guarantor Parties, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and other agents party thereto.

 

2021 Credit Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2021, among the Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, L/C issuer and alternative currency fronting lender, and the lenders and other agents party thereto.

 

Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

 

Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.

 

Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

 

Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution, or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

 

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“Affected Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

 

Agent Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(c).

 

Agents” means the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Co-Syndication Agents and the Co-Documentation Agents.

 

Aggregate Commitments” means, at any date of determination, the sum of the Aggregate Term A-1 Commitments, the Aggregate Term A-2 Commitments and the Aggregate Term A-3 Commitments on such date.

 

Aggregate Term A-1 Commitments” means the Term A-1 Commitments of all Term A-1 Lenders, which as of the Closing Date are $250,000,000, which may be increased pursuant to Section 2.16 or decreased pursuant to Section 2.07.

 

Aggregate Term A-2 Commitments” means the Term A-2 Commitments of all Term A-2 Lenders, which as of the Closing Date are $250,000,000, which may be increased pursuant to Section 2.16 or decreased pursuant to Section 2.07.

 

Aggregate Term A-3 Commitments” means the Term A-3 Commitments of all Term A-3 Lenders, which as of the Second Amendment Effective Date are $750,000,000, which may be increased pursuant to Section 2.16 or decreased pursuant to Section 2.07.

 

Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

Agreement Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.19.

 

Anti-Corruption Laws” has the meaning specified in Section 5.21.

 

Applicable Percentage” means (a) with respect to the Term A-1 Facility for each Term A-1 Lender at any time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.18, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term A-1 Facility represented by (i) at any time during the Availability Period in respect of such Term A-1 Facility, the aggregate amount of such Term A-1 Lender’s unused Term A-1 Commitment at such time plus the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Term A-1 Lender’s Term A-1 Loans at such time, and (ii) thereafter, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Term A-1 Lender’s Term A-1 Loans at such time; (b) with respect to the Term A-2 Facility for each Term A-2 Lender at any time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.18, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term A-2 Facility represented by (i) at any time during the Availability Period in respect of such Term A-2 Facility, the aggregate amount of such Term A-2 Lender’s unused Term A-2 Commitment at such time plus the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Term A-2 Lender’s Term A-2 Loans at such time and (ii) thereafter, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Term A-2 Lender’s Term A-2 Loans at such time; (c) with respect to the Term A-3 Facility for each Term A-3 Lender at any time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.18, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term A-3 Facility represented by (i) on the Second Amendment Effective Date, the aggregate amount of such Term A-3 Lender’s Term A-3 Commitment in in effect at such time, and (ii) thereafter, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Term A-3 Lender’s Term A-3 Loans at such time; and (d) with respect to any Incremental Term Loan Facility for each Lender thereunder at any time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.18, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place) of such Incremental Term Loan Facility represented by (i) on or prior to the applicable Increase Effective Date, such Lender’s allocated portion of such Incremental Term Loan Facility, and (ii) thereafter, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Incremental Term Loans under such Incremental Term Loan Facility at such time. The Applicable Percentages of each Lender under the applicable Term Facility or Term Facilities as of the Closing Date are set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption or the New Lender Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

 

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Applicable Rate” means, for any Term Loan, from time to time, the number of basis points per annum set forth in the relevant columns of the following table based upon the Debt Rating as set forth immediately below:

 

Pricing
Level
  Debt Ratings
(S&P/Moody’s/Fitch)
  Applicable
Rate for Term
SOFR Loans
and, solely
with respect
to the Term
A-3 Facility,
Daily SOFR
Loans
  Applicable
Rate for
Base Rate
Loans
1   ≥A / ≥A2 / ≥A   75.0 bps   0 bps
             
2   A- / A3 / A-   80.0 bps   0 bps
             
3   BBB+ / Baa1 / BBB+   85.0 bps   0 bps
             
4   BBB / Baa2 / BBB   95.0 bps   0 bps
             
5   BBB- / Baa3 / BBB-   120.0 bps   20.0 bps
             
6  

<BBB- / <Baa3 /

<BBB- or non-rated

  160.0 bps   60.0 bps

 

For purposes hereof, the term “Debt Rating” means, as of any date of determination, the rating by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch of the Borrower’s non-credit enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt; provided that, if at any time when the Borrower has only two (2) Debt Ratings, and such Debt Ratings are split, then: (A) if the difference between such Debt Ratings is one ratings category (e.g., Baa2 by Moody’s and BBB- by S&P or Fitch), the Applicable Rate shall be the rate per annum that would be applicable if the higher of the Debt Ratings were used, and (B) if the difference between such Debt Ratings is two or more ratings categories (e.g., Baa1 by Moody’s and BBB- by S&P or Fitch), the Applicable Rate shall be the rate per annum that would be applicable if the median of the applicable Debt Ratings were used. If at any time when the Borrower has three (3) Debt Ratings, and such Debt Ratings are split, then: (A) if the difference between the highest and the lowest such Debt Ratings is one ratings category (e.g., Baa2 by Moody’s and BBB- by S&P or Fitch), the Applicable Rate shall be the rate per annum that would be applicable if the highest of the Debt Ratings were used, and (B) if the difference between such Debt Ratings is two or more ratings categories (e.g., Baa1 by Moody’s and BBB- by S&P or Fitch), the Applicable Rate shall be the rate per annum that would be applicable if the average of the two (2) highest Debt Ratings were used; provided that, if such average is not a recognized rating category, then the Applicable Rate shall be the rate per annum that would be applicable if the second highest Debt Rating of the three were used.

 

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Initially, the Applicable Rate shall be determined based upon the Debt Rating specified in the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(vi) (or, in the case of Term A-3 Loans, delivered as of the Second Amendment Effective Date pursuant to the Second Amendment). Thereafter, each change in the Applicable Rate shall occur on the first Business Day following the effective change in the Debt Rating.

 

Solely with respect to the Term A-1 Facility and the Term A-2 Facility, notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any calendar year ending on or after December 31, 2022, if the Borrower delivers a Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate to the Administrative Agent, certifying that the Sustainability Metric as of December 31 of the most recently ended calendar year (the “Specified Test Year”) satisfies the Sustainability Metric Election Threshold for such Specified Test Year, and electing that the Applicable Rate instead be based on the table set forth below (the “Sustainability Metric Pricing Grid”), then the Applicable Rate with respect to each Facility shall be determined based on the relevant columns of the Sustainability Metric Pricing Grid for the period commencing on the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date such Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate is delivered to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower until the earlier to occur of (i) the date that is one (1) year after the date the Sustainability Metric Pricing Grid became effective for such period in connection with the delivery of such Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate and (ii) the date that is the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date of delivery by the Borrower of the Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate for the calendar year ending immediately after such Specified Test Year, which subsequent Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate indicates that (A) the Sustainability Metric for the calendar year ending immediately after such Specified Test Year did not satisfy the Sustainability Metric Election Threshold or (B) the Borrower does not elect to apply the Sustainability Metric Pricing Grid for the calendar year ending immediately after such Specified Test Year; provided that it is understood and agreed that (x) if the Sustainability Metric for any calendar year does not satisfy the Sustainability Metric Election Threshold, the Borrower shall not be restricted from making any subsequent election to apply the Sustainability Metric Pricing Grid pursuant to this paragraph if the Sustainability Metric for the calendar year most recently ended prior to such election satisfies the Sustainability Metric Election Threshold, and (y) a Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate electing to apply the Sustainability Metric Pricing Grid pursuant to this paragraph may be delivered at any time by the Borrower so long as the Sustainability Metric for the calendar year most recently ended prior to such election satisfies the Sustainability Metric Election Threshold.

 

If, as a result of (A) the agreement by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the Sustainability Metric for any calendar year as reported on any Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate was inaccurate or (B) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders becoming aware of any material inaccuracy in the Sustainability Metric for any calendar year as reported on any Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate (and, in the case of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders becoming aware thereof, written notice thereof has been delivered to the Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for such determination) (any such event referred to in clause (A) or (B) above, a “Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate Inaccuracy”) and, in each case, the Borrower made an election to apply the Sustainability Metric Pricing Grid pursuant to such Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate and a proper calculation of the Sustainability Metric for such calendar year would not have resulted in any adjustment, or would have resulted in a smaller adjustment, to the Applicable Rate pursuant to the Sustainability Metric Pricing Grid for the relevant period covered by such election, then the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders promptly (and in any event, within five (5) Business Days) following written demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code, immediately, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent or any Lender), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest that should have been paid for such period (or relevant portion thereof then elapsed in respect of which payments of interest were previously made) over the amount of interest actually paid for such period (or relevant portion thereof). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless such amounts shall be due upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code, (i) any additional amounts required to be paid pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall not be due and payable until a written demand is made for such payment by the Administrative Agent, (ii) any nonpayment of such additional amounts prior to or upon such demand for payment by Administrative Agent shall not, whether retroactively or otherwise, (x) constitute a Default or Event of Default or (y) otherwise result in the failure to satisfy any condition precedent to any Credit Extension, a Maturity Date extension pursuant to Section 2.15, or an Increase Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.16, and (iii) none of such additional amounts shall be deemed overdue prior to such a demand or shall accrue interest at the Default Rate prior to such a demand. It is understood and agreed that no Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate Inaccuracy shall, whether retroactively or otherwise, (x) constitute a Default or Event of Default or (y) otherwise result in the failure to satisfy any condition precedent to any Credit Extension, a Maturity Date extension pursuant to Section 2.15, or an Increase Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.16; provided that the Borrower complies with the terms of this paragraph with respect to such Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate Inaccuracy.

 

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Sustainability Metric Pricing Grid

 

Pricing
Level
  Debt Ratings
(S&P/Moody’s/Fitch)
  Applicable
Rate for Term
SOFR Loans
  Applicable
Rate for
Base Rate
Loans
1   ≥A / ≥A2 / ≥A   74.0 bps   0 bps
             
2   A- / A3 / A-   79.0 bps   0 bps
             
3   BBB+ / Baa1 / BBB+   84.0 bps   0 bps
             
4   BBB / Baa2 / BBB   94.0 bps   0 bps
             
5   BBB- / Baa3 / BBB-   119.0 bps   19.0 bps
             
6  

<BBB- / <Baa3 /

<BBB- or non-rated

  159.0 bps   59.0 bps

 

Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

 

Arrangers” means each institution identified as a “Joint Lead Arranger” or a “Joint Bookrunner” on the cover pages to this Agreement (solely with respect to the applicable Term Facility), and to the extent for which such institution is so identified on the cover pages to this Agreement).

 

Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.

 

Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit F or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

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Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Financing Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Financing Lease.

 

Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the BorrowerParent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20212023, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the BorrowerParent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

 

Availability Period” means (a) in respect of the Term A-1 Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to and including the earlier of (i) February 17, 2023, and (ii) the date of termination of the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to Section 8.02 and (b) in respect of the Term A-2 Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to and including the earlier of (i) February 17, 2023, and (ii) the date of termination of the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to Section 8.02.

 

Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.

 

Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, rule, regulation 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).

 

Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.

 

Bankruptcy Code” means the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as heretofore and hereafter amended, as codified at 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor provision thereto.

 

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus ½ of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,and (c) Term SOFR (as defined in clause (b) of the definition thereof) plus 1% and (d) 1.00%. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. If at any time of determination, the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof, then the Base Rate at such time shall be the greater of clauses (a) and, (b) and (d) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. If the Base Rate determined in accordance with the above is below 1.0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.0% for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate. All Base Rate Loans shall be denominated in Dollars.

 

Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

 

Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

 

Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of 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.”

 

Borrower” means (i) prior to the consummation of the First Amendment Merger and First Amendment Conversion, Healthpeak Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation, (ii) following the First Amendment Merger, Healthpeak Properties Interim, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and (iii) following the First Amendment Conversion, Healthpeak OP, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company.

 

Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

Borrowing” means (a) a Committed Borrowing or (b) a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Incremental Term Loans of a specific tranche of the same Type, of the same Class, and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders of such Class pursuant to Section 2.16, as the context may require.

 

Borrowing Date” means, with respect to any Term Loan, any date on or after the Closing Date on which the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV are satisfied or waived and any Term Loans are made to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01, which day shall be a Business Day occurring during the Availability Period for the applicable Term Facility.

 

Boundary Property” means any building that is part of the Borrower’s portfolio of assets under management and that the Borrower identifies internally as under the Borrower’s operational control. For purposes of this definition, such operational control shall mean that the Borrower or any of its Controlled Subsidiaries maintains, provides service to, and/or has the authority to implement operating policies with respect to energy usage, water usage and/or waste disposal, in any such case, for all or any portion of such building. Any reference herein to the square footage of a Boundary Property shall be a reference to the proportional percentage of total square footage of such Boundary Property that is under the Borrower’s operational control with respect to such Boundary Property.

 

Business Day” means 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 California or the State of New York or the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located.

 

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, and with respect to any Person in particular, after the date such Person becomes a party to this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) 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 or in the implementation thereof and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

 

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Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which, after the date of the First Amendment Merger:

 

(a)            any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the equity securities of the Parent Guarantor (which equity securities have ordinary voting powers to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Parent Guarantor (irrespective of whether at such time stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency)) on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) and the Borrower shall not have repaid all of the outstanding Obligations in full in cash (other than contingent Obligations that are not then due and payable) and terminated the Aggregate Commitments within forty-five (45) days after such “person” or “group” shall have become the “beneficial owner” of such percentage of such stock;

 

(b)            during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Parent Guarantor cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved or recommended by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved or recommended by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body; or

 

(c)            the Parent Guarantor shall, at any time, cease to Control the Borrower.

 

Class” (a) when used with respect to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Committed Term A-1 Loans, Committed Term A-2 Loans, Committed Term A-3 Loans or a specific tranche of Incremental Term Loans, (b) when used with respect to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has any (i) Term A-1 Commitment or Term A-1 Loan, (ii) Term A-2 Commitment or Term A-2 Loan, (iii) Term A-3 Commitment or Term A-3 Loan or (iv) Incremental Term Loan of a specific tranche or commitment to make an Incremental Term Loan of a specific tranche, and (c) when used with respect to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Term A-1 Commitment, a Term A-2 Commitment, a Term A-3 Commitment or a commitment to make an Incremental Term Loan of a specific tranche.

 

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Closing Date” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01.

 

CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.

 

Co-Documentation Agent” means each of Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Regions Bank, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, PNC Bank, National Association, Royal Bank of Canada, Truist Bank, U.S. Bank National Association, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and TD Bank, N.A., in their capacities as Co-Documentation Agents.

 

Co-Syndication Agent” means each of Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, National Association, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Truist Bank, Barclays Bank PLC, KeyBank National Association and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in their capacities as Co-Syndication Agents.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Commitment” means a Term A-1 Commitment, a Term A-2 Commitment or a Term A-3 Commitment, as the context may require.

 

Committed Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Committed Loans of the same Type, of the same Class, and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders of such Class pursuant to Section 2.01.

 

Committed Loan” means a Committed Term A-1 Loan, a Committed Term A-2 Loan or a Committed Term A-3 Loan, as the context may require.

 

Committed Loan Notice” means a notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Loans of the same Class from one Type to another Type, or (c) a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A 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.

 

Committed Term A-1 Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a).

 

Committed Term A-2 Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).

 

Committed Term A-3 Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(c).

 

“Communication” means this Agreement, any other Loan Document and any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to any Loan Document.

 

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E.

 

Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate or Term SOFR, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “Base Rate,” “Daily SOFR,” “Daily Simple SOFR,” “SOFR,” “Term SOFR,” “Term SOFR Screen Rate,” and “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, and the applicability and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent (after consultation in good faith with the Borrower), to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the use and administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent (after consultation in good faith with the Borrower) determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).

 

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Consolidated Intangible Assets” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the Intangible Assets of the Group on a consolidated basis.

 

Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity” means, as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholders’ equity of the Group, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” means, as of any date of determination, for the Group on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to (a) Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity on such date plus (b) accumulated depreciation and amortization, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, on such date, minus (c) Consolidated Intangible Assets on such date.

 

Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

 

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Covered Party” has the meaning specified in Section 10.24.

 

Credit Extension” means a Borrowing.

 

Daily Simple SOFR” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, the SOFR published on such date on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source).

 

Daily SOFR” means the rate per annum equal to SOFR determined for any day pursuant to the definition thereof plus the SOFR Adjustment. Any change in Daily SOFR shall be effective from and including the date of such change without further notice. If the rate as so determined would be less than 0.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.00% for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Daily SOFR Loan” means a Term A-3 Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Daily SOFR.

 

Debt Rating” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Applicable Rate.”

 

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, 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 and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

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Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided, however, that, with respect to a Daily SOFR Loan or a Term SOFR Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum.

 

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.18(b), any Lender that, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, (a) has failed to (i) perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans, within two (2) 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 good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent 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 (unless such notice or public statement states that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such notice or public statement) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its funding obligations hereunder, 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 assets 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. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.18(b)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower and each other Lender promptly following such determination.

 

Delaware Divided LLC” means any Delaware LLC that has been formed upon consummation of a Delaware LLC Division.

 

Delaware LLC” means any limited liability company organized or formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

Delaware LLC Division” means the statutory division of any Delaware LLC into two or more Delaware LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

 

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Designated Jurisdiction” means any country, region or territory to the extent that such country, region or territory itself is the subjecttarget of comprehensive Sanctions (as of the date of the FirstThird Amendment Effective Date, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, and the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic).

 

Development Property” means any real property in which the development and construction with respect thereto are not complete.

 

Disclosed Matters” means any event, circumstance, condition or other matter expressly disclosed in the reports and other documents furnished to or filed with the SEC by the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries and that are publicly available on or prior to the SecondThird Amendment Effective Date.

 

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer or assignment (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith and including any disposition of property to a Delaware Divided LLC pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division, in any case other than sales or other dispositions of assets in the ordinary course of business.

 

DOC” means DOC DR Holdco, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company.

 

DOC OP” means DOC DR, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company.

 

DOC Credit Agreement” means that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 24, 2021 by and among DOC DR, LLC (as successor to Physicians Realty L.P.), as borrower, DOC DR Holdco, LLC (as successor to Physicians Realty Trust), as guarantor, the lenders party thereto and KeybankKeyBank National Association, as administrative agent (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2023, as amended by that certain Second Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 24, 2023, as amended by that certain Consent and Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to be dated on or around February 21, 2024) and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

 

DOC Debt” means, collectively, all obligations under the DOC Credit Agreement and the DOC Notes, together with any credit agreement(s) or other agreements, notes, offering memoranda, instruments or other documents evidencing indebtedness incurred to refinance or replace any of the foregoing.

 

DOC Notes” means those certain notes issued from time to time under that certain Senior Indenture, dated as of March 7, 2017 among DOC (as successor to Physicians Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust), DOC OP (as successor to Physicians Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee, as supplemented by that certain First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 7, 2017, that certain Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2017, that certain Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 13, 2021, that certain Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2024 and as may be further as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

 

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EBITDA” means, for any period, for a Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to, without duplication, the Net Income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period plus (a) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Net Income: (i) Interest Expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, (ii) the provision for Federal, state, local and foreign taxes on or measured by income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period (whether or not payable during that period), (iii) depreciation and amortization expense for such period and (iv) expenses of such Person and its Subsidiaries reducing such Net Income during such period which do not represent a cash expenditure in such period or any prior or future period and minus (b) (i) all items of such Person and its Subsidiaries increasing Net Income for such period which do not represent a cash receipt in such period or any prior or future period and (ii) any addition to EBITDA pursuant to clause (a)(ii) above taken or payable during such period to the extent added to EBITDA in any prior or future period.

 

EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a Subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

 

EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

 

“Electronic Copy” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.21.

 

“Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Sections 10.06(b)(iii), (v), (vi) and (vii) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii)).

 

Enterprise EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of (a) EBITDA of the Group on a consolidated basis for such period plus (b) without duplication, the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of EBITDA of each Material Joint Venture for such period.

 

Enterprise Fixed Charges” means, for any period, with respect to the Group on a consolidated basis, the sum of, without duplication, (a) Enterprise Interest Expense paid in cash during such period plus (b) Scheduled Principal Payments during such period plus (c) cash dividends and distributions in respect of preferred stock of the Group during such period (but excluding (i) redemption payments or charges in connection with the redemption of preferred stock and (ii) amounts paid to the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries); provided that Enterprise Fixed Charges shall not include (i) any amounts with respect to any Intercompany Indebtedness, (ii) gains and losses from unwinding or break-funding of Swap Contracts, (iii) write-offs of unamortized deferred financing fees, (iv) prepayment fees, premiums and penalties, and (v) other unusual or non-recurring items as are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

 

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Enterprise Gross Asset Value” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Gross Asset Value of the Group on a consolidated basis plus (b) without duplication, the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of Gross Asset Value of each Material Joint Venture; provided that, (i) without duplication, for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio, Enterprise Gross Asset Value shall not include the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents deducted in the calculation of Enterprise Total Indebtedness pursuant to the first proviso of the definition of “Enterprise Total Indebtedness.””, and (ii) for purposes of any determination of Enterprise Gross Asset Value (x) to the extent the amount of Enterprise Gross Asset Value attributable to Joint Ventures would exceed 25% of Enterprise Gross Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded (it being understood and agreed, that for purposes of this clause (x) the Loan Parties’ Investment in any Joint Venture will be valued at book value as shown on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor, as determined in accordance with GAAP), and (y) to the extent the amount of Enterprise Gross Asset Value attributable to Development Properties would exceed 35% of Enterprise Gross Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded.

 

Enterprise Interest Expense” means, for any period, the sum of (a) Interest Expense of the Group on a consolidated basis for such period plus (b) without duplication, the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of Interest Expense of each Material Joint Venture for such period.

 

Enterprise Secured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, that portion of Enterprise Total Indebtedness that is subject to a Lien (other than Permitted Specified Liens).

 

Enterprise Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to, without duplication, (a) Indebtedness of the Group on a consolidated basis outstanding on such date, plus (b) without duplication, the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of Indebtedness of each Material Joint Venture outstanding on such date; provided that for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio, (x) clause (a) shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of (i) all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Group and (ii) escrow and other deposits to the extent available on such date for the repayment of any of the Indebtedness included in the calculation of clause (a) above up to an amount in the aggregate for this clause (x) not to exceed the aggregate amount of Indebtedness reflected in clause (a) above maturing in the immediately succeeding 24 months and (y) clause (b) shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of (i) all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of each such applicable Material Joint Venture and (ii) escrow and other deposits to the extent available on such date for the repayment of any of the Indebtedness included in the calculation of clause (b) above up to an amount in the aggregate for this clause (y) not to exceed the aggregate amount of Indebtedness reflected in clause (b) above maturing in the immediately succeeding 24 months; provided, further, that Enterprise Total Indebtedness shall not include accounts payable, intracompany debt, dividends and distributions declared but not payable, security deposits, accrued liabilities or prepaid rent, each as defined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Unencumbered Asset Value of the Group on a consolidated basis plus (b) without duplication, the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of Unencumbered Asset Value of each Material Joint Venture.; provided that for purposes of any determination of Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value (x) to the extent the amount of Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to Joint Ventures would exceed 25% of Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded (it being understood and agreed, that for purposes of this clause (x) the Loan Parties’ Investment in any Joint Venture will be valued at book value as shown on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor, as determined in accordance with GAAP), and (y) to the extent the amount of Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to Development Properties would exceed 35% of Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded.

 

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Enterprise Unsecured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, that portion of Enterprise Total Indebtedness that is not Enterprise Secured Debt or a Guarantee of Enterprise Secured Debt.

 

Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.

 

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person and all of the warrants or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock).

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

 

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Loan Parties 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).

 

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001 (a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate in excess of the Threshold Amount.

 

ESG Report” means the annual non-financial disclosure substantially similar to the GRI Standards as publicly reported by the Parent Guarantor or the Borrower and published on an Internet or intranet website to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent has or has been granted access free of charge.

 

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

 

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.

 

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Excluded Swap Obligations” means, with respect to any Guarantor Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor Party of, or the grant by such Guarantor Party of a Lien to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 11.1110.27 and any other “keepwell”, support or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor Party and any and all guarantees of the Guarantor Party’s Swap Obligations by other guarantors (if any)) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor Party, or grant by such Guarantor Party of a Lien, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one Swap Contract, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swap Contracts for which such Guaranty or Lien is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

 

Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes in each case (i) imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the Laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable Lending Office is located or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which any Loan Party is located, (c) any backup withholding tax that is required to be withheld from amounts payable to a Lender that has failed to comply with clause (A) of Section 3.01(e)(ii), (d) in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 10.13), any U.S. withholding taxTax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office) or is attributable to such Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with Section 3.01(e), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Loan Parties with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.01(a) and (e) United States federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

Facility” means the Term A-1 Facility, the Term A-2 Facility, the Term A-3 Facility or an Incremental Term Loan Facility, as the context may require.

 

FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

 

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Closing Date (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 entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing.

 

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that, if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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Financing Lease” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property by that Person as lessee which, in accordance with GAAP, is required to be accounted for as a financing lease on the balance sheet of that Person.

 

First Amendment” means that certain Consent and Amendment No. 1 to Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 10, 2023, by and among the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

 

First Amendment Conversion” means the “Conversion” (as defined in the First Amendment).

 

First Amendment Merger” means the “Merger” (as defined in the First Amendment).

 

Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc. and any successor thereto.

 

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Enterprise EBITDA for the twelve-month period ending on such date to (b) Enterprise Fixed Charges for the twelve-month period ending on such date.

 

Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is a resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

 

FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

 

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles 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” means 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 supranational bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

GRI Standards” means the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Reporting Standards (2016) (or successor standards) published by the Global Reporting Initiative.

 

Gross Asset Value” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) all assets of a Person and its Subsidiaries as determined in accordance with GAAP plus (b) all accumulated depreciation and accumulated amortization associated with such assets minus (c) Intangible Assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries.

 

Group” means the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries.

 

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Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any payment obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning specified in Section 11.01 or Section 12.01, as the context may require.

 

Guarantor” means the Parent Guarantor.

 

Guarantor Party” means each of the Parent Guarantor and each Subsidiary Guarantor and “Guarantor Parties” means all of them collectively.

 

Guaranty” means, as the context may require, (a) the Guarantee made by the Parent Guarantor under Article XI in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or (b) the Guarantee made by each Subsidiary Guarantor under Article XII in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

 

Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

HMT” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Sanction(s).”

 

Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(d).

 

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Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

 

Incremental Term Loan Amendment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(e)(iii).

 

Incremental Term Loan Facility” means, at any time, any new tranche of term loans established pursuant to Section 2.16 and the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Incremental Term Loans under such tranche of all Lenders at such time.

 

Indebtedness” means, at any time and with respect to any Person, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

 

(a)            all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, whether secured or unsecured, and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, including, without limitation, recourse and non-recourse mortgage debt;

 

(b)            all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;

 

(c)            aggregate net obligations of such Person under Swap Contracts;

 

(d)            all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts payable and other accrued obligations in the ordinary course of business and (ii) liabilities with respect to earnouts, reimbursements, true-ups and other similar obligations incurred in connection with the purchase or sale of assets except to the extent such liabilities are required to appear on the balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP);

 

(e)            indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse, to the extent of the value of the property encumbered by such Lien;

 

(f)             Financing Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations;

 

(g)            all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person (other than OP units or LTIP units issued by such Person) at any time prior to the date that is six (6) months after the latest Maturity Date then in effect (other than obligations that can solely be satisfied by delivery of Equity Interests of such Person), valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the liquidation preference thereof; and

 

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(h)            all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

 

For all purposes hereof, (i) the amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date (which shall be a positive number if such amount would be owed by the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries and a negative number if such amount would be owed to the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries) and the net obligations under Swap Contracts shall not be less than zero and (ii) the amount of any Financing Lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date. Any liability will be excluded so long as it is (1) secured by a letter of credit issued for the benefit of the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in form and substance and from a financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, but only to the extent neither the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has liability therefor, (2) any obligation (including obligations under so called “sandwich leases”) against which a third party indemnifies the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or guarantees all loss suffered by the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries on account thereof, to the extent the indemnitor or guarantor has the financial wherewithal to satisfy its obligation, or (3) otherwise acceptable as a “Covered Liability” in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

 

Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

 

Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).

 

Initial Term A-2 Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a).

 

Intangible Assets” means, as of any date of determination, assets of a Person and its Subsidiaries that are classified as intangible assets under GAAP, but excluding interests in real estate that are classified as intangible assets in accordance with GAAP.

 

Intercompany Indebtedness” means, as of any date, Indebtedness to which the only parties are the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower and/or any of their respective Subsidiaries as of such date and which, if the Parent Guarantor or the Borrower is the borrower with respect to such Indebtedness, is subordinated to the obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Interest Expense” means, for any period, for a Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum, without duplication, of all (a) interest expense for such period determined in accordance with GAAP (but excluding, to the extent included in Interest Expense, (i) any charges resulting from settlement of options to repurchase remarketable bonds, (ii) remaining unamortized fees paid pursuant to the 2021 Credit Agreement, and (iii) amortization of deferred financing fees, amortization of debt discounts and swap breakage costs) and (b) interest that is capitalized in such period in accordance with GAAP.

 

Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Term SOFR Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the applicable Maturity Date; provided, however, that, if any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Loan exceeds three (3) months, then the respective dates that fall every three (3) months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan or Daily SOFR Loan, the last Business Day of each calendar quarter and the applicable Maturity Date.

 

Interest Period” means, as to each Term SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such Term SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Loan and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months (or, if agreed to by all Lenders, 12 months) thereafter (in each case, subject to availability), as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:

 

(a)            any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

 

(b)            any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

 

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(c)            no Interest Period shall extend beyond the applicable Maturity Date.

 

Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

 

IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.16.

 

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

Joint Venture” means any Person in which the Borrower, directly or indirectly, has an ownership interest but does not consolidate the assets or income of such Person in preparing its consolidated financial statements.

 

Judgment Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 10.19.

 

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes, executive orders and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

 

Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto. The term “Lender” may also be used to refer to a Term A-1 Lender, a Term A-2 Lender, a Term A-3 Lender or a Lender of an Incremental Term Loan, as the context may require.

 

“Lender Related Party” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(d).

 

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender or its Affiliates described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

Leverage Ratio” means, on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Enterprise Total Indebtedness outstanding on such date to (b) Enterprise Gross Asset Value as of such date.

 

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

 

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Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Committed Loan or an Incremental Term Loan of any tranche.

 

Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note and any Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate.

 

Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor Party.

 

Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Swap Contract.”

 

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, properties or financial condition of the Group, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties to perform any of their material obligations under the Loan Documents, or (c) the rights of or remedies available to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents.

 

Material Group” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Material Subsidiary.”

 

Material Joint Venture” means a Joint Venture in which the Borrower has made a net equity investment of $15,000,000 or greater. For purposes of this definition, the Borrower’s aggregate Investment in a Joint Venture will be valued at book value as shown on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Material Recourse Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower and/or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) that (a) does not constitute Non-Recourse Indebtedness, and (b) individually or in the aggregate, has a principal amount (including, without duplication, undrawn committed or available amounts and amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold Amount.

 

Material Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries (i) which, as of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Parent Guarantor or the Borrower, as applicable, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended, for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 (or, prior to the delivery of such financial statements for the fiscal quarteryear ending MarchDecember 31, 2024, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2023September 30, 2024), contributed greater than $100,000,000 of Enterprise EBITDA for such period or (ii) which contributed greater than $300,000,000 of Enterprise Gross Asset Value as of such date. A group of Subsidiaries (a “Material Group”) each of which is not otherwise a Material Subsidiary (defined in the foregoing sentence) shall constitute a Material Subsidiary if the group taken as a single entity satisfies the requirements of the foregoing sentence.

 

Maturity Date” means (a) with respect to the Term A-1 Facility, the Term A-1 Maturity Date, (b) with respect to the Term A-2 Facility, the Term A-2 Maturity Date, (c) with respect to the Term A-3 Facility, the Term A-3 Maturity Date and/or (d) with respect to any tranche of Incremental Term Loans, subject to Section 2.16(e)(iii), the date set forth in the applicable Incremental Term Loan Amendment as the “Maturity Date” for such tranche of Incremental Term Loans, in each case, as the context may require.

 

Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.09.

 

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

 

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Mortgage Lien” means any Lien that encumbers a real property owned by a Person other than Permitted Specified Liens.

 

Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

 

Negative Pledge” means any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that is binding on a Loan Party or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and prohibits the creation or assumption of any Lien on any assets of such Person to secure the Obligations; provided, however, that a provision conditioning a Person’s ability to encumber its assets upon the maintenance of one or more specified ratios shall not constitute a Negative Pledge so long as such provision does not generally prohibit the encumbrance of such Person’s assets or the encumbrance of specific assets.

 

Net Income” means, for any period, for a Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP (without giving effect to (i) any net after tax gains or losses attributable to sales of non-current assets out of the ordinary course of business and write-downs of non-current assets in anticipation of losses to the extent they have decreased net income, and (ii) gains and losses from dispositions of depreciable real estate investments, impairment charges, the early extinguishment of debt and transaction costs of acquisitions not permitted to be capitalized pursuant to GAAP and other non-recurring items, including, without limitation, charges resulting from settlement of options to repurchase remarketable bonds and other similar charges).

 

New Lender Joinder Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(c).

 

Non-Recourse Indebtedness” of a Person means any Indebtedness of such Person, the recourse for which is limited to the asset or assets securing such Indebtedness (and, if applicable, in the event such Person owns no assets other than real estate that secures such Indebtedness and assets incident to ownership of such real estate (e.g., personal property) and has no other Indebtedness, to such Person and/or such Person’s Equity Interests), other than in respect of environmental liabilities, fraud, misrepresentation and other similar matters.

 

Notes” means, collectively, the Term Notes and any promissory notes made by the Borrower evidencing any Incremental Term Loans in a form agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, as the context may require, and “Note” means any of them individually.

 

Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that, without limiting the foregoing, the Obligations of any Guarantor Party shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor Party.

 

OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

 

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Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

 

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary intangible, recording, filing or similar taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document except any such taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06 or Section 10.13).

 

Outstanding Amount” means, with respect to Loans of one or more Class(es) on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Loans of such Class(es) occurring on such date.

 

Overnight Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

Parent Guarantor” means, upon completion of the First Amendment Merger,   Healthpeak Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation.

 

Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).

 

Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).

 

Patriot Act” has the meaning specified in Section 10.17.

 

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

 

Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or to which a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

 

Permitted Specified Liens” means Liens permitted under Section 7.01(c) – (h), (j) - (m) and (o) – (q).

 

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Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established by a Loan Party or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.

 

Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

Pro Forma Basis” means, for purposes of determining any financial covenant hereunder, that the subject transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which annual or quarterly financial statements shall have been delivered in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Further, for purposes of making calculations on a “Pro Forma Basis” hereunder, (a) in the case of a Disposition, (i) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property, entities or business units that are the subject of such Disposition shall be excluded to the extent relating to any period prior to the date of the subject transaction, and (ii) Indebtedness paid or retired in connection with the subject transaction shall be deemed to have been paid and retired as of the first day of the applicable period; (b) in the case of an acquisition, development or redevelopment, (i) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property, entities or business units that are the subject of such acquisition, development or redevelopment shall be included to the extent relating to any period prior to the date of the subject transaction, and (ii) Indebtedness incurred in connection with the subject transaction shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the applicable period (and interest expense shall be imputed for the applicable period utilizing the actual interest rates thereunder or, if actual rates are not ascertainable, assuming prevailing interest rates hereunder) and (c) in the case of the issuance or exercise of Equity Interests, Indebtedness paid or retired in connection therewith shall be deemed to have been paid and retired as of the first day of the applicable period.

 

Pro Rata Share” means (a) with respect to the EBITDA, Net Income, Interest Expense, Gross Asset Value and Unencumbered Asset Value of each Joint Venture, the Borrower’s direct or indirect percentage ownership interest in such Joint Venture and (b) with respect to the Indebtedness of each Joint Venture (i) if the Indebtedness is recourse to the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, the amount of such Indebtedness that is recourse to the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or such Subsidiary and (ii) if the Indebtedness is not recourse to the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, the Borrower’s percentage ownership interest in such Joint Venture.

 

PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

 

Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 10.24.

 

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, at any time, each Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Recipient” means the Administrative Agent and any Lender, as applicable.

 

Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).

 

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REIT” means a real estate investment trust as defined in Sections 856-860 of the Code.

 

Related Indemnified Party” of an Indemnitee means (a) any trustees, members, administrators, managers, partners, Controlling Person or Controlled Affiliate of such Indemnitee, (b) the respective directors, officers or employees of such Indemnitee or any of its Controlling Persons or Controlled Affiliates and (c) the respective advisors, attorneys, accountants, agents and representatives of such Indemnitee or any of its Controlling Persons or Controlled Affiliates, in the case of this clause (c), acting on behalf of, or at the express instructions of, such Indemnitee, Controlling Person or such Controlled Affiliate.

 

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

 

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.

 

Request for Credit Extension” means, with respect to a Borrowing or a conversion or continuation of any Loan, a Committed Loan Notice.

 

Required Class Lenders” means, at any time with respect to any Class of Loans (or any Class of commitments to make Loans), Lenders having Total Loan Exposures with respect to such Class representing more than 50% of the Total Loan Exposures of all Lenders of such Class.  The Total Loan Exposure of any Defaulting Lender with respect to such Class shall be disregarded in determining Required Class Lenders at any time.

 

Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having Total Loan Exposures representing more than 50% of the Total Loan Exposures of all Lenders. The Total Loan Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.

 

Required Term A-1 Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Term A-1 Lenders having Total Term A-1 Loan Exposures representing more than 50% of the Total Term A-1 Loan Exposures of all Term A-1 Lenders. The Total Term A-1 Loan Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Term A-1 Lenders at any time.

 

Required Term A-2 Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Term A-2 Lenders having Total Term A-2 Loan Exposures representing more than 50% of the Total Term A-2 Loan Exposures of all Term A-2 Lenders. The Total Term A-2 Loan Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Term A-2 Lenders at any time.

 

Required Term A-3 Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Term A-3 Lenders having Total Term A-3 Loan Exposures representing more than 50% of the Total Term A-3 Loan Exposures of all Term A-3 Lenders. The Total Term A-3 Loan Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Term A-3 Lenders at any time.

 

Rescindable Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(b)(ii).

 

Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

 

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Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, each executive vice president and senior vice president, and the treasurer of any Loan Party, and solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.01, the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Loan Party or any entity authorized to act on behalf of such Loan Party, and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of a Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of such Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between such Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of the applicable Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

 

Restricted Payment” means any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property) by the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any of the Parent Guarantor’s or Borrower’s capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to the Parent Guarantor’s or the Borrower’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof); provided that dividends to the extent in the form of Equity Interests shall not constitute Restricted Payments.

 

Rolling Base Year Methodology” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Sustainability Metric.”

 

Rolling Base Year Percentage” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Sustainability Metric.”

 

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc., and any successor thereto.

 

Same Day Funds” means immediately available funds.

 

Sanction(s)” means any international economic or financial sanctions, trade embargoes or similar restrictions, administered or enforced by the United States federal government (including, without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom (“HMT”) or other relevant sanctions authority with jurisdiction over any Loan Party.

 

Scheduled Principal Payment” means, for any period, (a) all regularly scheduled principal payments during such period by the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries with respect to Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries (other than payments due at final maturity of any tranche of Indebtedness) and (b) without duplication, the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of all regularly scheduled principal payments during such period with respect to the Indebtedness (other than payments due at final maturity of any tranche of Indebtedness) of each Material Joint Venture. For purposes of determining Scheduled Principal Payments, Indebtedness shall not include accounts payable, intracompany debt, dividends and distributions declared but not payable, security deposits, accrued liabilities or prepaid rent, each as defined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).

 

Scope 1” means direct greenhouse gas emissions relating to natural gas, transport fuel and refrigerants (or other similar categories) as disclosed in the applicable annual Sustainability Metric Report.

 

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Scope 2” means indirect greenhouse gas emissions relating to purchased electricity and purchased chilled water refrigerants (or other similar categories) as disclosed in the applicable annual Sustainability Metric Report.

 

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

 

Second Amendment” means that certain Consent and Amendment No. 2 and Joinder to Term Loan Agreement dated as of March 1, 2024, by and among the Guarantor Parties, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

 

Second Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Second Amendment.

 

Secured Debt Ratio” means, on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Enterprise Secured Debt outstanding on such date to (b) Enterprise Gross Asset Value as of such date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for the purposes of this ratio, the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents on such date deducted from Enterprise Secured Debt pursuant to the definition of “Enterprise Total Indebtedness” shall exclude the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents deducted from Enterprise Unsecured Debt pursuant to the definition of “Enterprise Total Indebtedness” for the purpose of determining the Unsecured Leverage Ratio as of such date.

 

Significant Acquisition” means the acquisition (in one or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets or Equity Interests of a Person or any division, line of business or business unit of a Person for an aggregate consideration in excess of $450,000,000.

 

SOFR” means, with respect to any applicable determination date, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New Yorkpublished on the second U.S. Government Securities Business Day preceding such date by the SOFR Administrator (or a successor administrator of such rate) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source); provided, however, that, with respect to any Daily SOFR Loan, if such determination date is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, then SOFR means such rate that applied on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto.

 

SOFR Adjustmentwith respect to Daily Simple SOFR means 0.10% (10 basis points); with respect to Daily SOFR means 0.10% (10 basis points); and with respect to Term SOFR means 0.10% (10 basis points).

 

“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of SOFR, or any successor administrator of SOFR designated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other Person acting as the SOFR Administrator at such time that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

SOFR Replacement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).

 

Specified Arrangers” means BofA Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, each in its capacity as a joint lead arranger.

 

Specified Default” means an Event of Default arising under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f).

 

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Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents (or otherwise mutually agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Lenders providing any applicable Incremental Term Loans) relating to: corporate existence of each Loan Party and good standing of such Loan Party in its jurisdiction of organization; power and authority, due authorization, execution and delivery and enforceability, in each case, relating to such Loan Party entering into and performance of the Loan Documents; no conflicts with or consents under such Loan Party’s Organization Documents, applicable Law or material contractual obligations (in each case, as they relate to the entering into and performance of the Loan Documents); use of proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans on the relevant Increase Effective Date; solvency of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; Federal Reserve margin regulations; the Investment Company Act of 1940; the Patriot Act; OFAC; and Sanctions and Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Specified Test Year” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Applicable Rate.”

 

Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity the accounts of which are consolidated with the accounts of such Person in such Person’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of a Loan Party.

 

Subsidiary Guarantor” means each of DOC and DOC OP.

 

Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).

 

Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.24.

 

Sustainability Assurance Provider” means Cventure LLC, or any replacement sustainability assurance provider thereof as designated from time to time by the Borrower; provided that any such replacement Sustainability Assurance Provider (a) shall be (i) a qualified external reviewer, independent of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, believed in good faith by the Borrower to have relevant expertise, such as an auditor, environmental consultant and/or independent ratings agency or (ii) another firm designated by the Borrower and identified in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, so long as Lenders constituting the Required Lenders do not object to such designation pursuant to this clause (a)(ii) within five (5) Business Days after notice thereof (setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for such objection), and (b) to the extent relevant to the Sustainability Metric Components, shall apply auditing standards and methodology that are the same as or substantially consistent with the auditing standards and methodology used in the Borrower’s ESG Report for the calendar year ended December 31, 2020, except for any changes to such standards and/or methodology that (x) are not material, (y) are consistent with then generally accepted industry standards or (z) if not so consistent, are proposed by the Borrower and notified in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, so long as, in the case of this subclause (z), Lenders constituting Required Lenders do not object to such changes within five (5) Business Days after notice thereof (setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for such objection).

 

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Sustainability Metric” means, for any given calendar year (for purposes of this definition, the “subject year”), the percentage change of the Sustainability Metric Components relative to the Sustainability Metric Baseline, which percentage change for any subject year shall be determined and calculated based on the following methodology: (a) the Sustainability Metric Components for such subject year shall be compared year-over-year to the Sustainability Metric Components for the immediately preceding calendar year using a like-for-like rolling baseline year reflecting the Boundary Properties that the Borrower has owned and that were in service for the period of two (2) full consecutive calendar years ending on the last day of such subject year (such methodology described in this clause (a), the “Rolling Base Year Methodology,” and the percentage change of such Sustainability Metric Components for a subject year relative to such Sustainability Metric Components for the immediately preceding calendar year being referred to as the “Rolling Base Year Percentage”, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be expressed as a negative percentage in the event such Sustainability Metric Components for such subject year are less than such Sustainability Metric Components for the immediately preceding calendar year); (b) in the case of the Specified Test Year ending December 31, 2022, the Sustainability Metric for such Specified Test Year shall be the percentage equal to the sum of (i) the Rolling Base Year Percentage for such Specified Test Year and (ii) the Rolling Base Year Percentage for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021; and (c) in the case of a Specified Test Year ending after December 31, 2022, the Sustainability Metric for such Specified Test Year shall be the percentage equal to the sum of (i) the Rolling Base Year Percentage for such Specified Test Year and (ii) the Rolling Base Year Percentage for each preceding calendar year ended on or after December 31, 2021.

 

Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G (or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent), signed by a Responsible Officer, and attaching a copy of the Sustainability Metric Report for the most recently ended calendar year (provided that such a copy shall not be required to be so attached if such Sustainability Metric Report has been published on an Internet or intranet website to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent has or has been granted access free of charge); provided that the Borrower may, but shall not be required to, include a certification regarding whether or not the Sustainability Metric Election Threshold has been satisfied as of December 31 of the then most recently ended calendar year (commencing with the calendar year ending December 31, 2022) in any Compliance Certificate delivered by the Borrower from time to time pursuant to Section 6.02(a), and any Compliance Certificate containing such a certification (and attaching a copy of the applicable Sustainability Metric Report, except to the extent such attachment is not required as described above) shall be deemed to be the Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate for the calendar year most recently ended prior to the delivery of such Compliance Certificate.

 

Sustainability Metric Annual Certificate Inaccuracy” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Applicable Rate.”

 

Sustainability Metric Baseline” means the Borrower’s Sustainability Metric Components for the calendar year ended December 31, 2020, as set forth in the applicable Sustainability Metric Report (for the avoidance of doubt, subject to the Rolling Base Year Methodology).

 

Sustainability Metric Components” means, for any calendar year of the Borrower, the combined Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions of the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower and their respective Controlled Subsidiaries for such calendar year (determined in all material respects in conformity with the GRI Standards), less any qualified emissions offsets (including, but not limited to, renewable energy certificates) of the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower and their respective Controlled Subsidiaries during such calendar year, in each case, with respect to the Boundary Properties (subject to the Rolling Base Year Methodology). Qualified emissions offsets include any offsets used to calculate Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions for reporting emissions in the applicable annual Sustainability Metric Report, including any offsets in which Parent Guarantor, Borrower and/or any of their respective Controlled Subsidiaries has an interest as a result of purchasing environmental attributes of projects other than those owned directly by the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower and/or any of their respective Controlled Subsidiaries.

 

Sustainability Metric Election Threshold” means, with respect to any Specified Test Year of the Borrower listed in the first column of the table set forth below, the percentage change specified opposite such Specified Test Year in the second column of the table below (such change specified in such column, the “Sustainability Metric Election Threshold”).

 

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Specified Test Year
ending December 31 of
Required
Sustainability Metric
Reduction
2022 -2.00%
2023 -3.00%
2024 -4.00%
2025 and thereafter -5.00%

 

For purposes hereof, the Sustainability Metric Election Threshold for any Specified Test Year shall be satisfied if the Sustainability Metric for such Specified Test Year is a negative number the absolute value of which is equal to or greater than the absolute value of such Sustainability Metric Election Threshold.

 

Sustainability Metric Pricing Grid” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Applicable Rate.”

 

Sustainability Metric Report” means an annual report by the Parent Guarantor or the Borrower (it being understood that such annual report for any year may take the form of the annual ESG Report) that sets forth the Sustainability Metric Components for a specific calendar year and with respect to which a verification review of the Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions reported therein for such calendar year has been conducted by the Sustainability Assurance Provider; provided that, to the extent relevant to such Sustainability Metric Components, the qualified or limited statement of assurance from the Sustainability Assurance Provider that is set forth in, or attached to, such report shall be the same as or substantially similar in all material respects to the statement of the Sustainability Assurance Provider set forth on page 54 of the ESG Report for the calendar year ended December 31, 2020, except for any changes that (x) are with respect to any additional or increased level of assurance or any expanded scope of review, (y) are with respect to accounting standards or methodology, so long as, in the case of this subclause (y), such changes are consistent with the requirements of clause (b) of the definition of “Sustainability Assurance Provider” (without regard to whether such Sustainability Assurance Provider is a replacement Sustainability Assurance Provider) or (z) are proposed by the Borrower and notified in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, so long as, in the case of this subclause (z), Lenders constituting Required Lenders do not object to such changes within five (5) Business Days after notice thereof (setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for such objection).

 

Swap Contract” means (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 (as defined below), 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.

 

Swap Obligations” means, with respect to any Guarantor Party, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

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Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

 

Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease or (b) any similar off-balance sheet financing product that is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but classified as an operating lease under GAAP.

 

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

Term A-1 Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term A-1 Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term A-1 Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).

 

Term A-1 Commitment” means, as to each Term A-1 Lender, its obligation to make Committed Term A-1 Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a), in an aggregate principal amount which does not exceed the Dollar amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in the column entitled “Term A-1 Commitment” on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption or the New Lender Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Term A-1 Facility” means, at any time, (a) during the Availability Period in respect of such Facility, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of the unused Term A-1 Commitments of all Term A-1 Lenders at such time and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Term A-1 Loans of all Term A-1 Lenders at such time and (b) thereafter, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Term A-1 Loans of all Term A-1 Lenders at such time.

 

Term A-1 Lender” means a Lender with a Term A-1 Commitment or an outstanding Committed Term A-1 Loan.

 

Term A-1 Loan” means any extension of credit under the Term A-1 Facility in the form of a loan by a Term A-1 Lender to the Borrower under Article II.

 

Term A-1 Loan Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of its Term A-1 Loans; provided that at any time prior to the end of the Availability Period with respect to the Term A-1 Facility, the Term A-1 Loan Exposure of any Lender shall also include such Lender’s unused Term A-1 Commitment at such time.

 

Term A-1 Maturity Date” means August 22, 2027 (or, if such date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).

 

Term A-1 Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term A-1 Lender evidencing Term A-1 Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1.

 

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Term A-2 Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term A-2 Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term A-2 Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b).

 

Term A-2 Commitment” means, as to each Term A-2 Lender, its obligation to make Committed Term A-2 Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b), in an aggregate principal amount which does not exceed the Dollar amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in the column entitled “Term A-2 Commitment” on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption or the New Lender Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Term A-2 Facility” means, at any time, (a) during the Availability Period in respect of such Facility, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of the unused Term A-2 Commitments of all Term A-2 Lenders at such time and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Term A-2 Loans of all Term A-2 Lenders at such time and (b) thereafter, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Term A-2 Loans of all Term A-2 Lenders at such time.

 

Term A-2 Lender” means a Lender with a Term A-2 Commitment or an outstanding Committed Term A-2 Loan.

 

Term A-2 Loan” means any extension of credit under the Term A-2 Facility in the form of a loan by a Term A-2 Lender to the Borrower under Article II.

 

Term A-2 Loan Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of its Term A-2 Loans; provided that at any time prior to the end of the Availability Period with respect to the Term A-2 Facility, the Term A-2 Loan Exposure of any Lender shall also include such Lender’s unused Term A-2 Commitment at such time.

 

Term A-2 Maturity Date” means February 22, 2027 (or, if such date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), subject to extension in accordance with Section 2.15.

 

Term A-2 Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term A-2 Lender evidencing Term A-2 Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2.

 

Term A-3 Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term A-3 Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term A-3 Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(c).

 

Term A-3 Commitment” means, as to each Term A-3 Lender, its obligation to make Committed Term A-3 Loans on the Second Amendment Effective Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(c), in an aggregate principal amount which does not exceed the Dollar amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in the column entitled “Term A-3 Commitment” on Schedule 2.01.

 

Term A-3 Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Term A-3 Loans of all Term A-3 Lenders at such time.

 

Term A-3 Lender” means a Lender with a Term A-3 Commitment or an outstanding Committed Term A-3 Loan.

 

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Term A-3 Loan” means any extension of credit under the Term A-3 Facility in the form of a loan by a Term A-3 Lender to the Borrower under Article II.

 

Term A-3 Loan Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of its Term A-3 Loans.

 

Term A-3 Maturity Date” means March 1, 2029 (or, if such date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).

 

Term A-3 Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term A-3 Lender evidencing Term A-3 Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit D-3.

 

Term Facility” means the Term A-1 Facility, the Term A-2 Facility or the Term A-3 Facility, as the context may require.

 

Term Loan” means a Term A-1 Loan, a Term A-2 Loan or a Term A-3 Loan, as the context may require.

 

Term Note” means a Term A-1 Note, a Term A-2 Note or a Term A-3 Note, as the context may require.

 

Term SOFRmeans:

 

(a)         for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that, if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto for which such rate was published, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment; and

 

(b)         for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate with a term of one month commencing that day; provided that, if the rate is not published prior to 11:00 a.m. on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto for which such rate was published;

 

provided that, if Term SOFR determined in accordance with the provisions of either clause (a) or (b) above would otherwise be less than 0.00%, then Term SOFR shall be deemed 0.00% for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Term SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Term SOFR.”

 

Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).

 

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“Third Amendment” means that certain Amendment No. 3 to Term Loan Agreement dated as of December 9, 2024, by and among the Guarantor Parties, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

 

“Third Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Third Amendment.

 

Threshold Amount” means $150,000,000.

 

Ticking Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.10(c).

 

Total Loan Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, (a) in respect of the Term A-1 Facility, the Term A-1 Loan Exposure of such Lender at such time, (b) in respect of the Term A-2 Facility, the Term A-2 Loan Exposure of such Lender at such time, (c) in respect of the Term A-3 Facility, the Term A-3 Loan Exposure of such Lender at such time and (d) in respect of any Incremental Term Loan Facility, the aggregate Outstanding Amount at such time of its Incremental Term Loans under such Incremental Term Loan Facility; provided that at any time prior to the termination of all commitments to make Incremental Term Loans under such Incremental Term Loan Facility, the Total Loan Exposure in respect of such Incremental Term Loan Facility of any Lender shall also include such Lender’s unused commitment, if any, at such time to make Incremental Term Loans under such Incremental Term Loan Facility.

 

Treasury Management Agreement” means any treasury, depository or cash management arrangements, services or products, including, without limitation, overdraft services and automated clearinghouse transfers of funds.

 

Treasury Management Lender” means any Person that, at the time it enters into a Treasury Management Agreement, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, in its capacity as a party to such Treasury Management Agreement.

 

Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan, a Term SOFR Loan or, solely with respect to the Term A-3 Loans, a Daily SOFR Loan.

 

UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

 

UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

 

Unencumbered Asset Value” means, for a Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate net book value, as determined in accordance with GAAP, of all real property of a Person (such Person, an “Unencumbered Pool Entity”) that is not subject to a Mortgage Lien plus (b) all accumulated depreciation and amortization with respect to such real properties plus (c) unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of such Person plus (d) the sum of (i) unencumbered mezzanine and mortgage loan receivables (at the value reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Parent Guarantor, in accordance with GAAP, as of such date, including the effect of any impairment charges) and (ii) unencumbered marketable securities (at the value reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Parent Guarantor, in accordance with GAAP, as of such date, including the effect of any impairment charges); provided that the items described in this clause (ii) and in the preceding clause (i) shall not be taken into account to the extent that the amounts of such items exceed, in the aggregate, 20% of Unencumbered Asset Value.  For purposes of this definition, (1) (x) with respect to the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, the phrase “not subject to a Mortgage Lien” shall include that all Equity Interests of an Unencumbered Pool Entity, and all Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that owns, directly or indirectly, any Equity Interests of any Unencumbered Pool Entity, shall be free of any Liens (other than Permitted Specified Liens and any lien securing Intercompany Indebtedness) and (y) “Mortgage Lien” shall not include any lien securing Intercompany Indebtedness, and (2) for the avoidance of doubt, the value of any asset or property subject to Liens on assets of the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries securing obligations under Swap Contracts shall not be included in the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value.

 

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Unfunded Pension Liability” means the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan year.

 

United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

 

Unsecured Leverage Ratio” means, on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Enterprise Unsecured Debt outstanding on such date to (b) Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value as of such date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for the purposes of this ratio, the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents on such date deducted from Enterprise Unsecured Debt pursuant to the definition of “Enterprise Total Indebtedness” shall exclude the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents deducted from Enterprise Secured Debt pursuant to the definition of “Enterprise Total Indebtedness” for the purpose of determining the Secured Debt Ratio as of such date.

 

U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any ofday except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable. recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

 

U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning specified in Section 10.24.

 

Wells Fargo” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and its successors.

 

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or the Borrower, as applicable, in each case, that is not a special purpose entity.

 

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

 

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1.02        Other Interpretive Provisions.

 

With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

 

(a)         The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “hereto,” “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law, rule or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law, rule or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

 

(b)           In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”; the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”; and the word “through” means “to and including.

 

(c)           Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

(d)           Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).

 

(e)           For the avoidance of doubt, the parties intend that the term “Enterprise” refer to financial calculations that cover (i) the Group and (ii) the Borrower’s Pro Rata Share of Material Joint Ventures.

 

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1.03        Accounting Terms.

 

(a)           Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried in accordance with GAAP, excluding the effects of FASB ASC 825 on financial liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, and notwithstanding any accounting change after January 1, 2019 that would require lease obligations (whether such lease obligations are entered into before or after such date) that would be treated as operating leases to be classified and accounted for as Financing Leases or otherwise reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, for the purposes of determining compliance with any covenant contained herein, such obligations shall be treated in the same manner as operating leases are treated as of such date without giving effect to any such changes in accounting and shall not constitute Indebtedness or a Financing Leases of the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of such changes in accounting.

 

(b)           Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders and the Borrower); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested in writing hereunder by the Administrative Agent setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

 

1.04        Rounding.

 

Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Parent Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

 

1.05        [Reserved].

 

1.06        [Reserved].

 

1.07        Interest Rates. Except as specifically set forth herein, the Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to any reference rate referred to herein or with respect to any rate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the selection of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment) that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing), 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 other action or omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.

 

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1.08        Times of Day.

 

Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

 

ARTICLE II

 

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

2.01        Committed Loans.

 

(a)           Term A-1 Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term A-1 Lender severally agrees to make term loans (each such loan, a “Committed Term A-1 Loan”) to the Borrower in Dollars from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period for the Term A-1 Facility, in an aggregate amount not to exceed such Term A-1 Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Term A-1 Facility; provided that, there shall be no more than five (5) separate Borrowing Dates on which any Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and/or Section 2.01(b) during the Availability Period. Each Term A-1 Borrowing shall consist of Term A-1 Loans made simultaneously by the Term A-1 Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage of the Term A-1 Facility. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Term A-1 Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as further provided herein.

 

(b)           Term A-2 Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term A-2 Lender severally agrees to make term loans (each such loan, a “Committed Term A-2 Loan”) to the Borrower in Dollars from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period for the Term A-2 Facility, in an aggregate amount not to exceed such Term A-2 Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Term A-2 Facility; provided that, there shall be no more than five (5) separate Borrowing Dates on which any Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and/or Section 2.01(b) during the Availability Period. Each Term A-2 Borrowing shall consist of Term A-2 Loans made simultaneously by the Term A-2 Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage of the Term A-2 Facility. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(b) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Term A-2 Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as further provided herein.

 

(c)           Term A-3 Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term A-3 Lender severally agrees to make term loans (each such loan, a “Committed Term A-3 Loan”) to the Borrower in Dollars on the Second Amendment Effective Date. Each Term A-3 Borrowing shall consist of Term A-3 Loans made simultaneously by the Term A-3 Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage of the Term A-3 Facility. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(c) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Term A-3 Loans may be Base Rate Loans, Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans, as further provided herein.

 

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2.02        Borrowings and Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

 

(a)           Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to another Type, and each continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone, or (B) a Committed Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Committed Loan Notice. Each such Committed Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 Noon (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or of any conversion of Term SOFR Loans to Base Rate Loans (or, with respect to such a Borrowing of any Incremental Term Loan, such other notice period as may be agreed to in the relevant Incremental Term Loan Amendment), (ii) solely with respect to Term A-3 Loans, on the requested date of any Borrowing of, or conversion to, Daily SOFR Loans or of any conversion of Daily SOFR Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (iii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. Each Borrowing of or conversion to Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans, shall be in a principal amount equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount equal to $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.

 

Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Borrowing of Committed Term A-1 Loans, a Borrowing of Committed Term A-2 Loans, a Borrowing of Committed Term A-3 Loans, a Borrowing of Incremental Term Loans of a specific tranche, a conversion of Loans from one Type to another Type, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type and Class of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that, in the case of a failure to timely request a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, such Loans shall be continued as Term SOFR Loans with an Interest Period of one month (unless an Event of Default exists and is continuing at such time and the Administrative Agent has notified the Borrower that the Required Lenders have determined that such a continuation as Term SOFR Loans is not appropriate in accordance with Section 2.02(c)). Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans with an Interest Period of one month shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Term SOFR Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. For the avoidance of doubt, Base Rate Loans shall automatically continue as Base Rate Loans and Daily SOFR Loans shall automatically continue as Daily SOFR Loans unless and until such Loans are converted to Term SOFR Loans pursuant to this Section 2.02 or are repaid in accordance with this Agreement, and no Committed Loan Notice shall be required in connection with such continuation.

 

(b)           Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice requesting a Committed Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage of the Committed Loans under the applicable Facility.

 

In the case of a Borrowing, each applicable Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. In any event, a Lender may cause any domestic branch or Affiliate to fund or make the amount of its Loan available in accordance with the foregoing provisions. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (or in the case of (x) a Borrowing requested by the Borrower to be made on the Closing Date, the conditions set forth in Section 4.01, or (y) a Borrowing of Incremental Term Loans, the applicable conditions set forth in Section 2.16(e)), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.

 

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(c)           Except as otherwise provided herein, a Term SOFR Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Term SOFR Loan. During the existence of an Event of Default that is continuing, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Term SOFR Loans, or, solely with respect to Term A-3 Loans, Daily SOFR Loans, if the Administrative Agent has notified the Borrower that the Required Lenders have determined that such a continuation or conversion is not appropriate.

 

(d)           The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Term SOFR Loans upon determination of such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

 

(e)           After giving effect to all Committed Borrowings, all conversions of Committed Loans from one Type to another Type, and all continuations of Committed Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than (i) six (6) Interest Periods in effect with respect to all Committed Term A-1 Loans, (ii) six (6) Interest Periods in effect with respect to all Committed Term A-2 Loans, and (iii) six (6) Interest Periods in effect with respect to all Committed Term A-3 Loans.

 

(f)           With respect to SOFR, Daily SOFR or Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.

 

2.03        [Reserved].

 

2.04        [Reserved].

 

2.05        [Reserved].

 

2.06        Prepayments. The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay any Loans of any Class in whole or in part without premium or penalty pursuant to this Section 2.06; provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (A) three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent shall agree) prior to any date of prepayment of Term SOFR Loans, (B) on the date of prepayment of Daily SOFR Loans and (C) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) and Class(es) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Term SOFR Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each applicable Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such prepayment of the applicable Class(es) of Loans. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein; provided, however, that a notice of voluntary prepayment may state that such notice is conditioned upon an event, such as the effectiveness of other credit facilities, the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of Equity Interests or other Indebtedness or the receipt of the proceeds from a Disposition, in which case such notice of prepayment may be revoked by the Borrower if such condition is not satisfied. Any prepayment of a Term SOFR Loan or a Daily SOFR Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with, in the case of any Term SOFR Loan, any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Subject to Section 2.18, each prepayment of Loans of any Class made pursuant to this Section 2.06 shall be made ratably among the Lenders of such Class in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages of such Class of Loans.

 

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2.07        Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

 

(a)           Concurrently with the Borrowing of any Term A-1 Loans on any Borrowing Date, the Term A-1 Commitment of each Term A-1 Lender will be permanently reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the principal amount of Term A-1 Loans made by such Term A-1 Lender on such Borrowing Date. Concurrently with the Borrowing of any Term A-2 Loans on any Borrowing Date, the Term A-2 Commitment of each Term A-2 Lender will be permanently reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the principal amount of Term A-2 Loans made by such Term A-2 Lender on such Borrowing Date. Concurrently with the Borrowing of the Term A-3 Loans on the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Term A-3 Commitment of each Term A-3 Lender will be permanently reduced to zero and be terminated.

 

(b)           Unless previously terminated, (i) the Aggregate Term A-1 Commitments will terminate in full at 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the Availability Period with respect to the Term A-1 Facility and (ii) the Aggregate Term A-2 Commitments will terminate in full at 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the Availability Period with respect to the Term A-2 Facility.

 

(c)           The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Term A-1 Commitments or the Aggregate Term A-2 Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Term A-1 Commitments or the Aggregate Term A-2 Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 Noon five (5) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, and (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Each such notice of termination shall specify such election to terminate, the relevant Class(es) of Commitments to be terminated, and the effective date thereof. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of the relevant Class(es) of any such notice of termination or reduction of Commitments of such Class(es). A notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.07(c) may state that such notice is conditioned upon an event, such as the effectiveness of other credit facilities, the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of Equity Interests or other Indebtedness or the receipt of the proceeds from a Disposition, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.

 

(d)           Any reduction of the Aggregate Term A-1 Commitments pursuant to Section 2.07(b) or (c) shall be applied to the Term A-1 Commitment of each Lender according to its Applicable Percentage of the Term A-1 Facility. Any reduction of the Aggregate Term A-2 Commitments pursuant to Section 2.07(b) or (c) shall be applied to the Term A-2 Commitment of each Lender according to its Applicable Percentage of the Term A-2 Facility.

 

2.08        Repayment.

 

(a)         The Borrower shall repay to the Term A-1 Lenders on the Term A-1 Maturity Date, unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 8.02, the entire outstanding principal balance of all Committed Term A-1 Loans, together with accrued but unpaid interest, fees and all other sums with respect thereto.

 

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(b)         The Borrower shall repay to the Term A-2 Lenders on the Term A-2 Maturity Date, unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 8.02, the entire outstanding principal balance of all Committed Term A-2 Loans, together with accrued but unpaid interest, fees and all other sums with respect thereto.

 

(c)         The Borrower shall repay to the Term A-3 Lenders on the Term A-3 Maturity Date, unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 8.02, the entire outstanding principal balance of all Committed Term A-3 Loans, together with accrued but unpaid interest, fees and all other sums with respect thereto.

 

2.09        Interest.

 

(a)           Applicable Interest. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.09(b), (i) each Term SOFR Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period applicable thereto at a rate per annum equal to Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii) each Term A-3 Loan that is a Daily SOFR Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to Daily SOFR plus the Applicable Rate; and (iii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

 

(b)           Default Interest.

 

(i)         If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

(ii)         If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

(iii)         Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, (x) the Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws and (y) any adjustment to the Applicable Rate pursuant to the Sustainability Metric Pricing Grid shall cease to apply.

 

(iv)         Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

 

(c)           Interest Payment Date. Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

 

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2.10        Fees.

 

(a)           The Borrower shall pay to the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent, as applicable, for their own respective accounts, in Dollars, fees in the amounts and at the times as separately agreed upon in writing between the Borrower, the applicable Arrangers and the Administrative Agent, as applicable. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever, absent manifest error.

 

(b)           The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders, in Dollars, such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever, absent manifest error.

 

(c)           Ticking Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender with respect to each Term Facility a ticking fee (the “Ticking Fee”) in Dollars, which, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.18, shall accrue at a rate of 0.15% (15.0 basis points) per annum on the actual daily amount of the undrawn Commitments of such Lender under such Term Facility during the period commencing on October 21, 2022 to but not including the earlier of (x) the final day of the Availability Period with respect to such Term Facility and (y) the date on which all Commitments under such Term Facility shall have been terminated. Accrued and unpaid Ticking Fees with respect to a Term Facility shall be due and payable in arrears upon the earliest of (i) the date that is the final day of the Availability Period with respect to such Term Facility, (ii) the date on which any Committed Borrowing under such Term Facility occurs and (iii) the date on which any Commitments under such Term Facility are terminated. All Ticking Fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

 

2.11        Computation of Interest and Fees.

 

All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to Term SOFR) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.13(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

2.12        Evidence of Debt. The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note with respect to the applicable Facility, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note(s) and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount, and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

 

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2.13        Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.

 

(a)           General. All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in Same Day Funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may require that any payments due under this Agreement be made in the United States. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, such due date shall be extended to the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

 

(b)     (i)     Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Term SOFR Loans or, solely in the case of Term A-3 Loans, Daily SOFR Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing), that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand (without duplication) such corresponding amount in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the Overnight Rate plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to the Loans constituting such Borrowing. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. In the event the Borrower pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall reduce the principal amount of such Borrowing (subject to the last sentence of this paragraph and any applicable provisions of Section 2.18). If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(ii)         Payments by the Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the time at which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders of any Class hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders of such Class the amount due. With respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of any of the Lenders hereunder as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”): (1) the Borrower has not in fact made such payment; (2) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (3) the Administrative Agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender, in Same Day Funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Overnight Rate.

 

A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.13(b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

(c)           Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Section 4.02 (or in the case of (x) a Borrowing requested by the Borrower to be made on the Closing Date, the conditions set forth in Section 4.01, or (y) a Borrowing of Incremental Term Loans, the applicable conditions set forth in Section 2.16(e)) are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

 

(d)           Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Committed Term A-1 Loans, Committed Term A-2 Loans and Committed A-3 Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan or to make any payment under Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan or to make its payment under Section 10.04(c).

 

(e)           Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

 

(f)         Insufficient Funds. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, toward payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, toward payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.

 

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2.14        Sharing of Payments by Lenders.

 

If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Loans of any Class made by it resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans of such Class and accrued interest thereon greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of the relevant Class(es), or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the relevant Lenders of the relevant Class(es) ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans of the relevant Class(es) or such other amounts owing them under the relevant Facilities, as applicable; provided that:

 

(i)         if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

 

(ii)         the provisions of this Section 2.14 shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) [reserved] or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Commitments or Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section 2.14 shall apply).

 

The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable lawLaw, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

 

2.15        Extension of Term A-2 Maturity Date.

 

(a)           Requests for Extension. The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the Term A-2 Lenders) not earlier than ninety (90) days and not later than thirty (30) days prior to the Term A-2 Maturity Date then in effect (such date, the “Initial Term A-2 Maturity Date”), elect that the Term A-2 Lenders extend the Term A-2 Maturity Date for an additional twelve (12) months after such Initial Term A-2 Maturity Date; provided that the Borrower may not make more than one (1) such election pursuant to this Section 2.15 during the term of this Agreement.

 

(b)           Confirmation by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall confirm receipt of the Borrower’s notice delivered pursuant to Section 2.15(a) no later than the date that is fifteen (15) days prior to the Initial Term A-2 Maturity Date (or, if such date is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day).

 

(c)           Extension of Term A-2 Maturity Date. If (and only if) the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2.15(d) have been met, then, effective as of the Initial Term A-2 Maturity Date, the Term A-2 Maturity Date shall be extended to the date falling twelve (12) months after the Initial Term A-2 Maturity Date (except that, if such date is not a Business Day, such Term A-2 Maturity Date as so extended shall be the next preceding Business Day). Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2.15(d), as certified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing, the Administrative Agent shall deliver a copy of such certification to each Term A-2 Lender.

 

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(d)           Conditions to Effectiveness of Extensions. As a condition precedent to such extension, (i) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the Borrower dated as of the Initial Term A-2 Maturity Date signed by a Responsible Officer (x) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by the Borrower approving or consenting to such extension and (y) certifying that (1) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Initial Term A-2 Maturity Date (other than thesuch representations and warranties, which are expressly made only as of the Closing Date or the Third Amendment Effective Date, as applicable, including but not limited to those set forth in Section 5.05(c) and Section 5.22, which shall be made only as of the Closing Date), except to the extent that any such representation or warranty specifically refers to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty was true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.15, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 and (2) as of the Initial Term A-2 Maturity Date, and immediately after giving effect to such extension, no Default exists and (ii) the Borrower shall pay to the Term A-2 Lenders on or prior to the Initial Term A-2 Maturity Date a fee (to be shared among the Term A-2 Lenders based upon their Applicable Percentages of the Outstanding Amount of the Term A-2 Loans) equal to the product of (x) 0.125% multiplied by (y) the then Outstanding Amount of the Term A-2 Loans.

 

(e)           Conflicting Provisions. This Section 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.02(b), 2.14 or 10.01 to the contrary.

 

2.16        Incremental Term Loans.

 

(a)           Request for Incremental Term Loans. From time to time, the Borrower shall have the right to enter into one or more new tranches (or increase an existing tranche) of term loans under this Agreement (each, an “Incremental Term Loan”); provided that (i) subject to the last proviso to clause (e)(i) below, no Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) each increase or tranche of Incremental Term Loans must be in a minimum amount of $10,000,000 and in integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof (or such other amounts as are agreed to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent), and (iii) after giving effect to all such Incremental Term Loans, the sum, without duplication, of the aggregate principal amounts of the Term A-1 Loans, the Term A-2 Loans, the Term A-3 Loans and all such Incremental Term Loans shall not exceed $1,500,000,000. At the time of sending such notice to the Administrative Agent of the exercise of such right, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the Lenders to be approached to provide all or a portion of such Incremental Term Loan (subject in each case to any requisite consents required under Section 10.06) and the time period within which each such Lender is requested to respond (which time period shall be as mutually agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent).

 

(b)           Lender Elections to Participate. Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to participate in such new tranche or increase, as the case may be, and, if so, the maximum aggregate principal amount of the proposed Incremental Term Loans that such Lender is offering to provide. Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to participate in such new tranche or increase, as the case may be. Any such new tranche or increase shall be syndicated on a best efforts basis and no Lender shall be required to participate in any tranche of Incremental Term Loans to facilitate such tranche or increase.

 

(c)           Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and each Lender of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. Subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel (a “New Lender Joinder Agreement”).

 

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(d)           Effective Date and Allocations. If any Incremental Term Loan is extended in accordance with this Section 2.16, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation thereof. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such Incremental Term Loan and the Increase Effective Date.

 

(e)           Conditions to Effectiveness of Incremental Term Loans. As a condition precedent to any Incremental Term Loan:

 

(i)         the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the Borrower dated as of the Increase Effective Date signed by a Responsible Officer (A) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by the Borrower approving or consenting to such Incremental Term Loan, and (B) certifying that (1) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Increase Effective Date (other than thesuch representations and warranties which are expressly made only as of the Closing Date or the Third Amendment Effective Date, as applicable, including but not limited to those set forth in Section 5.05(c) and Section 5.22, which shall be made only as of the Closing Date), except to the extent that any such representation or warranty specifically refers to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty was true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.16, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01; provided that, in the case of any Incremental Term Loan the proceeds of which are to be used to finance an acquisition (including by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation) or other Investment not prohibited by this Agreement (and related transaction costs) the consummation of which is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third-party financing or that is otherwise subject to customary “funds certain provisions,” to the extent agreed by the applicable Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loan, the representations and warranties the accuracy of which in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall be accurate in all respects) are a condition to the funding of such Incremental Term Loan shall be limited to (x) the Specified Representations (or such other formulation thereof as may be agreed by the applicable Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loan) and (y) those representations of the acquired company in the applicable acquisition agreement that are material to the interests of the applicable Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loan and which, if breached or inaccurate, would give the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any Subsidiary the right to terminate or refuse to close under the applicable acquisition agreement, and (2) as of the Increase Effective Date, and immediately after giving effect to such Incremental Term Loan, no Default or Event of Default exists; provided that, in the case of any Incremental Term Loan the proceeds of which are to be used to finance an acquisition or other Investment not prohibited by this Agreement (and related transaction costs) the consummation of which is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third-party financing or that is otherwise subject to customary “funds certain provisions,” to the extent agreed by the applicable Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loan, this condition shall be limited to (x) at the time of the execution and delivery of the applicable acquisition agreement related to such acquisition, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall occur as a result thereof and (y) upon the effectiveness and making of any Incremental Term Loan on the applicable Increase Effective Date, no Specified Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall occur as a result thereof;

 

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(ii)         (A) upon the reasonable request of any Lender made at least five (5) days prior to the applicable Increase Effective Date, the Borrower shall have provided to such Lender the documentation and other information so requested by such Lender that satisfies all requirements of regulatory authorities applicable to such Lender and such Lender’s internal policies and procedures in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act and (B) if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation it shall have delivered, to each Lender that so requests at least five (5) days prior to the applicable Increase Effective Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower;

 

(iii)         in the case of any tranche of Incremental Term Loans, such Incremental Term Loans (A) shall rank pari passu in right of payment with the Term Loans and any other outstanding Incremental Term Loans, (B) shall not mature earlier than the latest Maturity Date then in effect (but may have amortization prior to such date so long as the weighted average life to maturity of any Incremental Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of any previously funded and then outstanding Incremental Term Loans (if any) at such time); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase pursuant to this Section 2.16 to a then existing tranche of Loans under this Agreement shall have the same Maturity Date as such then existing tranche that is being so increased, and (C) shall be treated substantially the same as (and in any event no more favorably than) the Term Loans and any other outstanding Incremental Term Loans; provided that (1) the terms and conditions applicable to any tranche of Incremental Term Loans maturing after the latest Maturity Date then in effect may provide for material additional or different financial or other covenants or requirements applicable only during periods after such Maturity Date then in effect, (2) the Incremental Term Loans may be priced differently than the Term Loans and any other outstanding Incremental Term Loans and (3) other terms and conditions applicable to Incremental Term Loans may be materially different from those of the Term Loans and any other outstanding Incremental Term Loans to the extent such differences are solely administrative in nature or are terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent or that customarily apply to syndicated term loan facilities (as determined in good faith by the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower). Incremental Term Loans may be made hereunder pursuant to an amendment or restatement (an “Incremental Term Loan Amendment”) of this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Lender participating in such tranche or increase and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Term Loan Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.16;

 

(iv)         the Administrative Agent shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the terms hereof; and

 

(v)         the Borrower shall provide a Note to any Lender joining on the Increase Effective Date, if requested.

 

(f)         Conflicting Provisions. This Section 2.16 shall supersede any provisions in Sections 2.14 or 10.01 to the contrary.

 

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(g)           Fees. In connection with any Incremental Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.16, the Borrower shall pay such fees to the Administrative Agent, for its own account and for the benefit of the Lenders participating in such Incremental Term Loans, determined at the time of such funding of such Incremental Term Loans (or such other time specified in the relevant Incremental Term Loan Amendment) and agreed to by the Borrower in writing.

 

(h)           Lenders. In connection with any Incremental Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.16, any new Lender party hereto shall (i) execute such documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (ii) in the case of any new Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America, provide to the Administrative Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent to comply with “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act.

 

2.17        [Reserved].

 

2.18        Defaulting Lenders.

 

(a)           Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

 

(i)         Waivers and Amendments. That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 10.01 and in the definitions of “Required Class Lenders,” “Required Lenders,” “Required Term A-1 Lenders,” “Required Term A-2 Lenders” and “Required Term A-3 Lenders.”

 

(ii)         Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.08), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of such Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the other Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth, so long as no Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and sixth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that, with respect to this clause sixth, if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans were to be made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (or in the case of (A) Loans requested by the Borrower to be made on the Closing Date, the conditions set forth in Section 4.01, or (B) Incremental Term Loans, the applicable conditions set forth in Section 2.16(e)) were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section 2.18(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

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(iii)         Certain Fees. Such Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to receive any Ticking Fee on unfunded amounts pursuant to Section 2.10(c) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any Ticking Fee on any unfunded amounts pursuant to Section 2.10(c) that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to such Defaulting Lender during such period).

 

(b)           Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, such Lender will, to the extent applicable, take such actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans under each applicable Facility to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders of such Facility in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages of such Facility, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that subject to Section 10.20 and except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

ARTICLE III

 

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

 

3.01     Taxes.

 

(a)           Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Taxes; provided that, if the applicable Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by applicable Law to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Administrative Agent to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to Section 3.01(e), (B) the Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the Code and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the Administrative Agent or the applicable Lender, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

 

(b)           Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties. Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(a), the Loan Parties shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law.

 

(c)           Tax Indemnification. (i) Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(a) or 3.01(b), each of the Loan Parties shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally, indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and shall make payment in respect thereof, within ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to the Administrative Agent or such Lender as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, to the extent such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes are payable in respect of any payments by or on account of any obligation of the Loan Parties hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan Document or activities related thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of any such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(ii)         Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(a) or 3.01(b), each Lender shall, and do hereby, indemnify the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, against any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities, penalties, interest and expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent by any Governmental Authority as a result of the failure by such Lender to deliver, or as a result of the inaccuracy, inadequacy or deficiency of, any documentation required to be delivered by such Lender to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.01(e). Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii). The agreements in this clause (ii) shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

 

(d)           Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(e)           Status of Lenders. (i) Each Lender shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Law or by the taxing authorities of any jurisdiction and such other reasonably requested information as will permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to determine (A) whether or not payments made by the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document are subject to Taxes, (B) if applicable, the required rate of withholding or deduction, and (C) such Lender’s entitlement to any available exemption from, or reduction of, applicable Taxes in respect of all payments to be made to such Lender by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise to establish such Lender’s status for withholding tax purposes in the applicable jurisdictions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding sentence, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(A), Section 3.01(e)(ii)(B) and Section 3.01(e)(ii)(C)) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

 

(ii)         Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is resident for tax purposes in the a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code:

 

(A)         any Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent executed copies of IRS Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to determine that such Lender is not subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements; and

 

(B)         each Foreign Lender that is entitled under the Code or any applicable treaty to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of Borrower or the Administrative Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(i)         duly completed executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party,

 

(ii)        duly completed executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI,

 

(iii)       duly completed executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY and all required supporting documentation,

 

(iv)       in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) duly completed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or

 

(v)        any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States Federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

(C)         if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable lawLaw (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (C), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Closing Date.

 

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(iii)         Each Lender shall promptly (A) notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction, and (B) take such steps as shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, and as may be reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its Lending Office) to avoid any requirement of applicable Law of any jurisdiction that anythe Borrower or the Administrative Agent make any withholding or deduction for taxes from amounts payable to such Lender.

 

(iv)         Each Lender agrees that, if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 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.

 

(f)           Treatment of Certain Refunds. Unless required by applicable Law, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender. If the Administrative Agent or any Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall pay to such Loan Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Loan Party under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) and net of any loss or gain realized in the conversion of such funds from or to another currency incurred by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that each Loan Party, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section 3.01(f) shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.02(f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 3.02(f) if the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid.

 

(g)          Definitions. For purposes of this Section 3.01, the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA.

 

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3.02        Illegality.

 

If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to SOFR, Daily SOFR or Term SOFR, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR, Daily SOFR or Term SOFR, (each an “Affected Loan”), then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent), (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Term SOFR Loans or, solely in the case of Term A-3 Loans, Daily SOFR Loans, or to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans or, solely in the case of Term A-3 Loans, to Daily SOFR Loans, shall be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Term SOFR Loans and Daily SOFRAffected Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loan to such day, or immediately, with respect to any Daily SOFR Loan or if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loan to such day and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon SOFR, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Term SOFR component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.

 

3.03     Inability to Determine Rates.

 

(a)         Subject to Section 3.03(b), if in connection with any request for a Term SOFR Loan or a conversion of Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans or, solely in the case of Term A-3 Loans, Daily SOFR Loans, or a continuation of any of such Loans, as applicable, or at any time in connection with a Daily SOFR Loan (i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) no Successor Rate has been determined in accordance with Section 3.03(b), and the circumstances under clause (i) of Section 3.03(b) or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred with respect to Term SOFR or Daily SOFR, as applicable, or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not otherwise exist for determining SOFR, Term SOFR or Daily SOFR or for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Term SOFR Loan, or Daily SOFR Loan as applicable, or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that for any reason that Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender.

 

Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Term SOFR Loans, or to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans, shall be suspended (in each case, to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Term SOFR component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a determination by the Required Lenders described in clause (ii) of this Section 3.03(a), until the Administrative Agent upon instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.

 

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Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, or conversion to Daily SOFR Loans, or a Borrowing or continuation of, or conversion to Term SOFR Loans (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans, Daily SOFR Loans or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to, as applicable, Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein and (ii) any outstanding affected Term SOFR Loans and Daily SOFR Loans shall be deemed to have been converted to Base Rate Loans immediately in the case of Daily SOFR Loans or at the end of their applicable Interest Period in the case of Term SOFR Loans.

 

(b)           Replacement of SOFR, Term SOFR or Successor Rate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Borrower or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Borrower) that the Borrower or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:

 

(i)         adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining SOFR or one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including, without limitation, because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or

 

(ii)         CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of SOFR or Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, the Term SOFR Screen Rate or SOFR shall or will no longer be made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease; provided that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR or SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”);

 

then, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, the “SOFR Replacement Date”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (ii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR and/or Daily SOFR, as applicable, will be replaced hereunder and under any Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “Successor Rate).

 

If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest payments will be payable on a monthly basis.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) if the Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the SOFR Replacement Date, or (ii) if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 3.03(b)(i) or (ii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR, SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 3.03 at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmark, and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such benchmark. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a “Successor Rate”. Any such amendment executed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.

 

The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Borrower and each Lender of the implementation of any Successor Rate.

 

Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.

 

Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 0.00%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 0.00% for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.

 

This Section 3.03 shall supersede any provisions in Section 10.01 to the contrary.

 

3.04         Increased Costs.

 

(a)            Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

 

(i)            impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, the Administrative Agent or any Lender;

 

(ii)            subject the Administrative Agent or any Lender to any Tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement or any Term SOFR Loan or any Daily SOFR Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.01 and the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax payable by the Administrative Agent or such Lender); or

 

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(iii)            impose on the Administrative Agent or any Lender any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement, Term SOFR Loans or Daily SOFR Loans made by such Lender;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to the Administrative Agent or such Lender of making, maintaining, converting to or continuing any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the Administrative Agent or such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, the Borrower will pay to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

(b)            Capital Requirements. If any Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered. The Borrower shall not be required to pay such additional amounts unless such amounts are the result of requirements imposed generally on lenders similar to such Lender and not the result of some specific reserve or similar requirement imposed on such Lender as a result of such Lender’s special circumstances.

 

(c)            Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of the Administrative Agent or a Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for and calculation of the amount or amounts necessary to compensate the Administrative Agent or such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in Section 3.04(a) or 3.04(b) and delivered to the Borrower, in detail sufficient to enable the Borrower to verify the computation thereof, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof. Any amounts requested to be payable pursuant to this Section 3.04 shall be requested in good faith (and not on an arbitrary and capricious basis) and consistent with similarly situated customers of the Administrative Agent or the applicable Lender after consideration of factors as the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, then reasonably determines to be relevant.

 

(d)            Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of the Administrative Agent or such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate the Administrative Agent or a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six (6) months prior to the date that the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of the Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six (6) month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

 

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(e)            [Reserved].

 

(f)            The provisions set forth in Sections 3.04(a) and (b) above shall not apply to the extent any increased cost is already compensated for by payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.01.

 

3.05         Compensation for Losses.

 

Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense (other than loss of anticipated profits) incurred by it as a result of:

 

(a)            any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan or Daily SOFR Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

 

(b)            any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan or Daily SOFR Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower;

 

(c)            [reserved]; or

 

(d)            any assignment of a Term SOFR Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.13.

 

The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.

 

3.06         Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

 

(a)            Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then such Lender shall, as applicable, use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

(b)            Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender’s obligation to make, continue or convert to Affected Loans is suspended pursuant to Section 3.02, the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.13.

 

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3.07         Survival.

 

All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder and resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

4.01         Conditions to Effectiveness of this Agreement.

 

The effectiveness of this Agreement and, if the Borrower shall have requested any Credit Extension be made on the Closing Date, the obligation of each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date, if any, are subject to satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)            The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimile or electronic copies (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

 

(i)            executed counterparts of this Agreement, executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each Lender listed on Schedule 2.01;

 

(ii)            a Term Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Term Note;

 

(iii)            such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

 

(iv)            such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that the Borrower is duly organized or formed, and that the Borrower is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in its state of organization and in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(v)            favorable opinions of Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Ballard Spahr LLP, counsels to the Borrower, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender; and

 

(vi)            a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer certifying (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 4.01(e) and (f) have been satisfied; (B) the current Debt Ratings; and (C) that, as of the date of the last financial statements of the Borrower delivered pursuant to the 2021 Credit Agreement, the Borrower was in pro forma compliance (giving pro forma effect to the Term Loans, if any, made on the Closing Date) with the financial covenants contained in Section 7.10.

 

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(b)            Any fees required to be paid by the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the Loan Documents and all expenses required to be reimbursed by the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the Loan Documents shall have been paid; provided that invoices for such expenses have been presented to the Borrower a reasonable period of time (and in any event not less than one (1) Business Day) prior to the Closing Date (including, unless waived by the Administrative Agent, all reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent)).

 

(c)            (i) Upon the reasonable request of any Lender made in writing at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall have provided to such Lender the documentation and other information so requested by such Lender that satisfies all requirements of regulatory authorities applicable to such Lender and such Lender’s internal policies and procedures in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act, in each case at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation it shall have delivered, to each Lender that so requests at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower.

 

(d)            The Administrative Agent’s receipt of an executed copy of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer certifying the Borrower’s Sustainability Metric Components for the calendar year ended December 31, 2020 (solely for purposes of this Section 4.01(d), reflecting the Boundary Properties that the Borrower has owned and that were in service for the period of two (2) full consecutive calendar years ended December 31, 2020).

 

(e)            The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article V shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty specifically refers to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date.

 

(f)            No Default shall exist on the Closing Date, and, if the Borrower shall have requested any Credit Extension be made on such date, no Default would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof.

 

(g)            If any Credit Extension is to be made on the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

 

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Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, (i) this Agreement and each other document to which it is a party or which it has reviewed and (ii) any other matter required hereunder or thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received a written notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

 

4.02         Conditions to All Credit Extensions after the Closing Date.

 

The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than (x) the extensions of credit, if any, requested by the Borrower to be made on the Closing Date, (y) a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to another Type, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, and (z) a Borrowing of Incremental Term Loans on the relevant Increase Effective Date) is subject to the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)            The representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in Article V or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such Credit Extension (other than thesuch representations and warranties which are expressly made only as of the Closing Date or the Third Amendment Effective Date, as applicable, including but not limited to those set forth in Section 5.05(c) and Section 5.22, which shall be made only as of the Closing Date), except to the extent that any such representation or warranty specifically refers to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01.

 

(b)            No Default shall exist on the date of such Credit Extension, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof.

 

(c)            The Administrative Agent shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

 

Each such Request for Credit Extension (other than (x) the extensions of credit, if any, requested by the Borrower to be made on the Closing Date, (y) a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to another Type, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, and (z) a Borrowing of Incremental Term Loans on the relevant Increase Effective Date) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

 

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ARTICLE V

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (it being understood and agreed that the only representations and warranties that shall be made by any Loan Party on and as of the Second Amendment Effective Date shall be the Specified Representations and the other representations and warranties expressly set forth in the Second Amendment) that:that:

 

5.01         Existence, Qualification and Power.

 

Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and (c) is duly qualified to do business and, where applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (a) (other than with respect to any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary), clause (b)(i) or clause (c), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.02         Authorization; No Contravention.

 

The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which it is party has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Loan Party’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Loan Party is party or affecting such Loan Party or the properties of such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Loan Party or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law; except in each case referred to in clause (b) or (c), to the extent such conflict, breach, contravention or violation, or creation of any such Lien or required payment, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.03         Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.

 

No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for such approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions or notices or filings which have already been completed or obtained.

 

5.04         Binding Effect.

 

This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document to which each Loan Party is a party, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which each Loan Party is a party when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except that the remedy of specific performance and other equitable remedies are subject to judicial discretion.

 

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5.05         Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

 

(a)            The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the consolidated financial condition of the BorrowerParent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other material liabilities, direct or contingent, of the BorrowerParent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and material Indebtedness, in each case, to the extent required by GAAP.

 

(b)            The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the BorrowerParent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 20222024, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on such date, (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein or as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 1.03, (ii) fairly present the consolidated financial condition of the BorrowerParent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other material liabilities, direct or contingent, of the BorrowerParent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and material Indebtedness, in each case, to the extent required by GAAP.

 

(c)            SinceFrom the date of the Audited Financial Statements through and including the Third Amendment Effective Date, there has been no event or condition, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.06         Litigation.

 

There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims, investigations or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (a)  affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.07         No Default.

 

No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

5.08         Ownership of Property and Valid Leasehold Interests; Liens.

 

(a)            Each of the Loan Parties and each of their respective Subsidiaries has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title or valid leasehold interests as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)            The property of each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01.

 

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5.09         Environmental Compliance.

 

There are no existing violations of Environmental Laws by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or claims against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary alleging potential liability under, or responsibility for the violation of, any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.10         Insurance.

 

Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries maintain or require the tenants or managers of their owned properties to maintain insurance that complies with the requirements set forth in Section 6.07.

 

5.11         Taxes.

 

Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal, state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Federal, state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except (a) those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person, or (b) where the failure to take any of the foregoing actions could not reasonably be expected to cause, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of any Loan Party, there is no proposed tax assessment against such Loan Party or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof is party to any tax sharing agreement.

 

5.12         ERISA Compliance.

 

(a)            Each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws, except for any such failures to comply as, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, nothing has occurred that could reasonably be expected to prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification. Each Loan Party and each ERISA Affiliate have made all required contributions to each Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Plan.

 

(b)            There are no pending or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)            (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii) no Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) no Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) no Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; except in each case referred to in clauses (i) through (v), to the extent that any such event, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(d)            As of the Closing Date, the Borrower is not and will not be (i) an employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, (ii) a plan or account subject to Section 4975 of the Code, (iii) using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans or the Commitments or (iv) a “governmental plan” within the meaning of ERISA.

 

5.13         Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act; REIT Status.

 

(a)            No Loan Party is engaged and no Loan Party will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.

 

(b)            No Loan Party is, and no Loan Party is required to be, registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(c)            The Parent Guarantor meets all requirements to qualify as a REIT.

 

5.14         Disclosure.

 

(a)            No report, financial statement, certificate or other information furnished in writing by or on behalf of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (in each case, as and when furnished and as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), together with all such information previously provided and when taken as a whole, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made (together with all such information previously provided and when taken as a whole), not materially misleading; provided, however, that it is understood that no Loan Party makes any representation or warranty with respect to any general economic or specific industry information, any projections, pro forma financial information, financial estimates, forecasts and forward-looking information, except that, with respect to projected financial information concerning the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document, each Loan Party represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time such information was prepared. It is further understood that (i) any projected financial information furnished to the Administrative Agent or any Lender is not to be viewed as facts, is not a guarantee of future performance and is subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond a Loan Party’s control, (ii) no assurance is given by such Loan Party that such projections will be realized and (iii) the actual results may differ from such projections and such differences may be material.

 

(b)            As of the Closing Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification delivered to the Administrative Agent and/or any Lender pursuant to Section 4.01(c), if applicable, is true and correct in all respects.

 

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5.15         Compliance with Laws.

 

Each of the Loan Parties and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.16         Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.

 

Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person, except to the extent failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing is not a representation or warranty with respect to infringement or other violation of the IP Rights of any other Person (which is addressed in the following sentence of this Section 5.16). To the knowledge of any Loan Party, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by such Loan Party or any Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any other Person to an extent that such infringement could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.17         Use of Proceeds.

 

The proceeds of the Loans hereunder will be used solely for the purposes specified in Section 6.11. No proceeds of the Loans hereunder will be used for the acquisition of another Person unless the board of directors (or other comparable governing body) or stockholders (or other equity owners), as appropriate, of such other Person has approved such acquisition.

 

5.18         Taxpayer Identification Number.

 

Each Loan Party’s true and correct U.S. taxpayer identification number is set forth on Schedule 10.02.

 

5.19         Sanctions.

 

None of the Loan Parties, any Subsidiary of the Loan Parties or, to the knowledge of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or general counsel of any Loan Party, any director, officer or employee thereof is an individual or entity that is currently (i) the subject of any Sanctions or in violation of any Sanctions or (ii) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.

 

5.20         Affected Financial Institution.

 

No Loan Party is an Affected Financial Institution.

 

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5.21         Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (a) have conducted their businesses for the past two years (or if any Loan Party or Subsidiary was formed within the past two years, for the duration of such Loan Party’s or Subsidiary’s existence) and, to the knowledge of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer (if any) or general counsel of such Loan Party, their respective directors, officers, agents and employees are, in each case, in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar applicable anti-money-laundering and anti-corruption legislation in other applicable jurisdictions, in any such case of the foregoing, to the extent applicable to, and binding on, the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Laws”), and (b) have instituted and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance by each Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer (if any) or general counsel of such Loan Party, their respective directors, officers, agents and employees with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

 

5.22         Solvency.

 

As of the SecondThird Amendment Effective Date, immediately after giving effect to the initial Credit Extensions (if any) made on the SecondThird Amendment Effective Date, (a) the fair value of the assets of the BorrowerParent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will exceed their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of the BorrowerParent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and mature; and (c) the Borrower will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted following the SecondThird Amendment Effective Date.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied (other than contingent Obligations that are not then due and payable), each Loan Party shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03 and 6.12) cause each of its Subsidiaries to:

 

6.01         Financial Statements.

 

Deliver to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to each Lender):

 

(a)            as soon as available, but in any event within five (5) Business Days following the date the Parent Guarantor is required to file its Form 10-K with the SEC (without giving effect to any extension of such due date, whether obtained by filing the notification permitted by Rule 12b-25 or any successor provision thereto or otherwise) (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024), a consolidated balance sheet of the Group as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, such consolidated statements to be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and applicable securities laws and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit (provided that, to the extent the components of such consolidated financial statements relating to a prior fiscal period are separately audited by different independent public accounting firms, the audit report of any such accounting firm may contain a qualification or exception as to scope of such consolidated financial statements as they relate to such components); and

 

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(b)            as soon as available, but in any event within five (5) Business Days following the date the Parent Guarantor is required to file its Form 10-Q with the SEC (without giving effect to any extension of such due date, whether obtained by filing the notification permitted by Rule 12b-25 or any successor provision thereto or otherwise) (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2024), an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Group as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Parent Guarantor’s fiscal year then ended, and an unaudited statement of cash flow for the portion of the Parent Guarantor’s fiscal year then ended setting forth, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2025, in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding date of the previous fiscal year or the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, as applicable, all in reasonable detail, such consolidated statements to be certified by a Responsible Officer as fairly presenting the consolidated financial condition of the Group as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

 

As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(d), the Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such information under clause (a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Borrower to furnish the information and materials described in clauses (a) and (b) above at the times specified therein.

 

6.02         Certificates; Other Information.

 

Deliver to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to each Lender):

 

(a)            concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) (commencing with the delivery of the financial statements for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2024), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer;

 

(b)            promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent, copies of any management letters submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of any Loan Party by independent accountants in connection with an audit of the accounts of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries;

 

(c)            [reserved];

 

(d)            promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of any Loan Party, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which such Loan Party may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

 

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(e)            promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of such Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, other than ordinary course or routine notices, correspondence, inquiries, examinations or audits;

 

(f)            promptly following any written request therefor, information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation (to the extent any Loan Party qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and has provided a Beneficial Ownership Certification to any Lender or the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation); and

 

(g)            promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 6.02(d) (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 or the Parent Guarantor posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s or the Parent Guarantor’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s or the Parent Guarantor’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 the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (by facsimile or electronic mail), which shall notify each Lender, of the posting of any such documents and, upon request, 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 or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower or the Parent Guarantor with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

 

Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Specified Arrangers will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to any Loan Party 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. Each Loan Party hereby agrees that so long as such Loan Party 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,” each Loan Party shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to such Loan Party 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 10.07) (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor”; and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall treat anythe Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” or that are marked “PRIVATE” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Loan Party shall be under any obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.”

 

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6.03         Notices.

 

Promptly following knowledge thereof by a Responsible Officer, notify the Administrative Agent (which shall notify each Lender) of:

 

(a)            the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

 

(b)            any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)            the information set forth in Section 6.13 at the times required therein;

 

(d)            any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary; and

 

(e)            any announcement by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch of any change or possible adverse change in a Debt Rating.

 

Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 (other than Section 6.03(e)) shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the applicable Loan Party has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.

 

6.04         Payment of Taxes.

 

Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all of its tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person, in each case in this Section 6.04, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.05         Preservation of Existence, Etc.

 

(a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and, where applicable, good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction not prohibited by Section 7.04 or 7.05, or to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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6.06         Maintenance of Properties.

 

(a) Maintain, preserve and protect, or make contractual or other provisions to cause to maintain, preserve or protect, all of its properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, in each case except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) make, or make contractual or other provisions to cause to be made, all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.07         Maintenance of Insurance.

 

Maintain, or use reasonable efforts to cause the tenants under all leases to which it is a party as landlord or the manager of its facilities to maintain, insurance with respect to its owned properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business and owning similar properties in localities where the applicable Loan Party or the applicable Subsidiary operates, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons (including with respect to any captive insurance subsidiary or self-insurance, a system or systems of self-insurance and reinsurance which accords with the practices of similar businesses).

 

6.08         Compliance with Laws.

 

Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.09         Books and Records.

 

Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of any Loan Party or its Subsidiary, as the case may be.

 

6.10         Inspection Rights.

 

Subject to (x) rights of tenants, (y) applicable health and safety laws, and (z) except to the extent disclosure could reasonably be expected to contravene attorney client privilege or similar protection or violate any confidentiality or privacy obligation or otherwise contravene applicable law, permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (in each case of a Lender, coordinated through the Administrative Agent) to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants (provided that the Loan Parties shall have the right to participate in any such discussions), all at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Loan Parties; provided, however, that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only one (1) such visit and inspection by the Administrative Agent during any calendar year shall be at the reasonable expense of the Borrower; provided, further, however, that when an Event of Default exists and is continuing the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice.

 

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6.11         Use of Proceeds.

 

Use proceeds from the Committed Loans for working capital and general corporate purposes, including Investments not prohibited by Section 7.02, dividends and distributions, and acquisitions and developments and, in each case, not in contravention of any applicable Law in any material respect or of any Loan Document.

 

6.12         REIT Status.

 

The Parent Guarantor shall maintain its qualification as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.

 

6.13         Employee Benefits.

 

(a) Comply with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (b) furnish to the Administrative Agent (x) within five (5) Business Days after any Responsible Officer or any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know that, any ERISA Event has occurred that, alone or together with any other ERISA Event could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount or the imposition of a Lien, a statement setting forth details as to such ERISA Event and the action, if any, that such Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto, and (y) upon request by the Administrative Agent, copies of (i) each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each Pension Plan; (ii) the most recent actuarial valuation report for each Pension Plan; (iii) all notices received by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor or any governmental agency concerning an ERISA Event; and (iv) such other documents or governmental reports or filings relating to any Plan as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

 

6.14         Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Conduct its businesses in compliance in all material respects with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance by each Loan Party, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer (if any) or general counsel of such Loan Party, their respective directors, officers, agents and employees with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied (other than contingent Obligations that are not then due and payable), no Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary (except Section 7.09 shall apply only to Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries) to, directly or indirectly:

 

7.01         Liens.

 

Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:

 

(a)            Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;

 

(b)            Liens securing Indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries permitted under Section 7.03;

 

(c)            Liens for Taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;

 

(d)            carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;

 

(e)            pledges or deposits or other Liens arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, or to secure statutory obligations, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;

 

(f)            Liens and rights of setoff of banks and securities intermediaries in respect of deposit accounts and securities accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business;

 

(g)            the interests of lessees and lessors under leases or subleases of, and the interest of managers or operators with respect to, real or personal property made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h)            Liens on property where the Parent Guarantor or its Subsidiaries is insured against such Liens by title insurance;

 

(i)            Liens on property acquired by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof and which are in place at the time such properties are so acquired and not created in contemplation of such acquisition;

 

(j)            Liens securing assessments or charges payable to a property owner association or similar entity, which assessments are not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, and for which adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;

 

(k)            Liens securing assessment bonds, so long as the Parent Guarantor or its Subsidiaries is not in default under the terms thereof;

 

(l)            deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(m)            easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;

 

(n)            Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h) or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments;

 

(o)            Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement;

 

(p)            assignments to a reverse Section 1031 exchange trust;

 

(q)            licenses of intellectual property granted in the ordinary course of business;

 

(r)            Liens on assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries securing obligations under Swap Contracts; and

 

(s)            precautionary UCC filings in respect of operating leases.

 

; provided that, notwithstanding the forgoing, in no event shall any Loan Party create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on the Equity Interests of Borrower or any other Subsidiary of Parent Guarantor that directly or indirectly owns any Equity Interests of Borrower, in each case, that is owned by a Loan Party.

 

7.02         Investments[Reserved].

 

(a)            Make or allow Investments in Development Property to exceed, in the aggregate at any one time outstanding, 35% of Enterprise Gross Asset Value.

 

(b)            Make or allow Investments in Joint Ventures to exceed, in the aggregate at any one time outstanding, 25% of Enterprise Gross Asset Value. For purposes of this Section 7.02(b), the Loan Parties’ aggregate Investment in Joint Ventures will be valued at book value as shown on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

7.03         Indebtedness.

 

Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, except:

 

(a)            (x) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents, (y) the DOC Debt and (z) Guarantees by the Parent Guarantor and the Borrower of the DOC Debt; and

 

(b)            other Indebtedness; provided that (i) at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness and immediately after giving effect thereto (including any Liens associated therewith) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) with respect to obligations of a Loan Party in respect of Swap Contracts, such Swap Contracts shall be (x) entered into in order to manage existing or anticipated risk and not for speculative purposes or (y) (i) for the sale of Equity Interests issued by the Parent Guarantor at a future date that could be discharged solely by (1) delivery of the Parent Guarantor’s Equity Interests, or, (2) solely at Parent Guarantor’s option made at any time, payment of the net cash value of such Equity Interests at the time, irrespective of the form or duration of such agreement, commitment or arrangement and (ii) not for speculative purposes.

 

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7.04         Fundamental Changes.

 

Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, (i) any Person may merge with or into, consolidate with or amalgamate with the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, (ii) any Person (other than Parent Guarantor) may merge with or into, consolidate with or amalgamate with any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) in a transaction in which the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Subsidiary of the Borrower, (iii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge with or into, consolidate with or amalgamate with any Person in order to consummate an Investment permitted by Section 7.02 or a Disposition permitted by Section 7.05 or an Investment; (iv) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into, the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower; and (v) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders. For the avoidance of doubt, in connection with an internal restructuring, (x) DOC OP may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into, or distribute or transfer all or substantially all its assets to, DOC or the Borrower and (y) DOC may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into, or distribute or transfer all or substantially all its assets to, the Borrower, it being understood and agreed that, in the event the successor or transferee entity in any such transaction expressly assumes the obligations of DOC OP under any DOC Debt, such assumption shall be permitted notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VII and shall not constitute a new incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of Section 7.03; provided that, the Loan Parties shall provide such customary “know your customer” documentation as the Lenders may reasonably require in connection with such transfer.

 

7.05         Dispositions.

 

Make any Disposition (other than any Disposition to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary) of all or substantially all of the assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division) of any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

7.06         Restricted Payments.

 

Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment; provided that, (i) (a) each Loan Party and each Subsidiary may declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment required to qualify and maintain such Loan Party’s qualification as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code, and (b) each Loan Party and each Subsidiary may declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment required to avoid the payment of federal or state income or excise tax; which permitted Restricted Payments under clauses (i)(a) and (i)(b), for the avoidance of doubt, include Restricted Payments from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to its equity holders in order for the Parent Guarantor to comply with the foregoing, (ii) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, each Loan Party and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem, retire, acquire, cancel or terminate Equity Interests issued by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary so long as immediately after giving effect thereto the Parent Guarantor is in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the requirements of Section 7.10(e), (iii) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, each Loan Party and each Subsidiary may make any payment on account of any return of capital to the Parent Guarantor’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof), (iv) each Loan Party and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments, other distributions or other Restricted Payments payable solely in the Equity Interests in such Person, (v) any Subsidiary may at any time make Restricted Payments to the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary and, solely to the extent such Restricted Payments to other holders of its Equity Interests are required by its Organization Documents, to such other holders of Equity Interests, and (vi) each Loan Party and each Subsidiary may declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment within sixty (60) days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration of such payment, such payment would have been permitted pursuant to another clause of this Section 7.06 and, on the date of such payment, no Default under Section 8.01(a), (f) or (g) shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

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7.07         Change in Nature of Business.

 

Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries on the SecondThird Amendment Effective Date or any business substantially related or incidental thereto.

 

7.08         Transactions with Affiliates.

 

Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of any Loan Party (other than transactions between or among a Loan Party and a Subsidiary (including any entity that becomes a Subsidiary as a result of such transaction) (or any combination thereof)), whether or not in the ordinary course of business, except (i) transactions on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to such Loan Party or such Subsidiary as would be obtainable by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, (ii) payments of compensation, perquisites and fringe benefits arising out of any employment or consulting relationship in the ordinary course of business, (iii) making Restricted Payments permitted by this Agreement, (iv) payments (whether in cash, securities or other property) by any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, or on account of any return of capital to such Subsidiary’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof), in any such case, made to holders of Equity Interests in such Subsidiary (x) to the extent required pursuant to such Subsidiary’s Organization Documents or (y) to the extent such payment would have been permitted by Section 7.06 had it constituted a Restricted Payment, (v) other transactions expressly permitted by this Agreement, (vi) transactions with Affiliates that are Disclosed Matters (together with any amendments, restatements, extensions, replacements or other modifications thereto that are not adverse to the interests of the Lenders in their capacities as such), (vii) transactions in the ordinary course of business that comply with the requirements of the North American Securities Administrators Association’s Statement of Policy of Real Estate Investment Trusts and (viii) transactions between a Loan Party or Subsidiary and any “taxable REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code) of any Loan Party or Subsidiary.

 

7.09         Burdensome Agreements.

 

Enter into, assume or otherwise be bound, or permit any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to enter into, assume or otherwise be bound, by any Negative Pledge other than (i) any Negative Pledge contained in an agreement entered into in connection with any Indebtedness that is permitted pursuant to Section 7.03, which Indebtedness is of a type that customarily includes a Negative Pledge or with respect to which such Negative Pledge is no more restrictive on a Loan Party or such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary in any material respect, when taken as a whole, than this Section 7.09 (as determined in good faith by the Borrower); (ii) any Negative Pledge required or imposed by, or arising under or as a result of, any Law; (iii) Negative Pledges contained in (x) the 20212024 Credit Agreement, the agreements set forth on Schedule 7.09 or that are Disclosed Matters; (y) any agreement relating to the Disposition of any Subsidiary or any assets pending such Disposition; provided that, in any such case, the Negative Pledge applies only to the Subsidiary or the assets that are the subject of such Disposition; or (z) any agreement in effect at the time any Person becomes a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary so long as such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and such restriction only applies to such Person and/or its assets, (iv) customary restrictions in leases, licenses and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof, (v) other customary restrictions set forth in agreements relating to assets specified in such agreements and entered into in the ordinary course of business to the extent such restrictions shall solely apply to such specified assets; and (vi) restrictions that apply only to the Equity Interests in, or assets of, any Person other than a Loan Party or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, in each case as such agreements, leases or other contracts may be amended from time to time and including any renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement thereof; provided that, with respect to any agreement described in clause (iii), such amendment, renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement does not contain restrictions of the type prohibited by this Section 7.09 that are, in the aggregate, more onerous in any material respect on a Loan Party or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary than the restrictions, in the aggregate, in the original agreement.

 

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7.10         Financial Covenants.

 

(a)            Leverage Ratio. Permit the Leverage Ratio to be greater than 0.60 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the consummation of a Significant Acquisition, the Parent Guarantor shall be permitted to increase the maximum Leverage Ratio to 0.65 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter in which a Significant Acquisition occurs and for the three (3) consecutive full fiscal quarters immediately thereafter; provided that, solely in the case of any increase pursuant to this sentence, in no event shall the Leverage Ratio exceed 0.65 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter or exceed 0.60 to 1.00 for more than four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters in any consecutive five (5) fiscal quarter period.

 

(b)            Secured Debt Ratio. Permit the Secured Debt Ratio to be greater than 0.40 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter.

 

(c)            Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.50 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter.

 

(d)            Unsecured Leverage Ratio. Permit the Unsecured Leverage Ratio to be greater than 0.60 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the consummation of a Significant Acquisition, the Parent Guarantor shall be permitted to increase the maximum Unsecured Leverage Ratio to 0.65 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter in which a Significant Acquisition occurs and for the three (3) consecutive full fiscal quarters immediately thereafter; provided that, solely in the case of any increase pursuant to this sentence, in no event shall the Unsecured Leverage Ratio exceed 0.65 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter or exceed 0.60 to 1.00 for more than four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters in any consecutive five (5) fiscal quarter period.

 

(e)            Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. Permit the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth to be less than $7,700,000,000 as of the end of any fiscal quarter.

 

7.11         Sanctions.

 

Directly or, to its knowledge, indirectly, use any part of the proceeds of any Credit Extension or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension to any Person (i) to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions (except to the extent permitted for a Person that is required to comply with such Sanctions) or (ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person of Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

 

7.12         Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Directly or, to its knowledge, indirectly use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for any purpose which would violate in any material respect any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

 

8.01         Events of Default.

 

Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:

 

(a)            Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan, or (ii) within five (5) Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan, or any fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five (5) Business Days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

 

(b)            Specific Covenants. The Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of (i) Section 6.03(b), 6.05 (solely with respect to the legal existence of the Loan Parties) or 6.11 or Article VII and such failure continues for five (5) consecutive Business Days, or (ii) Section 6.03(a) or Section 6.03(d) and such failure continues for fifteen (15) consecutive Business Days; or

 

(c)            Other Defaults. The Borrower, any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(b)) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) consecutive days after the receipt by the Borrower of written notice of such failure from the Administrative Agent; provided that, if such failure is of such a nature that can be cured but cannot with reasonable effort be completely cured within thirty (30) days, then such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such additional period of time (not exceeding ninety (90) additional days) as may be reasonably necessary to cure such failure so long as such Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, commence such cure within such thirty (30) day period and diligently prosecute same until completion; or

 

(d)            Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith, certificate or other writing executed by a Responsible Officer and required to be furnished hereunder, shall be incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made (or, in the case of the representations and warranties in Section 5.14(b) or any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality, shall be incorrect in any respect when made or deemed made) and, with respect to any representation, warranty, certification or statement (other than the representations and warranties in Section 5.14(b)) not known by such Loan Party at the time made or deemed made to be incorrect, the defect causing such representation or warranty to be incorrect when made or deemed made is not removed within thirty (30) days after the first to occur of (i) the date upon which a Responsible Officer of any Loan Party obtains knowledge thereof or (ii) receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent; or

 

(e)            Cross-Default. (i) The Borrower, the Parent Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries (x) fails (after giving effect to any notice or grace periods applicable thereto) to make any required payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Material Recourse Indebtedness or (y) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Material Recourse Indebtedness contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Material Recourse Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof to be demanded or to become due or to require the Borrower, the Parent Guarantor or such Subsidiary to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem (automatically or otherwise) or make an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Material Recourse Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, prior to its stated maturity; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which any Loan Party or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by such Loan Party or such Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; provided that this clause (e) shall not apply to (1) secured Indebtedness that becomes due and payable (or as to which an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem is required to be made) as a result of the voluntary Disposition of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such Disposition is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness and such Indebtedness that has become so due and payable (including as a result of such offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness) is assumed or repaid in full when and to the extent required under the document providing for such Indebtedness (after giving effect to any notice or grace periods applicable thereto), (2) any redemption, repurchase, conversion or settlement with respect to any convertible debt security which is consummated in accordance with the terms of such convertible debt security, unless such redemption, repurchase, conversion or settlement results from a default thereunder or an event of the type that constitutes an Event of Default or (3) any early payment requirement or unwinding or termination with respect to any Swap Contract (A) not arising out of a default by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary and (B) to the extent that such Swap Termination Value owed has been paid in full by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries when due; or

 

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(f)            Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any of its Material Subsidiaries institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged, undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undischarged, undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

 

(g)            Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Loan Party or any of its Material Subsidiaries becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within thirty (30) days after its issue or levy; or

 

(h)            Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any of its Material Subsidiaries (i) a final non-appealable judgment or order that has not been discharged, satisfied, dismissed or vacated for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent (x) not paid, fully bonded or covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has not denied coverage or (y) for which such Loan Party or applicable Material Subsidiary has not been indemnified), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final non-appealable judgments that have not been discharged, dismissed or vacated and that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case of clause (i) or (ii), (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or

 

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(i)            ERISA. An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or

 

(j)            Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any material provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations arising under the Loan Documents, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries contests in writing in any manner the validity or enforceability of any material provision of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports in writing to revoke, terminate or rescind any material provision of any Loan Document; or

 

(k)            Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control.

 

For purposes of clauses (f), (g), and (h) above (including as it relates to the exercise of remedies set forth below in Section 8.02) no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to a Material Group unless the type of event specified therein has occurred with respect to each Subsidiary that is a member of such Material Group.

 

8.02         Remedies Upon Event of Default.

 

If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

 

(a)            declare the Commitments of each Lender to make Loans to be terminated, whereupon such Commitments shall be terminated;

 

(b)            declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Loan Parties;

 

(c)            [reserved]; and

 

(d)            exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents;

 

provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to any Loan Party pursuant to Section 8.01(f) or (g) or the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Loan Party under the Bankruptcy Code, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

 

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8.03         Application of Funds.

 

After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2.18, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

 

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;

 

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

 

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and fees, premiums and scheduled periodic payments, and any interest accrued thereon, due under any Swap Contract between any Loan Party and any Lender, or any Affiliate of a Lender, ratably among the Lenders (and, in the case of such Swap Contracts, Affiliates of Lenders) in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

 

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, payment of breakage, termination or other payments, and any interest accrued thereon, due under any Swap Contract between any Loan Party and any Lender, or any Affiliate of a Lender and amounts owing under Treasury Management Agreements, ratably among the Lenders (and, in the case of such Swap Contracts, Affiliates of Lenders) and the Treasury Management Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them; and

 

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

9.01         Appointment and Authority.

 

Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein and except with respect to Section 9.06, the provisions of this Article IX are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and no Loan Party shall have any rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

 

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9.02         Rights as a Lender.

 

The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial, advisory, underwriting or other business with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders or to provide notice to or obtain consent of the Lenders with respect thereto.

 

9.03         Exculpatory Provisions.

 

The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and its Related Parties:

 

(a)            shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(b)            shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable lawLaw; and

 

(c)            shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

 

The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender.

 

The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

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9.04         Reliance by Administrative Agent.

 

The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Loan Parties), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

9.05         Delegation of Duties.

 

The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article IX 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 not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

 

9.06         Resignation of Administrative Agent.

 

The Administrative Agent may at any time resign as Administrative Agent upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, subject to the approval (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of the Borrower (unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States; provided that, if any such potential successor is not classified as a “U.S. person” and a “financial institution” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1441-1, then the Borrower shall have the right to prohibit such potential successor from becoming the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders (and subject to the approval (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of the Borrower (unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing)), appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that, if any such potential successor is not classified as a “U.S. person” and a “financial institution” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1441-1, then the Borrower shall have the right to prohibit such potential successor from becoming the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; provided, further, that, if the retiring Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section 9.06. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 9.06). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article IX and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

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9.07            Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and Other Lenders.

 

Each Lender expressly acknowledges that none of the Administrative Agent or any Arranger has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent or any Arranger hereafter taken, including any consent to, and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Loan Party of any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent or any Arranger to any Lender as to any matter, including whether the Administrative Agent or any Arranger has disclosed material information in its (or its Related Parties’) possession. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any Arranger or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder., and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties. Each Lender represents and warrants that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility and (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course and is entering into this Agreement as a Lender for the purpose of making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender, and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument, and each Lender agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing. Each Lender represents and warrants that it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities.

 

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9.08            No Other Duties, Etc.

 

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Arrangers, Co-Syndication Agents, or Co-Documentation Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder.

 

9.09            Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.

 

In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relative to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

 

(a)            to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.10 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

 

(b)            to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

 

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.10 and 10.04.

 

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

 

9.10            Recovery of Erroneous Payments.

 

Without limitation of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time the Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Lender, whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by Borrower at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Lender receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount received by such Lender in Same Day Funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. Each Lender irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount.  The Administrative Agent shall inform each Lender promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Lender comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.

 

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9.11            Guaranty Matters.

 

The Lenders irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under Article XII in accordance with Section 12.10. Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under Article XII pursuant to this Section 9.11, provided that neither the request nor the delivery of such confirmation shall be a condition to or shall cause any delay in the provision of any release permitted, required or requested in accordance with Section 12.10.

 

ARTICLE X

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

10.01            Amendments, Etc.

 

Except as set forth in Section 2.02(f) in respect of Conforming Changes made pursuant to such section, Section 2.15 in respect of an extension of a Maturity Date, Section 2.16 in respect of an Incremental Term Loan Amendment, or Section 3.03 in respect of the replacement of Term SOFR and/or Conforming Changes or other amendments or modifications made pursuant to such section, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents) and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

 

(a)            extend the expiration date or increase the amount of any Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 2.07 or Section 8.02) without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood and agreed that a waiver of any condition precedent in Section 4.02 or of any Default or Event of Default is not considered an extension or increase in the Commitments of any Lender);

 

(b)            postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment (other than mandatory prepayments (if any) with respect to any Loan) of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby;

 

(c)            reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Class Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” with respect to such Class or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate with respect to such Class;

 

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(d)            change Section 2.14 or Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby;

 

(e)            change any provision of this Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or “Required Class Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (but any change to the definition of “Required Term A-1 Lenders,” “Required Term A-2 Lenders” or “Required Term A-3 Lenders” shall only require the written consent of each Lender under the applicable Term Facility);

 

(f)            release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranteed Obligations of the Guarantor under the Guaranty (except as provided herein) without the written consent of each Lender; or

 

(g)            directly and materially adversely affect the rights of Lenders holding Commitments or Loans of one Class differently from the rights of Lenders holding Commitments or Loans of any other Class without the written consent of the applicable Required Class Lenders;

 

and provided, further, that (i) only the written consent of the Borrower and the Required Term A-1 Lenders shall be required to the extent such amendment, waiver or consent shall (x) amend, waive or otherwise modify any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 with respect to any Credit Extension under the Term A-1 Facility or (y) impose any greater restriction on the ability of any Term A-1 Lender to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder with respect to the Term A-1 Facility (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no other Lenders shall have any right to approve or disapprove any such amendment, waiver or consent described in this clause (i)); (ii) only the written consent of the Borrower and the Required Term A-2 Lenders shall be required to the extent such amendment, waiver or consent shall (x) amend, waive or otherwise modify any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 with respect to any Credit Extension under the Term A-2 Facility or (y) impose any greater restriction on the ability of any Term A-2 Lender to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder with respect to the Term A-2 Facility (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no other Lenders shall have any right to approve or disapprove any such amendment, waiver or consent described in this clause (ii)); (iii) only the written consent of the Borrower and the Required Term A-3 Lenders shall be required to the extent such amendment, waiver or consent shall impose any greater restriction on the ability of any Term A-3 Lender to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder with respect to the Term A-3 Facility (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no other Lenders shall have any right to approve or disapprove any such amendment, waiver or consent described in this clause (iii)); (iv) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (v) any fee letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no other parties shall have any right to approve or disapprove any such amendment, waiver or consent). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender (or all Lenders of a Class or each affected Lender of a Class) may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Defaulting Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (A) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may, with the consent of the other (but without the consent of any other Person), amend, modify or supplement any Loan Document to correct, amend or cure any ambiguity, inconsistency, omission, mistake or defect or correct any obvious error or any error or omission of an administrative or technical nature so long as such amendment, modification or supplement does not impose additional obligations on any Lender; provided that the Administrative Agent shall promptly give the Lenders notice of, and provide to the Lenders a copy of, any such amendment, modification or supplement, and (B) this Agreement may be amended and restated without the consent of any Lender (but with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) if, upon giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer be a party to this Agreement (as so amended and restated), the Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated, and such Lender shall have no other commitment or other obligation hereunder and shall have been paid in full all principal, interest and other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding the fact that the consent of all the Lenders is required in certain circumstances as set forth above, (x) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any reorganization plan that affects the Loans and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code supersede the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein and (y) the Required Lenders may consent to allow the Borrower to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and such determination shall be binding on all of the Lenders.

 

Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (i) to add one or more additional term loan facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit and all related obligations and liabilities arising in connection therewith from time to time outstanding to share ratably (or on a basis subordinated to the existing facilities hereunder) in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the obligations and liabilities from time to time outstanding in respect of the existing facilities hereunder, and (ii) in connection with the foregoing, to permit, as deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Required Lenders, the Lenders providing such additional credit facilities to participate in any required vote or action required to be approved by the Required Lenders or by any other number, percentage or class of Lenders hereunder.

 

In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time, make one or more offers (each, a “Loan Modification Offer”) to all the Lenders of one or more Classes to make one or more amendments or modifications to (A) allow the maturity of the Accepting Lenders’ (as defined below) Commitments or Loans of such Class(es) to be extended, (B) modify the Applicable Rate and/or fees payable with respect to the Accepting Lenders’ Loans and/or Commitments of such Class(es), (C) modify any covenants or other provisions or add new covenants or provisions with respect to such Class(es) that are agreed between the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Accepting Lenders; provided that such modified or new covenants and provisions are applicable only during periods after the applicable Maturity Date that is in effect on the effective date of such Permitted Amendment, and (D) any other amendment to a Loan Document required to give effect to the Permitted Amendments described in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of this paragraph (“Permitted Amendments,” and any amendment to this Agreement to implement Permitted Amendments, a “Loan Modification Agreement”) pursuant to procedures reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Such notice shall set forth (i) the relevant Class(es) of Lenders to which the Borrower is making the Loan Modification Offer described in such notice, (ii) the terms and conditions of the requested Permitted Amendments and (iii) the date on which such Permitted Amendments are requested to become effective. Permitted Amendments shall become effective only with respect to the Commitments and/or Loans of the relevant Class(es) of the Lenders that accept the applicable Loan Modification Offer (such Lenders, the “Accepting Lenders”) and, in the case of any Accepting Lender, only with respect to such Lender’s Commitments and/or Loans of the relevant Class(es) as to which such Lender’s acceptance has been made. The Borrower and each Accepting Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Loan Modification Agreement and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the acceptance of the Permitted Amendments and the terms and conditions thereof, and the Borrower shall also deliver such resolutions, opinions and other documents as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Loan Modification Agreement. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that (1) upon the effectiveness of any Loan Modification Agreement, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Permitted Amendments evidenced thereby and only with respect to each Accepting Lender’s Commitments and Loans of the relevant Class(es) as to which such Lender’s acceptance has been made, (2) any applicable Lender who is not an Accepting Lender may be replaced by the Borrower in accordance with Section 10.13, and (3) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to make any amendments or modifications to any Loan Documents necessary to allow any borrowings, prepayments and commitment reductions to be ratable across any relevant Class of commitments to make Loans of such Class, the mechanics for which may be implemented through the applicable Loan Modification Agreement and may include technical changes related to the borrowing and repayment procedures of the Lenders; provided that with the consent of the Accepting Lenders such prepayments and commitment reductions may be applied on a non-ratable basis to the non-Accepting Lenders of the relevant Class(es).

 

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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended in connection with Incremental Term Loans, as set forth in Section 2.16(e)(iii).

 

10.02      Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.

 

(a)            Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in Section 10.02(b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

 

(i)            if to the Borrower or any other Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and

 

(ii)            if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Loan Parties).

 

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications 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 and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in Section 10.02(b) below, shall be effective as provided in such Section 10.02(b).

 

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(b)            Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender provided pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article II by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may each, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

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), 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 address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, e-mail or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, e-mail or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

 

(c)            The Platform. 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 any Loan Party, any Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the Platform, or any other electronic platform or electronic messaging service, or 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 any Loan Party, any Lender or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

 

(d)            Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower and any other Loan Party and the Administrative Agent may change its address, facsimile number, telephone number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile number, telephone number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to any Loan Party or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities Laws.

 

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(e)            Reliance by Administrative Agent and Lenders. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower in accordance with Section 10.02. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

 

10.03            No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.

 

No failure by any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) [reserved], (c) any Lender from enforcing payments of amounts payable to such Lender pursuant to Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05 and 10.04 or from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.14), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that, if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.14, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

 

10.04            Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

 

(a)            Costs and Expenses. Each Loan Party shall, jointly and severally, pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers (limited, in the case of legal fees, to the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of one primary counsel, and, if applicable, one local counsel in each material jurisdiction, for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, due diligence, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) [reserved] and (iii) all documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (limited, in the case of legal fees, to the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of (x) one primary counsel for the Administrative Agent (and, if reasonably required, one counsel for the Administrative Agent per specialty area and one local counsel for the Administrative Agent per applicable jurisdiction) and (y) one additional counsel for all the Lenders (and, if reasonably required, one additional counsel per specialty area and one local counsel per applicable jurisdiction), plus additional counsel for the Lenders as necessary in the event of an actual or potential conflict of interest among the Lenders), in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section 10.04, or (B) in connection with the Loans made hereunder, including all such reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (subject to the limitations set forth above with respect to legal fees) incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans.

 

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(b)            Indemnification by the Loan Parties. Each Loan Party shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender, the Agents and their Affiliates and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities and related reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of one primary counsel for the Indemnitees; provided that reimbursement for reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of additional counsel of the Indemnitees will be limited to such specialist counsel as may reasonably be required by the Indemnitees, a single firm of local counsel for the Indemnitees in each material jurisdiction and, in the event of an actual or potential conflict of interest (as reasonably determined by the applicable Indemnitee), one additional firm of counsel to each group of similarly affected Indemnitees), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by any Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including, without limitation, each Lender’s agreement to make Loans or the use or intended use of the proceeds thereof) or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters addressed in Section 3.01), (ii) any Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Loan Party, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities or related expenses (A)(x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Indemnified Parties or (y) result from a claim brought by any Loan Party against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith or a material breach of the obligations of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Indemnified Parties hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if any Loan Party has obtained a final and non-appealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or (B) arise out of a dispute solely among Indemnitees and not resulting from any act or omission by any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates (other than any such losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities or related reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses against an Indemnitee in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an Agent). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 3.01 shall be the sole remedy for any indemnification claim in respect of Taxes. No Loan Party shall, except as a result of its indemnification obligations hereunder, and nor shall any of its Related Parties have any liability for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof.

 

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(c)            Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that any Loan Party for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under Section 10.04(a) or 10.04(b) to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Related Party of any of the foregoing and without relieving such Loan Party of its obligations with respect thereto, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each Lender’s Applicable Percentage at such time) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 10.04(c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.13(d).

 

(d)            Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable lawLaw, each Loan Party shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemniteeof the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and each Lender, the Agents and their Affiliates and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called a “Lender Related Party”), on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee orLender Related Indemnified Party referred to in Section 10.04(b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except to the extent of such Indemnitee’sLender Related Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment.

 

(e)            Payments. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be payable not later than ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor (accompanied by backup documentation to the extent available).

 

(f)            Survival. The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

 

10.05            Payments Set Aside.

 

To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of any Loan Party is made to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

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10.06       Successors and Assigns.

 

(a)            Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the rights and obligations of any Loan Party may be assigned to any applicable surviving or successor Loan Party in connection with a transaction permitted by, and consummated in accordance with, Section 7.04) and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment or grant of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b)            Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment(s) and the Loans with respect to any Facility at the time owing to it); provided that, in each case with respect to any Facility, any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

 

(i)            Minimum Amounts.

 

(A)            in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s applicable Commitment(s) and/or the applicable Loans at the time owing to it, in each case with respect to such Facility, or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

 

(B)            in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate principal amount of the Commitment and/or outstanding Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, in each case with respect to such Facility, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000 in the case of any assignment in respect of such Facility unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent assignments with respect to such Facility to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments with respect to such Facility from members of an Assignee Group to a single assignee (or to an assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met with respect to such Facility.

 

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(ii)            Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the applicable Loans or the applicable Commitments assigned. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent that any unused Commitments remain under a Facility at a time when any Loans are also outstanding under such Facility, any assignment by a Lender with respect to such Facility shall be a ratable assignment by such Lender of its unused Commitments and outstanding Loans under such Facility.

 

(iii)            Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

 

(A)            the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Person that is a Lender, an Affiliate of any Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to any Lender; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof; and

 

(B)            the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless such assignment is to a Person that is a Lender, an Affiliate of any Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to any Lender.

 

(iv)            Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

 

(v)            No Assignment to the Loan Parties. No such assignment shall be made to any Loan Party or any of the Loan Parties’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

 

(vi)            No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made 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).

 

(vii)            No Assignment to Defaulting Lenders. No such assignment shall be made to a Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (vii).

 

(viii)            Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans in accordance with its relevant Applicable Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

 

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Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, and 10.04 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. Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver Note(s) with respect to the applicable Facility or Facilities to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.

 

(c)            Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of designation, of any Lender as a Defaulting Lender. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender (with respect to its own interest only), at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(d)            Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person), a Defaulting Lender (or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute a Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries) or any Loan Party or any of the Loan Parties’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

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Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in clauses (a) through (e) of the first proviso to Section 10.01 that affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(e) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.06(b); provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06 and 10.13 and any requirements or limitations contained therein as if it were an assignee under subsection (b) of this Section. 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 Sections 3.06 and 10.13 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender; provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.14 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 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 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.

 

(e)            Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 or 3.04 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 3.01(e) as though it were a Lender.

 

(f)            Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge, assign or grant a security interest in, all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note(s), if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment or grant of a security interest to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central banking authority; provided that no such pledge or assignment or grant of a security interest shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee or grantee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

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10.07            Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.

 

Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) on a need-to-know basis to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, consultants, service providers and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent required or requested by any governmental agency or regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it or its Affiliates (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulationsLaws or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as (or no less restrictive than) those of this Section 10.07, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.16(c) or, (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations or (iii) any actual or potential insurer or reinsurer, (g) with the consent of the Borrower, (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.07 or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower that the Administrative Agent or any such Lender reasonably believes is not bound by a duty of confidentiality to the Borrower, (i) to any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder (provided such rating agencies are advised of the confidential nature of such information and agree to keep such information confidential) or, (j) on a confidential basis to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the application, issuance, publishing and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder or (k) to any Person that would qualify as an Eligible Assignee hereunder (without giving effect to the consent required under Section 10.06(b)(iii)) providing financing to the disclosing Lender, to the extent reasonably required by such Person (provided such other Persons are advised of the confidential nature of such information and agree to keep such information confidential). In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and customary information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the Commitments.

 

For purposes of this Section 10.07, “Information” means all information received from or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 10.07 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own or its other similarly situated customers’ confidential information.

 

Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning any Loan Party or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws.

 

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10.08            Right of Setoff.

 

If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable lawLaw, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the applicable Loan Party against any and all of the Obligations of such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that, in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.18 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) such Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender and its Affiliates under this Section 10.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or its Affiliates may have. Each Lender agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

 

10.09            Interest Rate Limitation.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

 

10.10            Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.

 

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

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10.11            Survival of Representations and Warranties.

 

All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewithany document, certificate or other writing executed by a Responsible Officer and required to be furnished hereunder shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied.

 

10.12            Severability.

 

If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.12, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

 

10.13            Replacement of Lenders.

 

If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender’s obligation to make, continue or convert to Affected Loans is suspended pursuant to Section 3.02, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, or if any Lender does not consent to any amendment or waiver of any provision hereof or of any other Loan Document for which its consent is required under Section 10.01 after Required Lenders or applicable Required Class Lenders have consented thereto, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.06), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:

 

(a)            the assignment fee specified in Section 10.06(b) shall have been paid to or waived by the Administrative Agent;

 

(b)            such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

 

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(c)            in the case of any such assignment resulting from (i) a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; and, (ii) a suspension of a Lender’s obligation to make, continue or convert to Affected Loans pursuant to Section 3.02, the applicable assignee shall not be subject to a similar suspension and (iii) a Lender not consenting to any amendment or waiver hereunder or under any Loan Document for which its consent is required under Section 10.01, the applicable assignee shall have consented to such amendment or waiver; and

 

(d)            such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws.

 

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

Each party hereto agrees that (i) an assignment required pursuant to this Section 10.13 may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and (ii) the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to and be bound by the terms thereof; provided that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment, the other parties to such assignment agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender; provided, further, that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.

 

10.14            Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

 

(a)            GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

(b)            SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION 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. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

 

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(c)            WAIVER OF VENUE. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN SECTION 10.14(b). EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

 

(d)            SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

 

10.15            Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.15.

 

10.16            No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.

 

In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Arrangers are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and each other Loan Party, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Arrangers, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower and each other Loan Party has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Arranger each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, any Lender nor any Arranger has any obligation to the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and each other Loan Party and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, any Lender nor any Arranger has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or any other Loan Party or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Arrangers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

 

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10.17            USA Patriot Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulation Notice.

 

Each Lender that is subject to the Patriot Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower and each other Loan Party that, pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”) and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, as applicable, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower and each other Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and each other Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower and each other Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, as applicable.

 

10.18            Delivery of Signature Page.

 

Each Lender to become a party to this Agreement on the date hereof shall do so by delivering to the Administrative Agent a counterpart of this Agreement duly executed by such Lender.

 

10.19            Judgment Currency.

 

If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or under 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 and each other Loan Party 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 the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower and each other Loan Party 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 the Borrower or such other Loan Party (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law). All of the Borrower’s and each other Loan Party’s obligations under this Section 10.19 shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

 

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10.20            Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.

 

Solely to the extent any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution is a party to this Agreement and 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 Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

(a)            the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution; and

 

(b)            the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

 

(i)            a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

 

(ii)            a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

 

(iii)            the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.

 

10.21            Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents; Electronic Records; Counterparts.

 

The words “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 Assignment and Assumptions, amendments or other modifications, Committed Loan Notices, and 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 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.

 

This Agreement, any Loan Document and any other Communication, including Communications required to be in writing, may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures. Each of the Loan Parties and each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender Party agrees that any Electronic Signature on or associated with any Communication shall be valid and binding on such Person to the same extent as a manual, original signature, and that any Communication entered into by Electronic Signature, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with the terms thereof to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was delivered.  Any Communication may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same Communication.  For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed Communication converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. The Administrative Agent and each of the Lender Parties may, at its option, create one or more copies of any Communication in the form of an imaged Electronic Record (“Electronic Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document.  All Communications in the form of an Electronic Record, including an Electronic Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent is not under any obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by such Person pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lender Parties shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of any Loan Party and/or any Lender Party without further verification and (b) upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender Party, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.

 

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10.22       [Reserved].

 

10.23       Lender Representations.

 

(a)            Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date or such later date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the Closing Date or such later date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of any Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

 

(i)            such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement,

 

the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement,

 

(A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of subsections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, or

 

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such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

 

(b)            In addition, unless either (1) subclause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with subclause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date or such later date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the Closing Date or such later date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of any Loan Party, that none of the Administrative Agent or the Arrangers or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent or the Arrangers under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).

 

10.24            Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any 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):

 

(a)            In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

 

(b)            As used in this Section 10.24, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

 

Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

 

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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).

 

10.25            Cashless Settlement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all or a portion of its Loans of any Class in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction with respect to such Class of Loans that is permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Lender.

 

10.26             Appointment of Borrower. Each of the Loan Parties hereby appoints the Borrower to act as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and electronic platforms entered into in connection herewith and agrees that any notice or communication delivered by the Administrative Agent or a Lender to the Borrower shall be deemed delivered to each Loan Party.

 

10.27             Keepwell.

 

Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the Guaranty or the grant of a Lien under the Loan Documents, in each case, by any Loan Party becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under the Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Article XI voidable under applicable Law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 10.27 shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. Each Loan Party intends this Section 10.27 to constitute, and this Section 10.27 shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

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ARTICLE XI

 

CONTINUING GUARANTY

 

11.01            Guaranty.

 

The Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally, jointly and severally guarantees, as primary obligor and as guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of any and all Obligations (for the Guarantor, subject to the proviso in this sentence, its “Guaranteed Obligations”); provided that (a) the Guaranteed Obligations of the Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to the Guarantor and (b) the liability of the Guarantor individually with respect to this Guaranty shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law or other applicable Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Guaranteed Obligations shall include any such indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities, or portion thereof, which may be or hereafter become unenforceable or compromised or shall be an allowed or disallowed claim under any proceeding or case commenced by or against any debtor under any Debtor Relief Laws. The Administrative Agent’s books and records showing the amount of the Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding, and shall be binding upon the Guarantor, and conclusive for the purpose of establishing the amount of the Obligations. This Guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, non-perfection or extent of any collateral therefor, or by any fact or circumstance relating to the Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of the Guarantor, or any of them, under this Guaranty, and the Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing (other than a defense as to the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations).

 

11.02            Rights of Lenders.

 

The Guarantor consents and agrees that the Administrative Agent and each the other Lenders may, at any time and from time to time, without notice or demand, and without affecting the enforceability or continuing effectiveness hereof: (a) amend, extend, renew, compromise, discharge, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment or the terms of the Obligations or any part thereof; (b) take, hold, exchange, enforce, waive, release, fail to perfect, sell, or otherwise dispose of any security for the payment of this Guaranty or any Obligations; (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders in their sole discretion may determine; and (d) release or substitute one or more of any endorsers or other guarantors of any of the Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Guarantor consents to the taking of, or failure to take, any action which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of the Guarantor under this Guaranty or which, but for this provision, might operate as a discharge of the Guarantor.

 

11.03            Certain Waivers.

 

The Guarantor waives (a) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of the Borrower, or the cessation from any cause whatsoever (including any act or omission of the Administrative Agent or any other Lender) of the liability of the Borrower (other than as to the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations); (b) any defense based on any claim that the Guarantor’s obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those of the Borrower; (c) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting the Guarantor’s liability hereunder; (d) any right to proceed against the Borrower, proceed against or exhaust any security for the Obligations, or pursue any other remedy in the power of the Administrative Agent or any other Lender whatsoever; (e) any benefit of and any right to participate in any security now or hereafter held by the Administrative Agent or any other Lender; and (f) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all other defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by applicable Law limiting the liability of or exonerating guarantors or sureties (other than as to the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations). The Guarantor expressly waives all setoffs and counterclaims and all presentments, demands for payment or performance, notices of nonpayment or nonperformance, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and all other notices or demands of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the Obligations, and all notices of acceptance of this Guaranty or of the existence, creation or incurrence of new or additional Obligations.

 

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11.04            Obligations Independent.

 

The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder are those of primary obligor, and not merely as surety, and are independent of the Obligations and the obligations of any other guarantor, and a separate action may be brought against the Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty whether or not the Borrower or any other person or entity is joined as a party.

 

11.05            Subrogation.

 

The Guarantor shall not exercise any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or similar rights with respect to any payments it makes under this Guaranty until all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash (other than contingent Obligations that are not then due and payable) and the Commitments are terminated. If any amounts are paid to the Guarantor in violation of the foregoing limitation, then such amounts shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders to reduce the amount of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.

 

11.06            Termination; Reinstatement.

 

This Guaranty is a continuing and irrevocable guaranty of all Guaranteed Obligations now or hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the release of the Guarantor pursuant to Section 10.01(f). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be revived, as the case may be, if any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Guarantor is made, or any of the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders exercises its right of setoff, in respect of the Obligations and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by any of the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders in their discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws or otherwise, all as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and whether or not the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders are in possession of or have released this Guaranty and regardless of any prior revocation, rescission, termination or reduction. The obligations of the Guarantor under this Section 11.06 shall survive termination of this Guaranty.

 

11.07            Stay of Acceleration.

 

If acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Obligations is stayed, in connection with any case commenced by or against the Guarantor or the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Laws, or otherwise, all such amounts shall nonetheless be payable by the Guarantor immediately upon demand by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.

 

11.08            Condition of Borrower.

 

The Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for, and has adequate means of, obtaining from the Borrower such information concerning the financial condition, business and operations of the Borrower as the Guarantor requires, and that none of the Administrative Agent or any other Lender has any duty, and the Guarantor is not relying on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender at any time, to disclose to it any information relating to the business, operations or financial condition of the Borrower (the Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Administrative Agent or any other Lender to disclose such information and any defense relating to the failure to provide the same).

 

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11.09            Appointment of Borrower.

 

Each of the Loan Parties hereby appoints the Borrower to act as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and electronic platforms entered into in connection herewith and agrees that any notice or communication delivered by the Administrative Agent or a Lender to the Borrower shall be deemed delivered to each Loan Party.

 

11.10            [Reserved].

 

11.11            Keepwell.

 

Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the Guaranty or the grant of a Lien under the Loan Documents, in each case, by any Loan Party becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under the Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Article XI voidable under applicable Law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 11.11 shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. Each Loan Party intends this Section 11.11 to constitute, and this Section 11.11 shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

ARTICLE XII

 

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR CONTINUING GUARANTY

 

12.01            Guaranty.

 

Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally, jointly and severally guarantees, as primary obligor and as guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of any and all Obligations (for each Subsidiary Guarantor, subject to the proviso in this sentence, its “Guaranteed Obligations”); provided that (a) the Guaranteed Obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Subsidiary Guarantor and (b) the liability of such Subsidiary Guarantor individually with respect to this Guaranty shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law or other applicable Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Guaranteed Obligations shall include any such indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities, or portion thereof, which may be or hereafter become unenforceable or compromised or shall be an allowed or disallowed claim under any proceeding or case commenced by or against any debtor under any Debtor Relief Laws. The Administrative Agent’s books and records showing the amount of the Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding, and shall be binding upon each Subsidiary Guarantor, and conclusive for the purpose of establishing the amount of the Obligations. This Guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, non-perfection or extent of any collateral therefor, or by any fact or circumstance relating to the Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor, or any of them, under this Guaranty, and each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing (other than a defense as to the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations).

 

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12.02            Rights of Lenders.

 

Each Subsidiary Guarantor consents and agrees that the Administrative Agent and each the other Lenders may, at any time and from time to time, without notice or demand, and without affecting the enforceability or continuing effectiveness hereof: (a) amend, extend, renew, compromise, discharge, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment or the terms of the Obligations or any part thereof; (b) take, hold, exchange, enforce, waive, release, fail to perfect, sell, or otherwise dispose of any security for the payment of this Guaranty or any Obligations; (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders in their sole discretion may determine; and (d) release or substitute one or more of any endorsers or other guarantors of any of the Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Subsidiary Guarantor consents to the taking of, or failure to take, any action which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of such Subsidiary Guarantor under this Guaranty or which, but for this provision, might operate as a discharge of such Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

12.03            Certain Waivers.

 

Each Subsidiary Guarantor waives (a) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of the Borrower, or the cessation from any cause whatsoever (including any act or omission of the Administrative Agent or any other Lender) of the liability of the Borrower (other than as to the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations); (b) any defense based on any claim that such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those of the Borrower; (c) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Subsidiary Guarantor’s liability hereunder; (d) any right to proceed against the Borrower, proceed against or exhaust any security for the Obligations, or pursue any other remedy in the power of the Administrative Agent or any other Lender whatsoever; (e) any benefit of and any right to participate in any security now or hereafter held by the Administrative Agent or any other Lender; and (f) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all other defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by applicable Law limiting the liability of or exonerating guarantors or sureties (other than as to the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations). Each Subsidiary Guarantor expressly waives all setoffs and counterclaims and all presentments, demands for payment or performance, notices of nonpayment or nonperformance, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and all other notices or demands of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the Obligations, and all notices of acceptance of this Guaranty or of the existence, creation or incurrence of new or additional Obligations.

 

12.04            Obligations Independent.

 

The obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder are those of primary obligor, and not merely as surety, and are independent of the Obligations and the obligations of any other guarantor, and a separate action may be brought against such Subsidiary Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty whether or not the Borrower or any other person or entity is joined as a party.

 

12.05            Subrogation.

 

No Subsidiary Guarantor shall exercise any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or similar rights with respect to any payments it makes under this Guaranty until all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash (other than contingent Obligations that are not then due and payable) and the Commitments are terminated. If any amounts are paid to any Subsidiary Guarantor in violation of the foregoing limitation, then such amounts shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders and shall forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders to reduce the amount of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.

 

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12.06             Termination; Reinstatement.

 

This Guaranty is a continuing and irrevocable guaranty of all Guaranteed Obligations now or hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the release of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 12.10. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be revived, as the case may be, if any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or the applicable Guarantor is made, or any of the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders exercises its right of setoff, in respect of the Obligations and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by any of the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders in their discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws or otherwise, all as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and whether or not the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders are in possession of or have released this Guaranty and regardless of any prior revocation, rescission, termination or reduction. The obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor under this Section 12.06 shall survive termination of this Guaranty.

 

12.07            Stay of Acceleration.

 

If acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Obligations is stayed, in connection with any case commenced by or against any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Laws, or otherwise, all such amounts shall nonetheless be payable by such Subsidiary Guarantor immediately upon demand by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.

 

12.08            Condition of Borrower.

 

Each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for, and has adequate means of, obtaining from the Borrower such information concerning the financial condition, business and operations of the Borrower as such Subsidiary Guarantor requires, and that none of the Administrative Agent or any other Lender has any duty, and neither Subsidiary Guarantor is relying on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender at any time, to disclose to it any information relating to the business, operations or financial condition of the Borrower (each Subsidiary Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Administrative Agent or any other Lender to disclose such information and any defense relating to the failure to provide the same).

 

12.09            Subordination. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby subordinates the payment of all obligations and indebtedness of the Borrower owing to such Subsidiary Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including but not limited to any obligation of the Borrower to such Subsidiary Guarantor as subrogee of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, or resulting from such Subsidiary Guarantor’s performance under this Guaranty, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations. If the Administrative Agent so requests, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any such obligation or indebtedness of the Borrower to any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be enforced and performance received by such Subsidiary Guarantor as trustee for the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, on account of the Guaranteed Obligations, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Subsidiary Guarantor under this Guaranty.

 

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12.10            Release of Subsidiary Guarantors. A Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically released from this Guaranty, and any Liens granted by such Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the Obligations shall be automatically released, if: (a) (i) such Subsidiary Guarantor is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or ceases to be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor in a transaction not prohibited by this Agreement or (ii) the Borrower otherwise requests such release and, in the case of each of clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii), after giving effect to any such release, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall not be a borrower or a guarantor, or otherwise have a payment obligation, in respect of any Enterprise Unsecured Debt and (b) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower signed by a Responsible Officer certifying that, as of the date of such release, (x) the matters set forth in clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii), as applicable, are true and correct, (y) no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would occur as a result of such releases and (z) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of release of such Subsidiary Guarantor (other than thesuch representations and warranties which are expressly made only as of as of the Closing Date or the Third Amendment Effective Date, as applicable, including but not limited to those set forth in Section 5.05(c) and Section 5.22, which shall be made only as of the Second Amendment Effective Date), except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect or similar language, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 12.10, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01. The Administrative Agent agrees to furnish to the Borrower, promptly after the Borrower’s request and at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense, any release, termination, or other agreement or document as is reasonably necessary or advisable to evidence the foregoing release or as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower.

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) is made as of December 9, 2024 among DOC DR, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (the “Borrower”), DOC DR HOLDCO, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (the “Parent”), HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation (“Healthpeak”), HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company and direct consolidated subsidiary of Healthpeak (“Healthpeak OP”), KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the Lenders party hereto.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have entered into a certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 24, 2021 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2023, as amended by that certain Second Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 24, 2023, as amended by that certain Consent and Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 21, 2024 and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), wherein the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agreed to provide a term loan facility to the Borrower in the original principal amount of $400,000,000.00.

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders constituting the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree to an amendment to the Credit Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Credit Parties, the Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent have so agreed on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.            Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein (including the recitals hereto), capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement. Each reference to “hereof”, “hereunder”, “herein” and “hereby” and each other similar reference and each reference to “this Amendment” and each other similar reference contained in the Credit Agreement and other Credit Documents shall, after this Amendment becomes effective, refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

 

2.            Amendments to Credit Agreement.

 

(a)            Effective as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement and the Compliance Certificate are amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) set forth in Exhibit A to this Amendment (the amendments set forth in Exhibit A, collectively, the “Amendments”; the Credit Agreement as amended by the Amendments, the “Amended Credit Agreement”).

 

 

 

 

3.            Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective as of the first date when each of the following conditions has been satisfied or waived by the Administrative Agent (the “Fourth Amendment Effective Date”):

 

(a)           Transaction Document. The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of this Amendment, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each Credit Party, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders (as determined immediately prior to giving effect to this Amendment).

 

(b)          Representations and Warranties. As of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the representations and warranties contained in the Amended Credit Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects; provided that, in each case, (i) any representation or warranty qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all respects and (ii) any representation or warranty made solely with respect to a specified prior date shall be true and correct in all material respects (subject to clause (i) of this proviso) as of such specified date.

 

(c)           No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date or would result from the effectiveness of this Amendment.

 

4.            Representations and Warranties. As of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, each Credit Party hereby represents and warrants that:

 

(a)           Such party has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment.

 

(b)           Such party has taken all necessary corporate (or analogous) action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment. This Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, and subject to general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

(c)           No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

5.            Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

 

6.            General Terms. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart. A set of the copies of this Amendment signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Administrative Agent. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Amendment shall be deemed to include electronic signatures 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 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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7.            Headings, etc. Section or other headings contained in this Amendment are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment.

 

8.            Credit Document. Each Credit Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the Credit Agreement or in any other Credit Document, this Amendment shall constitute a Credit Document under the Credit Agreement.

 

9.            Amendments. This Amendment shall not be amended, restated, amended and restated or otherwise modified except as provided in Section 11.4 of the Credit Agreement.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Peter A. Scott
  Name: Peter A. Scott
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
   
  HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC
   
  By: HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.
  Its: Managing Member
   
  By: /s/ Peter A. Scott
  Name: Peter A. Scott
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
   
  DOC DR HOLDCO, LLC
   
  By: HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC
  Its: Sole Member
   
  By: HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.
  Its: Managing Member
   
  By: /s/ Peter A. Scott
  Name: Peter A. Scott
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
   
  DOC DR, LLC
   
  By: DOC DR HOLDCO, LLC,
  Its: Managing Member
   
  By: HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC,
  Its: Sole Member
   
  By: HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC.
  Its: Managing Member
   
  By: /s/ Peter A. Scott
  Name: Peter A. Scott
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
   
    KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent
   
    By: /s/ Laura Conway
      Name: Laura Conway
      Title: Senior Banker

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]

 

 

 

 

LENDERS:
                    
   KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

 

  By: /s/ Laura Conway
    Name: Laura Conway
    Title: Senior Banker

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender

 

  By: /s/ Darren Merten
    Name: Darren Merten
    Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  RAYMOND JAMES BANK, as a Lender

 

  By: /s/ Alexander Sierra
    Name: Alexander Sierra
    Title: Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  REGIONS BANK, as a Lender

 

  By: /s/ Warren Beck
    Name: Warren Beck
    Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE INVESTMENT BANK, as a Lender

 

  By: /s/ Michael Ubriaco
    Name: Michael Ubriaco
    Title: Director

 

  By: /s/ Jill Wong
    Name: Jill Wong
    Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  ASSOCIATED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

 

  By: /s/ Mike Sedivy
    Name: Mike Sedivy
    Title: Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

 

 

 

COMPOSITE THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT – CONFORMED THROUGH THE CONSENT AND THIRDFOURTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AS OF FEBRUARY 21DECEMBER 9, 2024 (EFFECTIVE AS OF MARCH 1, 2024)

 

 

 

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

dated as of September 24, 2021,

as amended March 31, 2023, May 24, 2023, and March 1, 2024, and December 9, 2024

 

among

 

DOC DR, LLC (as successor to PHYSICIANS REALTY L.P.),
as Borrower,

 

DOC DR HOLDCO, LLC (as successor to PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST),
HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC., and
HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC
as Guarantors

 

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,

 

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS, INC., BMO CAPITAL MARKETS, and CITIZENS BANK, N.A.

 

as Lead Arrangers and Co-Book Runners

 

BMO CAPITAL MARKETS AND CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,

 

as Co-Syndication Agents

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

Page

 

Section 1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION 1
  Section 1.1   Definitions 1
  Section 1.2   Accounting Terms 38
  Section 1.3   Rules of Interpretation 38
  Section 1.4   [Reserved] 40
  Section 1.5   Rates 40
Section 2 LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT 41
  Section 2.1   Revolving Loans, the Existing Term Loan and Additional Term Loans 41
  Section 2.2   Swingline Loans 42
  Section 2.3   Issuances of Letters of Credit and Purchase of Participations Therein 44
  Section 2.4   Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds 48
  Section 2.5   Evidence of Debt; Register; Lenders’ Books and Records; Notes 49
  Section 2.6   Scheduled Principal Payments 49
  Section 2.7   Interest on Loans 50
  Section 2.8   Conversion/Continuation 52
  Section 2.9   Default Rate of Interest 53
  Section 2.10   Fees 53
  Section 2.11   Prepayments/Commitment Reductions 55
  Section 2.12   Application of Prepayments 56
  Section 2.13   General Provisions Regarding Payments 58
  Section 2.14   Sharing of Payments by Lenders 58
  Section 2.15   Cash Collateral 59
  Section 2.16   Defaulting Lenders 62
  Section 2.17   Removal or Replacement of Lenders 63
  Section 2.18   Extension of Revolving Maturity Date 64
  Section 2.19   Increase in Commitments 66
Section 3 YIELD PROTECTION 66
  Section 3.1   Making or Maintaining SOFR Loans 66
  Section 3.2   Increased Costs 68
  Section 3.3   Taxes 69
  Section 3.4   Mitigation Obligations; Designation of a Different Lending Office 73
  Section 3.5   Permanent Inability to Determine Rate; Benchmark Replacement 73
Section 4 GUARANTY 74
  Section 4.1   The Guaranty 74
  Section 4.2   Obligations Unconditional 75
  Section 4.3   Reinstatement 76
  Section 4.4   Certain Additional Waivers 76
  Section 4.5   Remedies 76
  Section 4.6   Rights of Contribution 76
  Section 4.7   Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee 77
  Section 4.8   Keepwell 77
  Section 4.9   Release 77
Section 5 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 78
  Section 5.1   Conditions Precedent to Effective Date 78

 

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  Section 5.2   Conditions to Term Loan and Each Other Credit Extension 80
Section 6 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 81
  Section 6.1   Existence, Qualification and Power 81
  Section 6.2   Authorization; No Contravention 81
  Section 6.3   Governmental Authorization; Other Consents 81
  Section 6.4   Binding Effect 82
  Section 6.5   Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect 82
  Section 6.6   Litigation 82
  Section 6.7   No Default 82
  Section 6.8   Ownership of Property and Valid Leasehold Interests; Liens 82
  Section 6.9   Environmental Compliance 83
  Section 6.10   Insurance 83
  Section 6.11   Taxes 83
  Section 6.12   ERISA Compliance 83
  Section 6.13   Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act; REIT Status 84
  Section 6.14   Disclosure 84
  Section 6.15   Compliance with Laws 84
  Section 6.16   Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. 85
  Section 6.17   Use of Proceeds 85
  Section 6.18   [Reserved] 85
  Section 6.19   Sanctions 85
  Section 6.20   Affected Financial Institution 85
  Section 6.21   Anti-Corruption Laws 85
  Section 6.22   [Reserved] 85
Section 7 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 86
  Section 7.1   Financial Statements 86
  Section 7.2   Certificates; Other Information 86
  Section 7.3   Notices 88
  Section 7.4   Payment of Taxes 88
  Section 7.5   Preservation of Existence, Etc. 88
  Section 7.6   Maintenance of Properties 89
  Section 7.7   Maintenance of Insurance 89
  Section 7.8   Compliance with Laws 89
  Section 7.9   Books and Records 89
  Section 7.10   Inspection Rights 89
  Section 7.11   Use of Proceeds 90
  Section 7.12   REIT Status 90
  Section 7.13   Employee Benefits 90
  Section 7.14   Anti-Corruption Laws 90
Section 8 NEGATIVE COVENANTS 90
  Section 8.1   Liens 90
  Section 8.2   Investments 92
  Section 8.3   Indebtedness 92
  Section 8.4   Fundamental Changes 92
  Section 8.5   Dispositions 93
  Section 8.6   Restricted Payments 93
  Section 8.7   Change in Nature of Business 93
  Section 8.8   Transactions with Affiliates 94

 

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  Section 8.9   Burdensome Agreements 94
  Section 8.10   Financial Covenants 95
  Section 8.11   Sanctions 95
  Section 8.12   Anti-Corruption Laws 95
Section 9 EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES; APPLICATION OF FUNDS 95
  Section 9.1   Events of Default 95
  Section 9.2   Remedies 98
  Section 9.3   Application of Funds 98
Section 10 AGENCY 99
  Section 10.1   Appointment and Authority 99
  Section 10.2   Rights as a Lender 100
  Section 10.3   Exculpatory Provisions 100
  Section 10.4   Reliance by Administrative Agent 101
  Section 10.5   Delegation of Duties 101
  Section 10.6   Resignation of Administrative Agent 102
  Section 10.7   Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders 102
  Section 10.8   No Other Duties, etc. 103
  Section 10.9   Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 103
  Section 10.10   Security Matters 103
  Section 10.11   Erroneous Payments 104
Section 11 MISCELLANEOUS 106
  Section 11.1   Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications 106
  Section 11.2   Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver 108
  Section 11.3   Set-Off 110
  Section 11.4   Amendments and Waivers 111
  Section 11.5   Successors and Assigns 113
  Section 11.6   Independence of Covenants 117
  Section 11.7   Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements 117
  Section 11.8   No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative 117
  Section 11.9   Marshalling; Payments Set Aside 117
  Section 11.10   Severability 117
  Section 11.11   Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders’ Rights 118
  Section 11.12   Headings 118
  Section 11.13   Applicable Laws 118
  Section 11.14   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 118
  Section 11.15   Confidentiality 119
  Section 11.16   Usury Savings Clause 120
  Section 11.17   Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness 120
  Section 11.18   No Advisory of Fiduciary Relationship 120
  Section 11.19   Electronic Execution of Assignments and Other Documents 121
  Section 11.20   USA PATRIOT Act 121
  Section 11.21   Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 122
  Section 11.22   Existing Agreement 122
  Section 11.23   Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 122

 

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Appendices    
     
Appendix A   Lenders, Commitments and Revolving Commitment Percentages
Appendix B   Notice Information
     
Schedules    
     
Exhibits    
     
Exhibit 2.1   Form of Funding Notice
Exhibit 2.3   Form of Issuance Notice
Exhibit 2.5-1   Form of Revolving Loan Note
Exhibit 2.5-2   Form of Swingline Note
Exhibit 2.5-3   Form of Term Note
Exhibit 2.8   Form of Conversion/Continuation Notice
Exhibit 3.3   Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates (Forms 1 – 4)
Exhibit 7.2(a)-1   Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit 11.5   Form of Assignment Agreement

 

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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of September 24, 2021 (as amended, restated, increased, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), is entered into by and among DOC DR, LLC (as successor to PHYSICIANS REALTY L.P.), a Maryland limited liability company (the “Borrower”), DOC DR HOLDCO, LLC (as successor to PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST), a Maryland limited liability company (the “Parent”), HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation (“Healthpeak”), and HEALTHPEAK OP, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“Healthpeak OP”), as Guarantors, the Lenders from time to time party hereto, and KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as administrative agent (in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, certain lenders have made available to the Borrower a revolving credit facility and a term loan facility pursuant to the terms of that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 7, 2018 (as amended and in effect on the date hereof, the “Existing Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed, to amend and restate, in full, the Existing Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions contained herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree that the Existing Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

Section 1         DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

Section 1.1          Definitions. The following terms used herein, including in the introductory paragraph, recitals, exhibits and schedules hereto, shall have the following meanings:

 

2021 Credit Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2021, among Healthpeak OP, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, L/C issuer and alternative currency fronting lender, and the lenders and other agents party thereto.

 

2028 Term Commitment” means, for each 2028 Term Lender, the amount set forth for such Lender on Appendix A (as amended) as such Lender’s “2028 Term Commitment”, or as set forth in the applicable Assignment Agreement, as the same may be increased or reduced as appropriate to reflect any assignments to or by such Lender pursuant to Section 11.5.

 

2028 Term Lender” means a Lender having a 2028 Term Commitment, or if such 2028 Term Commitment has terminated, a Lender holding a 2028 Term Loan.

 

2028 Term Loan” means a Term Loan made by a 2028 Term Lender to the Borrower on the Second Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.19 and the Second Amendment.

 

2028 Term Loan Lead Arrangers” means, singly and collectively, (i) KeyBank Capital Markets, Inc., (ii) BMO Capital Markets, and (iii) Regions Bank.

 

2028 Term Loan Maturity Date” means May 24, 2028.

 

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2028 Term Note” means a Term Note payable to a 2028 Term Lender, or its registered assignees, in a principal amount equal to the amount of such 2028 Term Lender’s 2028 Term Loan at the time of the making or acquisition of such Loan.

 

Additional Term Commitmentmeans as defined in Section 2.19.

 

Additional Term Loan” means a term loan made by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to a New Term Loan Amendment entered into in connection with an increase of the Total Facility Amount under Section 2.19.

 

Additional Term Note” means a promissory note in the form attached to the applicable New Term Loan Amendment, as such promissory note may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR” means with respect to a Daily Simple SOFR Loan, the greater of (1) the sum of (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the SOFR Index Adjustment and (2) the Floor.

 

Adjusted Term SOFR” means for any Available Tenor and Interest Period with respect to a SOFR Loan, the greater of (1) sum of (a) Term SOFR for such Interest Period and (b) the SOFR Index Adjustment and (2) the Floor.

 

Administrative Agent” means as defined in the introductory paragraph hereto, together with its successors and permitted assigns.

 

Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire provided by the Lenders in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

 

Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

 

Affected Lender” means as defined in Section 3.1(b).

 

Affected Loans” means as defined in Section 3.1(b).

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

 

Agent” means the Administrative Agent.

 

Agreement” means as defined in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

Aggregate Revolving Commitments” means the Revolving Commitments of all the Lenders. The aggregate principal amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in effect on the Effective Date is ONE BILLION AND 0/100 dollars ($1,000,000,000.00) and the aggregate principal amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments in effect at the Third Amendment Effective Time is $0.00.

 

Anti-Corruption Laws” means the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar applicable anti-money-laundering and anti-corruption legislation in other applicable jurisdictions, in any such case of the foregoing, to the extent applicable to, and binding on, the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries.

 

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Applicable Lending Office” means, with respect to each Lender, the office designated by such Lender to the Administrative Agent as such Lender’s lending office for all purposes of this Agreement. A Lender may have a different Applicable Lending Office for Base Rate Loans and SOFR Loans.

 

Applicable Margin” means the percentage per annum determined, at any time, based on the range into which the Borrower’s Credit Rating then falls, in accordance with the levels in the table set forth below (the “Investment Grade Pricing Grid”). During any period for which the Borrower has received three Investment Grade Ratings which are not equivalent, such Applicable Margin will be determined by (a) the highest Investment Grade Rating if they differ by only one Level and (b) the average of the two highest Investment Grade Ratings if they differ by two or more Levels (unless the average is not a recognized Level, in which case the Applicable Margin will be based on the Level corresponding to the second highest Investment Grade Rating). During any period for which the Borrower has received only two Investment Grade Ratings and such Investment Grade Ratings are not equivalent, the Applicable Margin will be determined by (i) the highest Investment Grade Rating if they differ by only one Level and (ii) the median of the two Investment Grade Ratings if they differ by two or more Levels (unless the median is not a recognized Level, in which case the Applicable Margin will be based on the Investment Grade Rating one Level below the Level corresponding to the higher Investment Grade Rating). All of the foregoing shall be determined solely but reasonably by Administrative Agent from time to time. During any period for which the Borrower has received an Investment Grade Rating from only one Rating Agency, the Applicable Margin shall be determined based on such Investment Grade Rating so long as such Credit Rating is from either S&P or Moody’s. If the Borrower ceases to maintain Investment Grade Rating from either S&P or Moody’s, then from and after such time the Applicable Margin shall be determined with reference to Level V below, with any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from such change becoming effective on the date one (1) Business Day immediately following the date on which the Borrower ceases to maintain such Investment Grade Rating.

 

Investment Grade Pricing Grid

 

Pricing Level Credit
Rating
Applicable
Margin
for
Revolving
Loans that
are Base
Rate
Loans
Facility
Fee
Rate
Applicable
Margin for
Revolving
Loans that are
SOFR Loans
and Letter of
Credit Fee
Applicable
Margin for
Term Loans
that are Base
Rate Loans
Applicable
Margin for Term
Loans that are
SOFR Loans
I At Least A-or A3 0.00% 0.125% 0.725% 0.00% 0.85%
II At Least BBB+ or BAA1 0.00% 0.15% 0.775% 0.00% 0.90%
III At Least BBB or BAA2 0.00% 0.20% 0.85% 0.00% 1.00%
IV At Least BBB-or BAA3 0.05% 0.25% 1.05% 0.25% 1.25%
V Below BBB-and BAA3 0.40% 0.30% 1.40% 0.65% 1.65%

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During any applicable Sustainability Adjustment Period, the Applicable Margin set forth in the above table for Revolving Loans shall be decreased by the Applicable Sustainability Adjustment (if any) in effect during such Sustainability Adjustment Period; provided that in no event shall the Applicable Margin be less than zero. The Applicable Margin for any Additional Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans and/or SOFR Loans shall be as set forth in the applicable New Term Loan Amendment.

 

Applicable Sustainability Adjustment” means, for any Sustainability Adjustment Period (beginning with the Sustainability Adjustment Period commencing in the fiscal year immediately following the first year when the Borrower receives its Sustainability Rating (such first year being referred to as the “First Rated Year”)), determined by reference to the Sustainability Rating Change or Sustainability Rating, as applicable, reported in the Compliance Certificate delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 7.2(a) for the immediately preceding fiscal year (a “Reference Year”):

 

(a)            if (i) the Sustainability Rating Change for such Reference Year shall be equal to or greater than five percent (5.0%) or (ii) the Sustainability Rating for such Reference Year shall be equal to or greater than 96, the Applicable Sustainability Adjustment for such Sustainability Adjustment Period shall be a one basis point reduction in the Applicable Margin set forth in the Investment Grade Pricing Grid; and

 

(b)            if (i) the Sustainability Rating Change for such Reference Year shall be less than five percent (5.0%) or (ii) the Borrower shall have elected in its sole discretion to not report a Sustainability Rating Adjustment in the applicable Compliance Certificate, the Applicable Sustainability Adjustment for such Sustainability Adjustment Period shall be zero and there shall be no Applicable Sustainability Adjustment to the Applicable Margin set forth in the Investment Grade Pricing Grid; provided that this clause (b) shall not apply if the Sustainability Rating Change for such Reference Year cannot be determined due to the occurrence of any event described in clause (A), (B) or (C) of clause (i) of the following proviso;

 

provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing,

 

(i)            if (A) GRESB fails or is no longer able to issue a Sustainability Rating, or otherwise delays the issuance of a Sustainability Rating without the consent of the Borrower, (B) GRESB notifies the Borrower, or makes an announcement to the effect, that it will no longer issue a Sustainability Rating, or (C) the scoring methodologies or other basis upon which the Sustainability Rating is determined shall materially change from the methodologies and basis for the determination of the Sustainability Rating in effect for the First Rated Year, then in any such case,

 

(x)the Borrower or Administrative Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Lenders) may request that negotiations be entered into between the Borrower and the Sustainable Agent (for a period of no more than thirty (30) consecutive days, or such longer period as may be mutually agreed by the Borrower and Administrative Agent (with the consent of the Required Lenders)) with a view to agreeing on a substitute basis for determining a Sustainability Rating;

 

(y)during any such negotiation period, the Applicable Sustainability Adjustment with respect to the applicable Sustainability Adjustment Period shall be determined pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of this definition above, based on the Sustainability Rating Change or Sustainability Rating, as applicable, that was in effect and applied immediately prior to the date on which such negotiation period commenced;

 

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(z)if no agreement can be reached between the Borrower and the Sustainable Agent during such negotiation period, unless otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders, the Applicable Sustainability Adjustment shall be determined pursuant to clause (b) of this definition above and shall apply to the Applicable Margin from and after the last day of such negotiation period;

 

(ii)            until the delivery of the Compliance Certificate delivered in respect of the First Rated Year, pursuant to Section 7.2(a), the Applicable Sustainability Adjustment shall be zero and there shall be no Applicable Sustainability Adjustment to the Applicable Margin set forth in the Investment Grade Pricing Grid; and

 

(iii)            the Borrower may elect to deliver to Administrative Agent a revised Compliance Certificate for any Reference Year reflecting a revised Sustainability Rating Change or Sustainability Rating, as applicable, and commencing on the Business Day immediately following the date of delivery of such revised Compliance Certificate through the end of such Sustainability Adjustment Period, such revised Sustainability Rating Change or Sustainability Rating as applicable, shall apply.

 

Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

 

Assignment Agreement” means an assignment agreement entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.5(b)) and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit 11.5 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Financing Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Financing Lease.

 

Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of Healthpeak OP and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20212023, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of Healthpeak OP and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

 

Authorized Officer” means, as applied to any Person, any individual holding the position of chairman of the board (if an officer), chief executive officer, president or one of its vice presidents (or the equivalent thereof), chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of such Person or its Controlling or parent entity and, solely for purposes of making the certifications required under Section 5.1(b)(ii) and (v), any secretary or assistant secretary.

 

Available Commitment” shall mean, as to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment over (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Credit Exposure of such Lender as of such date.

 

Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) 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 (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest 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” pursuant to Section 3.5(d).

 

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Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.

 

Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

 

Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11, U.S.C.A., as amended from time to time or any successor statute thereto.

 

Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the highest of (i) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50%, (iii) Term SOFR for a one month tenor in effect on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1.00%, and (iv) the Floor. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or Term SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or Term SOFR, respectively.

 

Base Rate Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.

 

Benchmark” means, initially, with respect to (a) any Daily Simple SOFR Loan, Daily Simple SOFR, and (b) any Term SOFR Loan, Term SOFR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 3.5.

 

Benchmark Replacementmeans, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event for the 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 U.S. Dollars at such time and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, if any; 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 Credit Documents.

 

Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, 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 such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), if any, that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (a) 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 (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. Dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities.

 

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Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

 

(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 such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

 

(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 or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) have 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 such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, if such Benchmark is a term rate, 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” means, with respect to the then-current Benchmark, 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 such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

 

(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, 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 such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

 

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(c)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) or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or, if such Benchmark is a term rate, all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, if such Benchmark is a term rate, 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” means, with respect to any Benchmark, 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).

 

Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark, 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 Credit Document in accordance with Section 3.5 and (ii) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Credit Document in accordance with Section 3.5.

 

Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, which certification shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the form of Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers published jointly, in May 2018, by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

 

Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. §1010.230.

 

Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue 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 Internal Revenue Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan.”

 

BHC Act Affiliatemeans as defined in Section 11.23(b).

 

Borrower” means DOC DR, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, as successor to Physicians Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

 

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Borrowing” means (a) a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Loans of the same Type of Loan and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period, or (b) a borrowing of Swingline Loans, as appropriate.

 

Business Day” means (i) any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in Cleveland, Ohio or New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close and (ii) with respect to any matters relating to SOFR Loans, a SOFR Business Day.

 

Cash Collateralize” means, to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as applicable, as collateral for the Letter of Credit Obligations or Swingline Loans, as applicable, or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect thereof, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, as applicable, may agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and/or Swingline Lender, as applicable. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

 

Change in Lawmeans the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) 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 “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:

 

(a)            any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the equity securities of Healthpeak (which equity securities have ordinary voting powers to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of Healthpeak (irrespective of whether at such time stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency))on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) and the Borrower shall not have repaid all of the outstanding Obligations in full in cash (other than contingent Obligations that are not then due and payable) and terminated the Commitments within forty-five (45) days after such “person” or “group” shall have become the “beneficial owner” of such percentage of such stock; or

 

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(b)            during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of Healthpeak cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved or recommended by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved or recommended by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body; or

 

(c)            Healthpeak shall, at any time, cease to Control the Borrower (or any permitted successor thereof).

 

CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Ltd.

 

Co-Documentation Agents” means, singly and collectively, (i) Bank of America, N.A., and (ii) Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank.

 

Co-Syndication Agents” means, singly and collectively, (i) BMO Capital Markets and (ii) Citizens Bank, N.A.

 

Commitments” means the Revolving Commitments, the Term Commitments or the Additional Term Commitments, or any combination thereof, as the context may require.

 

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. §1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

“Communication” means this Agreement, any other Loan Document and any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to any Loan Document.

 

Compliance Certificate” means a Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 7.2(a)-1.

 

Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of Daily Simple SOFR or Term SOFR, or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “SOFR Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of Section 3.1(c) and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and 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 any such rate 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 Credit Documents).

 

Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

 

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Consolidated Intangible Assets” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the Intangible Assets of the Group on a consolidated basis.

 

Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity” means, as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholders’ equity of the Group, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” means, as of any date of determination, for the Group on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to (a) Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity on such date plus (b) accumulated depreciation and amortization, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, on such date, minus (c) Consolidated Intangible Assets on such date.

 

Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

 

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Covered Entity” means as defined in Section 11.23(b).

 

Covered Party” means as defined in Section 11.23(a).

 

Conversion/Continuation Date” means the effective date of a continuation or conversion, as the case may be, as set forth in the applicable Conversion/Continuation Notice.

 

Conversion/Continuation Notice” means a Conversion/Continuation Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.8.

 

Credit Date” means the date of a Credit Extension.

 

Credit Document” means any of this Agreement, the Notes, any Guaranty, the Fee Letter, any document executed and delivered by the Borrower and/or any other Credit Party and/or any Lender pursuant to which any Aggregate Revolving Commitments or the Existing Term Loans are increased or any Additional Term Loans are incurred, in each case pursuant to Section 2.19, any documents or certificates executed by any Credit Party in favor of the Issuing Bank relating to Letters of Credit, and, to the extent evidencing or securing the Obligations, all other documents, instruments or agreements executed and delivered by any Credit Party for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in connection herewith or therewith (but specifically excluding secured Swap Contracts and secured Treasury Management Agreements).

 

Credit Extension” means the making of a Revolving Loan, an Existing Term Loan, an Additional Term Loan or the issuing of a Letter of Credit.

 

Credit Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.

 

Credit Rating” means the rating assigned by a Rating Agency to the senior unsecured long term Indebtedness of a Person.

 

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Daily Simple SOFR means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day (such day, the “SOFR Determination Day”) that is five (5) SOFR Business Days prior to (i) if such SOFR Rate Day is a SOFR Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is not a SOFR Business Day, the SOFR Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as and when SOFR for such SOFR Rate Day is published by the Daily Simple SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website. If by 5:00 pm on the second (2nd) SOFR Business Day immediately following any SOFR Determination Day, SOFR in respect of such SOFR Determination Day has not been published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to Daily Simple SOFR has not occurred, then SOFR for such SOFR Determination Day will be SOFR as published in respect of the first preceding SOFR Business Day for which such SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website; provided, that any SOFR determined pursuant to this sentence shall be utilized for purposes of calculation of Daily Simple SOFR for no more than three (3) consecutive SOFR Rate Days. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without notice to the Borrower.

 

Daily Simple SOFR Loan” means each Loan bearing interest at a rate based upon Daily Simple SOFR.

 

Debt Rating” means, as of any date of determination, the rating by S&P, Moody’s or Fitch of Healthpeak OP’s non-credit enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt.

 

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, 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 and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin applicable to Base Rate Loans plus two percent (2%) per annum.

 

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.16(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded 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, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (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), (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, or (e) has 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. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (e) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.16(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and each Lender.

 

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Delaware Divided LLC” means any Delaware LLC that has been formed upon consummation of a Delaware LLC Division.

 

Delaware LLC” means any limited liability company organized or formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

Delaware LLC Division” means the statutory division of any Delaware LLC into two or more Delaware LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

 

Designated Jurisdiction” means any country, region or territory to the extent that such country, region or territory itself is the subjecttarget of comprehensive Sanctions (as of the date of the FirstFourth Amendment Effective Date, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, and the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic).

 

Development Property” means any real property in which the development and construction with respect thereto are not complete.

 

Disclosed Matters” means any event, circumstance, condition or other matter expressly disclosed in the reports and other documents furnished to or filed with the SEC by Healthpeak or any Subsidiary of Healthpeak and that are publicly available on or prior to the ThirdFourth Amendment Effective TimeDate.

 

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer or assignment (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith and including any disposition of property to a Delaware Divided LLC pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division, in any case other than sales or other dispositions of assets in the ordinary course of business.

 

Dollars” and the sign “$” mean the lawful money of the United States.

 

EBITDA” means, for any period, for a Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to, without duplication, the Net Income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period plus (a) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Net Income: (i) Interest Expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, (ii) the provision for Federal, state, local and foreign taxes on or measured by income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period (whether or not payable during that period), (iii) depreciation and amortization expense for such period and (iv) expenses of such Person and its Subsidiaries reducing such Net Income during such period which do not represent a cash expenditure in such period or any prior or future period and minus (b) (i) all items of such Person and its Subsidiaries increasing Net Income for such period which do not represent a cash receipt in such period or any prior or future period and (ii) any addition to EBITDA pursuant to clause (a)(ii) above taken or payable during such period to the extent added to EBITDA in any prior or future period.

 

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ECP Rules” means as defined in Section 4.1.

 

EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

 

EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

 

Effective Date” means September 24, 2021.

 

Electronic Copy means as defined in Section 7.1511.18.

 

“Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Electronic Recordmeans as defined in Section 7.15.

 

Electronic Signaturemeans as defined in Section 7.15.

 

Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.5(b), subject to any consents and representations, if any as may be required therein.

 

Enterprise EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of (a) EBITDA of the Group on a consolidated basis for such period plus (b) without duplication, Healthpeak OP’s Pro Rata Share of EBITDA of each Material Joint Venture for such period.

 

Enterprise Fixed Charges” means, for any period, with respect to the Group on a consolidated basis, the sum of, without duplication, (a) Enterprise Interest Expense paid in cash during such period plus (b) Scheduled Principal Payments during such period plus (c) cash dividends and distributions in respect of preferred stock of the Group during such period (but excluding (i) redemption payments or charges in connection with the redemption of preferred stock and (ii) amounts paid to Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP or any of their respective Subsidiaries); provided that Enterprise Fixed Charges shall not include (i) any amounts with respect to any Intercompany Indebtedness, (ii) gains and losses from unwinding or break-funding of Swap Contracts, (iii) write-offs of unamortized deferred financing fees, (iv) prepayment fees, premiums and penalties, and (v) other unusual or non-recurring items as are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

 

Enterprise Gross Asset Value” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Gross Asset Value of the Group on a consolidated basis plus (b) without duplication, Healthpeak OP’s Pro Rata Share of Gross Asset Value of each Material Joint Venture; provided that, (i) without duplication, for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio, Enterprise Gross Asset Value shall not include the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents deducted in the calculation of Enterprise Total Indebtedness pursuant to the first proviso of the definition of “Enterprise Total Indebtedness.””, and (ii) for purposes of any determination of Enterprise Gross Asset Value (x) to the extent the amount of Enterprise Gross Asset Value attributable to Joint Ventures would exceed 25% of Enterprise Gross Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded (it being understood and agreed, that for purposes of this clause (x) the Credit Parties’ Investment in any Joint Venture will be valued at book value as shown on the consolidated balance sheet of Healthpeak, as determined in accordance with GAAP), and (y) to the extent the amount of Enterprise Gross Asset Value attributable to Development Properties would exceed 35% of Enterprise Gross Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded.

 

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Enterprise Interest Expense” means, for any period, the sum of (a) Interest Expense of the Group on a consolidated basis for such period plus (b) without duplication, Healthpeak OP’s Pro Rata Share of Interest Expense of each Material Joint Venture for such period.

 

Enterprise Secured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, that portion of Enterprise Total Indebtedness that is subject to a Lien (other than Permitted Specified Liens).

 

Enterprise Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to, without duplication, (a) Indebtedness of the Group on a consolidated basis outstanding on such date, plus (b) without duplication, Healthpeak OP’s Pro Rata Share of Indebtedness of each Material Joint Venture outstanding on such date; provided that for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio, (x) clause (a) shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of (i) all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Group and (ii) escrow and other deposits to the extent available on such date for the repayment of any of the Indebtedness included in the calculation of clause (a) above up to an amount in the aggregate for this clause (x) not to exceed the aggregate amount of Indebtedness reflected in clause (a) above maturing in the immediately succeeding 24 months and (y) clause (b) shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of (i) all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of each such applicable Material Joint Venture and (ii) escrow and other deposits to the extent available on such date for the repayment of any of the Indebtedness included in the calculation of clause (b) above up to an amount in the aggregate for this clause (y) not to exceed the aggregate amount of Indebtedness reflected in clause (b) above maturing in the immediately succeeding 24 months; provided, further, that Enterprise Total Indebtedness shall not include accounts payable, intracompany debt, dividends and distributions declared but not payable, security deposits, accrued liabilities or prepaid rent, each as defined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Unencumbered Asset Value of the Group on a consolidated basis plus (b) without duplication, Healthpeak OP’s Pro Rata Share of Unencumbered Asset Value of each Material Joint Venture.; provided that for purposes of any determination of Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value (x) to the extent the amount of Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to Joint Ventures would exceed 25% of Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded (it being understood and agreed, that for purposes of this clause (x) the Credit Parties’ Investment in any Joint Venture will be valued at book value as shown on the consolidated balance sheet of Healthpeak, as determined in accordance with GAAP), and (y) to the extent the amount of Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to Development Properties would exceed 35% of Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value, such excess shall be excluded.

 

Enterprise Unsecured Debt” means, as of any date of determination, that portion of Enterprise Total Indebtedness that is not Enterprise Secured Debt or a Guarantee of Enterprise Secured Debt.

 

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Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.

 

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person and all of the warrants or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock).

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

 

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Credit Parties within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Internal Revenue Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code).

 

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001 (a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon a Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate in excess of the Threshold Amount.

 

Erroneous Paymentmeans as defined in Section 10.11.

 

Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignmentmeans as defined in Section 10.11.

 

Erroneous Payment Impacted Classmeans as defined in Section 10.11.

 

Erroneous Payment Return Deficiencymeans as defined in Section 10.11.

 

Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights” means as defined in Section 10.11.

 

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.

 

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Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.1.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a Lien to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act (or the application or official interpretation thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 4.8 and any other “keepwell,” support or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Credit Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or grant by such Guarantor of a Lien, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one Swap Contract, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swap Contracts for which such Guaranty or Lien becomes illegal.

 

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholdingany 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 (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.17 or (ii) such Lender changes its Applicable Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.3, 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 Applicable Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.3(f) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

Existing Agreement” has the meaning given to such terms in the recitals hereto.

 

Existing DOC Notes” means those certain notes issued from time to time under that certain Senior Indenture, dated as of March 7, 2017 among the Parent, the Borrower and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as supplemented by that certain First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 7, 2017, that certain Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2017, and that certain Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 13, 2021 and as may be further as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Existing Term Loans” means as defined in Section 2.1(c).

 

Extension Effective Date” means as defined in Section 2.18(a).

 

Extension Notice” means as defined in Section 2.18(a).

 

Facility Fee” means as defined in Section 2.10(b).

 

Facility Fee Rate” as detailed in the Investment Grade Pricing Grid.

 

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FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

 

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue 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 and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Federal Funds Effective Rate” means for any day, the rate per annum (expressed, as a decimal, rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher one one-hundredth of one percent (1/100 of 1%)) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided, (i) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective 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 no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be the average rate charged to KeyBank or any other Lender selected by the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

 

Fee Letter” means that certain letter agreement dated July 9, 2021, entered into by and among KeyBank, KeyBanc Capital Markets, and the Borrower.

 

Financing Lease” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property by that Person as lessee which, in accordance with GAAP, is required to be accounted for as a financing lease on the balance sheet of that Person.

 

First Rated Year” means as defined in the definition of “Applicable Sustainability Adjustment.”

 

Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Inc., together with its successors.

 

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Enterprise EBITDA for the twelve-month period ending on such date to (b) Enterprise Fixed Charges for the twelve-month period ending on such date.

 

Floor” means zero percent (0%).

 

Foreign Lender” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.

 

“Fourth Amendment” means that certain Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among the Borrower, each Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto dated as of December 9, 2024.

 

“Fourth Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Fourth Amendment.

 

FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

 

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank other than Letter of Credit Obligations 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 the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of outstanding Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders.

 

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Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

 

Funding Notice” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.1.

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles 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 Acts” means any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto government or Governmental Authority.

 

Governmental Authority” means 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 and (except to the extent such term is used in (or is used in any other defined term that is used in) Section 6 hereof) any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing)).

 

GRESB” means GRESB B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Business Certification Inc., a non-profit corporation incorporated in the United States under the laws of the District of Columbia.

 

Gross Asset Value” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) all assets of a Person and its Subsidiaries as determined in accordance with GAAP plus (b) all accumulated depreciation and accumulated amortization associated with such assets minus (c) Intangible Assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries.

 

Group” means Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP and their respective Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the Borrower.

 

Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any payment obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

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Guarantors” means (a) the Parent, (b) Healthpeak, (c) Healthpeak OP, and (d) their successors and permitted assigns.

 

Guaranty” means the Guaranty made by the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other holders of the Obligations pursuant to Section 4.

 

Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

Healthpeak” means Healthpeak Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as indirect parent of the Parent after giving effect to the Company Merger (as defined in the Third Amendment).

 

Healthpeak Commercial Paper Program” means Healthpeak OP’s commercial paper program, pursuant to which Healthpeak OP may issue short-term commercial paper notes in an aggregate face or principal amount not to exceed $2,000,000,000 at any time outstanding, in accordance with the terms and conditions of certain commercial paper dealer agreements and other related documents, as such program or documents may be amended, modified, extended, refinanced or replaced from time to time.

 

Healthpeak Debt” means, collectively, all obligations under the Healthpeak Revolving Credit Agreement, the Healthpeak Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Healthpeak Notes and the Healthpeak Commercial Paper Program, together with any credit agreement(s) or other agreements, notes, offering memoranda, instruments or other documents evidencing indebtedness incurred to refinance or replace any of the foregoing.

 

Healthpeak Notes” means those certain notes issued by Healthpeak OP from time to time pursuant to that certain amended and restated indenture dated as of February 10, 2023 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time), by and among Healthpeak OP, as issuer, Healthpeak, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, as supplemented by one or moreone or more indentures or supplemental indentures and disclosed in the reports and other documents furnished to or filed with the SEC by Healthpeak or any Subsidiary of Healthpeak and that are publicly available.

 

Healthpeak OP” means Healthpeak OP, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, as the direct parent of the Parent after giving effect to the Partnership Merger (as defined in the Third Amendment).

 

Healthpeak Revolving Credit Agreement” means that certain SecondThird Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Healthpeak OP, as borrower, Healthpeak, as guarantor, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto, dated as of September 20, 2021, as amended pursuant to that certain Consent and Amendment No. 1 dated as of February 10, 2023December 9, 2024 and as may be further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Healthpeak Term Loan Credit Agreement” means that certain Term Loan Agreement among Healthpeak OP, as borrower, Healthpeak, as guarantor, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto, dated as of August 22, 2022, as amended pursuant to that certain Consent and Amendment No. 1 dated as of February 10, 2022, that certain Consent and Amendment No. 2 and Joinder dated as of March 1, 2024 and that certain Amendment No. 3 dated as of December 9, 2024 and as may be further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Highest Lawful Rate” means the maximum lawful interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, charged, or received under applicable Laws relating to any Lender which are currently in effect or, to the extent allowed under such applicable Laws, which may hereafter be in effect and which allow a higher maximum non-usurious interest rate than applicable Laws now allow.

 

HMT” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Sanction(s).”

 

Increase Effective Date” means as defined in Section 2.19(d).

 

Indebtedness” means, at any time and with respect to any Person, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

 

(a)           all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, whether secured or unsecured, and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, including, without limitation, recourse and non-recourse mortgage debt;

 

(b)           all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;

 

(c)           aggregate net obligations of such Person under Swap Contracts;

 

(d)           all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts payable and other accrued obligations in the ordinary course of business and (ii) liabilities with respect to earnouts, reimbursements, true-ups and other similar obligations incurred in connection with the purchase or sale of assets except to the extent such liabilities are required to appear on the balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP);

 

(e)            indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse, to the extent of the value of the property encumbered by such Lien;

 

(f)            Financing Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations;

 

(g)           all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person (other than OP units or LTIP units issued by such Person) at any time prior to the date that is six (6) months after the latest Maturity Date then in effect (other than obligations that can solely be satisfied by delivery of Equity Interests of such Person), valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the liquidation preference thereof; and

 

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(h)           all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

 

For all purposes hereof, (i) the amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date (which shall be a positive number if such amount would be owed by Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries and a negative number if such amount would be owed to Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries) and the net obligations under Swap Contracts shall not be less than zero and (ii) the amount of any Financing Lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date. Any liability will be excluded so long as it is (1) secured by a letter of credit issued for the benefit of Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries in form and substance and from a financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, but only to the extent neither Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP, the Borrower nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has liability therefor, (2) any obligation (including obligations under so called “sandwich leases”) against which a third party indemnifies Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or guarantees all loss suffered by Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries on account thereof, to the extent the indemnitor or guarantor has the financial wherewithal to satisfy its obligation, or (3) otherwise acceptable as a “Covered Liability” in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

 

Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Credit Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.

 

Indemnitee” means as defined in Section 11.2(b).

 

Initial Revolving Maturity Date” means as defined in the definition of “Revolving Maturity Date” contained in this Section 1.1.

 

Intangible Assets” means, as of any date of determination, assets of a Person and its Subsidiaries that are classified as intangible assets under GAAP, but excluding interests in real estate that are classified as intangible assets in accordance with GAAP.

 

Intercompany Indebtedness” means, as of any date, Indebtedness to which the only parties are Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP and/or any of their respective Subsidiaries as of such date and which, if Healthpeak or Healthpeak OP is the borrower with respect to such Indebtedness, is subordinated to the obligations under the Healthpeak Credit Agreement.

 

Intellectual Property” means all trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises related to intellectual property, licenses related to intellectual property and other intellectual property rights.

 

Interest Expense” means, for any period, for a Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum, without duplication, of all (a) interest expense for such period determined in accordance with GAAP (but excluding, to the extent included in Interest Expense, (i) any charges resulting from settlement of options to repurchase remarketable bonds, (ii) remaining unamortized fees paid pursuant to the 2021 Credit Agreement, and (iii) amortization of deferred financing fees, amortization of debt discounts and swap breakage costs) and (b) interest that is capitalized in such period in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Interest Payment Date” means with respect to (a) any Base Rate Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) or any Daily Simple SOFR Loan, the last Business Day of each calendar month, (b) with respect to any Term SOFR Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Borrowing of a Term SOFR Loan with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period, and (c) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.

 

Interest Period” means, with respect to each Borrowing of Term SOFR Loans, a period of one (1), three (3) or six (6) months (in each case, subject to availability thereof) or, if agreed to by all Lenders, twelve (12) months, as selected by the Borrower in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice; provided, however, that (i) the initial Interest Period for any Borrowing of a Term SOFR Loan shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (the date of a Borrowing resulting from a conversion or continuation shall be the date of such conversion or continuation) and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the first day after the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period; (ii) if any Interest Period begins on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar month; (iii) if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, however, that if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day but is a day of the month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall expire on the immediately preceding Business Day; (iv) no Interest Period for any Term SOFR Loan with respect to any portion of the Revolving Loans may be selected that would end after the Revolving Commitment Termination Date; (v) no Interest Period with respect to the outstanding portion of the Existing Term Loan or any Additional Term Loans shall extend beyond the applicable Term Maturity Date; and (vi) if, upon the expiration of any Interest Period, the Borrower has failed to (or may not) elect a new Interest Period to be applicable to the respective Borrowing of Term SOFR Loans as provided above, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Borrowing to Base Rate Loans effective as of the expiration date of such current Interest Period.

 

Interest Rate Determination Date” means, with respect to any Interest Period for any Term SOFR Loan, the Lookback Day with respect to such Term SOFR Loan.

 

Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

 

Investment Grade Pricing Grid” means the “Investment Grade Pricing Grid” as defined and otherwise detailed in the definition of Applicable Margin.

 

Investment Grade Rating” means a Credit Rating of BBB-/Baa3/BBB- (or the equivalent) or higher from a Rating Agency.

 

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IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

ISP” means, 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 of such Letter of Credit).

 

Issuance Notice” means an Issuance Notice substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.3.

 

Issuing Bank” means KeyBank, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, together with its successors and permitted assigns.

 

Joint Venture” means any Person in which Healthpeak OP, directly or indirectly, has an ownership interest but does not consolidate the assets or income of such Person in preparing its consolidated financial statements.

 

KeyBank” means KeyBank National Association, together with any successor in interest thereto.

 

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes, executive orders and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

 

Lead Arrangers” means, singly and collectively, the Revolving Loan Lead Arrangers and the 2028 Term Loan Lead Arrangers.

 

Lender” means each Revolving Lender and each Term Lender. The Lenders as of the Effective Date are identified on the signature pages hereto and are set forth on Appendix A.

 

Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued hereunder.

 

Letter of Credit Fees” means as defined in Section 2.10(c)(i).

 

Letter of Credit Borrowing” means any Credit Extension resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit that has not been reimbursed or refinanced as a Borrowing of Revolving Loans.

 

Letter of Credit Obligations” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the maximum amount available to be drawn under Letters of Credit then outstanding, assuming compliance with all requirements for drawings referenced therein, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all drawings under Letters of Credit that have not been reimbursed by the Borrower, including Letter of Credit Borrowings. For all purposes of this Agreement, (i) amounts available to be drawn under Letters of Credit will be calculated as provided in Section 1.3(i), and (ii) if 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.

 

Letter of Credit Sublimit” means, as of any date of determination, the lesser of (i) ten percent (10%) of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and (ii) the aggregate Available Commitments then in effect.

 

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Leverage Ratio” means, on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Enterprise Total Indebtedness outstanding on such date to (b) Enterprise Gross Asset Value as of such date.

 

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

 

Loan” means any Revolving Loan, Swingline Loan, the Existing Term Loan, the 2028 Term Loan, or any Additional Term Loan, in each case as the context may require, and the Base Rate Loans and SOFR Loans comprising such Loans.

 

Lookback Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Term SOFR”.

 

Margin Stock” means as defined in Regulation U of the FRB as in effect from time to time.

 

Master Agreement” means as defined in the definition of “Swap Contract” contained in this Section 1.1.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, properties or financial condition of the Group, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Credit Parties to perform any of their material obligations under the Credit Documents, or (c) the rights of or remedies available to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Documents.

 

Material Group” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Material Subsidiary.”

 

Material Joint Venture” means a Joint Venture in which Healthpeak OP has made a net equity investment of $15,000,000 or greater. For purposes of this definition, Healthpeak OP’s aggregate Investment in a Joint Venture will be valued at book value as shown on the consolidated balance sheet of Healthpeak OP, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Material Recourse Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP, the Parent, the Borrower and/or any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness under the Credit Documents and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) that (a) does not constitute Non-Recourse Indebtedness, and (b) individually or in the aggregate, has a principal amount (including, without duplication, undrawn committed or available amounts and amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold Amount.

 

Material Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries (i) which, as of the most recent fiscal quarter of Healthpeak or Healthpeak OP, as applicable, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended, for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.1 (or, prior to the delivery of such financial statements for the fiscal quarteryear ending MarchDecember 31, 2024, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2023September 30, 2024), contributed greater than $100,000,000 of Enterprise EBITDA for such period or (ii) which contributed greater than $300,000,000 of Enterprise Gross Asset Value as of such date. A group of Subsidiaries (a “Material Group”) each of which is not otherwise a Material Subsidiary (defined in the foregoing sentence) shall constitute a Material Subsidiary if the group taken as a single entity satisfies the requirements of the foregoing sentence.

 

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Moody’s” means Moody’s Investor Services, Inc., together with its successors.

 

Mortgage Lien” means any Lien that encumbers a real property owned by a Person other than Permitted Specified Liens.

 

Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which a Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

 

Negative Pledge” means any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than this Agreement or any other Credit Document) that is binding on a Credit Party or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and prohibits the creation or assumption of any Lien on any assets of such Person to secure the Obligations; provided, however, that a provision conditioning a Person’s ability to encumber its assets upon the maintenance of one or more specified ratios shall not constitute a Negative Pledge so long as such provision does not generally prohibit the encumbrance of such Person’s assets or the encumbrance of specific assets.

 

Net Income” means, for any period, for a Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP (without giving effect to (i) any net after tax gains or losses attributable to sales of non-current assets out of the ordinary course of business and write-downs of non-current assets in anticipation of losses to the extent they have decreased net income, and (ii) gains and losses from dispositions of depreciable real estate investments, impairment charges, the early extinguishment of debt and transaction costs of acquisitions not permitted to be capitalized pursuant to GAAP and other non-recurring items, including, without limitation, charges resulting from settlement of options to repurchase remarketable bonds and other similar charges).

 

New Term Loan Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement providing for the making of one or more Additional Term Loans which shall be consistent with the applicable provisions of this Agreement relating to Additional Term Loans and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, Borrower, and any applicable Term Lenders.

 

Non-Consenting Lender” means as defined in Section 2.17(e).1

 

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

 

Non-Recourse Indebtedness” of a Person means any Indebtedness of such Person, the recourse for which is limited to the asset or assets securing such Indebtedness (and, if applicable, in the event such Person owns no assets other than real estate that secures such Indebtedness and assets incident to ownership of such real estate (e.g., personal property) and has no other Indebtedness, to such Person and/or such Person’s Equity Interests), other than in respect of environmental liabilities, fraud, misrepresentation and other similar matters.

 

Note” means a Revolving Loan Note, Term Note, Additional Term Note or Swingline Note.

 

Notice” means a Funding Notice, an Issuance Notice or a Conversion/Continuation Notice.

 

Obligations” means, with respect to each Credit Party, all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Credit Party arising under any Credit Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. The foregoing shall also include (a) all obligations under any Swap Contract between any Credit Party and any Swap Bank that is permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 8.3 and (b) all obligations under any Treasury Management Agreement between any Credit Party and any Treasury Management Bank; provided, however, that the “Obligations” of a Credit Party shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Credit Party.

 

 

1 NTD: previous definition duplicative of Section 2.17

 

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OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

 

Organizational Documents” means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

 

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Credit Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Credit Document).

 

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Credit Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.17).

 

Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any Borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit Obligations on any date, the aggregate outstanding amount of such Letter of Credit Obligations on such date after giving effect to any Credit Extension of a Letter of Credit occurring on such date and any other changes in the amount of the Letter of Credit Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of any drawing under any Letter of Credit.

 

Parent” means DOC DR Holdco, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, as successor to Physicians Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust.

 

Participant” means as defined in Section 11.5(d).

 

Participant Registermeans as defined in Section 11.5(d).

 

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Payment Recipient” means as defined in Section 10.11.

 

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto.

 

Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by a Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate or to which a Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

 

Permitted Specified Liens” means Liens permitted under Section 8.1(c) – (h), (j)- (m) and (o) – (q).

 

Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established by a Credit Party or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.

 

Prime Rate” means the per annum rate which the Administrative Agent publicly announces from time to time to be its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time. The Administrative Agent’s prime lending rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate charged to customers.

 

Principal Office” means, for the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank, such Person’s “Principal Office” as set forth on Appendix B, or such other office as it may from time to time designate in writing to the Borrower and each Lender.

 

Pro Forma Basis” means, for purposes of determining any financial covenant hereunder, that the subject transaction shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which annual or quarterly financial statements shall have been delivered in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Further, for purposes of making calculations on a “Pro Forma Basis” hereunder, (a) in the case of a Disposition, (i) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property, entities or business units that are the subject of such Disposition shall be excluded to the extent relating to any period prior to the date of the subject transaction, and (ii) Indebtedness paid or retired in connection with the subject transaction shall be deemed to have been paid and retired as of the first day of the applicable period; (b) in the case of an acquisition, development or redevelopment, (i) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property, entities or business units that are the subject of such acquisition, development or redevelopment shall be included to the extent relating to any period prior to the date of the subject transaction, and (ii) Indebtedness incurred in connection with the subject transaction shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the applicable period (and interest expense shall be imputed for the applicable period utilizing the actual interest rates thereunder or, if actual rates are not ascertainable, assuming prevailing interest rates hereunder) and (c) in the case of the issuance or exercise of Equity Interests, Indebtedness paid or retired in connection therewith shall be deemed to have been paid and retired as of the first day of the applicable period.

 

Property” means an interest of any kind in any property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, and whether tangible or intangible.

 

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Pro Rata Share” means (a) with respect to the EBITDA, Net Income, Interest Expense, Gross Asset Value and Unencumbered Asset Value of each Joint Venture, Healthpeak OP’s direct or indirect percentage ownership interest in such Joint Venture and (b) with respect to the Indebtedness of each Joint Venture (i) if the Indebtedness is recourse to Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP or any of their respective Subsidiaries, the amount of such Indebtedness that is recourse to Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP or such Subsidiary and (ii) if the Indebtedness is not recourse to Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP or any of their respective Subsidiaries, Healthpeak OP’s percentage ownership interest in such Joint Venture.

 

QFC” means as defined in Section 11.23.

 

QFC Credit Support” means as defined in Section 11.23.

 

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, at any time, each Credit Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Rating Agency” means S&P, Moody’s, or Fitch.

 

Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) the Issuing Bank, as applicable.

 

Reference Year” means as defined in the definition of “Applicable Sustainability Adjustment.”

 

Refunded Swingline Loans” as defined in Section 2.2(b)(iii).

 

Register” means as defined in Section 11.5(c).

 

Reimbursement Date” means as defined in Section 2.3(d).

 

REIT” means a real estate investment trust as defined in Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

 

Relevant Governmental Body” means 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.

 

Removal Effective Date” means as defined in Section 10.6(b).

 

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.

 

Required Class Term Lenders” means, as of any date of determination with respect to any tranche of Term Loans, Term Lenders having greater than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate amount of such applicable tranche of Term Loans; provided that the portion of such applicable tranche of Term Loans held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Class Term Lenders for such applicable tranche of Term Loans.

 

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Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having greater than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate amount of the unfunded Commitments, the outstanding Loans and the Letter of Credit Obligations, or, if the Commitments have been terminated, Lenders holding in the aggregate greater than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations (including, in each case, the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in Letter of Credit Obligations and Swingline Loans); provided that the Commitments of, and the portion of the Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

 

Required Revolving Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Lenders having greater than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate amount of the unfunded Revolving Commitments, the outstanding Revolving Loans and the Letter of Credit Obligations, or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, Revolving Lenders holding in the aggregate greater than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations (including, in each case, the aggregate amount of each Revolving Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in Letter of Credit Obligations and Swingline Loans); provided that the Revolving Commitments of, and the portion of the Revolving Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Lenders.

 

Resignation Effective Date” means as defined in Section 10.6(a).

 

Resolution Authority” means EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

 

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, each executive vice president and senior vice president, and the treasurer of any Credit Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of the applicable Credit Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Credit Party.

 

Restricted Payment” means any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property) by Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP or any of their respective Subsidiaries, including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any of Healthpeak’s or Healthpeak OP’s capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to Healthpeak’s or Healthpeak OP’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof); provided that dividends to the extent in the form of Equity Interests shall not constitute Restricted Payments.

 

Revolving Commitment” means the commitment of a Revolving Lender to make or otherwise fund any Revolving Loan and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder and “Revolving Commitments” means such commitments of all Revolving Lenders in the aggregate. The amount of each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment, if any, is set forth on Appendix A or in the applicable Assignment Agreement, subject to any increase, adjustment or reduction pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. The aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments as of the Effective Date is ONE BILLION AND 0/100 dollars ($1,000,000,000.00) and the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments at the Third Amendment Effective Time is $0.00. The Revolving Commitment shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 2.11 and 2.16.

 

Revolving Commitment Percentage” means, for each Revolving Lender, a fraction (expressed as a percentage carried to the twelfth decimal place), the numerator of which is such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Revolving Commitments; provided that if the commitment of each Revolving Lender to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit have been terminated pursuant to Section 9.2 or if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments have expired, then the Revolving Commitment Percentage of each Revolving Lender shall be determined based on the Revolving Commitment Percentage of such Revolving Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The Revolving Commitment Percentages as of the Effective Date are set forth on Appendix A. The Revolving Commitment Percentages shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16.

 

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Revolving Commitment Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to the earlier of (a)(i) in the case of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, the Revolving Commitment Termination Date or (ii) in the case of the Letters of Credit, the expiration date thereof, or (b) in each case, the date on which the Revolving Commitments shall have been terminated as provided herein.

 

Revolving Commitment Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Revolving Maturity Date; (b) the date the Revolving Commitments are permanently reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.11(b); and (c) the date of the termination of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 9.2.

 

Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Loans and such Revolving Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Obligations and Swingline Loans at such time.

 

Revolving Lender” means each financial institution with a Revolving Commitment, or if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated hereunder, each financial institution holding any Revolving Credit Exposure, together in each instance with its successors and permitted assigns.

 

Revolving Loan” means a Loan made by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a).

 

Revolving Loan Lead Arrangers” means, singly and collectively, (i) KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc., (ii) BMO Capital Markets, and (iii) Citizens Bank, N.A.

 

Revolving Loan Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit 2.5-1, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Revolving Maturity Date” means (a) September 24, 2025 (the “Initial Revolving Maturity Date”), or (b) if the Initial Revolving Maturity Date set forth in the preceding clause (a) is extended pursuant to Section 2.18, such extended maturity date as determined pursuant to such Section; provided, however, that, in either case, if such date is not a Business Day, the Revolving Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.

 

Revolving Obligations” means the Revolving Loans, the Letter of Credit Obligations and the Swingline Loans.

 

Sanction(s)” means any international economic or financial sanctions, trade embargoes or similar restrictions, administered or enforced by the United States federal government (including, without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom (“HMT”) or other relevant sanctions authority with jurisdiction over any Credit Party.

 

Scheduled Principal Payment” means, for any period, (a) all regularly scheduled principal payments during such period by Healthpeak and its Subsidiaries with respect to Indebtedness of Healthpeak and its Subsidiaries (other than payments due at final maturity of any tranche of Indebtedness) and (b) without duplication, Healthpeak OP’s Pro Rata Share of all regularly scheduled principal payments during such period with respect to the Indebtedness (other than payments due at final maturity of any tranche of Indebtedness) of each Material Joint Venture. For purposes of determining Scheduled Principal Payments, Indebtedness shall not include accounts payable, intracompany debt, dividends and distributions declared but not payable, security deposits, accrued liabilities or prepaid rent, each as defined in accordance with GAAP.

 

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SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Second Amendment” means that certain Second Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date by and among the Borrower, the Parent, the Administrative Agent, and the 2028 Term Lenders.

 

Second Amendment Effective Date” means May 24, 2023.

 

S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc., and any successor thereto.

 

Secured Debt Ratio” means, on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Enterprise Secured Debt outstanding on such date to (b) Enterprise Gross Asset Value as of such date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for the purposes of this ratio, the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents on such date deducted from Enterprise Secured Debt pursuant to the definition of “Enterprise Total Indebtedness” shall exclude the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents deducted from Enterprise Unsecured Debt pursuant to the definition of “Enterprise Total Indebtedness” for the purpose of determining the Unsecured Leverage Ratio as of such date.

 

Securities” means any stock, shares, partnership interests, limited liability company interests, voting trust certificates, certificates of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement or arrangement (e.g., stock appreciation rights), options, warrants, bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as “securities” or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing.

 

Significant Acquisition” means the acquisition (in one or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets or Equity Interests of a Person or any division, line of business or business unit of a Person for an aggregate consideration in excess of $450,000,000.

 

SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.

 

SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

 

SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.

 

SOFR Business Day” means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

 

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SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.

 

SOFR Index Adjustment” means a percentage equal to 0.10% per annum.

 

SOFR Loan” means each Loan bearing interest at a rate based upon (a) Adjusted Term SOFR (other than pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition of “Base Rate”) or (b) Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR.

 

SOFR Rate Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.

 

Solvent” or “Solvency” means, with respect to any Person as of a particular date, that on such date (a) such Person is able to pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business, (b) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature in their ordinary course, (c) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which such Person is engaged or is to engage, (d) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, of such Person and (e) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured. In computing the amount of contingent liabilities at any time, it is intended that such liabilities will be computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

 

Specified Credit Party” means any Credit Party that is not then an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 10.11).

 

Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Documents relating to: corporate existence of each Credit Party and good standing of such Credit Party in its jurisdiction of organization; power and authority, due authorization, execution and delivery and enforceability, in each case, relating to such Credit Party entering into and performance of the Credit Documents; no conflicts with or consents under such Credit Party’s Organizational Documents, applicable Law or material contractual obligations (in each case, as they relate to the entering into and performance of the Credit Documents); solvency of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; Federal Reserve margin regulations; the Investment Company Act of 1940; the Patriot Act; OFAC; and Sanctions and Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity the accounts of which are consolidated with the accounts of such Person in such Person’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of a Credit Party.

 

Supported QFC” means as defined in Section 11.23.

 

Sustainable Agent” shall be such sustainable agent as selected and designated by the Borrower, Healthpeak or Healthpeak OP (as applicable) in consultation with the Administrative Agent, at such time as Borrower, Healthpeak or Healthpeak OP (as applicable) has obtained a Sustainability Rating issued by GRESB.

 

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Sustainability Adjustment Date” means the Business Day immediately following the date on which the Borrower provides to Administrative Agent a Compliance Certificate referencing the Applicable Sustainability Adjustment for the applicable Reference Year pursuant to Section 7.2(a).

 

Sustainability Adjustment Period” means, (a) in the case of the initial Sustainability Adjustment Period, the period commencing on the first Sustainability Adjustment Date following the date upon which the Borrower, Healthpeak or Healthpeak OP (as applicable) obtains a Sustainability Rating and ending on (but excluding) the next Sustainability Adjustment Date and (b) in the case of each other Sustainability Adjustment Period, the period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Sustainability Adjustment Period and ending on (but excluding) the next Sustainability Adjustment Date.

 

Sustainability Rating” means, with respect to any Reference Year, the “GRESB Score”, as calculated and assigned to the Borrower, Healthpeak or Healthpeak OP (as applicable) from time to time by GRESB and published in the most recently released GRESB Real Estate Assessment thereof. It is understood and agreed that the Sustainability Rating for the First Rated Year shall be deemed to be the initial Sustainability Rating of the Borrower, Healthpeak or Healthpeak OP (as applicable) as in effect following the Effective Date.

 

Sustainability Rating Change” means, for any Reference Year, the percentage change of the Sustainability Rating over the Sustainability Rating for the immediately preceding Reference Year.

 

Swap Bank” means (a) any Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time that it becomes a party to a Swap Contract with any Credit Party and (b) any Lender on the Effective Date or Affiliate of such Lender that is party to a Swap Contract with any Credit Party in existence on the Effective Date, in each case to the extent permitted by Section 8.3.

 

Swap Contract” means (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 (as defined below), 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.

 

Swap Obligations” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s) and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

 

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Swingline Lender” means KeyBank in its capacity as Swingline Lender hereunder, together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity.

 

Swingline Loan” means a Loan made by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2.

 

Swingline Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit 2.5-2, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Swingline Rate” means the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin applicable to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans.

 

Swingline Sublimit” means, at any time of determination, the lesser of (i) ten percent (10%) of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and (ii) the aggregate Available Commitments then in effect.

 

Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease or (b) any similar off-balance sheet financing product that is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but classified as an operating lease under GAAP.

 

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

Termination Date” means the date on which the Obligations shall have been paid in full or otherwise satisfied (other than with respect to contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been made and Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized and other obligations of each Credit Party hereunder or under any other Credit Document which, by their express terms, survive such payment in full or satisfaction), and the Commitments hereunder shall have expired or been terminated.

 

Term Commitment” means, with respect to each Term Lender, the commitment of such Term Lender to make its portion of the 2028 Term Loan to the Borrower on the Second Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth with respect to such 2028 Term Lender on Appendix A. The aggregate amount of the Term Commitments as of the Second Amendment Effective Date is FOUR HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($400,000,000.00). The Term Commitment shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.19.

 

Term Lender” means each financial institution holding any portion of the 2028 Term Loans or any Additional Term Loan, together with its successors and permitted assigns.

 

Term Loan” means any 2028 Term Loans or any Additional Term Loan.

 

Term Maturity Date” means (a) with respect to the 2028 Term Loan, the 2028 Term Loan Maturity Date, and (b) with respect to any Additional Term Loan, the maturity date therefor as set forth in the applicable New Term Loan Amendment.

 

Term Note” means a promissory note in the form of Exhibit 2.5-3, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Term SOFRmeans for any calculation with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Lookback Day”) that is two (2) SOFR Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. on any Lookback Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding SOFR Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding SOFR Business Day is not more than three (3) SOFR Business Days prior to such Lookback Day, and for any calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the day that is two SOFR Business Days prior to the date the Base Rate is determined, subject to the proviso provided above.

 

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Term SOFR Administrator” means CME (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).

 

Term SOFR Loan” means each Loan bearing interest at a rate based upon Adjusted Term SOFR (other than pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition of Base Rate).

 

Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.

 

Third Amendment” means that certain Consent and Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among the Borrower, each Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto dated as of February 21, 2024.

 

Third Amendment Effective Time” means the Amendment Effective Time as defined in the Third Amendment.

 

Threshold Amount” means $150,000,000.

 

Total Facility Amountmeans as defined in Section 2.19.

 

Treasury Management Agreement” means any agreement governing the provision of treasury or cash management services, including deposit accounts, funds transfer, automated clearinghouse, commercial credit cards, purchasing cards, cardless e-payable services, debit cards, stored value cards, zero balance accounts, returned check concentration, controlled disbursement, lockbox, account reconciliation and reporting and trade finance services.

 

Treasury Management Bank” means (a) any Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time that it becomes a party to a Treasury Management Agreement with any Credit Party and (b) any Lender on the Effective Date or Affiliate of such Lender that is a party to a Treasury Management Agreement with any Credit Party in existence on the Effective Date.

 

Type of Loan” means a Base Rate Loan, Daily Simple SOFR Loan or Term SOFR Loan.

 

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar or equivalent legislation) as in effect in the State of New York (or any other applicable jurisdiction, as the context may require).

 

UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

 

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UK Resolution Authority” means The Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

 

Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

 

Unencumbered Asset Value” means, for a Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate net book value, as determined in accordance with GAAP, of all real property of a Person (such Person, an “Unencumbered Pool Entity”) that is not subject to a Mortgage Lien plus (b) all accumulated depreciation and amortization with respect to such real properties plus (c) unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of such Person plus (d) the sum of (i) unencumbered mezzanine and mortgage loan receivables (at the value reflected in the consolidated financial statements of Healthpeak, in accordance with GAAP, as of such date, including the effect of any impairment charges) and (ii) unencumbered marketable securities (at the value reflected in the consolidated financial statements of Healthpeak, in accordance with GAAP, as of such date, including the effect of any impairment charges); provided that the items described in this clause (ii) and in the preceding clause (i) shall not be taken into account to the extent that the amounts of such items exceed, in the aggregate, 20% of Unencumbered Asset Value. For purposes of this definition, (1) (x) with respect to Healthpeak and its Subsidiaries, the phrase “not subject to a Mortgage Lien” shall include that all Equity Interests of an Unencumbered Pool Entity, and all Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of Healthpeak that owns, directly or indirectly, any Equity Interests of any Unencumbered Pool Entity, shall be free of any Liens (other than Permitted Specified Liens and any lien securing Intercompany Indebtedness) and (y) “Mortgage Lien” shall not include any lien securing Intercompany Indebtedness and (2) for the avoidance of doubt, the value of any asset or property subject to Liens on assets of Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP or any of their respective Subsidiaries securing obligations under Swap Contracts shall not be included in the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value.

 

Unfunded Pension Liability” means the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code for the applicable plan year.

 

United States” or “U.S.” means the United States of America.

 

Unsecured Leverage Ratio” means, on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Enterprise Unsecured Debt outstanding on such date to (b) Enterprise Unencumbered Asset Value as of such date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for the purposes of this ratio, the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents on such date deducted from Enterprise Unsecured Debt pursuant to the definition of “Enterprise Total Indebtedness” shall exclude the aggregate amount of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents deducted from Enterprise Secured Debt pursuant to the definition of “Enterprise Total Indebtedness” for the purpose of determining the Secured Debt Ratio as of such date.

 

U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” means as defined in Section 11.23.

 

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” means as defined in Section 3.3(f).

 

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Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means any wholly-owned Subsidiary of Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP, Parent or the Borrower, as applicable, in each case, that is not a special purpose entity.

 

Withholding Agent” means any Credit Party and the Administrative Agent.

 

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

 

Section 1.2             Accounting Terms.

 

(a)            Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of Healthpeak and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried in accordance with GAAP, excluding the effects of FASB ASC 825 on financial liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, and notwithstanding any accounting change after January 1, 2019 that would require lease obligations (whether such lease obligations are entered into before or after such date) that would be treated as operating leases to be classified and accounted for as Financing Leases or otherwise reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, for the purposes of determining compliance with any covenant contained herein, such obligations shall be treated in the same manner as operating leases are treated as of such date without giving effect to any such changes in accounting and shall not constitute Indebtedness or a Financing Leases of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of such changes in accounting.

 

(b)           Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Credit Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders and the Borrower); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested in writing hereunder by the Administrative Agent setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

 

Section 1.3             Rules of Interpretation.

 

(a)            The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Credit Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (iii) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Credit Document, shall be construed to refer to such Credit Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Credit Document to Sections, Exhibits, Appendices and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Sections of, and Exhibits, Appendices and Schedules to, the Credit Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

 

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(b)            The terms lease and license shall include sub-lease and sub-license.

 

(c)            All terms not specifically defined herein or by GAAP, which terms are defined in the UCC, shall have the meanings assigned to them in the UCC of the relevant jurisdiction, with the term “instrument” being that defined under Article 9 of the UCC of such jurisdiction.

 

(d)            Unless otherwise expressly indicated, in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”, the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”, and the word “through” means “to and including”.

 

(e)            To the extent that any of the representations and warranties contained in Section 6 under this Agreement or in any of the other Credit Documents is qualified by “Material Adverse Effect”, the qualifier “in all material respects” contained in Section 5.2(c) and the qualifier “in any material respect” contained in Section 9.1(d) shall not apply.

 

(f)            Whenever the phrase “to the knowledge of” or words of similar import relating to the knowledge of a Person are used herein or in any other Credit Document, such phrase shall mean and refer to the actual knowledge of the Authorized Officers or Responsible Officers of such Person.

 

(g)           This Agreement and the other Credit Documents are the result of negotiation among, and have been reviewed by counsel to, among others, the Administrative Agent and the Credit Parties, and are the product of discussions and negotiations among all parties. Accordingly, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents are not intended to be construed against the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders merely on account of the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s involvement in the preparation of such documents.

 

(h)           Unless otherwise indicated, all references to a specific time shall be construed to Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Savings Time, as the case may be. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all references to dollar amounts and “$” shall mean Dollars.

 

(i)            Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time (after giving effect to any permanent reduction in the stated amount of such Letter of Credit pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit); provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any letter of credit application or other issuer document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

 

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(j)            Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).

 

(k)            For the avoidance of doubt, the parties intend that the term “Enterprise” refer to financial calculations that cover (i) the Group and (ii) Healthpeak OP’s Pro Rata Share of Material Joint Ventures.

 

Section 1.4             [Reserved].

 

Section 1.5             Rates.

 

The interest rate on Loans may be determined by reference to a benchmark rate that is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform or cessation. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (a) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to the Base Rate, Daily Simple SOFR, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, the Base Rate, Daily Simple SOFR, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of the Base Rate, Daily Simple SOFR, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain the Base Rate, Daily Simple SOFR, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR or any other Benchmark, 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. In connection with the use or administration of Daily Simple SOFR and Term SOFR, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Credit Document. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use or administration of Daily Simple SOFR and Term SOFR.

 

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Section 2           LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

Section 2.1             Revolving Loans, the Existing Term Loan and Additional Term Loans.

 

(a)            Revolving Loans. During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make revolving loans denominated in U.S. Dollars (each such loan, a “Revolving Loan”) to the Borrower in an aggregate amount up to but not exceeding such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment; provided, that after giving effect to the making of any Revolving Loan, in no event shall the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Obligations exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments. Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) may be repaid and reborrowed without premium or penalty (subject to Section 3.1(c)) during the Revolving Commitment Period. The Revolving Loans may consist of Base Rate Loans, Daily Simple SOFR Loans, Term SOFR Loans, or a combination thereof, as the Borrower may request. Each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall expire on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date and all Revolving Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Revolving Loans and the Revolving Commitments shall be paid in full no later than such date.

 

(b)           Mechanics for Revolving Loans.

 

(i)            Except pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(iii), all Revolving Loans shall be made in an aggregate minimum amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount.

 

(ii)           Whenever the Borrower desires that the Revolving Lenders make a Revolving Loan, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a fully executed and delivered Funding Notice no later than (x) 1:00 p.m. at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the proposed Credit Date (or such later time as the Administrative Agent may agree) in the case of a Term SOFR Loan and (y) 1:00 p.m. at least one (1) Business Day in advance of the proposed Credit Date (or such later time as the Administrative Agent may agree) in the case of a Loan that is a Base Rate Loan or a Daily Simple SOFR Loan. Except as otherwise provided herein, any Funding Notice for any Loans that are Term SOFR Loans shall be irrevocable on and after the related Interest Rate Determination Date, and the Borrower shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance therewith.

 

(iii)          Notice of receipt of each Funding Notice in respect of each Revolving Loan, together with the amount of each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage thereof, respectively, if any, together with the applicable interest rate, shall be provided by the Administrative Agent to each applicable Revolving Lender with reasonable promptness, but (provided the Administrative Agent shall have received such notice by 1:00 p.m.) not later than 4:00 p.m. on the same day as the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such notice from the Borrower.

 

(iv)          Each Revolving Lender shall make its Revolving Commitment Percentage of the requested Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. on the applicable Credit Date by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at the Administrative Agent’s Principal Office. Except as provided herein, upon satisfaction or waiver of the applicable conditions precedent specified herein, the Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Credit Extension available to the Borrower on the applicable Credit Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all Loans received by the Administrative Agent in connection with the Credit Extension from the Revolving Lenders to be credited to the account of the Borrower at the Administrative Agent’s Principal Office or such other account as may be designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.

 

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(c)            Existing Term Loan. Pursuant to the Existing Agreement, the Term Lenders thereunder have made Term Loans in the aggregate principal amount of the Term Commitment (the “Existing Term Loans”). Such Existing Term Loans shall continue to be outstanding under this Agreement as Term Loans. On the Closing Date, the Existing Term Loans by the Term Loan Lenders are as set forth on Appendix A attached hereto. On the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Existing Term Loans by the Term Loan Lenders are as set forth on Appendix A to the Third Amendment.

 

(d)            Additional Term Loan. Any funding of any Additional Term Loan shall be as provided, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth, in the applicable New Term Loan Amendment.

 

Section 2.2             Swingline Loans.

 

(a)            Swingline Loans Commitments. During the Revolving Commitment Period and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender may, in its sole discretion, make Swingline Loans to the Borrower in the aggregate amount up to but not exceeding the Swingline Sublimit; provided, that after giving effect to the making of any Swingline Loan, in no event shall the Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Obligations exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect. Amounts borrowed pursuant to this Section 2.2 may be repaid and reborrowed during the Revolving Commitment Period. The Swingline Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall expire on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, all Swingline Loans and all other amounts owed hereunder with respect to the Swingline Loans and the Revolving Commitments shall be paid in full no later than such date, and no Swingline Loan shall be outstanding for more than ten (10) consecutive Business Days without the Swingline Lender’s express written consent.

 

(b)            Borrowing Mechanics for Swingline Loans.

 

(i)            Whenever the Borrower desires that the Swingline Lender make a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Funding Notice no later than 11:00 a.m. on the proposed Credit Date.

 

(ii)           The Swingline Lender shall make the amount of its Swingline Loan available to the Administrative Agent not later than 3:00 p.m. on the applicable Credit Date by wire transfer of same day funds in Dollars, at the Administrative Agent’s Principal Office. Except as provided herein, upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent specified herein, the Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Swingline Loans available to the Borrower on the applicable Credit Date by causing an amount of same day funds in Dollars equal to the proceeds of all such Swingline Loans received by the Administrative Agent from the Swingline Lender to be credited to the account of the Borrower at the Administrative Agent’s Principal Office, or to such other account as may be designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.

 

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(iii)            With respect to any Swingline Loans which have not been voluntarily prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.11, the Swingline Lender may at any time in its sole and absolute discretion, deliver to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower), no later than 11:00 a.m. on the day of the proposed Credit Date, a notice (which shall be deemed to be a Funding Notice given by a Borrower) requesting that each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans to the Borrower on such Credit Date in an amount equal to the amount of such Swingline Loans (the “Refunded Swingline Loans”) outstanding on the date such notice is given which the Swingline Lender requests Revolving Lenders to prepay. Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (1) the proceeds of such Revolving Loans made by the Revolving Lenders other than the Swingline Lender shall be immediately delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Swingline Lender (and not to the Borrower) and applied to repay a corresponding portion of the Refunded Swingline Loans and (2) on the day such Revolving Loans are made, the Swingline Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the Refunded Swingline Loans shall be deemed to be paid with the proceeds of a Revolving Loan made by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower, and such portion of the Swingline Loans deemed to be so paid shall no longer be outstanding as Swingline Loans and shall no longer be due under the Swingline Note of the Swingline Lender but shall instead constitute part of the Swingline Lender’s outstanding Revolving Loans to the Borrower and shall be due under the Revolving Loan Note issued by the Borrower to the Swingline Lender. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender to charge the Borrower’s accounts with the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender (up to the amount available in each such account) in order to immediately pay the Swingline Lender the amount of the Refunded Swingline Loans to the extent of the proceeds of such Revolving Loans made by the Revolving Lenders, including the Revolving Loans deemed to be made by the Swingline Lender, are insufficient to repay in full the Refunded Swingline Loans. If any portion of any such amount paid (or deemed to be paid) to the Swingline Lender should be recovered by or on behalf of the Borrower from the Swingline Lender in bankruptcy, by assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise, the loss of the amount so recovered shall be ratably shared among all Revolving Lenders in the manner contemplated by Section 2.14.

 

(iv)            If for any reason Revolving Loans are not made pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(iii) in an amount sufficient to repay any amounts owed to the Swingline Lender in respect of any outstanding Swingline Loans on or before the third Business Day after demand for payment thereof by the Swingline Lender, each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to, and hereby agrees to, have purchased a participation in such outstanding Swingline Loans, and in an amount equal to its Revolving Commitment Percentage of the applicable unpaid amount together with accrued interest thereon. On the Business Day that notice is provided by the Swingline Lender (or by the 11:00 a.m. on the following Business Day if such notice is provided after 2:00 p.m.), each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment shall deliver to the Swingline Lender an amount equal to its respective participation in the applicable unpaid amount in same day funds at the Principal Office of the Swingline Lender. In order to evidence such participation each Lender holding a Revolving Commitment agrees to enter into a participation agreement at the request of the Swingline Lender in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Swingline Lender. In the event any Lender holding a Revolving Commitment fails to make available to the Swingline Lender the amount of such Revolving Lender’s participation as provided in this paragraph, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Revolving Lender together with interest thereon for three (3) Business Days at the rate customarily used by the Swingline Lender for the correction of errors among banks and thereafter at the Base Rate, as applicable.

 

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(v)            Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (1) each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans for the purpose of repaying any Refunded Swingline Loans pursuant to clause (iii) above and each Revolving Lender’s obligation to purchase a participation in any unpaid Swingline Loans pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Lender may have against the Swingline Lender, any Credit Party or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuation of a Default or Event of Default; (C) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of any Credit Party; (D) any breach of this Agreement or any other Credit Document by any party thereto; or (E) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that such obligations of each Revolving Lender are subject to the condition that the Swingline Lender had not received prior notice from the Borrower or the Required Lenders that any of the conditions under Section 5.2 to the making of the applicable Refunded Swingline Loans or other unpaid Swingline Loans were not satisfied at the time such Refunded Swingline Loans or other unpaid Swingline Loans were made; and (2) the Swingline Lender shall not be obligated to make any Swingline Loans (A) if it has elected not to do so after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Default or Event of Default, or (B) it does not in good faith believe that all conditions under Section 5.2 to the making of such Swingline Loan have been satisfied or waived by the Required Lenders.

 

Section 2.3             Issuances of Letters of Credit and Purchase of Participations Therein.

 

(a)            Letters of Credit. During the Revolving Commitment Period, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the aggregate amount up to but not exceeding the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided, (i) each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars; (ii) the stated amount of each Letter of Credit shall not be less than $50,000 or such lesser amount as is acceptable to the Issuing Bank; (iii) after giving effect to such issuance, in no event shall the Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Obligations exceed the Revolving Commitments then in effect; (iv) after giving effect to such issuance, in no event shall the Outstanding Amount of the Letter of Credit Obligations exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect; and (v) in no event shall any standby Letter of Credit have an expiration date later than the earlier of (1) seven (7) days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, and (2) the date which is one (1) year from the date of issuance of such standby Letter of Credit. Subject to the foregoing (other than clause (v)), the Issuing Bank may agree that a standby Letter of Credit will automatically be extended for one or more successive periods not to exceed one (1) year each, unless the Issuing Bank elects not to extend for any such additional period; provided, the Issuing Bank shall not extend any such Letter of Credit if it has received written notice that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time the Issuing Bank must elect to allow such extension; provided, further, in the event that any Revolving Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender, unless the Issuing Bank has entered into arrangements satisfactory to the Issuing Bank (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Defaulting Lender to eliminate the Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender), including by Cash Collateralizing such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of the Letter of Credit Obligations in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank shall not be obligated to issue or extend any Letter of Credit hereunder. The Issuing Bank may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.

 

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(b)            Notice of Issuance. Whenever the Borrower desires the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Issuance Notice no later than 1:00 p.m. at least three (3) Business Days or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Issuing Bank in any particular instance, in advance of the proposed date of issuance. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 5.2, an Issuing Bank shall issue the requested Letter of Credit only in accordance with the Issuing Bank’s standard operating procedures. Upon the issuance of any Letter of Credit or amendment or modification to a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Revolving Lender of such issuance, which notice shall be accompanied by a copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment or modification to a Letter of Credit and the amount of such Revolving Lender’s respective participation in such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.3(e).

 

(c)            Responsibility of Issuing Bank With Respect to Requests for Drawings and Payments. In determining whether to honor any drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof, the Issuing Bank shall be responsible only to examine the documents delivered under such Letter of Credit with reasonable care so as to ascertain whether they appear on their face to be in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. As between the Borrower and the Issuing Bank, the Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, by the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Issuing Bank shall not be responsible for: (i) the form, validity or invalidity, sufficiency or insufficiency, accuracy or inaccuracy, genuineness (including if fraudulent or forged) or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of any such Letter of Credit; (ii) the validity or invalidity, effectiveness or ineffectiveness or sufficiency or insufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any such Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part; (iii) failure of the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit to comply fully with any conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank, including any Governmental Acts; none of the above shall affect or impair, or prevent the vesting of, the Issuing Bank’s rights or powers hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing and in furtherance thereof, any action taken or omitted by the Issuing Bank under or in connection with the Letters of Credit or any documents and certificates delivered thereunder, if taken or omitted in good faith, shall not give rise to any liability on the part of the Issuing Bank to any Credit Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.3(c), the Borrower shall retain any and all rights it may have against the Issuing Bank for any liability arising solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Bank, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable order.

 

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(d)            Reimbursement by the Borrower of Amounts Drawn or Paid Under Letters of Credit. In the event an Issuing Bank has determined to honor a drawing under a Letter of Credit, it shall immediately notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and the Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Bank on or before the Business Day immediately following the date on which such drawing is honored (the “Reimbursement Date”) in an amount in Dollars and in same day funds equal to the amount of such honored drawing; provided, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) unless the Borrower shall have notified the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank prior to 11:00 a.m. on the date such drawing is honored that the Borrower intends to reimburse the Issuing Bank for the amount of such honored drawing with funds other than the proceeds of Revolving Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have given a timely Funding Notice to the Administrative Agent requesting the Revolving Lenders to make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans on the Reimbursement Date in an amount in Dollars equal to the amount of such honored drawing, and (ii) subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions specified in Section 5.2, the Revolving Lenders shall, on the Reimbursement Date, make Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans in the amount of such honored drawing, the proceeds of which shall be applied directly by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for the amount of such honored drawing; and provided further, if for any reason proceeds of Revolving Loans are not received by the Issuing Bank on the Reimbursement Date in an amount equal to the amount of such honored drawing, the Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Bank, on demand, in an amount in same day funds equal to the excess of the amount of such honored drawing over the aggregate amount of such Revolving Loans, if any, which are so received. Nothing in this Section 2.3(d) shall be deemed to relieve any Revolving Lender from its obligation to make Revolving Loans on the terms and conditions set forth herein, and the Borrower shall retain any and all rights it may have against any Revolving Lender resulting from the failure of such Revolving Lender to make such Revolving Loans under this Section 2.3(d).

 

(e)            Revolving Lenders’ Purchase of Participations in Letters of Credit. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender having a Revolving Commitment shall be deemed to have purchased, and hereby agrees to irrevocably purchase, from the Issuing Bank a participation in such Letter of Credit and any drawings honored thereunder in an amount equal to such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage (with respect to the Revolving Commitments) of the maximum amount which is or at any time may become available to be drawn thereunder. In the event that the Borrower shall fail for any reason to reimburse an Issuing Bank as provided in Section 2.3(d), the Issuing Bank shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender of the unreimbursed amount of such honored drawing and of such Revolving Lender’s respective participation therein based on such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage. Each Revolving Lender shall make available to the Issuing Bank an amount equal to its respective participation, in Dollars and in same day funds, at the office of the Issuing Bank specified in such notice, not later than 12:00 p.m. on the first Business Day (under the laws of the jurisdiction in which such office of the Issuing Bank is located) after the date notified by the Issuing Bank. In the event that any Revolving Lender fails to make available to the Issuing Bank on such Business Day the amount of such Revolving Lender’s participation in such Letter of Credit as provided in this Section 2.3(e), the Issuing Bank shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Revolving Lender together with interest thereon for three (3) Business Days at the rate customarily used by the Issuing Bank for the correction of errors among banks and thereafter at the Base Rate. Nothing in this Section 2.3(e) shall be deemed to prejudice the right of any Revolving Lender to recover from the Issuing Bank any amounts made available by such Revolving Lender to the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section in the event that it is determined that the payment with respect to a Letter of Credit in respect of which payment was made by such Revolving Lender constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable order. In the event an Issuing Bank shall have been reimbursed by other Revolving Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.3(e) for all or any portion of any drawing honored by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall distribute to each Revolving Lender which has paid all amounts payable by it under this Section 2.3(e) with respect to such honored drawing such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of all payments subsequently received by the Issuing Bank from the Borrower in reimbursement of such honored drawing when such payments are received. Any such distribution shall be made to a Revolving Lender at its primary address set forth below its name on Appendix B or at such other address as such Revolving Lender may request.

 

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(f)             Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Bank for drawings honored under the Letters of Credit issued by it and to repay any Revolving Loans made by the Revolving Lenders pursuant to Section 2.3(d) and the obligations of the Revolving Lenders under Section 2.3(e) shall be unconditional and irrevocable and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms hereof under all circumstances including any of the following circumstances: (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit; (ii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense (other than that such drawing has been repaid) or other right which the Borrower or any Revolving Lender may have at any time against a beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Persons for whom any such transferee may be acting), the Issuing Bank, a Revolving Lender or any other Person or, in the case of a Revolving Lender, against the Borrower, whether in connection herewith, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transaction (including any underlying transaction between the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and the beneficiary for which any Letter of Credit was procured); (iii) any draft or other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; (iv) payment by the Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document which does not substantially comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; (v) any adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets, or financial condition of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; (vi) any breach hereof or any other Credit Document by any party thereto; (vii) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; or (viii) the fact that an Event of Default or a Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided, in each case, that payment by the Issuing Bank under the applicable Letter of Credit shall not have constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Bank under the circumstances in question, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable order.

 

(g)            Indemnification. Without duplication of any obligation of the Credit Parties under Section 11.2, in addition to amounts payable as provided herein, each of the Credit Parties hereby agrees, on a joint and several basis, to protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless the Issuing Bank from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel) which the Issuing Bank may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (i) the issuance of any Letter of Credit by the Issuing Bank, other than as a result of (1) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Bank, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable order, or (2) the wrongful dishonor by the Issuing Bank of a proper demand for payment made under any Letter of Credit issued by it, or (ii) the failure of the Issuing Bank to honor a drawing under any such Letter of Credit as a result of any Governmental Act.

 

(h)            Applicability of ISP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, the rules of the ISP shall apply to such Letter of Credit.

 

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(i)             Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Issuing Bank hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of the Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

 

Section 2.4             Pro Rata Shares; Availability of Funds.

 

(a)            Pro Rata Shares. All Loans shall be made, and all participations purchased, by the Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their respective pro rata shares of the Loans, it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in such other Lender’s obligation to make a Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby nor shall any Revolving Commitment, or the portion of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans, of any Revolving Lender be increased or decreased as a result of a default by any other Revolving Lender in such other Revolving Lender’s obligation to make a Revolving Loan requested hereunder or purchase a participation required hereby.

 

(b)            Availability of Funds.

 

(i)            Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or Daily Simple SOFR Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.1(b) or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans or Daily Simple SOFR Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.1(b) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans, plus, in either case, any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(ii)           Payments by the Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or each applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or each applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

Notices given by the Administrative Agent under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

Section 2.5             Evidence of Debt; Register; Lenders’ Books and Records; Notes.

 

(a)            Lenders’ Evidence of Debt. Each Lender shall maintain on its internal records an account or accounts evidencing the Obligations of the Borrower and each other Credit Party to such Lender, including the amounts of the Loans made by it and each repayment and prepayment in respect thereof. Any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower, absent manifest error; provided, that the failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Lender’s Commitment or the Borrower’s obligations in respect of any applicable Loans; and provided, further, in the event of any inconsistency between the Register and any Lender’s records, the recordations in the Register shall govern in the absence of demonstrable error therein.

 

(b)            Notes. The Borrower shall execute and deliver to (i) each Lender on the Effective Date, (ii) each Person who is a permitted assignee of such Lender pursuant to Section 11.5, and (iii) each Person who becomes a Lender in accordance with Section 2.19, in each case to the extent requested by such Person, a Note or Notes to evidence such Person’s portion of the Revolving Loans, Existing Term Loan and/or Additional Term Loans, as applicable.

 

Section 2.6             Scheduled Principal Payments.

 

(a)            Revolving Loans. The principal amount of Revolving Loans is due and payable in full on the Revolving Maturity Date.

 

(b)            Swingline Loans. The principal amount of the Swingline Loans is due and payable in full on the earlier to occur of (i) the date of demand by the Swingline Lender and (ii) the Revolving Maturity Date.

 

(c)            Term Loans. The principal amount of the Existing Term Loan and any Additional Term Loan is due and payable in full on the applicable Term Maturity Date.

 

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Section 2.7             Interest on Loans.

 

(a)            Except as otherwise set forth herein, each Loan shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof from the date made through repayment (whether by acceleration or otherwise) thereof as follows:

 

(i)            in the case of Revolving Loans:

 

(A)            if a Base Rate Loan (including a Base Rate Loan referencing Adjusted Term SOFR), the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans;

 

(B)            if a Daily Simple SOFR Loan, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are SOFR Loans; or

 

(C)            if a Term SOFR Loan, Adjusted Term SOFR plus the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are SOFR Loans;

 

(ii)            in the case of Swingline Loans, at the Swingline Rate; and

 

(iii)            In the case of the 2028 Term Loan:

 

(A)            if a Base Rate Loan (including a Base Rate Loan referencing Adjusted Term SOFR), the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans;

 

(B)            if a Daily Simple SOFR Loan, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus the Applicable Margin for Term Loans that are SOFR Loans;

 

(C)            if a Term SOFR Loan, Adjusted Term SOFR plus the Applicable Margin for Term Loans that are SOFR Loans;

 

(iv)            in the case of any Additional Term Loan:

 

(A)            if a Base Rate Loan (including a Base Rate Loan referencing Adjusted Term SOFR), the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Additional Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans;

 

(B)            if a Daily Simple SOFR Loan, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus the Applicable Margin for Additional Term Loans that are SOFR Loans;

 

(C)            if a Term SOFR Loan, Adjusted Term SOFR plus the Applicable Margin for Additional Term Loans that are SOFR Loans;

 

(b)            The basis for determining the rate of interest with respect to any Loan (except a Swingline Loan, which may only be made and maintained at the Swingline Rate (unless and until converted into a Revolving Loan pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof)), and the Interest Period with respect to any Term SOFR Loan, shall be selected by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, as the case may be. If on any day a Loan is outstanding with respect to which a Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice has not been delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof specifying the applicable basis for determining the rate of interest, then for that day (i) if such Loan is a Term SOFR Loan, such Loan shall become a Daily Simple SOFR Loan and (ii) if such Loan is a Base Rate Loan or a Daily Simple SOFR Loan, such Loan shall remain a Base Rate Loan or a Daily Simple SOFR Loan, as applicable.

 

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(c)            In connection with Term SOFR Loans, there shall be no more than twelve (12) Interest Periods outstanding at any time. In the event the Borrower fails to specify among a Base Rate Loan, a Daily Simple SOFR Loan or a Term SOFR Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, such Loan (i) if outstanding as a Term SOFR Loan, shall be automatically converted into a Daily Simple SOFR Loan on the last day of the then-current Interest Period for such Loan, and (ii) if outstanding as a Base Rate Loan or a Daily Simple SOFR Loan, will remain as, or (if not then outstanding) will be made as, a Base Rate Loan or a Daily Simple SOFR Loan, as applicable. In the event the Borrower fails to specify an Interest Period for any Term SOFR Loan in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one (1) month. In the event the Borrower fails to specify in the applicable Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice whether any SOFR Loan shall be a Daily Simple SOFR Loan or a Term SOFR Loan, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected a Borrowing of a Daily Simple SOFR Loan. As soon as practicable after 10:00 a.m. on each Interest Rate Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties) the interest rate that shall apply to each of the Term SOFR Loans for which an interest rate is then being determined (and for the applicable Interest Period in the case of Term SOFR Loans) and shall promptly give notice thereof (in writing or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and each Lender. As soon as practicable after 10:00 a.m. on each SOFR Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties) the interest rate that shall apply to each of the Daily Simple SOFR Loans for which an interest rate is then being determined and shall promptly give notice thereof (in writing or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and each Lender.

 

(d)            Interest payable pursuant to this Section 2.7 shall be computed on the basis of (i) for interest at the Base Rate or the Swingline Rate, a 365-day or 366-day year, as the case may be, and (ii) for all other computations of fees and interest, a 360-day year, in each case, for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which it accrues. In computing interest on any Loan, the date of the making of such Loan or the first day of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan or Daily Simple SOFR Loan being converted from a Term SOFR Loan, the date of conversion of such Term SOFR Loan to such Base Rate Loan or Daily Simple SOFR Loan, as the case may be, shall be included, and the date of payment of such Loan or the expiration date of an Interest Period applicable to such Loan or, with respect to a Base Rate Loan or a Daily Simple SOFR Loan being converted to a Term SOFR Loan, the date of conversion of such Base Rate Loan or Daily Simple SOFR Loan to such Term SOFR Loan, as the case may be, shall be excluded; provided, if a Loan is repaid on the same day on which it is made, one (1) day’s interest shall be paid on that Loan.

 

(e)            [Reserved].

 

(f)            Except as otherwise set forth herein, interest on each Loan shall accrue on a daily basis and shall be payable in arrears on and to (i) each Interest Payment Date applicable to that Loan; (ii) upon any prepayment of that Loan (other than a voluntary prepayment of a Revolving Loan which interest shall be payable in accordance with clause (i) above), to the extent accrued on the amount being prepaid; and (iii) at maturity, including final maturity.

 

(g)            The Borrower agrees to pay to the Issuing Bank, with respect to drawings honored under any Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, interest on the amount paid by the Issuing Bank in respect of each such honored drawing from the date such drawing is honored to but excluding the date such amount is reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at a rate equal to (i) for the period from the date such drawing is honored to but excluding the applicable Reimbursement Date, the rate of interest otherwise payable hereunder with respect to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans, and (ii) thereafter, a rate which is the lesser of (y) two percent (2%) per annum in excess of the rate of interest otherwise payable hereunder with respect to Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans, and (z) the Highest Lawful Rate.

 

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(h)            Interest payable pursuant to Section 2.7(g) shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day or 366-day year, as the case may be, for the actual number of days elapsed in the period during which it accrues, and shall be payable on demand or, if no demand is made, on the date on which the related drawing under a Letter of Credit is reimbursed in full. Promptly upon receipt by the Issuing Bank of any payment of interest pursuant to Section 2.7(g), the Issuing Bank shall distribute to each Revolving Lender, out of the interest received by the Issuing Bank in respect of the period from the date such drawing is honored to but excluding the date on which the Issuing Bank is reimbursed for the amount of such drawing (including any such reimbursement out of the proceeds of any Revolving Loans), the amount that such Revolving Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the letter of credit fee that would have been payable in respect of such Letter of Credit for such period if no drawing had been honored under such Letter of Credit. In the event the Issuing Bank shall have been reimbursed by the Revolving Lenders for all or any portion of such honored drawing, the Issuing Bank shall distribute to each Revolving Lender which has paid all amounts payable by it under Section 2.3(e) with respect to such honored drawing such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of any interest received by the Issuing Bank in respect of that portion of such honored drawing so reimbursed by the Revolving Lenders for the period from the date on which the Issuing Bank was so reimbursed by the Revolving Lenders to but excluding the date on which such portion of such honored drawing is reimbursed by the Borrower.

 

Section 2.8             Conversion/Continuation.

 

(a)            So long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower shall have the option:

 

(i)            to convert at any time all or any part of any Loan equal to $100,000 and integral multiples of $50,000 in excess of that amount from one Type of Loan to another Type of Loan; provided, a Term SOFR Loan may only be converted on the expiration of the Interest Period applicable to such Term SOFR Loan unless the Borrower shall pay all amounts due under Section 2.15 in connection with any such conversion; or

 

(ii)            upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any Term SOFR Loan, to continue all or any portion of such Loan as a Term SOFR Loan.

 

(b)            The Borrower shall deliver a Conversion/Continuation Notice to the Administrative Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the proposed Conversion/Continuation Date (or such later time as the Administrative Agent may agree). Except as otherwise provided herein, a Conversion/Continuation Notice for conversion to, or continuation of, any Term SOFR Loans (or telephonic notice in lieu thereof) shall be irrevocable on and after the related Interest Rate Determination Date, and the Borrower shall be bound to effect a conversion or continuation in accordance therewith.

 

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Section 2.9             Default Rate of Interest.

 

(a)            If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

(b)            If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under any Credit Document is not paid when due (after the expiration of any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then at the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

(c)            During the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 9.1(f) or Section 9.1(g), the Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

(d)            During the continuance of an Event of Default other than an Event of Default under Section 9.1(f) or Section 9.1(g), the Borrower shall, at the request of the Required Lenders, pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

(e)            Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

 

(f)            In the case of any Term SOFR Loan, upon the expiration of the Interest Period in effect at the time the Default Rate of interest is effective, each such Term SOFR Loan shall thereupon become a Base Rate Loan and shall thereafter bear interest at the Default Rate then in effect for Base Rate Loans. Payment or acceptance of the increased rates of interest provided for in this Section 2.9 is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

 

Section 2.10           Fees.

 

(a)            [Reserved].

 

(b)            Facility Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Revolving Commitment Percentage, a facility fee (the “Facility Fee”) equal to the product of (x) the applicable Facility Fee Rate based on Healthpeak’s Investment Grade Rating as set forth in the Investment Grade Pricing Grid multiplied by (y) the actual daily amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, subject to adjustments as provided in Section 2.16. The Facility Fee shall accrue at all such times during the Revolving Commitment Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Section 5 is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Effective Date, and on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date; provided that (1) no Facility Fee shall accrue on the Revolving Commitment of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Revolving Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender and (2) any Facility Fee accrued with respect to the Revolving Commitment of a Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such Revolving Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be payable by the Borrower so long as such Revolving Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. As and when applicable hereunder, the Facility Fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Facility Fee Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Facility Fee Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Facility Fee Rate was in effect.

 

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(c)            Letter of Credit Fees.

 

(i)            Commercial and Standby Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender in accordance with its Revolving Commitment Percentage a Letter of Credit fee for each standby Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Margin for Letters of Credit multiplied by the daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (collectively, the “Letter of Credit Fees”). For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.3(i). The Letter of Credit Fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears, and shall be due and payable on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the expiration date thereof and thereafter on demand; provided that (1) no Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue in favor of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Revolving Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender and (2) any Letter of Credit Fees accrued in favor of a Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such Revolving Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be payable by the Borrower so long as such Revolving Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. If there is any change in the Applicable Margin during any quarter, the daily maximum amount available to be drawn under each standby Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Margin separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Margin was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, during the continuance of an Event of Default under Sections 9.1(f) and (g), all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate, and during the continuance of an Event of Default other than an Event of Default under Sections 9.1(f) or (g), then upon the request of the Required Revolving Lenders, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.

 

(ii)            Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to Issuing Bank. The Borrower shall pay directly to the Issuing Bank for its own account, on a quarterly basis in arrears, a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit, equal to the greater of (x) a rate per annum of 0.125% multiplied by the average daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit and (y) $1,500. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on its expiration date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.3(i). In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the Issuing Bank for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment, renewal, negotiation and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the Issuing Bank relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

 

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(d)            Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to Lead Arrangers, Co-Syndication Agents, and the Administrative Agent, for their own respective accounts, fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever, except to the extent set forth in the Fee Letter.

 

Section 2.11           Prepayments/Commitment Reductions.

 

(a)            Voluntary Prepayments.

 

(i)            Any time and from time to time, the Loans may be repaid in whole or in part, with respect to the Revolving Loans, the Existing Term Loan and any Additional Term Loan, without premium or penalty (subject to Section 3.1):

 

(A)            with respect to Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans referencing Adjusted Term SOFR), the Borrower may prepay any such Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part, in an aggregate minimum amount of $250,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount;

 

(B)            with respect to SOFR Loans, the Borrower may prepay any such Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part (together with any amounts due pursuant to Section 3.1(c)) in an aggregate minimum amount of $250,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount; and

 

(C)            with respect to Swingline Loans, the Borrower may prepay any such Loans on any Business Day in whole or in part in any amount;

 

(ii)            All such prepayments shall be made:

 

(A)            upon written or telephonic notice on the date of prepayment in the case of Base Rate Loans or Swingline Loans; and

 

(B)            upon not less than three (3) Business Days’ prior written or telephonic notice in the case of SOFR Loans;

 

in each case given to the Administrative Agent, or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, by 11:00 a.m. on the date required and, if given by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent will promptly transmit such telephonic or original notice for a prepayment by telefacsimile or telephone to each Revolving Lender or Term Lender, as applicable). Upon the giving of any such notice, the principal amount of the Loans specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the prepayment date specified therein. Any such voluntary prepayment shall be applied as specified in Section 2.12(a).

 

(b)            Voluntary Revolving Commitment Reductions.

 

(i)            The Borrower may, from time to time upon not less than three (3) Business Days’ prior written or telephonic notice confirmed in writing to the Administrative Agent (which original written or telephonic notice the Administrative Agent will promptly transmit by telefacsimile or telephone to each applicable Revolving Lender), at any time and from time to time terminate in whole or permanently reduce in part (i) the Revolving Commitments (ratably among the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitment Percentage thereof); provided, (A) any such partial reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount, (B) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the aggregate Outstanding Amount exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and (C) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit and/or the Swingline Sublimit exceed the amount of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit and/or the Swingline Sublimit, as applicable, shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.

 

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(ii)            The Borrower’s notice to the Administrative Agent shall designate the date (which shall be a Business Day) of such termination or reduction and the amount of any partial reduction, and such termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be effective on the date specified in the Borrower’s notice and shall reduce the Revolving Commitments of each Revolving Lender proportionately to its Revolving Commitment Percentage thereof.

 

(c)            Mandatory Prepayments; Excess Outstanding Amounts. If at any time (A) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Obligations shall exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments (B) the Outstanding Amount of Letter of Credit Obligations shall exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, or (C) the Outstanding Amount of Swingline Loans shall exceed the Swingline Sublimit, immediate prepayment will be made on or in respect of the Revolving Obligations in an amount equal to such excess; provided, however, that, except with respect to clause (B), Letter of Credit Obligations will not be Cash Collateralized hereunder until the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans have been paid in full.

 

Section 2.12           Application of Prepayments.

 

Within each Loan, prepayments will be applied first to Base Rate Loans, then to Daily Simple SOFR Loans, and then to Term SOFR Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities. In addition:

 

(a)            Voluntary Prepayments. Voluntary prepayments will be applied as specified by the Borrower.

 

(b)            Mandatory Prepayments. Mandatory prepayments under Section 2.11(c) above shall be applied to the respective Revolving Obligations, as appropriate, but without a permanent reduction of the aggregate Revolving Commitments and shall be available for re-borrowing in accordance with the terms hereof and of the other Credit Documents.

 

(c)            Prepayments on the Revolving Obligations will be paid by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective interests therein (except for Defaulting Lenders where their share will be applied as provided in Section 2.16(a) hereof).

 

Section 2.13           General Provisions Regarding Payments.

 

(a)            All payments by the Borrower of principal, interest, fees and other Obligations hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall be made in Dollars in immediately available funds, without defense, recoupment, setoff or counterclaim, free of any restriction or condition. The Administrative Agent shall, and the Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to, debit a deposit account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries held with the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates and designated for such purpose by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in order to cause timely payment to be made to the Administrative Agent of all principal, interest and fees due hereunder or under any other Credit Document (subject to sufficient funds being available in its accounts for that purpose).

 

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(b)            In the event that the Administrative Agent is unable to debit a deposit account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries held with the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in order to cause timely payment to be made to the Administrative Agent of all principal, interest and fees due hereunder or any other Credit Document (including because insufficient funds are available in its accounts for that purpose), payments hereunder and under any other Credit Document shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date due at the Principal Office of the Administrative Agent or via wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Administrative Agent (or at such other location as may be designated in writing by the Administrative Agent from time to time); for purposes of computing interest and fees, funds received by the Administrative Agent after that time on such due date shall be deemed to have been paid by the Borrower on the next Business Day.

 

(c)            All payments in respect of the principal amount of any Loan (other than voluntary repayments of Revolving Loans) shall be accompanied by payment of accrued interest on the principal amount being repaid or prepaid, and all such payments (and, in any event, any payments in respect of any Loan on a date when interest is due and payable with respect to such Loan) shall be applied to the payment of interest then due and payable before application to principal.

 

(d)            The Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute to each Lender at such address as such Lender shall indicate in writing, such Lender’s applicable pro rata share of all payments and prepayments of principal and interest due to such Lender hereunder, together with all other amounts due with respect thereto, including all fees payable with respect thereto, to the extent received by the Administrative Agent.

 

(e)            Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions hereof, if any Conversion/Continuation Notice is withdrawn as to any Affected Lender or if any Affected Lender makes Base Rate Loans in lieu of its pro rata share of any SOFR Loans, the Administrative Agent shall give effect thereto in apportioning payments received thereafter.

 

(f)            Subject to the provisos set forth in the definition of “Interest Period,” whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest hereunder or of the Facility Fee hereunder, but such payment shall be deemed to have been made on the date therefor for all other purposes hereunder.

 

(g)            The Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, deem any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder that is not made in same day funds prior to 2:00 p.m. to be a non-conforming payment. Any such payment shall not be deemed to have been received by the Administrative Agent until the later of (i) the time such funds become available funds, and (ii) the applicable next Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt telephonic notice to the Borrower and each applicable Lender (confirmed in writing) if any payment is non-conforming. Any non-conforming payment may constitute or become a Default or Event of Default in accordance with the terms of Section 9.1(a). Interest shall continue to accrue on any principal as to which a non-conforming payment is made until such funds become available funds (but in no event less than the period from the date of such payment to the next succeeding applicable Business Day) at the Default Rate (unless otherwise provided by the Required Lenders) from the date such amount was due and payable until the date such amount is paid in full.

 

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Section 2.14           Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them; provided that:

 

(i)            if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

 

(ii)           the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (B) any amounts applied by the Swingline Lender to outstanding Swingline Loans, (C) any amounts applied to Letter of Credit Obligations by the Issuing Bank or Swingline Loans by the Swingline Lender, as appropriate, from Cash Collateral provided under Section 2.15 or Section 2.16, or (D) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in Letter of Credit Obligations, Swingline Loans or other obligations hereunder to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).

 

Each of the Credit Parties consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Credit Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Credit Party in the amount of such participation.

 

Section 2.15           Cash Collateral. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one (1) Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in an amount sufficient to cover the applicable Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).

 

(a)            Grant of Security Interest. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Bank, and agrees to maintain, a perfected first priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for the Defaulting Lenders’ obligation to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Obligations, to be applied pursuant to clause (b) below. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank as herein provided (other than the Permitted Liens), or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the applicable Fronting Exposure, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).

 

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(b)            Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section 2.15 or Section 2.16 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Obligations (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.

 

(c)            Termination of Requirement. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.15 following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender), or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, (x) Cash Collateral furnished by or on behalf of a Credit Party shall not be released during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default (and following application as provided in this Section 2.15 may be otherwise applied in accordance with Section 9.3) but shall be released upon the cure, termination or waiver of such Default or Event of Default in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, as applicable, may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.

 

Section 2.16           Defaulting Lenders.

 

(a)            Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

 

(i)            Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 11.4(a)(iii).

 

(ii)            Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amount (other than fees which any Defaulting Lender is not entitled to receive pursuant to Section 2.16(a)(iii)) received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 9 or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.3) shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Swingline Loan or Letter of Credit; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided, that, if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or Letter of Credit Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans or Letter of Credit Borrowings were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to the pay the Loans of, and Letter of Credit Borrowings owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or Letter of Credit Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.16(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to (and the underlying obligations satisfied to the extent of such payment) and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

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(iii)          Certain Fees.

 

(A)            Such Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to receive any Facility Fee, any fees with respect to Letters of Credit (except as provided in clause (b) below) or any other fees hereunder for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

 

(B)            Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Revolving Commitment Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which such Lender (rather than the Borrower or any other Credit Party) has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.3(a), Section 2.15 or otherwise.

 

(C)            With respect to any fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Obligations or Swingline Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to the Issuing Bank’s or Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

 

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(iv)          Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Obligations and Swingline Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitment Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans of such Lender together with such Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Obligations and Swingline Loans at such time to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment. No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

 

(v)           Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swingline Loans. If the reallocation described in clause (iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, (x) first, prepay Swingline Loans in an amount equal to the Swingline Lenders’ Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.15.

 

(b)            Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Revolving Commitments (without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

(c)            New Swingline Loans/Letters of Credit. So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that the participations in the Letter of Credit Obligations related to any existing Letters of Credit as well as the new, extended, renewed or increased Letter of Credit has been or will be fully allocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with clause (a)(iv) above and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein except to the extent such Defaulting Lender’s participation has been or will be fully Cash Collateralized in accordance with Section 2.15.

 

(d)            Qualified Counterparties. So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Lender shall not be a Swap Bank with respect to any Swap Contract entered into while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender.

 

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Section 2.17           Removal or Replacement of Lenders. If (a) any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.2, (b) any Credit Party is required to pay Indemnified Taxes or any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.3, (c) any Lender gives notice of an inability to fund SOFR Loans under Section 3.1(b), (d) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, or (e) any Lender (a “Non-Consenting Lender”) does not consent (including by way of a failure to respond in writing to a proposed amendment, consent or waiver by the date and time specified by the Administrative Agent) to a proposed amendment, consent, change, waiver, discharge or termination hereunder or with respect to any Credit Document that has been approved by the Required Lenders, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 11.5), all of its interests, rights (other than its rights under Section 3.2, Section 3.3 and Section 11.2) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Credit Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:

 

(i)            the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 11.5(b)(iv);

 

(ii)           such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in Letter of Credit Borrowings, as applicable, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Credit Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.1(c)) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

 

(iii)          in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.2 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.3, such assignment is reasonably expected to result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

 

(iv)          such assignment does not conflict with applicable Law; and

 

(v)           in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Non-Consenting Lender’s failure to consent to a proposed amendment, consent, change, waiver, discharge or termination, the successor replacement Lender shall have consented to the proposed amendment, consent, change, waiver, discharge or termination.

 

Each Lender agrees that in the event it, or its interests in the Loans and obligations hereunder, shall become subject to the replacement and removal provisions of this Section, it will cooperate with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to give effect to the provisions hereof, including execution and delivery of an Assignment Agreement in connection therewith, but the replacement and removal provisions of this Section shall be effective regardless of whether an Assignment Agreement shall have been given.

 

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

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Section 2.18           Extension of Revolving Maturity Date.

 

(a)            Request for Extension. The Borrower may, by written notice (the “Extension Notice”) to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Revolving Lenders) not earlier than one hundred twenty (120) days and not later than sixty (60) days prior to the Revolving Maturity Date, request that each Revolving Lender extend the Revolving Maturity Date for two (2) additional six (6) month periods from the Revolving Maturity Date then in effect, each such extension to be irrevocably granted on the date (an “Extension Effective Date”) that each of the conditions set forth in this Section 2.18 have been satisfied. Upon the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in this Section 2.18, an Extension Effective Date shall occur and the Revolving Maturity Date then in effect shall be extended for six (6) additional months.

 

(b)            Conditions to Effectiveness of Extension. Subject to the provisions of the foregoing clause (a), the extension of the Revolving Maturity Date pursuant to this Section shall not be effective with respect to any Revolving Lender unless:

 

(i)            no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the subject Extension Effective Date;

 

(ii)           the representations and warranties contained in Section 6 and the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the subject Extension Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.18, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 6.5 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 7.1;

 

(iii)          for the second six (6) month extension, the initial six (6) month extension shall have been validly exercised;

 

(iv)          Administrative Agent shall have received a pro forma Compliance Certificate as of the subject Extension Effective Date;

 

(v)           [intentionally deleted]; and

 

(vi)          the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders) on the subject Extension Effective Date a fee (to be shared among and paid to the Revolving Lenders based upon their Revolving Commitment Percentages of the Aggregate Revolving Commitments) equal to the product of (i) 0.0625% multiplied by (ii) the then Aggregate Revolving Commitments.

 

(c)            Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 11.4 to the contrary.

 

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Section 2.19           Increase in Commitments.

 

(a)            Request for Increase. Provided there exists no Default or Event of Default, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders), the Borrower may, from time to time, request an increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and/or the Existing Term Loan, or the funding of one or more tranches of additional term loans hereunder (the “Additional Term Loans”) by an amount (for all such requests) not exceeding $500,000,000 (to a maximum amount of Aggregate Revolving Commitments plus the Existing Term Loan plus all Additional Term Loans equal to $1,900,000,000 (the “Total Facility Amount”)); provided that any such request shall be in a minimum amount of $10,000,000 and in whole increments of $5,000,000 in excess thereof; provided, further, at Borrower’s option, Borrower may request that any such requested increase or funding be effected through the addition of one or more term loan commitments with respect to one or more tranches of additional term loans (the “Additional Term Commitments”) (and, in such event, all references in this Section 2.19 to any increase or funding, as and to the extent applicable at any time, shall be deemed and construed to mean and refer to any such Additional Term Commitment in the amount of such increase or funding, mutatis mutandis), subject further, however, (1) to the continued applicability of the terms and provisions of this Section 2.19 and (2) in addition to the items specified in Section 2.19(e), the prior execution and delivery by the Credit Parties of such other and further agreements, amendments, instruments, and documents which Administrative Agent may then require in its sole but reasonable determination to effect any such Additional Term Commitment in the amount of such increase (it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of this clause (2), any Additional Term Commitments shall be effected pursuant to one or more New Term Loan Amendments executed and delivered by the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent, and the applicable Term Lenders). At the time of sending any notice of such requested increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and/or the Existing Term Loan or any notice of such requested funding of an Additional Term Loan, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten (10) Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Lenders). The terms and provisions of any Additional Term Commitments and any Additional Term Loans, including the pricing, maturity, fees payable, and other terms thereof, shall be as agreed by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Term Lenders, and the Borrower and set forth in the applicable New Term Loan Amendment; provided that, without the prior written consent of all other Lenders, no Additional Term Loan shall (A) have a maturity date that is earlier than the maturity date of any existing Term Loan or the Revolving Maturity Date, (B) require scheduled amortization of such Additional Term Loan prior to the maturity date of any existing Term Loans or the Revolving Maturity Date, but such Additional Term Loan may permit voluntary prepayment (subject to sub-clause (C) hereof), and (C) rank higher than pari passu in right of payment and with respect to security with all Revolving Loans and any existing Term Loans or have different borrower or guarantors as the Borrower and Guarantors with respect to all Revolving Loans and existing Term Loans. Except as set forth in the immediately prior sentence with respect to the maturity date of any Additional Term Loans made pursuant to this Section 2.19, no Lender that is not a Term Lender with respect to such tranche of Additional Term Loans shall have any consent rights with respect to the terms of such Additional Term Loans set forth in such New Term Loan Amendment so long as such terms are in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Each New Term Loan Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, but subject to Sections 11.4(a), (b) and (c), effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as are consistent with this Section 2.19 and may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.19 with respect thereto.

 

(b)            Lender Elections to Increase. Each Lender may decline or elect to participate in such requested increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and/or Existing Term Loan or such requested funding of an Additional Term Loan, in each case in its sole discretion, and each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to increase its Revolving Commitment and/or Existing Term Loan and/or participate in the funding of an Additional Term Loan and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Revolving Commitment Percentage or pro rata share of the Existing Term Loan, as applicable, of such requested increase or funding (based on such Lender’s Revolving Commitments and the Aggregate Revolving Commitments or pro rata share and outstanding amount of the Existing Term Loan, as applicable, in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of any such increase or funding). Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to (x) increase its Revolving Commitment and/or Existing Term Loan and (y) participate in the funding of an Additional Term Loan.

 

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(c)            Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and each Lender of the Lenders’ responses to each request for increase or funding made under this Section 2.19. To achieve the full amount (or any lesser amount acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) of a requested increase or funding (in the event that the aggregate amount of increases in individual Revolving Commitments and/or Existing Term Loan or funding of an Additional Term Loan by then-existing Lenders is less than the aggregate amount of the requested increase or funding) and subject to the approval of the Borrower, Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender (which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Lead Arrangers (or any of the them) may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement and/or commitment agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory as to its inclusion of such Eligible Assignees to the Administrative Agent and its counsel. To the extent that the joinder or commitment agreements described above provide for an applicable margin of, and/or commitment or facility fee for, additional Revolving Commitments and/or Existing Term Loan greater than the Applicable Margin and/or Facility Fee with respect to the existing Revolving Commitments and/or Existing Term Loan at such time, the Applicable Margin and/or the Facility Fee (as applicable) for the existing Revolving Commitments and/or Existing Term Loan shall be increased automatically (without the consent of the Required Lenders) such that the Applicable Margin and/or the Facility Fee (as applicable) for such existing Revolving Commitments and/or Existing Term Loan is not less than the applicable margin and/or the commitment fee or facility fee (as applicable) for such additional Revolving Commitments and/or Existing Term Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, the joinder or commitment agreements described above with respect to an Additional Term Loan may have applicable margins, commitment or facility fees, and other terms that are different than those of the Revolving Commitments and/or Existing Term Loan without requiring any modification of such terms.

 

(d)            Effective Date and Allocations. If the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and/or Existing Term Loan are increased, or an Additional Term Loan is funded, in any case in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase or funding. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase or funding and the Increase Effective Date.

 

(e)            Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase. As a condition precedent to each such increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments and/or Existing Term Loan, or such funding of an Additional Term Loan, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (x) a certificate of each Credit Party dated as of the Increase Effective Date signed by an Authorized Officer of such Credit Party (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Credit Party approving or consenting to such increase or funding, and (ii) in the case of the Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase or funding, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Section 6 and the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Increase Effective Date (with any representations and warranties which are subject to a materiality qualifier being true and correct in all respects in accordance with the terms thereof), except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects, as applicable) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.19, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a), (b) and (c) of Section 6.7 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a), (b) and (d), respectively, of Section 7.1, and (B) no Default or Event of Default exists as of the Increase Effective Date, and (y) such new or additional Notes payable to each of the Lenders as are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.5(b). The Borrower shall prepay any Revolving Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.1(c)) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Revolving Loans ratable with any revised Revolving Commitment Percentages arising from any non-ratable increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitments under this Section, and each Credit Party shall execute and deliver such documents or instruments (including, without limitation, a New Term Loan Amendment) as the Administrative Agent may require to evidence such increase in Revolving Commitments and/or Existing Term Loan and/or Additional Term Loan and to ratify each such Credit Party’s continuing obligations hereunder and under the other Credit Documents.

 

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(f)             Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 11.4 to the contrary.

 

Section 3          YIELD PROTECTION

 

Section 3.1             Making or Maintaining SOFR Loans.

 

(a)            Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate. In the event that the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto), on any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to any SOFR Loans that adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate applicable to such SOFR Loans, the Administrative Agent shall on such date give notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and each Lender of such determination, whereupon (1) no Loans may be made as, or converted to, SOFR Loans until such time as the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, and (2) any Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice given by the Borrower with respect to the Loans in respect of which such determination was made shall be deemed to be rescinded by the Borrower and such Loans shall be automatically made or continued as, or converted to, as applicable, Base Rate Loans without reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR component of the Base Rate. Upon any such conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.1(c).

 

(b)            Illegality or Impracticability of SOFR Loans. In the event that on any date any Lender shall have determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto but shall be made only after consultation with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) that the making, maintaining or continuation of its SOFR Loans has become unlawful as a result of compliance by such Lender in good faith with any law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or would conflict with any such treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order not having the force of law even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful), then, and in any such event, such Lender shall be an “Affected Lender” and it shall on that day give notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such determination (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender). Thereafter (1) the obligation of the Affected Lender to make Loans as, or to convert Loans to, SOFR Loans shall be suspended until such notice shall be withdrawn by the Affected Lender, (2) to the extent such determination by the Affected Lender relates to a SOFR Loan then being requested by the Borrower pursuant to a Funding Notice or a Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Affected Lender shall make such Loan as (or continue such Loan as or convert such Loan to, as the case may be) a Base Rate Loan without reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, (3) the Affected Lender’s obligation to maintain its outstanding SOFR Loans (the “Affected Loans”) shall be terminated at the earlier to occur of the expiration of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the Affected Loans or when required by law, and (4) the Affected Loans shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans without reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR component of the Base Rate on the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a determination by an Affected Lender as described above relates to a SOFR Loan then being requested by the Borrower pursuant to a Funding Notice or a Conversion/Continuation Notice, the Borrower shall have the option, subject to the provisions of Section 3.1(a)(1), to rescind such Funding Notice or Conversion/Continuation Notice as to all Lenders by giving notice (by telefacsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent of such rescission on the date on which the Affected Lender gives notice of its determination as described above (which notice of rescission the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each other Lender). Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, nothing in this Section 3.1(b) shall affect the obligation of any Lender other than an Affected Lender to make or maintain Loans as, or to convert Loans to, SOFR Loans in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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(c)            Compensation for Breakage or Non-Commencement of Interest Periods. The Borrower shall compensate each Lender, upon written request by such Lender (which request shall set forth the basis for requesting such amounts), for all reasonable out-of-pocket losses, expenses and liabilities (including any interest paid or calculated to be due and payable by such Lender to lenders of funds borrowed by it to make or carry its SOFR Loans and any loss, expense or liability sustained by such Lender in connection with the liquidation or re-employment of such funds but excluding loss of anticipated profits) which such Lender sustains: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by such Lender) a borrowing of any SOFR Loans does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Funding Notice or a telephonic request for borrowing, or a conversion to or continuation of any SOFR Loans does not occur on a date specified therefor in a Conversion/Continuation Notice or a telephonic request for conversion or continuation; (ii) if any prepayment or other principal payment of, or any conversion of, any of its SOFR Loans occurs on any day other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable to that Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise), including as a result of an assignment in connection with the replacement of a Lender pursuant to Section 2.17; or (iii) if any prepayment of any of its SOFR Loans is not made on any date specified in a notice of prepayment given by the Borrower.

 

(d)            Booking of SOFR Loans. Any Lender may make, carry or transfer SOFR Loans at, to, or for the account of any of its branch offices or the office of an Affiliate of such Lender.

 

(e)            No Match Funding. Anything to the contrary contained herein notwithstanding, neither the Administrative Agent, nor any Lender, nor any of their Participants, is required actually to match fund any Obligation as to which interest accrues at Adjusted Term SOFR, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR or the Term SOFR Reference Rate.

 

(f)             Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender, as specified in paragraph (c) of this Section and the circumstances giving rise thereto shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. In the absence of any such manifest error, the Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof.

 

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(g)            Delay in Requests. The Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any such amounts incurred more than six (6) months prior to the date that such Lender delivers to the Borrower the certificate referenced in Section 3.1(f).

 

Section 3.2             Increased Costs.

 

(a)            Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

 

(i)            impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender or the Issuing Bank;

 

(ii)           subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

 

(iii)          impose on any Lender or the Issuing Bank or the applicable interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to increase the cost to such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient, the Borrower will pay to such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will reasonably compensate such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

(b)            Capital Requirements. If any Lender, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender (for purposes hereof, may be referred to collectively as “the Lenders” or a “Lender”) determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any Applicable Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the commitments of such Lender hereunder or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

 

(c)            Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing Bank setting forth in reasonable detail the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section and the circumstances giving rise thereto shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. In the absence of any such manifest error, the Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof.

 

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(d)            Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six (6) months prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, delivers to the Borrower the certificate referenced in Section 3.2(c) and notifies the Borrower of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

 

Section 3.3             Taxes.

 

(a)            Issuing Bank. For purposes of this Section 3.3, the term “Lender” shall include the Issuing Bank.

 

(b)            Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Law. If any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Credit Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

 

(c)            Payment of Other Taxes by the Credit Parties. The Credit Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

 

(d)            Tax Indemnification. (i)The Credit Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient within ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of any such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(ii)            Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Credit Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Credit Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.5(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Credit Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Credit Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii).

 

(e)            Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Credit Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section, such Credit Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of a return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(f)            Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation. (i)Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Credit Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in clauses (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

 

(ii)            Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person,

 

(A)            any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

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(B)            any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(i)            in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Credit Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor form) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Credit Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor form) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

(ii)           executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

(iii)          in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 3.3-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor form); or

 

(iv)          to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor form), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 3.3-2 or Exhibit 3.3-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 3.3-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

(C)            any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

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(D)            if a payment made to a Lender under any Credit Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered 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.

 

(g)            Treatment of Certain Refunds. Unless required by applicable Law, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of the indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

(h)            Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.3 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Credit Document.

 

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Section 3.4             Mitigation Obligations; Designation of a Different Lending Office.

 

(a)           Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.2, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.3, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different Applicable Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.2 or Section 3.3, as the case may be, in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

(b)           [Reserved].2

 

Section 3.5             Permanent Inability to Determine Rate; Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document:

 

(a)           Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. No replacement of the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 3.5 will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. Unless and until a Benchmark Replacement is effective in accordance with this Section 3.5, all Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1(a).

 

(b)           Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

 

(c)           Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower and the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section 3.5, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.5.

 

 

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(d)           Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if any then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.

 

(e)           Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Base Rate based upon Adjusted Term SOFR (or then-current Benchmark) will not be used in any determination of Base Rate.

 

Section 4             GUARANTY

 

Section 4.1             The Guaranty.

 

Each of the Guarantors hereby jointly and severally guarantees to each Lender, each Swap Bank, each Treasury Management Bank, and the Administrative Agent as hereinafter provided, as primary obligor and not as surety, the prompt payment of the Obligations in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory Cash Collateralization or otherwise) strictly in accordance with the terms thereof. The Guarantors hereby further agree that if any of the Obligations are not paid in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory Cash Collateralization or otherwise), the Guarantors will, jointly and severally, promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, as a mandatory prepayment, by acceleration, as a mandatory Cash Collateralization or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

 

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein or in any other of the Credit Documents, Swap Contracts or Treasury Management Agreements, (a) the obligations of each Guarantor under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render such obligations subject to avoidance under the Debtor Relief Laws or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law and (b) no Guarantor shall be deemed under this Section 4 to be a guarantor of any Obligations arising under any Swap Contracts if such Guarantor was not an “Eligible Contract Participant” as defined in § 1a(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as further defined and modified by the final rules issued jointly by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the SEC as published in 77 FR 30596 (May 23, 2012) (as amended, modified or replaced from time to time, collectively, with the Commodity Exchange Act, the “ECP Rules”), at the time the guaranty of such obligations was entered into, and at such other relevant time or time as provided in the ECP Rules or otherwise, and to the extent that the providing of such guaranty by such Guarantor would violate the ECP Rules or any other applicable Law or regulation; provided however that in determining whether any Guarantor is an “Eligible Contract Participant” under the ECP Rules, the guaranty of the Obligations of such Guarantor under this Article IV by a Guarantor that qualifies as an “Eligible Contract Participant” under § 1a(18)(A)(v)(I) of the Commodity Exchange Act shall be taken into account.

 

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Section 4.2             Obligations Unconditional.

 

The obligations of the Guarantors under Section 4.1 are joint and several, absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of any of the Credit Documents, Swap Contracts or Treasury Management Agreements, or any other agreement or instrument referred to therein, or any substitution, release, impairment or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, irrespective of any law or regulation or other circumstance whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 4.2 that the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall have no right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution against the Borrower or any other Guarantor for amounts paid under this Section 4 until the Termination Date. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of any Guarantor hereunder, which shall remain absolute and unconditional as described above:

 

(a)           at any time or from time to time, without notice to any Guarantor, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;

 

(b)           any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of any of the Credit Documents, any Swap Contract between any Credit Party and any Swap Bank, or any Treasury Management Agreement between any Credit Party and any Treasury Management Bank, or any other agreement or instrument referred to in the Credit Documents, such Swap Contracts or such Treasury Management Agreements shall be done or omitted;

 

(c)           the maturity of any of the Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right under any of the Credit Documents, any Swap Contract between any Credit Party and any Swap Bank or any Treasury Management Agreement between any Credit Party and any Treasury Management Bank, or any other agreement or instrument referred to in the Credit Documents, such Swap Contracts or such Treasury Management Agreements shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of the Obligations or any security therefor shall be released, impaired or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

 

(d)           as may be applicable at any time, any Lien granted to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or Lenders as security for any of the Obligations shall fail to attach or be perfected; or

 

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(e)           any of the Obligations shall be determined to be void or voidable (including, without limitation, for the benefit of any creditor of any Guarantor) or shall be subordinated to the claims of any Person (including, without limitation, any creditor of any Guarantor).

 

With respect to its obligations hereunder, each Guarantor hereby expressly waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that the Administrative Agent or any Lender exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Person under any of the Credit Documents, any Swap Contract between any Credit Party and any Swap Bank or any Treasury Management Agreement between any Credit Party and any Treasury Management Bank, or any other agreement or instrument referred to in the Credit Documents, such Swap Contracts or such Treasury Management Agreements, or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Obligations.

 

Section 4.3             Reinstatement.

 

The obligations of the Guarantors under this Section 4 shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Person in respect of the Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise, and each Guarantor agrees that it will indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.

 

Section 4.4             Certain Additional Waivers.

 

Each Guarantor agrees that such Guarantor shall have no right of recourse to security for the Obligations, except through the exercise of rights of subrogation pursuant to Section 4.2 and through the exercise of rights of contribution pursuant to Section 4.6.

 

Section 4.5             Remedies.

 

The Guarantors agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, the Obligations may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Section 9.2 (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in said Section 9.2) for purposes of Section 4.1 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or preventing the Obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against any other Person and that, in the event of such declaration (or the Obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), the Obligations (whether or not due and payable by any other Person) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 4.1.

 

Section 4.6             Rights of Contribution.

 

The Guarantors agree among themselves that, in connection with payments made hereunder, each Guarantor shall have contribution rights against the other Guarantors as permitted under applicable Law. Such contribution rights shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the obligations of such Guarantors under the Credit Documents and no Guarantor shall exercise such rights of contribution until the Termination Date.

 

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Section 4.7             Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee.

 

The guarantee in this Section 4 is a guaranty of payment and not of collection, is a continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Obligations whenever arising.

 

Section 4.8             Keepwell.

 

Each Credit Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the Guaranty or the grant of a Lien under the Credit Documents, in each case, by any Specified Credit Party becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Credit Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Specified Credit Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under the Credit Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Section 4 voidable under applicable Law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Termination Date. Each Credit Party intends this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each Specified Credit Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Section 4.9             Release. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:

 

(a)           the Guaranty of each Guarantor shall remain in full force and effect with respect to such Guarantor until the earlier of (i) the Termination Date and (ii) the release of such Guarantor pursuant to Section 4.9(b); and

 

(b)           (i) a Guarantor shall be automatically released from its Guaranty, and any Liens granted by such Guarantor in respect of the Obligations shall be automatically released, upon receipt of the requisite consents for such release as set forth in Section 11.4(b) and (ii) the Guaranty of the Parent, and any Liens granted by the Parent in respect of the Obligations, shall be automatically released if the Parent ceases to be a Subsidiary of Healthpeak in connection with a transaction permitted by, and consummated in accordance with, Section 8.4, so long as, as of the date of such release, (x) the Parent shall not be a guarantor or have any obligation with respect to any Enterprise Unsecured Debt, and (y) no Default or Event of Default shall exist or would occur as a result of such release. The Administrative Agent agrees to furnish to Healthpeak or the Borrower, as applicable, promptly after the request of Healthpeak or the Borrower and at Healthpeak’s or the Borrower’s sole cost and expense, any release, termination, or other agreement or document as is reasonably necessary or advisable to evidence the foregoing release or as may be reasonably requested by Healthpeak or the Borrower.

 

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Section 5             CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

Section 5.1             Conditions Precedent to Effective Date.

 

The effectiveness of this Agreement and the making of the Existing Term Loan on the Effective Date and any Credit Extension to be made on the Effective Date was subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions on or before the Effective Date:

 

(a)           Executed Credit Documents. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of fully executed counterparts of the following:

 

(i)            this Agreement.

 

(ii)           a Revolving Loan Note in favor of each Revolving Lender requesting a Note.

 

(iii)          a Term Note in favor of each Term Lender requesting a Note.

 

(iv)          reserved.

 

(v)           a Compliance Certificate.

 

(vi)          each of the other Credit Documents which is to be executed on the Effective Date, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and duly executed by the appropriate parties thereto.

 

(b)           Organizational Documents. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following:

 

(i)            Charter Documents. Copies of articles of incorporation, certificate of organization or formation, or other like document for each of the Credit Parties certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority.

 

(ii)           Organizational Documents Certificate. (i) Copies of bylaws, operating agreement, partnership agreement or like document, (ii) copies of resolutions approving the transactions contemplated in connection with the financing and authorizing execution and delivery of the Credit Documents, and (iii) incumbency certificates, for each of the Credit Parties, in each case certified by an Authorized Officer in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(iii)          Good Standing Certificate. Copies of certificates of good standing, existence or other like document for each of the Credit Parties, dated as of a recent date, from the appropriate Governmental Authority of its jurisdiction of formation or organization.

 

(iv)          Beneficial Ownership Certification. (i) Upon the reasonable written request of any Lender made at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Borrower shall have provided to such Lender the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and Anti-Money Laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act, in each case at least five (5) days prior to the Closing Date (or such shorter time as any such Lender shall agree to in writing); and (ii) at least five (5) days prior to the Closing Date (or such shorter time as any such Lender shall agree to in writing), any Credit Party that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation shall deliver a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Credit Party.

 

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(v)           Closing Certificate. A certificate from an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, confirming, among other things, (A) all consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, or filings required to be made or obtained by the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, if any, in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated herein and therein have been obtained and are in full force and effect, (B) no investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Authority regarding this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated herein and therein is ongoing, (C) since the date of the most-recent financial statements for the Parent and its Subsidiaries, there has been no event or circumstance which could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (D) the most recent financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, except as noted therein, and fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results from operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, and (E) as of the Effective Date, the Borrower, the Parent and the other Credit Parties taken as a whole, are Solvent.

 

(vi)          Amendments/Waivers. To the extent necessary to permit the execution of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents by the applicable Credit Parties’ and the performance of the obligations hereunder and thereunder by the applicable Credit Parties’ and, to the extent necessary, to mirror any changes made to this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall have received and approved fully executed copies of any and all consents, amendments and/or waivers required by any other loan facilities with respect to which any Credit Party is a party.

 

(c)           Opinions of Counsel. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of customary opinions of counsel (including local counsel to the extent required by the Administrative Agent) for each of the Credit Parties addressed to and/or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, including, among other things, opinions regarding the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Credit Documents, and the enforceability thereof.

 

(d)           Other Due Diligence Matters. Without limiting the foregoing (but without duplication), satisfaction of all of the following conditions:

 

(i)            All due diligence with respect to the Parent and the Borrower shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders, including, without limitation, all diligence required for each Lender to complete its Patriot Act and “know your customer” requirements;

 

(ii)           If requested by Administrative Agent, searches of Uniform Commercial Code filings in the jurisdiction of organization of each Credit Party, copies of the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions and evidence that no Liens exist other than Permitted Liens.

 

(iii)          There exists no action, suit, investigation or proceeding, pending or threatened, in any court or before any arbitrator or other Governmental Authority that purports to affect any transaction contemplated hereby or by any of the other Credit Documents, or that will have a Material Adverse Effect on the Parent, the Borrower, their Affiliates or their Subsidiaries, except to the extent approved by the Administrative Agent;

 

(iv)          Each of the Parent, the Borrower, and their respective Subsidiaries are in compliance with all terms and covenants set forth herein and in each of the other Credit Documents; and

 

(v)           The Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders shall have received pro forma financial projections for the Parent, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, for fiscal years ended December 31, 2021, December 31, 2022, December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024, respectively, which pro form financial projections shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders, in their sole discretion.

 

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(e)           Funding Notice; Funds Disbursement Instructions. The Administrative Agent shall have received (a) a duly executed Funding Notice with respect to the funding of the Existing Term Loan and any other Credit Extension to occur on the Effective Date (if any) and (b) duly executed disbursement instructions (with wiring instructions and account information) for all disbursements to be made on the Effective Date (if any).

 

(f)           Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent shall have confirmation that all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses required to be paid on or before the Effective Date have been paid, including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 5.1, 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 funding of the initial Loans hereunder (whether on the Effective Date or on a later Credit Date) shall evidence the satisfaction of the foregoing conditions.

 

Section 5.2             Conditions to Term Loan and Each Other Credit Extension.

 

The obligation of each Revolving Lender to fund its Revolving Commitment Percentage of any Credit Extension on any Credit Date, including the Effective Date, and the obligation of each Term Lender to fund its portion of the Term Loan on any Credit Date, are subject to the satisfaction, or waiver in accordance with Section 11.4, of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)           the Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed and delivered Funding Notice, together with the documentation and certifications required therein with respect to each Credit Extension;

 

(b)           after making the Credit Extension requested on such Credit Date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments then in effect;

 

(c)           as of such Credit Date or the Effective Date, as applicable, the representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of that date to the same extent as though made on and as of that date (with any representations and warranties which are subject to a materiality qualifier being true and correct in all respects in accordance with the terms thereof), except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;

 

(d)           as of such Credit Date or the Effective Date, as applicable, no event shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation of the applicable Credit Extension (including the making of a Term Loan) that would constitute an Event of Default or a Default; and

 

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(e)           all of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 shall have been satisfied on or prior to such Credit Date or the Effective Date, as applicable.

 

The Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall be entitled, but not obligated to, request and receive, prior to the making of any Credit Extension, additional information reasonably satisfactory to the requesting party confirming the satisfaction of any of the foregoing if, in the reasonable good faith judgment of such Administrative Agent or Required Lenders, such request is warranted under the circumstances.

 

Section 6             REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each Credit Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that (it being understood and agreed that the only representations and warranties that shall be made by any Credit Party at and as of the Third Amendment Effective Time shall be the Specified Representations):

 

Section 6.1             Existence, Qualification and Power. Each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Credit Documents to which it is a party and (c) is duly qualified to do business and, where applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (a) (other than with respect to any Credit Party or any Material Subsidiary), clause (b)(i) or clause (c), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 6.2             Authorization; No Contravention

 

. The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of each Credit Document to which it is party has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Credit Party’s Organizational Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Credit Party is party or affecting such Credit Party or the properties of such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Credit Party or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law; except in each case referred to in clause (b) or (c), to the extent such conflict, breach, contravention or violation, or creation of any such Lien or required payment, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 6.3             Governmental Authorization; Other Consents. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Credit Party of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, except for such approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions or notices or filings which have already been completed or obtained.

 

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Section 6.4             Binding Effect. This Agreement has been, and each other Credit Document to which each Credit Party is a party, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by such Credit Party. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Credit Document to which each Credit Party is a party when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party, enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except that the remedy of specific performance and other equitable remedies are subject to judicial discretion.

 

Section 6.5             Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.(a)             The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the consolidated financial condition of Healthpeak OP and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other material liabilities, direct or contingent, of Healthpeak OP and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and material Indebtedness, in each case, to the extent required by GAAP.

 

(b)           The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Healthpeak OP and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ended JuneSeptember 30, 20222024, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on such date, (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein or as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 1.2, (ii) fairly present the consolidated financial condition of Healthpeak OP and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other material liabilities, direct or contingent, of Healthpeak OP and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and material Indebtedness, in each case, to the extent required by GAAP.

 

(c)           SinceFrom the date of the Audited Financial Statements through and including the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, there has been no event or condition, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 6.6             Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims, investigations or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (a)  affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 6.7             No Default. No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

 

Section 6.8             Ownership of Property and Valid Leasehold Interests; Liens.

 

(a)           Each of the Credit Parties and each of their respective Subsidiaries has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title or valid leasehold interests as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b)           The property of each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 8.1.

 

Section 6.9             Environmental Compliance. There are no existing violations of Environmental Laws by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary or claims against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary alleging potential liability under, or responsibility for the violation of, any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 6.10           Insurance. Each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries maintain or require the tenants or managers of their owned properties to maintain insurance that complies with the requirements set forth in Section 7.7.

 

Section 6.11             Taxes. Each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal, state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Federal, state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except (a) those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person, or (b) where the failure to take any of the foregoing actions could not reasonably be expected to cause, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of any Credit Party, there is no proposed tax assessment against such Credit Party or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 6.12           ERISA Compliance.(a) Each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and other Federal or state Laws, except for any such failures to comply as, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. (x) Each Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, (y) to the knowledge of any Credit Party, nothing has occurred that could reasonably be expected to prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification, in the case of each of clauses (x) and (y), except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each Credit Party and each ERISA Affiliate have made all required contributions to each Plan subject to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code has been made with respect to any Plan.

 

(b)           There are no pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)           (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii) no Credit Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) no Credit Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) no Credit Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; except in each case referred to in clauses (i) through (v), to the extent that any such event, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 6.13          Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act; REIT Status.

 

(a)           No Credit Party is engaged and no Credit Party will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.

 

(b)           No Credit Party is, and no Credit Party is required to be, registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(c)           Healthpeak meets all requirements to qualify as a REIT.

 

Section 6.14          Disclosure.

 

(a)           No report, financial statement, certificate or other information furnished in writing by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Credit Document (in each case, as and when furnished and as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), together with all such information previously provided and when taken as a whole, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made (together with all such information previously provided and when taken as a whole), not materially misleading; provided, however, that it is understood that no Credit Party makes any representation or warranty with respect to any general economic or specific industry information, any projections, pro forma financial information, financial estimates, forecasts and forward-looking information, except that, with respect to projected financial information concerning the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Credit Document, each Credit Party represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time such information was prepared. It is further understood that (i) any projected financial information furnished to the Administrative Agent or any Lender is not to be viewed as facts, is not a guarantee of future performance and is subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond a Credit Party’s control, (ii) no assurance is given by such Credit Party that such projections will be realized and (iii) the actual results may differ from such projections and such differences may be material.

 

(b)           The information included in each Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all respects (on and as of the date delivered).

 

Section 6.15          Compliance with Laws. Each of the Credit Parties and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 6.16           Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. Each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person, except to the extent failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing is not a representation or warranty with respect to infringement or other violation of the IP Rights of any other Person (which is addressed in the following sentence of this Section 5.16). To the knowledge of any Credit Party, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by such Credit Party or any Subsidiary infringes upon any rights held by any other Person to an extent that such infringement could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending against any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened against such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 6.17           Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans hereunder will be used solely for the purposes specified in Section 7.11. No proceeds of the Loans hereunder will be used for the acquisition of another Person unless the board of directors (or other comparable governing body) or stockholders (or other equity owners), as appropriate, of such other Person has approved such acquisition.

 

Section 6.18           [Reserved].

 

Section 6.19           Sanctions. None of the Credit Parties, any Subsidiary of the Credit Parties or, to the knowledge of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or general counsel of any Credit Party, any director, officer or employee thereof is an individual or entity that is currently (i) the subject of any Sanctions or in violation of any Sanctions or (ii) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.

 

Section 6.20           Affected Financial Institution. No Credit Party is an Affected Financial Institution.

 

Section 6.21           Anti-Corruption Laws. Each Credit Party and each of its Subsidiaries (a) have conducted their businesses for the past two years (or if any Credit Party or Subsidiary was formed within the past two years, for the duration of such Credit Party’s or Subsidiary’s existence) and, to the knowledge of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer (if any) or general counsel of such Credit Party, their respective directors, officers, agents and employees are, in each case, in compliance in all material respects with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (b) have instituted and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance by each Credit Party, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer (if any) or general counsel of such Credit Party, their respective directors, officers, agents and employees with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

 

Section 6.22           [Reserved].

 

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Section 7             AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied (other than contingent Obligations that are not then due and payable), each Credit Party shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 7.12) cause each of its Subsidiaries to:

 

Section 7.1            Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to each Lender):

 

(a)           as soon as available, but in any event within five (5) Business Days following the date Healthpeak is required to file its Form 10 K with the SEC (without giving effect to any extension of such due date, whether obtained by filing the notification permitted by Rule 12b 25 or any successor provision thereto or otherwise) (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024), a consolidated balance sheet of the Group as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, such consolidated statements to be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and applicable securities laws and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit (provided that, to the extent the components of such consolidated financial statements relating to a prior fiscal period are separately audited by different independent public accounting firms, the audit report of any such accounting firm may contain a qualification or exception as to scope of such consolidated financial statements as they relate to such components); and

 

(b)           as soon as available, but in any event within five (5) Business Days following the date Healthpeak is required to file its Form 10 Q with the SEC (without giving effect to any extension of such due date, whether obtained by filing the notification permitted by Rule 12b 25 or any successor provision thereto or otherwise) (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2024), an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Group as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of Healthpeak’s fiscal year then ended, and an unaudited statement of cash flow for the portion of Healthpeak’s fiscal year then ended setting forth, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2025, in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding date of the previous fiscal year or the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, as applicable, all in reasonable detail, such consolidated statements to be certified by a Responsible Officer as fairly presenting the consolidated financial condition of the Group as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

 

As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 7.2(d), the Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such information under clause (a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Borrower to furnish the information and materials described in clauses (a) and (b) above at the times specified therein.

 

Section 7.2            Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to each Lender):

 

(a)           concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 7.1(a) and (b) (commencing with the delivery of the financial statements for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2024), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer;

 

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(b)           promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent, copies of any management letters submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of any Credit Party by independent accountants in connection with an audit of the accounts of the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries;

 

(c)           [reserved];

 

(d)           promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of any Credit Party, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which such Credit Party may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

 

(e)           promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of such Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, other than ordinary course or routine notices, correspondence, inquiries, examinations or audits;

 

(f)            promptly following any written request therefor, information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation (to the extent any Credit Party qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and has provided a Beneficial Ownership Certification to any Lender or the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation); and

 

(g)           promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Credit Documents, as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or (b) or Section 7.2(d) (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 Healthpeak OP or Healthpeak posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on Healthpeak OP’s or Healthpeak’s website on the Internet at www.healthpeak.com; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on Healthpeak OP’s or Healthpeak’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).

 

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Each Credit Party hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of any Credit Party hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to any Credit Party 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. Each Credit Party hereby agrees that so long as such Credit Party 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,” each Credit Party shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to such Credit Party 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 11.15) (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor”; and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall treat anythe Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” or that are marked “PRIVATE” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Credit Party shall be under any obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.”

 

Section 7.3            Notices. Promptly following knowledge thereof by a Responsible Officer, notify the Administrative Agent (which shall notify each Lender) of:

 

(a)           the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

 

(b)           any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)           the information set forth in Section 7.13 at the times required therein;

 

(d)           any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary; and

 

(e)           any announcement by a Rating Agency of any change or possible adverse change in a Debt Rating.

 

Each notice pursuant to this Section 7.3 (other than Section 7.3(e)) shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the applicable Credit Party has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 7.3(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Credit Document that have been breached.

 

Section 7.4            Payment of Taxes. Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all of its tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person, in each case in this Section 7.4, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 7.5            Preservation of Existence, Etc. (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and, where applicable, good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction not prohibited by Section 8.4 or 8.5, or to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 7.6             Maintenance of Properties. (a) Maintain, preserve and protect, or make contractual or other provisions to cause to maintain, preserve or protect, all of its properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, in each case except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) make, or make contractual or other provisions to cause to be made, all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 7.7             Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain, or use reasonable efforts to cause the tenants under all leases to which it is a party as landlord or the manager of its facilities to maintain, insurance with respect to its owned properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business and owning similar properties in localities where the applicable Credit Party or the applicable Subsidiary operates, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons (including with respect to any captive insurance subsidiary or self-insurance, a system or systems of self-insurance and reinsurance which accords with the practices of similar businesses).

 

Section 7.8             Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 7.9             Books and Records. Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of any Credit Party or its Subsidiary, as the case may be.

 

Section 7.10           Inspection Rights. Subject to (x) rights of tenants, (y) applicable health and safety laws, and (z) except to the extent disclosure could reasonably be expected to contravene attorney client privilege or similar protection or violate any confidentiality or privacy obligation or otherwise contravene applicable law, permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (in each case of a Lender, coordinated through the Administrative Agent) to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants (provided that the Credit Parties shall have the right to participate in any such discussions), all at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Credit Parties; provided, however, that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only one (1) such visit and inspection by the Administrative Agent during any calendar year shall be at the reasonable expense of the Borrower; provided, further, however, that when an Event of Default exists and is continuing the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice.

 

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Section 7.11           Use of Proceeds. Use proceeds of the Credit Extensions for working capital and general corporate purposes, including Investments not prohibited by Section 8.2, dividends and distributions, and acquisitions and developments and, in each case, not in contravention of any applicable Law in any material respect or of any Credit Document.

 

Section 7.12           REIT Status. Healthpeak shall maintain its qualification as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Section 7.13           Employee Benefits. (a) Comply with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to each Plan, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (b) furnish to the Administrative Agent (x) within five (5) Business Days after any Responsible Officer or any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know that, any ERISA Event has occurred that, alone or together with any other ERISA Event could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount or the imposition of a Lien, a statement setting forth details as to such ERISA Event and the action, if any, that such Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto, and (y) upon request by the Administrative Agent, copies of (i) each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each Pension Plan; (ii) the most recent actuarial valuation report for each Pension Plan; (iii) all notices received by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor or any governmental agency concerning an ERISA Event; and (iv) such other documents or governmental reports or filings relating to any Plan as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

 

Section 7.14           Anti-Corruption Laws. Conduct its businesses in compliance in all material respects with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance by each Credit Party, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer (if any) or general counsel of such Credit Party, their respective directors, officers, agents and employees with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Section 8             NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied (other than contingent Obligations that are not then due and payable), no Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary (except Section 8.9 shall apply only to Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries) to, directly or indirectly:

 

Section 8.1            Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:

 

(a)           Liens pursuant to any Credit Document;

 

(b)           Liens securing Indebtedness of Healthpeak and its Subsidiaries permitted under Section 8.3;

 

(c)           Liens for Taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;

 

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(d)          carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;

 

(e)           pledges or deposits or other Liens arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, or to secure statutory obligations, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;

 

(f)            Liens and rights of setoff of banks and securities intermediaries in respect of deposit accounts and securities accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business;

 

(g)           the interests of lessees and lessors under leases or subleases of, and the interest of managers or operators with respect to, real or personal property made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(h)           Liens on property where Healthpeak or its Subsidiaries is insured against such Liens by title insurance;

 

(i)            Liens on property acquired by Healthpeak or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof and which are in place at the time such properties are so acquired and not created in contemplation of such acquisition;

 

(j)            Liens securing assessments or charges payable to a property owner association or similar entity, which assessments are not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, and for which adequate reserves with respect thereto, to the extent required by GAAP, are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;

 

(k)           Liens securing assessment bonds, so long as Healthpeak or its Subsidiaries is not in default under the terms thereof;

 

(l)            deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(m)          easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;

 

(n)           Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 9.1(h) or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments;

 

(o)           Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by Healthpeak or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement;

 

(p)           assignments to a reverse Section 1031 exchange trust;

 

(q)           licenses of intellectual property granted in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(r)            Liens on assets of Healthpeak OP or any of its Subsidiaries securing obligations under Swap Contracts; and

 

(s)           precautionary UCC filings in respect of operating leases.

 

; provided that, notwithstanding the forgoing, in no event shall any Credit Party create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on the Equity Interests of Healthpeak OP or any other Subsidiary of Healthpeak that directly or indirectly owns any Equity Interests of Healthpeak OP, in each case, that is owned by a Credit Party.

 

Section 8.2             Investments[Reserved].

 

(a) Make or allow Investments in Development Property to exceed, in the aggregate at any one time outstanding, 35% of Enterprise Gross Asset Value.

 

(b) Make or allow Investments in Joint Ventures to exceed, in the aggregate at any one time outstanding, 25% of Enterprise Gross Asset Value. For purposes of this Section 8.2(b), the Credit Parties’ aggregate Investment in Joint Ventures will be valued at book value as shown on the consolidated balance sheet of Healthpeak, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Section 8.3             Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, except:

 

(a)           (x) Indebtedness under the Credit Documents, (y) Indebtedness of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries existing on the Third Amendment Effective Date, including but not limited to the Healthpeak Debt and the Existing DOC Notes and (z) Guarantees by the Parent and the Borrower of any Indebtedness of PEAK OP, including but not limited to all obligations of PEAK OP under or arising in connection with the Healthpeak Debt;

 

(b)           other Indebtedness; provided that (i) at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness and immediately after giving effect thereto (including any Liens associated therewith) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) with respect to obligations of a Credit Party in respect of Swap Contracts, such Swap Contracts shall be (x) entered into in order to manage existing or anticipated risk and not for speculative purposes or (y) (i) for the sale of Equity Interests issued by Healthpeak at a future date that could be discharged solely by (1) delivery of Healthpeak’s Equity Interests, or, (2) solely at Healthpeak’s option made at any time, payment of the net cash value of such Equity Interests at the time, irrespective of the form or duration of such agreement, commitment or arrangement and (ii) not for speculative purposes.

 

Section 8.4             Fundamental Changes. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, (i) any Person may merge with or into, consolidate with or amalgamate with Healthpeak OP or the Borrower in a transaction in which Healthpeak OP or the Borrower, as applicable, shall be the continuing or surviving Person, (ii) any Person (other than Healthpeak) may merge with or into, consolidate with or amalgamate with any Subsidiary (other than Healthpeak OP or the Borrower) in a transaction in which the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Subsidiary of Healthpeak OP, (iii) any Subsidiary of Healthpeak OP (other than the Borrower) may merge with or into, consolidate with or amalgamate with any Person in order to consummate an Investment permitted by Section 8.2 or a Disposition permitted by Section 8.5 or an Investment; (iv) any Subsidiary of Healthpeak OP (other than the Borrower) may merge into, Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP, the Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of Healthpeak OP; and (v) any Subsidiary of Healthpeak OP (other than the Borrower) may liquidate or dissolve if Healthpeak OP determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of Healthpeak OP and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in connection with an internal restructuring, (x) the Borrower may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into, or distribute or transfer all or substantially all its assets to, the Parent or Healthpeak OP and (y) the Parent may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with or into, or distribute or transfer all or substantially all its assets to, Healthpeak OP, provided that, in each case, (a) the Credit Parties have determined in good faith that such transaction or series of transactions is in the best interests of the Group and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders, (b) in connection with such transaction, the successor or transferee entity expressly assumes all obligations of the Borrower and/or the Parent, as applicable, under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and (c) the Credit Parties provide such customary “know your customer” documentation as the Lenders may reasonably require for such transfer.

 

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Section 8.5             Dispositions. Make any Disposition (other than any Disposition to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary) of all or substantially all of the assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division) of Healthpeak or Healthpeak OP and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

Section 8.6             Restricted Payments

 

. Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment; provided that, (i) (a) each Credit Party and each Subsidiary may declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment required to qualify and maintain such Credit Party’s qualification as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code, and (b) each Credit Party and each Subsidiary may declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment required to avoid the payment of federal or state income or excise tax; which permitted Restricted Payments under clauses (i)(a) and (i)(b), for the avoidance of doubt, include Restricted Payments from the Borrower, Parent, Healthpeak OP or any of their Subsidiaries to their respective equity holders in order for Healthpeak to comply with the foregoing, (ii) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, each Credit Party and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem, retire, acquire, cancel or terminate Equity Interests issued by such Credit Party or such Subsidiary so long as immediately after giving effect thereto Healthpeak is in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the requirements of Section 8.10(e), (iii) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, each Credit Party and each Subsidiary may make any payment on account of any return of capital to Healthpeak’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof), (iv) each Credit Party and each Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments, other distributions or other Restricted Payments payable solely in the Equity Interests in such Person, (v) any Subsidiary may at any time make Restricted Payments to Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP, the Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary and, solely to the extent such Restricted Payments to other holders of its Equity Interests are required by its Organizational Documents, to such other holders of Equity Interests, and (vi) each Credit Party and each Subsidiary may declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment within sixty (60) days after the date of declaration thereof, if on the date of declaration of such payment, such payment would have been permitted pursuant to another clause of this Section 8.6 and, on the date of such payment, no Default under Section 9.1(a), (f) or (g) shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

Section 8.7             Change in Nature of Business. Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries at the ThirdFourth Amendment Effective TimeDate or any business substantially related or incidental thereto.

 

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Section 8.8            Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of any Credit Party (other than transactions between or among a Credit Party and a Subsidiary (including any entity that becomes a Subsidiary as a result of such transaction) (or any combination thereof)), whether or not in the ordinary course of business, except (i) transactions on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to such Credit Party or such Subsidiary as would be obtainable by such Credit Party or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, (ii) payments of compensation, perquisites and fringe benefits arising out of any employment or consulting relationship in the ordinary course of business, (iii) making Restricted Payments permitted by this Agreement, (iv) payments (whether in cash, securities or other property) by any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Healthpeak OP, the Parent or the Borrower, including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, or on account of any return of capital to such Subsidiary’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof), in any such case, made to holders of Equity Interests in such Subsidiary (x) to the extent required pursuant to such Subsidiary’s Organizational Documents or (y) to the extent such payment would have been permitted by Section 8.6 had it constituted a Restricted Payment, (v) other transactions expressly permitted by this Agreement, (vi) transactions with Affiliates that are Disclosed Matters (together with any amendments, restatements, extensions, replacements or other modifications thereto that are not adverse to the interests of the Lenders in their capacities as such), (vii) transactions in the ordinary course of business that comply with the requirements of the North American Securities Administrators Association’s Statement of Policy of Real Estate Investment Trusts and (viii) transactions between a Credit Party or Subsidiary and any “taxable REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Internal Revenue Code) of any Credit Party or Subsidiary.

 

Section 8.9            Burdensome Agreements. Enter into, assume or otherwise be bound, or permit any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to enter into, assume or otherwise be bound, by any Negative Pledge other than (i) any Negative Pledge contained in an agreement entered into in connection with any Indebtedness that is permitted pursuant to Section 8.3, which Indebtedness is of a type that customarily includes a Negative Pledge or with respect to which such Negative Pledge is no more restrictive on a Credit Party or such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary in any material respect, when taken as a whole, than this Section 8.9 (as determined in good faith by Healthpeak OP) and any Negative Pledge contained in any document governing the Healthpeak Debt; (ii) any Negative Pledge required or imposed by, or arising under or as a result of, any Law; (iii) Negative Pledges contained in (x) the 2021 Credit Agreement, the agreements set forth on Schedule 8.9 of the Healthpeak Credit Agreement or that are Disclosed Matters; (y) any agreement relating to the Disposition of any Subsidiary or any assets pending such Disposition; provided that, in any such case, the Negative Pledge applies only to the Subsidiary or the assets that are the subject of such Disposition; or (z) any agreement in effect at the time any Person becomes a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary so long as such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and such restriction only applies to such Person and/or its assets, (iv) customary restrictions in leases, licenses and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof, (v) other customary restrictions set forth in agreements relating to assets specified in such agreements and entered into in the ordinary course of business to the extent such restrictions shall solely apply to such specified assets; and (vi) restrictions that apply only to the Equity Interests in, or assets of, any Person other than a Credit Party or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, in each case as such agreements, leases or other contracts may be amended from time to time and including any renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement thereof; provided that, with respect to any agreement described in clause (iii), such amendment, renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement does not contain restrictions of the type prohibited by this Section 8.9 that are, in the aggregate, more onerous in any material respect on a Credit Party or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary than the restrictions, in the aggregate, in the original agreement.

 

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Section 8.10          Financial Covenants.

 

(a)           Leverage Ratio. Permit the Leverage Ratio to be greater than 0.60 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the consummation of a Significant Acquisition, Healthpeak shall be permitted to increase the maximum Leverage Ratio to 0.65 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter in which a Significant Acquisition occurs and for the three (3) consecutive full fiscal quarters immediately thereafter; provided that, solely in the case of any increase pursuant to this sentence, in no event shall the Leverage Ratio exceed 0.65 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter or exceed 0.60 to 1.00 for more than four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters in any consecutive five (5) fiscal quarter period.

 

(b)           Secured Debt Ratio. Permit the Secured Debt Ratio to be greater than 0.40 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter.

 

(c)           Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than 1.50 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter.

 

(d)           Unsecured Leverage Ratio. Permit the Unsecured Leverage Ratio to be greater than 0.60 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the consummation of a Significant Acquisition, Healthpeak shall be permitted to increase the maximum Unsecured Leverage Ratio to 0.65 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter in which a Significant Acquisition occurs and for the three (3) consecutive full fiscal quarters immediately thereafter; provided that, solely in the case of any increase pursuant to this sentence, in no event shall the Unsecured Leverage Ratio exceed 0.65 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter or exceed 0.60 to 1.00 for more than four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters in any consecutive five (5) fiscal quarter period.

 

(e)           Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. Permit the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth to be less than $7,700,000,000 as of the end of any fiscal quarter.

 

Section 8.11          Sanctions. Directly or, to its knowledge, indirectly, use any part of the proceeds of any Credit Extension or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such Credit Extension or the proceeds of any Credit Extension to any Person (i) to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions (except to the extent permitted for a Person that is required to comply with such Sanctions) or (ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person of Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

 

Section 8.12          Anti-Corruption Laws. Directly or, to its knowledge, indirectly use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for any purpose which would violate in any material respect any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

Section 9             EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES; APPLICATION OF FUNDS.

 

Section 9.1            Events of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:

 

(a)           Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Credit Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan, or (ii) within five (5) Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan, or any fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five (5) Business Days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Credit Document; or

 

(b)           Specific Covenants. The Borrower, any other Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of (i) Section 7.3(b), 7.5 (solely with respect to the legal existence of the Credit Parties) or 7.11 or Section 8 and such failure continues for five (5) consecutive Business Days, or (ii) Section 7.3(a) or Section 7.3(d) and such failure continues for fifteen (15) consecutive Business Days; or

 

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(c)           Other Defaults. The Borrower, any Credit Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 9.1(a) or 9.1(b)) contained in any Credit Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) consecutive days after the receipt by the Borrower of written notice of such failure from the Administrative Agent; provided that, if such failure is of such a nature that can be cured but cannot with reasonable effort be completely cured within thirty (30) days, then such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such additional period of time (not exceeding ninety (90) additional days) as may be reasonably necessary to cure such failure so long as such Credit Party or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, commence such cure within such thirty (30) day period and diligently prosecute same until completion; or

 

(d)           Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Credit Party herein, in any other Credit Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith, certificate or other writing executed by a Responsible Officer and required to be furnished hereunder, shall be incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made and, with respect to any representation, warranty, certification or statement not known by such LoanCredit Party at the time made or deemed made to be incorrect, the defect causing such representation or warranty to be incorrect when made or deemed made is not removed within thirty (30) days after the first to occur of (i) the date upon which a Responsible Officer of any Credit Party obtains knowledge thereof or (ii) receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent; or

 

(e)           Cross-Default. (i) Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP, the Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries (x) fails (after giving effect to any notice or grace periods applicable thereto) to make any required payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Material Recourse Indebtedness or (y) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Material Recourse Indebtedness contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Material Recourse Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof to be demanded or to become due or to require Healthpeak, Healthpeak OP, the Borrower, the Parent or such Subsidiary to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem (automatically or otherwise) or make an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Material Recourse Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof, prior to its stated maturity; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by such Credit Party or such Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; provided that this clause (e) shall not apply to (1) secured Indebtedness that becomes due and payable (or as to which an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem is required to be made) as a result of the voluntary Disposition of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such Disposition is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness and such Indebtedness that has become so due and payable (including as a result of such offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness) is assumed or repaid in full when and to the extent required under the document providing for such Indebtedness (after giving effect to any notice or grace periods applicable thereto), (2) any redemption, repurchase, conversion or settlement with respect to any convertible debt security which is consummated in accordance with the terms of such convertible debt security, unless such redemption, repurchase, conversion or settlement results from a default thereunder or an event of the type that constitutes an Event of Default or (3) any early payment requirement or unwinding or termination with respect to any Swap Contract (A) not arising out of a default by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary and (B) to the extent that such Swap Termination Value owed has been paid in full by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries when due; or

 

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(f)           Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Credit Party or any of its Material Subsidiaries institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged, undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undischarged, undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

 

(g)           Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Credit Party or any of its Material Subsidiaries becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within thirty (30) days after its issue or levy; or

 

(h)           Judgments. There is entered against any Credit Party or any of its Material Subsidiaries (i) a final non-appealable judgment or order that has not been discharged, satisfied, dismissed or vacated for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent (x) not paid, fully bonded or covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has not denied coverage or (y) for which such Credit Party or applicable Material Subsidiary has not been indemnified), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final non-appealable judgments that have not been discharged, dismissed or vacated and that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case of clause (i) or (ii), (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or

 

(i)            ERISA. An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Credit Party under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or

 

(j)            Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any material provision of any Credit Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations arising under the Credit Documents, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries contests in writing in any manner the validity or enforceability of any material provision of any Credit Document; or any Credit Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Credit Document, or purports in writing to revoke, terminate or rescind any material provision of any Credit Document; or

 

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(k)           Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control.

 

For purposes of clauses (f), (g), and (h) above (including as it relates to the exercise of remedies set forth below in Section 9.2), no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to a Material Group unless the type of event specified therein has occurred with respect to each Subsidiary that is a member of such Material Group.

 

Section 9.2             Remedies. (1) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 9.1(f) or Section 9.1(g), automatically, and (2) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, at the request of (or with the consent of) the Required Lenders, upon notice to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent, (A) the Revolving Commitments, if any, of each Lender having such Revolving Commitments and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue any Letter of Credit shall immediately terminate; (B) each of the following shall immediately become due and payable, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each of the Credit Parties: (I) the unpaid principal amount of and accrued interest on the Loans, (II) an amount equal to the maximum amount that may at any time be drawn under all Letters of Credit then outstanding (regardless of whether any beneficiary under any such Letter of Credit shall have presented, or shall be entitled at such time to present, the drafts or other documents or certificates required to draw under such Letters of Credit), and (III) all other Obligations; provided, the foregoing shall not affect in any way the obligations of the Lenders under Section 2.2(b)(iii) or Section 2.3(e); and (C) the Administrative Agent shall direct the Borrower to pay (and the Borrower hereby agrees upon receipt of such notice, or upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in Section 9.1(f) and Section 9.1(g) to pay) to the Administrative Agent such additional amounts of cash, to be held as security for such Borrower’s reimbursement Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit then outstanding under arrangements acceptable to the Administrative Agent, equal to the Outstanding Amount of the Letter of Credit Obligations at such time. Notwithstanding anything herein or otherwise to the contrary, any Event of Default occurring hereunder shall continue to exist (and shall be deemed to be continuing) until such time as such Event of Default has been cured to the satisfaction of the Required Lenders or waived in writing in accordance with the terms of Section 11.4.

 

Section 9.3            Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 9.2 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

 

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees but including without limitation all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other counsel and amounts payable under Section 3.1, Section 3.2 and Section 3.3) payable to the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as such;

 

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders including without limitation all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other counsel and amounts payable under Section 3.1, Section 3.2 and Section 3.3), ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

 

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans, Letter of Credit Borrowings and other Obligations ratably among such parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

 

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Fourth, to (a) payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and Letter of Credit Borrowings, (b) payment of breakage, termination or other amounts owing in respect of any Swap Contract between the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and any Swap Bank, to the extent such Swap Contract is permitted hereunder, (c) payments of amounts due under any Treasury Management Agreement between the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and any Treasury Management Bank, and (d) the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank, to Cash Collateralize that portion of the Letter of Credit Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit, ratably among such parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth payable to them; and

 

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by applicable Laws.

 

Subject to Section 2.3, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fourth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Obligations arising under Treasury Management Agreements and Swap Contracts shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Treasury Management Bank or Swap Bank, as the case may be. Each Treasury Management Bank or Swap Bank not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article X for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.

 

Section 10             AGENCY

 

Section 10.1         Appointment and Authority.

 

(a)           Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints KeyBank to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, and no Credit Party nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Credit Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

 

(b)           Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each Credit Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any Credit Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere herein or in any applicable Credit Document, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein or therein, nor shall the Administrative Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender or participant, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any applicable Credit Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” herein and in any Credit Documents with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.

 

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Section 10.2          Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

 

Section 10.3          Exculpatory Provisions.

 

(a)           The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

 

(i)            shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(ii)           shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Credit Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Credit Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Credit Document or applicable Law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and

 

(iii)          shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

 

(b)           The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 11.4 and 9.2) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Borrower, a Lender or an Issuing Bank.

 

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(c)           The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section 5 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 10.4           Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the Issuing Bank prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

Section 10.5           Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Credit Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Section 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 not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

 

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Section 10.6          Resignation of Administrative Agent.

 

(a)           The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank (and, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, subject to the approval (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of the Borrower), appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.

 

(b)           If the Person servicing as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person, remove such Person as the Administrative Agent and, with the consent of the Borrower, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after such notice (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.

 

(c)           With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Credit Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank under any of the Credit Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the Issuing Bank directly, until such time as the Required Lenders shall appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, the provisions of this Section 10 and Section 11.2 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

Section 10.7          Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

 

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Section 10.8           No Other Duties, etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Book Runners, Lead Arrangers, Documentation Agents, Co-Syndication Agents or similarly titled Persons listed on the cover page hereof (if any) shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, Sustainable Agent, a Lender or an Issuing Bank hereunder.

Section 10.9          Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or Letter of Credit Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a)            to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent under Section 2.10 and Section 11.2) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b)            to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Section 2.10 and Section 11.2).

Section 10.10          Security Matters.

(a)            As may be applicable at any time, the Lenders (including the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender) irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion to release any Guarantor from its obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents if such Person ceases to be a Guarantor as a result of a transaction permitted under the Credit Documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, if such Person is released as a Guarantor in accordance with Section 4.9(b)). Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release any Guarantor from its obligations under this Agreement pursuant to this Section, provided that neither the request nor the delivery of such confirmation shall be a condition to or shall cause any delay in the provision of any release permitted, required or requested in accordance with Section 4.9(b).

(b)            As may be applicable at any time, anything contained in any of the Credit Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, each of the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and each holder of the Obligations hereby agrees that no holder of the Obligations shall have any right individually to enforce this Agreement, the Notes or any other Credit Document, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the holders of the Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof and, as may be applicable at any time, all powers, rights and remedies under any Credit Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent.

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(c)            As may be applicable at any time, no Swap Contract or Treasury Management Agreement will create (or be deemed to create) in favor of any Swap Bank or any Treasury Management Banks, respectively that is a party thereto any rights in connection with the obligations of the Borrower or any other Credit Party under the Credit Documents except as expressly provided herein or in the other Credit Documents.

Section 10.11         Erroneous Payments.

(a)            If the Administrative Agent notifies a Lender or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, such Lender (any such Lender or other recipient, a “Payment Recipient”) that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds received by such Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Lender or other Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and demands the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent and shall be segregated by the Payment Recipient and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and such Lender shall (or, with respect to any Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment Recipient to) promptly, but in no event later than two Business Days thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in same day funds at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(b)           Without limiting immediately preceding (a), each Lender or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, such Lender hereby further agrees that if it receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates), or (z) that such Lender or other such recipient to otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part) in each case:

(i)            (A) in the case of immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y), an error shall be presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error has been made (in the case of immediately preceding clause (z)), in each case, with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment; and

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(ii)           such Lender shall (and shall cause any other recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf to) promptly (and, in all events, within one Business Day of its knowledge of such error) notify the Administrative Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 10.11.

(c)           Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Credit Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender from any source, against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under immediately preceding clause (a) or under the indemnification provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

(d)           In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered by the Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor by the Administrative Agent in accordance with immediately preceding clause (a), from any Lender that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) (and/or from any Payment Recipient who received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) on its respective behalf) (such unrecovered amount, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), upon the Administrative Agent’s notice to such Lender or Issuing Lender at any time, (i) such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned its Loans (but not its Commitments) of the relevant Class with respect to which such Erroneous Payment was made (the “Erroneous Payment Impacted Class”) in an amount equal to the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Loans (but not Commitments) of the Erroneous Payment Impacted Class, the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) at par plus any accrued and unpaid interest (with the assignment fee to be waived by the Administrative Agent in such instance), and is hereby (together with the Borrower) deemed to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption (or, to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to an approved electronic platform as to which the Administrative Agent and such parties are participants) with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and such Lender shall deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, (ii) the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall be deemed to acquire the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (iii) upon such deemed acquisition, the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender shall cease to be a Lender hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its applicable Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender and (iv) the Administrative Agent may reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Loans subject to the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. The Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, sell any Loans acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Loan (or portion thereof), and the Administrative Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Lender (and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the Commitments of any Lender and such Commitments shall remain available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In addition, each party hereto agrees that, except to the extent that the Administrative Agent has sold a Loan (or portion thereof) acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent may be equitably subrogated, the Administrative Agent shall be contractually subrogated to all the rights and interests of the applicable Lender under the this Agreement with respect to each Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (the “Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights”).

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(e)           The parties hereto agree that an Erroneous Payment shall pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by the Borrower or any other Credit Party, in each case, to the extent such Erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower or any other Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries relating to this Agreement.

(f)            To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Payment Recipient shall assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payment received, including without limitation waiver of any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.

(g)            Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 10.11 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations (or any portion thereof).

Section 11          MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.1          Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications.

(a)            Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier or electronic mail as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(i)            if to the Administrative Agent, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in Appendix B;

(ii)            if to any Lender, the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number in its Administrative Questionnaire on file with the Administrative Agent; or

(iii)            if to the Parent or the Borrower, to the following address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number, as applicable, with copy delivered concurrently to Healthpeak in accordance with clause (iv) below:

c/o Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

4600 South Syracuse Street, Suite 500

Denver, CO 80237

Attention: Legal Department

Telephone No.: (720) 428-5050

Electronic Mail: legaldept@healthpeak.com

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With a copy to:

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

4600 South Syracuse Street, Suite 500

Denver, CO 80237

Attention: Treasurer

Telephone No.: (720) 428-5050

Electronic Mail: CashManagement@healthpeak.com and

DebtCompliance@healthpeak.com

(iv)            if to Healthpeak or Healthpeak OP, to the following address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number, as applicable:

c/o Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

4600 South Syracuse Street, Suite 500

Denver, CO 80237

Attention: Legal Department

Telephone No.: (720) 428-5050

Electronic Mail: legaldept@healthpeak.com

With a copy to:

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

4600 South Syracuse Street, Suite 500

Denver, CO 80237

Attention: Treasurer

Telephone No.: (720) 428-5050

Electronic Mail: CashManagement@healthpeak.com and

DebtCompliance@healthpeak.com

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by telecopier 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 and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).

(b)            Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2 if such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Section by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or any Credit Party may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

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 address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

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(c)            Change of Address, Etc. Any party hereto may change its address, telecopier number or electronic mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.

(d)            Platform.

(i)            Each Credit Party agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the Communications (as defined below) available to the Issuing Bank and the other Lenders by posting the Communications on Debtdomain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”).

(ii)            The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, 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 Communications 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 or the other Credit Parties, any Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s, any other Credit Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through the Platform. “Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Credit Party pursuant to any Credit Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform.

Section 11.2          Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

(a)            Costs and Expenses. The Credit Parties shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Sustainable Agent, and their respective Affiliates (including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Sustainable Agent, and their respective Affiliates (which counsel may include their respective employees)) in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank (including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank (which counsel may include their respective employees)) in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

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(b)            Indemnification by the Credit Parties. The Credit Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the Issuing Bank, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the documented and reasonable out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or otherwise in connection herewith or therewith, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) the execution or delivery of any commitment or fee letters in contemplation of this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and the transactions hereunder, the performance by the parties thereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, or (v) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Credit Document, if the Borrower or such Subsidiary has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. This Section 11.2(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

(c)            Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Credit Parties for any reason fail to pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the Issuing Bank or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the Issuing Bank or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (in each case, determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the Issuing Bank in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the Issuing Bank in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of this Agreement that provide that their obligations are several in nature, and not joint and several.

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(d)            Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, none of the Credit Parties shall assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

(e)            Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly, but in any event within ten (10) Business Days after written demand therefor (including delivery of copies of applicable invoices).

(f)            Survival. The provisions of this Section shall survive resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any Lender, termination of the commitments hereunder and repayment, satisfaction and discharge of the loans and obligations hereunder.

Section 11.3          Set-Off. Subject in all respects to Section 2.14, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the Issuing Bank, and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the Issuing Bank or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any other Credit Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such Credit Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Credit Document to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or the Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Credit Document and although such obligations of the Borrower or such Credit Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or the Issuing Bank different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of each Lender, the Issuing Bank and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the Issuing Bank or their respective Affiliates may have. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

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Section 11.4          Amendments and Waivers.

(a)            Required Lenders Consent. Subject to Section 3.1(a), Section 11.4(b) and Section 11.4(c), no amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of the Credit Documents, or consent to any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, shall in any event be effective without the written concurrence of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders; provided that (i) the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, so long as such amendment, modification or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Lender or the Issuing Bank, (ii) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto, (iii) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that (A) the Commitments, Loans and/or Letter of Credit Obligations of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender, and (B) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender, (iv) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States supersedes the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein, and (v) the Required Lenders shall determine whether or not to allow any Credit Party to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and such determination shall be binding on all of the Lenders; provided further that, subject further to clauses (b) and (c) below, (A) any term of this Agreement or of any other Credit Document relating solely to the rights or obligations of any Term Lenders in respect of the Existing Term Loan or any Additional Term Loan, and not any other Lenders, may be amended, and the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Credit Party of any such terms may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the Required Class Term Lenders (and, in the case of an amendment to any Credit Document, the written consent of each Credit Party a party thereto), and (B) any term of this Agreement or of any other Credit Document relating solely to the rights or obligations of the Revolving Lenders, and not any other Lenders, may be amended, and the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Credit Party of any such terms may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, and only with, the written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders (and, in the case of an amendment to any Credit Document, the written consent of each Credit Party a party thereto).

(b)            Affected Lenders’ Consent. Without the written consent of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender except as provided in clause (a)(iii) above) that would be affected thereby, no amendment, modification, termination, or consent shall be effective if the effect thereof would:

(i)            extend the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, except pursuant to an extension thereof effected in accordance with Section 2.18, or extend any Term Maturity Date;

(ii)            waive, reduce or postpone any scheduled repayment (but not prepayment) or alter the required application of any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.12 or the application of funds pursuant to Section 9.3, as applicable;

(iii)            extend the stated expiration date of any Letter of Credit, beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination Date;

(iv)            reduce the principal of or the rate of interest on any Loan (other than under Section 3.1(a) or any waiver of the imposition of the Default Rate pursuant to Section 2.9) or any fee or premium payable hereunder, or change the manner of computation of any financial or other ratio (including any change in any applicable defined term) used in determining the Applicable Margin or Facility Fee Rate that would result in a reduction of any interest rate on any Loan or any fee payable hereunder; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate;

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(v)            extend the time for payment of any such interest or fees;

(vi)            reduce the principal amount of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any Letter of Credit;

(vii)            amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision of this Section 11.4(b) or Section 11.4(c) or any other provision of this Agreement that expressly provides that the consent of all Lenders is required;

(viii)            change the percentage of the outstanding principal amount of Loans that is required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder or amend the definition of “Required Lenders”, “Required Revolving Lenders”, “Required Class Term Lenders” or “Revolving Commitment Percentage” or modify the amount of the Commitment of any Lender;

(ix)            as may be applicable at any time, release the Parent (as Guarantor) or all or substantially all of the other Guarantors from their respective obligations hereunder, in each case, except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents; or

(x)            consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under any Credit Document (except pursuant to a transaction permitted hereunder).

(c)            Other Consents. No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of the Credit Documents, or consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Credit Party therefrom, shall:

(i)            increase any Revolving Commitment of any Lender over the amount thereof then in effect without the consent of such Lender; provided, no amendment, modification or waiver of any condition precedent, covenant, Default or Event of Default shall constitute an increase in any Revolving Commitment of any Lender;

(ii)            amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision hereof relating to the Swingline Sublimit or the Swingline Loans without the consent of the Swingline Lender;

(iii)            amend, modify, terminate or waive any obligation of Lenders relating to the purchase of participations in Letters of Credit as provided in Section 2.3(c) without the written consent of the Administrative Agent and of the Issuing Bank;

(iv)            amend, modify, terminate or waive any provision of this Section 11 as the same applies to the Administrative Agent, or any other provision hereof as the same applies to the rights or obligations of the Administrative Agent, in each case without the consent of such Administrative Agent;

(v)            amend the provisions of Section 2.13(d) or Section 9.3 without the consent of all Lenders;

(vi)            reserved; or

(vii)            unless signed by the Credit Parties and the Required Revolving Lenders:

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(1)            amend or waive compliance with the conditions precedent to the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to make any Credit Extension;

(2)            amend or waive non-compliance with any provision of Section 2.11(c);

(3)            waive any Default or Event of Default for the purpose of satisfying the conditions precedent to the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to make any Credit Extension; or

(4)            change any of the provisions of this clause (c)(vii).

(d)            Execution of Amendments, etc. The Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, with the concurrence of any Lender, execute amendments, modifications, waivers or consents on behalf of such Lender. Any waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given. No notice to or demand on any Credit Party in any case shall entitle any Credit Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. Any amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent effected in accordance with this Section 11.4 shall be binding upon each Lender at the time outstanding, each future Lender and, if signed by a Credit Party, on such Credit Party.

(e)            Conforming Changes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any amendment contemplated by Sections 1.5 or 3.5 shall be effective as contemplated by such Sections 1.5 or 3.5, as applicable.

Section 11.5          Successors and Assigns.

(a)            Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the Borrower nor any other Credit Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the rights and obligations of any Credit Party may be assigned to any other Credit Party in connection with a transaction permitted by, and consummated in accordance with, Section 8.4), and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (e) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b)            Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments, Loans and obligations hereunder at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

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(i)            Minimum Amounts.

(A)            in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B)            in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitments (which for this purpose includes loans and obligations in respect thereof outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitments are not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment Agreement with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment Agreement, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default shall then exist, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(ii)            Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Commitments and Loans assigned.

(iii)            Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

(A)            the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof;

(B)            the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of Revolving Commitments or any portion of the Existing Term Loan or any Additional Term Loan if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender;

(C)            the consent of the Issuing Bank (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of any Revolving Commitment; and

(D)            the consent of the Swingline Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of any Revolving Commitment.

(iv)            Assignment Agreement. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment Agreement, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500, unless waived, in whole or in part by the Administrative Agent in its discretion. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

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(v)            No Assignment to Borrower, Affiliates or Subsidiaries. No such assignment shall be made to the Borrower, any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, or any Defaulting Lender.

(vi)            No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural person.

(vii)            Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in accordance with its Revolving Commitment Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment Agreement, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment Agreement, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment Agreement covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein) and 11.2 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. If requested by the assignee, the Borrower will execute and deliver, at their own expense, Notes to the assignee evidencing the interests taken by way of assignment hereunder. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.

(c)            Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States, a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans and Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

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(d)           Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries or a Defaulting Lender) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 11.2(c) with respect to any payments made by such Lender to its Participant(s).

Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in clauses (b) or (c) of Section 11.4 that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 3.3(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.3(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to clause (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.17 and 3.4 as if it were an assignee under clause (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.2 or 3.3, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law 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 2.17 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.3 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.14 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 Credit 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 Credit 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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(e)            Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement, or any promissory notes evidencing its interests hereunder, to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

Section 11.6          Independence of Covenants. All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or would otherwise be within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default if such action is taken or condition exists.

Section 11.7          Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. All representations, warranties and agreements made herein shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and the making of any Credit Extension. Notwithstanding anything herein or implied by law to the contrary, the agreements of each Credit Party set forth in Section 3.1(c), Section 3.2, Section 3.3, Section 11.2, Section 11.3, and Section 11.10 and the agreements of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent set forth in Section 2.14, Section 10.3 and Section 11.2(c) shall survive the payment of the Loans, the cancellation, expiration or cash collateralization of the Letters of Credit, and the termination hereof.

Section 11.8          No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall impair such power, right or privilege or be construed to be a waiver of any default or acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right or privilege. The rights, powers and remedies given to each Agent and each Lender hereby are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and remedies existing by virtue of any statute or rule of law or in any of the other Credit Documents, any Swap Contracts or any Treasury Management Agreements. Any forbearance or failure to exercise, and any delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy.

Section 11.9          Marshalling; Payments Set Aside. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Credit Party or any other Person or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. To the extent that any Credit Party makes a payment or payments to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or the Lenders (or to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders), or the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Lenders enforce any security interests or exercise their rights of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any Debtor Relief Law, any other state or federal law, common law or any equitable cause, then, to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor or related thereto, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment or payments had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

Section 11.10          Severability. In case any provision in or obligation hereunder or any Note or other Credit Document shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

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Section 11.11         Obligations Several; Independent Nature of Lenders’ Rights. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder are several and no Lender shall be responsible for the obligations or Revolving Commitment of any other Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other Credit Document, and no action taken by the Lenders pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Lenders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity. The amounts payable at any time hereunder to each Lender shall be a separate and independent debt, and, subject to Section 10.10(b), each Lender shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights arising under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and it shall not be necessary for any other Lender to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

Section 11.12          Headings. Section headings herein are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part hereof for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.

Section 11.13          Applicable Laws.

(a)            Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

(b)            Submission to Jurisdiction. Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan and of the United States District Court of the Southern District, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action 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. Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document shall affect any right that any party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document against any Credit Party or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c)            Waiver of Venue. Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document in any court referred to in subsection (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d)            Service of Process. Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 11.1. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law.

Section 11.14          WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

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Section 11.15         Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Credit Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Credit Documents, and the Commitments.

For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, unless, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as non-confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders acknowledges that (i) the Information may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as the case may be, (ii) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (iii) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States federal and state securities laws.

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Section 11.16          Usury Savings Clause. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the aggregate interest rate charged or agreed to be paid with respect to any of the Obligations, including all charges or fees in connection therewith deemed in the nature of interest under applicable Laws shall not exceed the Highest Lawful Rate. If the rate of interest (determined without regard to the preceding sentence) under this Agreement at any time exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate, the aggregate outstanding amount of the Loans made hereunder shall bear interest at the Highest Lawful Rate until the total amount of interest due hereunder equals the amount of interest which would have been due hereunder if the stated rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect. In addition, if when the Loans made hereunder are repaid in full the total interest due hereunder (taking into account the increase provided for above) is less than the total amount of interest which would have been due hereunder if the stated rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect, then to the extent permitted by law, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the difference between the amount of interest paid and the amount of interest which would have been paid if the Highest Lawful Rate had at all times been in effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the intention of the Lenders and each of the Credit Parties to conform strictly to any applicable usury laws. Accordingly, if any Lender contracts for, charges, or receives any consideration which constitutes interest in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate, then any such excess shall be cancelled automatically and, if previously paid, shall at such Lender’s option be applied to the aggregate outstanding amount of the Loans made hereunder or be refunded to each of the applicable Credit Parties. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Laws, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest, throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

Section 11.17          Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 5, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or .pdf file shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 11.18          No Advisory of Fiduciary Relationship. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Credit Document), each of the Credit Parties acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (a)(i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Credit Parties, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, (ii) the Credit Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (iii) each of the Credit Parties is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Credit Documents; (b)(i) the Administrative Agent and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary, for any Credit Party or any of their Affiliates or any other Person and (ii) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to any Credit Party or any of their Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents; and (c) the Administrative Agent, each Lender and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Credit Parties and their Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to any Credit Party or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Credit Parties hereby waives and releases, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent and each Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

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Section 11.19         Electronic Execution of Assignments and Other Documents; Electronic Records; Counterparts. This Agreement, any Loan Document and any other Communication, including Communications required to be in writing, may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures. Each of the Credit Parties and each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees that any Electronic Signature on or associated with any Communication shall be valid and binding on such Person to the same extent as a manual, original signature, and that any Communication entered into by Electronic Signature, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with the terms thereof to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was delivered.  Any Communication may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same Communication.  For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed Communication converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies of any Communication in the form of an imaged Electronic Record (“Electronic Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document.  All Communications in the form of an Electronic Record, including an Electronic Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent is not under any obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by such Person pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of any Credit Party and/or any Lender without further verification and (b) upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart.

The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment Agreement or in any amendment, waiver, modification or consent relating hereto shall be deemed to include electronic signatures 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 use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Laws, 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.

Section 11.20         USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Credit Parties that, pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Credit Parties, which information includes names and addresses and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Credit Parties in accordance with the Patriot Act. As requested by any Lender, any Borrower that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation shall deliver a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Borrower.  Each Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and Anti-Corruption Laws, including the Patriot Act.

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Section 11.21         Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Credit Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Credit Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a)           the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution; and

(b)           the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i)            a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii)            a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Credit Document; or

(iii)            the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any Affected Resolution Authority.

Section 11.22          Existing Agreement. Simultaneous with the initial Loans advanced hereunder, all amounts due under the Existing Agreement shall be repaid in full; provided that the parties hereby agree that there is no novation of the Existing Agreement. On the Effective Date, the rights and obligations of the parties under the Existing Agreement shall be subsumed within and be governed by this Agreement.

Section 11.23          Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that this Agreement provides support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any 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 and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):

(a)            In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

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(b)            As used in this §36, the following terms have the following meanings:

“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Healthpeak Properties Extends Its $3 Billion Revolving Credit Facility

 

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DOC), a leading owner, operator, and developer of real estate for healthcare discovery and delivery, announced today that its operating partnership has amended and extended its $3 billion revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility”), as well as made conforming amendments to its outstanding term loans in connection with the Credit Facility.

 

“We appreciate the strong support of our lender group who offered to provide over $5 billion of total commitments for this transaction. This successful transaction is a testament to the strength of our balance sheet, and more importantly, supports Healthpeak’s growth initiatives and ongoing commitment to create long-term value for our shareholders,” said Peter Scott, Chief Financial Officer.

 

The Credit Facility will initially mature in January 2029 and can be extended pursuant to two six-month extension options, subject to certain conditions. Based on Healthpeak’s current credit ratings, the Credit Facility bears interest at a rate per annum equal to SOFR plus 77.5 basis points, and carries a facility fee on the entire revolving commitment of 15 basis points per annum.

 

The Credit Facility was arranged by BofA Securities, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. Bank of America, N.A. is serving as the Administrative Agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association acted as Co-Syndication Agents for the Credit Facility. Bank of America, N.A. and Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank are serving as Structuring Sustainability Agents.

 

ABOUT HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES

 

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) and S&P 500 company. Healthpeak owns, operates and develops high-quality real estate focused on healthcare discovery and delivery. For more information regarding Healthpeak, visit www.healthpeak.com.

 

Andrew Johns, CFA

 

Senior Vice President – Investor Relations

 

720-428-5400

 

 

 

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