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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended January 1, 1999
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Commission file number 000-24923
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Conexant Systems, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 25-1799439
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
4311 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, California 92660-3095
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number including area code: (949) 483-4600
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes No X*
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* Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 was declared effective on November 27, 1998. Prior thereto,
Registrant's business was reported as a business segment of Rockwell
International Corporation.
Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of January 31, 1999 is
94,881,504.
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CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.
INDEX
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Item 1. Financial Statements:
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets--
January 1, 1999 and September 30, 1998......................... 3
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations--
Three Months Ended January 1, 1999 and January 2, 1998......... 4
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows--
Three Months Ended January 1, 1999 and January 2, 1998......... 5
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements........... 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations ........................... 10
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk..... 16
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION:
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.............................................. 17
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders............ 17
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K............................... 17
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS)
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January 1, September 30,
1999 1998
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash .............................................................. $ 13,282 $ 14,000
Restricted cash ................................................... 64,000 --
Receivables (less allowance for doubtful accounts: January 1, 1999,
$9,572; September 30, 1998, $8,975) ............................. 135,780 166,386
Inventories, net (see Note 4) ..................................... 142,050 200,926
Deferred income taxes ............................................. 90,024 152,559
Assets held for disposal .......................................... -- 42,346
Other current assets .............................................. 9,517 10,735
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Total current assets ..................................... 454,653 586,952
PROPERTY, NET ..................................................... 682,968 713,400
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET ............................................ 50,489 52,552
OTHER ASSETS ...................................................... 64,814 65,626
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TOTAL ASSETS ............................................. $1,252,924 $1,418,530
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Short-term debt ................................................... $ 13,282 $ 14,000
Accounts payable .................................................. 92,996 151,044
Accrued compensation and benefits ................................. 32,839 37,111
Accrued litigation - Celeritas (see Note 5) ....................... 65,000 65,000
Other current liabilities ......................................... 85,768 63,108
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Total current liabilities ................................ 289,885 330,263
OTHER LIABILITIES AND CONTINGENCIES ............................... 65,967 78,892
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Rockwell's net investment (September 30, 1998) .................... -- 1,009,375
Preferred stock (25,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
or outstanding) ................................................. -- --
Common stock (500,000 shares authorized, 94,882 issued and
outstanding) .................................................... 94,882 --
Additional paid-in capital ........................................ 802,190 --
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Total shareholder's equity ............................... 897,072 1,009,375
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TOTAL LIABILITY AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ................. $1,252,924 $1,418,530
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See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS)
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Three Months Ended
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January 1, January 2,
1999 1998
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Net sales ............................................. $ 294,678 $ 383,452
Cost of sales ......................................... 221,680 208,509
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GROSS MARGIN .......................................... 72,998 174,943
Research and development .............................. 69,553 82,093
Selling, general and administrative ................... 64,016 59,542
Special charges - Rockwell Retained Assets (see Note 2) 20,000 --
Special charges - Other (see Note 3) .................. 17,906 --
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OPERATING (LOSS) EARNINGS ............................. (98,477) 33,308
Other income, net ..................................... 1,163 4,483
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(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES ..................... (97,314) 37,791
(Benefit) provision for income taxes .................. (40,191) 17,225
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NET (LOSS) INCOME ..................................... $ (57,123) $ 20,566
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See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS)
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Three Months Ended
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January 1, January 2,
1999 1998
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net (loss) income ........................................... $(57,123) $ 20,566
Adjustments to net (loss) income to arrive at cash
provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization .......................... 51,764 47,170
Deferred income taxes .................................. 11,564 (6,736)
Special charges - Rockwell Retained Assets (see Note 2) 20,000 --
Special charges - Other (see Note 3) ................... 17,906 --
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables ........................................ 30,606 11,792
Inventories ........................................ 58,876 (30,839)
Accounts payable ................................... (58,048) (28,905)
Other current liabilities .......................... 16,771 29,555
Other .............................................. (35,310) (43,003)
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CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES 57,006 (400)
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures ........................................ (14,845) (42,684)
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CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES ............. (14,845) (42,684)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Decrease in short-term borrowings ........................... (718) --
Payments of long-term debt .................................. (7) (33)
Net transfers from Rockwell ................................. 21,846 43,117
Restricted cash transferred by Rockwell ..................... (64,000) --
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CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES (42,879) 43,084
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DECREASE IN CASH ............................................ (718) --
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD ................................. 14,000 14,000
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CASH AT END OF PERIOD ....................................... $ 13,282 $ 14,000
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Non-cash activity: During the three months ended January 1, 1999, the Company
transferred its wafer fabrication facilities in Colorado Springs, Colorado (and
the related tax benefit) with a book value of $58 million to Rockwell as well as
certain other tax benefits of $23 million related to the Celeritas litigation.
See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.
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CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
On December 31, 1998, Conexant Systems, Inc. (formerly named Rockwell
Semiconductor Systems, Inc.) (the Company or Conexant), became an independent,
separately traded, publicly-held company when Rockwell International Corporation
(Rockwell) spun off its semiconductor systems business (Semiconductor Systems)
by means of the distribution (the Distribution) of all the outstanding shares of
common stock of the Company to the shareholders of Rockwell in a tax-free
spin-off. In the Distribution, each Rockwell shareholder received one share of
the Company's common stock (including an associated preferred share purchase
right) for every two shares of Rockwell common stock owned on December 11, 1998.
The consolidated condensed financial statements of Conexant have been prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which require
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in
the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In
the opinion of the management of Conexant, the unaudited financial statements
contain all adjustments, consisting of adjustments of a normal recurring nature,
as well as the special charges recorded in the first quarter of 1999 (see Note 2
and 3), necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of
operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. These statements should be
read in conjunction with the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10. The
results of operations for the three-month period ended January 1, 1999 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
The accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements present the
historical financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of
Semiconductor Systems, as it was spun off, and exclude the assets, liabilities,
and results of operations of non-semiconductor businesses retained by Rockwell.
These financial statements are not necessarily indicative of what the financial
position, results of operations, or cash flows would have been had Conexant been
an independent public company during the periods presented.
Rockwell provides certain services to the Company, including payroll and
employee benefits administration, data processing and telecommunications
services, and research and development activities. Rockwell also administers
certain programs in which the U.S. operations of Conexant participate, including
active medical and insurance programs. Costs for these services and programs are
billed to Conexant based on actual usage and are included in Conexant's
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations. Management believes that the
methods of billing these costs are reasonable and that the costs charged to
Conexant are approximately those which would have been incurred on a stand-alone
basis. As of January 1, 1999, the nature and term of services provided to
Conexant by Rockwell, including such services as payroll and employee benefits
administration, data processing, and research and development, became subject to
a transition agreement. The cost of the services to be billed by Rockwell is
approximately equal to the amounts previously billed and included in the
historical financial statements.
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Rockwell has historically provided management services to Conexant, including
such services as corporate oversight, financial, legal, tax, corporate
communications, and human resources. The costs of providing these services have
been allocated to Conexant based on sales in proportion to total Rockwell sales
and are included in selling, general and administrative expense in the
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations. Management believes that the
method of allocating these costs to Conexant is reasonable and the amount is
approximately equal to the cost of providing these services on a stand-alone
basis. These services were substantially discontinued after the Distribution.
Prior to January 1, 1999, Conexant's U.S., and certain of its non-U.S.,
operations participated in Rockwell's centralized cash management systems which
managed all of the Company's cash activities, including cash receipts and
disbursements. Accordingly, the consolidated condensed financial statements
exclude debt and interest income and expense in countries with centralized cash
management systems. Accounts payable includes $16 million as of January 1, 1999
and $8 million as of January 2, 1998 related to outstanding checks drawn on U.S.
centralized disbursement accounts. Conexant has no other financing or debt
arrangements with Rockwell. As of January 1, 1999, such cash management services
by Rockwell were discontinued.
In connection with the Distribution, Rockwell transferred cash balances of
approximately $13 million and an equal amount of short-term debt to Conexant.
Prior to the Distribution, the Company distributed its wafer fabrication
facilities in Colorado Springs, Colorado (and the related tax benefit) to
Rockwell. The transition agreement with Rockwell provides for continued
occupancy of the Colorado Springs facilities by Conexant through April 30, 1999
pursuant to a triple-net lease under which Conexant will pay all costs of the
facilities.
2. SPECIAL CHARGES - ROCKWELL RETAINED ASSETS
In the first fiscal quarter of 1999, Conexant recorded a special charge for an
additional asset impairment of $20 million for the Colorado Springs wafer
fabrication facilities as a result of Rockwell's decision to further write-down
the facilities, which were retained by Rockwell as part of the spin-off. This
non-cash charge is required to be reported in the Company's last quarter as a
subsidiary of Rockwell.
3. SPECIAL CHARGES - OTHER
In the fourth fiscal quarter of 1998, Conexant restructured its business and
recorded special charges of $147 million. In the first fiscal quarter of 1999,
Conexant recorded additional special charges of $18 million. The additional
charges include approximately $17 million relating to the Voluntary Early
Retirement Program (VERP) and $1 million relating to equipment decommission and
contract cancellations at the Colorado Springs wafer fabrication facilities. At
January 1, 1999, $37.7 million of the accruals for the special charges remained
on the Company's balance sheet. The restructuring actions are expected to be
substantially completed by the end of fiscal year 1999.
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4. INVENTORIES
Inventories are summarized as follows (in thousands):
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January 1, September 30,
1999 1998
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Finished goods, net ................... $ 47,300 $ 71,328
Work-in-process, net .................. 78,444 107,002
Raw materials, parts, and supplies, net 16,306 22,596
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Inventories, net ...................... $142,050 $200,926
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5. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Claims have been asserted against Conexant for utilizing the intellectual
property rights of others in certain of the Company's products. The resolution
of these matters may result in the negotiation of a license agreement, a
settlement, or the resolution of such claims through arbitration or litigation.
In September 1995, Celeritas Technologies, Ltd. filed suit against Rockwell for
patent infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, and breach of contract
relating to cellular telephone data transmission technology utilized in certain
modem products produced by the Company. In July 1997, the court entered a
judgment awarding damages of $57 million, plus interest. On July 20, 1998, the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the trial court's
judgment based on breach of contract. As of September 30, 1998, $65 million was
reserved for this matter. On January 19, 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court denied
Rockwell's petition for certiorari. During the first fiscal quarter of 1999,
Rockwell contributed $64 million into an escrow account that will be used to
satisfy the Company's obligation with respect to this matter.
Various other lawsuits, claims, and proceedings have been or may be instituted
or asserted against the Company relating to the conduct of its business,
including those pertaining to product liability, safety and health,
environmental, and employment matters. Although the outcome of litigation cannot
be predicted with certainty and some lawsuits, claims, or proceedings may be
disposed of unfavorably to Conexant, management believes the disposition of
matters which are pending or asserted will not have a material adverse effect on
the Company's financial statements.
Conexant has assumed all contingent liabilities (including those in respect of
intellectual property and environmental matters) related to current and former
operations of Semiconductor Systems.
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6. FINANCING AGREEMENT
On December 21, 1998, Conexant entered into a three-year $350 million secured
revolving loan facility (the Credit Facility) with a group of banks. Loans under
the Credit Facility are to be used for working capital needs and other general
corporate purposes. The Credit Facility is guaranteed by substantially all of
the Company's domestic subsidiaries. It is also secured by (i) a first-priority
security interest in substantially all domestic assets of the Company and its
domestic subsidiaries and (ii) a pledge of the stock of the Company's domestic
and foreign subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions.
Loans obtained under the Credit Facility will bear interest at a rate per annum
equal, at the election of the Company, to either (i) a base rate (ABR), which is
the higher of Credit Suisse First Boston's prime rate and 0.50 percent over the
federal funds rate or (ii) the London interbank offered rate for offshore dollar
deposits (LIBOR); plus, in either case, a variable margin. For the first six
months following the Distribution, the margin will be fixed at 75 basis points
for ABR-based loans and 175 basis points for LIBOR-based loans. After that, the
margin will be based on the Company's total debt to capitalization ratio. The
Company will pay a facility fee on the unused amount of the Credit Facility at a
per annum rate that will vary depending on the same criteria used to determine
the interest rate margin. The Company also will pay other customary fees.
The Credit Facility also contains, among other terms, representations and
warranties, conditions precedent, covenants, mandatory and voluntary prepayment
provisions and events of default customary for facilities of this type.
Borrowings under the Credit Facility are limited to $250 million prior to
receipt of Conexant's 1999 second fiscal quarter financial results. No
amounts were outstanding under the facility at January 1, 1999. On January 4,
1999, the Company borrowed $100 million under the Credit Facility.
7. PRO-FORMA (LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE
For all periods presented, the number of pro-forma weighted average shares
outstanding and common share equivalents used in the (loss) earnings per share
calculation set forth below was based upon the weighted average number of
Rockwell shares outstanding and Rockwell common share equivalents for the
applicable period, adjusted for the distribution ratio in the Distribution of
one share of the Company's common stock for every two shares of Rockwell common
stock.
In connection with the Distribution, outstanding options to purchase Rockwell
common stock held by Conexant employees were converted into options to purchase
shares of Conexant common stock based on a formula designed to preserve the
intrinsic value of the options. Also, outstanding options to purchase Rockwell
common stock held by certain other optionholders who were not Conexant employees
were replaced with options to purchase shares of Rockwell common stock and
Conexant common stock, based on a formula also designed to preserve the
intrinsic value of the options. Pursuant to these adjustments, the Company
issued options for approximately 10,100,000 shares of Conexant common stock.
The options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock that were
outstanding at January 1, 1999 were not included in the computation of diluted
loss per share for the three months ended January 1, 1999, as their effect was
antidilutive.
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Pro-forma basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share (in thousands, except per
share amounts):
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January 1, January 2,
1999 1998
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Net (loss) income ...................... $(57,123) $ 20,566
Pro-forma weighted average common shares 95,935 108,200
Pro-forma (loss) earnings per share .... $ (0.60) $ 0.19
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8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On January 4, 1999, the Company granted options to purchase approximately
7,738,000 shares of Conexant common stock and approximately 1,027,000 shares of
Conexant restricted stock under the Company's 1999 Long-Term Incentives Plan and
Directors Stock Plan. The per share exercise price for the options is $18.8125,
the closing price per share of Conexant common stock reported on the Nasdaq
National Market System on the date of grant. The options become exercisable
annually in approximately 25 percent increments beginning with the first
anniversary of the grant date.
The restricted stock grants consist of time vesting and performance accelerated
grants. The time vesting restricted stock generally will be restricted for a two
year period and will fully vest on the second anniversary of the grant date. For
the performance accelerated stock, 50 percent will vest upon the completion of
twenty consecutive trading days during which the fair market value of the stock
on each such trading day is at least 50 percent higher than the value of the
stock on the grant date and the remaining 50 percent will vest upon the
completion of twenty consecutive trading days during which the fair market value
of the stock on each such trading day is at least 100 percent higher than the
value of the stock on the grant date, provided that no performance accelerated
stock will vest prior to one year after the date of grant. In any event, the
performance accelerated stock will fully vest on the eighth anniversary of the
grant date.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS.
This information should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated
condensed financial statements and the notes thereto included in Item 1 of this
Quarterly Report and the audited combined financial statements and notes thereto
and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10.
The results of operations set forth in this Quarterly Report reflect the
Company's operations as a subsidiary of Rockwell. The results of operations may
not be indicative of the results of operations of the Company as a stand-alone
entity for the respective time periods shown herein.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - FIRST QUARTER OF 1999 COMPARED TO FIRST QUARTER OF 1998
The following table summarizes the Company's operating results for the first
fiscal quarter ended January 1, 1999 (Q1 1999), as compared to the first fiscal
quarter ended January 2, 1998 (Q1 1998) (dollars are in thousands and
percentages are expressed as a percentage of net sales):
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Net sales ................... $ 294,678 100.0% $ 383,452 100.0%
Cost of sales ............... 221,680 75.2 208,509 54.4
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Gross margin ................ 72,998 24.8 174,943 45.6
Research and development .... 69,553 23.6 82,093 21.4
Selling, general and
administrative ......... 64,016 21.7 59,542 15.5
Special charges - Rockwell
Retained Assets ........ 20,000 6.8 -- --
Special charges - Other ..... 17,906 6.1 -- --
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Operating (Loss) earnings ... (98,477) (33.4) 33,308 8.7
Other income, net ........... 1,163 0.4 4,483 1.2
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(Loss) income before taxes .. (97,314) (33.0) 37,791 9.9
(Benefit) provision for taxes (40,191) (13.6) 17,225 4.5
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Net (loss) income ........... $ (57,123) (19.4)% $ 20,566 5.4%
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Revenues of $294.7 million in Q1 1999 were $88.8 million, or 23 percent, lower
than in Q1 1998. This decrease was due primarily to a 39 percent reduction in
prices on analog PC modem products, despite the unit shipments increasing
slightly. In the Company's Personal Imaging platform, a 41 percent reduction in
facsimile modem unit shipments and 14 percent price declines, resulting
principally from the continuing effects of the Asia-Pacific economic recession,
also contributed to the reduction. These decreases and a slight decrease in
Digital Infotainment revenue offset a 13 percent revenue gain recorded in two of
the Company's other platforms (Network Access and Wireless Communications).
The following table summarizes the Company's revenues by platform for Q1 1999 as
compared to Q1 1998 (dollars are in thousands and percentages are expressed as a
percentage of total net sales):
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Personal Computing .... $152,277 51.7% $232,696 60.6%
Personal Imaging ...... 16,016 5.4 32,481 8.5
Network Access ........ 41,727 14.2 34,027 8.9
Digital Infotainment .. 39,444 13.4 41,101 10.7
Wireless Communications 45,214 15.3 43,147 11.3
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Total ................. $294,678 100.0% $383,452 100.0%
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Cost of sales of $221.7 million in Q1 1999 increased by $13.2 million, or
6 percent, compared to Q1 1998. The increase was driven principally by
approximately $40 million of unusually high inventory costs as a result of lower
manufacturing capacity utilization over the last four months of fiscal 1998.
Gross margins decreased from 46 percent of sales in Q1 1998 to 25 percent in Q1
1999 primarily due to the reduction in analog PC modem prices coupled with the
unusually high inventory costs.
Research and development (R&D) expenses in Q1 1999 of $69.6 million were $12.5
million, or 15 percent, lower than in Q1 1998. The decrease was driven
principally by certain cost reduction actions taken in the fourth quarter of
1998 (Q4 1998) to reduce the Company's overall cost structure. These actions
included headcount reductions, design center closures, and project
cancellations.
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses in Q1 1999 of $64.0 million
were $4.5 million, or 8 percent, higher than in Q1 1998. The increase was due in
part to $13 million of unusual costs relating to the Company's corporate
identity campaign, payroll-related restructuring costs, and corporate set-up
expenses. These cost increases were partially offset by the cost reduction
actions undertaken in Q4 1998.
In September 1998, the Company recorded special charges of approximately $103
million related to its decision to close and dispose of its wafer fabrication
facilities in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Prior to the Distribution, the Company
distributed the facilities (and the related tax benefit) to Rockwell. Following
the Distribution, Rockwell decided to further writedown the value of the
facilities. The accounting rules governing the spin-off of the Company require
that
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Conexant report this additional $20.0 million non-cash charge in its last
quarter as a subsidiary of Rockwell.
The Company recorded other charges in the first quarter of $17.9 million,
consisting principally of $16.7 million for the Voluntary Early Retirement
Program offered by the Company in September 1998, and completed during the first
quarter of 1999.
Other income, net, decreased year over year by $3.3 million as a result of a
cash payment that was received in Q1 1998 in connection with a contract
cancellation.
The income tax benefit in the quarter was $40.2 million, as a result of the loss
for the quarter. The effective tax rate for Q1 1999 is 41.3 percent. The
effective tax rate includes state and local tax credits and federal research and
development credits.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On January 19, 1999, the United States Supreme Court denied the Company's
petition for certiorari on the Celeritas intellectual property matter.
Consequently, the Company will be required to pay $57.6 million plus interest
and costs. Rockwell has provided $64.0 million in cash to fund this obligation
in an escrow account shown as restricted cash on the balance sheet. All income
statement charges associated with this matter were recorded in earlier quarters.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash provided by operating activities was $57.0 million for Q1 1999 compared to
$0.4 million of cash used by operating activities in Q1 1998. Net operating cash
flows increased over the same period due primarily to a net decrease in
inventories of $58.9 million, reflecting the results of the Company's initial
efforts to reduce inventories in addition to adjustments required to revalue
inventories to fiscal 1999 actual costs made in Q1 1999. In addition, net
receivables were reduced by $30.6 million, driven by an improved rate of
collections relating to the timing of the sales throughout the quarter coupled
with additional reserves for anticipated price adjustments. The improvement in
net operating cash flow was also impacted by the adjustments to the net loss as
a result of the non-cash special charges of $37.9 million. These items were
partially offset by a $58.0 million decrease in trade payables compared with a
$28.9 million decrease in trade payables in Q1 1998.
Investing activities used $14.8 million in cash during Q1 1999 compared to $42.7
million in Q1 1998, all of which related to capital expenditures that were at
unusually low levels in Q1 1999 due to the timing of investments in additional
capacity and new process technologies.
The Company's financing activities used cash of $42.9 million during Q1 1999
compared to $43.1 million of cash provided by financing activities during Q1
1998. Financing sources of cash for both of these periods were predominantly
transfers of cash from Rockwell.
In December 1998, the Company and three of its subsidiaries entered into a
three-year $350 million senior secured revolving loan facility (the Credit
Facility) with a group of banks. The Credit Facility includes facilities for
revolving loans and swingline loans in multiple currencies and letters of
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credit. The Credit Facility is guaranteed by substantially all of the Company's
domestic subsidiaries. It is also secured by (i) a first-priority security
interest in substantially all domestic assets of the Company and its domestic
subsidiaries and (ii) a pledge of the stock of the Company's domestic and
foreign subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions. For further details on
the credit facility see Note 6.
The Credit Facility contains, among other terms, representations and warranties,
conditions precedent, covenants, mandatory and voluntary prepayment provisions
and events of default customary for facilities of this type. Covenants include
certain restrictions on capital expenditures, consolidations and mergers, sales
of assets, incurrence of indebtedness and creation of liens and encumbrances.
The Credit Facility includes various financial covenants, including a minimum
net worth requirement and required financial ratios in respect of (i) earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) to interest
expense, (ii) debt to EBITDA and (iii) cash, cash equivalents and net accounts
receivable classified as current assets to current liabilities.
On January 4, 1999, the Company borrowed $100 million under the Credit Facility.
The Company believes that its existing sources of liquidity and cash expected to
be generated from future operations are sufficient to fund operations, capital
expenditures, and research and development efforts for the foreseeable future.
OUTLOOK
Based on the Company's first quarter performance and current order visibility,
the expectations of the Company for the second quarter are stronger than they
were at the beginning of fiscal 1999. The revenue decline anticipated in the
Company's seasonally weak second quarter should be between five and ten percent,
less than previously expected. In addition, with improved factory utilization
and elimination of costs associated with the Company's restructuring and
spin-off programs, the Company believes gross margins will be between 38 and 42
percent of revenues. The Company also expects operating expenses to decline by
approximately 10 percent
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from the reported first quarter levels. The Company believes that it is on track
for a return to profitability in the second half of calendar 1999.
YEAR 2000 READINESS DISCLOSURE
Conexant is addressing the impact of the Year 2000 on each of five major areas:
the Company's products, business systems (computer systems that handle business
processes), infrastructure (servers, desktop computers, networks, telecom
systems and software), manufacturing systems (computer systems used in the
manufacturing process) and suppliers (critical materials suppliers to the
business). Each of the five areas is undergoing the following process to ensure
readiness for the Year 2000. First, in the inventory phase, all Conexant assets
are inventoried to identify those that have any type of software or hardware
with Year 2000-related issues. Second, in the assessment phase, all inventoried
items are assessed to confirm that a Year 2000-related issue is present and the
extent of remediation required. Third, in the strategy phase, a remediation
strategy is created to ensure that all critical systems are upgraded to be Year
2000 ready by December 31, 1999. Fourth, in the conversion/upgrade phase,
upgrades are performed on all items identified in the assessment and strategy
phases. Finally, in the certification phase, all upgraded items receive final
certification testing to verify Year 2000 readiness. Conexant has completed the
inventory phase for all five areas. In addition, it has completed the assessment
and strategy phases and is currently in the conversion and certification phases
for the products, business systems, infrastructure, and manufacturing systems
areas. The Company is currently in the assessment and strategy phase for the
supplier area. Conexant is integrating its testing efforts with SEMATECH, a
consortium of semiconductor manufacturing companies, to ensure best practice
testing. The manufacturing systems, hardware systems, and software applications
areas are being tested under the SEMATECH guidelines.
The Company's greatest area of uncertainty centers primarily in the supplier and
manufacturing areas, due to the number of equipment and materials suppliers
involved and their various stages of readiness for Year 2000. In particular, the
Company is dependent on semiconductor equipment manufacturers to supply the
upgrades required to remediate Year 2000 issues in the manufacturing systems
area and suppliers to upgrade their systems to ensure an uninterrupted supply of
materials. A Year 2000-related failure by a significant equipment or materials
supplier could result in the temporary slowdown of production by the Company,
the duration of which the Company reasonably estimates would be not more than a
few days. As a result, the Company's contingency planning centers heavily on the
supplier and manufacturing systems areas. For the top five to ten percent of its
critical materials and manufacturing suppliers, the Company is performing
on-site audits and intends to monitor specific Year 2000-based milestones to
ensure readiness. In the event a supplier does not meet the Company's milestones
for Year 2000 readiness, the Company is identifying specific target dates
(beginning as early as April 1999) for
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all critical materials suppliers by which the Company will implement a
contingency plan that includes alternate sourcing and stockpiling of materials.
Part of the Company's initial assessment phase included a detailed Year 2000
questionnaire which was sent to all critical materials and manufacturing
suppliers. This questionnaire included questions on products, services, internal
operating systems, and the supplier's own supply chain. To date, the Company has
received responses from approximately 95 percent of those questioned. The
Company is following up on the questionnaires, where necessary, with on-site
audits to ensure Year 2000 readiness. The Company has also contacted its major
customers with respect to their Year 2000 readiness efforts and does not believe
that customers will have any Year 2000 readiness problems that would have a
material adverse effect on the Company's business.
In connection with the Company's receipt of transition services pursuant to the
transition agreement with Rockwell, the Company will rely on certain of
Rockwell's computer systems, including its payroll and benefits administration
systems, for a period of up to two years after the Distribution. The Company
believes that the Rockwell systems on which it will rely for transition services
will be Year 2000 ready, such that its reliance thereon will not have a material
adverse effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.
Conexant, utilizing both internal and external resources to address the Year
2000 issue, expects to be substantially complete with this project by the middle
of calendar year 1999. The current estimate of total project cost is
approximately $6 million, which includes the cost of purchasing certain hardware
and software. Approximately $5 million of this amount is for capital
investments, with the remainder being expenses (primarily salary costs). At
January 1, 1999, approximately $1 million had been spent, with the majority of
the remaining amount to be spent by the end of this year. Conexant continues to
evaluate the estimated costs associated with these efforts based on actual
experience. Management believes, based on available information, that the
Company will be able to remediate Year 2000-related issues in the products,
business systems, and infrastructure areas without any material adverse effect
on its business operations, products, or financial condition. However, the
Company could be adversely impacted by the Year 2000 issues faced by major
suppliers, distributors, customers, vendors, and financial services
organizations with which the Company interacts. Any disruption in the Company's
operations as a result of the failure of any of these third parties to be Year
2000 ready could have a material adverse effect on Conexant's business
operations, products, and financial condition.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
This Quarterly Report contains statements relating to future results of the
Company (including certain projections and business trends) that are
"forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as
a result of certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to: global and market conditions, including, but
not limited to, the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry and the
markets addressed by the Company's and its customers' products; demand for, and
market acceptance of, new and existing products; successful development of new
products; the timing of new product introductions; the availability and extent
of utilization of manufacturing capacity and raw materials; pricing pressures
and other competitive factors; changes in product mix; fluctuations in
manufacturing yields; product obsolescence; the ability to develop and implement
new technologies and to obtain protection of the related intellectual property;
the successful implementation of the Company's diversification strategy and
restructuring plan; labor relations of the Company, its customers and suppliers;
timely completion of Year 2000 modifications by the Company and its key
suppliers and customers; and the uncertainties of litigation, as well as other
risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those discussed in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 10 or detailed from time to time in the
Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Reference is made to the
Risk Factors section on pages 12 to 21 in the Company's Registration Statement
on Form 10, which is incorporated herein by reference. These forward-looking
statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no
obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Reference is made to the Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk section on page 50 in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10,
which is incorporated herein by reference. The notional amount of all the
Company's outstanding foreign currency forward exchange contracts aggregated
$0.3 million at January 1, 1999, and $17 million at September 30, 1998.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On September 27, 1995, Celeritas Technologies, Ltd. filed a suit against
Rockwell in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California for
patent infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract
relating to cellular telephone data transmission technology utilized in certain
modem products produced by Semiconductor Systems in 1995 and 1996. The court
entered judgment against Rockwell in January 1997 and, in ruling on post-trial
motions in July 1997, entered a revised judgment awarding damages of $57
million, plus interest. On July 20, 1998, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit reversed the holding of the trial court based on patent
infringement and found Celeritas' patent invalid but affirmed the trial court
holding based on breach of contract. The Company's petition for a rehearing (and
rehearing en banc) and a motion to certify the contract issue to the California
Supreme Court were denied in September 1998. The Company's petition for
certiorari to the United States Supreme Court filed on November 23, 1998 was
denied in January 1999. At September 30, 1998, $65 million had been accrued for
the ultimate resolution of this matter. Prior to the Distribution, Rockwell paid
into an escrow account $64 million in cash which will be used to satisfy the
Company's obligation with respect to the Celeritas matter.
In connection with the Distribution, the Company assumed responsibility for all
current and future litigation against Rockwell or the Company or their
respective subsidiaries relating to Semiconductor Systems, including those
pertaining to product liability, intellectual property, environmental, safety
and health, and employment matters.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Prior to the Distribution, Rockwell, as sole shareholder of the Company and
acting by written consent as permitted by Delaware law, approved the following
matters on the dates indicated: (1) on October 13, 1998, amendment of the
Company's certificate of incorporation to reflect a change in the Company's name
from Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, Inc. to Conexant Systems, Inc.; (2) on
November 4, 1998, adoption by the Company of various benefit plans for the
Company's employees and non-employee directors; (3) on November 17, 1998,
amendment and restatement of the Company's certificate of incorporation; (4) on
November 19, 1998, election of three additional directors and division of the
board of directors into three classes; and (5) on December 2, 1998, adoption by
the Company of an employee stock purchase plan.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) Exhibits:
3.b Amended By-Laws of the Company, filed as Exhibit 99.3
to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
January 12, 1999, are incorporated herein by reference.
10.1 Distribution Agreement dated as of December 31, 1998 by
and between the Company and Rockwell International
Corporation, filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 12, 1999, is
incorporated herein by reference.
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10.2 Amended and Restated Employee Matters Agreement dated as
of December 31, 1998 by and between the Company and
Rockwell International Corporation, filed as Exhibit 2.2
to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
January 12, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference.
10.3 Tax Allocation Agreement dated as of December 31, 1998
by and between the Company and Rockwell International
Corporation, filed as Exhibit 2.3 to the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 12, 1999, is
incorporated herein by reference.
10.4 Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 1998 among the
Company, the Lenders named therein and Credit Suisse
First Boston, as Administrative Agent and Collateral
Agent.
10.5 Employment Agreement dated December 15, 1998 between the
Company and B.S. Iyer.*
10.6 Schedule identifying agreements substantially identical
to the Employment Agreement constituting Exhibit 10.5
hereto entered into by the Company with M.M. Beguwala,
L.C. Brewster, A.C. D'Augustine, T.L. Ellis, R.Y. Halim,
D.E. O'Reilly, A. Rangan, F.M. Rhodes, J.P. Spoto, T.A.
Stites, K.V. Strong and W.C. Tipton.*
10.7 Employment Agreement dated December 15, 1998 between the
Company and D.W. Decker.*
27 Financial Data Schedule.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
The Company filed a current report on Form 8-K dated
January 12, 1999, in respect of the completion on December 31,
1998, of the spin-off of Rockwell's Semiconductor Systems
business to holders of shares of Common Stock, par value $1 per
share, of Rockwell by means of the distribution to such holders
of all outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $1 per
share (including the preferred share purchase rights associated
with such Common Stock), of the Company (Items 5 and 7(c)).
The Company filed a current report on Form 8-K dated January 20,
1999, in respect of the Company's press release reporting
earnings for the three-months ended January 1, 1999 (Items 5
and 7(c)).
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arrangement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.
(Registrant)
Date February 10, 1999 By /s/ STEVEN M. THOMSON
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Steven M. Thomson
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Date February 10, 1999 By /s/ DENNIS E. O'REILLY
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Dennis E. O'Reilly
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
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3.b Amended By-Laws of the Company, filed as Exhibit 99.3 to the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 12, 1999,
are incorporated herein by reference.
10.1 Distribution Agreement dated as of December 31, 1998 by and
between the Company and Rockwell International Corporation,
filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K dated January 12, 1999, is incorporated herein by
reference.
10.2 Amended and Restated Employee Matters Agreement dated as of
December 31, 1998 by and between the Company and Rockwell
International Corporation, filed as Exhibit 2.2 to the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 12, 1999,
is incorporated herein by reference.
10.3 Tax Allocation Agreement dated as of December 31, 1998 by and
between the Company and Rockwell International Corporation,
filed as Exhibit 2.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K dated January 12, 1999, is hereby incorporated herein by
reference.
10.4 Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 1998 among the
Company, the Lenders named therein and Credit Suisse First
Boston, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.
10.5 Employment Agreement dated December 15, 1998 between the
Company and B.S. Iyer.*
10.6 Schedule identifying agreements substantially identical to the
Employment Agreement constituting Exhibit 10.5 hereto entered
into by the Company with M.M. Beguwala, L.C. Brewster, A.C.
D'Augustine, T.L. Ellis, R.Y. Halim, D.E. O'Reilly, A. Rangan,
F.M. Rhodes, J.P. Spoto, T.A. Stites, K.V. Strong and W.C.
Tipton.*
10.7 Employment Agreement dated December 15, 1998 between the
Company and D.W. Decker.*
27 Financial Data Schedule.
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of December 21, 1998
among
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.,
THE LENDERS NAMED HEREIN,
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
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ARTICLE I Definitions......................................................................1
SECTION 1.1. Defined Terms.........................................................1
SECTION 1.2. Terms Generally.....................................................22
SECTION 1.3. Exchange Rates......................................................23
ARTICLE II The Credits....................................................................23
SECTION 2.1. Commitments.........................................................23
SECTION 2.2. Loans...............................................................23
SECTION 2.3. Borrowing Procedure.................................................25
SECTION 2.4. Evidence of Debt; Repayment of Loans................................26
SECTION 2.5. Fees................................................................27
SECTION 2.6. Interest on Loans...................................................28
SECTION 2.7. Default Interest....................................................28
SECTION 2.8. Alternate Rate of Interest..........................................28
SECTION 2.9. Termination and Reduction of Commitments............................29
SECTION 2.10. Conversion and Continuation of Borrowings...........................29
SECTION 2.11. Repayment of Loans..................................................31
SECTION 2.12. Prepayment..........................................................31
SECTION 2.13. Mandatory Prepayments...............................................31
SECTION 2.14. Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances.......................33
SECTION 2.15. Change in Legality..................................................35
SECTION 2.16. Indemnity...........................................................36
SECTION 2.17. Pro Rata Treatment..................................................36
SECTION 2.18. Sharing of Setoffs..................................................37
SECTION 2.19. Payments............................................................37
SECTION 2.20. Taxes...............................................................38
SECTION 2.21. Assignment of Commitments
under Certain Circumstances; Duty to Mitigate.......................40
SECTION 2.22. Swingline Loans.....................................................41
SECTION 2.23. Letters of Credit...................................................43
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SECTION 2.24. Reporting Requirements of the Swingline Lender
and Issuing Banks...................................................46
ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties................................................47
SECTION 3.1. Organization; Powers................................................47
SECTION 3.2. Authorization.......................................................47
SECTION 3.3. Enforceability......................................................47
SECTION 3.4. Governmental Approvals..............................................48
SECTION 3.5. Financial Statements................................................48
SECTION 3.6. No Material Adverse Change..........................................48
SECTION 3.7. Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases........................49
SECTION 3.8. Subsidiaries........................................................49
SECTION 3.9. Litigation; Compliance with Laws....................................49
SECTION 3.10. Agreements..........................................................50
SECTION 3.11. Federal Reserve Regulations.........................................50
SECTION 3.12. Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act..........50
SECTION 3.13. Use of Proceeds.....................................................50
SECTION 3.14. Tax Returns.........................................................50
SECTION 3.15. No Material Misstatements...........................................50
SECTION 3.16. Employee Benefit Plans..............................................51
SECTION 3.17. Environmental Matters...............................................51
SECTION 3.18. Insurance...........................................................52
SECTION 3.19. Security Documents..................................................52
SECTION 3.20. Location of Real Property and Leased Premises.......................53
SECTION 3.21. Labor Matters.......................................................53
SECTION 3.22. Solvency............................................................53
SECTION 3.23. Year 2000 Matters...................................................54
SECTION 3.24. Spin-off............................................................54
ARTICLE IV Conditions of Lending..........................................................54
SECTION 4.1. All Credit Events....................................................54
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SECTION 4.2. First Credit Event..................................................55
ARTICLE V Affirmative Covenants...........................................................58
SECTION 5.1. Existence; Businesses and Properties................................58
SECTION 5.2. Insurance...........................................................58
SECTION 5.3. Obligations and Taxes...............................................60
SECTION 5.4. Financial Statements, Reports, etc..................................60
SECTION 5.5. Litigation and Other Notices........................................61
SECTION 5.6. Employee Benefits...................................................61
SECTION 5.7. Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections...........61
SECTION 5.8. Use of Proceeds.....................................................62
SECTION 5.9. Compliance with Environmental Laws..................................62
SECTION 5.10. Preparation of Environmental Reports................................62
SECTION 5.11. Further Assurances..................................................62
SECTION 5.12. Year 2000...........................................................63
SECTION 5.13. Spin-off............................................................63
ARTICLE VI Negative Covenants.............................................................63
SECTION 6.1. Restricted Indebtedness.............................................63
SECTION 6.2. Liens...............................................................64
SECTION 6.3. Sale and Lease-Back Transactions....................................66
SECTION 6.4. Acquisitions, Investments, Loans and Advances.......................66
SECTION 6.5. Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets.........................68
SECTION 6.6. Dividends and Distributions; Restrictions on Ability
of Subsidiaries to Pay Dividends....................................69
SECTION 6.7. Transactions with Affiliates........................................70
SECTION 6.8. Business of the Company and Subsidiaries............................70
SECTION 6.9. Fiscal Year.........................................................70
SECTION 6.10. Capital Expenditures................................................70
SECTION 6.11. Consolidated Leverage Ratio.........................................70
SECTION 6.12. Minimum Net Worth...................................................70
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SECTION 6.13. Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio................................70
SECTION 6.14. Consolidated Quick Ratio............................................71
ARTICLE VII Events of Default.............................................................71
ARTICLE VIII The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.............................73
ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous.................................................................75
SECTION 9.1. Notices.............................................................75
SECTION 9.2. Survival of Agreement...............................................76
SECTION 9.3. Binding Effect......................................................76
SECTION 9.4. Successors and Assigns..............................................76
SECTION 9.5. Expenses; Indemnity.................................................80
SECTION 9.6. Right of Setoff.....................................................81
SECTION 9.7. Applicable Law......................................................81
SECTION 9.8. Waivers; Amendment..................................................81
SECTION 9.9. Interest Rate Limitation............................................82
SECTION 9.10. Entire Agreement....................................................82
SECTION 9.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL................................................83
SECTION 9.12. Severability........................................................83
SECTION 9.13. Counterparts........................................................83
SECTION 9.14. Headings............................................................83
SECTION 9.15. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.........................83
SECTION 9.16. Conversion of Currencies............................................84
SECTION 9.17. Confidentiality.....................................................84
SECTION 9.18. European Monetary Union.............................................85
SECTION 9.19. Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers........................................86
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SCHEDULES
Schedule 1.1(a) Additional Cost
Schedule 1.1(b) Subsidiary Guarantors
Schedule 1.1(c) Mortgaged Properties
Schedule 1.1(d) Inactive Subsidiaries
Schedule 2.1 Lenders; Commitments
Schedule 3.5(b) Financial Statements
Schedule 3.8 Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.9 Litigation
Schedule 3.17 Environmental Matters
Schedule 3.18 Insurance
Schedule 3.19(d) Mortgage Filing Offices
Schedule 3.20(a) Owned Real Property
Schedule 3.20(b) Leased Real Property
Schedule 4.2(a) Local Counsel
Schedule 6.1 Indebtedness
Schedule 6.2 Liens
Schedule 6.4 Investments
Schedule 6.7 Non-Arm's Length Spin-off Transactions
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Form of Administrative Questionnaire
Exhibit B Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit C Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit D Form of Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement
Exhibit E Form of Mortgage
Exhibit F Form of Pledge Agreement
Exhibit G Form of Security Agreement
Exhibit H-1 Form of Company Guarantee Agreement
Exhibit H-2 Form of Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement
Exhibit I-1 Form of Opinion of Chadbourne & Parke LLP
Exhibit I-2 Form of Local Counsel Opinion
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CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of December 21, 1998, among CONEXANT SYSTEMS,
INC. (formerly named ROCKWELL SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEMS, INC.), a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), certain of the Subsidiaries (as defined in Article
I) from time to time party to this Agreement (the "Borrower Subsidiaries" and
together with the Company, each a "Borrower" and collectively, the "Borrowers"),
the Lenders (as defined in Article I), the Issuing Banks (as defined in Article
I) and CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, a bank organized under the laws of
Switzerland, acting through its New York branch ("CSFB"), as administrative
agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent") and as collateral agent (in
such capacity, the "Collateral Agent") for the Lenders.
WHEREAS, as more fully described in the Spin-off Form 10 hereinafter
referred to (this and other capitalized terms being used herein as defined in
Section 1.1), Rockwell has announced its intention to dividend the common stock
of the Company to the shareholders of Rockwell in a tax free distribution;
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested the Lenders to extend credit in
the form of Revolving Loans to be made at any time and from time to time during
the period from the Closing Date to the Revolving Maturity Date, in an aggregate
principal amount at any time outstanding not in excess of $350,000,000. The
Company has requested the Swingline Lender to extend credit, at any time and
from time to time during the period from the Closing Date to the Revolving
Maturity Date, in the form of Swingline Loans of up to $35,000,000 (consisting
of loans in Alternative Currencies in an aggregate amount on a Dollar Equivalent
basis not to exceed $25,000,000 and loans denominated in dollars not to exceed
$10,000,000). The Company has requested the Issuing Banks to issue letters of
credit denominated in dollars in an aggregate face amount at any time
outstanding not in excess of $25,000,000, to support payment obligations
incurred in the ordinary course of business by the Company and the Subsidiaries.
A portion of the Loans may be used on the Closing Date to pay fees and expenses
related to the Spin-off and the Loan Documents. The proceeds of the Revolving
Loans and Swingline Loans (other than the Loans used for the purposes previously
specified in the immediately preceding sentence) are to be used for working
capital and other general corporate purposes including acquisitions and
repayment or prepayment of Indebtedness.
The Lenders are willing to extend such credit to the Borrowers and the
Issuing Banks are willing to issue letters of credit for the account of the
Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.1. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the meanings specified below:
"ABR Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Loans.
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"ABR Loan" shall mean any Revolving Loan or Swingline Dollar Loan
bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate in
accordance with the provisions of Article II.
"Additional Cost" shall mean, in relation to any Alternative Currency
Borrowing that is denominated in Pounds and is borrowed by the Company, for any
Interest Period, the cost as calculated by the Administrative Agent in
accordance with Schedule 1.1(a) imputed to each Lender participating in such
Borrowing of compliance with the mandatory liquid assets requirements of the
Bank of England during that Interest Period, expressed as a percentage.
"Adjusted LIBO Rate" shall mean, with respect to any Eurocurrency
Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards,
if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the LIBO Rate in effect for such
Interest Period multiplied by Statutory Reserves; provided, however, that, if
such Eurocurrency Borrowing is an Alternative Currency Borrowing that is
denominated in Pounds and is borrowed by the Company, then the "Adjusted LIBO
Rate" shall be the LIBO Rate in effect for such Interest Period plus Additional
Cost.
"Administrative Agent Fees" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 2.5(b).
"Administrative Questionnaire" shall mean an Administrative
Questionnaire in the form of Exhibit A.
"Affiliate" shall mean, when used with respect to a specified person,
another person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the person
specified.
"Aggregate Revolving Exposure" shall mean the aggregate amount of the
Lenders' Revolving Exposures.
"Agreement Currency" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 9.16.
"Alternate Base Rate" shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum (rounded
upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greater of (a) the
Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in
effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%. If for any reason the Administrative Agent
shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest
error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate for any
reason, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain
sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms of the definition thereof,
the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) of the
preceding sentence until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no
longer exist. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime
Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective on the effective
date of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate,
respectively. The term "Prime Rate" shall mean the rate of interest per annum
publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its prime
rate in effect at its principal office in New York City; each change in the
Prime Rate shall be effective on the date such change is publicly announced as
being effective. The term "Federal Funds Effective Rate" shall mean, for any
day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions
with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as
published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day,
the
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average of the quotations for the day for such transactions received by the
Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing
selected by it.
"Alternative Currency" shall mean Euros, Marks, Pounds, Francs or Yen.
"Alternative Currency Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of
Alternative Currency Swingline Loans.
"Alternative Currency Commitment" shall have the meaning given such term
in clause (ii) of the proviso to Section 2.22(a)(ii).
"Alternative Currency Credit Exposure" shall mean, at any time, the
Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding
Alternative Currency Swingline Loans at such time.
"Alternative Currency Equivalent" shall mean, on any date of
determination, with respect to any amount denominated in dollars in relation to
any specified Alternative Currency, the equivalent in such specified Alternative
Currency of such amount in dollars, determined by the Administrative Agent
pursuant to Section 1.3 using the applicable Exchange Rate then in effect.
"Alternative Currency Swingline Loan" shall mean a Swingline Loan
denominated in an Alternative Currency.
"Applicable Percentage" as to any Eurocurrency Loan, ABR Loan, or
Commitment Fee, shall mean a margin, measured in basis points per annum, that is
(i) during the six-month period following the Closing Date the margin set forth
opposite "Tier III" in the pricing grid below, and (ii) thereafter, the margin
based on the Total Debt to Capitalization Ratio, as follows:
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Tier Margin (bp) for Margin (bp) for Margin (bp) for Commitment Fees
Eurocurrency Loans ABR Loan
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I 125.0 25.0 30.0
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II 150.0 50.0 37.5
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III 175.0 75.0 50.0
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IV 200.0 100.0 50.0
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For purposes of the foregoing table:
"Tier I" means that the Total Debt to Capitalization Ratio
is less than 0.15 to 1.00.
"Tier II" means that the Total Debt to Capitalization
Ratio is less than 0.20 to 1.00 and greater than or equal to 0.15
to 1.00.
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"Tier III" means that the Total Debt to Capitalization
Ratio is less than 0.25 to 1.00 and greater than or equal to 0.20
to 1.00.
"Tier IV" means that the Total Debt to Capitalization
Ratio is greater than or equal to 0.25 to 1.00.
Each change in the Applicable Percentage shall be effective upon receipt by the
Administrative Agent of the certificate delivered pursuant to Section
5.4(c)(iv); it being understood that if such certificate is not delivered when
due, the Applicable Percentage shall be deemed to be Tier IV during the period
from the date such certificate is required to be furnished until such time that
such certificate is furnished.
"Asset Sale" shall mean the sale, transfer or other disposition (by way
of merger or otherwise and including by way of a Sale and Leaseback) by the
Company or any Subsidiary to any person other than the Company or any Subsidiary
Guarantor which is a Domestic Subsidiary of (a) any capital stock of any
Subsidiary (other than directors' qualifying shares) or (b) any other assets of
the Company or any Subsidiary (other than cash, cash equivalents, marketable
securities, accounts receivable, assets disposed of in connection with the
Spin-off on or prior to the Distribution Date, and assets no longer used or
useful in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and, in the case of
accounts receivable, disposed of in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice).
"Assignment and Acceptance" shall mean an assignment and acceptance
entered into by a Lender and an assignee, and accepted by the Administrative
Agent, in the form of Exhibit B or such other form as shall be approved by the
Administrative Agent.
"Board" shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
of the United States of America.
"Borrowers" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this
Agreement.
"Borrowing" shall mean a group of Loans of a single Type made by the
Lenders on a single date and as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
A conversion or a continuation of any Borrowing shall not constitute a Borrowing
for purposes of Article IV.
"Borrowing Request" shall mean a request for a Loan by the applicable
Borrower and the Company if the Borrower is not the Company in accordance with
the terms of Section 2.3 and substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
"Borrower Subsidiaries" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
to this Agreement.
"Breakage Event" shall have the meaning given such term in Section
2.16(a).
"Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day
on which banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close;
provided, however, that when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, the
term "Business Day" shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for
dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market, and, when used in
connection with any Calculation Date or determining any date on which any amount
is to be paid or made available in an Alternative Currency, the term "Business
Day" shall also exclude any day on which commercial banks
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and foreign exchange markets are not open for business in the principal
financial center in the country of issuance of such Alternative Currency.
"Calculation Date" shall mean (a) the date of delivery of each Borrowing
Request, (b) the date of issuance of any Letter of Credit, (c) the date of
notice of conversion or continuation of any Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.10
or (d) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender
or the Required Lenders shall specify.
"Capital Lease Obligations" shall mean as to any person, the obligations
of such person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other
arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a
combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and
accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such person under GAAP,
and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof
determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Casualty" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Mortgages.
"Casualty Proceeds" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Mortgages.
A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if (a) any person
or group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 as in effect on the date hereof (other than the Rockwell International
Corporation Savings Plan or any other employee benefit plan of Rockwell
International Corporation or the Company)) shall own directly or indirectly,
beneficially or of record, shares representing more than 25% of the aggregate
ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of
the Company; (b) the Rockwell International Corporation Savings Plan or any
other employee benefit plan of Rockwell International Corporation or the
Company, individually or in the aggregate, shall own directly or indirectly,
beneficially or of record, shares representing more than 35% of the aggregate
ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of
the Company; (c) the Continuing Directors shall at any time cease to constitute
a majority of the board of directors of the Company; or (d) any change in
control (or similar event, however denominated) with respect to the Company or
any of the Subsidiaries shall occur under and as defined in any indenture or
agreement in respect of Indebtedness in an outstanding principal amount in
excess of $50,000,000 to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a
party.
"Closing Date" shall mean the date of the first Credit Event.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time.
"Collateral" shall mean all the "Collateral" as defined in any Security
Document and shall also include the Mortgaged Properties.
"Commitment" shall mean, with respect to any Lender, such Lender's
Revolving Commitment and Swingline Commitments.
"Commitment Fee" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.5(a).
"Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this
Agreement.
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"Company Guarantee Agreement" shall mean the Guarantee Agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 made by the Company in favor of the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.
"Condemnation" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Mortgages.
"Condemnation Proceeds" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
the Mortgages.
"Confidential Information Memorandum" shall mean the Confidential
Information Memorandum dated as of November, 1998 (including exhibits) prepared
on behalf of the Company for the Lenders.
"Consolidated Capital Expenditures" shall mean, for any period, the
aggregate, without duplication, of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or
other consideration or accrued as a liability) by the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries during such period (or, in the case of a newly formed or acquired
Subsidiary, during the portion of such period when such person was a Subsidiary)
that, in accordance with GAAP, are includible in "additions to property, plant
and equipment" or similar items reflected in the consolidated statement of cash
flows of the Company and the Subsidiaries for such period (or, in the case of a
newly formed or acquired Subsidiary, during the portion of such period when such
person was a Subsidiary) including expenditures for assets leased by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent classified on the Company's
consolidated balance sheet as Capital Lease Obligations in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Current Liabilities" shall mean, as of any date of
determination, the total liabilities that would properly be classified as
current liabilities of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of such date,
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated EBITDA" shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net
Income for such period, plus, without duplication and to the extent deducted
from revenues in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of
(a) the aggregate amount of Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (b)
the aggregate amount of income taxes as reported on the consolidated statement
of net income for the Company in accordance with GAAP for such period, and (c)
all amounts in respect of depreciation and amortization as reported on the
consolidated statement of cash flows for the Company in accordance with GAAP for
such period; provided, that for each Subsidiary which was not at all times
during the relevant period a Subsidiary (a "New Subsidiary"), the determination
of Consolidated EBITDA (and the components thereof) shall be made without regard
to such Subsidiary for such portion of such period (the "Excluded Period") where
such Subsidiary was not a Subsidiary (except as provided in the following
sentence.) Consolidated EBITDA shall be increased or decreased, as applicable,
by the Pro Forma Acquisition EBITDA of each New Subsidiary (determined, for
purposes of this definition, through the date such Person became a Subsidiary)
with respect to the Excluded Period, if any, of such New Subsidiary.
"Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio" shall mean, for any period, the
ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period to (b) Consolidated Interest
Expense for such period.
"Consolidated Interest Expense" of the Company and the Subsidiaries
shall mean, for any period, interest expense of the Company and the Subsidiaries
for such period included in the
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determination of Consolidated Net Income as reported for such period on the
consolidated statement of net income for the Company in accordance with GAAP.
"Consolidated Leverage Ratio" shall mean, as of any date of
determination, the ratio of (a) Total Debt on such date to (b) Consolidated
EBITDA for the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on
or prior to such date.
"Consolidated Net Income" shall mean, for any period, the sum of net
income (or loss) for such period of the Company and the Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP, but excluding: (a) the
income (or loss) of any person accrued prior to the date it became a Subsidiary
of the Company or is merged into or consolidated with the Company or such
person's assets are acquired by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries; (b)
purchased research and development in respect of such period; and (c)
extraordinary gains or losses, as defined under GAAP during such period.
"Consolidated Quick Ratio" shall mean, for any date of determination,
the ratio of (a) the sum of all cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities,
and net accounts receivable classified as current assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP, at
such date, and solely to the extent such assets are subject to no Liens securing
Indebtedness (other than the Obligations), to (b) Consolidated Current
Liabilities at such date (excluding therefrom any portion of the principal of
the Obligations otherwise constituting Consolidated Current Liabilities);
provided there shall be excluded from clause (a) all cash, cash equivalents,
marketable securities, and net accounts receivable classified as current assets
of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as determined in
accordance with GAAP which are pledged as collateral security for Consolidated
Current Liabilities at such date and there shall be excluded from clause (b) all
such Consolidated Current Liabilities to the extent of such security.
"Contingent Obligation" shall mean, as to any person, any direct or
indirect liability of that person, whether or not contingent, with or without
recourse, (a) with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of
credit or other obligation (the "primary obligations") of another person (the
"primary obligor"), including any obligation of that person (i) to purchase,
repurchase or otherwise acquire such primary obligations or any security
therefor, (ii) to advance or provide funds for the payment or discharge of any
such primary obligation, or to maintain working capital or equity capital of the
primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any
balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of the primary
obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the
purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of
the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation, or (iv)
otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of any such primary obligation
against loss in respect thereof (each, a "Guaranty Obligation"); (b) with
respect to any Surety Instrument (other than any Letter of Credit) issued for
the account of that person or as to which that person is otherwise liable for
reimbursement of drawings or payments; (c) to purchase any materials, supplies
or other property from, or to obtain the services of, another person if the
relevant contract or other related document or obligation requires that payment
for such materials, supplies or other property, or for such services, shall be
made regardless of whether delivery of such materials, supplies or other
property is ever made or tendered, or such services are ever performed or
tendered, or (d) in respect of any Hedging Agreement. The amount of any
Contingent Obligation shall, in the case of Guaranty Obligations, be deemed
equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect
of which such Guaranty Obligation is made or, if not stated or if
indeterminable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof,
and in the case of other Contingent Obligations other
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than in respect of Hedging Agreements, shall be equal to the maximum reasonably
anticipated liability in respect thereof and, in the case of Contingent
Obligations in respect of Hedging Agreements, shall be equal to the Hedge
Termination Value.
"Continuing Director" shall mean any member of the Company's board of
directors who either (i) is a member of such board as of the Closing Date or
(ii) is thereafter elected to such board, or nominated for election by
stockholders, by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors at the time of
such vote who are Continuing Directors; provided that an individual who is so
elected or nominated in connection with a merger, consolidation, acquisition or
similar transaction (but excluding the Spin-off) shall not be a Continuing
Director unless such individual was a Continuing Director prior thereto.
"Control" shall mean 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 ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise, and the terms "Controlling" and "Controlled" shall have meanings
correlative thereto.
"Convertible Debt" shall mean any Indebtedness of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries that is convertible into or exchangeable solely for equity
securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
"Credit Event" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
4.1.
"Default" shall mean any event or condition which upon notice, lapse of
time or both would constitute an Event of Default.
"Distribution Date" shall mean the date on which the Distribution (as
defined in the Spin-off Form 10) occurs.
"Dollar Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Dollar Loans.
"Dollar Equivalent" shall mean, on any date of determination, with
respect to any amount denominated in any currency other than dollars, the
equivalent in dollars of such amount, determined by the Administrative Agent
pursuant to Section 1.3 using the applicable Exchange Rate with respect to such
currency at the time in effect.
"Dollar Loan" shall mean a Loan denominated in dollars.
"dollars" or "$" shall mean lawful money of the United States of
America.
"Domestic Subsidiaries" shall mean all Subsidiaries incorporated or
organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or
the District of Columbia.
"environment" shall mean ambient air, surface water and groundwater
(including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or
subsurface strata, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental
Law.
"Environmental Claim" shall mean any written accusation, allegation,
notice of violation, claim, demand, order, directive, cost recovery action or
other cause of action by, or on behalf of, any
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Governmental Authority or any person pursuant to an Environmental Law for
damages, injunctive or equitable relief, personal injury (including sickness,
disease or death), Remedial Action costs, tangible or intangible property
damage, natural resource damages, nuisance, pollution, any adverse effect on the
environment caused by any Hazardous Material, or for fines, penalties or
restrictions, resulting from or based upon (a) the existence, or the
continuation of the existence, of a Release (including sudden or non-sudden,
accidental or non-accidental Releases), (b) exposure to any Hazardous Material,
(c) the presence, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal
of any Hazardous Material or (d) the violation or alleged violation of any
Environmental Law or Environmental Permit.
"Environmental Law" shall mean any and all applicable present and future
treaties, laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees,
judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or
entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the
environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management,
Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety
matters, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. Sections 9601 et seq. (collectively
"CERCLA"), the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act of 1976 and Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42
U.S.C. Sections 6901 et seq., the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. Sections 1251 et seq., the
Clean Air Act of 1970, as amended 42 U.S.C. Sections 7401 et seq., the Toxic
Substances Control Act of 1976, 15 U.S.C. Sections 2601 et seq., the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Sections 651
et seq., the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42
U.S.C. Sections 11001 et seq., the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended,
42 U.S.C. Sections 300(f) et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act,
49 U.S.C. Sections 5101 et seq., and any similar or implementing state or local
law, and all amendments or regulations promulgated under any of the foregoing,
but not including any laws relating to product liability.
"Environmental Permit" shall mean any permit, approval, authorization,
certificate, license, variance, filing or permission required by or from any
Governmental Authority pursuant to any Environmental Law.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as the same may be amended from time to time.
"ERISA Affiliate" shall mean any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer
under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, or solely for purposes of Section 302
of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under
Section 414 of the Code.
"ERISA Event" shall mean (a) any "reportable event", as defined in
Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a
Plan, unless reporting thereof is waived under PBGC regulations; (b) the
adoption of any amendment to a Plan that would require the provision of security
pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the Code or Section 307 of ERISA; (c) the
existence with respect to any Plan of an "accumulated funding deficiency" (as
defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not
waived; (d) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d)
of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with
respect to any Plan; (e) the incurrence of any liability under Title IV of ERISA
with respect to the termination of any
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Plan or the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Company or any of its ERISA
Affiliates from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) the receipt by the Company
or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice
relating to the intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee
to administer any Plan; (g) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of
any notice concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination
that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in
reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (h) the occurrence of a
"prohibited transaction" with respect to which the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries is a "disqualified person" (within the meaning of Section 4975 of
the Code) or with respect to which the Company or any such Subsidiary could
otherwise be liable; (i) any other events or conditions with respect to one or
more Plans or Multiemployer Plans that, together with all other such events and
conditions, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company
in excess of $25,000,000; and (j) any Foreign Benefit Event.
"Euro" shall mean the money of the participating member states of the
European Union as defined in Article 2 of Regulation 947/98/CE of May 3, 1998 of
the Council of the European Union.
"Eurocurrency Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of
Eurocurrency Loans.
"Eurocurrency Loan" shall mean any Revolving Loan or Alternative
Currency Swingline Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to
the LIBO Rate in accordance with the provisions of Article II.
"Event of Default" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Article VII.
"Exchange Rate" shall mean, on any day, with respect to any currency
other than dollars (for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent) or any
Alternative Currency (for purposes of determining the Alternative Currency
Equivalent with respect to such Alternative Currency), the rate at which such
currency may be exchanged into dollars or the applicable Alternative Currency,
as the case may be, as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City
time, on such date on the applicable Bloomberg Key Cross Currency Rates Page. In
the event that any such rate does not appear on any Bloomberg Key Cross Currency
Rates Page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other
publicly available service for displaying exchange rates selected by the
Administrative Agent for such purpose, or, at the discretion of the
Administrative Agent, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average
of the spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where
its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then
being conducted, at or about 10:00 a.m., local time, on such date for the
purchase of dollars or the applicable Alternative Currency, as the case may be,
for delivery two Business Days later; provided that, if at the time of any such
determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the
Administrative Agent may use any other reasonable method it deems appropriate to
determine such rate, and such determination shall be presumed correct absent
manifest error.
"Fee Letter" shall mean the Fee Letter dated October 6, 1998, between
the Company and the Administrative Agent.
"Fees" shall mean the Commitment Fees, the Administrative Agent Fees,
the L/C Participation Fees and the Issuing Bank Fees.
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"Financial Officer" of any person (which is not a natural person) shall
mean the chief financial officer, Vice President-Finance, principal accounting
officer, Treasurer or Controller of such person.
"Foreign Base Rate Loans" shall mean any Alternative Currency Swingline
Loan the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the rate of interest
per annum maintained by the Swingline Lender as the rate of interest (in the
absence of a eurocurrency rate) determined by it with the approval of a majority
in interest of the Lenders then participating in such Loan to be the average
rate charged to borrowers of similar quality as the Company for such Loans in
such Alternative Currency (such rate being referred to as the "Foreign Base
Rate"). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Alternative
Currency Swingline Loans may be made or maintained as Foreign Base Rate Loans
only to the extent specified in Sections 2.8 or 2.15. No other Loans may be
maintained or made as Foreign Base Rate Loans.
"Foreign Benefit Event" shall mean, with respect to any Foreign Pension
Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount
permitted under any applicable law, or in excess of the amount that would be
permitted absent a waiver from a Governmental Authority, (b) the failure to make
the required contributions or payments, under any applicable law, on or before
the due date for such contributions or payments, (c) the receipt of a notice by
a Governmental Authority relating to the intention to terminate any such Foreign
Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee or similar official to administer any such
Foreign Pension Plan, or alleging the insolvency of any such Foreign Pension
Plan and (d) the incurrence of liability in excess of $25,000,000 (or the Dollar
Equivalent thereof in another currency) by the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries under applicable law on account of the complete or partial
termination of any Foreign Pension Plans or the complete or partial withdrawal
of any participating employer(s) therein, or (e) the occurrence of any
transaction that is prohibited under any applicable law and could reasonably be
expected to result in the incurrence of any liability by the Company or any of
the Subsidiaries, or the imposition on the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of
any fine, excise tax or penalty resulting from any noncompliance with any
applicable law, in the aggregate for all such cases in excess of $25,000,000 (or
the Dollar Equivalent thereof in another currency).
"Foreign Pension Plan" shall mean any benefit plan which under
applicable law is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle
other than a trust or funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a Governmental
Authority.
"Foreign Subsidiary" shall mean any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic
Subsidiary.
"Francs" and "Ffr" shall mean francs in lawful currency of the Republic
of France.
"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect in
the United States applied on a consistent basis.
"Governmental Authority" shall mean the government of the United States
of America, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Japan, Mexico or any other nation
or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
"Granting Lender" shall have the meaning given such term in Section
9.4(k).
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"Hazardous Materials" shall mean all explosive or radioactive materials,
substances or wastes, hazardous or toxic materials, substances or wastes,
pollutants, solid, liquid or gaseous wastes, including petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated
biphenyls ("PCBs") or PCB-containing materials or equipment, radon gas,
infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature
regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
"Hedge Termination Value" means, in respect of any one or more Hedging
Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable
netting agreement relating to such Hedging Agreements, (a) for any date on or
after the date such Hedging Agreements have been closed out and termination
value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b)
for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a) the amount(s) determined
as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Hedging Agreements, as determined by the
Company based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations
provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedging Agreements (which may include
any Lender).
"Hedging Agreement" shall mean any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or
any foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement,
or other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging
arrangement not entered into for speculation.
"Inactive Subsidiary" shall mean each Subsidiary of the Company listed
on Schedule 1.1(d) except for such times as such Subsidiary shall be a
Subsidiary Guarantor.
"Indebtedness" of any person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all
obligations of such person for borrowed money or advances of any kind, (b) all
obligations of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar
instruments, (c) all obligations of such person upon which interest charges are
customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such person under conditional sale or
other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by
such person, (e) all obligations of such person issued or assumed as the
deferred purchase price of property or services, (f) all Indebtedness of others
secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right,
contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or
acquired by such person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have
been assumed, (g) all Contingent Obligations of such person with respect to
Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such person, (i)
all obligations of such person in respect of interest rate protection
agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements or other interest or exchange
rate hedging arrangements, (j) all obligations of such person as an account
party in respect of letters of credit and bankers' acceptances, and (k) all
obligations under the Synthetic Lease or any other similar "synthetic leases",
excluding, however, from each of clauses (a) through (k) inclusive, (1) all
Convertible Debt, (2) the Synthetic Lease for so long as the Company's
obligations thereunder are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Rockwell, (3)
all accounts payable and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary course of
business, due and payable within 90 days of the earlier of shipment and invoice
and accounted for as Consolidated Current Liabilities, or, if such obligations
are past due, to the extent the same are being disputed in good faith by
appropriate proceedings so long as adequate reserves are maintained therefor in
accordance with GAAP, and (4) obligations under leases, excluding in all cases
for the purposes of this clause (4), the Synthetic Lease and any other similar
"synthetic leases", which are, in accordance with GAAP, accounted for as
operating leases. The Indebtedness of any person shall include the Indebtedness
of any partnership in which such person is a general partner, solely to the
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extent such Indebtedness is recourse to such person or all or a portion of such
person's assets either expressly, by operation of law or otherwise.
"Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement" shall mean the
Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement substantially in the form of
Exhibit D, among the Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Collateral
Agent.
"Interest Payment Date" shall mean, with respect to any Loan, the last
day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a
part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of
more than three months' duration, each day that would have been an Interest
Payment Date had successive Interest Periods of three months' duration been
applicable to such Borrowing, and, in addition, the date of any prepayment of
such Borrowing or conversion of such Borrowing to a Borrowing of a different
Type.
"Interest Period" shall mean (a) as to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the
period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically
corresponding day (or, if there is no numerically corresponding day, on the last
day) in the calendar month that is 1, 2, 3 or 6 months thereafter (and, in the
case of an Alternative Currency Borrowing maturing or required to be repaid in
less than one month, the date thereafter requested by the Company and agreed to
by the Administrative Agent), as the relevant Borrower may elect, and (b) as to
any ABR Borrowing or any Borrowing comprised of Foreign Base Rate Loans, the
period commencing on the date of such Borrowing (or the date of the conversion
of any applicable Alternative Currency Swingline Loans into Foreign Base Rate
Loans pursuant to Section 2.8 or 2.15) and ending on the earliest of (i) the
next succeeding March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31, (ii) the
Revolving Maturity Date, and (iii) the date such Borrowing is converted to a
Borrowing of a different Type in accordance with Section 2.10 or repaid or
prepaid in accordance with Section 2.11 or 2.12; provided, however, that if any
Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest
Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next
succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case
such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day. Interest
shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to but
excluding the last day of such Interest Period.
"Interest Rate Protection Agreement" shall mean any interest rate swap
agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement or
similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect the Company or any
Subsidiary against fluctuations in interest rates, and not entered into for
speculation.
"Investments" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
6.4.
"Issuing Bank" shall mean CSFB and any other Lender as designated by the
Company in writing to the Administrative Agent.
"Issuing Bank Fees" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.5(c).
"Judgment Currency" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 9.16.
"L/C Commitment" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.23(b).
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"L/C Disbursement" shall mean payment or disbursement made by an Issuing
Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
"L/C Exposure" shall mean at any time the sum of (a) the aggregate
undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time, and (b) the
aggregate principal amount of all L/C Disbursements in respect of Letters of
Credit that have not yet been reimbursed at such time. The L/C Exposure of any
Lender at any time shall mean its Pro Rata Percentage of the total L/C Exposure
at such time.
"L/C Participation Fee" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.5(c).
"Lenders" shall mean (a) the financial institutions listed on Schedule
2.1 (other than any such financial institution that has ceased to be a party
hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance) and (b) any financial
institution that has become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and
Acceptance. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term "Lenders"
shall include the Swingline Lender.
"Letter of Credit" shall mean any letter of credit issued pursuant to
Section 2.23.
"LIBO Rate" shall mean, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the
rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00
a.m. (London time) on the date which is two Business Days prior to or, with
respect to Eurocurrency Borrowings denominated in Pounds approximately 11:00
a.m. (London time) on the same day as, the beginning of the relevant Interest
Period (as specified in the applicable Borrowing Request) by reference to the
British Bankers' Association Interest Settlement Rates for deposits in dollars
or the relevant Alternative Currency, as applicable (as set forth by any service
selected by the Administrative Agent which has been nominated by the British
Bankers' Association as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of
displaying such rates), for a period equal to such Interest Period; provided
that, to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this definition, the "LIBO Rate" shall be the interest
rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the average of the
rates per annum at which deposits in dollars or the relevant Alternative
Currency, as applicable, are offered for such relevant Interest Period to major
banks in the London interbank market in London, England by the Administrative
Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date which is two
Business Days prior to or, with respect to Eurocurrency Borrowings denominated
in Pounds, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the same day as, the
beginning of such Interest Period.
"Lien" shall mean, (a) with respect to any asset (i) any mortgage, deed
of trust, lien, pledge, encumbrance, charge or security interest in or on such
asset, and (ii) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale
agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease
having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating
to such asset and (b) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or
similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
"Loan Documents" shall mean this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantee
Agreements, the Company Guarantee Agreement, the Security Documents and the
Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement.
"Loan Parties" shall mean the Borrowers and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
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"Loans" shall mean the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans.
"Margin Stock" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Regulation U.
"Marks" and "DM" shall mean deutsche marks in lawful currency of
Germany.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean (a) a materially adverse effect on
the business, assets, operations, prospects or condition, financial or
otherwise, of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) material
impairment of the ability of the Loan Parties to perform their obligations under
the Loan Documents or (c) material impairment of the rights of or benefits
available to the Lenders under any Loan Document.
"Moody's Rating" means the then current rating (if any) by Moody's
Investor Service ("Moody's") of the long-term unsecured indebtedness of the
Company (i.e., the actual or implied corporate rating for long-term unsecured
debt).
"Mortgaged Properties" shall mean the owned real properties and
leasehold and subleasehold interests specified on Schedule 1.1(c).
"Mortgages" shall mean the mortgages, deeds of trust, leasehold
mortgages, assignments of leases and rents, modifications and other security
documents delivered pursuant to clause (i) of Section 4.2(j) or pursuant to
Section 5.11, each substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
"Multiemployer Plan" shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
"Net Cash Proceeds" shall mean (a) with respect to any Asset Sale, the
cash proceeds (including cash proceeds subsequently received (as and when
received) in respect of non-cash consideration initially received and including
all insurance settlements and condemnation awards from any single event or
series of related events), net of transaction expenses (including reasonable
broker's fees or commissions, legal fees, accounting fees, investment banking
fees and other professional fees, and transfer and similar taxes) and (b) with
respect to any creation, incurrence or assumption of Restricted Indebtedness,
the issuance or sale of capital stock of the Company, or the conversion of
Indebtedness of the Company into equity of the Company, the cash proceeds
thereof, net of all taxes and customary fees, commissions, costs and other
expenses (including reasonable broker's fees or commissions, legal fees,
accounting fees, investment banking fees and other professional fees, and
underwriter's discounts and commissions) incurred in connection therewith.
"Net Worth" means, as of any date of determination, total consolidated
assets of the Company as of such date minus total consolidated liabilities of
the Company as of such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Obligations" shall mean all obligations defined as "Obligations" in any
of the Company Guarantee Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreements and the
Security Documents.
"Payment Location" shall mean an office, branch or other place of
business of the Company.
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"PBGC" shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to
and defined in ERISA.
"Perfection Certificate" shall mean the Perfection Certificate
substantially in the form of Annex 2 to the Security Agreement.
"Permitted Investments" shall mean:
(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest
on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by
any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States of America), in each case maturing within one
year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(b) investments in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the
date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, a credit
rating of A-1 or P-1 from a Rating Agency;
(c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker's acceptances and
time deposits maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof
issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued
or offered by, (i) the Administrative Agent or any domestic office of any
commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any
State thereof or (ii) a commercial banking institution or other financial
institution organized and located in a country that is a member of the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, in each case that has a
combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000
(or the Dollar Equivalent thereof in another currency);
(d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for
underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) above entered into
with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (c) above; and
(e) investments in money market funds which invest substantially all
their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (d)
above.
"person" shall mean any natural person, corporation, business trust,
joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, partnership,
other business entity or government, or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
"Plan" shall mean any employee pension benefit plan (other than a
Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section
412 of the Code or Section 307 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Company or
any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section
4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an "employer" as defined in Section 3(5) of
ERISA.
"Pledge Agreement" shall mean the Pledge Agreement, substantially in the
form of Exhibit F, between the Company, the Subsidiaries party thereto and the
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
"Pounds" and "Pound Sterling" shall mean pounds sterling in lawful
currency of the United Kingdom.
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"Prepayment Account" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.13(f).
"Pro Forma Acquisition EBITDA" shall mean with respect to any entity or
business unit or assets constituting all or a portion of a business unit
acquired or to be acquired in an Investment permitted under Section 6.4, the
amount of Consolidated EBITDA of such entity or business unit (as if such entity
or business unit or portion thereof constituted by such assets were the Company)
determined by the Company and acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its
reasonable discretion, based upon and derived from financial information
delivered to Administrative Agent prior to consummation of such Investment for
the four-quarter period ending on the last day of the immediately preceding
fiscal quarter of such entity or business unit or portion thereof constituted by
such assets for which such financial information for such entity or business
unit or portion thereof constituted by such assets has been delivered to the
Administrative Agent, adjusted by the estimated amount of cost savings,
nonrecurring revenues and expenditures with respect to the business of such
entity or business unit or portion thereof constituted by such assets, as
calculated by Company and acceptable to Administrative Agent in its reasonable
discretion.
"Pro Rata Percentage" of any Lender at any time shall mean the
percentage of the Total Revolving Commitment represented by such Lender's
Revolving Commitment.
"Purchase Money Indebtedness" shall mean any Indebtedness of a person to
any seller or other person incurred to finance the acquisition (including in the
case of a Capital Lease Obligation, the lease) of any after acquired real or
personal tangible property or assets related to the business of the Company or
the Subsidiaries and which is incurred substantially concurrently with such
acquisition and is secured only by the assets so financed.
"Rating Agencies" shall mean Moody's and S&P, collectively.
"Refinancing Indebtedness" shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in clause (j) of the definition of Restricted Indebtedness.
"Register" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9.4(d).
"Regulation U" shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time
in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
"Regulation X" shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time
in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
"Related Business" shall mean any business in the design, manufacture or
sale of capital goods or parts or services, or otherwise reasonably related,
ancillary or complementary to the businesses of the Company and the Subsidiaries
as described in the Spin-off Form 10.
"Release" shall mean any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting,
emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing,
depositing, dispersing, emanating or migrating of any Hazardous Material in,
into, onto or through the environment.
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"Remedial Action" shall mean (a) "remedial action" as such term is
defined in CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601(24), and (b) all other actions
required by any Governmental Authority or voluntarily undertaken to: (i) clean
up, remove, treat, abate or in any other way address any Hazardous Material in
the environment (ii) prevent the Release or threat of Release, or minimize the
further Release of any Hazardous Material so it does not migrate or endanger or
threaten to endanger public health, welfare or the environment; or (iii) perform
studies and investigations in connection with, or as a precondition to, (i) or
(ii) above.
"Required Lenders" shall mean, at any time, Lenders having Loans
(excluding Swingline Loans), L/C Exposure, Swingline Exposure and unused
Revolving Commitments representing at least 51% of the sum of all Loans
outstanding (excluding Swingline Loans), L/C Exposure, Swingline Exposure and
unused Revolving Commitments at such time. For purposes of determining the
Required Lenders on any date, any amounts denominated in an Alternative Currency
shall be translated into dollars at the Dollar Equivalent in effect on the most
recent Calculation Date.
"Responsible Officer" of any corporation shall mean any executive
officer or Financial Officer of such corporation and any other officer or
similar official thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations
of such corporation in respect of this Agreement.
"Restricted Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Company or its
Subsidiaries that is incurred, created or assumed after the Closing Date
(including Indebtedness of a person that becomes a Subsidiary after the Closing
Date), except in each case for the following:
(a) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule
6.1;
(b) Indebtedness created hereunder and under the other Loan Documents;
(c) Indebtedness pursuant to Hedging Agreements;
(d) Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to any other
Subsidiary Guarantor, or of any Subsidiary Guarantor to the Company;
(e) Indebtedness resulting from endorsement of negotiable instruments
for collection in the ordinary course of business;
(f) Indebtedness arising under indemnity agreements to title insurers to
cause such title insurers to issue to the Collateral Agent mortgagee title
insurance policies;
(g) Indebtedness arising with respect to customary indemnification and
purchase price adjustment obligations incurred in connection with sales or other
dispositions of assets permitted hereunder; provided, however, to the extent
such obligations are not or cease to be contingent, they shall be deemed to be
Restricted Indebtedness;
(h) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business with
respect to surety and appeal bonds, performance, insurance and return-of-money
bonds and other similar obligations;
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(i) Indebtedness consisting of (i) Purchase Money Indebtedness or (ii)
Capital Lease Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business after the
Closing Date in respect of property acquired after the Closing Date; provided
that the aggregate principal amount of any such Indebtedness pursuant to this
paragraph (i) shall not exceed $100,000,000;
(j) Indebtedness incurred to extend, renew or refinance Indebtedness
described in paragraph (a) or (i) above ("Refinancing Indebtedness") so long as
such Refinancing Indebtedness is in an aggregate principal amount not greater
than the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended, renewed
or refinanced, plus the amount of any interest or premiums required to be paid
thereon plus fees and expenses associated therewith.
In the case of any person that becomes a Subsidiary after the Closing Date, the
Company shall be deemed to have (x) incurred all Restricted Indebtedness of such
person outstanding on the date such person becomes a Subsidiary and (y) received
Net Cash Proceeds in respect of such Restricted Indebtedness in an amount equal
to all Restricted Indebtedness of such person outstanding on the date such
person becomes a Subsidiary, in each case as of the date such person becomes a
Subsidiary and after giving effect to any prepayment or repayment of
Indebtedness made contemporaneously with such person becoming a Subsidiary.
"Revolving Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Revolving
Loans.
"Revolving Commitment" shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the
commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans hereunder and the commitment
of such Lender to acquire participations in L/C Disbursements and Swingline
Loans hereunder as set forth on Schedule 2.1, or in the Assignment and
Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender assumed its Revolving Commitment, as
applicable, as the same may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section
2.9 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or
to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.4.
"Revolving Exposure" shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time,
the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans
of such Lender at such time and (b) the amount of such Lender's L/C Exposure and
Swingline Exposure at such time.
"Revolving Loans" shall mean the revolving loans made by the Lenders to
the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.1.
"Revolving Maturity Date" shall mean the date three years after the
Distribution Date.
"Rockwell" means Rockwell International Corporation, a Delaware
corporation.
"S&P Rating" shall mean the then current rating (if any) by Standard &
Poor's Rating Services Group, a division of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.
("S&P") of the long term unsecured indebtedness of the Company (i.e., the actual
or implied corporate rating for long-term unsecured debt).
"Sale and Leaseback" shall have the meaning to assigned such term in
Section 6.3.
"SEC" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.4(b).
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"Secured Parties" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Security Agreement.
"Security Agreement" shall mean the Security Agreement, substantially in
the form of Exhibit G, between the Company, the Subsidiaries party thereto and
the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
"Security Documents" shall mean the Mortgages, the Security Agreement,
the Pledge Agreement and each of the security agreements, pledge agreements,
mortgages and other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to
any of the foregoing or pursuant to Section 5.11.
"SPC" shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9.4(k).
"Spin-off" shall mean the dividending of the common stock of the Company
to the shareholders of Rockwell in a tax free distribution, as described in the
Spin-off Form 10.
"Spin-off Agreements" shall mean collectively the Distribution
Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement, the Tax Allocation Agreement and the
Transition Agreement, each as defined in the Spin-off Form 10.
"Spin-off Form 10" shall mean the Company's Registration Statement on
Form 10 (including exhibits), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(File No. 000-24923) in connection with the Spin-off, as amended, modified or
supplemented on or prior to the date the same was furnished to the Lenders as
described in Section 3.24.
"Statutory Reserves" shall mean a fraction (expressed as a decimal),
the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the
number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any
margin, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal
established by any Governmental Authority to which banks are subject for any
category of deposits or liabilities customarily used to fund loans or by
reference to which interest rates applicable to Loans are determined. Such
reserve, liquid asset or similar percentages shall include those imposed
pursuant to Regulation D of the Board (and for purposes of Regulation D,
Eurocurrency Loans denominated in dollars shall be deemed to constitute
Eurocurrency Liabilities). Loans shall be deemed to be subject to such reserve
requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets
that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D or any
other applicable law, rule or regulation. Statutory Reserves shall be adjusted
automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve
percentage.
"subsidiary" shall mean, with respect to any person (herein referred to
as the "parent") any corporation, partnership, association or other business
entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more
than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or more
than 50% of the general partnership interests are, at the time any determination
is being made, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, at the time any
determination is made, otherwise Controlled by the parent or one or more
subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the
parent.
"Subsidiary" shall mean any subsidiary of the Company.
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"Subsidiary Commitment" shall have the meaning assigned such term in
Section 2.1(iii).
"Subsidiary Guarantee Agreements" shall mean, collectively, the
Subsidiary Guarantee Agreements, substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2, made
by the Subsidiary Guarantors in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of
the Secured Parties.
"Subsidiary Guarantors" shall mean each person listed on Schedule 1.1(b)
and each other person that becomes party to a Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement as
a Guarantor, and the permitted successors and assigns of each such person.
"Surety Instrument" shall mean all letters of credit (including standby
and commercial), banker's acceptances, bank guaranties, shipside bonds, surety
bonds and similar instruments.
"Swingline Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Swingline
Loans.
"Swingline Commitments" shall have the meaning assigned such term in
Section 2.22(a)(ii).
"Swingline Dollar Commitment" shall have the meaning assigned such term
in Section 2.22(a)(i).
"Swingline Dollar Loan" means each Swingline Loan which is denominated
in dollars.
"Swingline Dollar Borrowing" means a Borrowing comprised of Swingline
Dollar Loans.
"Swingline Exposure" shall mean at any time the sum of (a) the aggregate
principal amount at such time of all outstanding Swingline Dollar Loans at such
time plus (b) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all
outstanding Alternative Currency Swingline Loans at such time. The Swingline
Exposure of any Lender at any time shall equal its Pro Rata Percentage of the
aggregate Swingline Exposure at such time.
"Swingline Lender" shall mean CSFB.
"Swingline Loan" shall mean any loan made by the Swingline Lender
pursuant to the Swingline Commitments.
"Synthetic Lease" shall mean the Lease between Deutsche Bank AG, New
York Branch, as Agent Lessor for the Lessors, and the Company, as Lessee, dated
as of August 18, 1998, and the other Operative Agreements referred to therein,
in each case as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time
with the written consent of the Required Lenders to the extent adverse to the
Lenders.
"Total Debt" shall mean, as of any date of determination, without
duplication, the aggregate principal amount of all short term debt and all long
term debt as reflected on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the
Company delivered to the Administrative Agent, all Capital Lease Obligations and
the amount of Indebtedness described in clause (k) of the definition of
Indebtedness (as modified by the exclusions thereto) of the Company and the
Subsidiaries outstanding as of such date, determined on a consolidated basis.
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"Total Debt to Capitalization Ratio" shall mean, as of any date of
determination, the ratio of (x) Total Debt as of such date to (y) the sum of (i)
Total Debt plus (ii) Net Worth as of such date as reflected on the most recent
balance sheet of the Company delivered to the Administrative Agent.
"Total Revolving Commitment" shall mean, at any time, the aggregate
amount of the Revolving Commitments, as in effect at such time.
"Transactions" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
3.2.
"Type", when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to
the Rate by reference to which interest on such Loan or on the Loans comprising
such Borrowing is determined and the currency in which such Loan or the Loans
comprising such Borrowing is denominated. For purposes hereof, the term "Rate"
shall include the LIBO Rate, the Alternate Base Rate and the rate with respect
to any Foreign Base Rate Loan, and "currency" shall include dollars and any
Alternative Currency permitted hereunder.
"wholly-owned Subsidiary" of any person shall mean a subsidiary of such
person of which securities (except for directors' qualifying shares) or other
ownership interests representing 100% of the equity or 100% of the ordinary
voting power or 100% of the general partnership interests are, at the time any
determination is being made, owned, controlled or held by such person or one or
more wholly-owned subsidiaries of such person or by such person and one or more
wholly-owned subsidiaries of such person.
"Withdrawal Liability" shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a
result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such
terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
"Yen" and "Yen" shall mean yen in lawful currency of Japan.
SECTION 1.2. Terms Generally. The definitions in Section 1.1 shall apply
equally to both 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". All references
herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references
to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement
unless the context shall otherwise require. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, (a) any reference in this Agreement to any Loan Document shall
mean such document as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time and (b) all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be
construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided,
however, that if the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that the Company
wishes to amend any covenant in Article VI or any related definition after the
date of this Agreement to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP on the
operation or calculation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent
notifies the Company that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article VI or any
related definition for such purpose), then the Company's compliance with such
covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before
the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is
withdrawn or such covenant or definition is amended in a manner satisfactory to
the Company and the Required Lenders.
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SECTION 1.3. Exchange Rates. On each Calculation Date, the
Administrative Agent shall determine the Exchange Rate as of such Calculation
Date to be used for calculating relevant Dollar Equivalent and Alternative
Currency Equivalent amounts. The Exchange Rates so determined shall become
effective on such Calculation Date, shall remain effective until the next
succeeding Calculation Date and shall for all purposes of this Agreement (other
than any provision expressly requiring the use of a current Exchange Rate) be
the Exchange Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable
currencies.
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.1. Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions and
relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, each Lender
agrees, severally and not jointly, to make Revolving Loans to any or all of the
Borrowers, at any time and from time to time on or after the date hereof, and
until the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the termination of the
Revolving Commitment of such Lender in accordance with the terms hereof, in
dollars; provided, however, that (i) no Lender shall be required to make any
Revolving Loan if, after giving effect thereto (and after giving effect to any
concurrent repayment of Loans with the proceeds thereof), such Lender's
Revolving Exposure exceeds such Lender's Revolving Commitment, (ii) the
Revolving Exposure of all Lenders to all Borrower Subsidiaries shall not exceed
$25,000,000 at any time (the "Subsidiary Commitment") and (iii) prior to the
delivery to the Administrative Agent of the consolidated financial statements of
the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 1999,
the Revolving Exposure of all Lenders shall not exceed at any time $250,000,000.
Within the limits set forth in the preceding sentence and subject to the terms,
conditions and limitations set forth herein, the Borrowers may borrow, pay or
prepay and reborrow Loans.
SECTION 2.2. Loans.
(a) Each Loan (other than Swingline Loans) shall be made as part of a
Borrowing consisting of Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with
their applicable Revolving Commitments; provided, however, that the failure of
any Lender to make any Loan shall not in itself relieve any other Lender of its
obligation to lend hereunder (it being understood, however, that no Lender shall
be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make any Loan required to
be made by such other Lender). Except for Loans deemed made pursuant to Section
2.2(f) and except for Swingline Loans, the Loans comprising any Borrowing shall
be in an aggregate principal amount that is (i) an integral multiple of
$1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 or (ii) equal to the remaining available
balance of the applicable Commitments.
(b) Subject to Sections 2.8 and 2.15, (i) each Dollar Borrowing (other
than a Swingline Dollar Borrowing) shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or
Eurocurrency Loans as any Borrower (or the Company on behalf of any Borrower)
may request pursuant to Section 2.3, (ii) each Swingline Dollar Borrowing shall
be comprised entirely of ABR Loans and (iii) each Alternative Currency Borrowing
shall be comprised entirely of Eurocurrency Loans. Each Lender may at its option
make any Eurocurrency Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch of such
Lender to make such Loan;
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provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the
applicable Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time;
provided, however, that no Borrower shall be entitled to request any Borrowing
that, if made, would result in more than 15 Eurocurrency Borrowings outstanding
hereunder at any time for all Borrowers. For purposes of the foregoing,
Borrowings having different Interest Periods or denominated in different
currencies, regardless of whether they commence on the same date, shall be
considered separate Borrowings.
(c) Except with respect to Loans made pursuant to Section 2.2(f), each
Lender shall make each Dollar Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed
date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account in
New York City as the Administrative Agent may designate, not later than 12:00
p.m., New York City time, and the Administrative Agent shall, promptly upon
receipt thereof, credit the amounts so received to an account as designated by
the applicable Borrower (or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower),
in the applicable Borrowing Request or, if a Borrowing shall not occur on such
date because any condition precedent herein specified shall not have been met,
return the amounts so received to the respective Lenders. The Swingline Lender
shall make each Alternative Currency Swingline Loan to be made by it hereunder
on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
such account in the jurisdiction of the applicable Alternative Currency as the
Administrative Agent may designate for such purposes, not later than 11:00 a.m.,
local time of such jurisdiction, and the Administrative Agent shall, promptly
upon receipt thereof, credit the amounts so received to an account as designated
by the applicable Borrower (or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower)
in the applicable Borrowing Request or, if a Borrowing shall not occur on such
date because any condition precedent herein specified shall not have been met,
return the amounts so received to the respective Lenders.
(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a
Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make
available to the Administrative Agent such Lender's portion of such Borrowing,
the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion
available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in
accordance with paragraph (c) above and the Administrative Agent may, in
reliance upon such assumption make available to the applicable Borrower on such
date a corresponding amount. If the Administrative Agent shall have so made
funds available then, to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such
portion available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the applicable
Borrower severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on
demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day
from the date such amount is made available to the applicable Borrower until the
date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at (i) in the case of the
applicable Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans
comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, a rate determined
by the Administrative Agent to represent its cost of overnight or short-term
funds in the applicable currency (which determination shall be conclusive absent
manifest error). If such Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent such
corresponding amount, such amount shall constitute such Lender's Loan as part of
such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Borrower
shall be entitled to request any Interest Period with respect to any
Eurocurrency Borrowing that would end after the Revolving Maturity Date.
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(f) If any Issuing Bank shall not have received from the Company the
payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.23(e) within the time
specified in such Section, such Issuing Bank will promptly notify the
Administrative Agent of the L/C Disbursement and the Administrative Agent will
promptly notify each Lender of such L/C Disbursement and its Pro Rata Percentage
thereof. Each Lender shall pay by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on
such date (or, if such Lender shall have received such notice later than 12:00
(noon), New York City time, on any day, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City
time, on the immediately following Business Day), an amount equal to such
Lender's Pro Rata Percentage of such L/C Disbursement (it being understood that
such amount shall be deemed to constitute an ABR Loan of such Lender and such
payment shall be deemed to have reduced the L/C Exposure), and the
Administrative Agent will promptly pay to the applicable Issuing Bank amounts so
received by it from the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will promptly pay to
the applicable Issuing Bank any amounts received by it from the Company pursuant
to Section 2.23(e) prior to the time that any Lender makes any payment pursuant
to this paragraph (f); any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent
thereafter will be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders
that shall have made such payments and to the applicable Issuing Bank, as their
interests may appear. If any Lender shall not have made its Pro Rata Percentage
of such L/C Disbursement available to the Administrative Agent as provided
above, such Lender and the Company severally agree to pay interest on such
amount, for each day from and including the date such amount is required to be
paid in accordance with this paragraph to but excluding the date such amount is
paid, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank
at (i) in the case of the Company, a rate per annum equal to the interest rate
applicable to ABR Loans pursuant to Section 2.6(a), and (ii) in the case of such
Lender, for the first such day, a rate determined by the Administrative Agent to
represent its cost of overnight funds, and for each day thereafter, the
Alternate Base Rate.
SECTION 2.3. Borrowing Procedure. In order to request a Borrowing (other
than a Swingline Dollar Borrowing or a deemed Borrowing pursuant to Section
2.2(f), as to which this Section 2.3 shall not apply), the applicable Borrower
(or the Company on behalf of such Borrower) shall hand deliver or telecopy to
the Administrative Agent a duly completed Borrowing Request (or telephone the
Administrative Agent, promptly confirmed with a written and duly completed
Borrowing Request) (a) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than
12:00 (noon), New York City time, three Business Days before a proposed
Borrowing, and (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m.,
New York City time, one Business Day before a proposed Borrowing. Each Borrowing
Request (including a telephonic Borrowing Request) shall be irrevocable, shall
be signed by or on behalf of the applicable Borrower (or by the Company on
behalf of such Borrower) and shall specify the following information: (i)
whether such Borrowing is to be a Dollar Borrowing or an Alternative Currency
Borrowing (and the relevant currency and amount thereof); (ii) if such Borrowing
is to be denominated in dollars, whether it is to be a Eurocurrency Borrowing or
an ABR Borrowing; (iii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business
Day); (iv) the number and location of the account to which funds are to be
disbursed; (v) the amount of such Borrowing (which shall be specified in dollars
if a Dollar Borrowing, and in the relevant Alternative Currency, if an
Alternative Currency Borrowing); (vi) subject to the limitations of Section 2.1
and Section 2.22, the currency of such Borrowing; (vii) if such Borrowing is to
be a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the initial Interest Period with respect thereto;
and (viii) whether such Borrowing is a Swingline Borrowing or a Revolving
Borrowing; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any contrary specification
in any Borrowing Request, each requested Borrowing shall comply with the
requirements set forth in Section 2.2 and, as applicable, Section 2.22. If no
election as to the currency of Borrowing is specified in any such notice, then
the requested Borrowing shall be
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denominated in dollars. If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified
in any such notice, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing if
denominated in dollars or a Eurocurrency Borrowing if denominated in an
Alternative Currency. If no indication is given whether such Borrowing is for a
Swingline Borrowing or a Revolving Borrowing, such request shall be deemed to be
for a Revolving Borrowing. If no Interest Period with respect to any
Eurocurrency Borrowing is specified in any such notice, then the applicable
Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month's
duration. The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise the applicable Lenders
of any notice given pursuant to this Section 2.3 (and the contents thereof), of
each Lender's portion of the requested Borrowing and the account to which Loans
made in connection with the requested Borrowing are to be wired. Each Borrower
(other than the Company) hereby irrevocably authorizes the Company to sign all
Borrowing Requests on behalf of such Borrower Subsidiary. The Company shall
provide concurrent notice to the Swingline Lender (if the Swingline Lender is
different than the Administrative Agent) of any requests made in accordance with
this Section 2.3 to the Administrative Agent in respect of Swingline Loans.
SECTION 2.4. Evidence of Debt; Repayment of Loans.
(a) Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises that on the Revolving
Maturity Date it will pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each
Lender entitled thereto the unpaid principal amount of each Loan then
outstanding to such Borrower. The Company hereby unconditionally promises that
on the Revolving Maturity Date it will pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of the Swingline Lender or each other Lender entitled thereto, the
unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan.
(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an
account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender
resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the
amounts of principal and interest payable and paid such Lender from time to time
under this Agreement.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it will
record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and the
Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest
due and payable or to become due and payable from each Borrower to each Lender
hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent
hereunder from each Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and each Lender's share
thereof.
(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraphs
(b) and (c) above shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of
the obligations therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of any
Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error
therein shall not in any manner affect the obligations of the Borrowers to repay
the Loans in accordance with their terms.
(e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a
promissory note. In such event, each Borrower shall execute and deliver to such
Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested
by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form and
substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the
Borrowers. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event
any Lender shall request and receive a promissory note payable to such Lender
and its registered assigns, the interests represented by such
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note shall at all times (including after any assignment of all or part of such
interests pursuant to Section 9.4) be represented by one or more promissory
notes payable to the payee named therein or its registered assigns.
SECTION 2.5. Fees.
(a) The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay in arrears to each
Lender in dollars, through the Administrative Agent, commencing on last day of
March 31, 1999 and thereafter on the last day of March, June, September and
December in each year and on each date on which any Revolving Commitment of such
Lender shall expire or be terminated as provided herein, a commitment fee (a
"Commitment Fee") equal to the Applicable Percentage per annum in effect from
time to time of the average daily unused amount of the Revolving Commitments of
such Lender (determined without regard to Swingline Exposure attributable to
Swingline Dollar Loans) during the preceding quarter (or other period commencing
with the date hereof or ending with the Revolving Maturity Date, or the date on
which the Revolving Commitments of such Lender shall expire or be terminated);
provided, however, that if any Revolving Exposure remains outstanding following
any such expiration or termination of the Revolving Commitments, the Commitment
Fees with respect to such Revolving Exposure shall continue to accrue for so
long as such Revolving Exposure remains outstanding and shall be payable on
demand. All Commitment Fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number
of days elapsed in a year of 360 days and shall be determined without regard to
the limitation in Section 2.1(iii) or the occurrence of a Default or Event of
Default. The Commitment Fee due to each Lender shall commence to accrue on the
date hereof and shall cease to accrue on the date on which the Revolving
Commitments of such Lender shall expire or be terminated as provided herein and
there is not any remaining Revolving Exposure for such Lender.
(b) The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to the
Administrative Agent in dollars, for its own account, the administrative fees
set forth in the Fee Letter at the times and in the amounts specified therein
(the "Administrative Agent Fees").
(c)The Company agrees to pay (i) to each Lender, through the
Administrative Agent on the last day of March, June, September and December of
each year and on the date on which the Revolving Commitment of such Lender shall
be terminated as provided herein, a fee (an "L/C Participation Fee") calculated
on such Lender's Pro Rata Percentage of the average daily aggregate L/C Exposure
(excluding the portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed L/C Disbursements)
during the preceding quarter (or shorter period commencing with the date hereof
or ending with the Revolving Maturity Date or the date on which all Letters of
Credit have been canceled or have expired and the Revolving Commitments of all
Lenders shall have been terminated) at a rate equal to the Applicable Percentage
from time to time used to determine the interest rate on Revolving Borrowings
comprised of Eurocurrency Loans pursuant to Section 2.6, and (ii) to each
Issuing Bank with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by it on the last day
of March, June, September and December in each year and on each date on which
any Revolving Commitment shall expire or be terminated as set forth herein a
fronting fee equal to 0.25% per annum on the amount of Letters of Credit
outstanding during the preceding quarter or portion thereof (or other period
commencing on the date hereof or ending with the Revolving Maturity Date or the
date on which the Revolving Commitments shall expire or be terminated) (the
"Issuing Bank Fees"). All L/C Participation Fees and Issuing Bank Fees shall be
computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days
and shall be payable in dollars.
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(d) All Fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available
funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution, if and as appropriate,
among the Lenders, except that the Issuing Bank Fees shall be paid directly to
the applicable Issuing Bank. Once paid, none of the Fees shall be refundable
under any circumstances.
SECTION 2.6. Interest on Loans.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.7, the Loans comprising each
ABR Borrowing, including each Swingline Dollar Loan, shall bear interest
(computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365
or 366 days, as the case may be, when the Alternate Base Rate is determined by
reference to the Prime Rate and over a year of 360 days at all other times) at a
rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the Alternate Base Rate and (ii) the
Applicable Percentage for ABR Loans in effect from time to time.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.7, each Foreign Base Rate
Loan shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days
elapsed over a year of 360 days or, in the case of Foreign Base Rate Loans
denominated in Pounds, 365 days) at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the
rate set forth in the definition of the term "Foreign Base Rate Loans" and (ii)
the Applicable Percentage for ABR Loans in effect from time to time.
(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.7, the Loans (including each
Alternative Currency Swingline Loan) comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing
shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed
over a year of 360 days or, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans denominated in
Pounds, 365 days) at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the LIBO Rate for
the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing and (ii) the Applicable
Percentage for such Loans in effect from time to time.
(d) Interest on each Loan shall be payable (i) on the Interest Payment
Dates applicable to such Loan except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and
(ii) in the currency in which such Loan is denominated. The applicable Alternate
Base Rate or LIBO Rate for each Interest Period or day within an Interest
Period, as the case may be, shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and
such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.7. Default Interest. If any Borrower shall default in the
payment of the principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount becoming
due hereunder, by acceleration or otherwise, or under any other Loan Document,
each Borrower shall on demand from time to time pay interest, to the extent
permitted by law, on such defaulted amount to but excluding the date of actual
payment (after as well as before judgment) (a) in the case of the Loans then
outstanding to such Borrower, the rate that would otherwise be applicable
thereto pursuant to Section 2.6 plus 2%, (b) in the case of reimbursement
obligations with respect to L/C Disbursements, the rate applicable to ABR Loans
plus 2% and (c) in the case of any interest payable on any Loan or reimbursement
obligation with respect to any L/C Disbursement or any Commitment Fee or other
amount payable hereunder, at a rate per annum equal to the rate applicable to
ABR Loans (or, in the case of interest, fees or amounts owing on account of
obligations denominated in Alternative Currencies, Foreign Base Rate Loans),
plus 2%.
SECTION 2.8. Alternate Rate of Interest. In the event, and on each
occasion, that on the day two Business Days prior to the commencement of any
Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing the Administrative Agent shall have
determined that (a) deposits in the principal amounts of the Loans
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comprising such Borrowing are not generally available in the relevant market, or
(b) the rates at which such deposits are being offered will not adequately and
fairly reflect the cost to any Lender of making or maintaining its Eurocurrency
Loan during such Interest Period, or (c) reasonable means do not exist for
ascertaining the LIBO Rate, the Administrative Agent shall, as soon as
practicable thereafter, give written or telecopy notice explaining such
determination to the Company and the Lenders. In the event of any such
determination, until the Administrative Agent shall have advised the Company and
the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist,
any request by any Borrower for a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in dollars
pursuant to Section 2.3 or 2.10 shall be deemed to be a request for an ABR
Borrowing and any request by such Borrower for a Eurocurrency Borrowing
denominated in any Alternative Currency pursuant to Section 2.22 shall be deemed
to be a request for a Foreign Base Rate Loan. Each determination by the
Administrative Agent hereunder shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.9. Termination and Reduction of Commitments.
(a) The Revolving Commitments, the Swingline Commitments and the L/C
Commitment shall automatically terminate on the Revolving Maturity Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, all the Commitments shall automatically terminate
at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 31, 1999, if the conditions set
forth in Section 4.2 shall not have been satisfied by such time.
(b) Upon at least three Business Days' prior irrevocable written or
telecopy notice to the Administrative Agent, the Company may at any time in
whole permanently terminate, or from time to time in part permanently reduce,
the Revolving Commitments; provided, however, that (i) each partial reduction of
either of the Revolving Commitments shall be in an integral multiple of
$1,000,000 and in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and (ii) the Revolving
Commitments shall not be reduced to an amount that is less than the aggregate of
the Revolving Exposure of all Lenders.
(c) Each reduction in the Revolving Commitments hereunder shall be made
ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective applicable
Commitments. The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders, on the date of
each termination or reduction, the Commitment Fees on the amount of any
Revolving Commitments so terminated or reduced accrued to but excluding the date
of such termination or reduction.
(d) Upon at least three Business Days' prior irrevocable written or
telecopy notice to the Administrative Agent, the Company may at any time reduce
the Alternative Currency Commitment, the Subsidiary Commitment, the Swingline
Dollar Commitment and/or the L/C Commitment; provided, however, that each
partial reduction of any thereof shall be in an integral multiple of $1,000,000
and in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and neither the Alternative Currency
Commitment nor the Swingline Dollar Commitment nor the L/C Commitment nor the
Subsidiary Commitment shall be reduced to an amount that is then less than the
Alternative Currency Credit Exposure, the Swingline Exposure (to the extent
relating to Swingline Dollar Loans), the L/C Exposure, or the Revolving Exposure
to Borrower Subsidiaries, as the case may be, of all Lenders or the Swingline
Lender in the case of Swingline Exposure.
SECTION 2.10. Conversion and Continuation of Borrowings. The applicable
Borrower (or the Company on behalf of such Borrower) shall have the right at any
time upon prior irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent (a) not later
than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, one Business Day prior to
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conversion, to convert any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in dollars into an
ABR Borrowing, (b) not later than 12:00 (noon), New York City time, three
Business Days prior to conversion or continuation, to convert any ABR Borrowing
(other than Borrowings consisting of Swingline Loans) into a Eurocurrency
Borrowing denominated in dollars or to continue any Eurocurrency Borrowing as a
Eurocurrency Borrowing in the same currency for an additional Interest Period,
and (c) not later than 12:00 (noon), New York City time, three Business Days
prior to conversion, to convert the Interest Period with respect to any
Eurocurrency Borrowing to another permissible Interest Period, subject in each
case to the following:
(i) each conversion or continuation shall be made pro rata among
the applicable Lenders in accordance with the respective principal
amounts of the Loans comprising the converted or continued Borrowing;
(ii) if less than all the outstanding principal amount of any
Borrowing shall be converted or continued, then each resulting Borrowing
shall satisfy the limitation specified in Sections 2.2(a) and 2.2(b)
regarding the principal amount and maximum number of Borrowings of the
relevant Type;
(iii) each conversion shall be effected by each Lender and the
Administrative Agent by recording for the account of such Lender the new
Loan of such Lender resulting from such conversion and reducing the Loan
(or portion thereof) of such Lender being converted by an equivalent
principal amount; accrued interest on any Eurocurrency Loan (or portion
thereof) being converted shall be paid by the applicable Borrower at the
time of conversion;
(iv) if any Eurocurrency Borrowing is converted at a time other
than the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the applicable
Borrower shall pay, upon demand, any amounts due to the Lenders pursuant
to Section 2.16;
(v) no Interest Period may be selected for any Eurocurrency
Borrowing that would end later than the Revolving Maturity Date; and
(vi) upon notice to the Company from the Administrative Agent
given at the request of the Required Lenders, after the occurrence and
during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default, (A) no
outstanding Dollar Borrowing may be converted into, or continued as, a
Eurocurrency Borrowing after the end of any Interest Period in effect
for such Eurocurrency Borrowing at the time such notice is given, (B)
unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in dollars shall
be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period
applicable thereto and (C) no Interest Period in excess of one month may
be selected for any Alternative Currency Borrowing.
Each notice pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall be irrevocable and shall
refer to this Agreement and specify (i) the identity and amount of the Borrowing
that the applicable Borrower requests be converted or continued, (ii) whether
such Borrowing is to be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing or
an ABR Borrowing, (iii) if such notice requests a conversion, the date of such
conversion (which shall be a Business Day) and (iv) if such Borrowing is to be
converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period with
respect thereto. If no Interest Period is specified in any such notice with
respect to any conversion to or continuation as a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the
applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one
month's duration. The
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Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of any notice given pursuant to
this Section 2.10 and of each Lender's portion of any converted or continued
Borrowing. If the applicable Borrower shall not have given notice in accordance
with this Section 2.10 to continue any Borrowing into a subsequent Interest
Period (and shall not otherwise have given notice in accordance with this
Section 2.10 to convert such Borrowing), such Borrowing shall, at the end of the
Interest Period applicable thereto (unless repaid pursuant to the terms hereof),
(i) in the case of a Dollar Borrowing, automatically be continued into a new
Interest Period as an ABR Borrowing and (ii) in the case of an Alternative
Currency Borrowing, automatically be continued as an Alternative Currency
Borrowing into a new Interest Period of one month. Notwithstanding any contrary
provisions herein, the currency of an outstanding Borrowing may not be changed
in connection with any conversion or continuation of such Borrowing. If the
Swingline Lender is different than the Administrative Agent, the Swingline
Lender shall be given notice by the Company concurrent with each notice given by
the Company to the Administrative Agent under this Section 2.10 to the extent
such notice relates to any Swingline Loan.
SECTION 2.11. Repayment of Loans. To the extent not previously paid, all
Revolving Loans shall be due and payable on the Revolving Maturity Date,
together with accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be paid to
but excluding the date of payment.
SECTION 2.12. Prepayment.
(a) The Company and the applicable Borrower shall have the right at any
time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in part, upon
prior written or telecopy notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by
written or telecopy notice) to the Administrative Agent (i) in the case of a
prepayment of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, given before 12:00 (noon), New York City
time, three Business Days before such prepayment and (ii) in the case of a
prepayment of ABR Loans or Foreign Base Rate Loans, given before 1:00 p.m. New
York City time, one Business Day before such prepayment; provided, however, that
each partial prepayment shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of
$1,000,000 (or the Alternative Currency Equivalent thereof) and not less than
$5,000,000 (or the Alternative Currency Equivalent thereof).
(b) Each notice of prepayment shall specify the prepayment date and the
principal amount of each Borrowing (or portion thereof) to be prepaid, shall be
irrevocable and shall commit the applicable Borrower to prepay such Borrowing by
the amount stated therein on the date stated therein. All prepayments under this
Section 2.12 shall be subject to Section 2.16 but otherwise without premium or
penalty. All prepayments under this Section 2.12 shall be accompanied by accrued
interest on the principal amount being prepaid to the date of payment. If the
Swingline Lender is different than the Administrative Agent, the Swingline
Lender shall be given notice by the Company concurrent with each notice given by
the Company to the Administrative Agent under this Section 2.12 to the extent
such notice relates to any Swingline Loan.
SECTION 2.13. Mandatory Prepayments.
(a) In the event of any termination of all the Revolving Commitments,
each Borrower shall repay or prepay all its outstanding Revolving Loans and all
outstanding Swingline Loans on the date of such termination. In the event of any
partial reduction of the Revolving Commitments, then at or prior to the
effective date of such reduction, the Administrative Agent shall notify the
Company and the Lenders of the Aggregate Revolving Exposure after giving effect
thereto. If at any time, as a result of such a
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partial reduction or termination, as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates
or otherwise, the Aggregate Revolving Exposure would exceed the Total Revolving
Commitment, the Swingline Exposure would exceed the Swingline Commitments or the
Alternative Currency Credit Exposure would exceed the Alternative Currency
Commitment, then the Borrowers shall (i) on the date of such reduction or
termination of the Revolving Commitments or (ii) within three Business Days
following notice from the Administrative Agent of any such fluctuation in
exchange rate or otherwise, repay or prepay (or cause the Borrower Subsidiaries
to repay or prepay) Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans (or a combination
thereof) in an amount sufficient to eliminate such excess(es).
(b) Not later than the third Business Day following the receipt of Net
Cash Proceeds in respect of any Asset Sale in any fiscal year in which the Net
Cash Proceeds, when added to the Net Cash Proceeds of all prior Asset Sales
which have occurred during such fiscal year, exceeds 10% of the Company's Net
Worth as of the Company's immediately preceding fiscal year end (to the extent
the requirements of Section 6.5(b)(v) have been waived or modified to permit
such Asset Sale), the Total Revolving Commitment shall be reduced on a dollar
for dollar basis by the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds.
(c) Not later than the third Business Day following the receipt of Net
Cash Proceeds in respect of any Restricted Indebtedness, which, when added to
the Net Cash Proceeds of all prior Restricted Indebtedness incurred, created or
assumed since the Closing Date exceed $100,000,000 in the aggregate, the Total
Revolving Commitment shall be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis by the amount
of such Net Cash Proceeds from Restricted Indebtedness in the aggregate in
excess of $100,000,000.
(d) In the event that there shall occur any Casualty or Condemnation,
unless the Company shall have (1) given the Administrative Agent written notice
(within 30 days after the occurrence of such Casualty or Condemnation) of the
Company's intention to rebuild, replace, repair or restore any property affected
by such Casualty or Condemnation, and (2) submitted, as soon as reasonably
available, plans and specifications for such rebuilding, replacement, repair or
restoration, together with an estimate of the cost thereof and a proposed
schedule for completion thereof, and (3) pursued such rebuilding, replacement,
repair or restoration in a commercially reasonable manner, the Total Revolving
Commitment shall be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis for any Net Cash
Proceeds received by or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries as a result
of such Casualty or Condemnation, if, at any time, the Company does not intend
to satisfy the conditions set forth in clauses (1), (2) or (3) or if the Company
fails to satisfy any of the conditions set forth in clauses (1), (2) or (3)
hereof and such failure continues unremedied for a period of three (3) days
after delivery of written notice by the Administrative Agent to the Company of
such failure.
(e) The Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent at the time of
each prepayment required under this Section 2.13, (i) a certificate signed by a
Financial Officer of the Company setting forth in reasonable detail the
calculation of the amount of such prepayment and (ii) to the extent practicable,
at least three Business Days' prior written notice of such prepayment. Each
notice of prepayment shall specify the prepayment date, the Type of each Loan
being prepaid and the principal amount of each Loan (or portion thereof) to be
prepaid. All prepayments of Borrowings under this Section 2.13 shall be subject
to Section 2.16, but shall otherwise be without premium or penalty. All
prepayments under this Section 2.13 shall be accompanied by accrued interest on
the principal amount being prepaid, with respect to ABR Loans, to the date of
payment and, with respect to Eurocurrency Loans, to the end of the applicable
Interest Period.
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(f) To the extent possible, amounts to be applied pursuant to this
Section 2.13 to the prepayment of Loans shall be applied, as applicable, first
to prepay outstanding ABR Loans. Any amounts remaining after each such possible
application shall, at the option of the Company be applied to prepay
Eurocurrency Loans immediately and/or shall be deposited in the Prepayment
Account (as defined below). The Administrative Agent shall apply any cash
deposited in the Prepayment Account allocable to Revolving Loans to prepay
Eurocurrency Loans, in each case on the last day of their respective Interest
Periods (or, at the direction of the Company, on any earlier date) until all
outstanding Revolving Loans have been prepaid or until the allocable cash on
deposit with respect to such Loans has been exhausted. For purposes of this
Agreement, the term "Prepayment Account" shall mean an account established by
the Company with the Administrative Agent and over which the Administrative
Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right
of withdrawal for application in accordance with this paragraph (f). The
Administrative Agent will, at the request of the Company, invest amounts on
deposit in the Prepayment Account in Permitted Investments that mature prior to
the last day of the applicable Interest Periods of the Eurocurrency Borrowings
to be prepaid; provided, however, that (i) the Administrative Agent shall not be
required to make any investment that in its sole judgment, would require or
cause the Administrative Agent to be in, or would result in any, violation of
any law, statute, rule or regulation and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall
have no obligation to invest amounts on deposit in the Prepayment Account if a
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Each Borrower
shall indemnify the Administrative Agent for any losses relating to the
investments so that the amount available to prepay Eurocurrency Borrowings on
the last day of the applicable Interest Period is not less than the amount that
would have been available had no investments been made pursuant thereto. Other
than any interest earned on such investments (which shall be for the account of
the Borrowers as their interests may appear, to the extent not necessary for the
prepayment of Eurocurrency Loans in accordance with this Section 2.13), the
Prepayment Account shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such
investments shall be deposited in the Prepayment Account and reinvested and
disbursed as specified above; provided, however, at the end of any Interest
Period, unless a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
after the satisfaction of all required payments the Administrative Agent shall
pay to the Company all interest or profits on such investments to the extent in
excess of the then required principal and interest payments. If the maturity of
the Loan has been accelerated pursuant to Article VII, the Administrative Agent
may, in its sole discretion, apply all amounts on deposit in the Prepayment
Account to satisfy any of the Obligations. The Company hereby grants to the
Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Issuing Banks, the
Swingline Lender and the Lenders, a security interest in its Prepayment Account
to secure the Obligations.
SECTION 2.14. Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if after the
date of this Agreement any change in applicable law or regulation or in the
interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged
with the interpretation or administration thereof (whether or not having the
force of law) shall change the basis of taxation of payments to any Lender or
any Issuing Bank of the principal of or interest on any Eurocurrency Loan made
by such Lender or any Fees or other amounts payable hereunder (other than
changes in respect of franchise taxes and income taxes imposed on the overall
net income of such Lender or such Issuing Bank, in each case (i) by the
jurisdiction under the law of which such Lender or such Issuing Bank has its
principal office or by any political subdivision or taxing authority therein or
(ii) by any other jurisdiction as a result of any present or former connection
between such Lender or such Issuing Bank and the jurisdiction imposing such tax
(other than any such
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connection arising solely from such Lender or Issuing Bank having executed,
delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment hereunder or under
any other Loan Document)), or shall impose, modify or deem applicable any
reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with
or for the account of or credit extended by any Lender or any Issuing Bank
(except any such reserve requirement which is reflected in the Adjusted LIBO
Rate pursuant to Section 2.14(c) below) or shall impose on such Lender or such
Issuing Bank or the London interbank market (or other relevant interbank market)
any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency 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 Issuing
Bank of making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan or increase the cost to any
Lender of issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or purchasing or
maintaining a participation therein or to reduce the amount of any sum received
or receivable by such Lender or such Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of
principal, interest or otherwise) by an amount deemed by such Lender or such
Issuing Bank to be material, then the Borrowers jointly and severally agree to
pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, upon demand such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing
Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction
suffered.
(b) If any Lender or any Issuing Bank shall have determined that the
adoption after the date hereof of any law, rule, regulation, agreement or
guideline regarding capital adequacy, or any change after the date hereof in any
such law, rule, regulation, agreement or guideline (whether such law, rule,
regulation, agreement or guideline has been adopted) or in the interpretation or
administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Lender (or any
lending office of such Lender) or any Issuing Bank or any Lender's or any
Issuing Bank's holding company with any request or directive regarding capital
adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority
has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender's or
such Issuing Bank's capital or on the capital of such Lender's or such Issuing
Bank's holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans
made or participations in Letters of Credit purchased by such Lender pursuant
hereto or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank pursuant hereto to a
level below that which such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender's or such
Issuing Bank's holding company could have achieved but for such applicability,
adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender's or such
Issuing Bank's policies and the policies of such Lender's or such Issuing Bank's
holding company with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such
Lender or such Issuing Bank to be material, then from time to time the Borrowers
jointly and severally agree to pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the
case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or
such Issuing Bank or such Lender's or such Issuing Bank's holding company for
any such reduction suffered.
(c) If any Governmental Authority shall require reserves to be
maintained in connection with any Eurocurrency Loan of any Lender, regardless of
whether such Eurocurrency Loan is then outstanding, such Lender may require the
applicable Borrower to pay (and the applicable Borrower agrees to pay)
additional interest on such Eurocurrency Loan at a rate per annum equal to the
difference between the Adjusted LIBO Rate and the LIBO Rate for each Interest
Period applicable to such Eurocurrency Loan for which such reserve requirement
shall apply. Any Lender wishing to require such payment with respect to any
Eurocurrency Loan shall give notice thereof at least three Business Days prior
to the last day of such Eurocurrency Loan's Interest Period if such Eurocurrency
Loan is then outstanding or at least one Business Day prior to the commencement
of such Interest Period if such Eurocurrency Loan is not then outstanding. On
the last day of each Interest Period relating to each such
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Eurocurrency Loan of such Lender or within five (5) Business Days of notice from
the Lender of the imposition by such Governmental Authority of such
requirements, the applicable Borrower shall pay directly to such Lender such
additional interest. Once given, each such notice by a Lender shall be deemed
automatically to continue in effect and apply to all of such Lender's
Eurocurrency Loans until such Lender revokes such notice. At such time, if any,
as such Lender shall not be so required to maintain reserves, such Lender agrees
so to notify the Company.
(d) A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing Bank setting forth the
amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or
its holding company, as applicable, as specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c)
above shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest
error. Borrowers (in the case of paragraphs (a) and (b)) or the applicable
Borrower (in the case of paragraph (c)) shall pay such Lender or such Issuing
Bank the amount shown as due on any such certificate delivered by it within 10
days after its receipt of the same.
(e) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any Issuing Bank to
demand compensation for any increased costs or reduction in amounts received or
receivable or reduction in return on capital shall not constitute a waiver of
such Lender's or such Issuing Bank's right to demand such compensation. The
protection of this Section 2.14 shall be available to each Lender and each
Issuing Bank regardless of any possible contention of the invalidity or
inapplicability of the law, rule, regulation, agreement, guideline or other
change or condition that shall have occurred or been imposed.
SECTION 2.15. Change in Legality.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if, after the
date hereof, any change in any law or regulation or in the interpretation
thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the administration or
interpretation thereof shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain
any Eurocurrency Loan or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated
hereby with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, then, by written notice to the
Company and to the Administrative Agent:
(i) such Lender may declare that Eurocurrency Loans will not
thereafter (for the duration of such unlawfulness) be made by such
Lender hereunder (or be continued for additional Interest Periods and
ABR Loans and Foreign Base Rate Loans will not thereafter (for such
duration) be converted into Eurocurrency Loans), whereupon any request
for a Eurocurrency Borrowing (or to convert an ABR Borrowing or a
Foreign Base Rate Loan to a Eurocurrency Borrowing or to continue a
Eurocurrency Borrowing for an additional Interest Period) shall, as to
such Lender only, be deemed a request for an ABR Loan (in the case of
Dollar Loans) or Foreign Base Rate Loans (in the case of Alternative
Currency Swingline Loans) (or a request to continue an ABR Loan or a
Foreign Base Rate Loan as such for an additional Interest Period or to
convert a Eurocurrency Loan into an ABR Loan or a Foreign Base Rate
Loan, as the case may be), unless such declaration shall be subsequently
withdrawn; and
(ii) such Lender may require that all outstanding Eurocurrency
Loans made by it be converted to ABR Loans (in the case of Dollar Loans)
or Foreign Base Rate Loans (in the case of Alternative Currency
Swingline Loans) in which event all such Eurocurrency Loans shall be
automatically converted to such ABR Loans or Foreign Base Rate Loans as
of the effective date of such notice as provided in paragraph (b) below.
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In the event any Lender shall exercise its rights under (i) or (ii) above, all
payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise have been applied to
repay the Eurocurrency Loans that would have been made by such Lender or the
converted Eurocurrency Loans of such Lender shall instead be applied to repay
the ABR Loans made by such Lender in lieu of, or resulting from the conversion
of, such Eurocurrency Loans.
(b) For purposes of this Section 2.15, a notice to the Company by any
Lender shall be effective as to each Eurocurrency Loan made by such Lender, if
lawful, on the last day of the Interest Period currently applicable to any such
Eurocurrency Loan; in all other cases such notice shall be effective on the date
of receipt by the Company.
SECTION 2.16. Indemnity. The Company and each other Borrower jointly and
severally agree to indemnify each Lender against any loss or expense, including
any break funding cost or any loss sustained in converting between any
Alternative Currency and dollars, as the case may be, that such Lender may
sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) any event, other than a default by such
Lender in the performance of its obligations hereunder, which results in (i)
such Lender receiving or being deemed to receive any amount on account of the
principal of any Eurocurrency Loan prior to the end of the Interest Period in
effect therefor, (ii) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan to an ABR Loan or
Foreign Base Rate Loan, or the conversion of the Interest Period with respect to
any Eurocurrency Loan, in each case other than on the last day of the Interest
Period in effect therefor, or (iii) any Eurocurrency Loan to be made by such
Lender (including any Eurocurrency Loan to be made pursuant to a conversion or
continuation under Section 2.10) not being made after notice of such Loan shall
have been given by the applicable Borrower (or the Company) hereunder (any of
the events referred to in this clause (a) being called a "Breakage Event") or
(b) any default in the making of any payment or prepayment required to be made
hereunder. In the case of any Breakage Event such loss shall include an amount
equal to the excess, as reasonably determined by such Lender, of (i) its cost of
obtaining funds for the Eurocurrency Loan that is the subject of such Breakage
Event for the period from the date of such Breakage Event to the last day of the
Interest Period in effect (or that would have been in effect) for such Loan over
(ii) the amount of interest likely to be realized by such Lender in redeploying
the funds released or not utilized by reason of such Breakage Event for such
period. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts which
such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.16, together with
a reasonably detailed calculation thereof, shall be delivered to the Company and
shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.17. Pro Rata Treatment. Except as provided below in this
Section 2.17 with respect to Swingline Loans and as required under Section 2.15,
each Borrowing, each payment or prepayment of principal of any Borrowing, each
payment of interest on the Loans, each payment of the Commitment Fees, each
reduction of the Revolving Commitments and each conversion of any Borrowing to
or continuation of any Borrowing as a Borrowing of any Type shall be allocated
pro rata among the Lenders in accordance with their respective applicable
Commitments (or, if such Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, in
accordance with the respective principal amounts of their outstanding Loans).
For purposes of determining the available Revolving Commitments of the Lenders
at any time, each outstanding Swingline Loan shall be deemed to have utilized
the Revolving Commitments of the Lenders (including those Lenders which shall
not have made Swingline Loans) in accordance with each Lender's Pro Rata
Percentage. Each Lender agrees that in computing such Lender's portion of any
Borrowing to be made hereunder, the Administrative Agent may, in its
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discretion, round each Lender's percentage of such Borrowing to the next higher
or lower whole dollar or applicable Alternative Currency amount.
SECTION 2.18. Sharing of Setoffs. Each Lender agrees that if it shall,
through the exercise of a right of banker's lien, setoff or counterclaim against
any Borrower or any other Loan Party, or pursuant to a secured claim under
Section 506 of Title 11 of the United States Code or other security or interest
arising from, or in lieu of, such secured claim, received by such Lender under
any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law or otherwise, or by
any other means, obtain payment (voluntary or involuntary) in respect of any
Loan (whether a Revolving Loan or a Swingline Loan) or L/C Disbursement as a
result of which the unpaid principal portion of its Revolving Loans and
participation in L/C Disbursements shall be proportionately less than the unpaid
principal portion of the Loans and participation in L/C Disbursements of any
other Lender, it shall be deemed simultaneously to have purchased from such
other Lender at face value, and shall promptly pay to such other Lender the
purchase price for, a participation in the Loans and L/C Exposure, as the case
may be of such other Lender, so that the aggregate unpaid principal amount of
the Loans and L/C Exposure and participation in Loans and L/C Exposure held by
each Lender shall be in the same proportion to the aggregate unpaid principal
amount of all Loans and L/C Exposure then outstanding as the principal amount of
its Loans and L/C Exposure prior to such exercise of banker's lien, setoff or
counterclaim or other event was to the principal amount of all Loans and L/C
Exposure outstanding prior to such exercise of banker's lien, setoff or
counterclaim or other event; provided, however, that if any such purchase or
purchases or adjustments shall be made pursuant to this Section 2.18 and the
payment giving rise thereto shall thereafter be recovered, such purchase or
purchases or adjustments shall be rescinded to the extent of such recovery and
the purchase price or prices or adjustment restored without interest. The
Borrower expressly consents to the foregoing arrangements and agrees that any
Lender holding a participation in a Loan or L/C Disbursement deemed to have been
so purchased may exercise any and all rights of banker's lien, setoff or
counterclaim with respect to any and all moneys owing by any Borrower to such
Lender by reason thereof as fully as if such Lender had made a Loan directly to
such Borrower in the amount of such participation.
SECTION 2.19. Payments.
(a) Each Borrower shall make each payment (including principal of or
interest on any Borrowing or any L/C Disbursement or any Fees or other amounts)
hereunder and under any other Loan Document from a Payment Location in the
United States or the jurisdiction of any Alternative Currency prior to (i) 1:00
p.m., New York City time on the date when due, in the case of any amount payable
in dollars, and (ii) 12:00 (noon), local time of such other jurisdiction, on the
date when due, in the case of any amount payable in any Alternative Currency, in
each case, in immediately available funds, without setoff, defense or
counterclaim. Each such payment (other than (i) Issuing Bank Fees, which shall
be paid directly to applicable Issuing Bank and (ii) principal of and interest
on Swingline Loans, which shall be paid directly to the Swingline Lender except
as otherwise provided in Section 2.22(e)) shall be made to such account as shall
from time to time be specified in writing delivered to the Company by the
Administrative Agent. All Dollar Loans hereunder shall be denominated and made,
and all payments of principal and interest, Fees or otherwise hereunder or under
any other Loan Document in respect thereof shall be made, in dollars, except as
otherwise expressly provided herein. All Alternative Currency Swingline Loans
hereunder shall be denominated and made, and all payments of principal and
interest, Fees or otherwise hereunder or under any other Loan Document in
respect thereof shall be made, in the relevant Alternative Currency, except as
otherwise expressly provided herein. Unless otherwise agreed
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by the Borrowers and each Lender to receive any such payment, all other amounts
due hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be payable in dollars.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in the definition of Interest Period,
whenever any payment (including principal of or interest on any Borrowing or any
Fees or other amounts) hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall become
due, or otherwise would occur, on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment
may be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time
shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or Fees, if
applicable.
SECTION 2.20. Taxes.
(a) Any and all payments by or on behalf of any Borrower or any Loan
Party hereunder and under any other Loan Document shall be made, in accordance
with Section 2.19, free and clear of and without deduction for any and all
current or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings
imposed by any Governmental Authority in the United States, the jurisdiction of
any Alternative Currency or the jurisdiction of any Payment Location, and all
liabilities with respect thereto, excluding franchise and capital taxes and
income taxes imposed on the net income of the Administrative Agent, any Lender
or an Issuing Bank (or any transferee or assignee thereof, including a
participation holder (any such entity a "Transferee")), in each case (i) by the
jurisdiction under the laws of which the Administrative Agent, such Lender or
such Issuing Bank (or Transferee) is organized or any political subdivision
thereof or (ii) by any other jurisdiction as a result of any present or former
connection between the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank
(or Transferee) and the jurisdiction imposing such tax (other than any such
connection arising solely from the Administrative Agent, such Lender or Issuing
Bank (or Transferee) having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or
received a payment hereunder or under any other Loan Document) (all such
nonexcluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and
liabilities, collectively or individually, being called "Taxes"). If any
Borrower or any Loan Party shall be required to deduct any Taxes from or in
respect of any sum payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or an Issuing Bank (or any Transferee), (i) the
sum payable shall be increased by the amount (an "additional amount") necessary
so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to
additional sums payable under this Section 2.20) the Administrative Agent, such
Lender or such Issuing Bank (or Transferee), as the case may be, shall receive
an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been
made, (ii) such Borrower or such Loan Party shall make such deductions and (iii)
such Borrower or such Loan Party shall pay the full amount deducted to the
relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(b) In addition, each Borrower agrees to pay to the relevant
Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law any current or future
stamp, documentary, excise, transfer, sales, property or similar taxes, charges
or levies (including, without limitation, mortgage recording taxes and similar
fees) that arise from any payment made by such Borrower hereunder or under any
other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, enforcement or registration
of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document
imposed by any Governmental Authority in the United States, the jurisdiction of
any Alternative Currency or the jurisdiction of any Payment Location ("Other
Taxes").
(c) The Borrowers will jointly and severally indemnify the
Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank (or Transferee) for the
full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes paid by the
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Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank (or Transferee), as the
case may be, and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses
(including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses)) arising therefrom or with
respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or
legally asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the
amount of such payment or liability prepared by the Administrative Agent, a
Lender or an Issuing Bank (or Transferee), or the Administrative Agent on its
behalf, absent manifest error, shall be final, conclusive and binding for all
purposes. Such indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or an Issuing Bank (or Transferee), as the case
may be, makes written demand therefor.
(d) As soon as practicable after the date of any payment of Taxes or
Other Taxes by any Borrower or any other Loan Party to the relevant Governmental
Authority, such Borrower or such other Loan Party will deliver to the
Administrative Agent, at its address referred to in Section 9.1, the original or
a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing
payment thereof.
(e) Each Lender (or Transferee) that is organized under the laws of a
jurisdiction other than the United States, any State thereof or the District of
Columbia (a "Non-U.S. Lender") that is entitled to an exemption from or
reduction of, withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the
applicable Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a
party, with respect to payments by such Borrower under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents shall deliver to such Borrower (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, but no
later than five Business Days before the date of the initial payment to be made
by such Borrower hereunder to such Lender (or Transferee), (i) two properly
completed and executed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form
1001 or 4224, or successor applicable form, as the case may be, certifying that
it is entitled to receive payments hereunder without deduction or withholding,
or at a reduced rate of withholding of, any United States federal income taxes;
(ii) a properly completed and executed copy of United States Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8 or W-9, or successor applicable form, as the case may be,
certifying that it is entitled to an exemption from United States backup
withholding tax; (iii) two further properly completed and executed copies of any
such form or certificate at least five Business Days before the date any such
form or certification expires or becomes obsolete or invalid and after the
occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form or
certification previously delivered by it; (iv) any amendments to such forms or
certificates as and when required and (v) such other properly completed and
executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by
such Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without deduction or
withholding or at a reduced rate; provided that such Non-U.S. Lender has
received written notice from such Borrower advising it of the availability of
such exemption or reduction and containing all applicable documentation. In
addition, each Non-U.S. Lender shall deliver such documentation promptly upon
the obsolescence or invalidity of any documentation previously delivered by such
Non-U.S. Lender. Each Lender (or Transferee) that is organized under the laws of
the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia shall provide
two properly completed and executed copies of Form W-9 or successor applicable
form, at the times specified for delivery of forms under the preceding sentence.
Each Lender (or Transferee) that is not organized under the laws of the
jurisdiction of any Payment Location (other than a Payment Location in the
United States) shall, upon request by such Borrower, within a reasonable period
of time after such request, deliver to such Borrower or the applicable
Governmental Authority, as the case may be, any form or certificate required in
order that any payment by such Payment Location to such Lender (or Transferee)
may be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on
account of any Taxes or Other Taxes (or to allow any such deduction or
withholding to be at a reduced rate) imposed on such payment under the laws of
the jurisdiction of
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such Payment Location. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section
2.20(e), no Lender or Transferee shall be required to deliver any documentation
pursuant to this Section 2.20(e) that such Lender or Transferee is not legally
able to deliver.
(f) No Borrower shall be required to indemnify any Lender or to pay any
additional amounts to any Lender, in respect of United States federal
withholding tax pursuant to paragraph (a) or (c) above to the extent that (i)
the obligation to withhold amounts with respect to United States federal
withholding tax existed and would apply to payments made to such Lender on the
date such Lender became a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a
Transferee that is a participation holder, on the date such participation holder
became a Transferee hereunder) or, with respect to payments to a New Lending
Office, the date such Lender designated such New Lending Office with respect to
a Loan; provided, however, that this paragraph (f) shall not apply (x) to any
Transferee or New Lending Office that becomes a Transferee or New Lending Office
as a result of an assignment, participation, transfer or designation made at the
request of such Borrower and (y) to the extent the indemnity payment or
additional amounts any Transferee, or any Lender (or Transferee) acting through
a New Lending Office, would be entitled to receive (without regard to this
paragraph (f)) do not exceed the indemnity payment or additional amounts that
the person making the assignment, participation or transfer to such Transferee,
or Lender (or Transferee) making the designation of such New Lending Office,
would have been entitled to receive in the absence of such assignment,
participation, transfer or designation or (ii) the obligation to pay such
additional amounts would not have arisen but for a failure by such Lender (or
Transferee) to comply with the provisions of paragraph (e) above.
(g) Nothing contained in this Section 2.20 shall require any Lender or
an Issuing Bank (or any Transferee) or the Administrative Agent to make
available any of its tax returns (or any other information that it deems to be
confidential or proprietary). In the event that any Lender (or Transferee)
determines that any event or circumstance that will lead to a claim by it under
this Section 2.20 has occurred or will occur, such Lender (or Transferee) will
use its best efforts to so notify the applicable Borrower in writing, provided
that any failure to provide such notice shall in no way impair the rights of any
Lender (or Transferee) to demand and receive payment under this Section 2.20.
SECTION 2.21. Assignment of Commitments under Certain Circumstances;
Duty to Mitigate.
(a) In the event (i) any Lender or an Issuing Bank delivers a
certificate requesting compensation pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.21(b), (ii)
any Lender or an Issuing Bank delivers a notice described in Section 2.15, (iii)
the applicable Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender
or an Issuing Bank or any Governmental Authority on account of any Lender or an
Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.20 or (iv) any Lender fails to make any Loan
or any Issuing Bank fails to issue a Letter of Credit in accordance with the
terms hereof, the Company may, at its sole expense and effort (including with
respect to the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 9.4(b)),
upon notice to such Lender or such Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent,
require such Lender or such Issuing Bank to transfer and assign, without
recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in
Section 9.4), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement
to an assignee that shall assume such assigned obligations (which assignee may
be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (x) such
assignment shall not conflict with any law, rule or regulation or order of any
court or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction, (y) the Company shall
have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and, if a
Revolving Commitment is being assigned, of the Issuing Banks and the Swingline
Lender), which consent shall not unreasonably be
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withheld, and (z) the applicable Borrower or such assignee shall have paid to
the affected Lender or Issuing Bank in immediately available funds (and in the
currency or currencies in which payment would be required if all amounts were to
be paid by the applicable Borrower) an amount equal to the sum of the principal
of and interest accrued to the date of such payment on the outstanding Loans or
L/C Disbursements of such Lender or such Issuing Bank, respectively, plus all
Fees and other amounts accrued for the account of such Lender or such Issuing
Bank hereunder (including any amounts under Section 2.14 and Section 2.16);
provided further that, if prior to any such transfer and assignment the
circumstances or event that resulted in such Lender's or such Issuing Bank's
claim for compensation under Section 2.14 or notice under Section 2.15 or the
amounts paid pursuant to Section 2.20, as the case may be, cease to cause such
Lender or such Issuing Bank to suffer increased costs or reductions in amounts
received or receivable or reduction in return on capital, or cease to have the
consequences specified in Section 2.15, or cease to result in amounts being
payable under Section 2.20, as the case may be (including as a result of any
action taken by such Lender or such Issuing Bank pursuant to paragraph (b)
below), or if such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall permanently waive its right
to claim further compensation under Section 2.14 in respect of such
circumstances or event or shall withdraw its notice under Section 2.15 or shall
waive its right to further payments under Section 2.20 in respect of such
circumstances or event, as the case may be, then such Lender or such Issuing
Bank shall not thereafter be required to make any such transfer and assignment
hereunder.
(b) If (i) any Lender or an Issuing Bank shall request compensation
under Section 2.14, (ii) any Lender or an Issuing Bank delivers a notice
described in Section 2.15 or (iii) the applicable Borrower is required to pay
any additional amount to any Lender or an Issuing Bank or any Governmental
Authority on account of any Lender or an Issuing Bank, pursuant to Section 2.20,
then such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall use reasonable effort (which shall
not require such Lender or such Issuing Bank to incur an unreimbursed loss or
unreimbursed cost or expense or otherwise take any action inconsistent with its
internal policies or legal or regulatory restrictions or suffer any disadvantage
or burden deemed by it to be significant) (x) to file any certificate or
document reasonably requested in writing by the Company or (y) to assign its
rights and delegate and transfer its obligations hereunder to another of its
offices, branches or affiliates, if such filing or assignment would materially
reduce its claims for compensation under Section 2.14 or enable it to withdraw
its notice pursuant to Section 2.15 or would materially reduce amounts payable
pursuant to Section 2.20, as the case may be, in the future. The Company hereby
agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or any
Issuing Bank in connection with any such filing or assignment, delegation and
transfer.
(c) No Loan Party shall be required to pay any amount claimed by a
Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.20 or 2.21(b), unless
such Lender or Issuing Bank has requested payment of such amount within 6 months
of becoming aware of the event giving rise to such claim.
SECTION 2.22. Swingline Loans.
(a) Swingline Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions and
relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Swingline
Lender agrees to make loans, in dollars, Euros, Marks, Francs, Pounds and Yen,
to the Company at any time and from time to time on and after the Closing Date
and until the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the termination of the
Revolving Commitments in accordance with the terms hereof, in an aggregate
principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the
aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Dollar Loans exceeding
$10,000,000 in the aggregate (the "Swingline Dollar Commitment"), (ii) the
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Dollar Equivalent of all outstanding Alternative Currency Swingline Loans
exceeding $25,000,000 (the "Alternative Currency Commitment", and together with
the Swingline Dollar Commitment, the "Swingline Commitments"), or (iii) the
Aggregate Revolving Exposure, after giving effect to any Swingline Loan,
exceeding the Total Revolving Commitment. Each Swingline Dollar Loan shall be in
a principal amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000. Each Alternative
Currency Swingline Loan shall be in a principal amount which, at the time of the
request therefor, is, on a Dollar Equivalent basis, $1,000,000 or more. To the
extent any Loans are made as Alternative Currency Swingline Loans, such Loans
shall be denominated and made in the applicable Alternative Currency, and shall
continue to be Alternative Currency Swingline Loans (denominated and payable in
the Alternative Currency in which such Loans are advanced) for as long as they
are outstanding under this Agreement. The Swingline Commitments may be
terminated or reduced from time to time as provided in Section 2.9. Within the
foregoing limits, the Company may borrow, pay or prepay and reborrow Swingline
Loans hereunder, subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth
herein.
(b) Swingline Loans. The Company shall notify the Swingline Lender, with
a copy to the Administrative Agent, by telecopy, or by telephone (confirmed by
telecopy), not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day of a
proposed Swingline Dollar Loan. Such notice shall be delivered on a Business
Day, shall be irrevocable and shall refer to this Agreement and shall specify
the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of such Swingline
Dollar Loan. Requests for Borrowings of Alternative Currency Swingline Loans
shall be subject to the requirements of Section 2.3 for Eurodollar Loans.
(c) Prepayment. The Company shall have the right at any time and from
time to time to prepay any Swingline Dollar Loan, in whole or in part, upon
giving written or telecopy notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by
written, or telecopy notice) to the Swingline Lender and to the Administrative
Agent before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of prepayment at the
Swingline Lender's address for notices specified on Schedule 2.1. All
prepayments under this Section 2.22(c) shall be without premium or penalty. All
principal payments of Swingline Dollar Loans shall be in integral multiples of
$1,000,000 and shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the principal amount
being repaid to the date of payment. All prepayments of Alternative Currency
Swingline Loans shall be subject to the prepayment provisions contained in this
Agreement with respect to Eurodollar Loans.
(d)Interest. Each Swingline Dollar Loan shall be an ABR Loan and,
subject to the provisions of Section 2.7, shall bear interest as provided in
Section 2.6(a). Each Alternative Currency Swingline Loan shall be a Eurodollar
Loan and shall, subject to the provisions in Section 2.7, bear interest as
provided in Section 2.6(c). No Swingline Dollar Loan may be converted into a
Eurodollar Loan. No Alternative Currency Swingline Loan may be converted into an
ABR Loan and, except as required by Section 2.8 or 2.15, no Alternative Currency
Swingline Loan may be converted into a Foreign Base Rate Loan.
(e) Participation. If the Company does not fully repay a Swingline Loan
on or prior to the last day of the Interest Period with respect thereto, the
Swingline Lender may notify the Administrative Agent thereof by 2:00 p.m., New
York City time (by telecopy or by telephone, confirmed in writing), and the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof (by telecopy or
by telephone, confirmed in writing) and of its Pro Rata Percentage of such
Swingline Loan. Upon such notice but without any further action, the Swingline
Lender hereby agrees to grant to each Lender, and each Lender hereby agrees to
acquire from the Swingline Lender, a participation in such defaulted Swingline
Loan equal to such Lender's Pro Rata Percentage of the aggregate principal
amount of such defaulted
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Swingline Loan. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby absolutely
and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to
the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender's
Pro Rata Percentage of each Swingline Loan that is not repaid on the last day of
the Interest Period with respect thereto in the relevant currency. Each Lender
acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in
Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and
shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence
and continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, and that each such payment
shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction
whatsoever. Each Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by
wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in
Section 2.2(c) with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.2(c)
shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders) and
the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts
so received by it from the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the
Company of any participation in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this
paragraph and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be
made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts
received by the Swingline Lender from the Company (or other party on behalf of
the Company) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline
Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly
remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the
Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to
the Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and
to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear. The purchase of
participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve
the Company (or other party liable for obligations of the Company) of any
default in the payment thereof.
SECTION 2.23. Letters of Credit.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company
may request the issuance of a Letter of Credit for its own account, in a form
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing
Bank, at any time and from time to time while the Revolving Commitments remain
in effect. This Section shall not be construed to impose an obligation upon an
Issuing Bank to issue any Letter of Credit that is inconsistent with the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain
Conditions. In order to request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or to amend,
renew or extend an existing Letter of Credit), the Company shall hand deliver or
telecopy to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (three
Business Days in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal
or extension, or such shorter period as the Company, the Administrative Agent
and the applicable Issuing Bank shall agree) a notice requiring the issuance of
a Letter of Credit or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or
extended, the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, the date on
which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c)
below), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the
beneficiary therefore and such other information as shall be necessary to
prepare such Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended,
renewed or extended only if, and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension
of each Letter of Credit the Company shall be deemed to represent and warrant
that, after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (A)
the L/C Exposure shall not exceed $25,000,000 (the "L/C Commitment") and (B) the
Aggregate Revolving Exposure shall not exceed the Total Revolving Commitment.
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(c) Expiration Date; Denomination. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at
the close of business on the earlier of the date 364 days after the date of the
issuance of such Letter of Credit and the date that is five Business Days prior
to the Revolving Maturity Date, unless such Letter of Credit expires by its
terms on an earlier date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all
Letters of Credit shall be denominated in dollars and all payments in respect
thereof (including payments of fees and reimbursement of L/C Disbursements)
shall be made in dollars.
(d) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit, and without
any further action on the part of such Issuing Bank or the Lenders, the
applicable Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Lender, and each such Lender
hereby acquires from the applicable Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter
of Credit equal to such Lender's Pro Rata Percentage of the aggregate amount
available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit, effective upon the issuance
of such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing,
each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, such
Lender's Pro Rata Percentage of each L/C Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank
and not reimbursed by the Company (or, if applicable, another party pursuant to
its obligations under any other Loan Document) forthwith on the date due as
provided in Section 2.2(f). Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its
obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of
Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default
or an Event of Default or the fact that, as a result of fluctuations in exchange
rates, such Lender's Revolving Exposure at any time might exceed its Revolving
Commitment at such time (in which case Section 2.13(a) would apply), and that
each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or
reduction whatsoever.
(e) Reimbursement. If an Issuing Bank shall make any L/C Disbursement in
respect of a Letter of Credit, the Company shall pay to the Administrative Agent
an amount equal to such L/C Disbursement prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time,
on the day the Company shall have received notice from the applicable Issuing
Bank that payment of such draft will be made, or, if the Company shall have
received such notice later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Business
Day, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the immediately following
Business Day.
(f) Obligations Absolute. The Company's obligations to reimburse L/C
Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) above shall be absolute and
unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of the occurrence
of any Default or Event of Default or any condition precedent whatsoever or any
setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment which the Company may have or have
had against any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any beneficiary of any Letter of
Credit. The Company further agrees with the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the
Lenders that the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall not be responsible for, and
the Company's obligations to reimburse L/C Disbursements as provided in
paragraph (e) above shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity
or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even if such
documents should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, fraudulent
or forged, or any dispute between or among the Company, the beneficiary of any
Letter of Credit or any financing institution or other party to which any Letter
of Credit may be transferred or any claims or defenses of the Company against
the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee. The Issuing
Banks and the Lenders shall not be liable for any error, omission, interruption
or delay in transmission, dispatch, delay or delivery of any message or advice,
however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit. The Company agrees
that any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Issuing Bank or any Lender
under or in connection with each Letter of Credit
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and the related drafts and documents, if done in good faith, shall be binding
upon the Company and shall not result in any liability on the part of any
Issuing Bank or any Lender to the Company.
The foregoing shall not be construed to excuse an Issuing Bank from
liability to the Company to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to
consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the
Company to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Company that
are caused by such Issuing Bank's gross negligence or willful misconduct in
determining whether drafts or other documents presented under a Letter of Credit
comply with the terms thereof; it is understood that an Issuing Bank may accept
documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for
further investigation and, in making any payment under any Letter of Credit (i)
an Issuing Bank's exclusive reliance on the documents presented to it under such
Letter of Credit as to any and all matters set forth therein, whether or not any
document presented pursuant to such Letter of Credit proves to be insufficient
in any respect, if such document on its face appears to be in order, and whether
or not any other statement or any other document presented pursuant to such
Letter of Credit proves to be forged or invalid or any statement therein proves
to be inaccurate or untrue in any respect whatsoever and (ii) any noncompliance
in any immaterial respect of the documents presented under such Letter of Credit
with the terms thereof shall, in each case, be deemed not to constitute willful
misconduct or gross negligence of an Issuing Bank.
(g) Disbursement Procedures. The applicable Issuing Bank shall, promptly
following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a
demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. Such Issuing Bank shall as promptly
as possible give telephonic notification, confirmed by telecopy, to the
Administrative Agent and the Company of such demand for payment and whether such
Issuing Bank has made or will make an L/C Disbursement thereunder; provided that
any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Company
of its obligation to reimburse such Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to
any such L/C Disbursement. The Administrative Agent shall promptly give each
Lender notice thereof.
(h) Interim Interest. If an Issuing Bank shall make any L/C Disbursement
in respect of a Letter of Credit, then, unless the Company shall reimburse such
L/C Disbursement in full on or before 2:00 p.m. New York City time on the date
of such L/C Disbursement, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest for the
account of such Issuing Bank, for each day from and including the date of such
L/C Disbursement, to but excluding the earlier of the date of payment by the
Company or the date on which interest shall commence to accrue thereon as
provided in Section 2.2(f), at the rate per annum that would apply to such
amount if such amount were an ABR Loan.
(i) Resignation or Removal of an Issuing Bank. An Issuing Bank may
resign at any time by giving 180 days' prior written notice to the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Company, and may be removed at any
time by the Company by notice to such Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders. Subject to the next succeeding paragraph, upon the acceptance of
any appointment as an Issuing Bank hereunder by a Lender that shall agree to
serve as a successor Issuing Bank, such successor shall succeed to and become
vested with all the interests, rights and obligations of the retiring Issuing
Bank and the retiring Issuing Bank shall be discharged from its obligations to
issue additional Letters of Credit hereunder. At the time such removal or
resignation shall become effective, the Company shall pay all accrued and unpaid
fees pursuant to Section 2.5(c)(ii). The acceptance of any appointment as an
Issuing Bank hereunder by a successor Lender shall be evidenced by an agreement
entered into by such successor, in a form satisfactory to the Company and the
Administrative Agent, and,
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from and after the effective date of such agreement, (i) such successor Lender
shall have all the rights and obligations of the previous Issuing Bank under
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii) references herein and in
the other Loan Documents to the term "Issuing Bank" shall be deemed to refer to
such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all
previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the resignation or
removal of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the retiring Issuing Bank shall remain a
party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an
Issuing Bank under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with respect to
Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such resignation or removal, but shall
not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.
(j)Cash Collateralization. If (i) any Event of Default shall occur and
be continuing or (ii) to the extent and so long as the L/C Exposure exceeds the
Total Revolving Commitment, the Company shall, on the Business Day after the
Company receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders
(or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Lenders holding
participations in outstanding Letters of Credit representing greater than 50% of
the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit) thereof and
of the amount to be deposited, deposit in an account with the Collateral Agent
for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in cash determined by the Collateral
Agent equal to the L/C Exposure as of such date. Such deposit shall be held by
the Collateral Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the
Obligations. The Collateral Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control,
including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any
interest earned on the investment of such deposits in Permitted Investments,
which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the
Collateral Agent, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if
any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such
account shall (i) automatically be applied by the Administrative Agent to
reimburse any Issuing Bank for L/C Disbursements for which it has not been
reimbursed, (ii) be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations
of the Company for the L/C Exposure at such time and (iii) if the maturity of
the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Lenders holding
participations in outstanding Letters of Credit representing greater than 50% of
the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit), be applied
to satisfy the Obligations. If the Company is required to provide an amount of
cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default,
such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the
Company within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured
or waived. If the Company is required to provide an amount of cash collateral
pursuant to clause (ii) of the first sentence of this paragraph (j), such amount
shall be returned to the Company from time to time to the extent that the amount
of such cash collateral held by the Collateral Agent exceeds the excess, if any,
of the L/C Exposure over the Total Revolving Commitment so long as no Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall have occurred in the
immediately preceding three (3) days.
SECTION 2.24. Reporting Requirements of the Swingline Lender and Issuing
Banks.
(a)Within two Business Days following the last day of each calendar
month, the Swingline Lender shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a
statement showing separately the average daily principal amount of the
Alternative Currency Swingline Loans and the Swingline Dollar Loans, as the case
may be, outstanding in each currency during the calendar quarter most recently
ended.
(b)Within two Business Days following the last day of each calendar
month, each Issuing Bank shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a report
detailing all activity during the preceding month with
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respect to any Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, including the face
amount, the account party, the beneficiary and the expiration date of such
Letters of Credit and any other information with respect thereto as may be
requested by the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
The Company and the Borrower Subsidiaries jointly and severally
represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each of
the Issuing Banks and each of the Lenders that:
SECTION 3.1. Organization; Powers. The Company and each of the
Subsidiaries (a) is a corporation or partnership or other organization duly
incorporated, formed or organized, as the case may be, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, formation
or organization, as the case may be, (b) has all requisite corporate,
partnership or similar power and authority to own its property and assets and to
carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, (c) is
qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction
where such qualification is required, except where the failure so to qualify
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (d)
has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under each of the Loan Documents and each other agreement or
instrument contemplated hereby to which it is or will be a party and, in the
case of the Company and the other Borrowers, to borrow hereunder.
SECTION 3.2. Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by
each Loan Party of each of the Loan Documents and the borrowings hereunder
(collectively, the "Transactions") (a) have been duly authorized by all
requisite corporate and, if required, stockholder action and (b) will not (i)
violate (A) any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) the certificate or articles of
incorporation or other constitutive documents or by-laws of the Company or any
Subsidiary, (C) any order of any Governmental Authority applicable to the
Company or any Subsidiary or (D) any provision of any indenture, agreement or
other instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which
any of them or any of their property is or may be bound, (ii) result in a breach
of or constitute (alone or with notice of lapse of time or both) a default
under, or give rise to any right to accelerate or to require the prepayment,
repurchase or redemption of any obligation under any such indenture, agreement
or other instrument, except, in the case of each of clauses (b)(i)(A),
(b)(i)(C), (b)(i)(D) and (b)(ii), where such violation, breach or default could
not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (iii)
result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any
property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or any
Subsidiary (other than any Lien created hereunder or under the Security
Documents).
SECTION 3.3. Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Borrowers and constitutes, and each other Loan Document when
executed and delivered by each Loan Party thereto will constitute, a legal,
valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party enforceable against such Loan
Party in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
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SECTION 3.4. Governmental Approvals. No action, consent or approval of,
registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority is
or will be required in connection with the Transactions or the Spin-off, except
for (a) the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and filings
with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States
Copyright Office, (b) recordation of the Mortgages and (c) such as have been
made or obtained and are in full force and effect, except where the failure to
obtain the same could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 3.5. Financial Statements.
(a) The Company has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its combined
balance sheets as of September 30, 1996, September 30, 1997 and September 30,
1998 and statements of operations and cash flows for each of the fiscal years
ended September 30, 1995, September 30, 1996, September 30, 1997 and September
30, 1998, audited by and accompanied by the opinion of Deloitte & Touche LLP,
independent public accountants. Such financial statements present fairly in all
material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods. Such balance
sheets and the notes thereto disclose all material liabilities, direct or
contingent, of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof required
to be reflected in accordance with GAAP. Such financial statements were prepared
in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
(b)The Company has heretofore furnished to the Lenders (i) its unaudited
pro forma condensed combined balance sheet, prepared giving effect to the
Spin-off as if it had occurred on September 30, 1998, and (ii) its unaudited pro
forma condensed combined statement of operations prepared giving effect to the
Spin-off as if it had occurred on October 1, 1997. Such pro forma balance sheet
and statement of operations have been prepared in good faith by the Company,
based on assumptions used to prepare the pro forma financial information
contained in the Confidential Information Memorandum (which assumptions (except
as set forth in Schedule 3.5(b)) are believed by the Company on the date hereof
and on the Closing Date to be reasonable), is based on the best information
available to the Company as of the date of delivery thereof, accurately reflects
all adjustments required to be made to give effect to the Spin-off and presents
fairly on a pro forma basis the estimated consolidated financial position of the
Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date, assuming that the
Spin-off had actually occurred at such dates.
SECTION 3.6. No Material Adverse Change. There has been no material
adverse change in the business, assets, operations, prospects, condition,
financial or otherwise, or material agreements of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since September 30, 1998.
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SECTION 3.7. Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases.
(a) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has, or as the Closing Date
will have, fee title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its material
properties and assets (including all Mortgaged Property), except for defects in
title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as
currently conducted or to utilize such properties and assets for their intended
purposes. All such material properties and assets are or will be free and clear
of Liens, other than Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.2.
(b) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has complied in all
material respects with all obligations under all material leases to which it is
a party and all such leases are in full force and effect. Each of the Company
and the Subsidiaries enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such
material leases.
(c) None of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has received any
written notice of, nor has any knowledge of, any pending or contemplated
condemnation proceeding affecting the Mortgaged Properties or any sale or
disposition thereof in lieu of condemnation.
(d) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is obligated under
any right of first refusal, option or other contractual right to sell, assign or
otherwise dispose of any Mortgaged Property or any interest therein.
SECTION 3.8. Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.8 sets forth a list of all
Subsidiaries and the percentage ownership interest therein as of the Closing
Date. The shares of capital stock or other ownership interests so indicated on
Schedule 3.8 are fully paid and non-assessable and are or will be owned by the
Company as of the Closing Date, directly or indirectly through the Subsidiaries,
free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens permitted by Section 6.2. Each
Subsidiary identified on Schedule 1.1(d) as an Inactive Subsidiary (a) owns
assets having a fair market value not in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate, (b)
does not conduct any business activity and (c) is not an obligor with respect to
any Indebtedness.
SECTION 3.9. Litigation; Compliance with Laws.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.9, there are not any actions,
suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental
Authority now pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened against
or affecting the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any business, property or
rights of any such person (i) that involve any Loan Document, the Transactions
or the Spin-off or (ii) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an
adverse determination and that, if adversely determined in the ordinary course
of such action, suit or proceeding, at the time of such determination, could
reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) None of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their
respective material properties or assets is in violation of, nor will the
continued operation of their material properties and assets as currently
conducted violate, any law, rule or regulation applicable to it (including any
zoning, building, Environmental Law, ordinance, code or approval or any building
permits) or any restrictions of record or agreements affecting the Mortgaged
Property, or is in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction,
decree or order of any Governmental Authority, where such violation or default
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(c) Certificates of occupancy and permits are in effect for each
Mortgaged Property as currently constructed, except where the failure to have
the same could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(d) No exchange control law or regulation materially restricts any
Borrower from complying with its obligations in respect of any Alternative
Currency Swingline Loan or Letter of Credit or any other Loan Party with respect
to its obligations under any Loan Document.
SECTION 3.10. Agreements.
(a) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is a party to any
agreement or instrument or subject to any corporate restriction that has
resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is in default in any
manner under any provision of any indenture or other agreement or instrument
evidencing indebtedness, or any other material agreement or instrument to which
it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are or may be
bound, where such default could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.11. Federal Reserve Regulations.
(a) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is engaged
principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending
credit for the purpose of buying or carrying Margin Stock.
(b) No part of the proceeds of any Loan or any Letter of Credit will be
used, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or
ultimately, for any purpose that entails a violation of, or that is inconsistent
with, the provisions of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulation U or
X.
SECTION 3.12. Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company
Act. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is (a) an "investment
company" as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company
Act of 1940 or (b) a "holding company" as defined in, or subject to regulation
under, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
SECTION 3.13. Use of Proceeds. The Borrowers will use the proceeds of
the Loans and will request the issuance of Letters of Credit only for the
purposes specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
SECTION 3.14. Tax Returns. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has
filed or caused to be filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns or
materials required to have been filed by it and has paid or caused to be paid
all taxes due and payable by it and all assessments received by it (in each case
giving effect to applicable extensions), except taxes of an insignificant nature
or taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and
for which the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, shall have set aside on
its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP.
SECTION 3.15. No Material Misstatements. None of (a) the Spin-off Form
10 or (b) the Confidential Information Memorandum, or (c) any other information,
report, financial statement, exhibit
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or schedule furnished on or after the date of this Agreement by or on behalf of
any of the Borrowers in writing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in
connection with any Loan Document or included therein or delivered pursuant
thereto contained, contains or will contain any material misstatement of fact or
omitted, omits or will omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were, are
or will be made, not misleading; provided that to the extent any such
information, report, financial statement, exhibit or schedule was based upon or
constitutes a forecast or projection or pro forma estimate, each Borrower
represents only that it acted in good faith and utilized assumptions believed by
it to be reasonable and used due care in the preparation of such information,
report, financial statement, exhibit or schedule.
SECTION 3.16. Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Each of the Company and its respective ERISA Affiliates is in
compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and
the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder. No ERISA
Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together
with all other such ERISA Events, could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all benefit liabilities under each
Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan and assuming the
Spin-off had occurred immediately prior to September 30, 1998) will not, as of
the Closing Date, exceed the fair market value of the assets of such Plan by
more than $50,000,000.
(b) Each Foreign Pension Plan is in compliance in all material respects
with all requirements of law applicable thereto and the respective requirements
of the governing documents for such plan except to the extent such
non-compliance could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. With respect to each Foreign Pension Plan, none of the Company, its
Affiliates or any of its directors, officers, employees or agents has engaged in
a transaction which would subject the Company or any of the Subsidiaries,
directly or indirectly, to a tax or civil penalty which would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to each Foreign Pension
Plan, reserves have been established in the financial statements furnished to
Lenders in respect of any unfunded liabilities to the extent required by
applicable law and prudent business practice or, where required, in accordance
with ordinary accounting practices in the jurisdiction in which such Foreign
Pension Plan is maintained. The aggregate unfunded liabilities, with respect to
such Foreign Pension Plans could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect. There are no actions, suits or claims (other than
routine claims for benefits) pending or to the knowledge of the Company and the
Subsidiaries threatened against the Company or any of its Affiliates with
respect to any Foreign Pension Plan which could reasonably be expected,
individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.17. Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.17:
(a) The properties owned, leased or operated by each of the Company and
the Subsidiaries (the "Properties") do not contain any Hazardous Materials in
amounts or concentrations which (i) constitute, or constituted a violation of,
(ii) require Remedial Action under, or (iii) could give rise to liability under,
Environmental Laws, which violations, Remedial Actions and liabilities, in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
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(b) The Properties and all operations of each of the Company and the
Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects, and in the last five
years (irrespective of whether the Company or the Subsidiaries then existed)
have been in compliance, with all Environmental Laws, and all necessary
Environmental Permits have been obtained and are in effect, except to the extent
that such non-compliance or failure to obtain any necessary permits, in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to not result in a Material Adverse
Effect;
(c) There have been no Releases or threatened Releases at, from, under
or proximate to the Properties or otherwise in connection with the current or
former operations of the Company or the Subsidiaries or, in connection with such
Properties and operations obtained as a result of the Spin-off, of Rockwell,
which Releases or threatened Releases, in the aggregate, could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(d) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has received any
notice of an Environmental Claim in connection with the Properties or the
current or former operations of the Company or such Subsidiaries or with regard
to any person whose liabilities for environmental matters the Company or such
Subsidiaries has retained or assumed, in whole or in part, contractually, by
operation of law or otherwise, which, in the aggregate, could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, nor do the Company or the
Subsidiaries have reason to believe that any such notice will be received or is
being threatened; and
(e) Hazardous Materials have not been transported from the Properties,
nor have Hazardous Materials been generated, treated, stored or disposed of at,
on or under any of the Properties in a manner that could give rise to liability
under any Environmental Law, nor have the Company or the Subsidiaries retained
or assumed any liability, contractually, by operation of law or otherwise, with
respect to the generation, treatment, storage or disposal of Hazardous
Materials, which liabilities, in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.18. Insurance. As and when delivered pursuant to Section 5.2,
Schedule 3.18 shall set forth a true, complete and correct description of all
insurance maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Closing
Date. As of the Closing Date, such insurance will be in full force and effect.
As of the Closing Date, each of the Company and the Subsidiaries will have
insurance in such amounts and covering such risks and liabilities as are in
accordance with normal industry practice.
SECTION 3.19. Security Documents.
(a) The Pledge Agreement is effective to create in favor of the
Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid
and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined in the Pledge
Agreement) and, when the Collateral is delivered to the Collateral Agent, the
Pledge Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected first priority Lien on, and
security interest in, all right, title and interest of the pledgors thereunder
in such Collateral, in each case prior and superior in right to any other
person.
(b) The Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of the
Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid
and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined in the Security
Agreement) and, when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the
appropriate filing offices relating to the locations specified on Schedule 2 to
the Perfection Certificate,
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the Security Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security
interest in, all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder in such
Collateral (other than the Intellectual Property, as defined in the Security
Agreement), in each case prior and superior in right to any other person, other
than with respect to Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.2.
(c) When the Security Agreement is filed in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, the Security Agreement
shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right,
title and interest of the grantors thereunder in the Intellectual Property (as
defined in the Security Agreement), in each case prior and superior in right to
any other person (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United
States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office may be
necessary to perfect a lien on registered trademarks, trademark applications and
copyrights acquired by the grantors after the date hereof), subject to Liens
permitted by Section 6.2.
(d) The Mortgages are effective to create in favor of the Collateral
Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and
enforceable Lien on all of the Loan Parties' right, title and interest in and to
the Mortgaged Property thereunder and the proceeds thereof, and when the
Mortgages are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 3.19(d), the Mortgages
shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right,
title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Mortgaged Property and the
proceeds thereof, in each case prior and superior in right to any other person,
other than with respect to the rights of persons pursuant to Liens expressly
permitted by Section 6.2.
SECTION 3.20. Location of Real Property and Leased Premises.
(a) Schedule 3.20(a) lists completely and correctly as of the Closing
Date all real property owned or to be owned by the Company and the Subsidiaries
and the locations thereof. The Company and the Subsidiaries own, or as of the
Closing Date will own, in fee all the real property set forth on Schedule
3.20(a).
(b) Schedule 3.20(b) lists completely and correctly as of the Closing
Date all real property leased by the Company and the Subsidiaries and the
locations thereof. The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or as of the Closing
Date will have, valid leases in all the real property set forth on Schedule
3.20(b).
SECTION 3.21. Labor Matters. As of the date hereof and the Closing Date,
there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened. As of
the Closing Date, the hours worked by and payments made to employees of the
Company and the Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor
Standards Act or any other applicable federal, state, local or foreign law
dealing with such matters. As of the Closing Date, all payments due from the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or for which any claim may be made against
the Company or any such Subsidiary, on account of wages and employee health and
welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability
on the books of the Company or such Subsidiary. The consummation of the
Transactions or the Spin-off will not give rise to any right of termination or
right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining
agreement to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is bound.
SECTION 3.22. Solvency. Immediately after the consummation of the
Transactions to occur on the Closing Date and immediately after giving effect to
the Spin-off and immediately following the
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making of each Loan and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds
of such Loans, to the knowledge of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a) the fair
value of the assets of the Loan Parties, at a fair valuation, will exceed their
debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise; (b) the present
fair saleable value of the property of the Loan Parties 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 matured; (c) each Loan Party will be able
to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such
debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (d) each Loan Party 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.
SECTION 3.23. Year 2000 Matters. Any reprogramming required to permit
the proper functioning, on and following January 1, 2000, of the Company's and
the Subsidiaries' computer systems and the testing of all such systems, as so
reprogrammed, is expected to be substantially complete by June 30, 1999. The
cost to the Company of such reprogramming and testing will not result in an
Event of Default or a Material Adverse Effect. Except for such of the
reprogramming referred to in the preceding sentence as may be necessary, the
computer and management information systems of the Company and the Subsidiaries
are and, with ordinary course upgrading and maintenance, are expected to be,
sufficient to permit the Company and the Subsidiaries to conduct their business
without a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.24. Spin-off. The Company has heretofore furnished to each
Lender a true and correct copy of the Spin-off Form 10.
ARTICLE IV
Conditions of Lending
The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Banks to
issue Letters of Credit hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions:
SECTION 4.1. All Credit Events. On the date of each Borrowing, including
each Borrowing of a Swingline Loan, and on the date of each issuance, amendment
or renewal of a Letter of Credit (each such event being called a "Credit
Event"):
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received a notice of such
Borrowing as required by Section 2.3 (or such notice shall have been deemed
given in accordance with Section 2.3) or, in the case of the issuance, amendment
or renewal of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank and the
Administrative Agent shall have received a notice requesting the issuance of
such Letter of Credit as required by Section 2.23(b) or, in the case of the
Borrowing of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent
shall have received a notice requesting such Swingline Loan as required by
Section 2.22(b).
(b) The representations and warranties set forth in Article III hereof
(including, without limitation, the representation in Section 3.6) shall be true
and correct in all material respects on and as of
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the date of such Credit Event with the same effect as though made on and as of
such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly
relate to an earlier date.
(c) The Company and each other Loan Party shall be in compliance with
all the terms and provisions set forth herein and in each other Loan Document on
its part to be observed or performed, and at the time of and immediately after
such Credit Event, no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be
continuing.
Each Credit Event shall be deemed to constitute a representation and
warranty by the Borrowers on the date of such Credit Event as to the matters
specified in paragraphs (b) (except as aforesaid) and (c) of this Section 4.1.
In the event that, after taking into account any extraordinary charge to
earnings taken or to be taken as of the end of any fiscal period of the Company
(a "Charge"), and if solely by virtue of such Charge, there would reasonably be
expected to be a breach of any of Sections 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, or 6.14 as of
such fiscal period end date, upon the (i) date after such fiscal period end date
on which the Company announces publicly it will take, is taking or has taken
such Charge (including an announcement in the form of a statement in a report
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) or, (ii) if such announcement
is made prior to such fiscal period end date, the date that is such fiscal
period end date (it being understood, however, that in the event such
announcement is made prior to such fiscal period end date, the conditions of
lending in this Article IV shall be deemed not to be satisfied from the date of
such announcement through such fiscal period end date), the obligation of the
Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit
hereunder shall cease until the date the Company delivers to the Administrative
Agent its audited annual or unaudited quarterly financial statements in respect
of such fiscal period reflecting such Charge as taken.
SECTION 4.2. First Credit Event. On the Closing Date:
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received, on behalf of itself,
the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, a favorable written opinion of (i) Chadbourne
& Parke LLP, special counsel of the Borrowers, substantially to the effect set
forth in Exhibit I-1, and (ii) each local counsel listed on Schedule 4.2(a),
substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit I-2, in each case (A) dated the
Closing Date, (B) addressed to the Issuing Banks, the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders, and (C) covering such other matters relating to the Loan Documents,
the Transactions and the Spin-off, as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably
request, and the Borrowers hereby request such counsel to deliver such opinions.
(b) All legal matters incident to this Agreement, the Borrowings and
extensions of credit hereunder and the other Loan Documents shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Lenders, to the Issuing Banks and to the Administrative
Agent.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a copy of the
certificate or articles of incorporation or other organizational documents,
including all amendments thereto, of each Loan Party, certified as of a recent
date by the Secretary of State or other Governmental Authority of the state or
other jurisdiction of its organization, and a long-form certificate as to the
good standing of each Loan Party as of a recent date, from such Secretary of
State or other Governmental Authority; (ii) a certificate of the Secretary or
Assistant Secretary of each Loan Party dated the Closing Date and certifying (A)
that
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attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the By-laws or other
organizational documents of such Loan Party as in effect on the Closing Date and
at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in
clause (B) below, (B) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of
resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Loan Party
authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to
which such person is a party and, in the case of the Borrowers, the borrowings
hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or
amended and are in full force and effect, (C) that the certificate or articles
of incorporation of such Loan Party have not been amended since the date of the
last amendment thereto shown on the certificate of good standing furnished
pursuant to clause (i) above, and (D) as to the incumbency and specimen
signature of each officer executing any Loan Document or any other document
delivered in connection herewith on behalf of such Loan Party; (iii) a
certificate of another officer as to the incumbency and specimen signature of
the Secretary or Assistant Secretary executing the certificate pursuant to (ii)
above; and (iv) such other documents as the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or the
Administrative Agent may, reasonably request.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated
the Closing Date and signed by a Financial Officer of each of the Borrowers,
confirming compliance with the conditions precedent set forth in paragraphs (b)
and (c) of Section 4.1.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received all Fees and other
amounts due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date, including, to the
extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required
to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrowers hereunder or under any other Loan
Document.
(f) The Pledge Agreement shall have been duly executed by the parties
thereto and delivered to the Collateral Agent and shall be in full force and
effect, and all the outstanding capital stock of the Subsidiaries shall have
been duly and validly pledged thereunder to the Collateral Agent for the ratable
benefit of the Secured Parties and certificates representing such shares,
accompanied by instruments of transfer and stock powers endorsed in blank, shall
be in the actual possession of the Collateral Agent; provided that to the extent
to do so would cause adverse tax consequences to the Company, (i) neither the
Company nor any Domestic Subsidiary of the Company shall be required to pledge
more than 65% of the capital stock of any Foreign Subsidiary and (ii) no Foreign
Subsidiary shall be required to pledge the capital stock of any of its Foreign
Subsidiaries.
(g) The Security Agreement shall have been duly executed by the Loan
Parties party thereto and shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent and
shall be in full force and effect on such date and each document (including each
Uniform Commercial Code financing statement) required by law or reasonably
requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded in
order to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties a valid, legal and perfected first-priority security interest in and
lien on the Collateral (subject to any Lien expressly permitted by Section 6.2)
described in such agreement shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent.
(h) The Collateral Agent shall have received and shall be reasonably
satisfied with the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial Code filings
(or equivalent filings) made with respect to the Loan Parties in the states (or
other jurisdictions) in which the chief executive office of each such person is
located, any offices of such persons in which records have been kept relating to
Accounts (as defined in the Security Agreement) and the other jurisdictions in
which Uniform Commercial Code
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filings (or equivalent filings) are to be made pursuant to the preceding
paragraph, together with copies of the financing statements (or similar
documents) disclosed by such search.
(i) The Collateral Agent shall have received a Perfection Certificate
with respect to each of the Loan Parties dated the Closing Date and duly
executed by a Responsible Officer of the Company.
(j) (i) Each of the Security Documents, in the form annexed hereto,
relating to each of the Mortgaged Properties shall have been duly executed by
the parties thereto and delivered to the Collateral Agent and shall be in full
force and effect, (ii) each of such Mortgaged Properties shall not be subject to
any Lien other than those permitted under Section 6.2, (iii) each of such
Security Documents shall have been filed and recorded in the recording office as
specified on Schedule 3.19(d) (or a lender's title insurance policy, in form and
substance acceptable to the Collateral Agent insuring such Security Document as
a first lien on such Mortgaged Property (subject to any Lien permitted by
Section 6.2) shall have been received by the Collateral Agent) and, in
connection therewith, the Collateral Agent shall have received evidence
reasonably satisfactory to it of each such filing and recordation and (iv) the
Collateral Agent shall have received such other documents, including a policy or
policies of title insurance issued by a nationally recognized title insurance
company, together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as may be
reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, insuring the
Mortgages as valid first liens on the Mortgaged Properties, free of Liens other
than those permitted under Section 6.2, together with such surveys, abstracts
and appraisals reasonably available and legal opinions required to be furnished
pursuant to the terms of the Mortgages or as reasonably requested by the
Collateral Agent or the Lenders.
(k) The Subsidiary Guarantee Agreements and the Company Guarantee
Agreement shall have been duly executed by the parties thereto, shall have been
delivered to the Collateral Agent and shall be in full force and effect.
(l) The Indemnity, Subrogation and Contribution Agreement shall have
been duly executed by the parties thereto, shall have been delivered to the
Collateral Agent and shall be in full force and effect.
(m) The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of, or a
certificate as to coverage under, the insurance policies required by Section 5.2
and the applicable provisions of the Security Documents, each of which with
respect to the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary shall be endorsed or otherwise
amended to include a "standard" or "New York" lender's loss payable endorsement
and to name the Collateral Agent as additional insured, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(n) The Lenders shall be reasonably satisfied as to the amount and
nature of any environmental and employee health and safety exposures to which
any of the Company and the Subsidiaries may be subject and the plans of the
Company and the Subsidiaries with respect thereto.
(o) On or before January 31, 1999, the Spin-off shall have occurred in
all material respects as described in the Spin-off Form 10 and substantially and
in all material respects in accordance with the Spin-off Agreements, in each
case without waiver or modification of any term or provision which is adverse to
the Lenders; and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a
Financial Officer of the Company to such effect.
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ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
The Company and each other Borrower jointly and severally covenants and
agrees with each Lender that so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect
and until the Commitments have been terminated and the principal of and interest
on each Loan, all Fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan
Document shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have been
canceled or have expired and all amounts drawn thereunder have been reimbursed
in full, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, the
Borrowers will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to:
SECTION 5.1. Existence; Businesses and Properties.
(a) Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and
keep in full force and effect its legal existence, except as otherwise expressly
permitted under Section 6.5.
(b) Do or cause to be done all things necessary to obtain, preserve,
renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the rights, licenses, permits,
franchises, authorizations, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names
material to the conduct of its business; maintain and operate such business in
substantially the manner in which it is presently conducted and operated or in
an otherwise prudent manner; comply in all material respects with all applicable
laws, rules, regulations (including any zoning, building, Environmental Law,
ordinance, code or approval or any building permits or any restrictions of
record or agreements affecting the Mortgaged Properties) and decrees and orders
of any Governmental Authority, whether now in effect or hereafter enacted unless
failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect; and at all times maintain and preserve all property material to
the conduct of such business and keep such property in working order and
condition and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all needful and
proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and replacements thereto
necessary in order that the business carried on in connection therewith may be
conducted at all times in a commercially reasonably manner.
SECTION 5.2. Insurance.
(a) Maintain, with financially sound and reputable independent insurers,
insurance with respect to its properties and business against losses and damages
of the kinds and in amounts which are deemed prudent by the Company in its
reasonable business judgment and within the general parameters customary among
similarly situated businesses in the Company's industry.
(b) Cause all property and casualty policies of the Company or any
Domestic Subsidiary (A) to be endorsed or otherwise amended to include a
"standard" or "New York" lender's loss payable endorsement, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral
Agent, which endorsement shall provide that, from and after the Closing Date, if
the insurance carrier shall have received written notice from the Administrative
Agent or the Collateral Agent of the occurrence of an Event of Default, the
insurance carrier shall pay all proceeds otherwise payable to any Borrower or
any such Loan Parties under such policies directly to the Collateral Agent and
(B) to contain a "Replacement Cost Endorsement", without any deduction for
depreciation, and such other provisions
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as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may reasonably require from
time to time to protect their interests.
(c) Cause all general liability policies of the Company or any Domestic
Subsidiary to be endorsed or otherwise amended to list each of the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent (individually and on behalf of the
Lenders) as "Additional Insureds", in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
(d) Cause all insurance policies to provide that neither the Company,
any Borrower Subsidiary, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any
Lender shall be a coinsurer thereunder and deliver original or certified copies
of all property and casualty policies and of all general liability policies to
the Collateral Agent.
(e) Cause each property and casualty policy and each general liability
policy to provide that the insurer shall use its reasonable efforts to ensure
that such policy shall not be canceled, modified or not renewed for any reason
(by the insurer) upon not less than 30 days' prior written notice thereof by the
insurer to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
(f) The Company shall not cancel, modify (except to the extent not
materially adverse to the Lenders and otherwise consistent with the requirements
of Section 5.2(a)) or not renew for any reason any property or casualty policy
or any general liability policy upon not less than 30 days' prior written notice
thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
(g) Promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral
Agent, concurrent with (or as reasonably practical thereafter) the cancellation,
modification or nonrenewal of any such policy of insurance, a copy of a renewal
or replacement policy (or other evidence of renewal of a policy previously
delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent) together with
evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent of
payment of the premium therefor.
(h) Deliver, on or before the Closing Date, a schedule of insurance to
be designated Schedule 3.18.
(i) Notify the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent immediately
whenever any separate insurance concurrent in form or contributing in the event
of loss with that required to be maintained under this Section 5.2 is taken out
by any Borrower; and promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Agent a duplicate original copy of such policy or policies.
(j) In connection with the covenants set forth in this Section 5.2, it
is understood and agreed that none of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks, or their respective agents or employees
shall be liable for any loss or damage insured by the insurance policies
required to be maintained under this Section 5.2, it being understood that (A)
the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties shall look solely to their insurance
companies or any other parties other than the aforesaid parties for the recovery
of such loss or damage and (B) such insurance companies shall have no rights of
subrogation against the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders,
the Issuing Banks or their agents or employees. If, however, the insurance
policies do not provide waiver of subrogation rights against such parties, as
required above, then each Borrower hereby agrees, to the extent permitted by
law, to waive its right of recovery, if any, against the Administrative Agent,
the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and their agents and
employees.
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SECTION 5.3. Obligations and Taxes. Pay its Indebtedness and other
obligations promptly and in accordance with their terms and pay and discharge
promptly when due all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies
imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property,
before the same shall become delinquent or in default, as well as all lawful
claims for labor, materials and supplies or otherwise that, if unpaid, could
reasonably be expected to give rise to a Lien upon such properties or any part
thereof; provided, however, that such payment and discharge shall not be
required with respect to any such Indebtedness, obligation, tax, assessment,
charge, levy or claim so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and each Borrower or
Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall have set aside on its books reserves with
respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and such contest operates to suspend
collection of the contested obligation, tax, assessment or charge and
enforcement of a Lien and, in the case of a Mortgaged Property, there is no risk
of forfeiture of such property.
SECTION 5.4. Financial Statements, Reports, etc. In the case of the
Company, furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution by the
Administrative Agent to each Lender:
(a) within 100 days after the end of each fiscal year, its consolidated
balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and
cash flows showing the financial condition of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal year and the results of its
operations and the operations of such Subsidiaries during such year, all audited
by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized
national standing (or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders)
and accompanied by an opinion of such accountants (which shall not be qualified
in any material respect) to the effect that such consolidated financial
statements fairly present the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied;
(b) within 50 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal
quarters of each fiscal year, its unaudited consolidated balance sheet and
related statements of operations and cash flows showing the financial condition
of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal
quarter and the results of its operations and the operations of such
Subsidiaries during such fiscal quarter and then elapsed portion of the fiscal
year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as fairly presenting in all
material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments (it
is understood that the Company may, at its option, satisfy its obligations to
deliver financial statements under subparagraphs (a) and (b) above by delivery
of its Form 10-K and 10-Q, respectively, for any relevant fiscal year or
quarterly period, as filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"), or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all
of the functions of said Commission so long as such Form 10-K or 10-Q contains
the financial statements required under these subparagraphs (a) and (b));
(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under
subparagraph (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer (i)
certifying such statements (ii) certifying that no Event of Default or Default
has occurred or, if such an Event of Default or Default has occurred, specifying
the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be
taken with respect thereto; (iii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations
demonstrating compliance with Sections 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14; and (iv)
setting forth a reasonably detailed calculation of the Total Debt to
Capitalization Ratio.
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(d) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all
periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the
Company or any Subsidiary with the SEC, or with any national securities
exchange, or distributed to its shareholders, as the case may be;
(e) promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding the
operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Company or any
Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the
Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.
SECTION 5.5. Litigation and Other Notices. Furnish to the Administrative
Agent, the Issuing Banks and each Lender, promptly after obtaining knowledge
thereof, written notice of the following:
(a) any Event of Default or Default, specifying the nature and extent
thereof and the corrective action (if any) taken or proposed to be taken with
respect thereto;
(b) the filing or commencement of, or any threat or notice of intention
of any person to file or commence, any action, suit or proceeding, whether at
law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority, against any
Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that could reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) any development with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary that
has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material
Adverse Effect; and
(d) any amendment, modification or waiver of any of the terms of the
Spin-off from those described in the Spin-off Form 10 or the Spin-off Agreements
which is or could reasonably be expected to be adverse to the Lenders.
SECTION 5.6. Employee Benefits. (a) Comply in all material respects with
the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and the laws applicable to any
Foreign Benefit Plan and (b) furnish to the Administrative Agent as soon as
possible after, and in any event within 10 days after any Responsible Officer of
any Borrower or any Affiliate knows that any ERISA Event has occurred that,
alone or together with any other ERISA Event could reasonably be expected to
result in liability of the Borrowers in an aggregate amount exceeding
$25,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof in another currency), a statement
of a Financial Officer of the Company setting forth details as to such ERISA
Event and the action, if any, that the Company proposes to take with respect
thereto.
SECTION 5.7. Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections.
Keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries
in conformity in all material respects with GAAP and all requirements of law are
made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and
activities. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, permit the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, by their respective
representatives and agents, and any reasonable number of representatives of the
Lenders, to inspect (at no cost to the Company or any Subsidiary unless a
Default or Event of Default exists and is continuing) any of the property,
corporate books and financial records of the Company and each Subsidiary, to
examine and make copies of the books of accounts and other financial records of
the Company and each Subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs, finances and
accounts of the Company and each Subsidiary with, and to be advised as to the
same by, their respective officers at such reasonable times and intervals as the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent or such Lenders, as the case may
be, may designate.
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SECTION 5.8. Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Loans and request
the issuance of Letters of Credit only for the purposes set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement.
SECTION 5.9. Compliance with Environmental Laws. Comply, and cause all
lessees and other persons occupying its Properties to comply, in all material
respects with all Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits applicable to its
operations and Properties; obtain and renew all Environmental Permits necessary
for its operations and Properties; and conduct any Remedial Action required
under applicable Environmental Laws; provided, however, that neither the Company
nor any of the Subsidiaries shall be required to undertake any Remedial Action
to the extent that its obligation to do so is being, or would be, if a
proceeding were commenced against the Company or its Subsidiaries, contested in
good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being
maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP.
SECTION 5.10. Preparation of Environmental Reports. If an Event of
Default caused by reason of a breach of Section 3.17 or 5.9 shall have occurred
and be continuing, at the request of the Required Lenders through the
Administrative Agent, the Company shall provide to the Lenders within 45 days
after such request, at the expense of the Company, an environmental site
assessment report for the Properties which are the subject of such default,
prepared by an environmental consulting firm reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent and indicating the presence or absence of Hazardous
Materials and the estimated cost of any Remedial Action or any other activity
required to bring the Properties into compliance with Environmental Laws in
connection with such Properties. In the case of a Phase I environmental
assessment, such report shall be prepared in accordance with applicable
standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials.
SECTION 5.11. Further Assurances.
(a) Execute any and all further documents, financing statements,
agreements and instruments, and take all further action (including filing
Uniform Commercial Code and other financing statements, mortgages and deeds of
trust) that may be required under applicable law, or that the Required Lenders,
the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, as
necessary to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and
in order to grant, preserve, protect and perfect the validity and first priority
of the security interests created or intended to be created by the Security
Documents. The Company will cause any subsequently acquired or organized
Domestic Subsidiary (other than an Inactive Subsidiary) to execute a Subsidiary
Guarantee Agreement, Indemnity Subrogation and Contribution Agreement and each
applicable Security Document in favor of the Collateral Agent. In addition, from
time to time, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors which are Domestic
Subsidiaries will, at their cost and expense, promptly secure the Obligations by
pledging or creating, or causing to be pledged or created, perfected security
interests with respect to such of their assets and properties as the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall reasonably designate (it
being understood that it is the intent of the parties that the Obligations shall
be secured by, among other things, substantially all the assets of the Domestic
Borrowers, and subject to the proviso in Section 4.2(f), the Subsidiary
Guarantors which are Domestic Subsidiaries (including real and other properties
acquired subsequent to the Closing Date)). Such security interests and Liens
will be created under the Security Documents and other security agreements,
mortgages, deeds of trust and other instruments and documents in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and the Company shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Lenders all such instruments and
documents (including legal
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opinions, title insurance policies and lien searches) as the Collateral Agent
shall reasonably request to evidence compliance with this Section.
(b) In the case of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors which are
Domestic Subsidiaries, promptly to notify the Collateral Agent in writing of any
change (i) in its corporate name or in any trade name used to identify it in the
conduct of its business or in the ownership of its properties, (ii) in the
location of its chief executive office, its principal place of business, any
office in which it maintains books or records relating to Collateral in excess
of $1,000,000 owned by it or any office or facility at which Collateral in
excess of $1,000,000 owned by it is located (including the establishment of any
such new office or facility), (iii) in its identity or corporate structure or
(iv) in its Federal Taxpayer Identification Number. The Company and each
Subsidiary Guarantor which is a Domestic Subsidiary agrees not to effect or
permit any change referred to in the preceding sentence unless all filings have
been made under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in
order for the Collateral Agent to continue at all times following such change to
have a valid, legal and perfected first priority security interest in all the
Collateral. The Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor which is a Domestic
Subsidiary agrees promptly to notify the Collateral Agent if any material
portion of the Collateral owned or held by the Company or such Subsidiary
Guarantor is damaged or destroyed.
SECTION 5.12. Year 2000. Year 2000 Compatibility. The Company and its
Subsidiaries shall take all acts reasonably necessary to ensure that all
software, hardware, firmware, equipment, goods and systems material to its
business operations or financial condition will properly perform date sensitive
functions before, during and after the year 2000. At the request of the
Administrative Agent, the Company shall provide to the Administrative Agent such
reasonable certifications or other evidence of compliance with this Section 5.12
as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably require.
SECTION 5.13. Spin-off. After the Distribution Date, cause Rockwell to
comply in all material respects with all of its obligations under the Spin-off
Agreements, other than such non-compliance as could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
The Borrowers jointly and severally covenant and agree with each Lender
that so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect and until the Commitments
have been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan, all Fees
and all other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document have been paid
in full and all Letters of Credit have been cancelled or have expired and all
amounts drawn thereunder have been reimbursed in full, unless the Required
Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, the Borrowers will not, and will not
cause or permit any of the Subsidiaries which is not a Borrower, to:
SECTION 6.1. Restricted Indebtedness. (a) Incur, create or assume any
Restricted Indebtedness if any Default (including, without limitation, any
Default with respect to Sections 6.10 through and including 6.14, as reasonably
determined on a pro forma basis) or Event of Default exists or
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will result from the incurrence, creation or assumption of such Restricted
Indebtedness or (b) incur, create or assume any Indebtedness referred to in
clause (i) of the definition of Restricted Indebtedness if any Default
(including, without limitation, any Default with respect to Sections 6.10
through and including 6.14, as reasonably determined on a pro forma basis) or
Event of Default exists or will result from the incurrence, creation or
assumption of such Indebtedness.
SECTION 6.2. Liens. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on
any property or assets (including stock or other securities of any person,
including any Subsidiary) now owned or hereafter acquired by it or on any income
or revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except:
(a) Liens on property or assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries
existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.2 or in any policy of
title insurance delivered pursuant to Section 4.2(j);
(b) any Lien created under the Loan Documents;
(c) any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition
thereof by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Lien is not
created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition (ii) such
Lien does not apply to any other property or assets of the Company or any
Subsidiary and (iii) such Lien does not (A) materially interfere with the use,
occupancy and operation of any Mortgaged Property, (B) materially reduce the
fair market value of such Mortgaged Property but for such Lien or (C) result in
any material increase in the cost of operating, occupying or owning or leasing
such Mortgaged Property;
(d) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges not yet due or
which are being contested in compliance with Section 5.3;
(e) carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics', materialmen's, repairmen's or
other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing
obligations that are not more than 45 days past due or which are being contested
in compliance with Section 5.3;
(f) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
compliance with workmen's compensation, unemployment insurance and other social
security laws or regulations;
(g) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other
than for Indebtedness), leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), statutory
obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of
a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(h) zoning restrictions, easements, rights-of-way, restrictions on use
of real property and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course
of business which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in aggregate amount and
do not materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or
interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries;
(i) purchase money security interests in real property, improvements
thereto or equipment hereafter acquired (or, in the case of improvements,
constructed) by the Company or any Subsidiary (other than an Inactive
Subsidiary); provided that (i) such security interests secure Indebtedness
consisting of Indebtedness described in exception (i) of the definition of
Restricted Indebtedness, (ii) such security interests are incurred, and the
Indebtedness secured thereby is created, within 90 days after
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such acquisition (or construction), (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does
not exceed 100% of the lesser of the cost or the fair market value of such real
property, improvements or equipment at the time of such acquisition (or
construction) and (iv) such security interests do not apply to any other
property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(j) Liens arising from the rendering of a final judgment or order that
does not give rise to an Event of Default or other similar Liens (not exceeding
$12,500,000 in the aggregate) arising in connection with legal proceedings so
long as the execution or other enforcement thereof is effectively stayed and the
claims secured thereby are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, has
established appropriate reserves against such claims in accordance with GAAP;
(k) Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness, to the extent that the
Indebtedness being refinanced was originally secured in accordance with this
Section 6.2; provided that such Lien does not apply to any additional property
or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(l) Liens in favor of any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor which
shall, in any event, be subordinated to the Liens created under the Loan
Documents;
(m) Liens on the Property of a person that is merged with or into the
Company or a Subsidiary or of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the
Closing Date (in each case to the extent such merger, acquisition or investment
is otherwise permitted by this Agreement), provided that (A) such Liens existed
at the time such person was so merged or became a Subsidiary and were not
created in anticipation of any such transaction, (B) any such Lien does not by
its terms cover any additional property or assets acquired after the time such
person was so merged or became a Subsidiary, (C) any such Lien does not by its
terms secure any Indebtedness other than Indebtedness existing immediately prior
to the time such person was so merged or became a Subsidiary and (D) the
aggregate value of all such Liens shall not exceed $7,500,000;
(n) Liens resulting from the deposit of funds or evidences of
Indebtedness in trust for the purpose of defeasing Indebtedness of the Company
or any Subsidiary provided that no Default or Event of Default shall exist
before or after the making of such deposit;
(o) Bank setoff rights arising in the ordinary course of business;
(p) Any interest or title of a lessor in the property subject to any
Capitalized Lease Obligation (to the extent such Capitalized Lease Obligation is
otherwise permitted by this Agreement) or operating lease (including any
synthetic lease);
(q) Any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extension,
renewal, or replacement) in whole or in part, of any Lien referred to in the
foregoing clauses (a) through (p) inclusive; provided, however, that the
principal amount of the Indebtedness or other obligation secured thereby shall
not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness or other obligation so
secured at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement, and that such
extension, renewal or replacement shall be limited to all or a part of the
property which secured the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced (plus
improvements on such property); and
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(r) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations which are not
otherwise permitted by the foregoing clauses of this Section 6.2, provided that
the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Indebtedness plus the amount
of such other obligations secured by all such Liens shall not exceed
$25,000,000.
SECTION 6.3. Sale and Lease-Back Transactions. Enter into any
arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any person whereby it shall sell or
transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or
other property which it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or
purposes as the property being sold or transferred (a "Sale and Leaseback");
provided that the Company or any Subsidiary may enter into any such transaction
to the extent that the Capital Lease Obligations and Liens associated therewith
would be permitted under this Agreement.
SECTION 6.4. Acquisitions, Investments, Loans and Advances.
(a) From and after the Closing Date, except as otherwise provided in
Section 6.4(b);
(i) purchase or acquire, for money or Indebtedness, any capital
stock or equity securities of any person other than any Subsidiary
Guarantor which is a Domestic Subsidiary;
(ii) purchase or acquire, for money or Indebtedness, all or any
substantial portion of the business, property or assets of any person
other than any Subsidiary Guarantor which is a Domestic Subsidiary;
(iii) make any capital contribution to or other equity investment
in any person other than any Subsidiary Guarantor which is a Domestic
Subsidiary; or
(iv) purchase or acquire Indebtedness of, lend money or credit or
make advances to, any person other than any Subsidiary Guarantor which
is a Domestic Subsidiary.
(The transactions referred to in clauses (a)(i) through (a)(iv) are hereinafter
referred to as "Investments").
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions in Section 6.4(a), but subject to the
other provisions in this Agreement, the Company and its Subsidiaries may make
the following Investments:
(i) Investments existing on the date hereof and set forth in
Schedule 6.4 and any other Investments that may be distributed thereon
or in exchange or conversion thereof or in substitution therefor;
(ii) investments selected by the Company in accordance with its
Investment Authority policy as adopted by the Company on December 14,
1998 (as the same may be amended from time to time with the approval of
the Administrative Agent);
(iii) loans and advances to officers and employees in the
ordinary course of business, consistent with past practices;
(iv) Capital Expenditures permitted pursuant to Section 6.10;
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(v) cash collateral provided to the Collateral Agent pursuant to
the Loan Documents;
(vi) promissory notes issued by any purchaser in connection with
any sale of assets permitted by this Agreement;
(vii) accounts receivable of the Company and its Subsidiaries
arising in the ordinary course of business;
(viii) Contingent Obligations of any person, acquired in the
ordinary course of business and constituting Indebtedness permitted
hereunder;
(ix) Investments (including debt obligations) received in
connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and
customers and in good faith settlement of delinquent obligations of, and
other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary
course of business;
(x) (i) intercompany loans and advances between or among the
Company (only as a lender and not as a borrower (unless such loan or
advance is subordinated on terms reasonably acceptable to the Required
Lenders, is evidenced by a note, and is pledged by the applicable
lending Subsidiary Guarantor as Collateral for the Obligations)) and any
Subsidiary Guarantors which are Domestic Subsidiaries; (ii) intercompany
loans and advances to a Foreign Subsidiary to fund working capital needs
incurred in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) an advance to
Conexant Systems Japan Co. Ltd. not in excess of 1,900,000,000 yen used
to repay the outstanding balance under such Subsidiary's loan facility
to The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi;
(xi) Investments made with the Net Cash Proceeds from issuance of
equity securities or Convertible Debt of the Company within 90 days of
receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds; provided that such issuance is made
in connection with and for the express purpose of making the specific
Investment then being made;
(xii) Investments consisting of Hedging Agreements; and
(xiii) other Investments of any kind in a Related Business;
provided that (x) no Default or Event of Default exists at the time of
making such Investment or would result from the making of such
Investment, (y)
(A) the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent
a certificate certifying that at the time of and immediately
after giving effect to such acquisition, the ratio of (1) the
Total Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries on the date of
such acquisition (including all Indebtedness incurred in
connection with or resulting from such acquisition that would
constitute Total Debt) to (2) the sum of, without duplication,
(I) Pro Forma Acquisition EBITDA of the entity, business,
property or assets acquired pursuant to such acquisition, plus
(II) Consolidated EBITDA, in each case for the period of four
fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to the date of such
acquisition, shall be equal to or less than the Consolidated
Leverage Ratio permitted pursuant to Section 6.11 on the subject
date, and
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(B) such entity, business, property or assets, as applicable, are
located in the United States (or the principal place of business
with respect thereto and substantially all of the applicable
assets are located in the United States), and
(z) the Acquisition Cost of such Investment, together with the
Acquisition Cost for all other Investments made in the aggregate that
are not otherwise permitted under clauses (i) through (xii) of this
Section does not exceed $150,000,000 (and in the case of Investments
consisting of equity of persons which are not Subsidiaries after giving
effect to such Investment, the aggregate Acquisition Cost for all such
Investments made under this clause (xiii) shall not exceed $35,000,000).
For purposes of this Section, the term "Acquisition Cost" shall mean,
with respect to any Investment, the sum of, without duplication, (1) the
amount of any money paid to acquire such Investment, plus (2) the
principal amount of any Indebtedness issued by the Company or any
Subsidiary to acquire such Investment, plus (3) the principal amount of
any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of such
Investment (including, in the case of the acquisition of capital stock
or other equity securities of any person that, after giving effect to
such acquisition, becomes a Subsidiary, the principal amount of the
Indebtedness of such person outstanding on the date it becomes a
Subsidiary, after giving effect to any prepayment or repayment of
Indebtedness made contemporaneously with such acquisition), plus (4) in
the case of any Investment of the type referred to in Section
6.4(a)(iii), the fair market value, as determined by the board of
directors of the Company, of any property contributed in kind to any
person other than any Subsidiary Guarantor which is a Domestic
Subsidiary.
SECTION 6.5. Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets.
(a) Merge into or consolidate with any other person, or permit any other
person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or
otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or,
subject to paragraph (b) below, any substantial part of its assets (whether now
owned or hereafter acquired) or any capital stock of any Subsidiary except that:
(i) if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect
thereto no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be
continuing (A) any wholly-owned Subsidiary may merge into the Company in
a transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation and (B)
any wholly-owned Subsidiary may merge into or consolidate with any other
wholly-owned Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor and is a Domestic
Subsidiary in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a
wholly-owned Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor and is a Domestic
Subsidiary and no person other than the Company or a wholly-owned
Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor and is a Domestic Subsidiary
receives any consideration and (C) the Company or any Subsidiary may
merge or consolidate with any other person in connection with any
Investment permitted by Section 6.4(a)(i) provided, that no Default or
Event of Default then exists; and
(ii) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may consummate:
(A) Sales, leases, transfers or other dispositions of
inventory, marketable securities, cash and cash
equivalents in the ordinary course of business.
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(B) Sales, leases, transfers or other dispositions of
obsolete property or property no longer used or
useful in the business of the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries.
(C) Sales, leases, transfers or other dispositions of
property that (i) the Company shall have given the
Administrative Agent written notice (within 10 days
after the occurrence of such sale or disposition of
property) of the Company's intention to replace
such property with other property which has a fair
market value not materially less than the property
sold or otherwise disposed of and (ii) the Company
shall replace such property within 180 days of such
sale or other disposition with other property which
has a fair market value not materially less than
the property sold or otherwise disposed of.
(D) Sales, leases, transfers or other dispositions of
motor vehicles, office or other equipment in the
ordinary course of business and not material in
aggregate amount.
(b) Engage in any Asset Sale not otherwise prohibited by Section 6.5(a)
unless all of the following conditions are met: (i) the consideration received
is at least equal to the fair market value of such assets; (ii) at least 75% of
the consideration received is cash; (iii) the Net Cash Proceeds of such Asset
Sale are applied as required by Section 2.13(b); (iv) after giving effect to the
sale or other disposition of the assets included within the Asset Sale and the
repayment of Indebtedness with the proceeds thereof, the Company is in
compliance on a pro forma basis with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.10,
6.11, 6.12, 6.13 and 6.14 recomputed for the most recently ended fiscal quarter
for which information is available and is in compliance with all other terms and
conditions contained in this Agreement, (v) the aggregate value of all such
Asset Sales (measured on a net book value basis without giving effect to any
write-ups or write-downs taken in connection therewith or in anticipation
thereof) in any fiscal year is less than 10% of Net Worth of the Company at the
beginning of such fiscal year; and (vi) no Default or Event of Default shall
result from such Asset Sale.
SECTION 6.6. Dividends and Distributions; Restrictions on Ability of
Subsidiaries to Pay Dividends.
(a) At any time a Default or Event of Default shall exist or will result
therefrom, declare or pay, directly or indirectly, any dividend or make any
other distribution (by reduction of capital or otherwise), whether in cash,
property, securities or a combination thereof, with respect to any shares of its
capital stock or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise
acquire for value (or permit any Subsidiary to purchase or acquire) any shares
of any class of its capital stock or set aside any amount for any such purpose;
provided, however, that the Company may at any time pay dividends with respect
to its capital stock solely in additional shares of its capital stock.
(b) Permit the Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or
otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or
restriction (other than under the Loan Documents) on the ability of any such
Subsidiary to (i) pay any dividends or make any other distributions on its
capital stock or any other interest or (ii) make or repay any loans or advances
to the Company or the parent of such Subsidiary.
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SECTION 6.7. Transactions with Affiliates. Sell or transfer any property
or assets to, or purchase or acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise
engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except that the
Company or any Subsidiary may engage in any of the foregoing transactions in the
ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and conditions not less
favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an
arm's-length basis from unrelated third parties, and except that this Section
shall not apply to any transaction between or among the Company and Subsidiary
Guarantors or between or among Rockwell and the Company or any Subsidiary in
connection with the Spin-off as disclosed on Schedule 6.7 or pursuant to the
Spin-off Agreements.
SECTION 6.8. Business of the Company and Subsidiaries. Engage at any
time in any business or business activity other than the Related Business.
SECTION 6.9. Fiscal Year. Permit the fiscal year of the Company or any
Borrower to end on a day other than September 30 or permit any amendment or
modification to be made to its certificate or articles of incorporation or
by-laws which is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders (provided
that the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of any other material
amendment or modification thereto as soon as practicable thereafter).
SECTION 6.10. Capital Expenditures. Permit the aggregate amount of
Consolidated Capital Expenditures made by the Company and the Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, in the fiscal year of the Company ending September 30, 1999 to
exceed $176,000,000, in the fiscal year of the Company ending September 30, 2000
to exceed $201,250,000 and in the fiscal year of the Company ending September
30, 2001 to exceed $224,250,000. If the full amount of Consolidated Capital
Expenditures permitted in any fiscal year are not made, the unused allowance may
be carried forward to the next fiscal year (but not to any subsequent fiscal
year).
SECTION 6.11. Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit, at any time on or
after March 31, 1999, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio to be more than 2.50 to
1.00 as at the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company, calculated (x) in
the case of any fiscal quarter ending prior to December 31, 1999, by annualizing
the Consolidated EBITDA component of such calculation for the period from
January 1, 1999 to the measurement date, and (y) on and after December 31, 1999,
for the preceding four fiscal quarters ending on the measurement date.
SECTION 6.12. Minimum Net Worth . Permit, at any time, the Net Worth of
the Company to be less than the sum of (a) 80% of Net Worth of the Company as of
December 31, 1998, plus (b) 50% of positive Consolidated Net Income after the
Distribution Date, plus (c) with respect to the issuance or sale of capital
stock of the Company or the conversion of indebtedness of the Company into
equity of the Company, in each case occurring after the Distribution Date, 50%
of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company from such issuance or
sale of capital stock plus 50% of the principal amount of any indebtedness so
converted if such issuance, sale or conversion occurs at a time when the Company
shall have no S&P Rating and no Moody's Rating or at a time when the Company's
S&P Rating and Moody's Rating are both lower than BBB- and Baa3, respectively.
SECTION 6.13. Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit, at any time
on or after March 31, 1999, the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio to be less
than 5.00 to 1.00 as at the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company,
calculated (x) in the case of any fiscal quarter ending prior to December 31,
1999, by annualizing the components of such calculation for the period from
January 1, 1999 to the
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measurement date, and (y) on and after December 31, 1999, for the preceding four
fiscal quarters ending on the measurement date.
SECTION 6.14. Consolidated Quick Ratio. Permit, at any time on or after
March 31, 1999, the Consolidated Quick Ratio to be less than 1.10 to 1.00 as at
the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Company.
ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
In case of the happening of any of the following events ("Events of
Default"):
(a) any representation or warranty made or deemed made in or in
connection with any Loan Document or the borrowings or issuances of Letters of
Credit hereunder, or any representation, warranty, statement or information
contained in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument
furnished in connection with or pursuant to any Loan Document, shall prove to
have been false or misleading in any material respect when so made, deemed made
or furnished;
(b) default shall be made in the payment of any principal of any Loan or
the reimbursement with respect to any L/C Disbursement when and as the same
shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed
for prepayment thereof or by acceleration thereof or otherwise;
(c) default shall be made in the payment of any interest on any Loan or
any Fee or L/C Disbursement or any other amount (other than an amount referred
to in (b) above) due under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become
due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of five
days;
(d) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the
Company or any Subsidiary of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in
Section 5.1(a), 5.5 or 5.7 or in Article VI (other than Sections 6.7 and 6.8 and
except for defaults solely arising from transactions on or prior to the
Distribution Date which are necessary or desirable to consummate the Spin-off
substantially and in all material respects as described in the Spin-off Form
10);
(e) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the
Company or any Subsidiary of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in
any Loan Document (other than those specified in (b), (c) or (d) above or (k)
below and except for defaults solely arising from transactions on or prior to
the Distribution Date which are necessary or desirable to consummate the
Spin-off substantially and in all material respects as described in the Spin-off
Form 10) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days
after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the Company;
(f) the Company or any Subsidiary shall (i) fail to pay any principal or
interest, regardless of amount, due in respect of any Indebtedness in a
principal amount in excess of $10,000,000 when and as the same shall become due
and payable, or (ii) fail to observe or perform any other term, covenant,
condition or agreement contained in any agreement or instrument evidencing or
governing any such Indebtedness if the effect of any failure referred to in this
clause (ii) is to cause, or to permit the holder or
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holders of such Indebtedness or a trustee on its or their behalf (with or
without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) to cause, such
Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity;
(g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary
petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief
in respect of the Company or any Subsidiary, or of a substantial part of the
property or assets of the Company or a Subsidiary, under Title 11 of the United
States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other federal,
state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii) the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or
similar official for the Company or any Subsidiary or for a substantial part of
the property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary or (iii) the winding-up
or liquidation of the Company or any Subsidiary; and such proceeding or petition
shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or
ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(h) the Company or any Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any
proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the United
States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended or substituted, or any
other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar
law, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and
appropriate manner, any proceeding or the filing of any petition described in
(g) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee,
custodian sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any
Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Company or
any Subsidiary, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a
petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment
for the benefit of creditors, (vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability
or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due or (vii) take any action
for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
(i) one or more judgments (other than any judgement that may be entered
in the Celeritas Technologies, Ltd. Litigation referred to in the Spin-off Form
10 in an amount not to exceed $65,000,000) for the payment of money which is not
covered by insurance and, in the aggregate, is in excess of $12,500,000 shall be
rendered against the Company, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the
same shall remain undischarged for a period of 45 consecutive days during which
execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken
by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of the Company or any
Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
(j) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the
Required Lenders, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events, could
reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company and its ERISA
Affiliates in an aggregate amount exceeding $25,000,000;
(k) any security interest purported to be created by any Security
Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by the Company or any other
Loan Party not to be, a valid, perfected, first priority (except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement or such Security Document) security
interest in any material portion of the securities, assets or properties covered
thereby, except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority
results from the failure of the Collateral Agent to maintain possession of
certificates representing securities pledged under the Pledge Agreement and
except to the extent that such loss is covered by a lender's title insurance
policy and the related insurer promptly after such loss shall have acknowledged
in writing that such loss is covered by such title insurance policy;
(l) there shall have occurred a Change in Control (other than the
Spin-off); or
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(m) the Spin-off shall be a deemed a taxable transaction for federal tax
purposes resulting in any material tax or other monetary liability (whether at
law or by contract) to the Company or any Subsidiary;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Company
described in paragraph (g) or (h) above), and at any time thereafter during the
continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the
Required Lenders, may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by
notice to the Company, take either or both of the following actions, at the same
or different times: (i) terminate forthwith the Commitments and (ii) declare the
Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part,
whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together
with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other
liabilities of the Borrowers accrued hereunder and under any other Loan
Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand,
protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived by the Borrowers, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document
to the contrary notwithstanding; and in any event with respect to the Borrowers
described in paragraph (g) or (h) above, the Commitments shall automatically
terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued
interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the
Borrowers accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall
automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or
any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the
Borrowers, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the
contrary notwithstanding.
ARTICLE VIII
The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent
In order to expedite the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
CSFB is hereby appointed to act as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent on
behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks (for purposes of this Article VIII,
the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are referred to collectively
as the "Agents"). Each of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks, and each assignee of
any such Lender or Issuing Bank, hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agents to
take such actions on behalf of such Lender, Issuing Bank or assignee and to
exercise such powers as are specifically delegated to the Agents by the terms
and provisions hereof and of the other Loan Documents, together with such
actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative
Agent is hereby expressly authorized by the Lenders and the Issuing Banks,
without hereby limiting any implied authority, (a) to receive on behalf of the
Lenders and the Issuing Banks all payment of principal of and interest on the
Loans, all payments in respect of L/C Disbursements and all other amounts due to
the Lenders hereunder, and promptly to distribute to each Lender or each Issuing
Bank its proper share of each payment so received; (b) to give notice on behalf
of each of the Lenders to the Company of any Event of Default specified in this
Agreement of which the Administrative Agent has actual knowledge acquired in
connection with its agency hereunder; and (c) to distribute to each Lender
copies of all notices, financial statements and other materials delivered by any
Borrower or any other loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents as received by the Administrative Agent. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Agents are hereby expressly authorized to
execute any and all documents (including releases) with respect to the
Collateral and the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto, as
contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the
Security Documents.
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Neither the Agents nor any of their respective directors, officers,
employees or agents shall be liable as such for any action taken or omitted by
any of them except for its or his own gross negligence or willful misconduct, or
be responsible for any statement, warranty or representation herein or the
contents of any document delivered in connection herewith, or be required to
ascertain or to make any inquiry concerning the performance or observance by any
Borrower or any other Loan Party of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or
agreements contained in any Loan Document. The Agents shall not be responsible
to the Lenders for the due execution, genuineness, validity, enforceability or
effectiveness of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, instruments or
agreements. The Agents shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or
refraining from acting, in accordance with written instructions signed by the
Required Lenders and, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, such
instructions and any action or inaction pursuant thereto shall be binding on all
the Lenders. Each Agent shall, in the absence of knowledge to the contrary, be
entitled to rely on any instrument or document believed by it in good faith to
be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper person or
persons. Neither the Agents nor any of their respective directors, officers,
employees or agents shall have any responsibility to any Borrower or any other
Loan Party on account of the failure of or delay in performance or breach by any
Lender or an Issuing Bank of any of its obligations hereunder or to any Lender
or an Issuing Bank on account of the failure of or delay in performance or
breach by any other Lender or an Issuing Bank or any Borrower or any other Loan
Party of any of their respective obligations hereunder or under any other Loan
Document or in connection herewith or therewith. Each of the Agents may execute
any and all duties hereunder by or through agents or employees and shall be
entitled to rely upon the advice of legal counsel selected by it with respect to
all matters arising hereunder and shall not be liable for any action taken or
suffered in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel.
The Lenders hereby acknowledge that neither Agent shall be under any
duty to take any discretionary action permitted to be taken by it pursuant to
the provisions of this Agreement unless it shall be requested in writing to do
so by the Required Lenders.
Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Agent as
provided below, either Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and
the Company. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the
right to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by
the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days
after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring
Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent which shall be a
bank with an office in New York, New York, having a combined capital and surplus
of at least $500,000,000 or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon acceptance of
any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor bank, such successor shall
succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties
of the retiring Agent and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties
and obligations hereunder. After the Agent's resignation hereunder, the
provisions of this Article and Section 9.5 shall continue in effect for its
benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it
was acting as Agent.
With respect to the Loans made by it hereunder, each Agent in its
individual capacity and not as Agent shall have the same rights and powers as
any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and
the Agents and their Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and
generally engage in any kind of business with the Company or any Subsidiary or
other Affiliate thereof as if it were not an Agent.
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Each Lender agrees (a) to reimburse the Agents, on demand, in the amount
of its pro rata share (based on its aggregate Commitments hereunder) of any
expenses incurred for the benefit of the Lenders by the Agents, including
counsel fees and compensation of agents and employees paid for services rendered
on behalf of the Lenders, that shall not have been reimbursed by any Borrower
and (b) to indemnify and hold harmless each Agent and any of its directors,
officers, employees or agents, on demand, in the amount of such pro rata share,
from and against any and all liabilities, taxes, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any
kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted
against it in its capacity as Agent or any of them in any way relating to or
arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken or
omitted by it or any of them under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, to
the extent the same shall not have been reimbursed by any Borrower or any other
Loan Party; provided that no Lender shall be liable to an Agent or any such
other indemnified person for any portion of such liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or
disbursements 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 Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees or agents.
Each Lender agrees to reimburse each of the Issuing Banks and their directors,
employees and agents, in each case, to the same extent and subject to the same
limitations as provided above for the Agents.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance
upon the Agents or any other Lender and based on such documents and information
as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter
into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently
and without reliance upon the Agents or any other Lender and based on such
documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate,
continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based
upon this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any related agreement or any
document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
SECTION 9.1. Notices. 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 telecopy, as follows:
(a) if to any Borrower, to it in care of the Company at 4311 Jamboree
Road, Newport Beach, California 92660-3095 Attention of Kerry Petry (Telecopy
No. (949) 483-7263), with a copy to 4311 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach,
California 92660-3095 Attention of Dennis E. O'Reilly, Esq., Senior Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary (Telecopy No. (949) 483-4391);
(b) if to the Administrative Agent, to Credit Suisse First Boston, 11
Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010, Attention of Agency Department
(Telecopy No. (212) 325-8304), and with respect to Alternative Currencies,
Credit Suisse First Boston, 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010,
Attention of Agency Department (Telecopy No. (212) 325-8304); and
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(c) if to a Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth
on Schedule 2.1 or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such
Lender shall have become a party hereto.
All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the
date of receipt if delivered by hand or overnight courier service or sent by
telecopy or on the date five Business Days after dispatch by certified or
registered mail if mailed, in each case delivered, sent or mailed (properly
addressed) to such party as provided in this Section 9.1 or in accordance with
the latest unrevoked direction from such party given in accordance with this
Section 9.1. All notices herein to the Company shall automatically be deemed to
be effective as to each Borrower Subsidiary.
SECTION 9.2. Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties made by the Borrowers herein and in the
certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or
pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to
have been relied upon by the Lenders and the Issuing Banks and shall survive the
making by the Lenders of the Loans and the issuance of Letters of Credit by the
Issuing Banks, regardless of any investigation made by the Lenders or the
Issuing Banks or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect as
long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any Fee or any
other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is
outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the
Commitments have not been terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.16,
2.20 and 9.5 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of
the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Loans, the
expiration of the Commitments, the expiration of any Letter of Credit, the
invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank.
SECTION 9.3. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when
it shall have been executed by the Borrowers, the Lenders, the Administrative
Agent and the Collateral Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have
received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of
each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors
and assigns.
SECTION 9.4. Successors and Assigns.
(a) Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to,
such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns
of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of the
Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks or
the Lenders that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the
benefit of their respective successors and assigns.
(b) Each Lender may assign to one or more banks, finance companies,
insurance companies or other financial institutions that are engaged in making,
purchasing or otherwise investing in commercial bank loans in the ordinary
course of its business, or Approved Funds (as defined below) all or a portion of
its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a
portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided,
however, that (i) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an
Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund, (x) the Company (other than
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during the existence of an Event of Default) and the Administrative Agent (and,
in the case of any assignment of a Revolving Commitment, the Issuing Banks and
the Swingline Lender) must give their prior written consent to such assignment
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) and (y) the amount of the
Commitment or Loans, as applicable, of the assigning Lender subject to each such
assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect
to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less
than $5,000,000 (or, if less, the entire remaining amount of such Lender's
Commitment or Loans, as applicable), (ii) the parties to each such assignment
shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and
Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, and (iii)
the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative
Agent an Administrative Questionnaire. For purposes of this Section 9.4(b),
"Approved Fund" shall mean, with respect to any Lender that is a fund that
invests in bank loans, any other fund that invests in bank loans which is
managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an
affiliate of such investment advisor. Upon acceptance and recording pursuant to
paragraph (e) of this Section 9.4, from and after the effective date specified
in each Assignment and Acceptance, which effective date shall be at least five
Business Days after the execution thereof, (A) the assignee thereunder shall be
a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment
and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement
and (B) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest
assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations
under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering
all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender's rights and obligations
under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall
continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.16, 2.20 and 9.5, as
well as to any Fees accrued for its account and not yet paid).
(c) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the
assigning Lender thereunder and the assignee thereunder shall be deemed to
confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows:
(i) such assigning Lender warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of
the interest being assigned thereby free and clear of any adverse claim and that
its Term Loan Commitments and Revolving Commitment, and the outstanding balances
of its Term Loans and Revolving Loans, in each case without giving effect to
assignments thereof which have not become effective, are as set forth in such
Assignment and Acceptance, (ii) except as set forth in (i) above, such assigning
Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with
respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in
connection with this Agreement, or the execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, any other
Loan Document or any other Instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto, or
the financial condition of the Company or any Subsidiary or the performance or
observance by the Company or any Subsidiary of any of its obligations under this
Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished
pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee represents and warrants that it is legally
authorized to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such assignee
confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of
the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 3.5(a) or delivered
pursuant to Section 5.4 and such other documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into
such Assignment and Acceptance; (v) such assignee will independently and without
reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, such assigning
Lender or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it
shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in
taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (vi) such assignee appoints
and authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take such
action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement
as are delegated to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent,
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respectively, by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto; and (vii) such assignee agrees that it will perform in
accordance with their terms all the obligations which by the terms of this
Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
(d) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the
Borrowers, shall maintain at one of its offices in The City of New York a copy
of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the
recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of,
and principal amount 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 and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, the
Collateral Agent and the Lenders may 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 Borrowers, any Issuing Bank, the Collateral
Agent and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
reasonable prior notice.
(e) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance
executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, an Administrative Questionnaire
completed in respect of the assignee (unless the assignee shall already be a
Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph
(b) above and, if required, the written consent of the Company, the Swingline
Lender, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent to such assignment, the
Administrative Agent shall (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance, (ii)
record the information contained therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt
notice thereof to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender. No
assignment shall be effective unless it has been recorded in the Register as
provided in this paragraph (e).
(f) Each Lender may without the consent of the Company, the Swingline
Lender, the Issuing Banks or the Administrative Agent sell participations to one
or more banks or other entities in all or a portion of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment
and the Loans owing to it); provided, however, 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, (iii) the participating banks or other entities shall be
entitled to the benefit of the cost protection provisions contained in Sections
2.14, 2.16 and 2.20 to the same extent as if they were Lenders (subject to the
limitations set forth in such Sections) and (iv) the Borrowers, the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks 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, and such Lender shall retain the sole right to
enforce the obligations of the Borrowers relating to the Loans or L/C
Disbursements and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any
provision of this Agreement (other than amendments, modifications or waivers
decreasing any fees payable hereunder or the amount of principal of or the rate
at which interest is payable on the Loans, extending any scheduled principal
payment date or date fixed for the payment of interest on the Loans or
increasing or extending the Commitments).
(g) Any Lender or participant may, in connection with any assignment or
participation or proposed assignment or participation pursuant to this Section
9.4, disclose to the assignee or participant or proposed assignment or
participant any information relating to the Borrowers furnished to such Lender
by or on behalf of the Borrowers, provided that, prior to any such disclosure of
information designated by the Company as confidential, each such assignee or
participant or proposed assignee or participant shall execute an agreement
whereby such assignee or participant shall agree (subject to
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customary exceptions) to preserve the confidentiality of any confidential
information of the Company or its Subsidiaries on terms no less restrictive than
those applicable to the Lenders pursuant to Section 9.17.
(h) Any Lender may at any time assign all or any portion of its rights
under this Agreement to a Federal Reserve Bank to secure extensions of credit by
such Federal Reserve Bank to such Lender; provided that no such assignment shall
release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such
Bank for such Lender as a party hereto. In order to facilitate such an
assignment to a Federal Reserve Bank, each Borrower shall, at the request of the
assigning Lender, duly execute and deliver to the assigning Lender a promissory
note or notes evidencing the Loans made to the Borrowers by the assigning Lender
hereunder.
(i) None of the Borrowers shall assign or delegate any of their
respective rights or duties hereunder without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, and any attempted
assignment without such consent shall be null and void.
(j) In the event that S&P, Moody's and Thompson's BankWatch (or
Insurance Watch Ratings Service, in the case of Lenders that are insurance
companies (or Best's Insurance Reports, if such insurance company is not rated
by Insurance Watch Ratings Service)) shall, after the date that any Lender
becomes a Lender, downgrade the long-term certificate deposit ratings of such
Lender, and the resulting ratings shall be below BBB-, Baa3 and C (or BB, in the
case of a Lender that is an insurance company (or B, in the case of an insurance
company not rated by Insurance Watch Ratings Service)), then each Issuing Bank
shall have the right, but not the obligation, at its own expense, upon notice to
such Lender and the Administrative Agent, to replace (or to request the Company
to use its reasonable efforts to replace) such Lender with an assignee (in
accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in paragraph (b)
above), and such Lender hereby agrees to transfer and assign without recourse
(in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in paragraph (b)
above) all its interests, rights and obligations in respect of its Revolving
Commitment to such assignee; provided, however, that (i) no such assignment
shall conflict with any law, rule and regulation or order of any Governmental
Authority and (ii) the applicable Issuing Bank or such assignee, as the case may
be, shall pay to such Lender in immediately available funds on the date of such
assignment the principal of and interest accrued to the date of payment on the
Loans made by such Lender hereunder and all other amounts accrued for such
Lender's account or owed to it hereunder.
(k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any
Lender (a "Granting Lender") may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (a
"SPC"), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender
to the Administrative Agent and the Company, the option to provide to the
Company all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be
obligated to make to the Company pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i)
nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to make any Loan, (ii)
if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all
or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such
Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder
shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as
if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees
that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation
under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting
Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which
agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the
date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding
commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute
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against, or join any other person in instituting against, such SPC any
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings
under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. In addition,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9.4, any SPC
may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Company
and the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor,
assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or
to any financial institutions (consented to by the Company and Administrative
Agent) providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such
SPC to support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a
confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any
rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or
credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC. This section may not be amended
without the written consent of the SPC.
SECTION 9.5. Expenses; Indemnity.
(a) The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral
Agent in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for
herein and, subject to the Fee Letter, the administration, to the extent such
administration expenses exceed the fee provided for the Administrative Agent in
the Fee Letter, and preparation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
or in connection with any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions
hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions hereby or thereby
contemplated shall be consummated) or incurred by the Administrative Agent, the
Collateral Agent or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection
of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or
in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, as
applicable, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of
McDermott, Will & Emery, counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Collateral
Agent, and, in connection with any such enforcement or protection, the fees,
charges and disbursements of any other counsel for the Administrative Agent, the
Collateral Agent or any Lender.
(b) The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to indemnify the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank,
each Affiliate of any of the foregoing persons and each of their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents (each such person being called an
"Indemnitee") against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable
counsel fees, charges and disbursements, incurred by or asserted against any
Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i) the
execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any
agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties
thereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the
Transactions, the Spin-off and the other transactions contemplated thereby, (ii)
the use of the proceeds of the Loans or issuance of Letters of Credit, (iii) any
claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing,
whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto, or (iv) any actual or alleged
presence, Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials on any Properties,
or any Environmental Claim related in any way to the Company or the
Subsidiaries; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be
available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
related expenses 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.
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(c) The provisions of this Section 9.5 shall remain operative and in
full force and effect regardless of the expiration of the term of this
Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the
repayment of any of the Loans, the expiration of the Commitments, the expiration
of any Letter of Credit, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or
provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation
made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any
Lender or an Issuing Bank. All amounts due under this Section 9.5 shall be
payable on written demand therefor.
(d) Unless a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
in connection with any indemnification by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 9.5,
the Borrowers shall not, in connection with any action or separate but
substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of
the same allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of
more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at
any time for all such Indemnitees (unless the Indemnitees are advised by counsel
that, as between themselves, the use of one single counsel would present such
counsel with a conflict of interest, in which event the Borrowers shall be
liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of such additional firms of
attorneys the engagement of which shall be necessary to avoid such conflict);
provided, that the Borrowers shall not in any event be liable for fees and
expenses incurred in connection with any dispute among such Indemnitees.
SECTION 9.6. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to
time, except to the extent prohibited by law, to set off and apply any and all
deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time
held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender to or for the
credit or the account of any Borrower against any of and all the obligations of
such Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and other Loan
Documents held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall
have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Loan Document and
although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this
Section 9.6 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights
of setoff) which such Lender may have. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NO LENDER
SHALL EXERCISE, OR ATTEMPT TO EXERCISE, ANY RIGHT OF SET-OFF, BANKER'S LIEN, OR
THE LIKE, AGAINST ANY DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY OR ANY
SUBSIDIARY OF THE COMPANY HELD OR MAINTAINED BY THE LENDER WITHOUT THE PRIOR
WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE REQUIRED LENDERS.
SECTION 9.7. Applicable Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
(OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS) SHALL BE CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH
LETTER OF CREDIT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OR RULES DESIGNATED IN SUCH LETTER OF CREDIT, OR IF NO SUCH LAWS
OR RULES ARE DESIGNATED. THE UNIFORM CUSTOMS AND PRACTICE FOR DOCUMENTARY
CREDITS (1993 REVISION), INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PUBLICATION NO. 500
(THE "UNIFORM CUSTOMS") AND, AS TO MATTERS NOT GOVERNED BY THE UNIFORM CUSTOMS,
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 9.8. Waivers; Amendment.
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(a) No failure or delay of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent, any Lender or an Issuing Bank in exercising any power or right hereunder
or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall
any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or
discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights
and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing
Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are
cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would
otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document or consent to any departure by any Borrower or any other Loan Party
therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by
paragraph (b) below, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in
the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand
on any Borrower in any case shall entitle such Borrower to any other or further
notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived,
amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing
entered into by the Borrowers and the Required Lenders; provided, however, that
no such agreement shall (i) decrease the principal amount of, or extend the
maturity of or any scheduled principal payment date or date for the payment of
any interest on any Loan or any date for reimbursement of an L/C Disbursement,
or waive or excuse any such payment or any part thereof, or decrease the rate of
interest on any Loan or L/C Disbursement, without the prior written consent of
each Lender affected thereby, (ii) change or extend the Commitment or decrease
or extend the date for payment of the Commitment Fees of any Lender without the
prior written consent of such Lender, or (iii) amend or modify the provisions of
Section 2.17 or 9.4(i), the provisions of this Section, the definition of the
term "Required Lenders", increase the total Commitments or release any
Subsidiary Guarantor or all or any substantial part of the Collateral except as
permitted pursuant to Section 7.15 of the Security Agreement, without the prior
written consent of each Lender; provided, further that no such agreement shall
amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder
or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, such Issuing Bank or the Swingline
Lender.
SECTION 9.9. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan or
participation in any L/C Disbursement, together with all fees, charges and other
amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan or participation in such L/C
Disbursement under applicable law (collectively the "Charges"), shall exceed the
maximum lawful rate (the "Maximum Rate") which may be contracted for, charged,
taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan or participation in
accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such
Loan or participation hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect
thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the
interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan or
participation but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section
9.9 shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in
respect of other Loans or participations or periods shall be increased (but not
above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with
interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment,
shall have been received by such Lender.
SECTION 9.10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Fee Letter and the
other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract between the parties relative
to the subject matter hereof. Any
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other previous agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof is superseded by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Nothing in
this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, is intended
to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto and thereto any rights,
remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement or the
other Loan Documents.
SECTION 9.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL
BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF,
UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY
OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD
NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B)
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER
INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.11.
SECTION 9.12. Severability. In the event any one or more of the
provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document should be
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that
the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not
in and of itself affect the validity of such provision in any other
jurisdiction). The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace
the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the
economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 9.13. Counterparts. 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, and shall become effective as provided in Section
9.3. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile
transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart
of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.14. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of
Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this
Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into
consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 9.15. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
(a) Each of the Borrowers hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any
New York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in
New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the
parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in
respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New
York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Each of
the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding
shall be conclusive and may be enforced in
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other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by
law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have
to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents against the Borrowers or their properties in the courts of any
jurisdiction.
(b) Each of the Borrowers hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives,
to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which
it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents in any New York State or federal court. Each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense
of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any
such court.
SECTION 9.16. Conversion of Currencies.
(a) If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is
necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in one currency into another
currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it may
effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in
accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction the first
currency could be purchased with such other currency on the Business Day
immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.
(b) The obligations of each party in respect of any sum due to any other
party hereto or any holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the "Applicable
Creditor") shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the "Judgment
Currency") other than the currency in which such sum is stated to be due
hereunder (the "Agreement Currency") be discharged only to the extent that, on
the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum
adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in
accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction 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
Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, such party agrees, as a separate
obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable
Creditor against such loss. The obligations of the Loan Parties contained in
this Section 9.16 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the
payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.
SECTION 9.17. Confidentiality. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent, each Issuing Bank and each of the Lenders agrees to keep confidential
(and to use reasonable efforts to cause its respective agents and
representatives to keep confidential) the Information (as defined below) and all
copies thereof, extracts therefrom and analyses or other materials based
thereon, except that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing
Bank or any Lender shall be permitted to disclose Information (a) to such of its
respective officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates and
representatives (including, without limitation, attorneys and auditors) as need
to know such Information, (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory
authority (provided such authority shall be advised of the confidential nature
of the Information), (c) to the extent otherwise required by applicable laws and
regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) in connection with
any suit, action or proceeding relating to the enforcement of its rights
hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, (e) to any direct or indirect
contractual counterparty in swap agreements or such contractual counterparty's
professional advisor (so long as such contracts counterparty (or its affiliates)
is not known by such person to be a competitor of the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries and agrees to be bound by the
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provisions of this Section 9.17) or (f) to the extent such Information (i)
becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section
9.17 or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank,
any Lender or the Collateral Agent on a nonconfidential basis from a source
other than the Company. For the purposes of this Section, "Information" shall
mean all financial statements, certificates, reports, agreements and information
(including all analyses, compilations and studies prepared by the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender based on any of the
foregoing) that are received from the Company and related to the Company or any
Subsidiary, any shareholder of the Company or any employee, customer or supplier
of the Company, other than any of the foregoing than were available to the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a
nonconfidential basis prior to its disclosure thereto by the Company, and which
are in the case of Information provided after the date hereof, clearly
identified at the time of delivery as confidential. In the event that any Lender
or any Lender's representatives are required by applicable law, regulation
(other than any disclosure to a regulator in the ordinary course of regulatory
review) or legal process to disclose any of the Information, such Lender will,
to the extent permitted by law, promptly, notify the Company in writing. In the
event that no protective order or other remedy is obtained, or that the Company
does not waive compliance with the terms of this Section, the Lender or its
representative will furnish only that portion of the Information which its legal
counsel advises is legally required and such Lender or its representative shall
exercise reasonable efforts at the Company's sole expense to preserve the
confidentiality of the remainder of the Information. In no event will any
Lender, or any representative of any Lender, oppose action by the Company to
obtain a protective order or other relief to prevent the disclosure of the
Information or to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be
afforded the Information. The provisions of this Section 9.17 shall remain
operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration and term of
this Agreement.
SECTION 9.18. European Monetary Union. If, as a result of the
implementation of European monetary union, (a) any currency ceases to be lawful
currency of the nation issuing the same and is replaced by a European common
currency, then any amount payable hereunder by any party hereto in such currency
shall instead be payable in the European common currency and the amount so
payable shall be determined by translating the amount payable in such currency
to such European common currency at the exchange rate recognized by the European
Central Bank for the purpose of implementing European monetary union, or (b) any
currency and a European common currency are at the same time recognized by the
central bank or comparable authority of the nation issuing such currency as
lawful currency of such nation, then (i) any Loan made at such time shall be
made in such European common currency and (ii) any other amount payable by any
party hereto in such currency shall be payable in such currency or in such
European common currency (in an amount determined as set forth in clause (a)),
at the election of the obligor. Prior to the occurrence of the event or events
described in clause (a) or (b) of the preceding sentence, each amount payable
hereunder in any currency will continue to be payable only in that currency. The
Borrowers agree, at the request of the Required Lenders, at the time of or at
any time following the implementation of European monetary union, to enter into
an agreement amending this Agreement in such manner as the Required Lenders
shall reasonably request in order to avoid any unfair burden or disadvantage
resulting from the implementation of such monetary union and to place the
parties hereto in the position they would have been in had such monetary union
not been implemented, the intent being that neither party will be adversely
affected economically as a result of such implementation and that reasonable
provisions may be adopted to govern the borrowing, maintenance and repayment of
Loans denominated in any Alternative Currency or a European common currency
after the occurrence of the event or events described in clause (a) or (b) of
the preceding sentence.
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SECTION 9.19. Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers. Notwithstanding any
provision herein or in the other Loan Documents providing for joint and several
liability among the Borrowers, the liability of a Borrower which is a Foreign
Subsidiary, for any and all amounts payable under any Loan Document, including,
without limitation, for any Fees, other expenses or Obligations, shall be
several and not joint and such Foreign Subsidiary's liability shall relate only
to Borrowings made by such Foreign Subsidiary and any Fees, other expenses or
Obligations attributable to any Borrowings made by such Foreign Subsidiary.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written.
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ Kerry K. Petry
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Name: Kerry K. Petry
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
CONEXANT SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, LTD.
By: /s/ R. F. G. Ward Dyer
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Name: R. F. G. Ward Dyer
Title: Director and Secretary
CONEXANT SYSTEMS UK, LTD.
By: /s/ R. F. G. Ward Dyer
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Name: R. F. G. Ward Dyer
Title: Director and Secretary
CONEXANT SYSTEMS FRANCE, S.A.S.
By: /s/ Robert Ward Dyer
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Name: Robert Ward Dyer
Title: Permanent Representative of
Conexant Systems UK Limited
(ex Rockwell Semiconductor
Systems Ltd), President of
Conexant Systems France, S.A.S.
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CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON,
individually and as Administrative Agent,
Collateral Agent and Swingline Lender
By: /s/ Chris T. Horgan
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Name: Chris T. Horgan
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ Gregory R. Perry
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Name: Gregory R. Perry
Title: Vice President
BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI, S.A.-PEKAO
S.A. GROUP, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Harvey Winter
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Name: Harvey Winter
Title: Vice President
COMERICA WEST INCORPORATED,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Emmanuel M. Skevofilax
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Name: Emmanuel M. Skevofilax
Title: Assistant Vice President
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Thomas A. Crandell
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Name: Thomas A. Crandell
Title: Vice President
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TRANSAMERICA COMMERCIAL
FINANCE CORPORATION,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Mark Wrend
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Name: Mark Wrend
Title: Vice President
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Mark A. Isley
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Name: Mark A. Isley
Title: First Vice President
UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Leo L. Baltz
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Name: Leo L. Baltz
Title: Director
By: /s/ Eduardo Salazar
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Name: Eduardo Salazar
Title: Executive Director
BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Clive Bettles
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Name: Clive Bettles
Title: SVP & Manager
By: /s/ Debbie Gohh
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Name: Debbie Gohh
Title: Vice President
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NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA,
as a Lender
By: /s/ John Curry
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Name: John Curry
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ Joseph Perdenza
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Name: Joseph Perdenza
Title: Assistant Vice President
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
as a Lender
By: /s/ Glenn Leyrer
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Name: Glenn Leyrer
Title: Vice President
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Exhibit 10.5
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT by and between Conexant Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company") and Balakrishnan S. Iyer (the "Executive"), dated as
of 15th day of December, 1998.
The Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"), has determined
that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to assure
that the Company will have the continued dedication of the Executive,
notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of a Change of Control (as
defined below) of the Company. The Board believes it is imperative to diminish
the inevitable distraction of the Executive by virtue of the personal
uncertainties and risks created by a pending or threatened Change of Control and
to encourage the Executive's full attention and dedication to the Company
currently and in the event of any threatened or pending Change of Control, and
to provide the Executive with compensation and benefits arrangements upon a
Change of Control which ensure that the compensation and benefits expectations
of the Executive will be satisfied and which are competitive with those of other
corporations. Therefore, in order to accomplish these objectives, the Board has
caused the Company to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Certain Definitions. (a) The "Effective Date" shall mean the
first date during the Change of Control Period (as defined in Section 1(b)) on
which a Change of Control (as defined in Section 2) occurs. Anything in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if a Change of Control occurs and if
the Executive's employment with the Company is terminated prior to the date on
which the Change of Control occurs, and if it is reasonably demonstrated by the
Executive that such termination of employment (i) was at the request of a third
party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change of Control or
(ii) otherwise arose in connection with or anticipation of a Change of Control,
then for all purposes of this Agreement the "Effective Date" shall mean the date
immediately prior to the date of such termination of employment.
(b) The "Change of Control Period" shall mean the period
commencing on the date hereof and ending on the third anniversary of the date
hereof; provided, however, that commencing on the date one year after the date
hereof, and on each annual anniversary of such date (such date and each annual
anniversary thereof shall be hereinafter referred to as the "Renewal Date"),
unless previously terminated, the Change of Control Period shall be
automatically extended so as to terminate three years from such Renewal Date,
unless at least 60 days prior to the Renewal Date the Company shall give notice
to the Executive that the Change of Control Period shall not be so extended.
2. Change of Control. For the purpose of this Agreement, a
"Change of Control" shall mean:
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(a) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the
meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (a "Person") of beneficial ownership (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of
either (i) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the
"Outstanding Company Common Stock") or (ii) the combined voting power of the
then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting Securities");
provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following
acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition
directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any
acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
maintained by the Company, Rockwell International Corporation or any corporation
controlled by the Company or Rockwell International Corporation or (iv) any
acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with
clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) of this Section 2; or
(b) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board
(the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority
of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director
subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the
Company's shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such
individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this
purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a
result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election
or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or
(c) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or
sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company or the acquisition of assets of another entity (a "Business
Combination"), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (i)
all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial
owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding
Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the
then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the
then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business
Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of
such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company's
assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the
same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business
Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company
Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Person (excluding any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company, Rockwell International
Corporation or of such corporation resulting from such Business Combination)
beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the
then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such
Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed
prior to the Business Combination and (iii) at least a majority of the members
of the board of directors of the corporation re-
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sulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at
the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the
Board, providing for such Business Combination; or
(d) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
3. Employment Period. The Company hereby agrees to continue the
Executive in its employ, and the Executive hereby agrees to remain in the employ
of the Company subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, for the
period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the third anniversary of
such date (the "Employment Period").
4. Terms of Employment. (a) Position and Duties. (i) During the
Employment Period, (A) the Executive's position (including status, offices,
titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties and responsibilities shall
be at least commensurate in all material respects with the most significant of
those held, exercised and assigned at any time during the 120-day period
immediately preceding the Effective Date and (B) the Executive's services shall
be performed at the location where the Executive was employed immediately
preceding the Effective Date or any office or location less than 35 miles from
such location.
(ii) During the Employment Period, and excluding any periods of
vacation and sick leave to which the Executive is entitled, the Executive agrees
to devote reasonable attention and time during normal business hours to the
business and affairs of the Company and, to the extent necessary to discharge
the responsibilities assigned to the Executive hereunder, to use the Executive's
reasonable best efforts to perform faithfully and efficiently such
responsibilities. During the Employment Period it shall not be a violation of
this Agreement for the Executive to (A) serve on corporate, civic or charitable
boards or committees, (B) deliver lectures, fulfill speaking engagements or
teach at educational institutions and (C) manage personal investments, so long
as such activities do not significantly interfere with the performance of the
Executive's responsibilities as an employee of the Company in accordance with
this Agreement. It is expressly understood and agreed that to the extent that
any such activities have been conducted by the Executive prior to the Effective
Date, the continued conduct of such activities (or the conduct of activities
similar in nature and scope thereto) subsequent to the Effective Date shall not
thereafter be deemed to interfere with the performance of the Executive's
responsibilities to the Company.
(b) Compensation. (i) Base Salary. During the Employment Period,
the Executive shall receive an annual base salary ("Annual Base Salary"), which
shall be paid at a monthly rate, at least equal to twelve times the highest
monthly base salary paid or payable, including any base salary which has been
earned but deferred, to the Executive by the Company and its affiliated
companies in respect of the twelve-month period immediately preceding the month
in which the Effective Date occurs. During the Employment Period, the Annual
Base Salary shall be reviewed no more than 12 months after the last salary
increase awarded to the Executive prior to the Effective Date and thereafter at
least annually. Any increase in Annual Base Salary shall not serve to limit or
reduce any other obligation to the Executive under this Agree-
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ment. Annual Base Salary shall not be reduced after any such increase and the
term Annual Base Salary as utilized in this Agreement shall refer to Annual Base
Salary as so increased. As used in this Agreement, the term "affiliated
companies" shall include any company controlled by, controlling or under common
control with the Company.
(ii) Annual Bonus. In addition to Annual Base Salary, the Executive
shall be awarded, for each fiscal year ending during the Employment Period, an
annual bonus (the "Annual Bonus") in cash at least equal to the Executive's
highest bonus under the Company's annual incentive plans for the last three full
fiscal years prior to the Effective Date (annualized in the event that the
Executive was not employed by the Company for the whole of such fiscal year)
(the "Recent Annual Bonus"). Each such Annual Bonus shall be paid no later than
the end of the third month of the fiscal year next following the fiscal year for
which the Annual Bonus is awarded, unless the Executive shall elect to defer the
receipt of such Annual Bonus.
(iii) Incentive, Savings and Retirement Plans. During the Employment
Period, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all incentive and
savings plans, practices, policies and programs applicable generally to other
peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies, but in no event
shall such plans, practices, policies and programs provide the Executive with
incentive opportunities (measured with respect to both regular and special
incentive opportunities, to the extent, if any, that such distinction is
applicable) and savings opportunities, in each case, less favorable, in the
aggregate, than the most favorable of those provided by the Company and its
affiliated companies for the Executive under such plans, practices, policies and
programs as in effect at any time during the 120-day period immediately
preceding the Effective Date or if more favorable to the Executive, those
provided generally at any time after the Effective Date to other peer executives
of the Company and its affiliated companies.
(iv) Welfare Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, the
Executive and/or the Executive's family, as the case may be, shall be eligible
for participation in and shall receive all benefits under welfare benefit plans,
practices, policies and programs provided by the Company and its affiliated
companies (including, without limitation, medical, prescription, dental,
disability, employee life, group life, accidental death and travel accident
insurance plans and programs) to the extent applicable generally to other peer
executives of the Company and its affiliated companies, but in no event shall
such plans, practices, policies and programs provide the Executive with benefits
which are less favorable, in the aggregate, than the most favorable of such
plans, practices, policies and programs in effect for the Executive at any time
during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more
favorable to the Executive, those provided generally at any time after the
Effective Date to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated
companies.
(v) Expenses. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be
entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by
the Executive in accordance with the most favorable policies, practices and
procedures of the Company and its affiliated companies in effect for the
Executive at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the
Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect generally at
any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its
affiliated companies.
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(vi) Fringe Benefits. During the Employment Period, the Executive
shall be entitled to fringe benefits, including, without limitation, tax and
financial planning services, payment of club dues, and, if applicable, use of an
automobile and payment of related expenses, in accordance with the most
favorable plans, practices, programs and policies of the Company and its
affiliated companies in effect for the Executive at any time during the 120-day
period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the
Executive, as in effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other
peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies.
(vii) Office and Support Staff. During the Employment Period, the
Executive shall be entitled to an office or offices of a size and with
furnishings and other appointments, and to exclusive personal secretarial and
other assistance, at least equal to the most favorable of the foregoing provided
to the Executive by the Company and its affiliated companies at any time during
the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more
favorable to the Executive, as provided generally at any time thereafter with
respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies.
(viii) Vacation. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall
be entitled to paid vacation in accordance with the most favorable plans,
policies, programs and practices of the Company and its affiliated companies as
in effect for the Executive at any time during the 120-day period immediately
preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in
effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of
the Company and its affiliated companies.
5. Termination of Employment. (a) Death or Disability. The
Executive's employment shall terminate automatically upon the Executive's death
during the Employment Period. If the Company determines in good faith that the
Disability of the Executive has occurred during the Employment Period (pursuant
to the definition of Disability set forth below), it may give to the Executive
written notice in accordance with Section 12(b) of this Agreement of its
intention to terminate the Executive's employment. In such event, the
Executive's employment with the Company shall terminate effective on the 30th
day after receipt of such notice by the Executive (the "Disability Effective
Date"), provided that, within the 30 days after such receipt, the Executive
shall not have returned to full-time performance of the Executive's duties. For
purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" shall mean the absence of the Executive
from the Executive's duties with the Company on a full-time basis for 180
consecutive business days as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical
illness which is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected by
the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the Executive or the Executive's
legal representative.
(b) Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive's employment
during the Employment Period for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause"
shall mean:
(i) the willful and continued failure of the Executive to perform
substantially the Executive's duties with the Company or one of its affiliates
(other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental
illness), after a written demand for substantial
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performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board or the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which the
Board or Chief Executive Officer believes that the Executive has not
substantially performed the Executive's duties, or
(ii) the willful engaging by the Executive in illegal conduct or
gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company.
For purposes of this provision, no act or failure to act, on the
part of the Executive, shall be considered "willful" unless it is done, or
omitted to be done, by the Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief
that the Executive's action or omission was in the best interests of the
Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a
resolution duly adopted by the Board or upon the instructions of the Chief
Executive Officer or a senior officer of the Company or based upon the advice of
counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to
be done, by the Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the
Company. The cessation of employment of the Executive shall not be deemed to be
for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Executive a
copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than
three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board
called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided to the
Executive and the Executive is given an opportunity, together with counsel, to
be heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the
Board, the Executive is guilty of the conduct described in subparagraph (i) or
(ii) above, and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.
(c) Good Reason. The Executive's employment may be terminated by
the Executive for Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason"
shall mean:
(i) the assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent in
any respect with the Executive's position (including status, offices, titles and
reporting requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities as contemplated
by Section 4(a) of this Agreement, or any other action by the Company which
results in a diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities,
excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not
taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt
of notice thereof given by the Executive;
(ii) any failure by the Company to comply with any of the
provisions of Section 4(b) of this Agreement, other than an isolated,
insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is
remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the
Executive;
(iii) the Company's requiring the Executive to be based at any
office or location other than as provided in Section 4(a)(i)(B) hereof or the
Company's requiring the Executive to travel on Company business to a
substantially greater extent than required immediately prior to the Effective
Date;
(iv) any purported termination by the Company of the Executive's
employment otherwise than as expressly permitted by this Agreement; or
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(v) any failure by the Company to comply with and satisfy Section
11(c) of this Agreement.
For purposes of this Section 5(c), any good faith determination of
"Good Reason" made by the Executive shall be conclusive.
(d) Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Company for
Cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason, shall be communicated by Notice of
Termination to the other party hereto given in accordance with Section 12(b) of
this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" means
a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this
Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable
detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of
the Executive's employment under the provision so indicated and (iii) if the
Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than the date of receipt of such
notice, specifies the termination date (which date shall be not more than thirty
days after the giving of such notice). The failure by the Executive or the
Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which
contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of
the Executive or the Company, respectively, hereunder or preclude the Executive
or the Company, respectively, from asserting such fact or circumstance in
enforcing the Executive's or the Company's rights hereunder.
(e) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" means (i) if the
Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or by the
Executive for Good Reason, the date of receipt of the Notice of Termination or
any later date specified therein, as the case may be, (ii) if the Executive's
employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause or Disability, the
Date of Termination shall be the date on which the Company notifies the
Executive of such termination and (iii) if the Executive's employment is
terminated by reason of death or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be
the date of death of the Executive or the Disability Effective Date, as the case
may be.
6. Obligations of the Company upon Termination. (a) Good Reason;
Other Than for Cause, Death or Disability. If, during the Employment Period, the
Company shall terminate the Executive's employment other than for Cause or
Disability or the Executive shall terminate employment for Good Reason:
(i) the Company shall pay to the Executive in a lump sum in cash
within 30 days after the Date of Termination the aggregate of the following
amounts:
A. the sum of (1) the Executive's Annual Base Salary
through the Date of Termination to the extent not theretofore
paid, (2) the product of (x) the higher of (I) the Recent
Annual Bonus and (II) the Annual Bonus paid or payable,
including any bonus or portion thereof which has been earned
but deferred (and annualized for any fiscal year consisting of
less than twelve full months or during which the Executive was
employed for less than twelve full months), for the most
recently completed fiscal year
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during the Employment Period, if any (such higher amount being
referred to as the "Highest Annual Bonus") and (y) a fraction,
the numerator of which is the number of days in the current
fiscal year through the Date of Termination, and the
denominator of which is 365 and (3) any compensation
previously deferred by the Executive (together with any
accrued interest or earnings thereon) and any accrued vacation
pay, in each case to the extent not theretofore paid (the sum
of the amounts described in clauses (1), (2), and (3) shall be
hereinafter referred to as the "Accrued Obligations"); and
B. the amount equal to the product of (1) two and (2)
the sum of (x) the Executive's Annual Base Salary and (y) the
Highest Annual Bonus.
(ii) for two years after the Executive's Date of Termination, or
such longer period as may be provided by the terms of the appropriate plan,
program, practice or policy, the Company shall continue benefits to the
Executive and/or the Executive's family at least equal to those which would have
been provided to them in accordance with the plans, programs, practices and
policies described in Section 4(b)(iv) of this Agreement if the Executive's
employment had not been terminated or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in
effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of
the Company and its affiliated companies and their families, provided, however,
that if the Executive becomes reemployed with another employer and is eligible
to receive medical or other welfare benefits under another employer provided
plan, the medical and other welfare benefits described herein shall be secondary
to those provided under such other plan during such applicable period of
eligibility. For purposes of determining eligibility (but not the time of
commencement of benefits) of the Executive for retiree benefits pursuant to such
plans, practices, programs and policies, the Executive shall be considered to
have remained employed until two years after the Date of Termination and to have
retired on the last day of such period;
(iii) the Company shall, at its sole expense as incurred, provide
the Executive with outplacement services the scope and provider of which shall
be selected by the Executive in his sole discretion; and
(iv) to the extent not theretofore paid or provided, the Company
shall timely pay or provide to the Executive any other amounts or benefits
required to be paid or provided or which the Executive is eligible to receive
under any plan, program, policy or practice or contract or agreement of the
Company and its affiliated companies (such other amounts and benefits shall be
hereinafter referred to as the "Other Benefits").
(b) Death. If the Executive's employment is terminated by reason
of the Executive's death during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall
terminate without further obligations to the Executive's legal representatives
under this Agreement, other than for payment of Accrued Obligations and the
timely payment or provision of Other Benefits. Accrued Obligations shall be paid
to the Executive's estate or beneficiary, as applicable, in a lump sum in cash
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within 30 days of the Date of Termination. With respect to the provision of
Other Benefits, the term Other Benefits as utilized in this Section 6(b) shall
include, without limitation, and the Executive's estate and/or beneficiaries
shall be entitled to receive, benefits at least equal to the most favorable
benefits provided by the Company and affiliated companies to the estates and
beneficiaries of peer executives of the Company and such affiliated companies
under such plans, programs, practices and policies relating to death benefits,
if any, as in effect with respect to other peer executives and their
beneficiaries at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the
Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive's estate and/or the
Executive's beneficiaries, as in effect on the date of the Executive's death
with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated
companies and their beneficiaries.
(c) Disability. If the Executive's employment is terminated by
reason of the Executive's Disability during the Employment Period, this
Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to the Executive, other
than for payment of Accrued Obligations and the timely payment or provision of
Other Benefits. Accrued Obligations shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum
in cash within 30 days of the Date of Termination. With respect to the provision
of Other Benefits, the term Other Benefits as utilized in this Section 6(c)
shall include, and the Executive shall be entitled after the Disability
Effective Date to receive, disability and other benefits at least equal to the
most favorable of those generally provided by the Company and its affiliated
companies to disabled executives and/or their families in accordance with such
plans, programs, practices and policies relating to disability, if any, as in
effect generally with respect to other peer executives and their families at any
time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if
more favorable to the Executive and/or the Executive's family, as in effect at
any time thereafter generally with respect to other peer executives of the
Company and its affiliated companies and their families.
(d) Cause; Other than for Good Reason. If the Executive's
employment shall be terminated for Cause during the Employment Period, this
Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to the Executive other
than the obligation to pay to the Executive (x) his Annual Base Salary through
the Date of Termination, (y) the amount of any compensation previously deferred
by the Executive, and (z) Other Benefits, in each case to the extent theretofore
unpaid. If the Executive voluntarily terminates employment during the Employment
Period, excluding a termination for Good Reason, this Agreement shall terminate
without further obligations to the Executive, other than for Accrued Obligations
and the timely payment or provision of Other Benefits. In such case, all Accrued
Obligations shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within 30 days
of the Date of Termination.
7. Non-exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall
prevent or limit the Executive's continuing or future participation in any plan,
program, policy or practice provided by the Company or any of its affiliated
companies and for which the Executive may qualify, nor, subject to Section
12(f), shall anything herein limit or otherwise affect such rights as the
Executive may have under any contract or agreement with the Company or any of
its affiliated companies. Amounts which are vested benefits or which the
Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy, practice or
program of or any contract or agreement with the
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Company or any of its affiliated companies at or subsequent to the Date of
Termination shall be payable in accordance with such plan, policy, practice or
program or contract or agreement except as explicitly modified by this
Agreement.
8. Full Settlement. The Company's obligation to make the payments
provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations
hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment,
defense or other claim, right or action which the Company may have against the
Executive or others. In no event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other
employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable
to the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement and such amounts
shall not be reduced whether or not the Executive obtains other employment. The
Company agrees to pay as incurred, to the full extent permitted by law, all
legal fees and expenses which the Executive may reasonably incur as a result of
any contest (regardless of the outcome thereof) by the Company, the Executive or
others of the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision
of this Agreement or any guarantee of performance thereof (including as a result
of any contest by the Executive about the amount of any payment pursuant to this
Agreement), plus in each case interest on any delayed payment at the applicable
Federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
9. Certain Additional Payments by the Company.
(a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding and
except as set forth below, in the event it shall be determined that any payment
or distribution by the Company or its affiliates to or for the benefit of the
Executive (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, but determined without regard to any
additional payments required under this Section 9) (a "Payment") would be
subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or
penalties are incurred by the Executive with respect to such excise tax (such
excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Excise Tax"), then the Executive shall be
entitled to receive an additional payment (a "Gross-Up Payment") in an amount
such that after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any interest or
penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including, without limitation,
any income taxes (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto)
and Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an
amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the
Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9(a), if it
shall be determined that the Executive is entitled to a Gross-Up Payment, but
that the Payments do not exceed 110% of the greatest amount (the "Reduced
Amount") that could be paid to the Executive such that the receipt of Payments
would not give rise to any Excise Tax, then no Gross-Up Payment shall be made to
the Executive and the Payments, in the aggregate, shall be reduced to the
Reduced Amount.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 9(c), all determinations
required to be made under this Section 9, including whether and when a Gross-Up
Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions
to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by Deloitte &
Touche LLP or such other certified public accounting firm as may be designated
by the Executive (the "Accounting Firm") which shall provide detailed
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supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive within 15 business
days of the receipt of notice from the Executive that there has been a Payment,
or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. In the event that the
Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity
or group effecting the Change of Control, the Executive shall appoint another
nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required
hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred to as the Accounting
Firm hereunder). All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne
solely by the Company. Any Gross-Up Payment, as determined pursuant to this
Section 9, shall be paid by the Company to the Executive within five days of the
receipt of the Accounting Firm's determination. Any determination by the
Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive. As a result
of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of
the initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that
Gross-Up Payments which will not have been made by the Company should have been
made ("Underpayment"), consistent with the calculations required to be made
hereunder. In the event that the Company exhausts its remedies pursuant to
Section 9(c) and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of any
Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment
that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the
Company to or for the benefit of the Executive.
(c) The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim
by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment
by the Company of the Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon
as practicable but no later than ten business days after the Executive is
informed in writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of
such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. The
Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day period
following the date on which it gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter
period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim
is due). If the Company notifies the Executive in writing prior to the
expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, the Executive
shall:
(i) give the Company any information reasonably requested by the
Company relating to such claim,
(ii) take such action in connection with contesting such claim as
the Company shall reasonably request in writing from time to time, including,
without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to such claim by
an attorney reasonably selected by the Company,
(iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order effectively
to contest such claim, and
(iv) permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating
to such claim;
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provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection
with such contest and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an
after-tax basis, for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and
penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and
payment of costs and expenses. Without limitation on the foregoing provisions of
this Section 9(c), the Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection
with such contest and, at its sole option, may pursue or forgo any and all
administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the taxing
authority in respect of such claim and may, at its sole option, either direct
the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim
in any permissible manner, and the Executive agrees to prosecute such contest to
a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial
jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as the Company shall
determine; provided, however, that if the Company directs the Executive to pay
such claim and sue for a refund, the Company shall advance the amount of such
payment to the Executive, on an interest-free basis and shall indemnify and hold
the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax
(including interest or penalties with respect thereto) imposed with respect to
such advance or with respect to any imputed income with respect to such advance;
and further provided that any extension of the statute of limitations relating
to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect to which
such contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested
amount. Furthermore, the Company's control of the contest shall be limited to
issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder and
the Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any
other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing
authority.
(d) If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced
by the Company pursuant to Section 9(c), the Executive becomes entitled to
receive any refund with respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject to
the Company's complying with the requirements of Section 9(c)) promptly pay to
the Company the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or
credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the
Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 9(c), a
determination is made that the Executive shall not be entitled to any refund
with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify the Executive in
writing of its intent to contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration
of 30 days after such determination, then such advance shall be forgiven and
shall not be required to be repaid and the amount of such advance shall offset,
to the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be paid.
10. Confidential Information. The Executive shall hold in a
fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential
information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its affiliated
companies, and their respective businesses, which shall have been obtained by
the Executive during the Executive's employment by the Company or any of its
affiliated companies and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other
than by acts by the Executive or representatives of the Executive in violation
of this Agreement). After termination of the Executive's employment with the
Company, the Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the
Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal proc-
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ess, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone
other than the Company and those designated by it. In no event shall an asserted
violation of the provisions of this Section 10 constitute a basis for deferring
or withholding any amounts otherwise payable to the Executive under this
Agreement.
11. Successors. (a) This Agreement is personal to the Executive
and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by
the Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Executive's legal representatives.
(b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the Company and its successors and assigns.
(c) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume
expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession
had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as
hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as
aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of
law, or otherwise.
12. Miscellaneous. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without
reference to principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Agreement are
not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This
Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than by a written agreement
executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal
representatives.
(b) All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered
or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as
follows:
If to the Executive:
If to the Company:
Conexant Systems, Inc.
4311 Jamboree Road
Newport Beach, CA 92660-3095
Attention: General Counsel
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or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in
writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective
when actually received by the addressee.
(c) The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision
of this Agreement.
(d) The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this
Agreement such Federal, state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be
withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
(e) The Executive's or the Company's failure to insist upon strict
compliance with any provision of this Agreement or the failure to assert any
right the Executive or the Company may have hereunder, including, without
limitation, the right of the Executive to terminate employment for Good Reason
pursuant to Section 5(c)(i)-(v) of this Agreement, shall not be deemed to be a
waiver of such provision or right or any other provision or right of this
Agreement.
(f) The Executive and the Company acknowledge that, except as may
otherwise be provided under any other written agreement between the Executive
and the Company, the employment of the Executive by the Company is "at will"
and, subject to Section 1(a) hereof, prior to the Effective Date, the
Executive's employment may be terminated by either the Executive or the Company
at any time prior to the Effective Date, in which case the Executive shall have
no further rights under this Agreement. From and after the Effective Date this
Agreement shall supersede any other agreement between the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set the Executive's
hand and, pursuant to the authorization from its Board of Directors, the Company
has caused these presents to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of
the day and year first above written.
/s/ BALAKRISHNAN S. IYER
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Balakrishnan S. Iyer
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ DWIGHT W. DECKER
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Dwight W. Decker
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EXHIBIT 10.6
Schedule identifying agreements, entered into between Conexant Systems, Inc.
(the "Company") and each of the following persons, substantially identical to
the Employment Agreement constituting Exhibit 10.5 to the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended January 1, 1999
Name
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Moiz M. Beguwala
Lewis C. Brewster
Anthony C. D'Augustine
Terry L. Ellis
Raouf Y. Halim
Dennis E. O'Reilly
Ashwin Rangan
F. Matthew Rhodes
James P. Spoto
Thomas A. Stites
Kevin V. Strong
William C. Tipton
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Exhibit 10.7
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT by and between Conexant Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company") and Dwight W. Decker (the "Executive"), dated as
of the 15th day of December, 1998.
The Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"), has determined
that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to assure
that the Company will have the continued dedication of the Executive,
notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of a Change of Control (as
defined below) of the Company. The Board believes it is imperative to diminish
the inevitable distraction of the Executive by virtue of the personal
uncertainties and risks created by a pending or threatened Change of Control and
to encourage the Executive's full attention and dedication to the Company
currently and in the event of any threatened or pending Change of Control, and
to provide the Executive with compensation and benefits arrangements upon a
Change of Control which ensure that the compensation and benefits expectations
of the Executive will be satisfied and which are competitive with those of other
corporations. Therefore, in order to accomplish these objectives, the Board has
caused the Company to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Certain Definitions. (a) The "Effective Date" shall mean the
first date during the Change of Control Period (as defined in Section 1(b)) on
which a Change of Control (as defined in Section 2) occurs. Anything in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if a Change of Control occurs and if
the Executive's employment with the Company is terminated prior to the date on
which the Change of Control occurs, and if it is reasonably demonstrated by the
Executive that such termination of employment (i) was at the request of a third
party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change of Control or
(ii) otherwise arose in connection with or anticipation of a Change of Control,
then for all purposes of this Agreement the "Effective Date" shall mean the date
immediately prior to the date of such termination of employment.
(b) The "Change of Control Period" shall mean the period
commencing on the date hereof and ending on the third anniversary of the date
hereof; provided, however, that commencing on the date one year after the date
hereof, and on each annual anniversary of such date (such date and each annual
anniversary thereof shall be hereinafter referred to as the "Renewal Date"),
unless previously terminated, the Change of Control Period shall be
automatically extended so as to terminate three years from such Renewal Date,
unless at least 60 days prior to the Renewal Date the Company shall give notice
to the Executive that the Change of Control Period shall not be so extended.
2. Change of Control. For the purpose of this Agreement, a
"Change of Control" shall mean:
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(a) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the
meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (a "Person") of beneficial ownership (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of
either (i) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the
"Outstanding Company Common Stock") or (ii) the combined voting power of the
then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting Securities");
provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following
acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition
directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any
acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
maintained by the Company, Rockwell International Corporation or any corporation
controlled by the Company or Rockwell International Corporation or (iv) any
acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with
clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) of this Section 2; or
(b) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board
(the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority
of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director
subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the
Company's shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such
individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this
purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a
result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election
or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or
(c) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or
sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company or the acquisition of assets of another entity (a "Business
Combination"), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (i)
all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial
owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding
Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the
then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the
then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business
Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of
such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company's
assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the
same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business
Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company
Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Person (excluding any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company, Rockwell International
Corporation or of such corporation resulting from such Business Combination)
beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the
then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such
Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed
prior to the Business Combination and (iii) at least a majority of the members
of the board of directors of the corporation re-
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sulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at
the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the
Board, providing for such Business Combination; or
(d) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
3. Employment Period. The Company hereby agrees to continue the
Executive in its employ, and the Executive hereby agrees to remain in the employ
of the Company subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, for the
period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the third anniversary of
such date (the "Employment Period").
4. Terms of Employment. (a) Position and Duties. (i) During the
Employment Period, (A) the Executive's position (including status, offices,
titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties and responsibilities shall
be at least commensurate in all material respects with the most significant of
those held, exercised and assigned at any time during the 120-day period
immediately preceding the Effective Date and (B) the Executive's services shall
be performed at the location where the Executive was employed immediately
preceding the Effective Date or any office or location less than 35 miles from
such location.
(ii) During the Employment Period, and excluding any periods of
vacation and sick leave to which the Executive is entitled, the Executive agrees
to devote reasonable attention and time during normal business hours to the
business and affairs of the Company and, to the extent necessary to discharge
the responsibilities assigned to the Executive hereunder, to use the Executive's
reasonable best efforts to perform faithfully and efficiently such
responsibilities. During the Employment Period it shall not be a violation of
this Agreement for the Executive to (A) serve on corporate, civic or charitable
boards or committees, (B) deliver lectures, fulfill speaking engagements or
teach at educational institutions and (C) manage personal investments, so long
as such activities do not significantly interfere with the performance of the
Executive's responsibilities as an employee of the Company in accordance with
this Agreement. It is expressly understood and agreed that to the extent that
any such activities have been conducted by the Executive prior to the Effective
Date, the continued conduct of such activities (or the conduct of activities
similar in nature and scope thereto) subsequent to the Effective Date shall not
thereafter be deemed to interfere with the performance of the Executive's
responsibilities to the Company.
(b) Compensation. (i) Base Salary. During the Employment Period,
the Executive shall receive an annual base salary ("Annual Base Salary"), which
shall be paid at a monthly rate, at least equal to twelve times the highest
monthly base salary paid or payable, including any base salary which has been
earned but deferred, to the Executive by the Company and its affiliated
companies in respect of the twelve-month period immediately preceding the month
in which the Effective Date occurs. During the Employment Period, the Annual
Base Salary shall be reviewed no more than 12 months after the last salary
increase awarded to the Executive prior to the Effective Date and thereafter at
least annually. Any increase in Annual Base Salary shall not serve to limit or
reduce any other obligation to the Executive under this Agree-
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ment. Annual Base Salary shall not be reduced after any such increase and the
term Annual Base Salary as utilized in this Agreement shall refer to Annual Base
Salary as so increased. As used in this Agreement, the term "affiliated
companies" shall include any company controlled by, controlling or under common
control with the Company.
(ii) Annual Bonus. In addition to Annual Base Salary, the Executive
shall be awarded, for each fiscal year ending during the Employment Period, an
annual bonus (the "Annual Bonus") in cash at least equal to the Executive's
highest bonus under the Company's annual incentive plans for the last three full
fiscal years prior to the Effective Date (annualized in the event that the
Executive was not employed by the Company for the whole of such fiscal year)
(the "Recent Annual Bonus"). Each such Annual Bonus shall be paid no later than
the end of the third month of the fiscal year next following the fiscal year for
which the Annual Bonus is awarded, unless the Executive shall elect to defer the
receipt of such Annual Bonus.
(iii) Incentive, Savings and Retirement Plans. During the Employment
Period, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all incentive and
savings plans, practices, policies and programs applicable generally to other
peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies, but in no event
shall such plans, practices, policies and programs provide the Executive with
incentive opportunities (measured with respect to both regular and special
incentive opportunities, to the extent, if any, that such distinction is
applicable) and savings opportunities, in each case, less favorable, in the
aggregate, than the most favorable of those provided by the Company and its
affiliated companies for the Executive under such plans, practices, policies and
programs as in effect at any time during the 120-day period immediately
preceding the Effective Date or if more favorable to the Executive, those
provided generally at any time after the Effective Date to other peer executives
of the Company and its affiliated companies.
(iv) Welfare Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, the
Executive and/or the Executive's family, as the case may be, shall be eligible
for participation in and shall receive all benefits under welfare benefit plans,
practices, policies and programs provided by the Company and its affiliated
companies (including, without limitation, medical, prescription, dental,
disability, employee life, group life, accidental death and travel accident
insurance plans and programs) to the extent applicable generally to other peer
executives of the Company and its affiliated companies, but in no event shall
such plans, practices, policies and programs provide the Executive with benefits
which are less favorable, in the aggregate, than the most favorable of such
plans, practices, policies and programs in effect for the Executive at any time
during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more
favorable to the Executive, those provided generally at any time after the
Effective Date to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated
companies.
(v) Expenses. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be
entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by
the Executive in accordance with the most favorable policies, practices and
procedures of the Company and its affiliated companies in effect for the
Executive at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the
Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect generally at
any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its
affiliated companies.
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(vi) Fringe Benefits. During the Employment Period, the Executive
shall be entitled to fringe benefits, including, without limitation, tax and
financial planning services, payment of club dues, and, if applicable, use of an
automobile and payment of related expenses, in accordance with the most
favorable plans, practices, programs and policies of the Company and its
affiliated companies in effect for the Executive at any time during the 120-day
period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the
Executive, as in effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other
peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies.
(vii) Office and Support Staff. During the Employment Period, the
Executive shall be entitled to an office or offices of a size and with
furnishings and other appointments, and to exclusive personal secretarial and
other assistance, at least equal to the most favorable of the foregoing provided
to the Executive by the Company and its affiliated companies at any time during
the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more
favorable to the Executive, as provided generally at any time thereafter with
respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies.
(viii) Vacation. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall
be entitled to paid vacation in accordance with the most favorable plans,
policies, programs and practices of the Company and its affiliated companies as
in effect for the Executive at any time during the 120-day period immediately
preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in
effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of
the Company and its affiliated companies.
5. Termination of Employment. (a) Death or Disability. The
Executive's employment shall terminate automatically upon the Executive's death
during the Employment Period. If the Company determines in good faith that the
Disability of the Executive has occurred during the Employment Period (pursuant
to the definition of Disability set forth below), it may give to the Executive
written notice in accordance with Section 12(b) of this Agreement of its
intention to terminate the Executive's employment. In such event, the
Executive's employment with the Company shall terminate effective on the 30th
day after receipt of such notice by the Executive (the "Disability Effective
Date"), provided that, within the 30 days after such receipt, the Executive
shall not have returned to full-time performance of the Executive's duties. For
purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" shall mean the absence of the Executive
from the Executive's duties with the Company on a full-time basis for 180
consecutive business days as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical
illness which is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected by
the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the Executive or the Executive's
legal representative.
(b) Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive's employment
during the Employment Period for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause"
shall mean:
(i) the willful and continued failure of the Executive to perform
substantially the Executive's duties with the Company or one of its affiliates
(other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental
illness), after a written demand for substantial
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performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board or the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which the
Board or Chief Executive Officer believes that the Executive has not
substantially performed the Executive's duties, or
(ii) the willful engaging by the Executive in illegal conduct or
gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company.
For purposes of this provision, no act or failure to act, on the
part of the Executive, shall be considered "willful" unless it is done, or
omitted to be done, by the Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief
that the Executive's action or omission was in the best interests of the
Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a
resolution duly adopted by the Board or upon the instructions of the Chief
Executive Officer or a senior officer of the Company or based upon the advice of
counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to
be done, by the Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the
Company. The cessation of employment of the Executive shall not be deemed to be
for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Executive a
copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than
three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board
called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided to the
Executive and the Executive is given an opportunity, together with counsel, to
be heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the
Board, the Executive is guilty of the conduct described in subparagraph (i) or
(ii) above, and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.
(c) Good Reason. The Executive's employment may be terminated by
the Executive for Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason"
shall mean:
(i) the assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent in
any respect with the Executive's position (including status, offices, titles and
reporting requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities as contemplated
by Section 4(a) of this Agreement, or any other action by the Company which
results in a diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities,
excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not
taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt
of notice thereof given by the Executive;
(ii) any failure by the Company to comply with any of the
provisions of Section 4(b) of this Agreement, other than an isolated,
insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is
remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the
Executive;
(iii) the Company's requiring the Executive to be based at any
office or location other than as provided in Section 4(a)(i)(B) hereof or the
Company's requiring the Executive to travel on Company business to a
substantially greater extent than required immediately prior to the Effective
Date;
(iv) any purported termination by the Company of the Executive's
employment otherwise than as expressly permitted by this Agreement; or
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(v) any failure by the Company to comply with and satisfy Section
11(c) of this Agreement.
For purposes of this Section 5(c), any good faith determination of
"Good Reason" made by the Executive shall be conclusive.
(d) Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Company for
Cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason, shall be communicated by Notice of
Termination to the other party hereto given in accordance with Section 12(b) of
this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" means
a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this
Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable
detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of
the Executive's employment under the provision so indicated and (iii) if the
Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than the date of receipt of such
notice, specifies the termination date (which date shall be not more than thirty
days after the giving of such notice). The failure by the Executive or the
Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which
contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of
the Executive or the Company, respectively, hereunder or preclude the Executive
or the Company, respectively, from asserting such fact or circumstance in
enforcing the Executive's or the Company's rights hereunder.
(e) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" means (i) if the
Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or by the
Executive for Good Reason, the date of receipt of the Notice of Termination or
any later date specified therein, as the case may be, (ii) if the Executive's
employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause or Disability, the
Date of Termination shall be the date on which the Company notifies the
Executive of such termination and (iii) if the Executive's employment is
terminated by reason of death or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be
the date of death of the Executive or the Disability Effective Date, as the case
may be.
6. Obligations of the Company upon Termination. (a) Good Reason;
Other Than for Cause, Death or Disability. If, during the Employment Period, the
Company shall terminate the Executive's employment other than for Cause or
Disability or the Executive shall terminate employment for Good Reason:
(i) the Company shall pay to the Executive in a lump sum in cash
within 30 days after the Date of Termination the aggregate of the following
amounts:
A. the sum of (1) the Executive's Annual Base Salary
through the Date of Termination to the extent not theretofore
paid, (2) the product of (x) the higher of (I) the Recent
Annual Bonus and (II) the Annual Bonus paid or payable,
including any bonus or portion thereof which has been earned
but deferred (and annualized for any fiscal year consisting of
less than twelve full months or during which the Executive was
employed for less than twelve full months), for the most
recently completed fiscal year
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during the Employment Period, if any (such higher amount being
referred to as the "Highest Annual Bonus") and (y) a fraction,
the numerator of which is the number of days in the current
fiscal year through the Date of Termination, and the
denominator of which is 365 and (3) any compensation
previously deferred by the Executive (together with any
accrued interest or earnings thereon) and any accrued vacation
pay, in each case to the extent not theretofore paid (the sum
of the amounts described in clauses (1), (2), and (3) shall be
hereinafter referred to as the "Accrued Obligations"); and
B. the amount equal to the product of (1) three and
(2) the sum of (x) the Executive's Annual Base Salary and (y)
the Highest Annual Bonus.
(ii) for three years after the Executive's Date of Termination, or
such longer period as may be provided by the terms of the appropriate plan,
program, practice or policy, the Company shall continue benefits to the
Executive and/or the Executive's family at least equal to those which would have
been provided to them in accordance with the plans, programs, practices and
policies described in Section 4(b)(iv) of this Agreement if the Executive's
employment had not been terminated or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in
effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of
the Company and its affiliated companies and their families, provided, however,
that if the Executive becomes reemployed with another employer and is eligible
to receive medical or other welfare benefits under another employer provided
plan, the medical and other welfare benefits described herein shall be secondary
to those provided under such other plan during such applicable period of
eligibility. For purposes of determining eligibility (but not the time of
commencement of benefits) of the Executive for retiree benefits pursuant to such
plans, practices, programs and policies, the Executive shall be considered to
have remained employed until three years after the Date of Termination and to
have retired on the last day of such period;
(iii) the Company shall, at its sole expense as incurred, provide
the Executive with outplacement services the scope and provider of which shall
be selected by the Executive in his sole discretion; and
(iv) to the extent not theretofore paid or provided, the Company
shall timely pay or provide to the Executive any other amounts or benefits
required to be paid or provided or which the Executive is eligible to receive
under any plan, program, policy or practice or contract or agreement of the
Company and its affiliated companies (such other amounts and benefits shall be
hereinafter referred to as the "Other Benefits").
(b) Death. If the Executive's employment is terminated by reason
of the Executive's death during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall
terminate without further obligations to the Executive's legal representatives
under this Agreement, other than for payment of Accrued Obligations and the
timely payment or provision of Other Benefits. Accrued Obligations shall be paid
to the Executive's estate or beneficiary, as applicable, in a lump sum in cash
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within 30 days of the Date of Termination. With respect to the provision of
Other Benefits, the term Other Benefits as utilized in this Section 6(b) shall
include, without limitation, and the Executive's estate and/or beneficiaries
shall be entitled to receive, benefits at least equal to the most favorable
benefits provided by the Company and affiliated companies to the estates and
beneficiaries of peer executives of the Company and such affiliated companies
under such plans, programs, practices and policies relating to death benefits,
if any, as in effect with respect to other peer executives and their
beneficiaries at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the
Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive's estate and/or the
Executive's beneficiaries, as in effect on the date of the Executive's death
with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated
companies and their beneficiaries.
(c) Disability. If the Executive's employment is terminated by
reason of the Executive's Disability during the Employment Period, this
Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to the Executive, other
than for payment of Accrued Obligations and the timely payment or provision of
Other Benefits. Accrued Obligations shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum
in cash within 30 days of the Date of Termination. With respect to the provision
of Other Benefits, the term Other Benefits as utilized in this Section 6(c)
shall include, and the Executive shall be entitled after the Disability
Effective Date to receive, disability and other benefits at least equal to the
most favorable of those generally provided by the Company and its affiliated
companies to disabled executives and/or their families in accordance with such
plans, programs, practices and policies relating to disability, if any, as in
effect generally with respect to other peer executives and their families at any
time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if
more favorable to the Executive and/or the Executive's family, as in effect at
any time thereafter generally with respect to other peer executives of the
Company and its affiliated companies and their families.
(d) Cause; Other than for Good Reason. If the Executive's
employment shall be terminated for Cause during the Employment Period, this
Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to the Executive other
than the obligation to pay to the Executive (x) his Annual Base Salary through
the Date of Termination, (y) the amount of any compensation previously deferred
by the Executive, and (z) Other Benefits, in each case to the extent theretofore
unpaid. If the Executive voluntarily terminates employment during the Employment
Period, excluding a termination for Good Reason, this Agreement shall terminate
without further obligations to the Executive, other than for Accrued Obligations
and the timely payment or provision of Other Benefits. In such case, all Accrued
Obligations shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within 30 days
of the Date of Termination.
7. Non-exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall
prevent or limit the Executive's continuing or future participation in any plan,
program, policy or practice provided by the Company or any of its affiliated
companies and for which the Executive may qualify, nor, subject to Section
12(f), shall anything herein limit or otherwise affect such rights as the
Executive may have under any contract or agreement with the Company or any of
its affiliated companies. Amounts which are vested benefits or which the
Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy, practice or
program of or any contract or agreement with the
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Company or any of its affiliated companies at or subsequent to the Date of
Termination shall be payable in accordance with such plan, policy, practice or
program or contract or agreement except as explicitly modified by this
Agreement.
8. Full Settlement. The Company's obligation to make the payments
provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations
hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment,
defense or other claim, right or action which the Company may have against the
Executive or others. In no event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other
employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable
to the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement and such amounts
shall not be reduced whether or not the Executive obtains other employment. The
Company agrees to pay as incurred, to the full extent permitted by law, all
legal fees and expenses which the Executive may reasonably incur as a result of
any contest (regardless of the outcome thereof) by the Company, the Executive or
others of the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision
of this Agreement or any guarantee of performance thereof (including as a result
of any contest by the Executive about the amount of any payment pursuant to this
Agreement), plus in each case interest on any delayed payment at the applicable
Federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
9. Certain Additional Payments by the Company.
(a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding and
except as set forth below, in the event it shall be determined that any payment
or distribution by the Company or its affiliates to or for the benefit of the
Executive (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, but determined without regard to any
additional payments required under this Section 9) (a "Payment") would be
subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or
penalties are incurred by the Executive with respect to such excise tax (such
excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Excise Tax"), then the Executive shall be
entitled to receive an additional payment (a "Gross-Up Payment") in an amount
such that after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any interest or
penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including, without limitation,
any income taxes (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto)
and Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an
amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the
Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9(a), if it
shall be determined that the Executive is entitled to a Gross-Up Payment, but
that the Payments do not exceed 110% of the greatest amount (the "Reduced
Amount") that could be paid to the Executive such that the receipt of Payments
would not give rise to any Excise Tax, then no Gross-Up Payment shall be made to
the Executive and the Payments, in the aggregate, shall be reduced to the
Reduced Amount.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 9(c), all determinations
required to be made under this Section 9, including whether and when a Gross-Up
Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions
to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by Deloitte &
Touche LLP or such other certified public accounting firm as may be designated
by the Executive (the "Accounting Firm") which shall provide detailed
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supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive within 15 business
days of the receipt of notice from the Executive that there has been a Payment,
or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. In the event that the
Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity
or group effecting the Change of Control, the Executive shall appoint another
nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required
hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred to as the Accounting
Firm hereunder). All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne
solely by the Company. Any Gross-Up Payment, as determined pursuant to this
Section 9, shall be paid by the Company to the Executive within five days of the
receipt of the Accounting Firm's determination. Any determination by the
Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive. As a result
of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of
the initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that
Gross-Up Payments which will not have been made by the Company should have been
made ("Underpayment"), consistent with the calculations required to be made
hereunder. In the event that the Company exhausts its remedies pursuant to
Section 9(c) and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of any
Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment
that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the
Company to or for the benefit of the Executive.
(c) The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim
by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment
by the Company of the Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon
as practicable but no later than ten business days after the Executive is
informed in writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of
such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. The
Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day period
following the date on which it gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter
period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim
is due). If the Company notifies the Executive in writing prior to the
expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, the Executive
shall:
(i) give the Company any information reasonably requested by the
Company relating to such claim,
(ii) take such action in connection with contesting such claim as
the Company shall reasonably request in writing from time to time, including,
without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to such claim by
an attorney reasonably selected by the Company,
(iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order effectively
to contest such claim, and
(iv) permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating
to such claim;
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provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection
with such contest and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an
after-tax basis, for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and
penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and
payment of costs and expenses. Without limitation on the foregoing provisions of
this Section 9(c), the Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection
with such contest and, at its sole option, may pursue or forgo any and all
administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the taxing
authority in respect of such claim and may, at its sole option, either direct
the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim
in any permissible manner, and the Executive agrees to prosecute such contest to
a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial
jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as the Company shall
determine; provided, however, that if the Company directs the Executive to pay
such claim and sue for a refund, the Company shall advance the amount of such
payment to the Executive, on an interest-free basis and shall indemnify and hold
the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax
(including interest or penalties with respect thereto) imposed with respect to
such advance or with respect to any imputed income with respect to such advance;
and further provided that any extension of the statute of limitations relating
to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect to which
such contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested
amount. Furthermore, the Company's control of the contest shall be limited to
issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder and
the Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any
other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing
authority.
(d) If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced
by the Company pursuant to Section 9(c), the Executive becomes entitled to
receive any refund with respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject to
the Company's complying with the requirements of Section 9(c)) promptly pay to
the Company the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or
credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the
Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 9(c), a
determination is made that the Executive shall not be entitled to any refund
with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify the Executive in
writing of its intent to contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration
of 30 days after such determination, then such advance shall be forgiven and
shall not be required to be repaid and the amount of such advance shall offset,
to the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be paid.
10. Confidential Information. The Executive shall hold in a
fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential
information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its affiliated
companies, and their respective businesses, which shall have been obtained by
the Executive during the Executive's employment by the Company or any of its
affiliated companies and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other
than by acts by the Executive or representatives of the Executive in violation
of this Agreement). After termination of the Executive's employment with the
Company, the Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the
Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal proc-
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ess, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone
other than the Company and those designated by it. In no event shall an asserted
violation of the provisions of this Section 10 constitute a basis for deferring
or withholding any amounts otherwise payable to the Executive under this
Agreement.
11. Successors. (a) This Agreement is personal to the Executive
and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by
the Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Executive's legal representatives.
(b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the Company and its successors and assigns.
(c) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume
expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession
had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as
hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as
aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of
law, or otherwise.
12. Miscellaneous. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without
reference to principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Agreement are
not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This
Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than by a written agreement
executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal
representatives.
(b) All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered
or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as
follows:
If to the Executive:
If to the Company:
Conexant Systems, Inc.
4311 Jamboree Road
Newport Beach, CA 92660-3095
Attention: General Counsel
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or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in
writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective
when actually received by the addressee.
(c) The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision
of this Agreement.
(d) The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this
Agreement such Federal, state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be
withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
(e) The Executive's or the Company's failure to insist upon strict
compliance with any provision of this Agreement or the failure to assert any
right the Executive or the Company may have hereunder, including, without
limitation, the right of the Executive to terminate employment for Good Reason
pursuant to Section 5(c)(i)-(v) of this Agreement, shall not be deemed to be a
waiver of such provision or right or any other provision or right of this
Agreement.
(f) The Executive and the Company acknowledge that, except as may
otherwise be provided under any other written agreement between the Executive
and the Company, the employment of the Executive by the Company is "at will"
and, subject to Section 1(a) hereof, prior to the Effective Date, the
Executive's employment may be terminated by either the Executive or the Company
at any time prior to the Effective Date, in which case the Executive shall have
no further rights under this Agreement. From and after the Effective Date this
Agreement shall supersede any other agreement between the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set the Executive's
hand and, pursuant to the authorization from its Board of Directors, the Company
has caused these presents to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of
the day and year first above written.
/s/ DWIGHT W. DECKER
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CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ BALAKRISHNAN S. IYER
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Balakrishnan S. Iyer
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