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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): February 2, 2023

 

Franchise Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware	001-35588	27-3561876
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

109 Innovation Court, Suite J

Delaware, Ohio 43015

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZIP Code)

 

(740) 363-2222

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

 

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	FRG	NASDAQ Global Market
7.50% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share and liquidation preference of $25.00 per share	FRGAP	NASDAQ Global Market

 

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

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

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

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On February 2, 2023, Franchise Group, Inc. (the “Company”), Franchise Group Newco PSP, LLC (“FG Newco PSP”), Valor Acquisition, LLC (“Valor”), Franchise Group Newco Intermediate AF, LLC (“FG Newco Intermediate FA”, and together with the Company, FG Newco PSP and Valor, the “First Lien Borrowers”), and certain subsidiaries of the Company entered into the Third Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement (the “First Lien Amendment”) by and among the First Lien Borrowers, the guarantors from time to time party thereto (together with the First Lien Borrowers, the “First Lien Loan Parties”), the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “First Lien Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, the “First Lien Agent”), which amends that certain First Lien Credit Agreement dated as of March 10, 2021 (as amended by the First Lien Amendment and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “First Lien Credit Agreement”) among the First Lien Loan Parties, the First Lien Lenders and the First Lien Agent, a copy of which was previously filed by the Company in the Form 8-K filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2021.

 

The First Lien Amendment amends the First Lien Credit Agreement to, among other things, (a) provide for an incremental term loan facility in the principal amount of $300,000,000 (the “Third Amendment Incremental Facility”) and (b) change the reference rate under the First Lien Credit Agreement from the London interbank offered rate to the secured overnight financing rate. Pursuant to the First Lien Amendment, loans made under the Third Amendment Incremental Facility (“Third Amendment Incremental Loans”) will be a separate and distinct class from the Initial Term Loans (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) and shall have terms and provisions as set forth in the First Lien Credit Agreement (as modified by the First Lien Amendment). The proceeds of the Third Amendment Incremental Loans will be used to repay certain amounts outstanding under the Company’s ABL Credit Agreement (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) and pay fees and expenses related to the First Lien Amendment.

 

The foregoing description of the First Lien Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the document that is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

 

The information contained in "Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement" is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Third Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement dated as of February 2, 2023, by and among Franchise Group, Inc., Franchise Group Newco PSP, LLC, Valor Acquisition, LLC, Franchise Group Newco Intermediate AF, LLC, certain other subsidiaries of Franchise Group, Inc. party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent*
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document)

 

* All exhibits and schedules other than Annex A to the First Lien Amendment have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company will furnish the omitted schedules and exhibits to the SEC upon request by the SEC; provided, however, that the Company reserves the right to request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any exhibit so furnished.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

	FRANCHISE GROUP, INC.
Date: February 3, 2023	By: /s/ Eric Seeton
	Name: Eric Seeton
	Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

EXHIBIT 10.1

 

 

FLORIDA DOCUMENTARY STAMP TAX REQUIRED BY LAW IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,450.00 HAS BEEN PAID OR WILL BE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.

 

THIRD AMENDMENT TO FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This THIRD AMENDMENT TO FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of February 2, 2023 (this “Amendment”), among FRANCHISE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Lead Borrower”), FRANCHISE GROUP NEWCO PSP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FG Newco PSP”), VALOR ACQUISITION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Valor”), FRANCHISE GROUP NEWCO INTERMEDIATE AF, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FG Newco Intermediate AF”, and together with the Lead Borrower, FG Newco PSP and Valor, individually and collectively, the “Borrower”), certain subsidiaries of the Lead Borrower party hereto, each of the lenders listed on the signature pages hereto as a “Third Amendment Term Loan Lender” (in such capacity, the “Third Amendment Term Loan Lenders”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“JPM”), in its capacity as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”), which amends that certain First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2021 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2021, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2022, and as otherwise amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Existing First Lien Credit Agreement”; and as further amended by this Amendment, the “Amended First Lien Credit Agreement”), among each Borrower, each Lender from time to time party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement (as defined below). Other than with respect to the matters set forth herein that are related to the SOFR Transition (as defined below) and Section 10 hereof, this Amendment shall constitute an Incremental Facility Amendment (as defined in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement) for all purposes of the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, the Lead Borrower desires to obtain an Incremental Term Facility (as defined in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement) and in connection therewith has requested that the Third Amendment Term Loan Lenders provide Third Amendment Term Loan Commitments (as defined below) and make Third Amendment Term Loans (as defined below) in an aggregate principal amount equal to $300,000,000 on the Third Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) and each Third Amendment Term Loan Lender is prepared to provide a portion of such Third Amendment Term Loan Commitments and to make a portion of the Third Amendment Term Loans, in each case, on a several, but not joint, basis, in the respective amounts set forth in Annex C hereto, in each case subject to the other terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2.20(d) of the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement, the Lead Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Third Amendment Term Loan Lenders party hereto desire to enter into this Amendment in order to effect the amendments to the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement contemplated herein, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 3 hereof;

 

WHEREAS, a Benchmark Transition Event (as defined in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement) has occurred with respect to the LIBO Rate (as defined in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement) for Loans denominated in dollars;

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2.14(b) of the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement, the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent have jointly elected to trigger an early fallback from the LIBO Rate (as defined in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement) with respect to the Initial Term Loans and, in connection therewith, desire to amend the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement to establish a Benchmark Replacement (as defined in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement), replacing the LIBO Rate provisions set forth in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement in relation to the Initial Term Loans with Term SOFR as set forth in the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement (such replacement in relation to the Initial Term Loans, the “SOFR Transition”);

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, on the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Administrative Agent provided notice to the Initial Term Loan Lenders of the SOFR Transition (the “SOFR Transition Notice Date”); and

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2.14(b) of the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement, the definition of “Benchmark Replacement Date” (as defined in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement) and the definition of “Early Opt-in Election” (as defined in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement), the SOFR Transition shall occur at the time and in the manner described in Section 10(a) hereof so long as the Administrative Agent has not received written notice of objection to such SOFR Transition from the Majority in Interest Lenders of the Class of Lenders comprised of the Initial Term Loan Lenders (the receipt of such objection, a “Required Initial Term Loan Lender Objection”) by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the SOFR Transition Notice Date (such date and time, the “Negative Consent Determination Time”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1.                   Incremental Facility. Pursuant to Section 2.20 of the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date:

 

(a)                Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Third Amendment Term Loan Lenders) of the conditions in Section 3 hereof and on the terms set forth herein and in the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement, the Third Amendment Term Loan Lenders agree, on a several, but not joint basis, to make Incremental Term Loans (as defined in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement) (such Incremental Term Loans, the “Third Amendment Term Loans”) to the Borrowers in an amount equal to each Third Amendment Term Loan Lender’s Term Commitment, as set forth opposite its name on Annex C hereto (such Term Commitments, the “Third Amendment Term Loan Commitments”), which Third Amendment Term Loans shall be incurred by the Borrowers pursuant to a single drawing on the Third Amendment Effective Date.

 

(b)                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement, from and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, once funded, the Third Amendment Term Loans shall (i) have the terms applicable to the Third Amendment Term Loans (under and as defined in the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement) and (ii) be a separate Class from, and shall not be fungible with, the Initial Term Loans.

 

(c)                From and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, each party hereto agrees that, for all purposes of the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each Third Amendment Term Loan Lender shall be deemed to be a Third Amendment Term Loan Lender (as defined in the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement), a Term Lender and a Lender under the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement, and each Third Amendment Term Loan Lender shall be a party to the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement as a Third Amendment Term Loan Lender (as defined in the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement), a Term Lender and a Lender and shall have the rights, remedies and obligations of a Third Amendment Term Loan Lender (under and as defined in the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement), a Term Lender and a Lender under the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement.

 

 

 

 

Section 2.                   Amendments to the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Third Amendment Term Loan Lenders) of the conditions set forth in Section 3 hereof:

 

(a)                The Existing First Lien Credit Agreement (excluding the Schedules and Exhibits thereto, which shall remain as in effect immediately prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) except as modified by clauses (b) and (c) below), shall be amended by inserting the language indicated in double underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: underlined text) in Annex A hereto and by deleting the language indicated by strikethrough text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) in Annex A hereto.

 

(b)                Exhibit S to the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in Annex B hereto.

 

(c)                Schedule 2.01 (Commitments and Loans) to the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert the Third Amendment Term Loan Commitments as set forth in Annex C hereto.

 

Section 3.                   Conditions to Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject only to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Third Amendment Term Loan Lenders) of the following conditions precedent (the date on which such conditions have been satisfied (or waived by the Third Amendment Term Loan Lenders), the “Third Amendment Effective Date”):

 

(a)                The Administrative Agent shall have received executed counterparts of this Amendment from each Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and each of the Third Amendment Term Loan Lenders.

 

(b)                The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in Article III of the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date; provided that, in each case, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided further that, in each case, any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the date of such credit extension or on such earlier date, as the case may be.

 

(c)                No Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the Third Amendment Effective Date or immediately after giving effect to the Amendment.

 

(d)                The Lead Borrower shall have paid all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Amendment to the extent (i) reimbursable by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 9.03 of the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement and (ii) invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date hereof (or such later date as the Lead Borrower may reasonably agree).

 

(e)                The Lead Borrower shall have paid all fees and other amounts that are due and payable on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date pursuant to (i) that certain Incremental Arranger Fee Letter, dated as of February 1, 2023, by and between the Lead Borrower and JPM, (ii) that certain Incremental Additional Arranger Fee Letter, dated as of February 1, 2023, by and between the Lead Borrower and UBS Securities LLC, and (iii) that certain Incremental Additional Arranger Fee Letter, dated as of February 1, 2023, by and between the Lead Borrower and Jefferies Finance LLC.

 

 

 

 

(f)                 The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of (i) each Organizational Document of each Loan Party certified, to the extent applicable, as of a recent date by the applicable Governmental Authority, (ii) an incumbency certificate identifying the name and title and bearing the signatures of the authorized signatories of each Loan Party, (iii) copies of resolutions of the governing body of each Loan Party approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment, certified as of the Third Amendment Effective Date by its secretary, an assistant secretary or a Responsible Officer as being in full force and effect without modification or amendment and (iv) a good standing certificate (to the extent such concept exists) from the applicable Governmental Authority of each Loan Party’s jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation.

 

(g)                The Administrative Agent shall have received a customary written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Third Amendment Term Loan Lenders) and dated the Third Amendment Effective Date) of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, special counsel to the Loan Parties, and such local counsel as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in the jurisdictions of organization of any Loan Party, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Lead Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinions.

 

(h)                The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower certifying that the conditions set forth in Sections 3(b) and (c) hereof have been satisfied and (ii) a certificate from the chief financial officer or equivalent Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower certifying as to the solvency (as of the Third Amendment Effective Date) of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis after giving effect to this Amendment and the Borrowing of the Third Amendment Term Loans on the Third Amendment Effective Date, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit G to the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement.

 

(i)                 The Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed and delivered Borrowing Request in respect of the Third Amendment Term Loans.

 

(j)                 (i) The Administrative Agent shall have received at least three (3) Business Days before the Third Amendment Effective Date all documentation and other information about the Loan Parties that the Administrative Agent or any Third Amendment Term Loan Lender reasonably determines is required by United States regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act and (ii) if any Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, the Administrative Agent and each Third Amendment Term Loan Lender that requests a Beneficial Ownership Certification shall have received, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Borrower, in each case of subclauses (i) and (ii), to the extent that the Administrative Agent or such Third Amendment Term Loan Lender has reasonably requested such items in writing delivered to the Loan Parties at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date.

 

Section 4.                   Fees and Expenses. The Lead Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Amendment to the extent reimbursable by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 9.03 of the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement.

 

Section 5.                   Amendments; Counterparts. This Amendment may not be amended or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties party hereto. This Amendment and each other Loan Document may be executed in one or more counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by telecopier or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment and each other Loan Document shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment and such other Loan Document. The Administrative Agent may also require that any such documents and signatures delivered by telecopier or other electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by telecopier or other electronic transmission.

 

 

 

 

Section 6.                   Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The jurisdiction, service of process, and waiver of right to trial by jury provisions in Sections 9.09 and 9.10 of the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference mutatis mutandis.

 

Section 7.                   Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

Section 8.                   Effect of Amendment.

 

(a)                On and after the date hereof, each reference in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement, mean and are a reference to the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement as modified by this Amendment.

 

(b)                Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. In furtherance of the foregoing, each of the Loan Parties party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally ratifies its grant of security interest and pledge under the Security Agreement and each Loan Document and confirms that the liens, security interests and pledges granted thereunder continue to secure the Obligations, including, without limitation, any additional Obligations resulting from or incurred pursuant to this Amendment.

 

(c)                Each of the Loan Parties as debtor, grantor, mortgagor, pledgor, guarantor, assignor, or in other any other similar capacity in which such Loan Party grants liens or security interests in its property or otherwise acts as accommodation party, guarantor or indemnitor, as the case may be, hereby (i) ratifies and reaffirms all of its payment and performance obligations, contingent or otherwise, under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (ii) ratifies and reaffirms each grant of a lien on, or security interest in, its property made pursuant to the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the grant of security made by such Loan Party pursuant to the Collateral Agreement) and confirms that such liens and security interests continue to secure the Obligations under the Loan Documents, in each case subject to the terms thereof, and (iii) in the case of each Guarantor, ratifies and reaffirms its guaranty of the Obligations pursuant to the Loan Documents   The execution of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or Lenders, constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents or serve to effect a novation of the Obligations.

 

(d)                The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under, the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement, the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a Loan Document as defined in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement and the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement.

 

 

 

 

Section 9.                   No Novation. By its execution of this Amendment, each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the terms of this Amendment do not constitute a novation, but, rather, a supplement of a pre-existing indebtedness and related agreement, as evidenced by the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement.

 

Section 10.               Transition to SOFR. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement or the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement:

 

(a)                if the Administrative Agent has not received a Required Initial Term Loan Lender Objection as of the Negative Consent Determination Time, then, in lieu of the Lead Borrower delivering a notice or taking any other action proscribed by the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement or the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement, all Initial Term Loans outstanding on the Third Amendment Effective Date immediately prior to giving effect to this Amendment (which, for the avoidance of doubt, is all outstanding Initial Term Loans under the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement as of such date) shall continue to accrue interest and be paid in accordance with the terms of, and the Initial Term Loans shall be subject to the other provisions applicable to Eurodollar (as defined in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement) Loans in, the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement until the end of the Interest Period (as defined in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement) applicable thereto, at which point such Initial Term Loans shall be automatically converted to Initial Term Loans bearing interest at the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate with an Interest Period of three (3) months until such time as otherwise provided under the Amended First Lien Credit Agreement; and

 

(b)                if the Administrative Agent has received a Required Initial Term Loan Lender Objection as of the Negative Consent Determination Time, then all Initial Term Loans shall continue to accrue interest and be paid in accordance with the terms of, and the Initial Term Loans shall be subject to the other provisions applicable to Eurodollar (as defined in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement) Loans in, the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement until a Benchmark Replacement (as defined in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement) is determined and a Benchmark Replacement Date (as defined in the Existing First Lien Credit Agreement) occurs with respect to such Initial Term Loans.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

	FRANCHISE GROUP, INC.
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	FRANCHISE GROUP NEWCO PSP, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	FRANCHISE GROUP NEWCO INTERMEDIATE AF, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	VALOR ACQUISITION, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	VITAMIN SHOPPE INDUSTRIES LLC
	By:	/s/ Laura Coffey
	Name:	Laura Coffey
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	AMERICAN FREIGHT GROUP, LLC
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Seghi
	Name:	Jeffrey Seghi
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

	PET SUPPLIES “PLUS”, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President
	VITAMIN SHOPPE MARINER, LLC
	By:	/s/ Laura Coffey
	Name:	Laura Coffey
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	VITAMIN SHOPPE GLOBAL, LLC
	By:	/s/ Laura Coffey
	Name:	Laura Coffey
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	VITAMIN SHOPPE FLORIDA, LLC
	By:	/s/ Laura Coffey
	Name:	Laura Coffey
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	BETANCOURT SPORTS NUTRITION, LLC
	By:	/s/ Laura Coffey
	Name:	Laura Coffey
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	VITAMIN SHOPPE PROCUREMENT SERVICES, LLC
	By:	/s/ Laura Coffey
	Name:	Laura Coffey
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	VITAMIN SHOPPE FRANCHISING, LLC
	By:	/s/ Laura Coffey
	Name:	Laura Coffey
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

	FRANCHISE GROUP INTERMEDIATE HOLDCO, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	FRANCHISE GROUP INTERMEDIATE S, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	AMERICAN FREIGHT HOLDINGS, LLC
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Seghi
	Name:	Jeffrey Seghi
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	AMERICAN FREIGHT, LLC
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Seghi
	Name:	Jeffrey Seghi
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	AMERICAN FREIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Seghi
	Name:	Jeffrey Seghi
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	AMERICAN FREIGHT OUTLET STORES, LLC
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Seghi
	Name:	Jeffrey Seghi
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	HOME & APPLIANCE OUTLET, LLC
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Seghi
	Name:	Jeffrey Seghi
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

	FRANCHISE GROUP NEWCO S, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
	AMERICAN FREIGHT FRANCHISING, LLC
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Seghi
	Name:	Jeffrey Seghi
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	AMERICAN FREIGHT FRANCHISOR, LLC
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Seghi
	Name:	Jeffrey Seghi
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	FRANCHISE GROUP NEW HOLDCO, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	FRANCHISE GROUP INTERMEDIATE V, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	FRANCHISE GROUP NEWCO V, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

	FRANCHISE GROUP INTERMEDIATE B, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	BUDDY'S NEWCO, LLC
	By:	/s/ Michael Bennett
	Name:	Michael Bennett
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
	BUDDY'S FRANCHISING AND LICENSING LLC
	By:	/s/ Michael Bennett
	Name:	Michael Bennett
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
	AMERICAN FREIGHT FFO, LLC
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Seghi
	Name:	Jeffrey Seghi
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
	FRANCHISE GROUP ACQUISITION TM, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	FRANCHISE GROUP INTERMEDIATE PSP, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	PSP MIDCO, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President

 

 

 

	PSP GROUP, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President
	PSP SERVICE NEWCO, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President
	PSP STORES, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President
	PSP SUBCO, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President
	PSP FRANCHISING, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President
	PSP DISTRIBUTION, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President
	FRANCHISE GROUP INTERMEDIATE BHF, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

	FRANCHISE GROUP NEWCO BHF, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	W.S. BADCOCK CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Senior Vice President
	FRANCHISE GROUP INTERMEDIATE SL, LLC,
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	FRANCHISE GROUP NEWCO SL, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
	EDUCATE, INC.
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President
	EDUCATE OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President
	SYLVAN LEARNING, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President

 

 

 

	SYLVAN IN-HOME, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President
	LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President
	EDUCATE CORPORATE CENTERS HOLDINGS, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President
	EDUCATE DIGITAL, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President
	LEARNING SYSTEM OF THE FUTURE, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President
	SYLVAN LEARNING CENTERS, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President
	OMEGA LEARNING CENTERS, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President

 

 

 

	MARYLAND LEARNING CENTERS, LLC
	By:	/s/ Brian Kahn
	Name:	Brian Kahn
	Title:	Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
	By:	/s/ James A. Knight
	Name:	James A. Knight
	Title:	Executive Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annex A

 

Amended First Lien Credit Agreement

 

[see attached]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annex B

 

Amended First Lien Credit Agreement Exhibit

 

[see attached]

 

Annex C

 

Schedule 2.01

 

Commitments and Loans

 

Third Amendment Term Loan Lender	Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	$300,000,000.00
Total:	$300,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conformed Copy

 

 

CONFORMED THROUGH THE SECONDTHIRD AMENDMENT TO

FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF AUGUST 1FEBRUARY 2, 20222023

 

FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

dated as of

 

March 10, 2021

 

among

 

FRANCHISE GROUP, INC.,

as a Borrower and Lead Borrower,

 

FRANCHISE GROUP NEWCO PSP, LLC,

as a Borrower,

VALOR ACQUISITION, LLC,

as a Borrower,

 

FRANCHISE GROUP NEWCO INTERMEDIATE AF, LLC,

as a Borrower,

 

the Lenders from time to time party hereto,

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent,

 

and

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

CITIZENS BANK, N.A.

and

CREDIT SUISSE LOAN FUNDING LLC and CREDIT SUISSE AG (acting through such of its affiliates

or branches as it deems appropriate),

as Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 

 

Table of Contents

(continued)

 

 

		Page
ARTICLE I Definitions		1
SECTION 1.01	Defined Terms.	1
SECTION 1.02	Classification of Loans and Borrowings.	74
SECTION 1.03	Terms Generally.	74
SECTION 1.04	Accounting Terms; GAAP.	75
SECTION 1.05	Effectuation of Transactions.	75
SECTION 1.06	Limited Conditionality Acquisition.	75
SECTION 1.07	Certain Determinations.	76
SECTION 1.08	Divisions.	77
SECTION 1.09	Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification.	77
ARTICLE II The Credits		78
SECTION 2.01	Commitments.	78
SECTION 2.02	Loans and Borrowings.	78
SECTION 2.03	Requests for Borrowings.	79
SECTION 2.04	[Reserved].	80
SECTION 2.05	[Reserved].	80
SECTION 2.06	Funding of Borrowings.	80
SECTION 2.07	Interest Elections.	80
SECTION 2.08	Termination and Reduction of Commitments.	81
SECTION 2.09	Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.	82
SECTION 2.10	Amortization of Term Loans.	82
SECTION 2.11	Prepayment of Loans.	83
SECTION 2.12	Fees.	94
SECTION 2.13	Interest.	94
SECTION 2.14	Benchmark Unavailability; Benchmark Replacement Setting.	95
SECTION 2.15	Increased Costs.	97
SECTION 2.16	Break Funding Payments.	98
SECTION 2.17	Taxes.	98
SECTION 2.18	Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs.	101
SECTION 2.19	Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.	103
SECTION 2.20	Incremental Credit Extensions.	103
SECTION 2.21	Refinancing Amendments.	105
SECTION 2.22	Defaulting Lenders.	106
SECTION 2.23	Illegality.	107
SECTION 2.24	Loan Modification Offers.	107
ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties		108
SECTION 3.01	Organization; Powers.	109
SECTION 3.02	Authorization; Enforceability.	109
SECTION 3.03	Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts.	109
SECTION 3.04	Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect.	109
SECTION 3.05	Properties.	110
SECTION 3.06	Litigation and Environmental Matters.	110
SECTION 3.07	Compliance with Laws.	110
SECTION 3.08	Investment Company Status.	111
SECTION 3.09	Taxes.	111
SECTION 3.10	ERISA; Labor Matters.	111

 

Table of Contents

(continued)

 

		Page
SECTION 3.11	Disclosure.	111
SECTION 3.12	Subsidiaries.	112
SECTION 3.13	Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.	112
SECTION 3.14	Solvency.	112
SECTION 3.15	Federal Reserve Regulations.	112
SECTION 3.16	Use of Proceeds.	113
SECTION 3.17	Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.	113
SECTION 3.18	Security Documents.	113
SECTION 3.19	Insurance.	114
SECTION 3.20	Franchise Agreements.	114
ARTICLE IV Conditions		114
SECTION 4.01	Effective Date.	114
SECTION 4.02	Each Credit Event after the Effective Date.	116
ARTICLE V Affirmative Covenants		117
SECTION 5.01	Financial Statements and Other Information.	117
SECTION 5.02	Notices of Material Events.	120
SECTION 5.03	Information Regarding Collateral.	120
SECTION 5.04	Existence; Conduct of Business.	120
SECTION 5.05	Payment of Taxes, etc.	121
SECTION 5.06	Maintenance of Properties.	121
SECTION 5.07	Insurance.	121
SECTION 5.08	Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights.	122
SECTION 5.09	Compliance with Laws.	122
SECTION 5.10	Use of Proceeds.	123
SECTION 5.11	Additional Subsidiaries.	123
SECTION 5.12	Further Assurances.	123
SECTION 5.13	Franchise Agreements.	124
SECTION 5.14	Certain Post-Closing Obligations.	124
SECTION 5.15	Maintenance of Ratings.	125
ARTICLE VI Negative Covenants		125
SECTION 6.01	Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities.	125
SECTION 6.02	Liens.	131
SECTION 6.03	Fundamental Changes; Lead Borrower Covenant.	134
SECTION 6.04	Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions.	136
SECTION 6.05	Asset Sales.	139
SECTION 6.06	Sale and Leaseback Transactions.	142
SECTION 6.07	Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness.	142
SECTION 6.08	Transactions with Affiliates.	145
SECTION 6.09	Restrictive Agreements.	146
SECTION 6.10	Financial Maintenance Covenants.	148
SECTION 6.11	Changes in Fiscal Periods.	148
SECTION 6.12	Amendment of Financing Documents.	148
SECTION 6.13	Franchise Agreements.	148
SECTION 6.14	Badcock.	148

 

Table of Contents

(continued)

 

		Page
ARTICLE VII Events of Default		149
SECTION 7.01	Events of Default.	149
SECTION 7.02	Right to Cure.	152
SECTION 7.03	Application of Proceeds.	153
ARTICLE VIII Administrative Agent		154
SECTION 8.01	Appointment and Authority.	154
SECTION 8.02	Rights as a Lender.	155
SECTION 8.03	Exculpatory Provisions.	155
SECTION 8.04	Reliance by Agents.	156
SECTION 8.05	Delegation of Duties.	157
SECTION 8.06	Resignation of Administrative Agent; Mergers.	157
SECTION 8.07	Non-Reliance on Agents and Lenders.	158
SECTION 8.08	No Other Duties, Etc.	159
SECTION 8.09	Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.	159
SECTION 8.10	No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement.	160
SECTION 8.11	Withholding Taxes.	160
SECTION 8.12	Credit Bidding.	161
SECTION 8.13	Erroneous Payments.	163
ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous		164
SECTION 9.01	Notices.	164
SECTION 9.02	Waivers; Amendments.	165
SECTION 9.03	Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.	168
SECTION 9.04	Successors and Assigns.	170
SECTION 9.05	Survival.	175
SECTION 9.06	Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.	175
SECTION 9.07	Severability.	176
SECTION 9.08	Right of Setoff.	176
SECTION 9.09	Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.	177
SECTION 9.10	WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.	178
SECTION 9.11	Headings.	178
SECTION 9.12	Confidentiality.	178
SECTION 9.13	USA PATRIOT Act.	180
SECTION 9.14	Release of Liens and Guarantees.	180
SECTION 9.15	No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.	181
SECTION 9.16	Interest Rate Limitation.	181
SECTION 9.17	Intercreditor Agreements	182
SECTION 9.18	Judgment Currency	182
SECTION 9.19	Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions	182
SECTION 9.20	Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs	183
SECTION 9.21	Keepwell	191

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULES:
Schedule 2.01	—	Commitments and Loans
Schedule 2.02	—	First Amendment Effective Date Badcock Material Real Property
Schedule 3.03	—	Government Approvals; No Conflicts
Schedule 3.06	—	Litigation and Environmental Matters
Schedule 3.12	—	Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.20	—	Franchise Agreements
Schedule 5.14(a)	—	Certain Post-Closing Obligations
Schedule 6.01	—	Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 6.02	—	Existing Liens
Schedule 6.04(e)	—	Existing Investments
Schedule 6.05(k)	—	Specified Disposition
Schedule 6.08	—	Existing Affiliate Transactions
Schedule 6.09	—	Existing Restrictions
Schedule 9.01	—	Notices
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A	—	Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B	—	Form of Guarantee Agreement
Exhibit C	—	Form of Perfection Certificate
Exhibit D	—	Form of Collateral Agreement
Exhibit E	—	Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit F	—	[Reserved]
Exhibit G	—	Form of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit H	—	Form of Closing Certificate
Exhibit I	—	Form of Master Intercompany Note
Exhibit J	—	Form of Specified Discount Prepayment Notice
Exhibit K	—	Form of Specified Discount Prepayment Response
Exhibit L	—	Form of Discount Range Prepayment Notice
Exhibit M	—	Form of Discount Range Prepayment Offer
Exhibit N	—	Form of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice
Exhibit O	—	Form of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer
Exhibit P	—	Form of Acceptance and Prepayment Notice
Exhibit Q-1	—	Form of United States Tax Compliance Certificate 1
Exhibit Q-2	—	Form of United States Tax Compliance Certificate 2
Exhibit Q-3	—	Form of United States Tax Compliance Certificate 3
Exhibit Q-4	—	Form of United States Tax Compliance Certificate 4
Exhibit R	—	Form of Note
Exhibit S	—	Form of Notice of Borrowing

 

 

FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 10, 2021 (this “Agreement”), among FRANCHISE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Lead Borrower”), FRANCHISE GROUP NEWCO PSP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FG Newco PSP”), VALOR ACQUISITION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Valor”), FRANCHISE GROUP NEWCO INTERMEDIATE AF, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FG Newco Intermediate AF”, and together with Lead Borrower, FG Newco PSP and Valor, individually and collectively, the “Borrower”), the Lenders from time to time party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent.

 

The parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

 

SECTION 1.01               Defined Terms.

 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

 

“A Team” means A Team Sales, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

“ABL Agent” means JPM, as agent under the ABL Credit Agreement or any successor thereto acting in such capacities.

 

“ABL Credit Agreement” means (i) that certain Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date and as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time not in violation of the terms hereof (including by reference to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement), among each Loan Party party thereto, certain lenders party thereto and the ABL Agent, and (ii) any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any Indebtedness or other financial accommodation that has been incurred to refinance (subject to the limitations set forth herein (including by reference to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement)) in whole or in part the Indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under (x) the credit agreement referred to in clause (i) or (y) any subsequent asset-based revolving credit facility, unless the agreement or instrument related thereto expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not an ABL Credit Agreement hereunder. Any reference to the ABL Credit Agreement hereunder shall be deemed a reference to any ABL Credit Agreement then in existence.

 

“ABL Intercreditor Agreement” means (a) that certain Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Collateral Agent, the Second Lien Agent and the ABL Agent (and any other Persons party thereto), and acknowledged by the Loan Parties, as may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time not in violation of the terms hereof or thereof or (b) such other intercreditor agreement or arrangement among the ABL Agent (or other applicable representative on behalf of the holders of the Indebtedness incurred under the ABL Credit Agreement and the other ABL Loan Documents), the Agents (or any of them) and the Second Lien Agent (and any other Persons party thereto), that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower, as may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time not in violation of the terms hereof or thereof, as applicable.

“ABL Loan Documents” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Financing Agreements” in the ABL Credit Agreement.

 

“ABR” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

 

“Acceptable Discount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(2).

 

“Acceptable Prepayment Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(3).

 

“Acceptance and Prepayment Notice” means an irrevocable written notice from a Term Lender accepting a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment at the Acceptable Discount specified therein pursuant to Section 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(2) substantially in the form of Exhibit P.

 

“Acceptance Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(2).

 

“Accepting Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.24(a).

 

“Acquired Company” means PSP Midco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

“Acquired EBITDA” means, with respect to any Pro Forma Entity, for any period, the amount of Consolidated EBITDA of such Pro Forma Entity (determined as if references to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” were references to such Pro Forma Entity and its subsidiaries that will become Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Pro Forma Entity.

 

“Acquired Entity or Business” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

 

“Acquired Subsidiaries” means the Acquired Company and its subsidiaries.

 

“Acquisition” means the acquisition of the Acquired Company and the Acquired Subsidiaries pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement.

 

“Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Equity Purchase Agreement dated as of March 3, 2021 (including the schedules, exhibits and disclosure letters thereto) by and among the Acquired Company, FG Newco PSP, Lead Borrower, PSP Holdings, LLC, Sentinel Capital Partners VI-A, L.P., Sentinel PSP Blocker, Inc., PSP Intermediate, LLC, Sentinel Capital Partners, L.L.C. and PSP Midco Holdings, LLC.

 

“Additional Lender” means any Additional Term Lender.

 

“Additional Term Lender” means, at any time, any bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor that agrees to provide any portion of any (a) Incremental Term Loans pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment in accordance with Section 2.20 or (b) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to any existing Term Loans or Term Commitments, as applicable, pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.21; provided that each Additional Term Lender shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent if such consent would be required under Section 9.04(b) for an assignment of Term Loans or Term Commitments, as applicable, to such bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and the Lead Borrower.

“Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR” means, subject to Section 2.14(b), with respect to any EurodollarSOFR Borrowing, for any Interest Period, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the productsum of (i) the LIBO RateTerm SOFR as in effect at such time for such Interest Period and (ii) the Statutory Reserve RateTerm SOFR Adjustment for such Interest Period; provided that the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR for any Interest Period shall not be less than 0.75% per annum.

 

“Administrative Agent” means JPM, in its capacity as administrative agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Article VIII.

 

“Administrative Agent Fee Letter” means that certain Amended and Restated Administrative Agent Arranger Fee Letter, dated as of January 29, 2021, by and among the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

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

 

“Affected Class” has the meaning specified in Section 2.24(a).

 

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

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly or indirectly Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

 

“After Year End Payment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(d).

 

“Agent” means the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, and any successors and assigns in such capacity, and “Agents” means two or more of them.

 

“Agent Parties” has the meaning given to such term in Section 9.01(c).

 

“Agreement” has the meaning given to such term in the preliminary statements hereto.

 

“Agreement Currency” has the meaning given to such term in Section 9.18.

 

“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1.00% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR for a one month Interest Period on such dayas published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day (or if such day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the immediately preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day) plus 1%; provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR for any day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate (or if the LIBO Screen Rate is not available for such one month Interest Period, the Interpolated Rate)Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time6:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Dayany amended publication time for the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as specified by the Term SOFR Administrator in the Term SOFR Reference Rate methodology). Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.14 hereof, then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clause (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.

“Ancillary Document” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.06.

 

“Anti-Corruption Laws” means the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, and all other applicable laws, rules, and regulations concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

 

“Applicable Account” means, with respect to any payment to be made to the Administrative Agent hereunder, the account specified by the Administrative Agent from time to time for the purpose of receiving payments of such type.

 

“Applicable Discount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(2).

 

“Applicable Rate” means, (a) with respect to any InitialExisting Term Loans maintained as ABR Loans, 3.75% per annum, and with respect to any InitialExisting Term Loans maintained as EurodollarSOFR Loans, 4.75% per annum, and (b) with respect to any Incremental Term Loans (other than Third Amendment Term Loans) or Other Term Loans, as set forth in the applicable Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Facility Amendment or Loan Modification Agreement.

 

“Approved Bank” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Permitted Investments.”

 

“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities and that is administered, advised or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages a Lender.

 

“Arranger Fee Letter” means that certain Amended and Restated Arranger Fee Letter, dated as of January 29, 2021, by and among the Borrower and the Commitment Parties.

 

“Asset Sale Prepayment Percentage” means 100%; provided that, if at any time the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is (i) less than or equal to 2.17 to 1.00 and greater than 1.67 to 1.00 (as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent for any fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Lead Borrower in accordance with Section 5.01, provided that for purposes of calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for this definition, the Consolidated EBITDA of any Person acquired pursuant to a Limited Condition Transaction shall not be included until such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated), the applicable Asset Sale Prepayment Percentage shall instead be 50% and (ii) less than or equal to 1.67 to 1.00 (as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent for any fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Lead Borrower in accordance with Section 5.01, provided that for purposes of calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for this definition, the Consolidated EBITDA of any Person acquired pursuant to a Limited Condition Transaction shall not be included until such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated), the applicable Asset Sale Prepayment Percentage shall instead be 0%.

“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any Person whose consent is required by Section 9.04), substantially in the form of Exhibit A or any other form reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

“Auction Agent” means (a) the Administrative Agent or (b) any other financial institution or advisor employed by the Borrower (whether or not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment pursuant to Section 2.11(a)(ii)(A); provided that the Borrower shall not designate the Administrative Agent as the Auction Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent).

 

“Audited Financial Statements” means (a) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and the related audited statements of income, cash flows and stockholders’ equity, for the fiscal year of the Lead Borrower ended on or about December 31, 2019 and (b) the audited consolidated balance sheet of PSP and its Subsidiaries, and the related audited statements of income, cash flows and stockholders’ equity, for the fiscal year of PSP, ended on or about December 31, 2019.

 

“Available Amount” means, as of any date of determination, a cumulative amount equal to (without duplication and without duplication of any amount included in the Available Equity Amount):

 

(a)                [Reserved], plus

 

(b)                the sum of an amount (which amount shall not be less than zero) equal to the sum of (x) Excess Cash Flow (but not less than zero in any period) for the fiscal year of the Lead Borrower ending on or about December 31, 2021 and (y) Excess Cash Flow for each succeeding completed fiscal year as of such date, in each case, that was not required to prepay Term Loan Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.11(d) or Term Loan Borrowings (as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement) pursuant to Section 2.11(d) of the Second Lien Credit Agreement (this clause (b), the “Retained ECF Basket”), plus

 

(c)                returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts received in (or converted into) cash or Permitted Investments (and the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Lead Borrower) of non-cash returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts) by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on Investments made using the Available Amount (not to exceed the original amount of such Investments), plus

 

(d)                [Reserved], plus

 

(e)                the Net Proceeds of a sale or other Disposition received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of Investments made using the Available Amount, plus

 

(f)                 [Reserved], plus

 

(g)                [Reserved], plus

 

(h)                the aggregate amount of any Retained Declined Proceeds and Retained Asset Sale Proceeds.

 

“Available Equity Amount” means a cumulative amount equal to (without duplication, and without duplication of any amount included in the Available Amount):

(a)                without duplication of any amount included in the Available Amount, the Net Proceeds of new public or private issuances after the Effective Date of Qualified Equity Interests (excluding (i) Qualified Equity Interests the proceeds of which will be applied as Cure Amounts and (ii) any other Qualified Equity Interests used for, or otherwise having the effect of increasing, any other basket under this Agreement) of the Lead Borrower, plus

 

(b)                capital contributions received by the Lead Borrower after the Effective Date in cash or Permitted Investments (and the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Lead Borrower) of non-cash capital contributions) in respect of Qualified Equity Interests (excluding (i) Qualified Equity Interests the proceeds of which will be applied as Cure Amounts and (ii) any other Qualified Equity Interests used for, or otherwise having the effect of increasing, any other basket under this Agreement), plus

 

(c)                the net cash proceeds received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary from Indebtedness and Disqualified Equity Interest issuances issued after the Effective Date and which have been exchanged or converted into Qualified Equity Interests, plus

 

(d)                returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts received in (or converted into) cash or Permitted Investments (and the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Lead Borrower) of non-cash returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary on Investments made using the Available Equity Amount (not to exceed the original amount of such Investments).

 

“Available General RP Capacity Amount” means (i) the amount of Restricted Payments that may be made at the time of determination pursuant to Section 6.07(a)(xv) plus (ii) the amount of prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of any Junior Financing that may be made at the time of determination pursuant to Section 6.07(b)(vi)(A) minus (iii) the sum of the amount of the Available General RP Capacity Amount utilized by the Borrower or any Subsidiary prior to such time to make (a) Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 6.07(a)(xv), (b) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of any Junior Financing pursuant to Section 6.07(b)(vi)(A), (c) Investments pursuant to Section 6.04(m)(A)(ii) utilizing the Available General RP Capacity Amount or (d) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of any Junior Financing pursuant to Section 6.07(b)(vi)(B) utilizing the Available General RP Capacity Amount.

 

“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 2.14(e).

 

“Badcock” means W.S. Badcock Corporation, a Florida corporation.

 

“Badcock Acquisition” means the “Badcock Acquisition” as defined in the First Amendment.

 

“Badcock Collateral” means any and all assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, on which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Badcock Security Documents as security for the Secured Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, Collateral does not constitute “Badcock Collateral”.

“Badcock Collateral Agreement” means the First Lien Collateral Agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, between Badcock and the Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Badcock Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:

 

(a)                the Administrative Agent shall have received from Badcock

 

(i)                 a counterpart of the Badcock Guarantee Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of Badcock, and

 

(ii)               a counterpart of the Badcock Collateral Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of Badcock,

 

in each case under this clause (a) together with opinions and documents of the type referred to in Sections 4.01(b) and 4.01(d);

 

(b)                all outstanding Equity Interests of each direct Subsidiary (other than (i) any Equity Interests constituting Excluded Assets, (ii) Equity Interests of Immaterial Subsidiaries, (iii) Equity Interests in any Person other than a Subsidiary and (iv) Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary (other than, with respect to this clause (iv), to the extent constituting “securities” within the meaning of the UCC)) owned by or on behalf of Badcock, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Badcock Collateral Agreement, and, subject to the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall have received certificates, if any, of such entity reflecting the pledge, or other instruments, if any, representing all such Equity Interests (other than such Equity Interests in Immaterial Subsidiaries), together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

 

(c)                (i) if any intercompany Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary in a principal amount of $7,500,000 or more is owing by such obligor to Badcock and such Indebtedness shall be evidenced by a promissory note, such promissory note shall be pledged pursuant to the Badcock Collateral Agreement, and, subject to the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall have received all such promissory notes, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank; provided, however, that the foregoing delivery requirement with respect to any intercompany indebtedness may be satisfied by delivery of an omnibus or global intercompany note executed by Badcock as payee and all such obligors as payors in the form of the Badcock Master Intercompany Note and (ii) if any Indebtedness for borrowed money of any Person that is not a Loan Party or a Subsidiary in a principal amount of $7,500,000 or more is owing by such obligor to Badcock and such Indebtedness is evidenced by a promissory note, such promissory note shall be pledged pursuant to the Badcock Collateral Agreement and, subject to the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall have received all such promissory notes, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

 

(d)                with respect to any Badcock Collateral owned by Badcock, all certificates, agreements, documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and Badcock Intellectual Property Security Agreements required by this Agreement, the Badcock Security Documents, Requirements of Law and reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, delivered, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Badcock Security Documents and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, this Agreement, the Badcock Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements and the other provisions of the term “Badcock Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing, registration or recording no later than the tenth (10th) Business Day following the First Amendment Effective Date (other than with respect to Uniform Commercial Code financing statements); and

(e)                the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Badcock Mortgage with respect to each Badcock Material Real Property duly executed and delivered by Badcock; provided, that, to the extent any Badcock Mortgaged Property is located in a jurisdiction that imposes mortgage recording taxes, intangibles tax, documentary tax or similar recording fees or taxes, the Agents will cooperate with the Lead Borrower in order to minimize the amount of tax payable in connection with such Badcock Mortgage as permitted by, and in accordance with, applicable law including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, limiting the amount secured by such Badcock Mortgage to the book value of such Badcock Mortgaged Property, as reasonably determined by the Lead Borrower, if such limitation results in such mortgage tax being calculated based upon such book value, (ii) a policy or policies of title insurance (or marked unconditional commitment to issue such policy or policies) issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company insuring the Lien of each such Badcock Mortgage as a first priority Lien on the Mortgaged Property described therein (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements), free of any other Liens except as expressly permitted by Section 6.02 and Section 6.14, together with such customary lender’s endorsements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to the extent available in the applicable jurisdiction at commercially reasonable rates (it being agreed that the Administrative Agent shall accept zoning reports from a nationally recognized zoning company in lieu of zoning endorsements to such title insurance policies), in an amount equal to the book value of such Badcock Mortgaged Property or as otherwise reasonably agreed by the parties; provided that in no event will the Borrower be required to obtain independent appraisals of such Badcock Mortgaged Properties, unless required by FIRREA, (iii) a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency standard flood hazard determination with respect to each Badcock Mortgaged Property, and if any Badcock Mortgaged Property is located in an area determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) to be a special flood hazard area, a duly executed notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance and evidence of such flood insurance as provided in Section 5.07(b), (iv) opinions, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, from counsel qualified to opine in each jurisdiction where a Badcock Mortgaged Property is located regarding the enforceability of the Badcock Mortgage and such other matters as may be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (v) a survey or existing survey together with a no change affidavit of such Badcock Mortgaged Property, in compliance with the 2021 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys or such other ALTA/NSPS requirements as are in effect on the date of preparation of such survey and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (vi) evidence of payment of title insurance premiums and expenses and all recording, mortgage, transfer and stamp taxes and fees payable in connection with recording the Badcock Mortgage, any amendments thereto and any fixture filings in appropriate county land office(s); provided further that, with respect to any Second Amendment Effective Date Badcock Material Real Property, the requirements set forth in this clause (e) shall not be required to be satisfied until August 29, 2022, or such later date as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, (a) the foregoing provisions of this definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to, (i) any assets of the Loan Parties (other than Badcock) or (ii) particular assets of Badcock, if solely for purposes of this clause (a)(ii), and for so long as the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower reasonably agree in writing that the cost, burden, difficulty or consequence of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets, or obtaining such title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables in respect of such assets outweighs the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom; (b) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the term “Badcock Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Badcock Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements; (c) control agreements or control or similar arrangements shall not be required with respect to deposit or securities accounts, except to the extent required under the Loan Documents with respect to an account in respect of which such a control agreement or control or similar arrangement is required under the ABL Loan Documents; (d) in no event shall Badcock be required to complete any filings or other action with respect to the perfection of security interests in any jurisdiction outside of the United States, and no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required to be taken, nor shall any Agent be authorized to take any such action, to create any security interests or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any such assets; (e) in no event shall Badcock be required to complete any filings or other action with respect to perfection of security interests in assets subject to certificates of title beyond the filing of UCC financing statements; (f)(i) in the case of intercompany debt described in the first clause (c)(i) of this definition, other than the filing of UCC financing statements and the delivery of the Badcock Master Intercompany Note, no perfection shall be required with respect to promissory notes evidencing such debt for borrowed money in a principal amount (individually) of less than $7,500,000 and (ii) in the case of third party debt described in the first clause (c)(ii) of this definition, other than the filing of UCC financing statements, no perfection shall be required with respect to promissory notes evidencing such debt for borrowed money in a principal amount (individually) of less than $7,500,000; (g) in no event shall Badcock be required to complete any filings or other action with respect to security interests in Badcock Intellectual Property beyond the filing of Badcock Intellectual Property Security Agreements with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office; (h) no actions shall be required to perfect a security interest in letter of credit rights (other than the filing of UCC financing statements), except to the extent constituting a supporting obligation for other Badcock Collateral as to which perfection is accomplished by the filing of a UCC financing statement; (i) in no event shall the Badcock Collateral include any Excluded Assets; (j) landlord lien waivers, bailee waivers, collateral access agreements or similar agreements shall not be required; (k) notices shall not be required to be sent to account debtors or other contractual third parties, except to the extent set forth in the Loan Documents following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default; and (l) notices to, or acknowledgements from, counterparts under, or compliance with the Assignment of Claims Act (or any state or municipal equivalent) shall not be required. The Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to particular assets and any other obligations under this definition where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or the Badcock Security Documents.

 

“Badcock First Lien Agent” means JPM, as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Badcock First Lien Credit Agreement, or any successor thereto acting in such capacities.

 

“Badcock First Lien Credit Agreement” means that certain First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, among the Borrower, the Badcock First Lien Agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto, as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time not in violation of the terms hereof (including by reference to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Badcock Intercreditor Agreement).

 

“Badcock First Lien Loan Documents” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Loan Documents” in the Badcock First Lien Credit Agreement.

 

“Badcock Guarantee Agreement” means the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, between Badcock and the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Badcock Intellectual Property” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Badcock Collateral Agreement.

 

“Badcock Intellectual Property Security Agreement” means short-form security agreements, suitable for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office (as applicable), with respect to any Badcock Intellectual Property that is registered, issued, or applied for registration or issuance in the United States and that constitute Badcock Collateral that can be perfected by the filing of such security agreements, in each case, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Badcock Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain that certain Four Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Agents, the Second Lien Agent, the Badcock First Lien Agent and the Badcock Second Lien Agent and acknowledged by Badcock, as it may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time not in violation of the terms hereof or thereof.

 

“Badcock Master Intercompany Note” means the Master Intercompany Note, dated the First Amendment Effective Date, pursuant to which Badcock is the “payee” and the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than Badcock) are the “payors”.

 

“Badcock Material Real Property” means (a) the real property described on Schedule 2.02 (the “Second Amendment Effective Date Badcock Material Real Property”) and (b) any other real property (including fixtures) (i) located in the United States, (ii) first acquired by Badcock after the Second Amendment Effective Date and (iii) owned (but not leased or ground-leased) by Badcock with a book value, as reasonably determined by the Lead Borrower in good faith on the date of acquisition thereof, greater than or equal to $7,500,000. For the avoidance of doubt, Material Real Property does not constitute “Badcock Material Real Property”.

 

“Badcock Mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other security document granting a Lien on any Badcock Mortgaged Property in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Secured Obligations, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. Each Badcock Mortgage shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower.

 

“Badcock Mortgaged Property” means each parcel of Badcock Material Real Property with respect to which a Badcock Mortgage is granted pursuant to the “Badcock Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” Section 5.12(a), or Section 5.12(c).

 

“Badcock Pledged Equity Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Badcock Collateral Agreement.

 

“Badcock Second Lien Agent” means Alter Domus (US) LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Badcock Second Lien Credit Agreement, or any successor thereto acting in such capacities.

 

“Badcock Second Lien Credit Agreement” means that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, among the Borrower, the Badcock Second Lien Agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto, as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time not in violation of the terms hereof (including by reference to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Badcock Intercreditor Agreement).

“Badcock Second Lien Loan Documents” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Loan Documents” in the Badcock Second Lien Credit Agreement.

 

“Badcock Security Documents” means the Badcock Collateral Agreement, the Badcock Mortgages (if any) and each other security agreement or pledge agreement executed and delivered pursuant to the “Badcock Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” and/or Section 5.12(a) (solely as it may relate to Badcock) or Section 5.12(c) to secure any of the Secured Obligations.

 

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

 

“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

 

“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

 

“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment or has had any order for relief in such proceeding entered in respect thereof; provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, unless such ownership interest results in or provides such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permits such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.

 

“Basel III” means: (i) the agreements on capital requirements, a leverage ratio and liquidity standards contained in “Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems”, “Basel III: International framework for liquidity risk measurement, standards and monitoring” and “Guidance for national authorities operating the countercyclical capital buffer” published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on 16 December 2010, each as amended, supplemented or restated; (ii) the rules for global systemically important banks contained in “Global systemically important banks: assessment methodology and the additional loss absorbency requirement – Rules text” published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in November 2011, as amended, supplemented or restated; and (iii) any further guidance or standards published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision relating to Basel III.

 

“Benchmark” means, initially, the LIBOTerm SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the LIBOTerm SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.14(b).

“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenorwith respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:

 

(a) the sum of: (1) Term SOFR and (2) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

 

(a)                (b) the sum of: (1) Daily Simple SOFR and (2) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

 

(b)               (c) the sum of: (1) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (2) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

 

provided that, in the case of clause (a), such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (a), or (b) or (c) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:

 

(a) for purposes of clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent:

 

(1) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor;

 

(2) the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; and

 

(b) for purposes of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (ia) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and/or (iib) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities; at such time.

provided that, in the case of clause (a) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

 

“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of Term SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, the applicability of Section 2.14 and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such Benchmark Replacementrate and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacementany such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).

 

“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

 

(a)                in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (ai) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (bii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

 

(b)                in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date of the publicon which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative; provided that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication of information referenced therein; orin such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.

 

(c) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.

For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

 

“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

 

(a)                a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

 

(b)                a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Board of Governors, the NYFRB, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

 

(c)                a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer representative.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

 

“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.14 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.14.

 

“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

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

 

“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an ‘affiliate’ (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

 

“Board of Directors” means, with respect to any Person, (a) in the case of any corporation, the board of directors of such Person or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board, (b) in the case of any limited liability company, the board of managers, board of directors, manager or managing member of such Person or the functional equivalent of the foregoing or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board, manager or managing member, (c) in the case of any partnership, the board of directors or board of managers of the general partner of such Person and (d) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing.

 

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

 

“Bookrunner” means each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citizens Bank, N.A. and Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC and Credit Suisse AG (acting through such of its affiliates or branches as it deems appropriate), each in its capacity as a joint bookrunner.

 

“Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statements hereto.

 

“Borrower Materials” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.

 

“Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment” means the offer by the Borrower to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a Specified Discount to par pursuant to Section 2.11(a)(ii)(B).

 

“Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers” means the solicitation by the Borrower of offers for, and the corresponding acceptance by a Term Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a specified range at a discount to par pursuant to Section 2.11(a)(ii)(C).

 

“Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers” means the solicitation by the Borrower of offers for, and the subsequent acceptance, if any, by a Term Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par pursuant to Section 2.11(a)(ii)(D).

 

“Borrowing” means Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of EurodollarSOFR Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

 

“Borrowing Minimum” means $1,000,000.

 

“Borrowing Multiple” means $500,000.

 

“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.

 

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by Requirements of Law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar 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.

“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any Capitalized Leases; provided, that lease liabilities and associated expenses recorded by the Loan Parties (or any other applicable Persons) pursuant to ASU 2016-02, Leases, shall not be treated as Indebtedness and shall not be included in Consolidated Cash Interest Charges or clause (b) of the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”, unless the corresponding leases would have been treated as Capitalized Leases under GAAP as in effect prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-02, Leases (in which case such leases shall be treated as Capitalized Leases, and the interest component of such Capitalized Leases shall be included in Consolidated Cash Interest Charges, and, by virtue thereof, clause (b) of the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”). For purposes of Section 6.02, a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the property being leased and such property shall be deemed to be owned by the lessee.

 

“Capitalized Lease” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal, or mixed) by that Person (a) as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is or should be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person or (b) as lessee which is a transaction of a type commonly known as a “synthetic lease” (i.e., a transaction that is treated as an operating lease for accounting purposes but with respect to which payments of rent are intended to be treated as payments of principal and interest on a loan for Federal income Tax purposes); provided, that lease liabilities and associated expenses recorded by the Loan Parties (or any other applicable Persons) pursuant to ASU 2016-02, Leases, shall not be treated as Indebtedness and shall not be included in Consolidated Cash Interest Charges or clause (b) of the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”, unless the corresponding leases would have been treated as Capitalized Leases under GAAP as in effect prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-02, Leases (in which case such leases shall be treated as Capitalized Leases, and the interest component of such Capitalized Leases shall be included in Consolidated Cash Interest Charges, and, by virtue thereof, clause (b) of the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”).

 

“Capitalized Software Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period in respect of purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

 

“Cash Management Obligations” means (a) obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository, cash pooling arrangements and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds and (b) other obligations in respect of netting services, employee credit or purchase card programs and similar arrangements.

 

“Cash Management Services” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Secured Cash Management Obligations”.

 

“Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards, in each case, in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.

 

“Change in Law” means: (a) the adoption of any rule, regulation, treaty or other law after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any rule, regulation, treaty or other law or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all rules, regulations, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank of International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall, in each case, be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” to the extent enacted, adopted, promulgated or issued after the date of this Agreement, but only to the extent such rules, regulations, or published interpretations or directives are applied to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in substantially the same manner as applied to other similarly situated borrowers under comparable syndicated credit facilities, including for purposes of Section 2.15.

“Change of Control” means (x) the acquisition of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, by any Person or group, other than the Permitted Holders (directly or indirectly, including through one or more holding companies), of Equity Interests representing 35% or more of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in the Lead Borrower and the percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power so held is greater than the percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the Equity Interests in the Lead Borrower held by the Permitted Holders, unless the Permitted Holders (directly or indirectly, including through one or more holding companies) otherwise have the right (pursuant to contract, proxy or otherwise), directly or indirectly, to designate, nominate or appoint (and do so designate, nominate or appoint) a majority of the Board of Directors of the Lead Borrower or (y) any “change of control” or similar event under the ABL Credit Agreement, the Second Lien Credit Agreement, the First Lien Badcock Credit Agreement or the Second Lien Badcock Credit Agreement.

 

For purposes of this definition, (i) “beneficial ownership” shall be as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act, (ii) the phrase “Person or group” is within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person or “group” and its subsidiaries and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, and (iii) if any Person or “group” includes one or more Permitted Holders, the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Lead Borrower directly or indirectly owned by the Permitted Holders that are part of such Person or “group” shall not be treated as being owned by such Person or “group” for purposes of determining whether clause (c) of this definition is triggered.

 

“Class” when used in reference to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Initial Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Other Term Loans, (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is an Initial Term Loan Commitment or Other Term Commitment and (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments. Other Term Commitments, Other Term Loans, and Incremental Term Loans that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes. For the avoidance of doubt, Third Amendment Term Loans (and Third Amendment Term Loan Commitments) constitute a separate and distinct Class from the Initial Term Loans (and Initial Term Loan Commitments).

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

“Collateral” means any and all assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, on which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Security Documents as security for the Secured Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, Badcock Collateral does not constitute “Collateral”.

 

“Collateral Agent” means JPM, in its capacity as collateral agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Article VIII.

“Collateral Agreement” means the First Lien Collateral Agreement among the Borrower, each other Loan Party (other than Badcock) and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

 

“Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:

 

(a)                the Administrative Agent shall have received from

 

(i)                 each Borrower and Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary or Badcock) either (x) in the case of any Person that is a Loan Party on the Effective Date, a counterpart of the Guarantee Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person or (y) in the case of any Person that becomes a Loan Party after the Effective Date (including by ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary but excluding Badcock), a supplement to the Guarantee Agreement, in substantially the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person, and

 

(ii)               each Borrower and Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary or Badcock) either (x) in the case of any Person that is a Loan Party on the Effective Date, a counterpart of the Collateral Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person or (y) in the case of any Person that becomes a Loan Party after the Effective Date (including by ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary but excluding Badcock), a supplement to the Collateral Agreement, in substantially the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person,

 

in each case under this clause (a) together with, in the case of any such Loan Documents executed and delivered after the Effective Date, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, opinions and documents of the type referred to in Sections 4.01(b) and 4.01(d);

 

(b)                subject to Section 5.14, all outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and each Subsidiary (other than (i) any Equity Interests constituting Excluded Assets, (ii) Equity Interests of Immaterial Subsidiaries, (iii) Equity Interests in any Person other than a Borrower or Subsidiary and (iv) Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary (other than, with respect to this clause (iv), to the extent constituting “securities” within the meaning of the UCC)) owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party (other than Badcock), shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement, and, subject to the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall have received certificates, if any, of such entity reflecting the pledge, or other instruments, if any, representing all such Equity Interests (other than such Equity Interests in Immaterial Subsidiaries), together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank; provided that, with respect to any Equity Interests of Badcock (which the Lead Borrower hereby agrees shall be evidenced by a certificate following the First Amendment Effective Date), the requirements set forth in this clause (b) (including the issuance of such certificate) shall not be required to be satisfied until the date that is sixty (60) days following the First Amendment Effective Date, or such longer time period as agreed by the Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion;

 

(c)                subject to Section 5.14, (i) if any intercompany Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary in a principal amount of $7,500,000 or more is owing by such obligor to any Loan Party (other than Badcock) and such Indebtedness shall be evidenced by a promissory note, such promissory note shall be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement, and, subject to the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall have received all such promissory notes, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank; provided, however, that the foregoing delivery requirement with respect to any intercompany indebtedness may be satisfied by delivery of an omnibus or global intercompany note executed by all Loan Parties (other than Badcock) as payees and all such obligors as payors in the form of the Master Intercompany Note and (ii) if any Indebtedness for borrowed money of any Person that is not a Loan Party or a Subsidiary in a principal amount of $7,500,000 or more is owing by such obligor to any Loan Party (other than Badcock) and such Indebtedness is evidenced by a promissory note, such promissory note shall be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement and, subject to the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall have received all such promissory notes, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

(d)                with respect to any Collateral owned by any Loan Party (other than Badcock), all certificates, agreements, documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and Intellectual Property Security Agreements required by this Agreement, the Security Documents, Requirements of Law and reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, delivered, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, this Agreement, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements and the other provisions of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing, registration or recording; and

 

(e)                the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to each Material Real Property duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such Mortgaged Property; provided, that, to the extent any Mortgaged Property is located in a jurisdiction that imposes mortgage recording taxes, intangibles tax, documentary tax or similar recording fees or taxes, the Agents will cooperate with the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party in order to minimize the amount of tax payable in connection with such Mortgage as permitted by, and in accordance with, applicable law including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, limiting the amount secured by such Mortgage to the book value of such Mortgaged Property, as reasonably determined by the Lead Borrower, if such limitation results in such mortgage tax being calculated based upon such book value, (ii) a policy or policies of title insurance (or marked unconditional commitment to issue such policy or policies) issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a first priority Lien on the Mortgaged Property described therein, free of any other Liens except as expressly permitted by Section 6.02, together with such customary lender’s endorsements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to the extent available in the applicable jurisdiction at commercially reasonable rates (it being agreed that the Administrative Agent shall accept zoning reports from a nationally recognized zoning company in lieu of zoning endorsements to such title insurance policies), in an amount equal to the book value of such Mortgaged Property or as otherwise reasonably agreed by the parties; provided that in no event will the Borrower be required to obtain independent appraisals of such Mortgaged Properties, unless required by FIRREA, (iii) a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency standard flood hazard determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property, and if any Mortgaged Property is located in an area determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) to be a special flood hazard area, a duly executed notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance and evidence of such flood insurance as provided in Section 5.07(b), (iv) opinions, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, from counsel qualified to opine in each jurisdiction where a Mortgaged Property is located regarding the enforceability of the Mortgage and such other matters as may be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (v) a survey or existing survey together with a no change affidavit of such Mortgaged Property, in compliance with the 2021 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys or such other ALTA/NSPS requirements as are in effect on the date of preparation of such survey and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (vi) evidence of payment of title insurance premiums and expenses and all recording, mortgage, transfer and stamp taxes and fees payable in connection with recording the Mortgage, any amendments thereto and any fixture filings in appropriate county land office(s).

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, (a) the foregoing provisions of this definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to, (i) any assets of Badcock or (ii) particular assets of the Loan Parties, or the provision of Guarantees by any Subsidiary, if solely for purposes of this clause (a)(ii), and for so long as the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower reasonably agree in writing that the cost, burden, difficulty or consequence of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets, or obtaining such title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables in respect of such assets, or providing such Guarantees (taking into account any adverse tax consequences to the Borrower and its Affiliates (including the imposition of withholding or other material taxes)), outweighs the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom; (b) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements; (c) control agreements or control or similar arrangements shall not be required with respect to deposit or securities accounts, except to the extent required under the Loan Documents with respect to an account in respect of which such a control agreement or control or similar arrangement is required under the ABL Loan Documents; (d) in no event shall any Loan Party be required to complete any filings or other action with respect to the perfection of security interests in any jurisdiction outside of the United States, and no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required to be taken, nor shall any Agent be authorized to take any such action, to create any security interests or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any such assets; (e) in no event shall any Loan Party be required to complete any filings or other action with respect to perfection of security interests in assets subject to certificates of title beyond the filing of UCC financing statements; (f)(i) in the case of intercompany debt described in the first clause (c)(i) of this definition, other than the filing of UCC financing statements and the delivery of the Master Intercompany Note, no perfection shall be required with respect to promissory notes evidencing such debt for borrowed money in a principal amount (individually) of less than $7,500,000 and (ii) in the case of third party debt described in the first clause (c)(ii) of this definition, other than the filing of UCC financing statements, no perfection shall be required with respect to promissory notes evidencing such debt for borrowed money in a principal amount (individually) of less than $7,500,000; (g) in no event shall any Loan Party be required to complete any filings or other action with respect to security interests in Intellectual Property beyond the filing of Intellectual Property Security Agreements with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office; (h) no actions shall be required to perfect a security interest in letter of credit rights (other than the filing of UCC financing statements), except to the extent constituting a supporting obligation for other Collateral as to which perfection is accomplished by the filing of a UCC financing statement; (i) in no event shall the Collateral include any Excluded Assets; (j) landlord lien waivers, bailee waivers, collateral access agreements or similar agreements shall not be required, except to the extent required under the Loan Documents with respect to distribution centers of the Loan Parties; (k) notices shall not be required to be sent to account debtors or other contractual third parties, except to the extent set forth in the Loan Documents following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default; and (l) notices to, or acknowledgements from, counterparts under, or compliance with the Assignment of Claims Act (or any state or municipal equivalent) shall not be required. The Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to particular assets or the provision of any Guarantee by any Subsidiary (including extensions beyond the Effective Date or in connection with assets acquired, or Subsidiaries formed or acquired, after the Effective Date) and any other obligations under this definition where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or the Security Documents.

 

“Commitment” means with respect to any Lender, the Term Commitment or Other Term Commitment of any Class or any combination thereof (as the context requires).

“Commitment Parties” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citizens Bank, N.A. and Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC and Credit Suisse AG (acting through such of its affiliates or branches as it deems appropriate).

 

“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

“Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(e).

 

“Consolidated Cash Interest Charges” means, for any period, the total interest expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis net of any interest income, which shall be determined on a cash basis only and solely in respect of Indebtedness of the type described in the definition of Consolidated Total Indebtedness and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) any non-cash interest expense and any capitalized interest, whether paid or accrued, (ii) the amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, (iii) amortization of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses (including agency costs, amendment, consent or other front end, one-off or similar non-recurring fees), (iv) any expenses resulting from discounting of indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, (v) penalties or interest related to taxes and any other amounts of non-cash interest resulting from the effects of acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting, (vi) the accretion or accrual of, or accrued interest on, discounted liabilities (other than Indebtedness) during such period, (vii) non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under hedging agreements or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 815-Derivatives and Hedging, (viii) any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of Swap Agreements for interest rates, (ix) any payments with respect to make whole premiums, commissions or other breakage costs of any Indebtedness, (x) all non-recurring interest expense consisting of liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, all as calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (xi) expensing of bridge, arrangement, structuring, commitment, fronting or other financing fees, (xii) fees and expenses (including any penalties and interest relating to Taxes but excluding any bona fide interest expense) associated with the consummation of the Transactions, (xiii) agency fees paid to the administrative agents and collateral agents under any credit facilities or other debt instruments or documents and (xiv) fees (including any ticking fees) and expenses (including any penalties and interest relating to Taxes) associated with any Investment not prohibited by Section 6.04 or the issuance of Equity Interests or Indebtedness (in each case excluding any bona fide interest expense).

 

“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus:

 

(a)                without duplication and to the extent already deducted (and not added back) in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period:

 

(i)                 total interest expense and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, the sum of (A) premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses incurred in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets plus (B) the portion of rent expense with respect to such period under Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest expense in accordance with GAAP plus (C) the implied interest component of synthetic leases with respect to such period plus (D) any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such hedging obligations or such derivative instruments plus (E) bank and letter of credit fees and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, plus (F) amortization or write-off of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, debt discount or premium, terminated hedging obligations and other commissions, financing fees and expenses and, adjusted, to the extent included, to exclude any refunds or similar credits received in connection with the purchasing or procurement of goods or services under any purchasing card or similar program;

(ii)               provision for taxes based on income, profits, revenue or capital and sales taxes, including federal, foreign, state, franchise, excise, and similar taxes paid or accrued during such period (including in respect of repatriated funds) including penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations;

 

(iii)             Non-Cash Charges;

 

(iv)              [reserved];

 

(v)                net cash received from A Team and its Subsidiaries and utilized to repay or prepay Indebtedness;

 

(vi)              severance, relocation, integration and facilities’ opening costs and expenses and other business optimization costs and expenses and operating improvements (including related to new product introductions and any operating expenses, losses or charges related to the implementation of cost savings initiatives, operating expense reductions and other similar initiatives), recruiting fees, signing costs, reserve, retention, recruiting, relocation and signing bonuses and expenses, transition costs, costs related to closure/consolidation of facilities, internal costs in respect of strategic initiatives and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans (including any settlement of pension liabilities), contract terminations, professional and consulting fees incurred in connection with any of the foregoing and other one-time and nonoperational costs and expenses;

 

(vii)            restructuring costs, charges, accruals or reserves (including restructuring and integration costs related to acquisitions and adjustments to existing reserves), whether or not classified as restructuring expense on the consolidated financial statements;

 

(viii)          the amount of any non-controlling interest consisting of income attributable to non-controlling interests of third parties in any Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary deducted (and not added back in such period) in calculating Consolidated Net Income, excluding cash distributions in respect thereof;

 

(ix)              [reserved];

 

(x)                any non-cash loss attributable to the mark to market movement in the valuation of any Equity Interests, and hedging obligations or other derivative instruments (in each case, including pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Codification No. 815—Derivatives and Hedging);

 

(xi)              any loss relating to amounts paid in cash prior to the stated settlement date of any hedging obligation that has been reflected in Consolidated Net Income for such period;

 

(xii)            any gain relating to hedging obligations that has been reflected in Consolidated Net Income in prior periods and excluded from Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (c)(iv) below;

(xiii)          any net pension or other post-employment benefit costs representing amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, actuarial losses, including amortization of such amounts arising in prior periods, amortization of the unrecognized net obligation (and loss or cost) existing at the date of initial application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 715, and any other items of a similar nature;

 

(xiv)          charges, losses, lost profits, expenses (including litigation expenses, fee and charges) or write-offs to the extent indemnified or insured by a third party, including expenses or losses covered by indemnification provisions or by any insurance provider in connection with the Transactions, a Permitted Acquisition or any other acquisition or Investment, disposition or any Casualty Event, in each case, to the extent that coverage has not been denied and so long as such amounts are actually reimbursed in cash within one year after the related amount is first added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (xiv) (and if not so reimbursed within one year, such amount shall be deducted from Consolidated EBITDA during the next measurement period);

 

(xv)            cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenses) not included in Consolidated EBITDA in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such receipts were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (c) below for any previous period and not added back;

 

(xvi)          Earn-Out payments, contingent consideration obligations (including to the extent accounted for as bonuses or otherwise) and adjustments thereof and purchase price adjustments incurred in connection with the Acquisition and/or any acquisition or other investment (including any acquisition or other investment consummated prior to the Effective Date) which are paid or accrued during the applicable period; and

 

(xvii)        other adjustments (i) identified to the Lead Arrangers prior to the Effective Date, (ii) set forth in (A) the Model or (B) the quality of earnings report prepared by independent registered public accountants of recognized national standing or any other accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with the Transactions or (iii) contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement; plus

 

(b)                without duplication, (i) the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies related to any of the Transactions, any Specified Transaction, any restructuring, any business optimization activities, cost saving initiatives and operating improvements or other initiatives, actions or events (each of the foregoing, an “Event”) that are reasonably identifiable and projected by the Lead Borrower in good faith to result from actions that either have been taken, with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or that are expected to be taken within 18 months after the date of consummation of such Event (or, if the underlying Event is any of the Transactions, within 18 months after the Effective Date) (including actions initiated prior to the Effective Date) (in the good faith determination of the Lead Borrower) (which cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA until fully realized and calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized on the first day of the relevant period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized from such actions; provided that no cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (b) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges relating to such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements or synergies that are included above or in the definition of “Pro Forma Basis” (it being understood and agreed that “run rate” shall mean the full recurring benefit that is associated with any action taken); provided, further that the aggregate amount of addbacks to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant this clause (b) for any period, excluding any addbacks for such period pursuant to this clause (b) where the underlying Event is any of the Transactions, shall not exceed 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (calculated after giving effect to such addbacks); less

(c)                without duplication and to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period:

 

(i)                 non-cash gains (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period and any non-cash gains attributable to accrual of revenue or recording of receivables in the ordinary course of business);

 

(ii)               any non-cash gain attributable to the mark to market movement in the valuation of any Equity Interests, and hedging obligations or other derivative instruments (in each case, including pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Codification No. 815—Derivatives and Hedging);

 

(iii)             any gain relating to amounts received in cash prior to the stated settlement date of any hedging obligation that has been reflected in Consolidated Net Income in such period;

 

(iv)              any loss relating to hedging obligations that has been reflected in Consolidated Net Income in prior periods and excluded from Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clauses (a)(xi) and (a)(xii) above;

 

(v)                the amount of any non-controlling interest consisting of loss attributable to non-controlling interests of third parties in any Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary added (and not deducted in such period) to Consolidated Net Income;

 

(vi)              non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, excluding any non-cash gains to the extent they represent the reversal of an accrual or cash reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period, any non-cash gains with respect to cash actually received in a prior period so long as such cash did not increase Consolidated EBITDA in such prior period, and any non-cash gains attributable to accrual of revenue or recording of receivables in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(vii)            any amount included in Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period attributable to non-controlling interests pursuant to the application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 810-10-45;

 

in each case, as determined on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP; provided that:

 

(I)                 to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA currency translation gains and losses related to currency remeasurements of assets or liabilities (including the net loss or gain resulting from hedging agreements for currency exchange risk and revaluations of intercompany balances),

 

(II)               to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period any adjustments resulting from the application of Financial Accounting Standards Codification No. 815—Derivatives and Hedging,

(III)            there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, (A) to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income, the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary during such period to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of (but not including the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired) (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired, including pursuant to the Transactions, an “Acquired Entity or Business”), based on the Acquired EBITDA of such Pro Forma Entity for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis and (B) in the case of any Person that is not a Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, the Consolidated EBITDA of such Person multiplied by the ownership percentage of the Borrower or applicable Subsidiary therein;

 

(IV)            there shall be (A) to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations in accordance with GAAP (other than (x) if so classified on the basis that it is being held for sale unless such sale has actually occurred during such period and (y) for periods prior to the applicable sale, transfer or other disposition, if the Disposed EBITDA of such Person, property, business or asset is positive (i.e., if such Disposed EBITDA is negative, it shall be added back in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period)) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset so sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified, a “Sold Entity or Business”), based on the Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer, disposition, closure, classification or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis and (B) to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income, included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period in which a Sold Entity or Business is disposed, an adjustment equal to the Pro Forma Disposal Adjustment with respect to such Sold Entity or Business (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such disposal) as specified in the Pro Forma Disposal Adjustment certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent (for further delivery to the Lenders); and

 

(V)              to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA any non-cash expense (or income) as a result of adjustments recorded to contingent consideration liabilities relating to the Transaction or any Permitted Acquisition (or other Investment permitted hereunder).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consolidated EBITDA shall be deemed to equal (a) $102,145,028 for the fiscal quarter of the Lead Borrower ended on or about December 31, 2020, (b) $135,453,700 for the fiscal quarter of the Lead Borrower ended on or about March 31, 2021, (c) $129,457,547 for the fiscal quarter of the Lead Borrower ended on or about June 30, 2021 and (d) $115,698,793 for the fiscal quarter of the Lead Borrower ended on or about September 30, 2021 (it being understood that such amounts are subject to adjustments, as and to the extent otherwise contemplated in this Agreement, in connection with any calculation on a Pro Forma Basis (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of any disposition of Badcock Collateral during the relevant periods)); provided that such amounts of Consolidated EBITDA for any such fiscal quarter shall be adjusted to include, without duplication, any cost savings that would otherwise be included pursuant to clause (b) of this definition.

 

“Consolidated First Lien Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, Consolidated Total Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral and the Badcock Collateral on an equal priority basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with Liens securing the Secured Obligations (it being understood and agreed that any Indebtedness under the ABL Loan Documents, the Badcock First Lien Credit Agreement and the Badcock Second Lien Credit Agreement shall constitute Consolidated First Lien Indebtedness).

“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding, without duplication,

 

(a)                extraordinary (as defined under GAAP as in effect prior to FASB Update No. 2015-01) unusual, or non-recurring gains or losses for such period,

 

(b)                the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period;

 

(c)                any Transaction Costs incurred during such period,

 

(d)                any fees, costs and expenses (including (x) any transaction or retention bonus or similar payment and (y) any indemnities) incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with or in relation to any acquisition (including any acquisition of a franchisee), non-recurring costs to acquire equipment to the extent not capitalized in accordance with GAAP, Investment, recapitalization, asset disposition, non-competition agreement, incurrence, issuance or repayment of debt or similar transaction, issuance of equity securities, option buyouts, refinancing transaction or amendment or other modification of or waiver or consent relating to any debt instrument or similar transaction (in each case, including the Transaction Costs and any such transaction consummated prior to the Effective Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed) and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the effects of expensing all transaction-related expenses in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 805 and gains or losses associated with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 460),

 

(e)                any income (loss) (and all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness, hedging agreements or other derivative instruments,

 

(f)                 accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted as a result of the Transactions or any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment not prohibited under this Agreement in accordance with GAAP (including any adjustment of estimated payouts on Earn-Outs) or changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period,

 

(g)                stock-based award compensation expenses (including any one-time compensation related to unvested options outstanding as of the Effective Date),

 

(h)                any income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts,

 

(i)                 any income (loss) from Investments recorded using the equity method,

 

(j)                 the amount of any expense required to be recorded as compensation expense related to contingent transaction consideration,

 

(k)                any unrealized gain or loss due solely to fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effects, determined in accordance with GAAP,

(l)                 [Reserved],

 

(m)              (A) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees, indemnities and related expenses paid or accrued in such period (including any termination fees payable in connection with the early termination of management and monitoring agreements) and (B) the amount of expenses relating to payments made to option holders of the Lead Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent companies in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to shareholders of such Person or its direct or indirect parent companies, which payments are being made to compensate such option holders as though they were shareholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, in each case, to the extent permitted in the Loan Documents,

 

(n)                any costs or expenses incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, any severance agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are non-cash or otherwise funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or Net Proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Equity Interests),

 

(o)                the Consolidated Net Income of any Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of that Consolidated Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Subsidiary or its stockholders, and

 

(p)                any non-cash goodwill impairment charges or other intangible asset impairment charges incurred subsequent to the date of this Agreement resulting from the application of ASC 350 or other non-cash asset impairment charges incurred subsequent to the date of this Agreement resulting from the application of SFAS 144.

 

There shall be included in Consolidated Net Income, without duplication, the amount of any cash tax benefits related to the tax amortization of intangible assets in such period. There shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income for any period the effects from applying acquisition method accounting, including applying acquisition method accounting to inventory, property and equipment, loans and leases, software and other intangible assets and deferred revenue (including deferred costs related thereto and deferred rent) required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative pronouncements (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries), as a result of the Transactions, any acquisition or Investment consummated prior to the Effective Date and any Permitted Acquisitions (or other Investment not prohibited hereunder) or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof.

 

In addition, to the extent included in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Subsidiaries, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Consolidated Net Income shall (i) exclude any expenses and charges that are reimbursed by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any acquisition or other investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted hereunder and (ii) include the amount of business interruption insurance proceeds received and, to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Lead Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is (A) not denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days and (B) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 days), expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption.

“Consolidated Secured Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, Consolidated Total Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral and the Badcock Collateral.

 

“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, (i) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of the acquisition method accounting in connection with the Transactions or any Permitted Acquisition (or other Investment not prohibited hereunder)) consisting only of third-party Indebtedness for borrowed money, drawn but unreimbursed obligations under letters of credit, letters of guaranty and bankers’ acceptances and third-party debt obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, loan agreements, promissory notes or similar instruments, and, in each case, without duplication, Guarantees by the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, in respect of any of the foregoing Indebtedness of any other Person minus (ii) the sum of (x) unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $150,000,000 and (y) cash and cash equivalents restricted in favor of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender (which may also include cash and cash equivalents securing other indebtedness (including Indebtedness under the ABL Loan Documents, the Second Lien Loan Documents, the Badcock First Lien Loan Documents or the Badcock Second Lien Loan Documents) secured by a Lien on the Collateral and the Badcock Collateral).

 

“Consolidated Working Capital” means, at any date, the excess of (a) the sum of all amounts (other than cash and Permitted Investments) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date, excluding the current portion of current and deferred income taxes over (b) the sum of all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries on such date, including deferred revenue but excluding, without duplication, (i) the current portion of any Funded Debt, (ii) all Indebtedness consisting of Loans to the extent otherwise included therein, (iii) the current portion of interest and (iv) the current portion of current and deferred income taxes; provided that, for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow, increases or decreases in working capital (A) arising from acquisitions or dispositions by the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be measured from the date on which such acquisition or disposition occurred until the first anniversary of such acquisition or disposition with respect to the Person subject to such acquisition or disposition and (B) shall exclude (I) the impact of non-cash adjustments contemplated in the Excess Cash Flow calculation, (II) the impact of adjusting items in the definition of Consolidated Net Income and (III) any changes in current assets or current liabilities as a result of (x) the effect of fluctuations in the amount of accrued or contingent obligations, assets or liabilities under hedging agreements or other derivative obligations, (y) any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent or (z) the effects of acquisition method accounting.

 

“Contract Consideration” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow”.

 

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

 

“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.

“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b), (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b) or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

 

“Covered Party” has the meaning specified in Section 9.20.

 

“COVID-19 Pandemic” means the global spread of the coronavirus illness, which was declared to be a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020.

 

“Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace or refinance, in whole or part, existing Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans (“Refinanced Debt”); provided that such exchanging, extending, renewing, replacing or refinancing Indebtedness (a) is in an original aggregate principal amount not greater than the aggregate principal amount of the Refinanced Debt (plus any premium, accrued interest, original issue discount and fees and expenses incurred in connection with such exchange, extension, renewal, replacement or refinancing), (b) does not mature earlier than or have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than the Refinanced Debt (other than with respect to any customary bridge loan facility, so long as the long-term Indebtedness into which any such customary bridge facility is to be converted or exchanged satisfies the requirements of this clause (b) and such conversion or exchange is subject only to the conditions customary for similar conversions or exchanges), (c) if such Indebtedness is unsecured or secured by the Collateral and the Badcock Collateral on a junior lien basis to the Secured Obligations, does not (1) mature prior to the date that is 91 days after the maturity date of the Refinanced Debt (or if later, 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date), (2) have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than the Refinanced Debt (or any later maturing Term Facility then in effect) plus 91 days, or (3) have mandatory prepayment, redemption or offer to purchase events more onerous than those with respect to Refinanced Debt (and shall otherwise be subject to the same terms as the Refinanced Debt) (in each case other than with respect to any customary bridge loan facility, so long as the long-term Indebtedness into which any such customary bridge facility is to be converted or exchanged satisfies the requirements of this clause (c) and such conversion or exchange is subject only to the conditions customary for similar conversions or exchanges), (d) [reserved], (e) shall not be guaranteed by any entity that is not a Loan Party, (f) in the case of any secured Indebtedness (i) is not secured by any assets not securing the Secured Obligations, (ii) if not comprising Indebtedness hereunder, is subject to the relevant Intercreditor Agreement(s) and (iii) in the case of Refinanced Debt that was secured on a junior basis to the Secured Obligations, shall be secured on a junior basis to the Secured Obligations; provided that any unsecured Refinanced Debt shall not be refinanced with secured Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (g) in the case of Refinanced Debt that is subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations, shall be subordinated on the same basis, (h) has covenants, events of default and guarantees (excluding, for avoidance of doubt, pricing, interest rate margins, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and prepayment or redemption provisions) of any such Indebtedness, that are not materially more restrictive to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, when taken as a whole, than the Refinanced Debt (or, with respect to any Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, than the Indebtedness under the Second Lien Credit Agreement) (as determined by the Lead Borrower in good faith) unless (1) the Lenders under the Term Loans also receive the benefit of such more restrictive terms (it being understood to the extent that any covenant is added for the benefit of any such Indebtedness, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such covenant is also added for the benefit of any corresponding existing Term Loans), (2) any such provisions apply after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of such refinancing, (3) such terms shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower or (4) such terms reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of such refinancing (as determined by the Lead Borrower in good faith) and are also added for the benefit of the Lenders of the InitialExisting Term Loans (to the extent remaining outstanding after the incurrence or issuance of such refinancing Indebtedness) (it being understood to the extent that any such terms are added for the benefit of the Lenders of the InitialExisting Term Loans, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any such Lenders of the InitialExisting Term Loans), and (i) if such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Secured Obligations, such Indebtedness may participate on a pro rata basis or a less than a pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any mandatory repayments or prepayments in respect of the Term Loans; provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such resulting Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Lead Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Lead Borrower within such five (5) Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonably detailed description of the basis upon which it disagrees). For the avoidance of doubt, such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be subject to any “most favored nation” pricing provisions.

“Cure Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02(a).

 

“Cure Expiration Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02(a).

 

“Cure Right” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02(a).

 

“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.

 

“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

 

“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

 

“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, or (ii) pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Lead Borrower or the Administrative Agent, or any other Lender, as applicable, in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, as applicable, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations as of the date of certification) to fund prospective Loans and under this Agreement; provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon the Administrative Agent’s or any other Lender’s, as applicable, receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent or (d) has become the subject of (i) a Bankruptcy Event or (ii) a Bail-In Action.

“Deposit Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

 

“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or a Subsidiary in connection with a Disposition pursuant to Section 6.05(k) that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Lead Borrower, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by the fair market value of the portion of the non-cash consideration converted to cash within 180 days following the consummation of the applicable Disposition or, if converted to cash after 180 days, the lesser of (a) the consideration in cash or cash equivalents received from such conversion and (b) the fair market value of such non-cash consideration at the time of such conversion).

 

“Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(B)(2).

 

“Discount Range” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(1).

 

“Discount Range Prepayment Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(1).

 

“Discount Range Prepayment Notice” means a written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(1) substantially in the form of Exhibit L.

 

“Discount Range Prepayment Offer” means the irrevocable written offer by a Term Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit M, submitted in response to an invitation to submit offers following the Auction Agent’s receipt of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

 

“Discount Range Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(1).

 

“Discount Range Proration” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(3).

 

“Discounted Prepayment Determination Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(3).

 

“Discounted Prepayment Effective Date” means in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment or Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offer, five (5) Business Days following the receipt by each relevant Term Lender of notice from the Auction Agent in accordance with Section 2.11(a)(ii)(B), Section 2.11(a)(ii)(C) or Section 2.11(a)(ii)(D), as applicable, unless a shorter period is agreed to between the Borrower and the Auction Agent.

“Discounted Term Loan Prepayment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(A).

 

“Dispose” and “Disposition” each has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.05.

 

“Disposed EBITDA” means, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business for any period through (but not after) the date of such disposition, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business (determined as if references to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA” (and in the component financial definitions used therein) were references to such Sold Entity or Business and its subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business.

 

“Disqualified Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest in such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition:

 

(a)                matures or is mandatorily redeemable or contains any mandatory put, redemption or repayment provision (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests), whether pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;

 

(b)                is convertible or exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof, for Indebtedness or Equity Interests (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests);

 

(c)                is redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests) or is required to be repurchased by such Person or any of its Affiliates, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder thereof; or

 

(d)                in the case of any preferred Equity Interest, provides for scheduled payments of dividends and/or distributions in cash;

 

in each case, on or prior to the date ninety-one (91) days after the Latest Maturity Date; provided, however, that (i) an Equity Interest in any Person that would not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest but for terms thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to redeem or purchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of an “asset sale” or a “change of control” or similar event shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest if any such requirement becomes operative only after, or payment thereunder is subject to the prior, repayment in full of all the Loans and all other Loan Document Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments, (ii) if an Equity Interest in any Person is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any of its subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interest shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations of such Person and (iii) any Equity Interest in any Person that would not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest but for a requirement of payment of dividends or distributions in violation of clauses (a) or (b) above shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest if the terms of such Equity Interest (x) give the applicable issuer the option to elect to pay such dividends or distributions on a non-cash basis and (y) do not require the cash payment of dividends or distributions at any time that such cash payment is not permitted under Section 6.07 of this Agreement or would result in an Event of Default hereunder.

“Disqualified Lenders” means (i) those Persons identified by the Lead Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing prior to the Effective Date as being “Disqualified Lenders”, (ii) those Persons who are competitors of the Lead Borrower, the Acquired Company and/or any of their Subsidiaries or Persons Controlling or Controlled by any of the foregoing, in each case, identified by the Lead Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time in writing (including by email) which designation shall become effective three (3) Business Days after the delivery of each such written designation to the Administrative Agent, but which shall not apply retroactively to disqualify any persons that have previously acquired, or entered into a trade to acquire, an assignment or participation interest in the Loan and (iii) in the case of each Person identified pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above, any of their Affiliates (other than any such Affiliate that is primarily engaged in, or that advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course and with respect to which the primary Disqualified Lender does not possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such entity referenced in clause (ii) above, unless separately identified by the Lead Borrower pursuant to clause (i) above) that are either (x) identified in writing by the Lead Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time or (y) clearly identifiable as Affiliates on the basis of such Affiliate’s name. Such list of Disqualified Lenders shall be available for inspection upon request by any Lender.

 

“dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

 

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

“Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is USD LIBOR, the occurrence of:

 

(a) a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Lead Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and

 

(b) the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower to trigger a fallback from the LIBO Rate and the provision by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders.

 

“Earn-Outs” means, with respect to any Person, obligations of such Person arising from Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments permitted hereunder which are payable to the sellers thereunder in their capacity as such based on the achievement of specified financial results or other criteria or milestones over time.

 

“ECF Percentage” means, with respect to the prepayment required by Section 2.11(d) with respect to any fiscal year of the Lead Borrower, 50%; provided, that, if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (prior to giving effect to the applicable prepayment pursuant to Section 2.11(d), but after giving effect to any voluntary prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.11(a) prior to the date of such prepayment) as of the end of the applicable fiscal year is (a) less than or equal to 2.17 to 1.00 but greater than 1.92 to 1.00, the ECF Percentage shall be reduced to 25.0% for such fiscal year and (b) less than or equal to 1.92 to 1.00, the ECF Percentage shall be reduced to 0.00% for such fiscal year.

 

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

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

 

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

 

“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.

 

“Effective Date” means March 10, 2021.

 

“Effective Yield” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the higher of (A) the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR on such date for a deposit in dollars with a maturityan Interest Period of one month and (B) the Adjusted LIBO Rate floor, if any, with respect thereto as of such date, (ii) the interest rate margins as of such date (with such interest rate margin and interest spreads to be determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR) and (iii) the amount of original issuance discount and/or upfront fees thereon (converted to yield assuming a four-year average life and without any present value discount) (it being understood that customary arrangement, underwriting, structuring or commitment fees payable to any of the Commitment Parties in connection with the applicable Term Commitment or to one or more arrangers, bookrunners or structuring advisors (or their affiliates) of any Incremental Facility shall be excluded).

 

“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund and (d) any other Person (other than the Borrower or any of its Affiliates), other than, in each case, (i) a natural person (or a holding company, investments vehicle, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated by or for the primary benefit of a natural person), (ii) a Defaulting Lender or (iii) a Disqualified Lender; provided that a Disqualified Lender will constitute an Eligible Assignee solely to the extent that such assignment is consented to in writing by the Lead Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Loan Party and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent shall have no liability with respect to any assignment made to a Disqualified Lender unless (i) the Administrative Agent has acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment) and (ii) the Lead Borrower has not consented to such assignment or is not deemed to have consented to such assignment to the extent required by Section 9.04(b).

 

“Enterprise Transformative Event” means any merger, acquisition, Investment, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or Disposition, in any such case by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, that is either (a) not permitted by the terms of any Loan Document immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction or (b) if permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction, would not provide the Borrower and the Subsidiaries with adequate flexibility under the Loan Documents for the continuation or expansion of their combined operations following such consummation, as reasonably determined by the Lead Borrower acting in good faith.

“Environmental Laws” means all applicable treaties, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, judgments, orders, decrees and other applicable Requirements of Law, and all applicable injunctions or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, in each instance relating to the protection of the environment, to preservation or reclamation of natural resources, to Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials, to health or safety matters.

 

“Environmental Liability” means any liability, obligation, loss, claim, action, order or cost, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of medical monitoring, costs of environmental remediation or restoration, administrative oversight costs, consultants’ fees, fines, penalties and indemnities) directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law or permit, license or approval issued thereunder, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, or treatment of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person.

 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

 

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with any Loan Party, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Title IV and Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 4001(b) of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code.

 

“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, in each case whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code); (e) the incurrence by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA) with respect to the termination of any Plan or by application of Section 4069 of ERISA with respect to any terminated plan; (f) the receipt by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, or to an intention to terminate or to appoint a trustee to administer any plan or plans in respect of which such Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate would be deemed to be an employer under Section 4069 of ERISA; (g) the incurrence by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability, or the failure of a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to any Withdrawal Liability; or (i) the withdrawal of a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA.

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

 

“Eurodollar” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

 

“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01.

 

“Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, an amount equal to the excess of:

 

(a)                the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(i)                 Consolidated Net Income for such period,

 

(ii)               an amount equal to the amount of all Non-Cash Charges to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

 

(iii)             decreases in Consolidated Working Capital and long-term account receivables for such period,

 

(iv)              an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on dispositions by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period (other than dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, and

 

(v)                extraordinary (as defined under GAAP as in effect prior to FASB Update No. 2015-01) gains, less:

 

(b)                the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(i)                 an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (including any amounts included in Consolidated Net Income pursuant to the last sentence of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income” to the extent such amounts are due but not received during such period) and cash charges included in clauses (a) through (j) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income” (other than cash charges to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)),

 

(ii)               the amount of capital expenditures made in cash or accrued during such period, except to the extent that such capital expenditures were financed with the proceeds of (x) long term Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (other than revolving Indebtedness) or (y) the issuance of Equity Interests,

 

(iii)             (x) the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness (including the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Leases, but excluding (A) all principal payments of Indebtedness to the extent reducing the required prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.11(d) as a result of the application of clauses (i) through (v) of the first proviso thereof, (B) all prepayments of revolving loans except to the extent there is an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder and (C) all principal payments of Indebtedness to the extent financed with long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)) and (y) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period that are required to be made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness, to the extent not financed with long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness),

(iv)              an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on dispositions by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period (other than dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

 

(v)                increases in Consolidated Working Capital and long-term account receivables for such period,

 

(vi)              cash payments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness,

 

(vii)            the aggregate amount of payments and expenditures actually made by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in cash during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) to the extent that such payments and expenditures are not expensed during such period, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of (x) long-term Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries other than revolving Indebtedness or (y) the issuance of Equity Interests,

 

(viii)          cash payments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period in respect of Non-Cash Charges included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income in any prior period, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of (x) long-term Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or (y) the issuance of Equity Interests,

 

(ix)              without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in respect of a prior period, at the option of the Lead Borrower, the aggregate consideration (including Earn-Outs) required to be paid in cash by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts, commitments, letters of intent or purchase orders (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to capital expenditures, Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments permitted hereunder (other than intercompany Investments or Investments in cash equivalents) to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Lead Borrower following the end of such period (except, in each case, to the extent financed with long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)); provided that to the extent the aggregate amount actually utilized to finance such capital expenditures, Permitted Acquisitions or other applicable Investments during such subsequent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such subsequent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters,

 

(x)                the amount of cash rent payments made in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of rent payments deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period,

 

(xi)              the amount of taxes (including penalties and interest) paid in cash and/or tax reserves set aside or payable (without duplication) in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, and

 

(xii)            extraordinary (as defined under GAAP as in effect prior to FASB Update No. 2015-01) losses or charges.

“Excess Cash Flow Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(d).

 

“Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

“Excluded Accounts” means (a) Zero Balance Accounts (provided that, upon any such account ceasing to be a Zero Balance Account, such account shall cease to be an Excluded Account), (b) Store Accounts, (c) accounts into which government receivables and government reimbursement payments are deposited, (d) payroll accounts (including accounts used for the disbursement of payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments, including 401(k) and other retirement plans, rabbi trusts for deferred compensation and health care benefits), (e) withholding and trust accounts, escrow and other fiduciary accounts, (f) Manual Sweeping Accounts, (g) Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and commodity accounts that (x) individually have a daily balance of not more than $100,000 and (y) together with all other Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and commodity accounts constituting Excluded Accounts under this clause (g), have a daily balance of not more than $2,500,000 in the aggregate for all such Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts or commodity accounts and (h) consisting solely of cash or Cash Equivalents securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(a)(xxvi) to the extent such security constitutes Liens permitted by Section 6.02(xxiii).

 

“Excluded Assets” means, (a) any fee-owned real property that is not Material Real Property, all leasehold (including ground lease) interests in real property (including requirements to deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppels and collateral access letters) and any real property that contains improvements and is located in an area determined (as of the First Amendment Effective Date with respect to real property owned on the First Amendment Effective Date and as of the date of acquisition of any real property acquired after the First Amendment Effective Date) by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) to be a special flood hazard area, (b) motor vehicles, railcars, trailers, aircraft, aircraft engines, construction and earth moving equipment and other assets subject to certificates of title or ownership (except to the extent perfection of a security interest therein can be accomplished by filing of a UCC-1 financing statement or equivalent financing statement with a central registry), (c) letter of credit rights (except to the extent constituting supporting obligations (as defined under the UCC) in which a security interest can be perfected with the filing of a UCC-1 financing statement or equivalent financing statement with a central registry), (d) commercial tort claims with an individual value, as determined by the Lead Borrower in good faith, of less than $5,000,000 and commercial tort claims for which no complaint or counterclaim has been filed in a court of competent jurisdiction, (e) Equity Interests in any Person (other than any Wholly Owned Subsidiaries) to the extent the pledge thereof to the Collateral Agent is not permitted by the terms of such Person’s organizational, incorporation or joint venture documents, (f) [Reserved], (g) Equity Interests of any Immaterial Subsidiary (except to the extent perfection of a security interest therein can be accomplished by filing of a UCC-1 financing statement or equivalent financing statement with a central registry), not-for profit Subsidiaries, captive insurance companies or other special purpose subsidiaries (including real estate special purpose entities), (h) [reserved], (i) any lease, license or other agreement, government approval or franchise with any Person if, to the extent and for so long as, the grant of a Lien thereon to secure the Secured Obligations constitutes a breach of or a default under, or creates a right of termination in favor of any party (other than any Loan Party) to, such lease, license or other agreement, government approval or franchise (but only to the extent any of the foregoing is not rendered ineffective by, or is otherwise unenforceable under, the Uniform Commercial Code or any applicable Requirements of Law), other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code, (j) any asset subject to a Lien of the type permitted by Section 6.02(iv) (whether or not incurred pursuant to such Section) or a Lien permitted by Section 6.02(xi), in each case if, to the extent and for so long as the grant of a Lien thereon to secure the Secured Obligations constitutes a breach of or a default under, or creates a right of termination in favor of any party (other than any Loan Party) to, any agreement pursuant to which such Lien has been created (but only to the extent any of the foregoing is not rendered ineffective by, or is otherwise unenforceable under, the Uniform Commercial Code or any applicable Requirements of Law), (k) any intent-to-use trademark applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1051, prior to the accepted filing of a “Statement of Use” and issuance of a “Certificate of Registration” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an accepted filing of an “Amendment to Allege Use” whereby such intent-to-use trademark application is converted to a “use in commerce” application pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act, (l) any asset if, to the extent and for so long as the grant of a Lien thereon to secure the Secured Obligations is prohibited by any applicable Requirements of Law, rule or regulation, or agreements with any Governmental Authority (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable Requirements of Law) or which would require consent, approval, license or authorization from any Governmental Authority or regulatory authority, unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received in consultation with the Administrative Agent, (m) margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors, as in effect from time to time) and, to the extent prohibited by, or creating an enforceable right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary of the Borrower), under the terms of any applicable organizational or incorporation documents, joint venture agreement or shareholders’ agreement, equity interests in any person other than Material Subsidiaries that are Wholly Owned Subsidiaries after giving effect to the anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or any other applicable Requirements of Law, (n) Excluded Accounts, (o) assets to the extent a security interest in such assets would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent or beneficial owner thereof) or one of its subsidiaries (as determined in good faith by the Lead Borrower), (p) assets sold to any Person who is not a Loan Party in compliance with the Loan Documents, (q) assets owned by a Subsidiary Loan Party after the release of the Guarantee of such Subsidiary Loan Party pursuant to the Loan Documents, and (r) any assets with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower (as agreed to in writing), the cost or other consequences (including adverse tax consequences as determined by the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent in good faith) of pledging such assets shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom.

“Excluded Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(A).

 

“Excluded Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b).

 

“Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower, (b) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation or contractual obligation (so long as any such contractual prohibition is not incurred in contemplation of the acquisition of such Subsidiary, and only for so long as such contractual prohibition shall be continuing) existing on the Effective Date or, if later, the date such Subsidiary first becomes a Subsidiary, from guaranteeing the Secured Obligations or which would require any governmental or regulatory consent, approval, license or authorization to do so, unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained (c) any Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment financed with secured Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(xx) (and not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment) and any subsidiary thereof that guarantees such Indebtedness, in each case to the extent, and so long as, such secured Indebtedness prohibits such Subsidiary from becoming a Loan Party, providing a Guarantee of the Secured Obligations or granting Liens on its assets as security for the Secured Obligations, (d) any direct or indirect U.S. subsidiary of a Subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code, and any direct or indirect U.S. Subsidiary that has no material assets other than the equity of (or equity of and obligations owed to or treated as owed by) one or more direct or indirect non-U.S. subsidiaries that are “controlled foreign corporations” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code, (e) any Immaterial Subsidiary, (f) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower (as agreed in writing), the cost or other consequences (including any adverse tax consequences as determined in good faith by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) of providing the guaranty shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (g) any Subsidiary if the provision of a guaranty by such Subsidiary would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Lead Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent or beneficial owner thereof) or one of its subsidiaries (as determined in good faith by the Lead Borrower), (h) any other Subsidiary excused from becoming a Loan Party pursuant to the last paragraph of the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, (i) any Subsidiary that is (or, if it were a Loan Party, would be) an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (j) any not-for profit Subsidiaries, captive insurance companies or other special purpose subsidiaries and (k) any Foreign Subsidiary; provided that any Immaterial Subsidiary that is a signatory to the Collateral Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement shall be deemed not to be an Excluded Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents unless the Lead Borrower has otherwise notified the Administrative Agent; provided further that the Lead Borrower may at any time and in its sole discretion, with the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), cause any Subsidiary to not be an Excluded Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, no Subsidiary that Guarantees the obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement, the Second Lien Credit Agreement, the First Lien Badcock Credit Agreement or the Second Lien Badcock Credit Agreement shall be an Excluded Subsidiary hereunder.

“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party at any time, any Secured Swap Obligation under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act, if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Secured Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant,” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to any “Keepwell”, support or other agreement for the benefit of such Loan Party), at the time such guarantee or grant of a security interest becomes effective with respect to such related Secured Swap Obligation. If a Secured Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Secured Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps that are or would be rendered illegal due to such guarantee or security interest.

 

“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on (or measured by) net income (however denominated) and franchise Taxes by a jurisdiction (i) as a result of such recipient being organized or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in such jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof), or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any branch profits tax imposed under Section 884(a) of the Code, or any similar Tax, imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (a) above, (c) any withholding Tax imposed pursuant to FATCA, (d) any Tax that is attributable to a Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(e) and (e) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Lead Borrower under Section 2.19(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17(a), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office.

 

“Existing FRG ABL Credit Agreement” means that certain ABL Credit Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2020, by and among the Loan Parties party thereto as borrowers or guarantors, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof.

“Existing Term Loan Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2020, by and among the Loan Parties party thereto as borrowers or guarantors, the lenders from time to time party thereto, GACP Finance Co., LLC, as administrative agent, and Kayne Solutions Fund, L.P., as collateral agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof.

 

“Existing Term Loans” means, individually or collectively as the context requires, Initial Term Loans and Third Amendment Term Loans.

 

“Existing VSI ABL Credit Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2019, by and among the Loan Parties party thereto as borrowers or guarantors, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPM, as agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof.

 

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable thereto and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.

 

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

 

“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.

 

“FG Newco Intermediate AF” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statements hereto.

 

“FG Newco PSP” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statements hereto.

 

“Financial Maintenance Covenants” means the covenants set forth in Section 6.10.

 

“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or corporate controller of the Lead Borrower, another officer of the Lead Borrower with similar responsibilities, or the chief executive officer or chief operating officer of the Lead Borrower.

 

“Financing Transactions” means (a) the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is to be a party and (b) the borrowing of Loans hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof.

“FIRREA” means the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.

 

“First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, among the Borrower, the other Loan Parties party thereto and the Agents.

 

“First Amendment Effective Date” means November 22, 2021.

 

“First Amendment Effective Date Badcock Material Real Property” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Badcock Material Real Property.”

 

“First Lien Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio, on a Pro Forma Basis, of (a) Consolidated First Lien Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Test Period.

 

“First Lien Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement” means any intercreditor agreement among the Agents (or any of them) one or more Representatives for holders of Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement to be secured by the Collateral (and from and after Payment in Full of Badcock Obligations, the Badcock Collateral) on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) (and any other Persons party thereto) with the Loan Document Obligations in customary form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower, as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time not in violation of the terms hereof or thereof.

 

“First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means (a) that certain Amended and Restated First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Agents, the Second Lien Agent, the Badcock First Lien Agent and the Badcock Second Lien Agent, and acknowledged by the Loan Parties, as may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time not in violation of the terms hereof or thereof or (b) such other intercreditor agreement or arrangement between the Second Lien Agent (or other applicable representative on behalf of the holders of the Indebtedness incurred under the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Second Lien Loan Documents) and the Agents (or any of them) (and any other Persons party thereto), that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower, as may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time not in violation of the terms hereof or thereof, as applicable.

 

“Fixed Amounts” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.07(b).

 

“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, for any period of four fiscal quarters of the Lead Borrower, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period minus (i) all Unfinanced Capital Expenditures for such period and (ii) cash taxes paid (including in the form of tax distributions) for such period (net of cash refunds received during such period) to (b) the sum of (i) Consolidated Cash Interest Charges paid or payable currently for such period plus (ii) scheduled amortization of Funded Debt (including Capitalized Leases) paid or payable currently in cash for such period.

 

“Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

“Floor” means the applicable benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the LIBO RateAdjusted Term SOFR (as specified as of the Third Amendment Effective Date in the definition of LIBO Screen RateAdjusted Term SOFR).

 

“Foreign Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(e)(ii).

 

“Foreign Prepayment Event” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(g).

 

“Foreign Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary that is organized under or incorporated in the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

“Franchise Agreement” means a franchising agreement between any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, as franchisor, and any other Person, as franchisee, pertaining to the establishment and operation of a business with operations comparable to the operations of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

 

“Franchise Disclosure Documents” means any uniform franchise offering circulars and franchise disclosure documents used by (and, to the extent required, filed by) any Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party to comply with any applicable law, rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority.

 

“Franchise Laws” means all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, binding guidance or other requirements of the United States Federal Trade Commission or any other Governmental Authority relating to the relationship between franchisor and franchisees or to the offer, sale, termination, non-renewal or transfer of a franchise.

 

“Franchise Rights” mean the rights of a franchisee of any Loan Party or Subsidiary within any specified geographic area.

 

“Funded Debt” means all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of such Person, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including Indebtedness in respect of the Loans and in respect of the Loans under and as defined in each of the ABL Credit Agreement, the Second Lien Credit Agreement, the First Lien Badcock Credit Agreement and the Second Lien Badcock Credit Agreement.

 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Effective Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (a) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under FASB Accounting Standards Codification 825-Financial Instruments, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Indebtedness of any subsidiary at “fair value,” as defined therein and (b) the amount of any Indebtedness under GAAP with respect to Capital Lease Obligations or Capitalized Leases shall be determined in accordance with the definitions of such terms.

“Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, permits, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, Governmental Authorities.

 

“Governmental Authority” means any (i) federal, state, local, municipal, or other government, (ii) governmental or quasi-Governmental Authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal) or (iii) body exercising, or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature, including any arbitral tribunal.

 

“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Effective Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

“Guarantee Agreement” means the First Lien Guarantee Agreement among the Loan Parties (other than Badcock) and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

 

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

 

“IBA” has the meaning specified in Section 1.09.

 

“Identified Participating Lenders” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(3).

 

“Identified Qualifying Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(3).

 

“Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary other than a Material Subsidiary.

“Impacted Interest Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate”.

 

“Increased Amount” of any Indebtedness shall mean any increase in the amount of such Indebtedness in connection with any accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness or in the form of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect parent entities, the accretion of original issue discount or liquidation preference and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies.

 

“Incremental Cap” means, as of any date of determination, (I) the greater of $315,000,000 and 100.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period as of such time, plus (II) an amount equal to all voluntary prepayments and debt buy-backs and payments utilizing the “yank a bank” provisions herein (to the extent that the underlying debt is retired and not assigned) of the Initial Term Loans and loans under any Incremental Facilities, (including voluntary prepayments, buy-backs, and payments of the Third Amendment Term Loans), Incremental Equivalent Debt and Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, in each case, made on or prior to the date of any such incurrence (in the case of any revolving facility, only so long as it is accompanied by a corresponding permanent commitment reduction thereunder), in each case, to the extent secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Facility except, in each case, to the extent (x) incurred in reliance on clause (III) below or (y) financed with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, plus (III) the maximum aggregate principal amount that can be incurred without causing the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, after giving effect to the incurrence of such Incremental Facility (which shall assume that the full amount of any revolving credit facilities being established at such time are fully drawn) and the use of proceeds thereof and any acquisition consummated concurrently therewith and any other acquisition, disposition, debt incurrence, debt retirement and other appropriate pro forma adjustment events, including any debt incurrence or retirement subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period and on or prior to the date of such incurrence (but in any event calculated without netting the cash proceeds of such Incremental Facility and any other Incremental Facility incurred concurrently), on a Pro Forma Basis (but excluding the cash proceeds of such incurrence and without giving effect to any simultaneous incurrence of any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt made pursuant to the foregoing clause (I)), to exceed (x) 2.67 to 1.00 as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Lead Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, in each case, at the Lead Borrower’s option, either (A) at the time of the effectiveness of such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt or (B) in the case of any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred to finance a Limited Condition Transaction, at the time a definitive agreement is entered into with respect to the transaction to be financed by such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt. In calculating the Incremental Cap, (1) the Lead Borrower may elect to use the amounts permitted under clause (III) of the preceding sentence before using clause (I) and/or (II) of the preceding sentence, and if multiple amounts are available and the Lead Borrower does not make an election, the Lead Borrower will be deemed to have utilized amounts permitted first under clause (III), second under clause (II) and last under clause (I), and (2) the Lead Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify, or later divide, classify or reclassify (as if incurred at such later time), any item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) as between clauses (I), (II) and (III) of the preceding sentence in any manner that complies with the preceding sentence and will be entitled to only include the amount and type of such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in one of the clauses in the preceding sentence (or any portion thereof) and such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) shall be treated as having been incurred or existing pursuant to only such clause or clauses (or any portion thereof) without giving pro forma effect to such item (or portion thereof) when calculating the amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred pursuant to any other clause.

“Incremental Equivalent Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(a)(vii).

 

“Incremental Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(a).

 

“Incremental Facility Amendment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(d).

 

“Incremental Term Facility” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(a).

 

“Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(a).

 

“Incurrence Based Amounts” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.07(b).

 

“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments to the extent the same would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (w) trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business, (x) any Earn-Out obligation, purchase price adjustment or similar obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and if not paid within thirty (30) days after being due and payable, (y) liabilities associated with customer prepayments and deposits and (z) expenses accrued in the ordinary course of business), (e) 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 Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (f) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (h) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances; provided that the term “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) deferred or prepaid revenue, (ii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty, indemnity or other unperformed obligations of the seller, (iii) contingent indemnity and similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business (iv) any obligations attributable to the exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto, (v) Indebtedness of any Person that is a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower appearing on the balance sheet of the Borrower, or solely by reason of push down accounting under GAAP, (vi) any non-compete or consulting obligations incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, (vii) any reimbursement obligations under pre-paid contracts entered into with clients in the ordinary course of business, (viii) for the avoidance of doubt, any Qualified Equity Interests issued by the Borrower. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e) above shall (unless such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person) be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (B) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall exclude intercompany liabilities arising from their cash management, tax, and accounting operations and intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover or extensions of terms).

“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document, other than Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes.

 

“Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b).

 

“Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.12(a).

 

“Initial Term Loan Commitment” means the commitment of a Lender to make Initial Term Loans, and “Initial Term Loan Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders. The aggregate amount of the Initial Term Loan Commitments as of the Effective Date is $1,000,000,000.

 

“Initial Term Loan Lender” means a Lender with an Initial Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Initial Term Loan.

 

“Initial Term Loans” means the Term Loans made on the Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.01.

 

“Intellectual Property” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral Agreement.

 

“Intellectual Property Security Agreement” means short-form security agreements, suitable for filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office (as applicable), with respect to any Intellectual Property that is registered, issued, or applied for registration or issuance in the United States and that constitute Collateral that can be perfected by the filing of such security agreements.

 

“Intercreditor Agreement” means the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Badcock Intercreditor Agreement, the First Lien Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and/or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as the context may require.

 

“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Term Loan Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07.

 

“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Term Maturity Date and (b) with respect to any EurodollarSOFR Loan, the last Business Day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and on the Term Maturity Date.

 

“Interest Period” means, with respect to any EurodollarSOFR Borrowing, the period commencing on the date such Borrowing is disbursed or converted to or continued as a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing and ending on the date that is one, two, three or six months thereafter as selected by the Borrower in its Borrowing Request (or, if agreed to by each Lender participating therein, twelve months or such other period less than one month thereafter as the Borrower may elect); provided that (a) 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, (b) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month at the end of such Interest Period and (c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Term Maturity Date. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

“Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available for dollars) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that LIBO Screen Rate is available for dollars) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.

 

“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or Indebtedness or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other Indebtedness or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (i) intercompany advances arising from their cash management, tax, and accounting operations and (ii) intercompany loans, advances, or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms)) or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. The amount, as of any date of determination, of (a) any Investment in the form of a loan or an advance shall be the principal amount thereof outstanding on such date, minus any cash payments actually received by such investor representing interest in respect of such Investment (to the extent any such payment to be deducted does not exceed the remaining principal amount of such Investment and without duplication of amounts increasing the Available Amount or the Available Equity Amount), but without any adjustment for write-downs or write-offs (including as a result of forgiveness of any portion thereof) with respect to such loan or advance after the date thereof, (b) any Investment in the form of a Guarantee shall be equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof, as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer, (c) any Investment in the form of a transfer of Equity Interests or other non-cash property by the investor to the investee, including any such transfer in the form of a capital contribution, shall be the fair market value (as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer) of such Equity Interests or other property as of the time of the transfer, minus any payments actually received by such investor representing a return of capital of, or dividends or other distributions in respect of, such Investment (to the extent such payments do not exceed, in the aggregate, the original amount of such Investment and without duplication of amounts increasing the Available Amount or the Available Equity Amount), but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment, and (d) any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (a), (b) or (c) above) by the specified Person in the form of a purchase or other acquisition for value of any Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of any other Person shall be the original cost of such Investment (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith), plus (i) the cost of all additions thereto and minus (ii) the amount of any portion of such Investment that has been repaid to the investor in cash as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, and of any cash payments actually received by such investor representing interest, dividends or other distributions in respect of such Investment (to the extent the amounts referred to in clause (ii) do not, in the aggregate, exceed the original cost of such Investment plus the costs of additions thereto and without duplication of amounts increasing the Available Amount or the Available Equity Amount), but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment. For purposes of Section 6.04, if an Investment involves the acquisition of more than one Person, the amount of such Investment shall be allocated among the acquired Persons in accordance with GAAP; provided that pending the final determination of the amounts to be so allocated in accordance with GAAP, such allocation shall be as reasonably determined by a Financial Officer.

“Investors” means the one or more co-investors and other investors (which may include existing shareholders, board members, management or other rollover investors of the Acquired Company) who are holders of Equity Interests in the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) on the Effective Date after giving effect to the Transactions, together with their Affiliates.

 

“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.

 

“JPM” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

“Judgment Currency” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.18.

 

“Junior Financing” means (a) any Indebtedness (other than any permitted intercompany Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or any Subsidiary) for borrowed money in a principal amount in excess of $10,000,000 that is secured on a junior basis to the Secured Obligations, unsecured or contractually subordinated in right of payment or right of lien to the Loan Document Obligations and (b) any Permitted Refinancing in respect of the foregoing. For avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement and the other ABL Loan Documents and Indebtedness under the Badcock First Lien Credit Agreement and the other Badcock First Lien Loan Documents shall not constitute Junior Financing but Indebtedness under the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Second Lien Loan Documents and Indebtedness under the Badcock Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Badcock Second Lien Loan Documents shall constitute Junior Financing.

 

“Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means any intercreditor agreement among the Agents (or any of them) and one or more Representatives for holders of Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement to be secured by the Collateral and the Badcock Collateral on a junior basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) to the Loan Document Obligations and the Indebtedness incurred under the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Second Lien Loan Documents (and any other Persons party thereto), in customary form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower, as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time not in violation of the terms hereof or thereof.

 

“Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity or expiration date of any Other Term Loan or any Other Term Commitment, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

 

“LCA Election” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.06.

 

“LCA Test Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.06.

“Lead Arranger” means each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citizens Bank, N.A. and Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC and Credit Suisse AG (acting through such of its affiliates or branches as it deems appropriate), each in its capacity as a lead arranger.

 

“Lead Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statements hereto.

 

“Legal Reservations” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.02.

 

“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, an Incremental Facility Amendment, a Loan Modification Agreement or a Refinancing Amendment, in each case, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

 

“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted Interest Period”) then the LIBO Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate.

 

“LIBO Screen” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Screen Rate”.

 

“LIBO Screen Rate” means, for any day and time, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for dollars for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on such day and time on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) (the “LIBO Screen”); provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than 0.75%, such rate shall be deemed to 0.75% for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, ground lease, 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.

 

“Limited Condition Transaction” means any Permitted Acquisition or other investment, incurrence of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment or repayment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness permitted hereunder by the Borrower or one or more of its Subsidiaries.

 

“Loan Document Obligations” means (a) the due and punctual payment in cash by the Borrower of (i) the principal of the Loans and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the Applicable Rate or rates provided in this Agreement (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise and (ii) all other monetary obligations of the Borrower under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, including obligations to pay fees, expenses, reimbursement obligations and indemnification obligations and obligations to provide cash collateral, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), (b) the due and punctual payment in cash and performance of all other monetary obligations of the Borrower under or pursuant to each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and (c) the due and punctual payment and performance of all the monetary obligations of each other Loan Party under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party (including interest and monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding).

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, any Refinancing Amendment, any Loan Modification Agreement, any Incremental Facility Amendment, the Guarantee Agreement, the Badcock Guarantee Agreement, the Collateral Agreement, the Badcock Collateral Agreement, the other Security Documents, the other Badcock Security Documents, each Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, the Arranger Fee Letter, the Administrative Agent Fee Letter and, except for purposes of Section 9.02, any Note delivered pursuant to Section 2.09(e).

 

“Loan Modification Agreement” means a Loan Modification Agreement, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more Accepting Lenders, effecting one or more Permitted Amendments and such other amendments hereto and to the other Loan Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.24.

 

“Loan Modification Offer” has the meaning specified in Section 2.24(a).

 

“Loan Parties” means the Borrower and any Subsidiary Loan Parties.

 

“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

 

“Majority in Interest”, when used in reference to Lenders of any Class, means, at any time, Lenders holding outstanding Term Loans of such Class representing more than 50% of all Term Loans of such Class outstanding at such time; provided that whenever there are one or more Defaulting Lenders, the total outstanding Term Loans each Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of the Majority in Interest.

 

“Manual Sweeping Accounts” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Manual Sweeping Accounts” in the ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.

 

“Master Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Swap Agreement”.

 

“Master Intercompany Note” means the Amended and Restated Master Intercompany Note, dated the First Amendment Effective Date, pursuant to which the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than Badcock) are the “payees” and the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries are the “payors”.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) on the Effective Date or with respect to any representations and warranties made as of the Effective Date (any date prior thereto), a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the Effective Date) and (b) otherwise, a circumstance or condition that would materially and adversely affect (i) the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under the applicable Loan Documents or (iii) the rights and remedies, taken as a whole, of the Agents and the Lenders under the Loan Documents.

“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than the Loan Document Obligations), Capital Lease Obligations, unreimbursed obligations for letter of credit drawings and financial guarantees (other than ordinary course of business contingent reimbursement obligations) or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $50,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.

 

“Material Intellectual Property” means any intellectual property owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the loss of which would reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

“Material Non-Public Information” means material non-public information with respect to the Lead Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws.

 

“Material Real Property” means real property (including fixtures) (i) located in the United States, (ii) first acquired by any Loan Party (other than Badcock) after the Effective Date and (iii) owned (but not leased or ground-leased) by any Loan Party (other than Badcock) with a book value, as reasonably determined by the Lead Borrower in good faith on the date of acquisition thereof, greater than or equal to $7,500,000. For the avoidance of doubt, Badcock Material Real Property does not constitute “Material Real Property”.

 

“Material Subsidiary” means each Wholly Owned Subsidiary that, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Lead Borrower most recently ended, had net revenues or total assets for such quarter in excess of 2.5% of the consolidated net revenues or total assets, as applicable, of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter; provided that in the event that the Immaterial Subsidiaries, taken together, had as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Lead Borrower most recently ended net revenues or total assets in excess of 7.5% of the consolidated net revenues or total assets, as applicable, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter, the Lead Borrower shall designate at its sole discretion one or more Immaterial Subsidiaries to be a Material Subsidiary as may be necessary such that the foregoing 7.5% limit shall not be exceeded, and any such Subsidiary shall thereafter be deemed to be a Material Subsidiary hereunder; provided, further, that the Borrower may re-designate Material Subsidiaries as Immaterial Subsidiaries so long as Borrower is in compliance with the foregoing.

 

“Maximum Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.16.

 

“MFN Adjustment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(b)(i).

 

“MFN Cushion” means 0.50% per annum.

 

“Model” means the model delivered by the Lead Borrower to the Lead Arrangers on or prior to the Effective Date.

 

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

“Mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other security document granting a Lien on any Mortgaged Property in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Secured Obligations, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. Each Mortgage shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower.

 

“Mortgaged Property” means each parcel of Material Real Property with respect to which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to the “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, Section 5.11, Section 5.12 or Section 5.14 (if any).

 

“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

“Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any event, (a) the proceeds received in respect of such event in cash or Permitted Investments, including (i) any cash or Permitted Investments received in respect of any Designated Non-Cash Consideration or other non-cash proceeds (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment or Earn-Out, but excluding any interest payments), but only as and when received, (ii) in the case of a casualty, insurance proceeds that are actually received, and (iii) in the case of a condemnation or similar event, condemnation awards and similar payments that are actually received, minus (b) the sum of (i) all fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with such event (including attorney’s fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, underwriting discounts and commissions, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant, accountant and other customary fees), (ii) in the case of a sale, transfer or other disposition of an asset (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction or a casualty or a condemnation or similar proceeding), (x) the amount of all payments that are permitted hereunder and are made by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness (other than (A) the Loans, (B) in respect of the Collateral, Indebtedness secured by a lien on such Collateral that is pari passu or junior to the lien on such Collateral securing the Secured Obligations and (C) in respect of the Badcock Collateral, Indebtedness secured by a lien on such Badcock Collateral that is pari passu or junior to the lien on such Badcock Collateral securing the Secured Obligations) secured by such asset or otherwise subject to mandatory prepayment as a result of such event, (y) the pro rata portion of net cash proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (y)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries as a result thereof and (z) the amount of any liabilities directly associated with such asset and retained by the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (iii) the amount of all taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable) and the amount of any reserves established by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, that are directly attributable to such event, provided that any reduction at any time in the amount of any such reserves (other than as a result of payments made in respect thereof) shall be deemed to constitute the receipt by the Borrower at such time of Net Proceeds in the amount of such reduction.

 

“Non-Accepting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.24(c).

 

“Non-Cash Charges” means (a) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets (including goodwill), long-lived assets, and Investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles pursuant to GAAP (which, without limiting the foregoing, shall include any impairment charges resulting from the application of FASB Statements No. 142 and 144 and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to No. 141), (b) all losses from Investments recorded using the equity method, (c) all Non-Cash Compensation Expenses, (d) the non-cash impact of acquisition method accounting, (e) depreciation and amortization (including amortization of deferred financing fees or costs, Capitalized Software Expenditures and amortization of unrecognized prior service costs and actuarial gains and losses related to pension and other post-employment benefits) and (f) other non-cash charges (including non-cash charges related to deferred rent) (provided, in each case, that if any non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period).

“Non-Cash Compensation Expense” means any non-cash expenses and costs that result from the issuance of stock-based awards, partnership interest-based awards and similar incentive based compensation awards or arrangements.

 

“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(c).

 

“Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary.

 

“Not Otherwise Applied” means, with reference to the Available Amount or the Available Equity Amount, that such amount was not previously applied pursuant to 6.04(m), 6.07(a)(vii) and 6.07(b)(vii).

 

“Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower, in substantially the form of Exhibit R, payable to a Lender in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Term Loans of such Lender.

 

“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

 

“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

“Offered Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(1).

 

“Offered Discount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(1).

 

“Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any Person, the charter, articles of association or certificate of organization or incorporation and bylaws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person.

 

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

“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future recording, stamp, documentary or similar Taxes arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.19(b)).

 

“Other Term Commitments” means one or more Classes of term loan commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment or a Loan Modification Agreement.

 

“Other Term Loans” means one or more Classes of Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment or a Loan Modification Agreement.

 

“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurodollar borrowingsSOFR Borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.

 

“Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c)(i).

 

“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c)(ii).

 

“Participating Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(2).

 

“Payment in Full of Badcock Obligations” means, collectively, (i) the termination of all Commitments (under and as defined in the Badcock First Lien Credit Agreement) and the payment in full of all Secured Obligations (as defined in the Badcock First Lien Credit Agreement) (other than contingent indemnification obligations) and (ii) the termination of all Commitments (under and as defined in the Badcock Second Lien Credit Agreement) and the payment in full of all Secured Obligations (as defined in the Badcock Second Lien Credit Agreement) (other than contingent indemnification obligations).

 

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

 

“Perfection Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

 

“Perfection Requirements” means the need for appropriate filings, registrations, endorsements, notarizations, stampings and/or notifications of the Security Documents, the Badcock Security Documents, the Collateral or the Badcock Collateral and any other steps or actions necessary in any jurisdiction or under any laws or regulations in order to (i) create or perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties (other than Badcock) in favor of the Secured Parties, (ii) create or perfect the Liens on the Badcock Collateral granted by Badcock in favor of the Secured Parties and/or (iii) achieve the relevant priority expressed therein or in the Intercreditor Agreements (including the delivery of any stock certificate or promissory note required to be delivered pursuant to the applicable Loan Documents).

 

“Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Term SOFR Reference Rate”.

 

“Permitted Acquisition” means the purchase or other acquisition, by merger, consolidation or otherwise, by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Equity Interests in, or all or substantially all the assets of (or all or substantially all the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business of), any Person; provided that (a) in the case of any purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests in a Person, (i) such Person, upon the consummation of such purchase or acquisition, will be a Subsidiary (including as a result of a merger or consolidation between any Subsidiary and such Person), or (ii) such Person is merged into or consolidated with a Subsidiary and such Subsidiary is the surviving entity of such merger or consolidation, (b) the business of such Person, or such assets, as the case may be, constitute a Similar Business (or assets with respect thereto), (c) with respect to each such purchase or other acquisition, all actions required to be taken with respect to such newly created or acquired Subsidiary (including each subsidiary thereof) or assets in order to satisfy the requirements set forth in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” to the extent applicable shall have been taken to the extent required by Sections 5.11 or 5.12 (or shall be taken within the time periods set forth in this Agreement or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) (other than with respect to any Subsidiary of such newly created or acquired Subsidiary that is an Excluded Subsidiary), (d) subject to Section 1.06, after giving effect to any such purchase or other acquisition no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (e) the total consideration paid in connection with all such purchases and acquisitions of the Equity Interests in any Person which will not become a Loan Party (within the time periods set forth in this Agreement), or all or substantially all the assets of (or all or substantially all the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business of) any Person if substantially all of such assets will not become owned by a Loan Party (or a Person that will become a Loan Party within the time periods set forth in this Agreement), shall not exceed $20,000,000 in the aggregate, unless financed with the proceeds of Qualified Equity Interests (excluding (i) Qualified Equity Interests the proceeds of which will be applied as Cure Amounts and (ii) any other Qualified Equity Interests used for, or otherwise having the effect of increasing, any other basket under this Agreement) and (f) after giving effect to such purchase or acquisition, on a Pro Forma Basis, the Total Net Leverage Ratio is no greater than 3.31 to 1.00.

“Permitted Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement and, if applicable the other Loan Documents, effected in connection with a Loan Modification Offer pursuant to Section 2.24, providing for an extension of a maturity date applicable to the Loans and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders and, in connection therewith, (a) a change in the Applicable Rate with respect to the Loans and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders and/or (b) a change in the fees payable to, or the inclusion of new fees to be payable to, the Accepting Lenders and/or (c) additional covenants or other provisions (i) with respect to which the Lenders under the Term Loans also receive the benefit of such more restrictive terms (it being understood to the extent that any covenant is added for the benefit of any such Indebtedness, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such covenant is also added for the benefit of any corresponding existing Term Loans), (ii) to the extent any such provisions apply after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of such Loan Modification Offer, or (iii) to the extent such terms shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower.

 

“Permitted ECF Recalculation Considerations” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(d).

 

“Permitted Encumbrances” means:

 

(a)                Liens for Taxes, assessments or governmental charges that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

 

(b)                Liens with respect to outstanding motor vehicle fines and Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or construction contractors’ Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or, if more than 30 days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Lien or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP, in each case so long as such Liens do not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)                Liens incurred, pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business (i) in connection with payroll taxes, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, public liability laws or similar legislation or (ii) securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instrument for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or otherwise supporting the payment of items of the type set forth in the foregoing clause (i);

 

(d)                Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders, bids, trade contracts, customer claims, governmental contracts and leases, statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bankers’ acceptance facilities and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) and obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments that have been posted to support the same, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices;

 

(e)                easements, licenses, servitudes, restrictive covenants, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, protrusions, zoning restrictions and other similar encumbrances and title defects affecting real property that, in the aggregate, do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(f)                 leases or subleases of real or personal property granted to other Persons (as lessee thereof) that do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(g)                rights of future tenants pursuant to written leases entered into in accordance with the terms hereof;

 

(h)                Liens securing, or otherwise arising from, judgments not constituting an Event of Default under Section 7.01(j) and any pledge and/or deposit securing any settlement of threatened litigation;

 

(i)                 Liens on (i) goods the purchase price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit issued for the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Liens on bills of lading, drafts or other documents of title arising by operation of law or pursuant to the standard terms of agreements relating to letters of credit, bank guarantees and other similar instruments; provided that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Borrower or such Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit to the extent such obligations are permitted by Section 6.01 and (ii) specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

 

(j)                 Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or similar filings made in respect of operating leases entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(k)                rights of recapture of unused real property (other than any Mortgaged Property or any Badcock Mortgaged Property) in favor of the seller of such property set forth in customary purchase agreements and related arrangements with any Governmental Authority;

 

(l)                 Liens in favor of deposit banks or securities intermediaries securing customary fees, expenses or charges in connection with the establishment, operation or maintenance of deposit accounts or securities accounts;

 

(m)              liens in favor of obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

 

(n)                Liens arising from grants of non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses of Intellectual Property or Badcock Intellectual Property, or covenants not to sue with respect to Intellectual Property or Badcock Intellectual Property, made in the ordinary course of business;

 

(o)                rights of setoff, banker’s lien, netting agreements and other Liens arising by operation of law or by the terms of documents of banks or other financial institutions in relation to the maintenance of administration of deposit accounts, securities accounts, cash management arrangements or in connection with the issuance of letters of credit, bank guarantees or other similar instruments;

 

(p)                Liens arising from the right of distress enjoyed by landlords or Liens otherwise granted to landlords, in either case, to secure the payment of arrears of rent or performance of other obligations in respect of leased properties, so long as such Liens are not exercised or except where the exercise of such Liens would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(q)                Liens or security given to public utilities or to any municipality or Governmental Authority when required by the utility, municipality or Governmental Authority in connection with the supply of services or utilities to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(r)                 servicing agreements, development agreements, site plan agreements, subdivision agreements, facilities sharing agreements, cost sharing agreements and other agreements pertaining to the use or development of any of the assets of the Person, provided the same do not result in (i) a substantial and prolonged interruption or disruption of the business activities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(s)                 Liens securing Priority Obligations;

 

provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness for borrowed money other than Liens referred to in clauses (d) and (k) above securing obligations under letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto and in clause (g) above, in each case to the extent any such Lien would constitute a Lien securing Indebtedness for borrowed money.

 

“Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt” means any secured Indebtedness incurred by any Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or senior secured loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral and the Badcock Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Loan Document Obligations, (ii) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, and (iii) a Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to the relevant Intercreditor Agreement(s); provided that if such Indebtedness is the initial Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt incurred by the Borrower, then the Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan Parties, the Agents (or any of them) and the Representative for such Indebtedness shall have executed and delivered the relevant Intercreditor Agreement(s). Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

“Permitted Holders” means (a) Vintage Capital Management, LLC, (b) Brian Kahn, (c) Lauren Kahn, (d) Tributum, L.P., (e) Stefac LP, (f) Vintage Tributum, L.P., (g) Kahn Capital Management, LLC, (h) Vintage Vista GP, LLC, (i) Andrew Laurence, (j) B. Riley FBR, Inc., (k) Bryant R. Riley, (l) any direct or indirect current or former equity holders of Buddy’s Newco, LLC or Franchise Group New Holdco, LLC, (m) Samjor Family LP, (n) Vintage RTO, L.P. and (o) any Affiliates, general partners, limited partners, investment managers, investment advisors, investment funds or direct or indirect equity holders, successors or assigns of any of the foregoing.

 

“Permitted Investments” means any of the following, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary:

 

(a)                dollars, euros, Swiss francs, Sterling, Canadian dollars, or such other currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

 

(b)                readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States, (ii) the United Kingdom, (iii) Canada, (iv) Switzerland or (v) any member nation of the European Union rated A (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P and A2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, having average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of such country or such member nation of the European Union is pledged in support thereof;

 

(c)                time deposits with, or certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) is a Lender or (ii) has combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks and $100,000,000 (or the dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of foreign banks (any such bank in the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with average maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(d)                commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by an Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable or fixed rate note issued by, or guaranteed by, a corporation rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, in each case with average maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(e)                repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with an Approved Bank, a bank or trust company (including any of the Lenders) or recognized securities dealer covering securities described in clauses (b) and (c) above;

 

(f)                 marketable short-term money market and similar highly liquid funds substantially all of the assets of which are comprised of securities of the types described in clauses (b) through (e) above;

 

(g)                securities with average maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland, a member of the European Union or by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, member, commonwealth or territory having an investment grade rating from either S&P or Moody’s (or the equivalent thereof);

(h)                investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in mutual funds rated AA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s;

 

(i)                 instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above denominated in euros or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized or incorporated in such jurisdiction;

 

(j)                 investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, in money market investment programs that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or that are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250,000,000 or its equivalent, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a) through (i) of this definition;

 

(k)                demand deposit accounts holding cash;

 

(l)                 interest bearing instruments with a maximum maturity of 180 days in respect of which the obligor is a G7 government or other G7 governmental agency or a G7 financial institution with credit ratings from S&P of at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s of at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof;

 

(m)              other short-term investments of a type analogous to the foregoing utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries;

 

(n)                investment funds investing at least 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (m) above; and

 

(o)                any guarantee or indemnity for the obligations of a Subsidiary in connection with a Subsidiary claiming exemption from audit, the preparation and filing of its accounts or other similar exemptions (including under section 394C, 448C or 479C of the Companies Act 2006 or other similar or equivalent provisions).

 

“Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt” means any secured Indebtedness incurred by any Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or senior secured loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral and the Badcock Collateral on a junior basis to the Secured Obligations, (ii) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, and (iii) a Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to the relevant Intercreditor Agreement(s); provided that if such Indebtedness is the initial Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt incurred by the Borrower, then the Borrower, the Subsidiary Loan Parties, the Agents (or any of them) and the Representative for such Indebtedness shall have executed and delivered the relevant Intercreditor Agreement(s). Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

“Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, exchange or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, exchanged or extended except (i) by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus underwriting discounts, other amounts paid, and fees and expenses (including upfront fees, original issue discount or initial yield payments) incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension, (ii) by an amount equal to any existing revolving commitments unutilized thereunder to the extent that the portion of any existing and unutilized revolving commitment being refinanced was permitted to be drawn under Section 6.01 immediately prior to such refinancing (other than by reference to a Permitted Refinancing) and such drawing shall be deemed to have been made and (iii) to the extent such excess amounts is otherwise permitted to be incurred under Section 6.01, (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(v), (a)(xii) and (a)(xxvi), Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, exchange or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, exchanged or extended; provided that the foregoing requirements of this clause (b) shall not apply to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes a customary bridge facility, so long as the long-term Indebtedness into which any such bridge facility is to be converted or exchanged satisfies the requirements of this clause (b) and such conversion or exchange is subject only to conditions customary for similar conversions or exchanges (c) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, exchanged or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations, Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations on terms not materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, exchanged or extended, (d) such Permitted Refinancing is not secured by a Lien on any assets other than the collateral securing, and, to the extent secured by the Collateral and the Badcock Collateral, with no higher priority than the Liens securing, the Indebtedness being refinanced, except for accessions and additions to such property and replacements and proceeds thereof (unless permitted to be secured by another provision of Section 6.02), (e) if unsecured, such Indebtedness shall remain unsecured (unless permitted to be secured by another provision of Section 6.02) and (f) no Loan Party that was not an obligor with respect to the Indebtedness being refinanced shall be an obligor under the Permitted Refinancing and if the Indebtedness being refinanced was (or was required to be) subject to an Intercreditor Agreement, the holders of such Permitted Refinancing (if such Indebtedness is secured) or their authorized representative on their behalf, shall become party to such Intercreditor Agreement, in each case providing for the same (or lesser) lien priority renewed, exchanged or extended. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that a Permitted Refinancing may constitute a portion of an issuance of Indebtedness in excess of the amount of such Permitted Refinancing; provided that such excess amount is otherwise permitted to be incurred under Section 6.01. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that a Permitted Refinancing includes successive Permitted Refinancings of the same Indebtedness to the extent such successive Permitted Refinancings satisfy the foregoing requirements.

 

“Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” means any unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Loan Parties in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or senior unsecured loans; provided that such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness. Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

 

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity, whether existing as of the Effective Date or subsequently created or coming to exist.

 

“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate is an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

 

“Platform” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.

“Pledged Equity Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Collateral Agreement.

 

“Post-Transaction Period” means, with respect to any Specified Transaction, the period beginning on the date such Specified Transaction is consummated and ending on the last day of the eighth full consecutive fiscal quarter of the Lead Borrower immediately following the date on which such Specified Transaction is consummated.

 

“Prepayment Event” means:

 

(a)                (I) the Disposition described on Schedule 6.05(k), (II) Dispositions by Badcock pursuant to Section 6.05(f) and Section 6.05(u) and/or (III) any other non-ordinary course sale, transfer or other disposition of any property or asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 6.05(k) or the occurrence of any other Casualty Event, in each case of this clause (III) resulting in aggregate Net Proceeds exceeding (A) with respect to any single transaction or series of related transactions, the greater of $8,000,000 and 2.5% of Consolidated EBITDA individually or (B) with respect to all dispositions pursuant to Section 6.05(k) or Casualty Events in each case not excluded pursuant to previous clause (A), the greater of $16,000,000 and 5.0% of Consolidated EBITDA in the aggregate in any fiscal year of the Lead Borrower, other than dispositions constituting a sale and leaseback transaction to the extent consummated substantially contemporaneously with the acquisition by the Borrower or such Subsidiary of the property subject to such sale and leaseback transaction; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in each case of this clause (III), (x) only Net Proceeds in excess of such amount shall be subject to the mandatory prepayment provisions set forth in Section 2.11(c) and (y) no Prepayment Event shall occur in any fiscal year of the Lead Borrower until the Net Proceeds received during such fiscal year that are subject to clause (B) above exceed the amount set forth in clause (B) above; or

 

(b)                the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01 (other than Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness) or permitted by the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 9.02.

 

“Prepayment Percentage” means (w) with respect to a Prepayment Event described in clause (a)(I) of the definition of Prepayment Event, 100%, (x) with respect to a Prepayment Event described in clause (a)(II) of the definition of Prepayment Event, 100%, (y) with respect to a Prepayment Event described in clause (a)(III) of the definition of Prepayment Event, the Asset Sale Prepayment Percentage and (z) with respect to a Prepayment Event described in clause (b) of the definition of Prepayment Event, 100%.

 

“Prime Rate” means the per annum rate publicly quoted from time to time by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States (or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases quoting a prime rate of the type described, either (a) the per annum rate quoted as the base rate on such corporate loans in a different national publication as reasonably selected by Administrative Agent or (b) the highest per annum rate of interest published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve statistical release H.15 (519) entitled “Selected Interest Rates” as the Bank prime loan rate or its equivalent).

 

“Priority Obligation” means any obligation that is secured by a Lien on any Collateral and/or any Badcock Collateral in favor of a Governmental Authority, which Lien ranks or is capable of ranking prior to or pari passu with the Liens created thereon by the applicable Security Documents and/or Badcock Security Documents, as the case may be, including any such Lien securing amounts owing for wages, vacation pay, severance pay, employee deductions, sales tax, excise tax, other Taxes, workers compensation, governmental royalties and stumpage or pension fund obligations.

“Pro Forma Basis,” “Pro Forma Compliance” and “Pro Forma Effect” mean, as to any Person, for any events as described below that occur subsequent to the commencement of a period for which the effect of such events is being calculated, and giving effect to the events for which such calculation is being made, such calculation as will give pro forma effect to such events as if such events occurred on the first day of the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarter of the Lead Borrower period ended on or before the occurrence of such event (the “Reference Period”):

 

(a) in making any determination of Consolidated EBITDA or any component thereof or the determination of financial ratios and tests hereunder, effect shall be given to the Transactions, any Specified Transaction made during the applicable Test Period and any synergies, operating improvements, operating expense reductions or cost savings pertaining to the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, that occurred during the Reference Period or with respect to any such event or transaction included in the definition of Specified Transactions and projected by the Lead Borrower in good faith to result from actions that either have been taken, with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or that are expected to be taken within 18 months after the date of consummation of such Specified Transaction, synergies, operating improvements, operating expense reductions or cost savings (or, with respect to the Transactions, within 18 months of the Effective Date) (including, in each case, actions initiated prior to the Effective Date) (in the good faith determination of the Lead Borrower), net of the amount of actual benefits realized, and without duplication of any such amount included in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to the definition thereof;

 

(b) in making any determination on a Pro Forma Basis, of Pro Forma Compliance or of Pro Forma Effect, (i) all Indebtedness (including Indebtedness issued, incurred or assumed as a result of, or to finance, any relevant transactions and for which the financial effect is being calculated, whether incurred under the Loan Documents or otherwise) issued, incurred, assumed or repaid during the Reference Period (or with respect to Indebtedness repaid, during the Reference Period or subsequent to the end of the Reference Period and prior to, or simultaneously with, the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made) shall be deemed to have been issued, incurred, assumed or repaid at the beginning of such period, (ii) such calculation shall be made without regard to the netting of any cash proceeds of Indebtedness incurred in connection with the relevant transactions, (iii) in the case of any Indebtedness in the nature of a revolving credit facility, the entire principal amount of such credit facility shall be deemed to have been fully drawn and (iv) interest expense of such Person attributable to interest on any Indebtedness for which pro forma effect is being given as provided in preceding clause (i) bearing floating interest rates shall be computed on a pro forma basis at the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as of the relevant date of determination,

 

(c) [Reserved], and

 

(d) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to all property acquired or disposed of in such relevant transaction shall be included as if such transaction had occurred as of the first day of the relevant Test Period. Whenever a financial ratio or test or covenant is to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, the reference to the “Test Period” for purposes of calculating such financial ratio or test shall be deemed to be a reference to, and shall be based on, the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements of the Borrower were delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b).

 

“Pro Forma Disposal Adjustment” means, for any Test Period that includes all or a portion of a fiscal quarter of the Lead Borrower included in any Post-Transaction Period with respect to any Sold Entity or Business, the pro forma increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA projected by the Lead Borrower in good faith as a result of contractual arrangements between the Borrower or any Subsidiary entered into with such Sold Entity or Business at the time of its disposal or within the Post-Transaction Period and which represent an increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA which is incremental to the Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business for the most recent Test Period prior to its disposal.

“Pro Forma Entity” means any Acquired Entity or Business.

 

“Pro Forma Financial Statements” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.04(c).

 

“Proposed Change” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(c).

 

“PSP” means Pet Supplies “Plus”, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

“Public Company Costs” means, as to any Person, costs associated with, or in anticipation of, or preparation for, compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith and charges relating to compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable to companies with equity or debt securities held by the public, the rules of national securities exchange companies with listed equity or debt securities, directors’ or managers’ compensation, fees and expense reimbursement, charges relating to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders or debtholders, directors’ and officers’ insurance and other executive costs, legal and other professional fees and listing fees.

 

“Public Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.

 

“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

 

“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 9.20.

 

“Qualified ECP Guarantor” shall mean, in respect of any Secured Swap Obligation, each Borrower that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the Guarantee by Badcock or grant of a security interest by Badcock becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended. “Qualified Equity Interests” means Equity Interests of the Borrower other than Disqualified Equity Interests.

 

“Qualified Equity Interests” means Equity Interests of the Borrower other than Disqualified Equity Interests.

 

“Qualifying Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(3).

 

“Ratio Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(a)(viii).

 

“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

 

“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is the LIBO Rate, 11:00 a.m. (LondonTerm SOFR, 6:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the day that is two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior topreceding the date of such setting, and or (23) if such Benchmark is not the LIBO RateTerm SOFR, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

“Refinanced Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

 

“Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower executed by each of (a) the Lead Borrower, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) each Additional Lender and Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness being incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.21.

 

“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b)(iv).

 

“Registered Equivalent Notes” means, with respect to any notes originally issued in a Rule 144A or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act of 1933, substantially identical notes (having the same Guarantees) issued in a dollar-for-dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.

 

“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, trustees, agents, controlling persons, advisors and other representatives of such Person and of each of such Person’s Affiliates and permitted successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.

 

“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, emptying, escaping, pumping, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) and including the environment within any building, or any occupied structure, facility or fixture.

 

“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors or the NYFRB, or any successor thereto.

 

“Removal Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.06.

 

“Representative” means, with respect to any series of Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement to be secured by the Collateral and/or the Badcock Collateral on a pari passu or junior or “silent” subordinated basis (or prior to Payment in Full of Badcock Obligations, secured by the Badcock Collateral on a senior basis), the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

 

“Repricing Transaction” means (a) the incurrence by the Borrower of any syndicated dollar-denominated term loans that are secured on a pari passu basis with the InitialThird Amendment Term Loans (i) having an Effective Yield that is less than the Effective Yield for the InitialThird Amendment Term Loans (and not by virtue of any fluctuation in any “base” rate), but excluding Indebtedness incurred in connection any transaction that would, if consummated, constitute a Change of Control, Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment or Enterprise Transformative Event and (ii) the proceeds of which are used to prepay (or, in the case of a conversion, deemed to prepay) or replace, in whole or in part, outstanding principal of InitialThird Amendment Term Loans or (b) any effective reduction in the Effective Yield for the InitialThird Amendment Term Loans (e.g., by way of amendment, waiver or otherwise), except for a reduction in connection with any transaction that would, if consummated, constitute a Change of Control, Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment or Enterprise Transformative Event, and, in the case of any transaction under either clause (a) or clause (b) above, the primary purpose of which is to lower the Effective Yield on the InitialThird Amendment Term Loans. Any determination by the Administrative Agent with respect to whether a Repricing Transaction shall have occurred shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders holding the InitialThird Amendment Term Loans.

“Required Additional Debt Terms” means with respect to any Incremental Equivalent Debt or Ratio Debt, (a) such Indebtedness does not mature earlier than the Term Maturity Date with respect to the InitialExisting Term Loans or have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity less than the greatest Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the InitialExisting Term Loans outstanding at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (except in the case of customary bridge loans which, subject to customary conditions (including no payment or bankruptcy event of default), would either automatically be converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent refinancing which does not mature earlier than the Term Maturity Date with respect to the InitialExisting Term Loans at the time of such incurrence, issuance or effectiveness), (b) such Indebtedness, if issued, borrowed or guaranteed by a Loan Party, is not guaranteed by any entity that is not a Loan Party (except to the extent such Indebtedness that is subject to the Required Additional Debt Terms is expressly permitted to be incurred or issued by any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party under Section 6.01), (c) such Indebtedness, if secured by assets that secure the Secured Obligations, (i) is not secured by any assets not securing the Secured Obligations and (ii) is subject to the relevant Intercreditor Agreement(s), (d) such Indebtedness shall not participate on a greater than pro rata basis than the InitialExisting Term Loans with respect to any mandatory prepayment (other than any scheduled amortization payment) provided that the Borrower and the lenders providing the relevant Incremental Equivalent Debt or Ratio Debt shall be permitted, in their sole discretion, to elect to prepay or receive, as applicable, any such prepayment on a less than pro rata basis and (e) subject to the foregoing, the covenants, events of default and guarantees of any such Indebtedness shall not be materially more restrictive to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, when taken as a whole, than the covenants, events of default and guarantees of the InitialExisting Term Loans unless (1) the existing InitialExisting Term Loans also receive the benefit of such more restrictive terms (it being understood that no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to add such more restrictive terms for the benefit of any the existing InitialExisting Term Loans), (2) any such provisions apply only after the Term Maturity Date with respect to the InitialExisting Term Loans at the time of such incurrence, (3) such terms shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower or (4) such terms reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of such incurrence (as determined by the Lead Borrower in good faith); provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such resulting Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Lead Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such five (5) Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonably detailed description of the basis upon which it disagrees).

 

“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Term Loans and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the aggregate Term Loans and unused Commitments at such time; provided that to the extent set forth in Section 9.02 or Section 9.04 whenever there are one or more Defaulting Lenders, the total outstanding Term Loans and the unused Commitments of each Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

 

“Requirements of Law” means, with respect to any Person, any statutes, laws, treaties, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, writs, injunctions or determinations of any arbitrator or court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

“Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.06.

 

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

 

“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer, company secretary or other similar officer, manager or a member of the Board of Directors of a Loan Party and with respect to certain limited liability companies or partnerships that do not have officers, any manager, sole member, managing member or general partner thereof, and as to any document delivered on the Effective Date or thereafter pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” any secretary, assistant secretary, company secretary or director of a Loan Party, and as to the Lead Borrower, any Financial Officer. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

 

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

 

“Retained Asset Sale Proceeds” means any proceeds of any Prepayment Event described in clause (a) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event” that are not required to be used to prepay Term Loan Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.11(c).

 

“Retained Declined Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(e).

 

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, the Crimea region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).

 

“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any EU member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned 50% or more by any such Person in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), or (d) any Person otherwise the subject of Sanctions.

 

“Sanctions” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

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

 

“Second Lien Agent” means Alter Domus (US) LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Second Lien Credit Agreement, or any successor thereto acting in such capacities.

 

“Second Lien Credit Agreement” means (i) that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date and as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time not in violation of the terms hereof (including by reference to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and, prior to Payment in Full of Badcock Obligations, the Badcock Intercreditor Agreement), among each Loan Party party thereto, the lender(s) party thereto and the Second Lien Agent and (ii) any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any Indebtedness or other financial accommodation that has been incurred to refinance (subject to the limitations set forth herein (including by reference to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and, prior to Payment in Full of Badcock Obligations, the Badcock Intercreditor Agreement)) in whole or in part the Indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under (x) the credit agreement referred to in clause (i) or (y) any subsequent second lien term loan facility, unless the agreement or instrument related thereto expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not a Second Lien Credit Agreement hereunder. Any reference to the Second Lien Credit Agreement hereunder shall be deemed a reference to any Second Lien Credit Agreement then in existence. For the avoidance of doubt, the Badcock Second Lien Credit Agreement shall not constitute a “Second Lien Credit Agreement” hereunder.

 

“Second Amendment Effective Date Badcock Material Real Property” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Badcock Material Real Property.”

 

“Second Lien Loan Documents” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Loan Documents” in the Second Lien Credit Agreement.

 

“Secured Cash Management Obligations” means the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of any overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository, cash pooling arrangements and cash management services, corporate credit and purchasing cards and related programs or any automated clearing house transfers of funds (collectively, “Cash Management Services”) provided to the Borrower or any Subsidiary (whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whenever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor)) that are (a) owed to the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates, (b) owed on the Effective Date to a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender as of the Effective Date and (c) owed to a Person that is an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or Lender at the time such obligations are incurred, and that in each case has been designated as a “Secured Cash Management Obligation” in a writing executed by the Lead Borrower and such counterparty and delivered to the Administrative Agent. It is hereby understood that obligations in respect of any specific Cash Management Services may not be Secured Cash Management Obligations under this Agreement to the extent it is similarly treated as such under the ABL Credit Agreement.

 

“Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio, on a Pro Forma Basis, of (a) Consolidated Secured Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Test Period.

“Secured Obligations” means (a) the Loan Document Obligations, (b) the Secured Cash Management Obligations and (c) the Secured Swap Obligations (excluding with respect to any Loan Party, Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Party).

 

“Secured Parties” means (a) each Lender, (b) the Administrative Agent, (c) the Collateral Agent, (d) each Person to whom any Secured Cash Management Obligations or Secured Swap Obligations are owed, (e) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, Secured Swap Obligation or Secured Cash Management Obligation and (f) the permitted successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.

 

“Secured Swap Obligations” means the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under each Swap Agreement that (a) is with a counterparty that is the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates, (b) is in effect on the Effective Date with a counterparty that is a Lender, an Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent as of the Effective Date or (c) is entered into after the Effective Date with any counterparty that is a Lender, an Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent at the time such Swap Agreement is entered into, and that in each case has been designated as a “Secured Swap Obligation” in a writing executed by the Lead Borrower and such counterparty and delivered to the Administrative Agent. It is hereby understood that obligations in respect of any Swap Agreement may not be Secured Swap Obligations under this Agreement to the extent it is similarly treated as such under the ABL Credit Agreement.

 

“Security Documents” means the Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages (if any) and each other security agreement or pledge agreement executed and delivered pursuant to the “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” and/or Section 5.11, Section 5.12(a) (other than as it may relate to Badcock), Section 5.12(b) or Section 5.14 to secure any of the Secured Obligations.

 

“Securities Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC.

 

“Similar Business” means (1) any business conducted by the Borrower or any Subsidiary on the Effective Date or (2) any business or other activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary, incidental, complementary or related to (including non-core incidental businesses acquired in connection with any permitted Investment), or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries conduct or propose to conduct on the Effective Date.

 

“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day publishedas administered by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

“SOFR Administrator” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

 

“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.

 

“SOFR Borrowing” means, as to any Borrowing, the SOFR Loans comprising such Borrowing.

 

“SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Adjusted Term SOFR, other than pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”.

“Sold Entity or Business” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”

 

“Solicited Discount Proration” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(3).

 

“Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(1).

 

“Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice” means an irrevocable written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.11(a)(ii)(D) substantially in the form of Exhibit N.

 

“Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer” means the irrevocable written offer by each Term Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit O, submitted following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.

 

“Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(D)(1).

 

“Solvent” means, with respect to the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (i) each of the Fair Value and the Present Fair Salable Value of the assets of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceed their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities, (ii) the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole do not have Unreasonably Small Capital and (iii) the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole can pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature. For the purposes of this definition, capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings provided for in Exhibit G.

 

“Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations” means such of the representations and warranties in the Acquisition Agreement made by, or with respect to, the Acquired Company and its subsidiaries and its businesses as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that the Borrower (or any of its Affiliates) has the right (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate its or such Affiliates’ obligations under the Acquisition Agreement or decline to consummate the Acquisition (in accordance with the terms thereof) as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties in the Acquisition Agreement.

 

“Specified Discount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(B)(1).

 

“Specified Discount Prepayment Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(B)(1).

 

“Specified Discount Prepayment Notice” means an irrevocable written notice of the Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.11(a)(ii)(B) substantially in the form of Exhibit J.

 

“Specified Discount Prepayment Response” means the irrevocable written response by each Term Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit K, to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

 

“Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(B)(1).

“Specified Discount Proration” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(B)(3).

 

“Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties of the Borrower, and to the extent applicable, the other Loan Parties, set forth in Section 3.01(a), Section 3.01(b) (as it relates to the organizational power and authority to execute, deliver and perform obligations under each Loan Document to which each applicable Person is a party after giving effect to the Transactions), Section 3.02, Section 3.03(b)(i) (with respect to the incurrence of the loans and the provision of the Guarantees, in each case under the Loan Documents, and the granting of the security interests in the Collateral to secure the Secured Obligations), Section 3.08, Section 3.14, Section 3.15, Section 3.17(a) (with respect to the use of proceeds of the Term Facility on the Effective Date), 3.17(b) (with respect to the PATRIOT Act), and Section 3.18 (as it relates to the creation, validity and perfection of the security interests in the Collateral).

 

“Specified Transaction” means, with respect to any period, any Investment, sale, transfer or other disposition of assets, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment, subsidiary designation or other event that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires “Pro Forma Compliance” with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.

 

“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve, liquid asset or similar percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by any Governmental Authority of the United States. Such reserve, liquid asset or similar percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D of the Board of Governors. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to be subject to such reserve, liquid asset or similar requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D of the Board of Governors or any other applicable law, rule or regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

 

“Store Accounts” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Store Accounts” in the ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof.

 

“Submitted Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(1).

 

“Submitted Discount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a)(ii)(C)(1).

 

“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other 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, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held (unless parent does not Control such entity), or (b) that is, as of such date, 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; in each case, whether existing as of the Effective Date or subsequently created or coming to exist.

 

“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Lead Borrower (unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires).

“Subsidiary Loan Party” means (i) each Subsidiary of the Lead Borrower (other than FG Newco PSP, Valor and FG Newco Intermediate AF) that is party to the Guarantee Agreement and (ii) Badcock.

 

“Successor Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.03(a)(iv).

 

“Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 9.20.

 

“Swap Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

 

“Tax Restructuring” means any reorganizations and other activities related to tax planning and tax reorganization (as determined by Lead Borrower in good faith) entered into after the Effective Date so long as such Tax Restructuring does not materially impair the Guarantee, the Badcock Guarantee, the security interests of the Agents and the Lenders under the Security Documents in the Collateral or the security interests of the Agents and the Lenders under the Badcock Security Documents in the Badcock Collateral, taken as a whole, and Borrower and its Subsidiaries otherwise comply with Sections 5.11 and 5.12.

 

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

 

“Term Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the Initial Term Loan Commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Term Loans hereunder on the Effective Date, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Term Loans to be made by such Lender hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i) assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (ii) a Refinancing Amendment, (iii) an Incremental Facility Amendment in respect of any Term Loans (including the Third Amendment in respect of the Third Amendment Term Loans) or (iv) a Loan Modification Agreement. The amount of each Lender’s Term Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Term Commitment, Loan Modification Agreement or Refinancing Amendment, as the case may be. As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, the total Term Commitment is $1,000,000,000300,000,000.

 

“Term Facility” means the Term Loans provided to or for the benefit of the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

“Term Lender” means a Lender with a Term Commitment or an outstanding Term Loan.

“Term Loans” means, individually or collectively as the context requires, Initial Term Loans, Other Term Loans and Incremental Term Loans (including the Third Amendment Term Loans).

 

“Term Maturity Date” means (a) in the case of the InitialExisting Term Loans, March 10, 2026 and (b) in the case of any Incremental Term Facility (other than the Third Amendment Term Loans) or any Other Term Loan, the date set forth in the applicable documentation in respect thereof.

 

“Term SOFR” means, for any SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 6:00 a.m. (New York City time), two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator.

 

“Term SOFR Adjustment” means (a) with respect to a SOFR Loan with an Interest Period of one month, 0.11448% per annum, (b) with respect to a SOFR Loan with an Interest Period of three months, 0.26161% per annum and (c) with respect to a SOFR Loan with an Interest Period of six months, 0.42826% per annum.

 

“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body. Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).

 

“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means, for any day and time (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”), with respect to any SOFR Loan and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the rate per annum published by the Term SOFR Administrator and identified by the Administrative Agent as the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. If by 5:00 pm (New York City time) on such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day, the “Term SOFR Reference Rate” for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to Term SOFR has not occurred, then, so long as such day is otherwise a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published by the Term SOFR Administrator, so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day.

 

“Test Period” means, at any date of determination, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Lead Borrower then last ended as of such time for which financial statements are delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b); provided that for any date of determination before the delivery of the first financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), the Test Period shall be the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Lead Borrower then last ended as of such time.

 

“Third Amendment” means that certain Third Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, among the Lead Borrower, the other Loan Parties party thereto, the Third Amendment Term Loan Lenders party thereto and the Agents.

 

“Third Amendment Effective Date” means February 2, 2023.

 

“Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment” means the commitment of a Lender to make Third Amendment Term Loans, and “Third Amendment Term Loan Commitments” means such commitments of all Lenders. The aggregate amount of the Third Amendment Term Loan Commitments as of the Third Amendment Effective Date is $300,000,000.

“Third Amendment Term Loan Lender” means a Lender with a Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Third Amendment Term Loan.

 

“Third Amendment Term Loans” means the Incremental Term Loans made on the Third Amendment Effective Date in accordance with the Third Amendment.

 

“Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio, on a Pro Forma Basis, of (a) Consolidated Total Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Test Period.

 

“Transaction Costs” means all fees, premiums, costs and expenses incurred or payable by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in connection with the Transactions.

 

“Transactions” means (a) the Acquisition, (b) the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the creation of the Liens pursuant to the Security Documents and the incurrence of the Term Facility and the funding of the Initial Term Loans on the Effective Date, (c) the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement on the Effective Date, (d) the consummation of any other transactions in connection with the foregoing, (e) the repayment of the existing Indebtedness under the Existing Term Loan Credit Agreement and the termination of such Existing Term Loan Credit Agreement and the documents related thereto, (f) the repayment of the existing Indebtedness under the Existing FRG ABL Credit Agreement and the termination of the Existing FRG ABL Credit Agreement and the documents related thereto, (g) the execution and delivery of the ABL Credit Agreement and the other ABL Loan Documents (to the extent entered into on or after the Effective Date or otherwise originally entered into in connection with the ABL Credit Agreement rather than the Existing VSI ABL Credit Agreement), the creation or continuation on or after the Effective Date of the Liens pursuant to the Collateral Documents (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) and the incurrence or continuance of any borrowings thereunder to be incurred or continued on the Effective Date, (h) the execution and delivery of the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Second Lien Loan Documents, the creation on or after the Effective Date of the Liens pursuant to the Security Documents (as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement) and the incurrence of any borrowings thereunder to be incurred on the Effective Date and (i) the payment of the Transaction Costs related thereto.

 

“Type,” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR or the Alternate Base Rate.

 

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

 

“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning specified in Section 9.20.

 

“UCC” or “Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided, however, that, at any time, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in any item or portion of the Collateral or the Badcock Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a U.S. jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the terms “UCC” and “Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, at such time, in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.

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

 

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

 

“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

 

“Unaudited Financial Statements” means (a) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Lead Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and the related unaudited statements of income, cash flows and stockholders’ equity, for the fiscal quarter of the Lead Borrower ended on or about September 30, 2020 and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of PSP and its Subsidiaries, and the related unaudited statements of income, cash flows and stockholders’ equity, for the fiscal quarter of PSP ended on or about September 30, 2020.

 

“Unfinanced Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, capital expenditures paid in cash (other than cash constituting proceeds of long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness)) during such period, other than (a) the purchase price paid in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other similar Investment not prohibited by this Agreement and expenditures made in connection with the Transactions, (b) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for such existing equipment being traded in at such time, (c) expenditures made with the proceeds of Dispositions, Casualty Events or similar dispositions or events that are not required to be applied to repay Indebtedness pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the ABL Credit Agreement, the Second Lien Credit Agreement, the First Lien Badcock Credit Agreement or the Second Lien Badcock Credit Agreement, (d) expenditures made in leasehold improvements, to the extent reimbursed by the landlord, (e) expenditures to the extent actually paid for by any Person other than any Borrower or Subsidiary and for which no Borrower or Subsidiary has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation in respect of the relevant expenditures to such Person, (f) property, plant and equipment taken in settlement of accounts and (g) that portion of interest on Indebtedness incurred for capital expenditures which is capitalized in accordance with GAAP.

 

“United States Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(e)(ii)(C).

 

“USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, as amended from time to time.

 

“Valor” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary statements hereto.

“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

 

“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is a wholly owned subsidiary.

 

“wholly owned subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person at any date, a subsidiary of such Person of which securities or other ownership interests representing 100% of the Equity Interests (other than (a) directors’ qualifying shares and (b) nominal shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Requirements of Law) are, as of such date, 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” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

 

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

 

“Zero Balance Accounts” means Deposit Accounts in which a balance of zero is maintained by the depository institution at all times by automatically transferring funds from a master Deposit Account to such Zero Balance Account in an amount only large enough to cover checks presented and other debits to such account, such that any such Zero Balance Account maintains an overnight balance of zero dollars at all times.

 

SECTION 1.02               Classification of Loans and Borrowings.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, Loans and Borrowings may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., an “Initial Term Loan” or a “Third Amendment Term Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “EurodollarSOFR Loan” or “ABR Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “EurodollarSOFR Initial Term Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., an “Initial Term Loan Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “EurodollarSOFR Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “EurodollarSOFR Initial Term Loan Borrowing”).

 

SECTION 1.03               Terms Generally.

 

The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement (including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document, including all schedules, exhibits and other attachments thereto and as from time to time amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

SECTION 1.04               Accounting Terms; GAAP.

 

(a)                All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.

 

(b)                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, but subject to Section 1.09, for purposes of determining compliance with any test contained in this Agreement, the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and any other financial ratio or test that are calculated with respect to any Test Period during which a Specified Transaction occurs shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis. Further, if since the beginning of any such Test Period and on or prior to the date of any required calculation of any financial ratio or test (x) any Specified Transaction has occurred or (y) any Person that subsequently became a Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any joint venture since the beginning of such Test Period has consummated any Specified Transaction, then, in each case, any applicable financial ratio or test shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for such Test Period as if such Specified Transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Test Period (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that solely for purposes of (x) calculating compliance with Section 6.10, if applicable and (y) the determination of “ECF Percentage”, in each case, the date of the required calculation shall be the last day of the Test Period, and no Specified Transaction occurring thereafter shall be taken into account).

 

SECTION 1.05               Effectuation of Transactions.

 

All references herein to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be references to such Persons, and all the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed made, in each case, after giving effect to the Transactions that occurred on the Effective Date, unless the context otherwise requires.

 

SECTION 1.06               Limited Conditionality Acquisition.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, when calculating any applicable ratio, the amount or availability of the Available Amount or any other basket based on Consolidated EBITDA or total assets or whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or any representations and warranties have been complied with, in each case in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, the date of determination of such ratio or other provisions, determination of whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing shall, at the option of the Lead Borrower (the Lead Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCA Election”), be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into or the date of the declaration or making of such Restricted Payment constituting a Limited Condition Transaction or of the giving of irrevocable (which may be conditional) notice with respect to a repayment, repurchase or redemption of Indebtedness constituting a Limited Condition Transaction, or, as an alternative option with respect to Permitted Acquisitions or investments constituting Limited Condition Transactions, the date of a public announcement of an intention to make an offer in respect of the target of such Permitted Acquisition or investment (the “LCA Test Date”) after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if such transactions occurred at the beginning of the applicable Test Period, and for the avoidance of doubt, if any of such ratios or other provisions are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in such ratio or amount (including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower or such person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction) or other provisions at or prior to the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Transaction, such ratios and other provisions will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether the Limited Condition Transaction is permitted hereunder. If the Lead Borrower has made an LCA Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio on or following the relevant LCA Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio shall be calculated (and tested) on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) had been consummated on the LCA Test Date.

SECTION 1.07               Certain Determinations.

 

(a)                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of the covenants described in Article V, Article VI or in connection with any Incremental Facility, if any transaction or action would be permitted pursuant to one or more provisions described therein, the Borrower may divide and classify such transaction or action within the relevant covenant (or other provisions) in any manner that complies with such covenant (or other provision) set forth therein, and may later divide and reclassify any such transaction or action so long as the transaction or action (as so divided and/or reclassified) would be permitted to be made in reliance on the applicable exception (or other provisions) as of the date of such reclassification; provided that if any financial ratio or test governing any applicable Incurrence Based Amount would be satisfied in any subsequent period following the utilization of any Fixed Amount, such reclassification shall be deemed to have automatically occurred if not elected otherwise by the Lead Borrower; provided, further, that such reclassification shall not be permitted with respect to (i) the Indebtedness consisting of the InitialExisting Term Loans, which shall only be permitted under Section 6.01(a)(i), or Liens with respect to the InitialExisting Term Loans, which shall only be permitted under Section 6.02(i), (ii) the Indebtedness under the ABL Credit Agreement and the other ABL Loan Documents, which shall only be permitted under Section 6.01(a)(xxxi), or Liens with respect to the Initial Term LoansObligations (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement), which shall only be permitted under Section 6.02(xvii) and (iii) the Indebtedness consisting of the Initial Term Loansunder the Second Lien Credit Agreement and the other Second Lien Loan Documents, which shall only be permitted under Section 6.01(a)(xxxii), or Liens with respect to the Initial Term LoansSecured Obligations (as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement), which shall only be permitted under Section 6.02(xxi). For the avoidance of doubt, if the applicable date for meeting any requirement hereunder or under any other Loan Document falls on a day that is not a Business Day, compliance with such requirement shall not be required until noon on the first Business Day following such applicable date.

(b)                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or test (including any Total Net Leverage Ratio) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that requires compliance with any such financial ratio or test (any such amounts, the “Incurrence Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts (and any cash proceeds thereof) shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence Based Amounts in connection with such substantially concurrent incurrence.

 

(c)                Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of any determination under Article V, Article VI or Article VII or any determination under any other provision of this Agreement subject to any Dollar limitation, threshold or basket, all amounts incurred, outstanding or proposed to be incurred or outstanding in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the applicable date of determination (rounded to the nearest currency unit, with 0.5 or more of a currency unit being rounded upward); provided, however, that for purposes of determining compliance with Article VI with respect to any amount in a currency other than Dollars, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness, Lien or Investment is incurred or Disposition, Restricted Payment or prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment in respect of any Junior Financing is made or such transaction with an Affiliate is entered into; provided, further, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.07(c) shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness, Lien or Investment may be incurred or Disposition, Restricted Payment or prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payments in respect of any Junior Financing may be made or such transaction with an Affiliate may be entered into at any time under such Sections. For purposes of any determination of Consolidated Total Indebtedness, amounts in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at the currency exchange rates used in preparing the most recently delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b) adjusted to reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of any Swap Agreements permitted hereunder for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the dollar equivalent thereof. Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to appropriately reflect a change in currency of any country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to such change in currency.

 

SECTION 1.08               Divisions.

 

For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.

 

SECTION 1.09               Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification.

The interest rate on Eurodollar Loans is determined by reference to the LIBO Rate, which is derived from the London interbank offered rate. The London interbank offered rate is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. In July 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority announced that, after the end of 2021, it would no longer persuade or compel contributing banks to make rate submissions to the ICE Benchmark Administration (together with any successor to the ICE Benchmark Administrator, the “IBA”) for purposes of the IBA setting the London interbank offered rate. As a result, it is possible that commencing in 2022, the London interbank offered rate may no longer be available or may no longer be deemed an appropriate reference rate upon which to determine the interest rate on Eurodollar Loans. In light of this eventuality, public and private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to identify new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of the London interbank offered ratea Loan denominated in dollars may be derived from an interest rate benchmark that may be discontinued or is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, Section 2.14(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower, pursuant to Section 2.14(d), of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on Eurodollar Loans is based. However, the Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission, performance or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in the definition of “LIBO Rate”any interest rate used in this Agreement, or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including, without limitation, (i) any such alternative, successor or replacement rate implemented pursuant to Section 2.14(b), whether upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, and (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes pursuant to Section 2.14(c)),, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the LIBO Rateexisting interest rate being replaced or have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offeredany existing interest rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates and/or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any interest rate used in this Agreement or any alternative, successor or alternative rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) and/or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrowers. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any interest rate used in this Agreement, any component thereof, or rates referenced in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrowers, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.

 

ARTICLE II

 

The Credits

 

SECTION 2.01               Commitments.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Initial Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make an Initial Term Loan to the Borrower denominated in dollars on the Effective Date in a principal amount equal to its Initial Term Loan Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Third Amendment, each Third Amendment Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make a Third Amendment Term Loan to the Borrower denominated in dollars on the Third Amendment Effective Date in a principal amount equal to its Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of Term Loans may not be reborrowed.

SECTION 2.02               Loans and Borrowings.

 

(a)                Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Class. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder, provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and other than as expressly provided herein with respect to a Defaulting Lender, no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required hereby.

 

(b)                Subject to Section 2.14, each Term Loan Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or EurodollarSOFR Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

(c)                At the commencement of each Interest Period for any EurodollarSOFR Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum; provided that a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing that results from a continuation of an outstanding EurodollarSOFR Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to such outstanding Borrowing. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of fifteen (15) EurodollarSOFR Borrowings outstanding.

 

SECTION 2.03               Requests for Borrowings.

 

To request a Term Loan Borrowing, the Lead Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request in writing by telecopy, electronic mail, facsimile or overnight courier (a) in the case of a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 p.m., New York City time, three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that any notice given in connection with Borrowings on the Effective Date (including EurodollarSOFR Borrowings) may be given not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, one (1) Business Day before the Effective Date; provided further that, in each case, the Administrative Agent may in its discretion accept any later request. Each such written Borrowing Request shall be signed by the Lead Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit S and shall be irrevocable. Each such written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information:

 

(i)                 whether the requested Borrowing is to be a Borrowing of Initial Term Loans and/or a Borrowing of any other Class (specifying the Class thereof);

 

(ii)               the aggregate amount of such Borrowing;

 

(iii)             the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iv)              whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing;

(v)                in the case of a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”;

 

(vi)              the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.06; and

 

(vii)            except in the case of any Borrowing that is made on the Effective Date, that as of the date of such Borrowing, the conditions set forth in Sections 4.02(a) and 4.02(b) are satisfied.

 

If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified as to any Borrowing, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested EurodollarSOFR Borrowing, then the Lead Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section 2.03, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the applicable Class of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

 

SECTION 2.04               [Reserved].

 

SECTION 2.05               [Reserved].

 

SECTION 2.06               Funding of Borrowings.

 

(a)                Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, New York City time, to the Applicable Account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower designated by the Lead Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request.

 

(b)                Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section 2.06 and may, in reliance on such assumption and in its sole discretion, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such share on demand of the Administrative Agent. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon demand of the Administrative Agent therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower agrees to pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand. The Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover from such Lender or Borrower interest on such corresponding amount, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.13. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.

(c)                The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Term Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 9.03(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 9.03(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 9.03(c).

 

SECTION 2.07               Interest Elections.

 

(a)                Each Term Loan Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request or designated by Section 2.03 and, in the case of a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request or designated by Section 2.03. Thereafter, the Lead Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section 2.07. The Lead Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

 

(b)                To make an election pursuant to this Section 2.07, the Lead Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election in writing by telecopy, electronic mail, facsimile or overnight courier by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Lead Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such written Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be signed by the Lead Borrower.

 

(c)                Each written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.03:

 

(i)                 the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

 

(ii)               the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iii)             whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing; and

 

(iv)              if the resulting Borrowing is to be a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period.”

 

If any such Interest Election Request requests a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Lead Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

 

(d)                Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request in accordance with this Section 2.07, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the applicable Class of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(e)                If the Lead Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Lead Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each EurodollarSOFR Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

 

SECTION 2.08               Termination and Reduction of Commitments.

 

(a)                Unless previously terminated, on the Effective Date, the Term Commitments in effect on such date shall terminate upon the making of the relevant Term Loans.

 

(b)                The Lead Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments of any Class, provided that each reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000 unless such amount represents all of the remaining Commitments of such Class.

 

(c)                The Lead Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section 2.08 at least one (1) Business Day prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.08 shall be irrevocable. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments of such Class.

 

SECTION 2.09               Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.

 

(a)                The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan of such Lender as provided in Section 2.10.

 

(b)                Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

 

(c)                The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

 

(d)                The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section 2.09 shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein, provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to pay any amounts due hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the entries made pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 2.09, the accounts maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 2.09 shall control.

(e)                Any Lender may request through the Administrative Agent that Loans of any Class made by it be evidenced by a Note. In such event, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a Note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns).

 

SECTION 2.10               Amortization of Term Loans.

 

(a)                Subject to adjustment pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 2.10, (i) the Borrower shall repay Term Loan Borrowings with respect to the Initial Term Loans on the last day of each March, June, September and December in an amount equal to 0.25% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans outstanding on the Effective Date (commencing on the last Business Day of the first full calendar quarter of the Lead Borrower ended after the Effective Date) and, (ii) the Borrower shall repay Term Loan Borrowings with respect to the Third Amendment Term Loans on the last day of each March, June, September and December in an amount equal to 0.25% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the Third Amendment Term Loans outstanding on the Third Amendment Effective Date (commencing on June 30, 2023) and (iii) the Borrower shall repay Term Loan Borrowings with respect to the Other Term Loans as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment or Loan Modification Agreement; provided, with respect to this clause (a), that any such payment due on a date that is not a Business Day shall instead be due on the next preceding Business Day.

 

(b)                To the extent not previously paid, all Term Loans shall be due and payable on the Term Maturity Date.

 

(c)                Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any prepayment of a Term Loan Borrowing of any Class (i) pursuant to Section 2.11(a) shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled and outstanding repayments of the Term Loan Borrowings of such Class to be made pursuant to this Section 2.10 as directed by the Lead Borrower (and absent such direction in direct order of maturity), and (ii) pursuant to Section 2.11(c) or 2.11(d) shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled and outstanding repayments of the Term Loan Borrowings of such Class to be made pursuant to this Section 2.10, or, except as otherwise provided in any Refinancing Amendment or Loan Modification Agreement, pursuant to the corresponding section of such Refinancing Amendment or Loan Modification Agreement, as applicable, in direct order of maturity.

 

(d)                Prior to any repayment of any Term Loan Borrowings of any Class hereunder, the Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings of the applicable Class to be repaid and shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing by telecopy, electronic mail, facsimile or overnight courier of such election not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, one (1) Business Day before the scheduled date of such repayment. In the absence of a designation by the Borrower as described in the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall make such designation in its reasonable discretion with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing under Section 2.16. Each repayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the repaid Borrowing. Repayments of Term Loan Borrowings shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount repaid.

 

SECTION 2.11               Prepayment of Loans.

 

(a)                (i)                Subject to clause (b) below, the Lead Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, without premium or penalty.

(ii)               Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary but subject to clause (b) below, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may offer to prepay all or a portion of the outstanding Term Loans on the following basis:

 

(A)              the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall have the right to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par (such prepayment, the “Discounted Term Loan Prepayment”) pursuant to a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, in each case made in accordance with this Section 2.11(a)(ii); provided that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall not initiate any action under this Section 2.11(a)(ii) in order to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment unless (I) at least ten (10) Business Days shall have passed since the consummation of the most recent Discounted Term Loan Prepayment as a result of a prepayment made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries on the applicable Discounted Prepayment Effective Date; or (II) at least three (3) Business Days shall have passed since the date the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries were notified that no Term Lender was willing to accept any prepayment of any Term Loan and/or Other Term Loan at the Specified Discount, within the Discount Range or at any discount to par value, as applicable, or in the case of Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, the date of the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ election not to accept any Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers; provided, further, that each Lender participating in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment acknowledges and agrees that in connection with such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, (1) the Borrower then may have, and later may come into possession of, information regarding the Term Loans or the Loan Parties hereunder that is not known to such Lender and that may be material to a decision by such Lender to participate in such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment (“Excluded Information”), (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, made its own analysis and determination to participate in such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information and (3) none of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent, or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by Requirements of Law, any claims such Lender may have against the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent, and their respective Affiliates, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information; provided further that any Term Loan that is prepaid will be automatically and irrevocably cancelled.

 

(B)              (1)                Subject to the proviso to subsection (A) above, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may from time to time offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by providing the Auction Agent with three (3) Business Days’ notice in the form of a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice; provided that (I) any such offer shall be made available, at the sole discretion of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, to each Term Lender and/or each Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such offer shall specify the aggregate principal amount offered to be prepaid (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Amount”) with respect to each applicable tranche, the tranche or tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the specific percentage discount to par (the “Specified Discount”) of such Term Loans to be prepaid (it being understood that different Specified Discounts and/or Specified Discount Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such an event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section), (III) the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1,000,000 and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (IV) each such offer shall remain outstanding through the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each relevant Term Lender with a copy of such Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and a form of the Specified Discount Prepayment Response to be completed and returned by each such Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to the relevant Term Lenders (the “Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date”).

(2)                Each relevant Term Lender receiving such offer shall notify the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date whether or not it agrees to accept a prepayment of any of its relevant then outstanding Term Loans at the Specified Discount and, if so (such accepting Term Lender, a “Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender”), the amount and the tranches of such Lender’s Term Loans to be prepaid at such offered discount. Each acceptance of a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by a Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender shall be irrevocable. Any Term Lender whose Specified Discount Prepayment Response is not received by the Auction Agent by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept the applicable Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment.

 

(3)                If there is at least one Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries will make prepayment of outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this subsection (B) to each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender in accordance with the respective outstanding amount and tranches of Term Loans specified in such Lender’s Specified Discount Prepayment Response given pursuant to paragraph (2) above; provided that, if the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans accepted for prepayment by all Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders exceeds the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount, such prepayment shall be made pro-rata among the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders in accordance with the respective principal amounts accepted to be prepaid by each such Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Specified Discount Proration”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within three (3) Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such offer, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, and the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date and (III) each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender of the Specified Discount Proration, if any, and confirmation of the principal amount, tranche and Type of Loans of such Lender to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be due and payable by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F) below (subject to subsection (J) below).

 

(C)              (1)                Subject to the proviso to subsection (A) above, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may from time to time solicit Discount Range Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with three (3) Business Days’ notice in the form of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice; provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, to each Term Lender and/or each Lender with respect to any Class of Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate principal amount of the relevant Term Loans (the “Discount Range Prepayment Amount”), the tranche or tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the maximum and minimum percentage discounts to par (the “Discount Range”) of the principal amount of such Term Loans with respect to each relevant tranche of Term Loans willing to be prepaid by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (it being understood that different Discount Ranges and/or Discount Range Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such an event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section), (III) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1,000,000 and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (IV) each such solicitation by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall remain outstanding through the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each relevant Term Lender with a copy of such Discount Range Prepayment Notice and a form of the Discount Range Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding relevant Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to the relevant Term Lenders (the “Discount Range Prepayment Response Date”). Each relevant Term Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer shall be irrevocable and shall specify a discount to par within the Discount Range (the “Submitted Discount”) at which such Term Lender is willing to allow prepayment of any or all of its then outstanding Term Loans of the applicable tranche or tranches and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Lender’s Term Loans (the “Submitted Amount”) such Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Submitted Discount. Any Term Lender whose Discount Range Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Discount Range.

(2)                The Auction Agent shall review all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received on or before the applicable Discount Range Prepayment Response Date and shall determine (in consultation with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the Applicable Discount and Term Loans to be prepaid at such Applicable Discount in accordance with this subsection (C). The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries agree to accept on the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by the Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, in the order from the Submitted Discount that is the largest discount to par to the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par, up to and including the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range (such Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range being referred to as the “Applicable Discount”) which yields a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment in an aggregate principal amount equal to the lower of (I) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount and (II) the sum of all Submitted Amounts. Each Lender that has submitted a Discount Range Prepayment Offer to accept prepayment at a discount to par that is larger than or equal to the Applicable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Submitted Amount (subject to any required proration pursuant to the following paragraph (3)) at the Applicable Discount (each such Lender, a “Participating Lender”).

 

(3)                If there is at least one Participating Lender, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries will prepay the respective outstanding Term Loans of each Participating Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the Submitted Amount by all Participating Lenders offered at a discount to par greater than the Applicable Discount exceeds the Discount Range Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the relevant Term Loans for those Participating Lenders whose Submitted Discount is a discount to par greater than or equal to the Applicable Discount (the “Identified Participating Lenders”) shall be made pro-rata among the Identified Participating Lenders in accordance with the Submitted Amount of each such Identified Participating Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Discount Range Proration”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within five (5) Business Days following the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such solicitation, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount and tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Participating Lender of the aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Lender to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, and (IV) if applicable, each Identified Participating Lender of the Discount Range Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be due and payable by such Borrower on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F) below (subject to subsection (J) below).

(D)        (1)        Subject to the proviso to subsection (A) above, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may from time to time solicit Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with three (3) Business Days’ notice in the form of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice; provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, to each Term Lender and/or each Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate dollar amount of the Term Loans (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount”) and the tranche or tranches of Term Loans that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is willing to prepay at a discount (it being understood that different Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such an event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section), (III) the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1,000,000 and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (IV) each such solicitation by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall remain outstanding through the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each relevant Term Lender with a copy of such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice and a form of the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to the relevant Term Lenders (the “Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date”). Each Term Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer shall (x) be irrevocable, (y) remain outstanding until the Acceptance Date, and (z) specify both a discount to par (the “Offered Discount”) such Term Lender is willing to allow to be applied to the prepayment of its then outstanding Term Loan and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Term Loans (the “Offered Amount”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid subject to such Offered Discount. Any Term Lender whose Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount.

 

(2)        The Auction Agent shall promptly provide the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received on or before the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall review all such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers and select the largest of the Offered Discounts specified by the relevant responding Term Lenders in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers that is acceptable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (the “Acceptable Discount”), if any. If the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries elects to accept any Offered Discount as the Acceptable Discount, then as soon as practicable after the determination of the Acceptable Discount, but in no event later than by the third Business Day after the date of receipt by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from the Auction Agent of a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph (2) (the “Acceptance Date”), the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice to the Auction Agent setting forth the Acceptable Discount. If the Auction Agent shall fail to receive an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by the Acceptance Date, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to have rejected all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.

(3)        Based upon the Acceptable Discount and the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, within three (3) Business Days after receipt of an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice (the “Discounted Prepayment Determination Date”), the Auction Agent will determine (in consultation with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans (the “Acceptable Prepayment Amount”) to be prepaid by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at the Acceptable Discount in accordance with this Section 2.11(a)(ii)(D). If the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries elects to accept any Acceptable Discount, then the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries agrees to accept all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, in the order from largest Offered Discount to smallest Offered Discount, up to and including the Acceptable Discount. Each Lender that has submitted a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer with an Offered Discount that is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Offered Amount (subject to any required pro-rata reduction pursuant to the following sentence) at the Acceptable Discount (each such Lender, a “Qualifying Lender”). The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries will prepay outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this subsection (D) to each Qualifying Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer at the Acceptable Discount; provided that if the aggregate Offered Amount by all Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount exceeds the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the Term Loans for those Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount (the “Identified Qualifying Lenders”) shall be made pro-rata among the Identified Qualifying Lenders in accordance with the Offered Amount of each such Identified Qualifying Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “Solicited Discount Proration”). On or prior to the Discounted Prepayment Determination Date, the Auction Agent shall promptly notify (I) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and Acceptable Prepayment Amount comprising the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender who made a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Acceptable Discount, and the Acceptable Prepayment Amount of all Term Loans and the tranches to be prepaid to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Qualifying Lender of the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of such Lender to be prepaid at the Acceptable Discount on such date, and (IV) if applicable, each Identified Qualifying Lender of the Solicited Discount Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to such Borrower and Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to such Borrower shall be due and payable by such Borrower on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subsection (F) below (subject to subsection (J) below).

(E)        In connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may require as a condition to any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the payment of reasonable and customary fees and expenses from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection therewith.

 

(F)        If any Term Loan is prepaid in accordance with subsections (B) through (D) above, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall prepay such Term Loans on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall make such prepayment to the Auction Agent, for the account of the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, in immediately available funds not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and all such prepayments shall be applied to the remaining principal installments (if any) of the relevant tranche of Term Loans on a pro rata basis across such installments. The Term Loans so prepaid shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest on the par principal amount so prepaid up to, but not including, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. Each prepayment of the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.11(a)(ii) shall be paid to the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable. The aggregate principal amount of the tranches and installments of the relevant Term Loans outstanding shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the tranches of Term Loans prepaid on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment.

 

(G)        To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Term Loan Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to procedures consistent with the provisions in this Section 2.11(a)(ii), established by the Auction Agent acting in its reasonable discretion and as reasonably agreed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(H)        Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, for purposes of this Section 2.11(a)(ii), each notice or other communication required to be delivered or otherwise provided to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) shall be deemed to have been given upon Auction Agent’s (or its delegate’s) actual receipt during normal business hours of such notice or communication; provided that any notice or communication actually received outside of normal business hours shall be deemed to have been given as of the opening of business on the next Business Day.

 

(I)        Each of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and the Lenders acknowledges and agrees that the Auction Agent may perform any and all of its duties under this Section 2.11(a)(ii) by itself or through any Affiliate of the Auction Agent and expressly consents to any such delegation of duties by the Auction Agent to such Affiliate and the performance of such delegated duties by such Affiliate. The exculpatory provisions pursuant to this Agreement shall apply to each Affiliate of the Auction Agent and its respective activities in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment provided for in this Section 2.11(a)(ii) as well as activities of the Auction Agent.

 

(J)        The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall have the right, by written notice to the Auction Agent, to revoke in full (but not in part) its offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and rescind the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, Discount Range Prepayment Notice or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice therefor at its discretion at any time on or prior to the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, as applicable (and if such offer is revoked pursuant to the preceding clauses, any failure by such Borrower to make any prepayment to a Term Lender, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 2.11(a)(ii) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under Section 7.01 or otherwise).

(b)       (i)       In the event that, on or prior to the date that is six (6) months after the FirstThird Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower (x) prepays, repays, refinances, repurchases, substitutes or replaces all or any portion of the InitialThird Amendment Term Loans in connection with a Repricing Transaction or (y) effects any amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent under, this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Transaction (including in the case of any required assignment pursuant to Section 9.02(c)), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each applicable Lender (including each Lender holding InitialThird Amendment Term Loans immediately prior to the consummation of such Repricing Transaction that withholds its consent to such Repricing Transaction and is replaced as a Non-Consenting Lender pursuant to Section 9.02(c)), (A) in the case of clause (x), a premium of 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the InitialThird Amendment Term Loans so prepaid, repaid, refinanced, substituted or replaced and (B) in the case of clause (y), a fee equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the InitialThird Amendment Term Loans that are the subject of such Repricing Transaction outstanding immediately prior to such amendment, modification, waiver or consent. For the avoidance of doubt, no prepayment fee shall be payable with respect to the InitialThird Amendment Term Loans at any time on or after the date that is six (6) months after the FirstThird Amendment Effective Date.

 

(ii)       All voluntary prepayments shall be applied to either the Term Facility or any Incremental Facility (or more than one of such facilities) as determined by the Lead Borrower. All voluntary prepayments of the Term Facility shall be applied to the remaining amortization payments (if any) under such Term Facility, as directed by the Lead Borrower (and absent such direction, in direct order of maturity thereof), including to any Class of extending or existing Term Loans in such order as the Lead Borrower may designate.

(c)                In the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any Prepayment Event (other than any Prepayment Event in respect of ABL Priority Collateral (as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement), to the extent such Prepayment Event is in respect of ABL Priority Collateral, as determined by the Lead Borrower in good faith) the Borrower shall, within five (5) Business Days after such Net Proceeds are received (or, in the case of a Prepayment Event described in clause (b) of the definition of “Prepayment Event”, on the date of such Prepayment Event), prepay Term Loan Borrowings (with respect to a Prepayment Event described in clause (b) of the definition of “Prepayment Event”, (x) to the extent resulting from the incurrence of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, limited to the applicable Refinanced Debt and (y) otherwise, on a pro rata basis among all Term Loan Borrowings) in an aggregate amount equal to the Prepayment Percentage (or, with respect to Net Proceeds in respect of a Prepayment Event triggered by clause (b) of the definition of “Prepayment Event”, 100%) of the amount of such Net Proceeds; provided that, in the case of any event described in clause (a)(III) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event”, if the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries invest (or commit to invest) the Net Proceeds from such event (or a portion thereof) within 12 months after receipt of such Net Proceeds in the business of the Borrower and the other Subsidiaries (including any acquisitions permitted under Section 6.04 and capital expenditures), then no prepayment shall be required pursuant to this paragraph in respect of such Net Proceeds in respect of such event (or the applicable portion of such Net Proceeds, if applicable) except to the extent of any such Net Proceeds therefrom that have not been so invested (or committed to be invested) by the end of such 12-month period (or if committed to be so invested within such 12-month period, have not been so invested within 180 days after the end of such 12-month period), at which time a prepayment shall be required in an amount equal to such Net Proceeds that have not been so invested (or committed to be invested); provided further that (1) the Lead Borrower may elect to deem expenditures that otherwise would be permissible reinvestments that occur prior to receipt of the Net Proceeds by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any Prepayment Event triggered by clause (a)(III) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event” to have been reinvested in accordance with this Section 2.11(c), so long as such deemed expenditure shall have been made no earlier than the earlier of execution of a definitive agreement and consummation of such transaction, in each case, for such Prepayment Event triggered by clause (a)(III) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event”; (2) the Borrower may use a portion of such Net Proceeds in respect of a Prepayment Event triggered by clause (a)(III) of the definition of “Prepayment Event” to prepay or repurchase any Incremental Equivalent Debt, Ratio Debt and Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans, in each case in an amount not to exceed the product of (x) the amount of such Net Proceeds and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the outstanding principal amount of such Incremental Equivalent Debt, Ratio Debt and Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans and such Incremental Equivalent Debt, Ratio Debt and Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, and such amount so used shall reduce on a dollar-for-dollar basis, any prepayment amount due hereunder in respect of such Net Proceeds and (3) the foregoing reinvestment rights shall not be applicable and the Borrower shall be required to prepay Term Loan Borrowings with 100% of the Net Proceeds of any Prepayment Event triggered by (i) clause (a)(III) of the definition of “Prepayment Event” with respect to any non-ordinary course sale, transfer or other disposition of any property or asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 6.05(k) if the Total Net Leverage Ratio, determined on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such Prepayment Event, is greater than the Total Net Leverage Ratio immediately prior to giving effect to such Prepayment Event and (ii) clause (a)(I) or (a)(II) of the definition of “Prepayment Event”.

(d)                Following the end of each fiscal year of the Lead Borrower, commencing with the fiscal year ending on or about December 31, 2021 (each, an “Excess Cash Flow Period”), the Borrower shall prepay Term Loan Borrowings in an aggregate amount equal to the ECF Percentage (after giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to the Permitted ECF Recalculation Considerations (as defined below)) of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year; provided that such amount shall be reduced, at the option of the Borrower, by the aggregate amount (other than any amount applied to reduce the prepayment required under this clause (d) in respect of any prior year) of: (i) voluntary prepayments of Term Loans during such fiscal year or, at the option of the Borrower, after such fiscal year and prior to the time such prepayment is due as provided below (provided that such reduction as a result of prepayments pursuant to Section 2.11(a)(ii) shall be limited to the actual amount of such cash prepayment) (in each case, excluding all such prepayments funded with the proceeds of other long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) or Disqualified Equity Interests), (ii) voluntary prepayments of (x) Indebtedness under the Badcock First Lien Credit Agreement and/or the Badcock Second Lien Credit Agreement and (y) Indebtedness secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans that are incurred under Incremental Facilities, Incremental Equivalent Debt, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or Ratio Debt secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans, in each case, during such fiscal year or, at the option of the Borrower, after such fiscal year and prior to the time such prepayment is due as provided below (provided that such reduction as a result of prepayments pursuant to Section 2.11(a)(ii) or similar provisions shall be limited to the actual amount of such cash prepayment) (in each case, excluding all such prepayments funded with the proceeds of other long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) or Disqualified Equity Interests), (iii) except to the extent deducted in the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, the amount of any reduction in the outstanding amount of any Term Loans resulting from any assignment made in accordance with Section 9.04(g) during such fiscal year or, at the option of the Borrower, after such fiscal year and prior to the time such prepayment is due as provided below (provided that such reduction shall be limited to the actual amount of cash paid in connection with the relevant assignment) (in each case, excluding all such prepayments funded with the proceeds of other long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness) or Disqualified Equity Interests), (iv) prepayments of revolving loans under the ABL Credit Agreement or any other revolving credit facility secured by a Lien on the Collateral and the Badcock Collateral ranking pari passu with the Lien on the Collateral and the Badcock Collateral securing the ABL Credit Agreement or senior or pari passu with the Lien on the Collateral and the Badcock Collateral securing the Indebtedness hereunder, in each case, to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction in commitments therefor and not financed with the incurrence of other long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness or Disqualified Equity Interests), in each case, during such fiscal year or, at the option of the Borrower, after such fiscal year and prior to the time such prepayment is due as provided below, (v) except to the extent deducted in the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, without duplication of any Contract Consideration already deducted in a previous Excess Cash Flow Period, capital expenditures, Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments not prohibited by this Agreement (other than Investments among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Investments in cash or Permitted Investments) during such fiscal year and, at the option of the Borrower, after fiscal year-end and prior to the date such prepayment is due as provided below (or committed during such period to be used for such purposes within the succeeding twelve month period, in each case subject to reversal of such deduction if any such committed amount is not actually expended within such twelve-month period), (vi) except to the extent deducted in the calculation of Excess Cash Flow, Restricted Payments (other than Restricted Payments made by any Borrower or Subsidiary to any other Borrower or Subsidiary) and prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of any Junior Financing, in each case, during such fiscal year or, at the option of the Borrower, after such fiscal year and prior to the time such prepayment is due as provided below (or committed during such period to be used for such purposes within the succeeding twelve month period, in each case subject to reversal of such deduction if any such committed amount is not actually expended within such twelve-month period), (vii) regularly scheduled principal payments in respect of (x) any Term Loans, (y) Indebtedness under the Badcock First Lien Credit Agreement and/or the Badcock Second Lien Credit Agreement or (z) Indebtedness secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans that are incurred under Incremental Facilities, Incremental Equivalent Debt, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or Ratio Debt secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans and (viii) transaction costs and expenses related to items set forth in the preceding clauses (i) through (vii) (any payments described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (viii) of this proviso that are made after the end of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period but prior to the making of the applicable prepayment in respect of such Excess Cash Flow Period being referred to herein as an “After Year End Payment”); provided that (1) an Excess Cash Flow payment pursuant to this clause (d) shall only be required with respect to amounts in excess of $10,000,000 for any Excess Cash Flow Period (and only such excess amount shall be applied to the payment thereof) and (2) following the making of any After Year End Payment, (i) the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall be recalculated giving Pro Forma Effect to such After Year End Payment as if such payment were made during the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period and the ECF Percentage for purposes of making such Excess Cash Flow prepayment shall be determined by reference to such recalculated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and (ii) such After Year End Payment shall not be applied to the calculation of the First Net Lien Leverage Ratio in connection with the determination of the ECF Percentage for purposes of (and shall not reduce the required amount of) any subsequent Excess Cash Flow payment in another Excess Cash Flow Period (the foregoing the “Permitted ECF Recalculation Considerations”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Borrower may use a portion of such amount of Excess Cash Flow (as so reduced) in respect of any such fiscal year of the Lead Borrower that would otherwise be required to be applied to prepay Term Loans to prepay or repurchase any other Incremental Equivalent Debt, Ratio Debt and Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that is secured by the Collateral and the Badcock Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans to the extent such other Indebtedness and the Liens securing such other Indebtedness are permitted hereunder, in each case in an amount not to exceed the product of (A) the amount of Excess Cash Flow (as so reduced) in respect of such fiscal year otherwise required to be applied to prepay Term Loan Borrowings (without giving effect to this sentence) and (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the outstanding principal amount of such Incremental Equivalent Debt, Ratio Debt and Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans and such Incremental Equivalent Debt, Ratio Debt and Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness. Each prepayment pursuant to this paragraph shall be made on or before the date that is five Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) with respect to the fiscal year for which Excess Cash Flow is being calculated.

(e)                Prior to any optional prepayment of Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.11(a)(i), the Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be prepaid and shall specify such selection in the notice of such prepayment pursuant to paragraph (f) of this Section 2.11. In the event of any mandatory prepayment of Term Loan Borrowings made at a time when Term Loan Borrowings of more than one Class remain outstanding, the Borrower shall select Term Loan Borrowings to be prepaid so that the aggregate amount of such prepayment is allocated between Term Loan Borrowings (and, to the extent provided in the Refinancing Amendment or Loan Modification Agreement for any Class of Other Term Loans, the Borrowings of such Class) pro rata based on the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Borrowings of each such Class; provided that any Term Lender (and, to the extent provided in the Refinancing Amendment or Loan Modification Agreement for any Class of Other Term Loans, any Lender that holds Other Term Loans of such Class) may elect, by notice to the Administrative Agent in writing by telecopy, electronic mail, facsimile or overnight courier at least two (2) Business Days prior to the prepayment date, to decline all or any portion of any prepayment of its Term Loans or Other Term Loans of any such Class pursuant to this Section 2.11 (other than an optional prepayment pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section or a mandatory prepayment as a result of the Prepayment Event set forth in clause (b) of the definition thereof, which may not be declined), in which case the aggregate amount of the prepayment that would have been applied to prepay Term Loans or Other Term Loans of any such Class but was so declined shall first be offered on a pro rata basis to Lenders who did not decline such proceeds, and thereafter (to the extent remaining after compliance with any applicable mandatory prepayment provisions of the ABL Credit Agreement and the Second Lien Credit Agreement), may be retained by the Borrower and added to the Available Amount (such amounts, “Retained Declined Proceeds”). Optional prepayments of Term Loan Borrowings shall be allocated among the Classes of Term Loan Borrowings as directed by the Borrower, and in the absence of a designation by the Borrower, in direct order of maturity, and subject to the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall apply such prepayments in its reasonable discretion with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing under Section 2.16; provided that, in connection with any mandatory prepayments by the Borrower of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.11(c) or (d), such prepayments shall be applied on a pro rata basis to the then outstanding Term Loans being prepaid irrespective of whether such outstanding Term Loans are ABR Loans or EurodollarSOFR Loans.

 

(f)                 The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any optional prepayment pursuant to Section 2.11(a)(i) in writing by telecopy, electronic mail, facsimile or overnight courier of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the date of prepayment or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one (1) Business Day before the date of prepayment (or, in each case, such later date or date which the Administrative Agent may agree to in its sole discretion). Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and, in the case of a mandatory prepayment, a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment; provided that a notice of optional prepayment may state that such notice is conditional upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of other Indebtedness or the occurrence of some other identifiable event or condition, in which case such notice of prepayment may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02, except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13, and subject to Section 2.11(b), shall be without premium or penalty. At the Borrower’s election in connection with any prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.11, such prepayment shall not be applied to any Term Loan of a Defaulting Lender (under any of subclauses (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of “Defaulting Lender”) and shall be allocated ratably among the relevant non-Defaulting Lenders.

(g)                Notwithstanding any other provisions of Section 2.11(c) or (d), (A) to the extent that any of or all the Net Proceeds of any Prepayment Event set forth in clause (a)(III) of the definition thereof by a Foreign Subsidiary giving rise to a prepayment pursuant to Section 2.11(c) (a “Foreign Prepayment Event”) or Excess Cash Flow of a Foreign Subsidiary giving rise to a payment pursuant to Section 2.11(d) are prohibited by, would violate or conflict with, or be delayed by, applicable local law from being repatriated to the Borrower, the portion of such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in Section 2.11(c) or (d), as the case may be, and such amounts may be retained by such Subsidiary so long, but only so long, as the Lead Borrower determined in good faith that the applicable local law will not permit repatriation to the Borrower and once the Lead Borrower has determined in good faith that such repatriation of any of such affected Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow is permitted under the applicable local law, such repatriation will be effected as soon as practicable and such repatriated Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow will be applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.11(c) or (d), as applicable, (B) to the extent that and for so long as the Lead Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any or all of the Net Proceeds of any Foreign Prepayment Event or Excess Cash Flow of a Foreign Subsidiary giving rise to a payment pursuant to Section 2.11(d) would have a material adverse tax or cost consequence with respect to such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, the Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in Section 2.11(c) or Section 2.11(d), as the case may be, and such amounts may be retained by such Subsidiary; provided that if the Lead Borrower determines in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Proceeds of any Foreign Prepayment Event or Excess Cash Flow so affected would no longer have a material adverse tax consequence with respect to such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, such Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow shall be applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.11(c) or Section 2.11(d), as applicable, and (C) to the extent that and for so long as the Lead Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Proceeds of any Foreign Prepayment Event or Excess Cash Flow would conflict with the fiduciary duties of a Subsidiary’s directors, or result in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a material risk of personal or criminal liability for any officer, director, employee, manager, member or management or consultant of such Subsidiary, the Net Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in Section 2.11(c) or Section 2.11(d), as the case may be, and such amounts may be retained by such Subsidiary.

 

SECTION 2.12               Fees.

 

(a)                [Reserved].

 

(b)                [Reserved].

 

(c)                The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees in respect of the Term Facility payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in the Administrative Agent Fee Letter and (ii) to the Lead Arrangers and/or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, for their accounts or the accounts of the Lenders (as specified therein), fees in respect of the Term Facility payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Lead Arrangers in the Arranger Fee Letter.

(d)                Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to Section 2.22, the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any amounts to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section 2.12.

 

SECTION 2.13               Interest.

 

(a)                The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

 

(b)                The Loans comprising each EurodollarSOFR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.

 

(c)                Notwithstanding the foregoing, if upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under paragraph (a), (b), (h) or (i) of Section 7.01 any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by any Loan Party under a Loan Document is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, all overdue principal amounts of the Loans shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of the principal of any Loan, 2.00% per annum plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 2.13 or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2.00% per annum plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section 2.13; provided that no amount shall be payable pursuant to this Section 2.13(c) to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender; provided, further that no amounts shall accrue pursuant to this Section 2.13(c) on any overdue amount or other amount payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender.

 

(d)                Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan, provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 2.13 shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan, accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any EurodollarSOFR Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

 

(e)                All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

SECTION 2.14               Benchmark Unavailability; Benchmark Replacement Setting.

 

(a)                If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing:

 

(1)                the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate of the LIBO RateTerm SOFR or Term SOFR, as applicable (including because the LIBO Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis), for such Interest Period; provided that no Benchmark Transition Event or Early Opt-in Electionwith respect to such benchmark shall have occurred at such time; or

(2)                the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO RateTerm SOFR or Term SOFR, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

 

then in each such case, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lead Borrower and the Lenders in writing by telecopy, electronic mail, facsimile or overnight courier as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Lead Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing, then such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing; provided, however, that, in each case, the Lead Borrower may revoke any Borrowing Request that is pending when such notice is received.

 

(b)                Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document (and any Swap Agreement shall be deemed not to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.14), if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2a) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (3b) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5^th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders (or, if such Benchmark Replacement affects fewer than all Classes, the Majority in Interest Lenders of each affected Class). If the Benchmark Replacement is Daily Simple SOFR, all interest payments will be payable on a monthly basis.

 

(c)                Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

(d)                Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lead Borrower and the Lenders of (i) anythe occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause Section 2.14(e) below and (v) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.14, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.14.

(e)                Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR or the LIBOReference Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion (including the LIBO Screen, if applicable) or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will be no longer be representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service (including the LIBO Screen, if applicable) for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.

 

(f)                 Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Lead Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the BorrowerBorrowers may revoke any request for a EurodollarSOFR Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of EurodollarSOFR Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the BorrowerBorrowers will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to ABR Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Alternate Base Rate.

 

SECTION 2.15               Increased Costs.

 

(a)                If any Change in Law shall:

 

(i)                 impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate);

 

(ii)               subject the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document to any Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes, Other Taxes or Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

 

(iii)             impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or EurodollarSOFR Loans made by such Lender;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any EurodollarSOFR Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then, from time to time upon request of such Lender, the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased costs actually incurred or reduction actually suffered; provided that the Borrower shall not be liable for such compensation if, in the case of requests for reimbursement under clause (ii) above resulting from a market disruption, (A) the relevant circumstances are not generally affecting the banking market or (B) the applicable request has not been made by the Majority in Interest of Term Lenders with respect to Term Loans; provided, further, that to the extent any such costs or reductions are incurred by any Lender as a result of any requests, rules, guidelines or directives enacted or promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and Basel III, then such Lender shall be compensated pursuant to this Section 2.15(a) only to the extent such Lender is imposing such charges on similarly situated borrowers where the terms of other syndicated credit facilities permit it to impose such charges.

 

(b)                If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then, from time to time upon request of such Lender, the Borrower will pay to such Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction actually suffered.

 

(c)                A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company in reasonable detail, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 2.15 delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within fifteen (15) days after receipt thereof.

 

(d)                Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.15 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the date that such Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

 

SECTION 2.16               Break Funding Payments.

 

In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any EurodollarSOFR Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any EurodollarSOFR Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Term Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.11(f) and is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d) the assignment of any EurodollarSOFR Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19 or Section 9.02(c), then, in any such event, the Borrower shall, after receipt of a written request by any Lender affected by any such event (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount), compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense (excluding loss of profit) actually incurred by it as a result of such event. Such loss, cost or expense shall in no event exceed that which would have been incurred by such Lender had it funded each EurodollarSOFR Loan made by it at the Adjusted LIBO RateTerm SOFR for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the applicable interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such EurodollarSOFR Loan was in fact so funded. A certificate of any Lender setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.16 and the reasons therefor delivered to the Borrower shall be prima facie evidence of such amounts. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such demand. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 2.16 will not apply to losses, costs or expenses resulting from Taxes, as to which Section 2.17 shall govern. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.16 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Lender to demand such compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other credit agreements.

SECTION 2.17               Taxes.

 

(a)                Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Requirements of Law. If the applicable withholding agent shall be required by applicable Requirements of Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of the applicable withholding agent) to deduct any Taxes from such payments, then the applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions and shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law, and if such Taxes are Indemnified Taxes, then the amount payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after all such required deductions have been made (including such deductions applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section 2.17), each Lender (or, in the case of a payment made to the Administrative Agent for its own account, the Administrative Agent) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made.

 

(b)                The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Requirements of Law or, at the option of the Administrative Agent, timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

 

(c)                The Borrower, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender within thirty (30) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document, as the case may be (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.17) and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(d)                As soon as practicable after any payment of any Taxes by a Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.17, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(e)                Each Lender shall, at such times as are reasonably requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent, provide Borrower and the Administrative Agent with any properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by any Requirement of Law, or reasonably requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent, certifying as to any entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from, or reduction in, any withholding Tax with respect to any payments to be made to such Lender under the Loan Documents. Each such Lender shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders any such documentation expired, obsolete or inaccurate in any respect (including any specific documentation required below in this Section 2.17(e)), deliver promptly to Borrower and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the applicable withholding agent) or promptly notify Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal ineligibility to do so. Unless the applicable withholding agent has received forms or other documents satisfactory to it indicating that payments under any Loan Document to or for a Lender are not subject to withholding tax or are subject to Tax at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty, Borrower, Administrative Agent or other applicable withholding agent shall withhold amounts required to be withheld by applicable law from such payments at the applicable statutory rate.

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

 

(i)                 Each Lender that is a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) two properly completed and duly signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax.

 

(ii)               Each Lender that is not a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) (such Lender, a “Foreign Lender”) shall deliver (to the extent it is legally entitled to do so) to Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Borrower or the Administrative Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(A)              in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty,

 

(B)              two properly completed and duly signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),

 

(C)              in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) two properly completed and duly signed certificates, substantially in the form of Exhibit Q-1, Q-2, Q-3 or Q-4, as applicable, to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of such Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” related to such Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (any such certificate a “United States Tax Compliance Certificate”), and (y) two properly completed and duly signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or any successor forms),

(D)              to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Lender is a partnership or a participating Lender), two properly completed and duly signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Foreign Lender, accompanied by a Form W-8ECI, W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, United States Tax Compliance Certificate, Form W-9, Form W-8IMY (or other successor forms) or any other required information from each beneficial owner, as applicable (provided that, if the Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, the United States Tax Compliance Certificate may be provided by such Lender on behalf of such direct or indirect partner(s)), or

 

(E)               any other form prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law to permit Borrower and the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

 

(iii)             If a payment made to any Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine whether such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (iii), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

(f)                 If the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.17 or with respect to which additional amounts have been paid pursuant to this Section 2.17, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of the Administrative Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees promptly to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.17(f) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. The Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, shall, at the Borrower’s request, provide the Borrower with a copy of any notice of assessment or other evidence of the requirement to repay such refund received from the relevant taxing authority (provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender may delete any information therein that the Administrative Agent or such Lender deems confidential). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.17(f), in no event will the Administrative Agent or any Lender be required to pay any amount to the Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.17(f) the payment of which would place the Administrative Agent or such Lender in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Administrative Agent or such Lender would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Section 2.17(f) shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to Taxes which it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other person.

(g)                The agreements in this Section 2.17 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

(h)                For purposes of this Section 2.17, the term “applicable Requirements of Law” includes FATCA.

 

SECTION 2.18               Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs.

 

(a)                The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it under any Loan Document (whether of principal, interest or fees, or of amounts payable under Sections 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, recoupment or setoff. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to such account as may be specified by the Administrative Agent, except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to other Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. Except as otherwise provided herein, if any payment under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment on a EurodollarSOFR Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the case of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate for the period of such extension. All payments or prepayments of any Loan shall be made in dollars, all payments of accrued interest payable on a Loan shall be made in dollars, and all other payments under each Loan Document shall be made in dollars.

 

(b)                If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties.

 

(c)                If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Term Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Term Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Term Loans to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Term Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (B) any disproportionate payment obtained by a Lender of any Class as a result of the extension by Lenders of the maturity date or expiration date of some but not all Loans or any increase in the Applicable Rate in respect of Loans of Lenders that have consented to any such extension. The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(d)                Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption and in its sole discretion, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

(e)                If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.06(a) or Section 2.06(b), Section 2.18(d) or Section 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion and in the order determined by the Administrative Agent (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Section until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash collateral for, and to be applied to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under any such Section.

 

SECTION 2.19               Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

 

(a)                If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 or any event gives rise to the operation of Section 2.23, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Lead Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder affected by such event, or to assign and delegate its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment and delegation (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Sections 2.15 or 2.17 or mitigate the applicability of Section 2.23, as the case may be, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense reasonably deemed by such Lender to be material and would not be inconsistent with the internal policies of, or otherwise be disadvantageous in any material economic, legal or regulatory respect to, such Lender.

 

(b)                If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15 or gives notice under Section 2.23, (ii) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or to any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 or (iii) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Lead Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment and delegation); provided that (A) the Lead Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent to the extent such consent would be required under Section 9.04(b) for an assignment of Loans or Commitments, as applicable, which consents, in each case, shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, (B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued but unpaid interest thereon, accrued but unpaid fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (C) the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid (unless waived) to the Administrative Agent the processing and recordation fee specified in Section 9.04(b)(ii) and (D) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15, or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17 or a notice given under Section 2.23, such assignment will result in a material reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise (including as a result of any action taken by such Lender under paragraph (a) above), the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. Each party hereto agrees that an assignment required pursuant to this paragraph may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Lead Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and that the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto.

SECTION 2.20               Incremental Credit Extensions.

 

(a)                The Borrower may at any time or from time to time on one or more occasions from and after Payment in Full of Badcock Obligations, by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent request to add one or more additional Classes of term loans or additional term loans of the same Class as any existing Class of term loans (an “Incremental Term Facility”) and/or increase the principal amount of the Term Loans by requesting new term loan commitments to be added to such Loans (an “Incremental Term Increase”, and together with any Incremental Term Facility, the “Incremental Term Loans” or the “Incremental Facilities”); provided that, at the time that any such Incremental Term Loan is made or effected, no Event of Default (except, in the case of the incurrence or provision of any Incremental Facility in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, no Event of Default pursuant to Sections 7.01(a), (b), (h) or (i)) shall have occurred and be continuing; provided, further, that Incremental Term Facilities may be borrowed by any one or more Loan Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Incremental Facilities that can be incurred at any time shall not exceed the Incremental Cap at such time. Each Incremental Facility shall be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof if such Incremental Facilities are denominated in dollars (unless the Lead Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise agree); provided that such amount may be less than $2,000,000 if such amount represents all the remaining availability under the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Facilities set forth above.

(b)                (i) The Incremental Term Loans (a) shall rank equal in right of payment with the Term Loans, shall be secured only by the Collateral and the Badcock Collateral securing the Secured Obligations, shall be secured by the Collateral and the Badcock Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Term Facility, and shall not be guaranteed by any Person which is not a Loan Party, (b) shall not mature earlier than the Term Maturity Date with respect to the InitialExisting Term Loans (except in the case of bridge loans the terms of which provide for an automatic extension of the maturity date thereof, subject to customary conditions, to a date that is not earlier than the Term Maturity Date with respect to the InitialExisting Term Loans), (c) shall not have a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity (except in the case of bridge loans the terms of which provide for an automatic extension of the maturity date thereof, subject to customary conditions, to a date that is not earlier than the Term Maturity Date with respect to the InitialExisting Term Loans) than the remaining InitialExisting Term Loans, (d) shall have a maturity date (subject to clause (b)), an amortization schedule (subject to clause (c)), and interest rates (including through fixed interest rates), interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and prepayment terms and premiums for the Incremental Term Loans as determined by the Lead Borrower and the Additional Term Lenders thereunder; provided that (x) in the event that the Effective Yield for any Incremental Term Loans incurred in reliance on clause (III) of the definition of “Incremental Cap” prior to the 12-month anniversary of the Effective Date that are secured by the Collateral and the Badcock Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Secured Obligations (other than (1) any Incremental Term Loans with a maturity date more than one year after the Term Maturity Date with respect to the Initial Term Loans, (1)(2) any Incremental Term Loans incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment or (2)(3) any Incremental Term Loans originally incurred in reliance on clauses (I) or (II) of the definition of “Incremental Cap”) is greater than the Effective Yield for the Initial Term Loans by more than the MFN Cushion, then the Effective Yield for the Initial Term Loans shall be increased to the extent necessary so that the Effective Yield for such Initial Term Loans is equal to the Effective Yield for the Incremental Term Loans minus the MFN Cushion (provided that the “LIBOR floor” applicable to the Initial Term Loans shall be increased to an amount not to exceed the “LIBOR floor” applicable to such Incremental Term Loans prior to any increase in the Applicable Rate applicable to such Initial Term Loans then outstanding) and (y) in the event that the Effective Yield for any Incremental Term Loans incurred in reliance on clause (III) of the definition of “Incremental Cap” prior to the 12-month anniversary of the Third Amendment Effective Date that are secured by the Collateral and the Badcock Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Secured Obligations (other than (1) any Incremental Term Loans with a maturity date more than one year after the Term Maturity Date with respect to the Third Amendment Term Loans, (2) any Incremental Term Loans incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment or (3) any Incremental Term Loans originally incurred in reliance on clauses (I) or (II) of the definition of “Incremental Cap”) is greater than the Effective Yield for the Third Amendment Term Loans by more than the MFN Cushion, then the Effective Yield for the Third Amendment Term Loans shall be increased to the extent necessary so that the Effective Yield for such Third Amendment Term Loans is equal to the Effective Yield for the Incremental Term Loans minus the MFN Cushion (provided that the “floor” applicable to the Third Amendment Term Loans shall be increased to an amount not to exceed the “floor” applicable to such Incremental Term Loans prior to any increase in the Applicable Rate applicable to such Third Amendment Term Loans then outstanding) (any required adjustment to the Effective Yield described in this clause (d) shall be referred to herein as an “MFN Adjustment”), (e) other than with respect to Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall not participate on a greater than pro rata basis than the InitialExisting Term Loans with respect to any mandatory prepayment (other than any scheduled amortization payment), provided that the Lead Borrower and the lenders providing the relevant Incremental Term Loans shall be permitted, in their sole discretion, to elect to prepay or receive, as applicable, any such prepayment on a less than pro rata basis and (f) may otherwise have terms and conditions different from those of the Term Loans (including currency denomination); provided that except with respect to matters contemplated by clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) above, the covenants, events of default and guarantees of any such Incremental Term Loans shall not be materially more restrictive to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, when taken as a whole, than the covenants, events of default and guarantees of the InitialExisting Term Loans, unless (1) the existing InitialExisting Term Loans also receive the benefit of such more restrictive terms (it being understood that no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to add such more restrictive terms for the benefit the existing InitialExisting Term Loans), (2) any such provisions apply after the Term Maturity Date with respect to the InitialExisting Term Loans at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Facility, (3) such terms reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of establishment of such Incremental Term Facility, as determined in good faith by the Borrower or (4) such terms shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower; provided further that subject to Section 1.06, upon the incurrence of any Incremental Term Loans, (x) the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respect and (y) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(c)                Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall set forth the requested amount of the relevant Incremental Facility.

 

(d)                Commitments in respect of any Incremental Facility shall become Commitments under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Facility Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, any Loan Party that is a Borrower thereof, each Lender agreeing to provide such Commitment, if any, each Additional Lender, if any, and the Administrative Agent. An Incremental Facility may be provided, subject to the prior written consent of the Lead Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld), by any existing Lender (it being understood that no existing Lender shall, unless it agrees, be obligated to provide any Incremental Facilities) or by any Additional Lender; provided that the Administrative Agent shall have consent rights (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) with respect to such Additional Lender, if such consent would be required pursuant to Section 9.04 for an assignment of Loans or Commitments, as applicable, to such Additional Lender. Incremental Term Loans shall be a “Loan” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Incremental Facility Amendment may, subject to Section 2.20(b), without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.20. The effectiveness of any Incremental Facility Amendment and the occurrence of any credit event (including the making (but not the conversion or continuation) of a Loan thereunder) pursuant to such Incremental Facility Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction of such conditions as the parties thereto shall agree and as required by this Section 2.20. The Borrower (or other applicable Loan Party) will use the proceeds of the Incremental Facilities for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including capital expenditures, Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments, Restricted Payments and the refinancing of Indebtedness, and any other use not prohibited by the Loan Documents.

 

(e)                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Section 2.20 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.18 or Section 9.02 to the contrary.

 

SECTION 2.21               Refinancing Amendments.

 

(a)                At any time after the Effective Date, the Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any Additional Lender, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loans then outstanding under this Agreement (which for purposes of this clause (a) will be deemed to include any then outstanding Other Term Loans), in the form of Other Term Loans or Other Term Commitments; provided that the Net Proceeds of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be applied, substantially concurrently with the incurrence thereof, to the prepayment (or reduction) of outstanding Indebtedness being so refinanced, as the case may be, and accompanied by any prepayment premium payable thereon in accordance with the terms hereof. Each Class of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred under this Section 2.21 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less than $5,000,000 in the case of Other Term Loans and (y) an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (in each case unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise agree). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Refinancing Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Loans and Commitments subject thereto as Other Term Loans). Any Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section.

(b)                This Section 2.21 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.18 or Section 9.02 to the contrary.

 

SECTION 2.22               Defaulting Lenders.

 

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

 

(i)                 Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 9.02.

 

(ii)               Reallocation of Payments. Subject to the last sentence of Section 2.11(f), any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VII or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 9.08), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fourth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to any Loan Party as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Loan Party against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and fifth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans and such Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clause (a) of the definition thereof, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the relevant Loans of the relevant non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied pursuant to Section 2.05(j) or this Section 2.22(a)(ii). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post cash collateral pursuant to Section 2.05(j) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

(b)                Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any cash collateral), such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders, whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided further that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.