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): October 5, 2011
SPX CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
Delaware |
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1-6948 |
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38-1016240 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
13515 Ballantyne Corporate Place
Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code (704) 752-4400
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
Modifications to Senior Credit Facilities
On October 5, 2011, SPX Corporation (SPX) and certain of its subsidiaries (together with SPX, we or us) modified its existing senior credit facilities, established on June 30, 2011 (the Existing Credit Facilities).
Term Loans. We obtained additional committed senior secured financing, provided by a syndicate of lenders for which Bank of America, N.A. is serving as administrative agent (the Administrative Agent), in an aggregate amount of $800 million, consisting of the following:
· A delayed draw incremental term loan, in an aggregate principal amount of $300 million, repayable in full on the date that is 18 months after the date of its funding (the Term Loan X); and
· A delayed draw incremental term loan, in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million, repayable in quarterly installments (with annual total amortization as a percentage of the initial principal amount of 0% for 2011 and 2012, 5% for 2013, 15% for 2014 and 20% for 2015, together with a single quarterly payment of 5% at the end of the first fiscal quarter of 2016), with the remaining balance repayable in full on June 30, 2016 (the Term Loan A and, together with the Term Loan X, the Term Loans).
The proceeds of the Term Loans will be used as part of the consideration to consummate the previously-announced acquisition of Clyde Union (Holdings) S.À R.L. (the Clyde Union Acquisition) and may be used to repay debt outstanding at the time of funding.
SPX may borrow the Term Loans in a single drawing on or before December 31, 2011. If we do not consummate the Clyde Union Acquisition substantially contemporaneously with such borrowing, we are required to maintain the proceeds of the Term Loans in a cash collateral account with the Administrative Agent until used for the Clyde Union Acquisition. Drawing the Term Loans is subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including absence of defaults and accuracy in material respects of representations and warranties. We are required to repay the Term Loans in full if we do not consummate the Clyde Union Acquisition.
The interest rates applicable to the Term Loans are, at our option, equal to either (x) an alternate base rate (the highest of (a) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5%, (b) the prime rate of the Administrative Agent and (c) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.0%) or (y) a reserve adjusted LIBOR rate for dollars (Eurodollar) plus, in each case, an applicable margin percentage, which varies based on our Consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined in the credit agreement generally as the ratio of consolidated total debt (excluding the face amount of undrawn letters of credit, bank undertakings or analogous instruments and net of cash and cash equivalents in excess of $50 million) at the date of determination to consolidated adjusted EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters ended on such date). We may elect interest periods, including of one, two, three or six months, for Eurodollar borrowings. The interest rate margins applicable to Eurodollar and alternate base rate Term Loans are (all on a per annum basis) as follows:
Consolidated Leverage |
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LIBO |
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ABR |
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Greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.0 |
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2.250 |
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1.250 |
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Between 2.00 to 1.0 and 3.00 to 1.0 |
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2.125 |
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1.125 |
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Between 1.50 to 1.0 and 2.00 to 1.0 |
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2.000 |
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1.000 |
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Between 1.00 to 1.0 and 1.50 to 1.0 |
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1.750 |
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0.750 |
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Less than 1.00 to 1.0 |
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1.500 |
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0.500 |
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We paid an upfront fee in an amount averaging to 0.46% of the commitment to lenders providing a portion of the Term Loans. In addition, we are required to pay a commitment fee in an amount equal to 0.275% per annum of the
daily unused amount of the commitment of each lender providing a portion of the Term Loans, which will accrue from October 5, 2011 through the date on which the Term Loans are borrowed (or the commitment is terminated).
Except as noted below, the Term Loans require mandatory prepayments in circumstances consistent with the Existing Credit Facilities. Mandatory prepayments will be applied, first, to repay any amounts outstanding under the Term Loans and any other incremental term loans that we may have outstanding in the future, in the manner and order selected by us, and after the Term Loans and any such incremental term loans have been repaid in full, second, to repay amounts (or cash collateralize letters of credit) outstanding under the global revolving credit facility and the domestic revolving credit facility (without reducing the commitments thereunder). As with the Existing Credit Facilities, no prepayment is required generally to the extent the net proceeds are reinvested in permitted acquisitions, permitted investments or assets to be used in our business within 360 days of the receipt of such proceeds. In addition, upon the incurrence of unsecured indebtedness in the form of a private or public note or bond issuance, the net proceeds of such indebtedness will be applied to the extent necessary to repay in full any amounts outstanding under the Term Loan X.
Consistent with the Existing Credit Facilities, we may voluntarily prepay the Term Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty. Any prepayment of the Term Loans will be subject to reimbursement of the lenders breakage costs in the case of a prepayment of Eurodollar rate borrowings other than on the last day of the relevant interest period.
The Term Loans are guaranteed, secured, and subject to representations, warranties, covenants and events of default in a manner consistent with the Existing Credit Facilities.
Foreign Trade Facilities. The Existing Credit Facilities include a foreign trade facility and bilateral foreign trade facilities, each available for performance letters of credit and guarantees, in an aggregate principal amount in various currencies up to the equivalent of $1.1 billion and $100 million, respectively. As part of our modification of the Existing Credit Facilities, HSBC Bank plc provided a $100 million commitment to establish an additional bilateral foreign trade facility, thereby increasing the total bilateral trade facilities to an aggregate principal amount in various currencies up to the equivalent of $200 million. Effective upon this increase in the bilateral foreign trade facilities, SPX reduced the foreign credit commitments on a pro rata basis under the foreign trade facility by an aggregate amount of $100 million, thereby reducing the foreign trade facilities to an aggregate principal amount in various currencies up to the equivalent of $1.0 billion.
Foreign Subsidiary Borrower. We added a wholly-owned subsidiary of SPX as a foreign subsidiary borrower under the global revolving facility. This provides us additional flexibility but does not change the amounts or other terms of such credit facility.
Other Amendments to Credit Agreement. We also entered into a First Amendment to the Existing Credit Facilities to effect certain other amendments to the Existing Credit Facilities and to facilitate the Clyde Union Acquisition and the related financing.
ITEM 2.03. CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT.
The information disclosed above under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Certain statements in this document, including any statements as to availability under credit facilities, may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Please refer to our public filings for a discussion of certain important factors that relate to forward-looking statements contained in this document. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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10.1 |
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First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2011, among SPX Corporation, the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers and Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Deutsche Bank AG Deutschlandgeschäft Branch, as Foreign Trade Facility Agent, and the lenders party thereto. |
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10.2 |
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Incremental Facility Activation Notice (Incremental Term Loan A), dated as of October 5, 2011, from SPX Corporation to the Bank of America, N.A. |
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10.3 |
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Incremental Facility Activation Notice (Incremental Term Loan X), dated as of October 5, 2011, from SPX Corporation to the Bank of America, N.A. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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SPX CORPORATION | ||
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Date: October 11, 2011 |
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By: |
/s/ Patrick J. OLeary |
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Patrick J. OLeary |
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Executive Vice President Finance, and Chief |
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Financial Officer |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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10.1 |
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First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2011, among SPX Corporation, the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers and Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Deutsche Bank AG Deutschlandgeschäft Branch, as Foreign Trade Facility Agent, and the lenders party thereto. |
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10.2 |
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Incremental Facility Activation Notice (Incremental Term Loan A), dated as of October 5, 2011, from SPX Corporation to the Bank of America, N.A. |
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10.3 |
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Incremental Facility Activation Notice (Incremental Term Loan X), dated as of October 5, 2011, from SPX Corporation to the Bank of America, N.A. |
Exhibit 10.1
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of October 5, 2011 (the Amendment) is entered into among SPX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Parent Borrower), the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Lenders party hereto, Deutsche Bank AG Deutschlandgeschäft Branch, as Foreign Trade Facility Agent and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Parent Borrower, the Lenders, Deutsche Bank AG Deutschlandgeschäft Branch, as Foreign Trade Facility Agent and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2011 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement);
WHEREAS, the parties hereto agree to amend the Credit Agreement as set forth below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendments. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) The definition of Incremental Facility Activation Notice in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
Incremental Facility Activation Notice: a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit G, together with such changes to such form as may be agreed to by the applicable Borrower and the Lenders party to such notice.
(b) The following definition of Incremental Term Loan X is hereby added to Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical order to read as follows:
Incremental Term Loan X: the Incremental Term Loans in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000 made to the Parent Borrower pursuant to the Incremental Facility Activation Notice (Incremental Term Loan X) dated as of October 5, 2011 among the Parent Borrower and the Lenders party thereto.
(c) The definition of Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date: with respect to the Incremental Term Loans to be made pursuant to any Incremental Facility Activation Notice, the maturity date specified in such Incremental Facility Activation Notice, which shall be (other than with respect to the Incremental Term Loan X) a date no earlier than the earlier of (a) the Domestic Revolving Credit Maturity Date and (b) the Global Revolving Maturity Date, in each case in effect prior to the delivery of such Incremental Facility Activation Notice. The maturity date with respect to the Incremental Term Loan X shall be the date
eighteen (18) months after the date of the funding of such Incremental Term Loan X in accordance with the applicable Incremental Facility Activation Notice.
(d) The first sentence of the definition of Lenders in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
Lenders: the Persons listed on Schedule 1.1A, any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to a New Lender Supplement or an Incremental Facility Activation Notice and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
(e) The definition of Obligations in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
Obligations: the collective reference to the unpaid principal of and interest (and premium, if any) on the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations, Bilateral Foreign Credit Reimbursement Obligations and Participation Foreign Credit Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrowers (including interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided herein after the maturity of the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations, Bilateral Foreign Credit Reimbursement Obligations and Participation Foreign Credit Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided herein after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) to any Agent or any Lender (or, in the case of any Hedging Agreement of any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Specified Cash Management Agreement, any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter Incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, any Hedging Agreement of any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor with any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender or Specified Cash Management Agreement with any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, premium, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including all fees and disbursements of counsel to any Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the terms of any of the foregoing agreements).
(f) The definition of Permitted Acquisition in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
Permitted Acquisition: any acquisition by the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock of, or all or substantially all of the assets of, or of a business, unit or division of, any Person (including any related Investment in any Subsidiary in order to provide all or any portion of the Consideration for such acquisition); provided that (a) the Parent Borrower shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such acquisition, with the covenants contained in Section 6.1, in each case recomputed as at the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Parent Borrower for which the relevant information is available as if such acquisition had occurred on the first day of each relevant period for testing such
compliance (as demonstrated, in the case of any acquisition for which the aggregate Consideration is greater than or equal to $100,000,000, in a certificate of a Financial Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the consummation of such acquisition); provided that with respect to any computation for any acquisition of any Person, all terms of an accounting or financial nature with respect to such Person and its Subsidiaries shall be construed in accordance with the financial standards applicable to such Person and its Subsidiaries, as in effect at the time of such acquisition; provided that with respect to such computation for the Parent Borrowers acquisition of Clyde Union (Holdings) S.a.r.l. (Clyde Sarl), all terms of an accounting or financial nature with respect Clyde Sarl and its Subsidiaries shall be construed in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards, as in effect at the time of such acquisition; (b) no Specified Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or would occur after giving effect to such acquisition, (c) substantially all of the property so acquired (including substantially all of the property of any Person whose Capital Stock is directly or indirectly acquired) is useful in the business of the general type conducted by the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Effective Date or businesses reasonably related thereto, (d) the Capital Stock so acquired (other than any Capital Stock that is not required by Section 5.11 to become Collateral) shall constitute and become Collateral as and when required by Section 5.11, (e) if the Ratings Event shall have occurred, substantially all of the property other than Capital Stock so acquired (including substantially all of the property of any Person whose Capital Stock is directly or indirectly acquired when such Person becomes a direct or indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower in accordance with clause (f), below, but excluding any assets to the extent such assets are not required by Section 5.11 to become Collateral) shall constitute and become Collateral, (f) any Person whose Capital Stock is directly or indirectly acquired shall be, after giving effect to such acquisition, (i) with respect to any such Person that is a Domestic Subsidiary, within six (6) months of such acquisition, a direct or indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, and (ii) with respect to any such Person that is a Foreign Subsidiary, within eighteen (18) months of such acquisition at least 80% of the Capital Stock of such Foreign Subsidiary shall be owned directly or indirectly by the Parent Borrower, and (g) any such acquisition shall have been approved by the board of directors or comparable governing body of the relevant Person (unless such relevant Person is a majority owned Subsidiary prior to such acquisition).
(g) The definition of Permitted Maturity in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
Permitted Maturity: (i) with respect to any Participation Foreign Credit Instrument, a maximum tenor of 60 months following the respective issuance date (which (x) in the case of any Participation Foreign Credit Instrument that is rolled into this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof, shall be the date of such roll-in, and (y) in the case of any extension of any Participation Foreign Credit Instrument, shall be the date of the amendment providing for such extension); provided that (a) not more than 33 1/3% of the total Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitments may be used for Participation Foreign Credit Instruments with a tenor of 48 months or more and (b) no Participation Foreign Credit Instrument may have a maximum tenor that is more than 36 months after the then effective Foreign Trade Maturity Date. For purposes of this definition, tenor shall mean the period remaining from time to time until the maturity of the relevant Participation Foreign Credit Instrument determined on
the basis of the expiration date specified in the relevant Foreign Credit Instrument in accordance with Section 2.6(c)(iv), or, in the absence of such specific expiration date, the remaining Commercial Lifetime and (ii) with respect to any Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument, the tenor agreed to by the applicable Borrower and the applicable Bilateral Foreign Issuing Lender.
(h) The definition of Prepayment Event in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
Prepayment Event:
(a) any Disposition of property or series of related Dispositions of property (excluding any such Disposition permitted by paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (g) of Section 6.6) that yields aggregate gross proceeds to the Parent Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors (valued at the initial principal amount thereof in the case of non-cash proceeds consisting of notes or other debt securities and valued at fair market value in the case of other non-cash proceeds) in excess of $25,000,000; or
(b) any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any property of the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor that yields Net Proceeds in excess of $10,000,000;
(c) the Incurrence by the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.2; or
(d) the Incurrence by the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary of any unsecured Indebtedness in the form of a private or public note or bond issuance (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding credit facilities or receivables securitization facilities, even if notes are issued to the lenders or other financing sources thereunder) pursuant to the basket provided in Section 6.2(l).
(i) The definition of Consolidated Total Debt in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence at the end thereof:
For the avoidance of doubt, if the proceeds of any Incremental Term Loan are maintained with the Administrative Agent, such cash proceeds shall be netted against Consolidated Total Debt in accordance herewith, subject to the $50,000,000 aggregate floor specified above.
(j) The following sentence is hereby added at the end of Section 1.4 of the Credit Agreement to read as follows:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, during (i) the period from the date of any acquisition of any Person in accordance with the terms hereof through the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Parent Borrower in which the acquisition of such Person is consummated only, at the election of the Parent Borrower, all terms of an accounting or financial nature with respect to such Person and its Subsidiaries shall be construed in accordance with the accounting standards applicable to such Person and its Subsidiaries, as in effect during such time period and (ii) the period from the date of the Parent Borrowers acquisition of
Clyde Sarl in accordance with the terms hereof through the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Parent Borrower in which the acquisition of Clyde Sarl is consummated only, at the election of the Parent Borrower, all terms of an accounting or financial nature with respect to Clyde Sarl and its Subsidiaries shall be construed in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards, as in effect during such time period.
(k) The first sentence of Section 2.1(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) So long as no Default or Event of Default (including, on a pro forma basis, pursuant to Section 6.1) shall be in existence or would be caused thereby, the Parent Borrower and any one or more Lenders may from time to time agree that such Lenders (or any other additional bank, financial institution or other entity which becomes a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.1(b)) shall add one or more term loan facilities (the loans thereunder, the Incremental Term Loans) and/or increase the Commitments in respect of any of the Facilities by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any increase in the Foreign Credit Commitments, the Foreign Trade Facility Agent an Incremental Facility Activation Notice specifying (i) the amount of such Incremental Term Loans and/or Commitment increase, and (ii) in the case of any Incremental Term Loans, (A) the applicable Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date, (B) the amortization schedule for such Incremental Term Loans, which shall comply with Section 2.11(a), (C) the Applicable Rate (and/or other pricing terms) for such Incremental Term Loans and (D) the requested currency (which may be in Dollars or any Alternative Currency); provided that (x) the aggregate principal amount of borrowings of Incremental Term Loans outstanding at any time and Commitment increases pursuant to this subsection (b) in effect at any time shall not exceed $1,000,000,000 (it being understood and agreed that (i) if the Parent Borrower concurrently reduces the Foreign Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 2.9 at such time as it increases the Bilateral Foreign Credit Issuing Commitment pursuant to this subsection (b), such increase of the Bilateral Foreign Credit Issuing Commitment shall be included in the calculation of the amount in this clause (x) only to the extent that such increase in the Bilateral Foreign Credit Issuing Commitment exceeds the reduction in the Foreign Credit Commitment and (ii) if any Borrower repays any Incremental Term Loans and/or permanently terminates any Commitments provided pursuant to this subsection (b) the Borrower shall have new availability under this subsection (b) for additional Incremental Term Loans and Commitment increases pursuant to this subsection (b) in the amount of such prepayment and/or termination up to the aggregate amount permitted above) and (y) the Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment after giving effect to any such increases shall not exceed $400,000,000.
(l) Clause (ii) in Section 2.6(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
(ii) the terms and conditions for the requested Foreign Credit Instrument are, in the case of a Participation Foreign Credit Instrument, in accordance with the Mandatory Requirements;
(m) The first sentence in Section 2.6(e) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
No Foreign Credit Instrument shall be issued by any Foreign Issuing Lender if, in the case of a Participation Foreign Credit Instrument, the Mandatory Requirements are not fulfilled.
(n) Clause (4) in the third sentence of Section 2.6(g)(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
(4) because it is of the opinion that, in the case of Participation Foreign Credit Instruments, the Mandatory Requirements are not fulfilled, or
(o) Section 2.6(g)(iv) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
(iv) The relevant Foreign Issuing Lender may either issue the Foreign Credit Instrument directly or, if requested by and agreed with the relevant Borrower, arrange that the Foreign Credit Instrument (an Indirect Foreign Credit Instrument) be issued by a second bank (including one of such Foreign Issuing Lenders domestic or foreign branches or affiliates) or financial institution (the Indirect Foreign Issuing Lender) against its corresponding Counter-Guarantee (which may support one or more Indirect Foreign Credit Instruments and which may be for a longer or shorter tenor than such Indirect Foreign Credit Instrument(s) so long as the tenor of such Counter-Guarantee is permitted under this Agreement) in the form satisfactory to the Indirect Foreign Issuing Lender. In addition, in the case that an issued and outstanding letter of credit, guaranty or surety is being rolled into the Foreign Trade Facility as a Foreign Credit Instrument in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, then if requested by and agreed with the relevant Borrower, the relevant Foreign Issuing Lender may arrange that one or more corresponding Counter-Guarantees (which may support one or more Indirect Foreign Credit Instruments and which may be for a longer or shorter tenor than such Indirect Foreign Credit Instrument(s) so long as the tenor of such Counter-Guarantee is permitted under this Agreement) in the form satisfactory to the issuer of such existing letter of credit, guaranty or surety be issued by such Foreign Issuing Lender, in which event (A) the issued letter of credit, guaranty or surety shall be treated as an Indirect Foreign Credit Instrument, (B) the issuer thereof shall be treated as an Indirect Foreign Issuing Lender, and (C) such Foreign Issuing Lender rather than the Foreign Trade Facility Agent shall be responsible for checking for compliance with the Mandatory Requirements (except that only the Mandatory Requirements under the headings Permitted Types of Instruments and Expiry need to be complied with; for the avoidance of doubt, the Mandatory Requirements under the headings Rules, Reference to Underlying Transaction/Purpose Clause and Payment Obligations, as well as the Dispensable Requirements need not be complied with) with respect to such Indirect Foreign Credit Instruments in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, but the Foreign Trade Facility Agent shall be responsible for checking for compliance with all the Mandatory Requirements with respect to the corresponding Counter-Guarantee(s) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In case of an Indirect Foreign Credit Instrument, such Foreign Issuing Lender is entitled to receive, for payment to the Indirect Foreign Issuing Lender, separate fees and expenses in respect of such Indirect Foreign Credit Instrument in addition to the fees and expenses pursuant to Section 2.6(p). In line with international practices, the validity of a Counter-Guarantee in favor of the Indirect Foreign Issuing Lender may exceed the validity of the Indirect Foreign Credit Instrument by at least ten calendar days so long as such tenor is permitted under this Agreement.
(p) Section 2.6(q)(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
(i) The Parent Borrower may, by giving to the Administrative Agent, with a copy to the Foreign Trade Facility Agent, not less than 3 Business Days prior written notice, cancel the whole or any part (being a minimum of $10,000,000) of the then unused Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitments, Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitments and/or the Foreign Credit Commitments without premium or penalty (it being understood and agreed that any cancellation or termination of the Foreign Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.6(q) shall be done on a pro rata basis but a cancellation or termination of a Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment or a Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment need not be done on a pro rata basis); provided that a notice of termination of the unused Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitments, Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitments and/or the Foreign Credit Commitments delivered by the Parent Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness or closing of other credit facilities, debt financings or Dispositions, in which case such notice may be revoked or the date specified therein extended by the Parent Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent and the Foreign Trade Facility Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.
(q) The last sentence of Section 2.6(t) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
If all the conditions precedent to issuance of a new Foreign Credit Instrument are satisfied, then in lieu of issuing a new Foreign Credit Instrument, such additional Bilateral Foreign Issuing Lender or Participation Foreign Issuing Lender may, at the written request of the Parent Borrower or the applicable Foreign Subsidiary Borrower and with the written consent of the Foreign Trade Facility Agent, roll into the Bilateral Foreign Trade Facility or the Foreign Trade Facility, as applicable, an outstanding undertaking that meets all of the requirements to be a Foreign Credit Instrument hereunder, in which case such undertaking shall thereafter be treated as if it were issued hereunder, and such Bilateral Foreign Issuing Lender or Participation Foreign Issuing Lender, as applicable, shall be deemed to represent and warrant that each such Foreign Credit Instrument that is rolled into the Bilateral Foreign Trade Facility or the Foreign Trade Facility, as applicable, complies with Section 2.6(c), Section 2.6(d), Section 2.6(e) and Section 2.6(f), as applicable.
(r) The proviso in the first sentence of Section 2.12(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
provided that, (x) in the case of any event described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of the term Prepayment Event, if the Parent Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect that the Parent Borrower and the Subsidiaries intend to apply the Net Proceeds from such event (Reinvestment Net Proceeds), within 360 days after receipt of such Net Proceeds, to make Permitted Acquisitions or Investments permitted by Section 6.5 or acquire real property, equipment or other assets to be used in the business of the Parent Borrower and the Subsidiaries, and certifying that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, then no prepayment or Commitment reduction shall be required pursuant to this paragraph in respect of such event except to the extent of any Net Proceeds therefrom that have not
been so applied by the end of such 360-day period, at which time a prepayment shall be required in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds that have not been so applied and (y) in the case of any event described in clause (d) of the definition of the term Prepayment Event, the Net Proceeds received with respect to such Prepayment Event shall be applied only to the prepayment of any outstanding amounts of the Incremental Term Loan X.
(s) Section 2.13(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) Any mandatory prepayment of Incremental Term Loans (other than any mandatory prepayment of the Incremental Term Loan X with the Net Proceeds received with respect to any Prepayment Event described in clause (d) of the definition of the term Prepayment Event) by any Borrower shall be allocated among the Classes of Incremental Term Loans in the manner directed in writing by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent. Any mandatory prepayment of the Incremental Term Loan X with the Net Proceeds received with respect to any Prepayment Event described in clause (d) of the definition of the term Prepayment Event shall be allocated only to the prepayment of the Incremental Term Loan X. Any optional prepayment of Incremental Term Loans shall be allocated to the Incremental Term Loans as directed in writing by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent. Amounts prepaid on account of any Incremental Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
(t) Section 2.13(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
(c) Each mandatory prepayment of any Incremental Term Loans shall be applied to the installments thereof in each case in the order as directed in writing by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent. Any optional prepayment of any Incremental Term Loans shall be applied to the installments of the applicable Incremental Term Loans in each case in the order as directed in writing by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent.
(u) The following sentence is hereby added at the end of Section 2.19(a) of the Credit Agreement to read as follows:
The provisions of this Section 2.19(a) shall not apply to any payment of a UK Obligor, as defined in Section 2.19A, and such payment shall instead be subject to the provisions of Section 2.19A.
(v) The following sentence is hereby added at the end of Section 2.19(c) of the Credit Agreement to read as follows:
The provisions of this Section 2.19(c) shall not apply to any payment of a UK Obligor, as defined in Section 2.19A, and such payment shall instead be subject to the provisions of Section 2.19A.
(w) The following sentence is hereby added at the end of Section 2.19(d) of the Credit Agreement to read as follows:
The provisions of this Section 2.19(d) shall not apply to any payment of a UK Obligor, as defined in Section 2.19A, and such payment shall instead be subject to the provisions of Section 2.19A.
(x) The following new Section 2.19A is hereby added at the end of Section 2.19 of the Credit Agreement to read as follows:
Section 2.19A. United Kingdom Matters.
The provisions of Section 2.19A shall apply only in relation to any Loan which is at any time outstanding between (i) any Lender and (ii) a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower resident in the UK or any other Borrower to whom the provisions of S.874 ITA would apply (ignoring any exceptions) on the payment of any amount of interest under such Loan, and each such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower or other Borrower shall be referred to in this Section 2.19A as a UK Obligor.
(a) Definitions
In this Section 2.19A:
CTA means the United Kingdom Corporation Tax Act 2009.
ITA means the United Kingdom Income Tax Act 2007.
Qualifying Lender means:
(i) a Lender (other than a Lender within paragraph (ii) below) which is beneficially entitled to interest payable to that Lender in respect of an advance under any Loan Document and is:
(A) a Lender:
(aa) which is a bank (as defined for the purpose of section 879 of the ITA) making an advance under any Loan Document; or
(bb) in respect of an advance made under a Loan Document by a person that was a bank (as defined for the purpose of section 879 of the ITA) at the time that that advance was made,
and which is within the charge to United Kingdom corporation tax as respects any payments of interest made in respect of that advance; or
(B) a Lender which is:
(cc) a company resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes;
(dd) a partnership each member of which is:
(a) a company so resident in the United Kingdom; or
(b) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account in computing its chargeable profits (within the meaning of section 19 of the CTA) the whole of any share of interest payable in respect of that advance that falls to it by reason of Part 17 of the CTA;
(ee) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account interest payable in respect of that advance in computing the chargeable profits (within the meaning of section 19 of the CTA) of that company; or
(C) a Treaty Lender;
(ii) a building society (as defined for the purposes of section 880 of the ITA) making an advance under a Loan).
Tax Confirmation means a confirmation by a Lender that the person beneficially entitled to interest payable to that Lender in respect of an advance under any Loan Document is either:
(i) a company resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes;
(ii) a partnership each member of which is:
(A) a company so resident in the United Kingdom; or
(B) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account in computing its chargeable profits (within the meaning of section 19 of the CTA) the whole of any share of interest payable in respect of that advance that falls to it by reason of Part 17 of the CTA; or
(iii) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account interest payable in respect of that advance in computing the chargeable profits (within the meaning of section 19 of the CTA) of that company.
Tax Credit means a credit against, relief or remission for, or repayment of, any Tax.
Tax Deduction means a deduction or withholding for or on account of Taxes from a payment under any Loan Document.
Tax Payment means the increase in a payment made by a UK Obligor to a Lender under this Section 2.19A(b) (Tax gross-up).
Treaty Lender means a Lender which:
(i) is treated as a resident of a Treaty State for the purposes of the Treaty; and
(ii) does not carry on a business in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment with which that Lenders participation in the Loan is effectively connected.
Treaty State means a jurisdiction having a double taxation agreement (a Treaty) with the United Kingdom which makes provision for full exemption from tax imposed by the United Kingdom on interest.
UK Non-Bank Lender means a Lender which gives a Tax Confirmation in the UK Tax Certification which it executes on becoming a party.
UK Tax Certification means the form attached in Schedule P.
Unless a contrary indication appears, in this Section 2.19A, a reference to determines or determined means a determination made in the absolute discretion of the person making the determination.
(b) Tax gross-up
(i) Each UK Obligor shall make all payments to be made by it without any Tax Deduction unless a Tax Deduction is required by law.
(ii) The Parent Borrower shall promptly upon becoming aware that a UK Obligor must make a Tax Deduction (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of a Tax Deduction) notify the Administrative Agent accordingly. Similarly, a Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent on becoming so aware in respect of a payment payable to that Lender. If the Administrative Agent receives such notification from a Lender it shall notify the Parent Borrower and the relevant UK Obligor.
(iii) If a Tax Deduction is required by law to be made by a UK Obligor as a result of a Tax imposed by the United Kingdom or as a result of any Tax imposed by any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom that is not an Excluded Tax pursuant to clause (a), (b), (d) or (e) of the definition of Excluded Tax, the amount of the payment due from that UK Obligor
shall be increased to an amount which (after making any Tax Deduction) leaves an amount equal to the payment which would have been due if no Tax Deduction had been required.
(iv) A payment shall not be increased under paragraph (iii) above by reason of a Tax Deduction on account of Taxes imposed by the United Kingdom, if on the date on which the payment falls due:
(A) the payment could have been made to the relevant Lender without a Tax Deduction if the Lender had been a Qualifying Lender, but on that date that Lender is not or has ceased to be a Qualifying Lender other than as a result of any change after the date it became a Lender under this Agreement in (or in the interpretation, administration, or application of) any law or Treaty or any published practice or published concession of any relevant taxing authority, save where (following any such change) if the UK Obligor can demonstrate that it would have been possible for the payment to have been made without the relevant Tax Deduction if the relevant Lender had completed, or co-operated in completing, any necessary procedural formalities provided that the UK Obligor provides reasonable notice of any such procedural formalities to such Lender and such Lender is legally entitled to complete such procedural formalities and in its reasonable judgment such completion would not materially prejudice its commercial or legal position or require disclosure of information it considers confidential or proprietary; or
(B) the relevant Lender is a Qualifying Lender solely by virtue of paragraph (i)(B) of the definition of Qualifying Lender; and:
(aa) an officer of H.M. Revenue & Customs has given (and not revoked) a direction (a Direction) under section 931 of the ITA which relates to the payment and that Lender has received from the UK Obligor making the payment or from the Parent Borrower a certified copy of that Direction; and
(bb) the payment could have been made to the Lender without any Tax Deduction if that Direction had not been made; or
(C) the relevant Lender is a Qualifying Lender solely by virtue of paragraph (i)(B) of the definition of Qualifying Lender and:
(aa) the relevant Lender has not given a Tax Confirmation to the Parent Borrower; and
(bb) the payment could have been made to the Lender without any Tax Deduction if the Lender had given a Tax Confirmation to the Parent Borrower, on the basis
that the Tax Confirmation would have enabled the UK Obligor to have formed a reasonable belief that the payment was an excepted payment for the purpose of section 930 of the ITA.
(D) the relevant Lender is a Treaty Lender and the UK Obligor making the payment is able to demonstrate that the payment could have been made to the Lender without the Tax Deduction had that Lender complied with its obligations under paragraph (vii) below; or
(E) The relevant Lender has not completed the UK Tax Certification and the payment could have been made to the Lender without any Tax Deduction if the Lender had completed the UK Tax Certification.
(v) If a UK Obligor is required to make a Tax Deduction, that UK Obligor shall make that Tax Deduction and any payment required in connection with that Tax Deduction within the time allowed and in the minimum amount required by law.
(vi) Within thirty days of making either a Tax Deduction or any payment required in connection with that Tax Deduction, the UK Obligor making that Tax Deduction shall deliver to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lender entitled to the payment a statement under section 975 of the ITA or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to that Lender that the Tax Deduction has been made or (as applicable) any appropriate payment paid to the relevant taxing authority.
(vii) (a) Subject to paragraph (vii)(b) below, a Treaty Lender and each UK Obligor which makes a payment to which that Treaty Lender is entitled shall co-operate in completing any procedural formalities necessary for that UK Obligor to obtain authorisation to make that payment without a Tax Deduction.
(b) Nothing in this paragraph shall require a Treaty Lender to:
A. Register under the HRMC DT Treaty Passport Scheme;
B. Apply the HMRC DT Treaty Passport Scheme to any Loan if it has so registered;
C. File Treaty forms if it has included an indication to the effect that it wishes to apply the HMRC DT Treaty Passport Scheme to apply this agreement in accordance with paragraph (x) below or paragraph (d) below (HMRC DT Treaty Passport Scheme Confirmation) and the UK Obligor making that payment has not complied with its obligations under paragraph (xi) below or
paragraph (d) (HMRC DT Treaty Passport Scheme Confirmation).
(viii) A UK Non-Bank Lender which becomes a party on the day on which it enters into an Assignment and Assumption gives a Tax Confirmation to the UK Obligor by entering into the UK Tax Certification.
(ix) A UK Non-Bank Lender shall promptly notify the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent if there is any change in the position from that set out in the Tax Confirmation.
(x) A Treaty Lender which becomes a party on the day on which this Agreement is entered into that holds a passport under the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme, and which wishes that scheme to apply to this Agreement, shall include an indication to that effect (for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and without liability to any UK Obligor) by including its scheme reference number and its jurisdiction of tax residence opposite its name in a UK Tax Certification.
(xi) Where a Lender includes the indication described in paragraph (x) above in a UK Tax Certification:
(a) each UK Obligor shall, to the extent that that Lender is a Lender under a Facility made available to that UK Obligor pursuant to Section 2.1 (Commitments; Incremental Facilities), file a duly completed form DTTP2 in respect of such Lender with HM Revenue & Customs within 30 days of the date of this Agreement and shall promptly provide the Lender with a copy of that filing; and
(b) each UK Obligor which becomes a UK Obligor after the date of this Agreement shall, to the extent that that Lender is a Lender under a Facility made available to that UK Obligor pursuant to Section 2.1 (Commitments; Incremental Facilities), file a duly completed form DTTP2 in respect of such Lender with HM Revenue & Customs within 30 days of becoming a UK Obligor and shall promptly provide the Lender with a copy of that filing.
(xii) If a Lender has not included an indication to the effect that it wishes the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme to apply to this Agreement in accordance with paragraph (x) above or paragraph (d) (HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme confirmation), no Obligor shall file any form relating to the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme in respect of that Lenders Commitment(s) or its participation in any Loan.
(c) Tax indemnity
(i) The Parent Borrower or UK Obligor shall (within three Business Days of demand by the Administrative Agent) pay to the Administrative Agent or a Lender an amount equal to the loss, liability or cost which the
Administrative Agent or the relevant Lender determines will be or has been (directly or indirectly) suffered for or on account of Tax imposed by the United Kingdom or any Tax imposed by any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom that is not an Excluded Tax pursuant to clause (a), (b), (d) or (e) of the definition of Excluded Tax by the Administrative Agent or the relevant Lender in respect of a Loan Document.
(ii) Section (c)(i) above shall not apply:
(A) with respect to any Tax assessed on the Administrative Agent or a Lender:
(aa) under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Administrative Agent or the relevant Lender is incorporated or, if different, the jurisdiction (or jurisdictions) in which the Administrative Agent or the relevant Lender is treated as resident for tax purposes; or
(bb) under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Administrative Agents or the relevant Lenders applicable lending office is located in respect of amounts received or receivable in that jurisdiction,
if that Tax is imposed on or calculated by reference to the net income received or receivable (but not any sum deemed to be received or receivable) by the Administrative Agent or the relevant Lender; or
(iii) to the extent a loss, liability or cost:
(A) is compensated for by an increased payment under Section 2.19A(b); or
(B) would have been compensated for by an increased payment under Section 2.19A(b) but was not so compensated solely because one of the exclusions in Section 2.19A(b)(iv) applied.
(iv) If the Administrative Agent or a Lender makes, or intends to make a claim under Section (c)(i) above, it shall promptly notify the Agent of the event which will give, or has given, rise to the claim, following which the Administrative Agent shall notify the Parent Borrower.
(v) A Lender shall, on receiving a payment from an Obligor under Section (c)(i), notify the Administrative Agent.
(d) Tax Credit
If a UK Obligor makes a Tax Payment and the relevant Lender determines that:
(i) a Tax Credit is attributable either to an increased payment of which that Tax Payment forms part or to that Tax Payment; and
(ii) that Lender has obtained, utilised and retained that Tax Credit,
That Lender shall pay an amount to the UK Obligor which that Lender determines will leave it (after that payment) in the same after-Taxes position as it would have been in had the Tax Payment not been required to be made by the UK Obligor.
(e) Lender Status Confirmation
Each Lender which becomes a party to this Agreement after the date of this Agreement (New Lender) shall indicate, in the UK Tax Certification which it executes on becoming a party , and for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and without liability to any UK Obligor, which of the following categories it falls in:
(i) not a Qualifying Lender;
(ii) a Qualifying Lender (other than a Treaty Lender); or
(iii) a Treaty Lender.
If a New Lender fails to indicate its status in accordance with this Section 2.19A(e) then such New Lender shall be treated for the purposes of this Agreement (including by each UK Obligor) as if it is not a Qualifying Lender until such time as it notifies the Administrative Agent which category applies (and the Administrative Agent, upon receipt of such notification, shall inform the U.S. Borrower). For the avoidance of doubt, an Assignment and Assumption shall not be invalidated by any failure of a Lender to comply with this Section 2.19A(e).
(f) HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme confirmation
(i) An Assignee that is a Treaty Lender that holds a passport under the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme, and which wishes that scheme to apply to this Agreement, shall include an indication to that effect (for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and without liability to any UK Obligor) in the UK Tax Certification which it executes by including its scheme reference number and its jurisdiction of tax residence in that UK Tax Certification.
(ii) Where an Assignee includes the indication described in paragraph (ii) above in the relevant UK Tax Certification:
(A) each UK Obligor which is a UK Obligor on the date on which the Assignee becomes a Lender under this Agreement shall, to the extent that the Assignee becomes a Lender under a Facility which is made available to the UK Obligor pursuant to Section 2.1 (Commitments; Incremental Facilities), file a
duly completed form DTTP2 in respect of such Assignee with HM Revenue & Customs within 30 days from the date on which the Assignee becomes a Lender under this Agreement and shall promptly provide the Lender with a copy of that filing; and
(B) each UK Obligor which becomes a party to this Agreement as a UK Obligor after the date on which the Assignee becomes a party shall, to the extent that that Assignee is a Lender under a Facility which is made available to that UK Obligor pursuant to Section 2.1 (Commitments; Incremental Facilities), file a duly completed form DTTP2 in respect of such Lender with HM Revenue & Customs within 30 days of the UK Obligor becoming a party to this Agreement and shall promptly provide the Lender with a copy of that filing.
(g) Value Added Tax
(i) All amounts set out or expressed in a Loan Document to be payable by any party to any Lender which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for a supply or supplies for value added tax (VAT) purposes shall be deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on such supply or supplies, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender to any party under a Loan Document, that party shall pay to the Lender (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT (and such Lender shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender (the Supplier) to any other Lender (the Recipient) under a Loan and any party other than the Recipient (the Subject Party) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for such supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse the Recipient in respect of that consideration), such Party shall also pay to the Supplier (in addition to and at the same time as paying such amount) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT. The Recipient will promptly pay to the Subject Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment obtained by the Recipient from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines is in respect of such VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any party to reimburse or indemnify a Lender for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Lender for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Lender reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 2.19A(g) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the term representative member to have the same meaning as in the United Kingdom Value Added Tax Act 1994).
(x) Section 2.23(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) (i) Subject to the consent of the Foreign Trade Facility Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Participation Foreign Issuing Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and all of the Lenders with a Foreign Credit Commitment (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Parent Borrower may designate any Foreign Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower as a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower under the Foreign Trade Facility by delivery to the Foreign Trade Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent of a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement executed by such Subsidiary, the Parent Borrower, the Foreign Trade Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent and upon such delivery such Subsidiary shall for all purposes of this Agreement be a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower under the Foreign Trade Facility and a party to this Agreement until the Parent Borrower shall have executed and delivered to the Foreign Trade Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination with respect to such Subsidiary, whereupon such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower under the Foreign Trade Facility.
(ii) Subject to the consent of the Foreign Trade Facility Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Bilateral Foreign Issuing Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Parent Borrower may designate any Foreign Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower as a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower under the Bilateral Foreign Trade Facility by delivery to the Foreign Trade Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent of a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement executed by such Subsidiary, the Parent Borrower, the Foreign Trade Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent and upon such delivery such Subsidiary shall for all purposes of this Agreement be a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower under the Bilateral Foreign Trade Facility and a party to this Agreement until the Parent Borrower shall have executed and delivered to the Foreign Trade Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination with respect to such Subsidiary, whereupon such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower under the Bilateral Foreign Trade Facility.
(iii) Notwithstanding the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), no such Borrowing Subsidiary Termination will become effective as to any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower under the Foreign Trade Facility or the Bilateral Foreign Trade Facility, as applicable, at a time when any Obligations of such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower shall be outstanding thereunder or any applicable Foreign Credit Instruments issued for the account of such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower shall be outstanding (which shall not have been cash collateralized or otherwise supported in a manner consistent with the terms of Section 2.6(o)(iv) or the obligations of such Foreign Subsidiary Borrower in respect of each outstanding Foreign Credit Instrument shall not have been assumed by the Parent Borrower or another Foreign Subsidiary Borrower pursuant to a written assumption agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Parent Borrower, such terminated Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower that assumes obligations of such terminated Foreign Subsidiary Borrower, and the Foreign Trade Facility Agent), provided that such Borrowing Subsidiary Termination shall be effective to terminate such Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers right to request further Foreign Credit
Instruments or other extensions of credit under the Foreign Trade Facility or the Bilateral Foreign Trade Facility, as applicable.
(z) Section 2.23(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Global Revolving Lenders of any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower added or terminated pursuant to Section 2.23(a), and the Foreign Trade Facility Agent shall promptly notify (i) each Participation Foreign Issuing Lender and Lenders with Foreign Credit Commitments of any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower added or terminated pursuant to Section 2.23(b)(i) and (ii) each Bilateral Foreign Issuing Lender of any Foreign Subsidiary Borrower added or terminated pursuant to Section 2.23(b)(ii).
(aa) The last sentence of Section 9.4(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire and shall complete Exhibit P (UK Tax Certification) and deliver it to the Administrative Agent.
(bb) Schedule 1.1A to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as provided on Schedule 1.1A attached hereto.
(cc) A new Schedule P is hereby added to the Credit Agreement to read as provided on Schedule P attached hereto.
(dd) Exhibit E to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as provided on Exhibit E attached hereto.
(ee) Paragraph 1 of Exhibit G to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
1. Each Lender party hereto agrees to [increase the amount of its [Domestic Revolving][Global Revolving][Foreign Credit] [Bilateral Foreign Credit Issuing] Commitment by $ , such that its aggregate [Domestic Revolving][Global Revolving][Foreign Credit] [Bilateral Foreign Credit Issuing] Commitment is $ ] [make an Incremental Term Loan in the amount set forth opposite such Lenders name below under the caption Incremental Term Loan Amount.]
(ff) Exhibit O to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as provided on Exhibit O attached hereto.
2. Pledge Stock Consent. Notwithstanding the terms of Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement and the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree that (a) the Parent Borrower shall not be required to pledge any Capital Stock of Ballantyne Holding Company so long as, on or before the date of funding of the Incremental Term Loan A (as defined in the applicable Incremental Facility Activation Notice) and/or Incremental Term Loan X, Johnston Ballantyne Holdings Limited becomes a Grantor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and provides a non-recourse guarantee and pledge of 65% of the outstanding shares of voting stock of SPX Clyde
Luxembourg S.à r.l. in accordance with the terms of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, pursuant to an Assumption Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, none of Ballantyne Company, SPX Clyde Luxembourg S.à r.l. or SPX Clyde UK Limited shall be required to be a Grantor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
3. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. By execution hereof, the Lenders hereby (a) consent to and approve the First Amendment to Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B and (b) authorize the Administrative Agent to execute such First Amendment to Guarantee and Collateral Agreement on their behalf.
4. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall be effective upon the receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Parent Borrower, the other Loan Parties, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent.
5. Miscellaneous.
(a) The Credit Agreement and the obligations of the parties thereunder and under the other Loan Documents, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect according to their terms.
(b) Each Subsidiary Guarantor (i) acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Amendment, (ii) affirms all of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (iii) agrees that this Amendment and all documents executed in connection herewith do not operate to reduce or discharge its obligations under the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
(c) Each of the Loan Parties hereby represents and warrants as follows:
(i) Such Loan Party has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment.
(ii) This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes such Loan Partys legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be subject to (A) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and (B) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
(iii) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any court or governmental authority or third party is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by any Loan Party of this Amendment.
(d) The Parent Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that (i) the representations and warranties of the Parent Borrower set forth in Article III of the Credit Agreement and in each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date and (ii) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.
(e) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telecopy, pdf or other similar electronic transmission shall be effective as an original and shall constitute a representation that an executed original shall be delivered.
(f) THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
[Signature pages follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
PARENT BORROWER: |
SPX CORPORATION, | |
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By: |
/s/ Kevin Lilly |
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Name: Kevin Lilly | |
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Title: Senior Vice President | |
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FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS: |
SPX COOLING TECHNOLOGIES GmbH, | |
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a limited liability company formed in Germany | |
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By: |
/s/ Drew T. Ladau |
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Name: Drew T. Ladau | |
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Title: Managing Director | |
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By: |
/s/ Robert J. Bartels |
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Name: Robert J. Bartels | |
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Title: Managing Director | |
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BALCKE-DÜRR GmbH, | |
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a limited liability company formed in Germany | |
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By: |
/s/ Drew T. Ladau |
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Name: Drew T. Ladau | |
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Title: Managing Director | |
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By: |
/s/ Robert J. Bartels |
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Name: Robert J. Bartels | |
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Title: Managing Director | |
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SPX FLOW TECHNOLOGY CRAWLEY LIMITED, | |
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a company incorporated in England and Wales | |
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By: |
/s/ Kevin Lilly |
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Name: Kevin Lilly | |
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Title: Director | |
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS: |
THE MARLEY-WYLAIN COMPANY, | |
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a Delaware corporation | |
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By: |
/s/ Tom W. Blashill |
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Name: Tom Blashill | |
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Title: President |
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
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WAUKESHA ELECTRIC SYSTEMS, INC., | |
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a Wisconsin corporation | |
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By: |
/s/ Kevin Lilly |
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Name: Kevin Lilly | |
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Title: Vice President and Secretary | |
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MCT SERVICES LLC, | |
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a Delaware limited liability company | |
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By: |
/s/ Drew T. Ladau |
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Name: Drew T. Ladau | |
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Title: President | |
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SPX HEAT TRANSFER INC., | |
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a Delaware corporation | |
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By: |
/s/ Drew T. Ladau |
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Name: Drew T. Ladau | |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer | |
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SPX FLOW TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC., | |
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a Delaware corporation | |
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By: |
/s/ Kevin Lilly |
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Name: Kevin Lilly | |
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Title: Vice President and Secretary | |
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SPX COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC., | |
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a Delaware corporation | |
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By: |
/s/ Kevin Lilly |
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Name: Kevin Lilly | |
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Title: Executive Vice President and Secretary | |
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THE MARLEY COMPANY LLC, | |
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a Delaware limited liability company | |
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By: |
/s/ Kevin Lilly |
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Name: Kevin Lilly | |
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Title: Executive Vice President and Secretary | |
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SPX HOLDING, INC., | |
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a Connecticut corporation | |
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By: |
/s/ Kevin Lilly |
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Name: Kevin Lilly | |
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Title: Vice President and Secretary |
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KAYEX CHINA HOLDINGS, INC., | |
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a Delaware corporation | |
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By: |
/s/ Kevin Lilly |
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Name: Kevin Lilly | |
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Title: Vice President and Secretary |
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | |
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as Administrative Agent | |
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By: |
/s/ Mollie S. Canup |
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Name: Mollie S. Canup | |
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Title: Vice President | |
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FOREIGN TRADE FACILITY AGENT: |
DEUTSCHE BANK AG DEUTSCHLANDGESCHÄFT BRANCH, | |
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as Foreign Trade Facility Agent | |
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By: |
/s/ Karl-Heinz Schroeder |
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Name: Karl-Heinz Schroeder | |
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Title: Managing Director | |
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By: |
/s/ Christiane Roth |
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Name: Christiane Roth | |
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Title: Director | |
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LENDERS: |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | |
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as a Lender, Swingline Lender, Issuing Lender and | |
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Participation Foreign Issuing Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Chris Burns |
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Name: Chris Burns | |
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Title: Vice President | |
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ David Schwartzbard |
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Name: David Schwartzbard | |
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Title: Director, Execution Head | |
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DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Margeurite Sutton |
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Name: Marguerite Sutton | |
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Title: Director | |
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By: |
/s/ Carin Keegan |
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Name: Carin Keegan | |
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Title: Director |
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COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK AND | ||
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GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES, | ||
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as a Lender | ||
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By: |
/s/ Matthew Havens | |
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Name: Matthew Havens | ||
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Title: Assistant Vice President | ||
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By: |
/s/ Sandy Bau | |
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Name: Sandy Bau | ||
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Title: Associate | ||
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THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., | ||
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as a Lender | ||
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By: |
/s/ George Stoecklein | |
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Name: George Stoecklein | ||
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Title: Vice President | ||
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CITIBANK NA, | ||
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as a Lender | ||
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By: |
/s/ Janice DArco | |
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Name: Janice DArco | ||
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Title: Vice President | ||
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MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., | ||
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as a Lender | ||
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By: |
/s/ David Lim | |
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Name: David Lim | ||
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Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
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NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC | ||
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NEW YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES, | ||
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as a Lender | ||
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October 4, 2011 | ||
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By: |
/s/ Mogens R. Jensen |
Gerald Chelius |
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Name: Mogens R. Jensen |
Gerald Chelius | |
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Title: Senior Vice President |
Senior Vice President | |
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SUNTRUST BANK, | ||
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as a Lender | ||
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By: |
/s/ J. Lance Walton | |
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Name: J. Lance Walton | ||
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Title: Senior Vice President |
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TD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Mark Willner |
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Name: Mark Willner | |
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Title: SVP | |
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US BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Louis K. Beasley III |
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Name: Louis K. Beasley III | |
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Title: Senior Vice President | |
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CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND | |
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INVESTMENT BANK, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Rachel Tresser |
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Name: Rachel Tresser | |
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Title: Director | |
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By: |
/s/ Yuri Muzichenko |
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Name: Yuri Muzichenko | |
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Title: Director | |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., | |
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as a Lender and Issuing Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Richard W. Duker |
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Name: Richard W. Duker | |
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Title: Managing Director | |
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DBS BANK LTD., LOS ANGELES AGENCY, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ James McWalters |
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Name: James McWalters | |
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Title: General Manager | |
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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Shuji Yabe |
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Name: Shuji Yabe | |
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Title: Managing Director |
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DNB NOR BANK ASA, | |
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as a Lender and Participation Foreign Issuing Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Philip F. Kurpiewski |
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Name: Philip F. Kurpiewski | |
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Title: Senior Vice President | |
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By: |
/s/ Pal Boger |
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Name: Pål Boger | |
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Title: Vice President | |
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BAYERISCHE LANDESBANK, NEW YORK | |
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BRANCH, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Michael Hintz |
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Name: Michael Hintz | |
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Title: First Vice President | |
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By: |
/s/ Elke Videgain |
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Name: Elke Videgain | |
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Title: Senior Vice President |
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF] ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of [ ], 2011 made by Johnston Ballantyne Holdings Limited (the Additional Grantor), in favor of Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent) for the Secured Parties (as defined in Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (defined below). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement (defined below).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, SPX CORPORATION (the Parent Borrower), the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time parties thereto (together with the Parent Borrower, the Borrowers), the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and Deutsche Bank AG Deutschlandgeschäft Branch, as foreign trade facility agent (in such capacity, the Foreign Trade Facility Agent) have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October , 2011, as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers and certain of their Subsidiaries (other than the Additional Grantor) have entered into the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011 (as amended by the First Amendment to Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated as of October , 2011, as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties;
WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement requires the Additional Grantor to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement on the terms specified herein; and
WHEREAS, the Additional Grantor has agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption Agreement in order to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
1. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; Limited Recourse. By executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Grantor, as provided in Section 8.14 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as a Grantor thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Grantor thereunder. The information set forth in Annex 2-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in the Schedules to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. The Additional Grantor hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement with respect to the Additional Grantor and SPX Clyde Luxembourg S.à r.l. is true and correct in all material respects on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Assumption Agreement, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether express or implied (i) the Additional Grantor shall have no personal liability to the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party under this Assumption Agreement or
the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (including with respect to its guarantee under Section 2.1 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) beyond the interest of the Additional Grantor in the shares of Capital Stock in SPX Clyde Luxembourg S.à r.l. pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, (ii) the Guarantor Obligations are nonrecourse to the Additional Grantor and (iii) no deficiency or other judgment may be sought or obtained against the Additional Grantor for the payment of any of the Guarantor Obligations.
2. Governing Law. THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATION LAW).
3. Counterparts. This Assumption Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Assumption Agreement by telecopy, pdf or other similar electronic transmission shall be effective as an original and shall constitute a representation that an executed original shall be delivered.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
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Accepted and agreed to as of the date first above written. |
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., |
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Annex 2-A to
Assumption Agreement
Supplement to Schedule 1
[to be provided by the Parent Borrower]
Supplement to Schedule 2
[to be provided by Parent Borrower]
Supplement to Schedule 3
[to be provided by the Parent Borrower]
Supplement to Schedule 4
[to be provided by the Parent Borrower]
EXHIBIT B
[FORM OF] FIRST AMENDMENT TO GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT dated as of October , 2011 (the Amendment) is entered into among the Grantors and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent) for the Secured Parties. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Grantors and the Administrative Agent entered into that certain Guarantee and Collateral Agreement dated as of June 30, 2011 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement);
WHEREAS, the parties hereto agree to amend the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as set forth below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendments. The Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) The definition of Pledged Stock in Section 1.1 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is hereby amended to add the following new clause (viii) at the end thereof to read as follows:
and (viii) in no event shall the Capital Stock of Ballantyne Holding Company, Ballantyne Company and Johnston Ballantyne Holdings Limited be Collateral or be required to be pledged or a security interest granted hereunder.
(b) The definition of Borrower Obligations in Section 1.1 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is hereby amended to read, as follows:
Borrower Obligations: the collective reference to the unpaid principal of and interest (and premium, if any) on the Loans (including Incremental Term Loans), Reimbursement Obligations, Bilateral Foreign Credit Reimbursement Obligations and Participation Foreign Credit Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrowers and the Subsidiary Guarantors (including interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the maturity of the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations, Bilateral Foreign Credit Reimbursement Obligations and Participation Foreign Credit Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to any Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) to any Agent or any other Secured Party, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter Incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Credit Agreement,
this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, any Hedging Agreement of any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor with any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender or Specified Cash Management Agreement with any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, premium, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including all fees and disbursements of counsel to any Agent or to any other Secured Party that are required to be paid by any Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the terms of any of the foregoing agreements).
(c) Paragraph (a) in Section 2.1 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is amended to read as follows:
(a) Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by each Borrower and each Guarantor when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of its Borrower Obligations (other than in respect of Excluded Taxes); provided, however, that the Parent Borrowers guarantee obligations under this Section 2 shall be limited to the guarantee of the prompt and complete payment and performance by each Foreign Subsidiary Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of its respective Borrower Obligations (other than in respect of Excluded Taxes).
(d) The following paragraph (f) is hereby added at the end of Section 2.1 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to read as follows:
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, whether express or implied (i) Johnston Ballantyne Holdings Limited (including all directors, general or managing partners, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors thereof) shall have no personal liability to the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party under this Agreement (including with respect to its guarantee under this Section 2.1) beyond the interest of Johnston Ballantyne Holdings Limited in the shares of Capital Stock in SPX Clyde Luxembourg S.à r.l. pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms hereof, (ii) the Guarantor Obligations are nonrecourse to Johnston Ballantyne Holdings Limited and (iii) no deficiency or other judgment may be sought or obtained against Johnston Ballantyne Holdings Limited for the payment of any of the Guarantor Obligations.
(e) The following paragraph is hereby added at the end of Section 3 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to read as follows:
Notwithstanding the terms of this Section 3 or any other Loan Document, (a) the Parent Borrower shall not be required to pledge any Capital Stock of Ballantyne Holding Company so long as, on or before the date of funding of the Incremental Term Loan A (as defined in the applicable Incremental Facility Activation Notice) and/or the Incremental Term Loan X, Johnston Ballantyne Holdings Limited becomes a Grantor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and provides a non-recourse guarantee and pledge of 65% of the outstanding shares of voting stock of SPX Clyde Luxembourg S.à r.l. in accordance with the terms hereof, and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, none of
Ballantyne Company, SPX Clyde Luxembourg S.à r.l. or SPX Clyde UK Limited shall be required to be a Grantor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
(f) Schedule 2 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is hereby amended to read as provided on Schedule 2 attached hereto.
2. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telecopy, pdf or other similar electronic transmission shall be effective as an original and shall constitute a representation that an executed original shall be delivered.
3. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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SPX CORPORATION, | |
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THE MARLEY-WYLAIN COMPANY, | |
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a Delaware corporation | |
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WAUKESHA ELECTRIC SYSTEMS, INC., | |
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a Wisconsin corporation | |
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MCT SERVICES LLC, | |
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a Delaware limited liability company | |
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Title: | |
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SPX HEAT TRANSFER INC., | |
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a Delaware corporation | |
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Title: | |
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SPX FLOW TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC., | |
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a Delaware corporation | |
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SPX COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC., | |
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a Delaware corporation | |
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THE MARLEY COMPANY LLC, | |||
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a Delaware limited liability company | |||
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KAYEX CHINA HOLDINGS, INC., | |||
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a Delaware corporation | |||
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SPX HOLDING INC., | |||
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a Connecticut corporation | |||
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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED: |
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., |
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as Administrative Agent |
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SCHEDULE 1.1A
COMMITMENTS
[to be provided]
SCHEDULE P
[FORM OF] UK TAX CERTIFICATION
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October , 2011, as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement), among SPX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Parent Borrower), the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time parties thereto, the Lenders from time to time parties thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent) and Deutsche Bank AG Deutschlandgeschäft Branch, as Foreign Trade Facility Agent. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall have their defined meanings when used herein.
Pursuant to Section 2.19A of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that
1. The Assignee confirms, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and without liability to any UK Obligor (as defined in Section 2.19A), that it is:
(a) [a Qualifying Lender falling within paragraph (i)(A) or paragraph (ii) of the definition of Qualifying Lender];
(b) [a Treaty Lender];
(c) [not a Qualifying Lender].
[Delete as appropriate].
2. The Assignee confirms that the person beneficially entitled to interest payable to that Lender in respect of Loan is either:
(a) a company resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes; or
(b) a partnership each member of which is:
(i) a company so resident in the United Kingdom; or
(ii) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account in computing its chargeable profits (within the meaning of section 19 of the CTA) the whole of any share of interest payable in respect of that advance that falls to it by reason of Part 17 of the CTA; or
(c) a company not so resident in the United Kingdom which carries on a trade in the United Kingdom through a permanent establishment and which brings into account interest payable in respect of that advance in computing the chargeable profits (within the meaning of section 19 of the CTA) of that company. (For these purposes CTA has the same meaning as defined in Section 2.19A).[Include the confirmation in paragraph 2 above if Assignee comes within definition of paragraph (i)(B) of the definition of Qualifying Lender in Section 2.19A].
3. The Assignee confirms (for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and without liability to any UK Obligor) that it is a Treaty Lender that holds a passport under the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme (reference number [ ]) and is tax resident in [ ], so that interest payable to it by borrowers is generally subject to full exemption from UK withholding tax and notifies the Parent Borrower that:
(a) each UK Obligor which is a UK Obligor on the date on which the Assignee becomes a Lender under this Agreement must, to the extent that the Assignee becomes a Lender under a Facility which is made available to that UK Obligor pursuant to Section 2.1 (Commitments; Incremental Facilities) of this Agreement, make an application to HM Revenue & Customs under form DTTP2 within 30 days of the date on which the Assignee becomes a Lender under this Agreement; and
(b) each UK Obligor which becomes a party to this Agreement as a UK Obligor after the date on which the Assignee becomes a party must, to the extent that the Assignee becomes a Lender under a Facility which is made available to that UK Obligor pursuant to Section 2.1 (Commitments; Incremental Facilities) of this Agreement, make an application to HM Revenue & Customs under form DTTP2 within 30 days of the UK Obligor becoming a party to this Agreement.
(For these purposes UK Obligor has the same meaning as defined in Section 2.19A).
[The confirmation in the paragraph 3 above must be included if the Assignee holds a passport under the HMRC DT Treaty Passport scheme and wishes that scheme to apply to the Agreement].
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this certificate as of the day of .
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EXHIBIT E
[FORM OF]
BORROWING SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENT(1)
BORROWING SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENT, dated as of 20 (this Agreement), among [NAME OF FOREIGN SUBSIDIARY BORROWER], a (the Subsidiary), SPX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the Parent Borrower), [DEUTSCHE BANK AG DEUTSCHLANDGESCHÄFT BRANCH, as foreign trade facility agent (in such capacity, the Foreign Trade Facility Agent),] and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent) for the several banks and other financial institutions or entities (the Lenders) from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October , 2011 and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement), among the Parent Borrower, the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Foreign Trade Facility Agent.
The parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
2. Pursuant to Section 2.23[(a)][(b)] of the Credit Agreement, the Parent Borrower hereby designates the Subsidiary as a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower in respect of the [Global Revolving Facility][Foreign Trade Facility] [Bilateral Foreign Trade Facility] under the Credit Agreement.
3. The Parent Borrower and the Subsidiary, jointly and severally, represent and warrant that the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof to the extent such representations and warranties relate to the Subsidiary and this Agreement.
4. The Parent Borrower agrees that the guarantee of the Parent Borrower contained in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement will apply to the obligations of the Subsidiary as a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower.
5. For the avoidance of doubt, each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that (a) the Subsidiary shall not be liable for the Obligations of any other Loan Party and (b) the Obligations of the Subsidiary in respect of extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement shall not be secured by any assets of such Subsidiary.
6. Upon execution of this Agreement by the Parent Borrower, the Subsidiary [, the Foreign Trade Facility Agent], the Administrative Agent [the Global Revolving Lenders] [the Foreign Issuing Lenders] [Lenders with a Foreign Credit Commitment], (a) the Subsidiary shall be a party to the Credit
(1) The following agreement may be subject to adjustments that are customary for similar agreements entered into in the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers jurisdiction of organization or formation, provided that such adjustments are, in the reasonable opinion of counsel to such Borrower, required for the validity or enforceability of such agreement and are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
Agreement and shall be a Foreign Subsidiary Borrower and a Borrower, in each case under the [Global Revolving Facility] [Foreign Trade Facility] [Bilateral Foreign Trade Facility], for all purposes thereof, and (b) the Subsidiary hereby agrees to be bound by all provisions of the Credit Agreement.
7. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, any form of [Letter of Credit] [Foreign Credit Instrument] application or other agreement submitted by a Borrower to, or entered into by a Borrower with, the applicable [Foreign] Issuing Lender relating to any [Letter of Credit] [Foreign Credit Instrument], the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement shall control.
8. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (including Section 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law).
9. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by facsimile, pdf or other electronic transmission), each of which shall be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their authorized officers as of the date first appearing above.
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EXHIBIT O
[FORM OF] FOREIGN ISSUING LENDER JOINDER AGREEMENT
THIS FOREIGN ISSUING LENDER JOINDER AGREEMENT (this Agreement) dated as of , 20 is among SPX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the Parent Borrower), the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers(2) identified on the signature pages hereto (the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers), the Subsidiary Guarantors identified on the signature pages hereto (the Subsidiary Guarantors), [ ] (the New Foreign Issuing Lender), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent) for the banks and other financial institutions (the Lenders) party to the Credit Agreement (as hereafter defined) and DEUTSCHE BANK AG DEUTSCHLANDGESCHÄFT BRANCH, as the Foreign Trade Facility Agent (in such capacity, the Foreign Trade Facility Agent).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS the Parent Borrower, the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers, the Lenders, the Foreign Trade Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October , 2011 and as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement);
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.6(t) of the Credit Agreement, the Parent Borrower has the right to designate additional Foreign Issuing Lenders to provide additional Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitments (an Additional Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment) and/or additional Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitments (an Additional Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment) and/or designate existing Foreign Issuing Lenders to provide an increase to its existing Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment (an Increased Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment) and/or its existing Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitments (an Increased Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment); and
WHEREAS, the New Foreign Issuing Lender has agreed to provide a [$ ] [Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] under the Credit Agreement which is an [Additional Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Additional Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Increased Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Increased Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] on the terms set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
(2) Only include signature pages for those Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers under the Foreign Trade Facility.
2. Commitment. The New Foreign Issuing Lender hereby agrees that from and after the date hereof the New Foreign Issuing Lender shall have a [Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] of [$ ] under the Credit Agreement. [The Parent Borrower, the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers and the New Foreign Issuing Lender hereby acknowledge, agree and confirm that the New Foreign Issuing Lender shall from and after the date hereof be deemed to be a party to the Credit Agreement in such capacity and a Foreign Issuing Lender for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall have all of the rights and obligations of a Foreign Issuing Lender under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as if the New Foreign Issuing Lender had executed the Credit Agreement] [If such New Foreign Issuing Lender is already a party to the Credit Agreement, the Parent Borrower, the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers and the New Foreign Issuing Lender hereby acknowledge, agree and confirm that the New Foreign Issuing Lender shall continue to have all of the rights and obligations of a Foreign Issuing Lender under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents].
3. Conditions Precedent. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date hereof upon satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:
(a) receipt by the Administrative Agent of this Agreement executed by the Parent Borrower, the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the New Foreign Issuing Lender, the Foreign Trade Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent; and
(b) receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate dated as of the date of the [Additional Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Additional Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Increased Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Increased Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] from a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to the [Additional Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Additional Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Increased Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Increased Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] , (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article III of the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of the [Additional Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Additional Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Increased Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Increased Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment], except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and (B) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
4. Notices. The applicable address, facsimile number and electronic mail address of the New Foreign Issuing Lender for purposes of Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement are as set forth in the administrative questionnaire delivered by the New Foreign Issuing Lender to the Administrative Agent, the Foreign Trade Facility Agent and the Parent Borrower on or before the date hereof or to such other address, facsimile number and electronic mail address as shall be designated by the New Foreign Issuing Lender in a notice to the Administrative Agent, the Foreign Trade Facility Agent and the Parent Borrower.
5. Reaffirmation of Guarantee. Each Subsidiary Guarantor (a) acknowledges and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and (b) agrees that this Agreement and all documents executed in connection herewith do not operate to reduce or discharge such Subsidiary Guarantors obligations under the Loan Documents.
6. Schedule 1.1A. The parties hereto agree that Schedule 1.1A to the Credit Agreement is hereby deemed to be amended to reflect the [Additional Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Additional Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Increased Participation Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] [Increased Bilateral Foreign Credit Instrument Issuing Commitment] of the New Foreign Issuing Lender.
7. Acknowledgment by Agents. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Foreign Trade Facility Agent hereby acknowledge and agree that the New Foreign Issuing Lender is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Foreign Trade Facility Agent.
8. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made under, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance, with the laws of the State of New York (including Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law).
9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute one contract. Delivery of any executed counterparts of this Agreement by telecopier, pdf or other electronic transmission shall be effective as an original and shall constitute a representation that an executed original shall be delivered.
[Signature Pages Follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parent Borrower, the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the New Foreign Issuing Lender, the Foreign Trade Facility Agent and the Administrative Agent have caused this Agreement to be executed by their officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date hereof.
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Exhibit 10.2
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE
(Incremental Term Loan A)
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 5, 2011, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement), among SPX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Parent Borrower), the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time parties thereto, the Lenders from time to time parties thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent) and Deutsche Bank AG Deutschlandgeschäft Branch, as Foreign Trade Facility Agent. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall have their defined meanings when used herein.
This notice is an Incremental Facility Activation Notice referred to in the Credit Agreement, and the Parent Borrower and each of the Lenders party hereto hereby notify you of the following agreements of the Parent Borrower and such Lenders:
1. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Credit Agreement, each Lender party hereto severally agrees to make its portion of an Incremental Term Loan (the Incremental Term Loan A) to the Parent Borrower in Dollars in one advance on any Business Day during the Availability Period (as defined below) in the amount (such Lenders Incremental Term Loan A Commitment) set forth opposite such Lenders name below under the caption Incremental Term Loan A Amount; provided, however, before the Incremental Term Loan A may be made, the Parent Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (a) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 attached hereto (the Incremental Term Loan Funding Date Certificate) and (b) a Borrowing Request in accordance with Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement. The aggregate amount of the Incremental Term Loan A Commitments is Five Hundred Million Dollars ($500,000,000) as of the Incremental Term Loan Closing Date (as defined below).
2. The closing date for the Incremental Term Loan A is October 5, 2011 (the Incremental Term Loan Closing Date).
3. The Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date for the Incremental Term Loan A is June 30, 2016.
4. The Availability Period for the Incremental Term Loan A means the period from and including the Incremental Term Loan Closing Date to the earliest of (a) December 31, 2011, (b) the date of termination of Commitments by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VII of the Credit Agreement and (c) the date of termination of the Commitments hereunder by the Parent Borrower pursuant to Section 2.9(b) of the Credit Agreement.
5. The proceeds of the Incremental Term Loan A shall be used as part of the consideration to consummate the acquisition (the Acquisition) of Clyde Union (Holdings) S.à r.l. and may be used to repay debt outstanding on the date of the funding of the Incremental Term Loan A (such date of funding, the Funding Date); provided, however, that unless used by the Parent Borrower to consummate the Acquisition and/or repay debt as identified
above no later than five (5) Business Days following the Funding Date, such proceeds shall be maintained with the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of the Cash Collateral Agreement (as defined below). The Parent Borrower also agrees that, if subsequent to the Funding Date, it determines in its discretion that the Acquisition will not be consummated, the Parent Borrower shall promptly repay to the applicable Lenders the outstanding principal amount of the Incremental Term Loan A. For purposes hereof, Cash Collateral Agreement means that certain Cash Collateral Agreement by and between the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2 attached hereto.
6. Each of the Lenders party hereto and the Parent Borrower hereby agrees that (a) the amortization schedule relating to the Incremental Term Loan A is set forth in Annex A attached hereto and (b) the Applicable Rate for the Incremental Term Loan A shall be as set forth on the grid in Annex B attached hereto based upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the most recent Determination Date.
7. Each of the Lenders party hereto agree that as provided in Section 2.13(b) of the Credit Agreement, (a) any mandatory prepayment of the Incremental Term Loans with the Net Proceeds received with respect to any Prepayment Event described in clause (d) of the definition of the term Prepayment Event shall be allocated only to the prepayment of the Incremental Term Loan X and (b) any mandatory prepayment of the Incremental Term Loans with the Net Proceeds received with respect to any Prepayment Event described in clauses (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of the term Prepayment Event shall be allocated by the applicable Borrower among the Classes of Incremental Term Loans in the manner directed in writing by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent.
8. The Parent Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender party hereto a commitment fee (the Incremental Term Loan A Commitment Fee), which shall accrue at the rate of 0.275% on the actual daily unused amount of Incremental Term Loan A Commitment of such Lender during the Availability Period. Accrued Incremental Term Loan A Commitment Fees shall be payable in arrears on the last Business Day of December, March and June and on the last day of the Availability Period, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof. The Incremental Term Loan A Commitment Fee shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). For purposes of computing the Incremental Term Loan A Commitment Fees, the Incremental Term Loan A Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the portion of the outstanding Incremental Term Loan A advanced by such Lender.
9. Each Lender party hereto agrees not to assign its Incremental Term Loan A Commitment hereunder without the consent of the Parent Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless (a) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (b) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.
10. Each of the Lenders party hereto that are identified on Schedule 1 (the New Lenders) agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement, and agrees that, as of the date hereof, it is a Lender for all purposes of the Credit Agreement to the same extent as if originally a party thereto.
11. Each New Lender (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Incremental Facility Activation Notice; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 3.4 thereof, copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Incremental Facility Activation Notice; (c) agrees that it has made and will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement or any instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement or any instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender including, without limitation, if it is a Non-U.S. Lender, its obligation pursuant to Section 2.19(e) of the Credit Agreement.
12. Each New Lender represents and warrants that its address for notices for the purposes of the Credit Agreement is as set forth on Schedule 1 opposite its name.
[Signatures on Following Page(s)]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Incremental Facility Activation Notice this 5th day of October, 2011.
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ACKNOWLEDGED:
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
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SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $40,625,000 |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | |
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SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $40,625,000 |
SCOTIABANC INC., | |
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/s/ H. Thind |
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Title: Director |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $40,625,000 |
THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, Ltd. | |
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/s/ George Stoecklein |
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Title: Vice President |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $40,625,000 |
HSBC BANK USA, | |
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SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $32,500,000 |
CITIBANK NA, | |
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SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $32,500,000 |
DNB NOR BANK ASA, NEW YORK BRANCH, | |
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SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $32,500,000 |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., | |
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/s/ Richard W. Duker |
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SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $32,500,000 |
MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., | |
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SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $32,500,000 |
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, | |
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/s/ Shuji Yabe |
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SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $25,000,000 |
COMPASS BANK, | |
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SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $15,625,000 |
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED, | |
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/s/ Robert Grillo |
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Title: Director |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $15,625,000 |
COMMERZBANK AG, | |
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NEW YORK and GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES, | |
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Title: Associate |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $15,625,000 |
CREDIT SUISSE AG, | |
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/s/ Ari Bruger |
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Name: Ari Bruger | |
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/s/ Vipul Dhadda |
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Name: Vipul Dhadda | |
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Title: Associate |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $15,625,000 |
DBS BANK LTD., LOS ANGELES AGENCY, | |
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/s/ James McWalters |
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Name: James McWalters | |
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Title: General Manager |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $15,625,000 |
FIFTH THIRD BANK, | |
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/s/ Mary Ramsey |
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Name: Mary Ramsey | |
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Title: Vice President |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $15,625,000 |
TD BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,, | |
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/s/ Mark Willner |
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Name: Mark Willner | |
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Title: SVP |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $15,625,000 |
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | |
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/s/ Scott Santa Cruz |
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Name: Scott Santa Cruz | |
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Title: Managing Director |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $12,500,000 |
CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANK, | |
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/s/ Rachel Tresser |
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Name: Rachel Tresser | |
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Title: Director | |
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/s/ Yuri Muzichenko |
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Name: Yuri Muzichenko | |
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Title: Director |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $9,375,000 |
SUNTRUST BANK, | |
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/s/ J. Lance Walton |
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Name: J. Lance Walton | |
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Title: Senior Vice President |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $6,250,000 |
COMERICA BANK, | |
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/s/ Chris Rice |
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Name: Chris Rice | |
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Title: AVP |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $6,250,000 |
NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC | |
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NEW YORK and GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES, | |
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as a Lender | |
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Date: October 4, 2011 | |
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By: |
/s/ Mogens R. Jensen |
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Name: Mogens R. Jensen | |
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Title: Senior Vice President | |
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Date: October 4, 2011 | |
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By: |
/s/ Gerald Chelius |
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Name: Gerald Chelius | |
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Title: Senior Vice President |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Incremental Term Loan A Amount: $6,250,000 |
FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, | |
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NEW YORK AGENCY, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Jason Lee |
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Name: Jason Lee | |
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Title: VP & General Manager |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Schedule 1 to
Incremental Facility Activation Notice
NEW LENDERS
Lender |
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Address |
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Scotiabanc Inc. |
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711 Louisiana Street, Suite 1400 Houston, Texas 77002 |
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Compass Bank |
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24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1400B Houston, Texas 77046 |
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Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Island Branch |
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Eleven Madison Avenue New York, New York 10010 |
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Comerica Bank |
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3551 Hamlin Road, 4th Floor Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326 |
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First Commercial Bank , New York Branch |
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750 3rd Avenue, 34th Floor New York, New York 10017 |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Annex A to
Incremental Facility Activation Notice
AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE
The Parent Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal amount of the Incremental Term Loan A in installments on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the table below (as such installments may hereafter be adjusted as a result of prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.12 of the Credit Agreement), unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Article VII of the Credit Agreement:
Payment Dates |
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Principal Amortization |
December 31, 2011 |
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0.00% |
March 31, 2012 |
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0.00% |
June 30, 2012 |
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0.00% |
September 30, 2012 |
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0.00% |
December 31, 2012 |
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0.00% |
March 31, 2013 |
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1.25% |
June 30, 2013 |
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1.25% |
September 30, 2013 |
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1.25% |
December 31, 2013 |
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1.25% |
March 31, 2014 |
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3.75% |
June 30, 2014 |
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3.75% |
September 30, 2014 |
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3.75% |
December 31, 2014 |
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3.75% |
March 31, 2015 |
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5.00% |
June 30, 2015 |
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5.00% |
September 30, 2015 |
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5.00% |
December 31, 2015 |
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5.00% |
March 31, 2016 |
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5.00% |
Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date for the Incremental Term Loan A |
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Outstanding principal amount of the Incremental Term Loan A |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Annex B to
Incremental Facility Activation Notice
APPLICABLE RATE FOR INCREMENTAL TERM LOAN A
Applicable Rate: with respect to the Incremental Term Loan A, for any day, the applicable rate per annum set forth below in the applicable grid, based upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the most recent Determination Date:
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Consolidated Ratio |
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LIBO Rate Loans |
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ABR Loans |
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1 |
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< 1.0 to 1.0 |
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1.50 |
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0.50 |
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2 |
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> 1.0 to 1.0 but < 1.5 to 1.0 |
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1.75 |
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0.75 |
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> 1.5 to 1.0 but < 2.0 to 1.0 |
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2.00 |
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1.00 |
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> 2.0 to 1.0 but < 3.0 to 1.0 |
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2.125 |
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1.125 |
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5 |
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> 3.0 to 1.0 |
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2.25 |
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1.25 |
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For purposes of the foregoing, (a) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Parent Borrowers fiscal year based upon the Parent Borrowers consolidated financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or (b), and (b) each change in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be effective during the period commencing on and including the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent of such consolidated financial statements indicating such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change; provided that (i) Pricing Tier 5 shall apply at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) at the option of the Administrative Agent or at the request of the Required Lenders in respect of the Incremental Term Loan A, if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with Section 5.1(a) or (b), Pricing Tier 5 shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall continue to apply until the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered in accordance with Section 5.1(a) or (b), whereupon the Applicable Rate shall be adjusted based upon the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio contained in such Compliance Certificate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Rate in effect from the Funding Date through the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(b) for the fiscal quarter (and fiscal year) ending December 31, 2011 shall be determined based upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio contained in the Incremental Term Loan Funding Date Certificate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.15(f) of the Credit Agreement.
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Exhibit 1 to
Incremental Facility Activation Notice
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October , 2011, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement), among SPX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Parent Borrower), the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time parties thereto, the Lenders from time to time parties thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent) and Deutsche Bank AG Deutschlandgeschäft Branch, as Foreign Trade Facility Agent. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement or the Operative Incremental Facility Activation Notice (as defined below), as applicable.
The undersigned [Chief Financial Officer][Vice President Finance] of the Parent Borrower certifies as follows:
1. I am the duly elected, qualified and acting [Chief Financial Officer][Vice President Finance] of the Parent Borrower.
2. I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of the Incremental Facility Activation Notice attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Operative Incremental Facility Activation Notice).
3. I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and have made or caused to be made under my supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of the Parent Borrower during the accounting period ended , 20 [insert most recent period for which financial statements have been delivered]. Such review did not disclose the existence during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the Parent Borrowers most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or (b) of the Credit Agreement, and I have no knowledge of the existence, as of the date of the Operative Incremental Facility Activation Notice, of any Default or Event of Default, both on the date hereof and after giving pro forma effect to any Loans made pursuant to the Operative Incremental Facility Activation Notice and the application of the proceeds therefrom.
4. Attached hereto as Attachment 1 are the computations showing that after giving pro forma effect to the making of the Incremental Term Loan A and any other Loans on the Funding Date [and the substantially concurrent Acquisition and related repayments of Indebtedness], the Parent Borrower shall be in compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement as of the last day of the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or (b) of the Credit Agreement (calculated as if the Incremental Term Loan A and any other such Loans had been incurred [and the substantially concurrent Acquisition and related repayments of Indebtedness consummated] on the first day of such period).
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Attachment 1 to
Incremental Facility Activation Notice
[Set forth Compliance Calculations]
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Exhibit 2 to
Incremental Facility Activation Notice
[Form of Cash Collateral Agreement]
CASH COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
THIS CASH COLLATERAL AGREEMENT (this Agreement) dated as of [ ], 2011 is made and entered into among SPX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Pledgor), Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the Pledgee) and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (the Securities Intermediary).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, credit facilities have been established in favor of the Pledgor and certain of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October , 2011, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement), among the Pledgor, such subsidiaries, the lenders party thereto, the Pledgee and Deutsche Bank AG, Deutschlandgeschäft Branch, as the foreign trade facility agent;
WHEREAS, the Pledgor intends to make borrowings under (a) a $500,000,000 five-year term loan (Term Loan A), and (b) a $300,000,000 18-month term loan (Term Loan X; together with the Term Loan A, the Incremental Term Loans), in each case established pursuant to Section 2.1(b) of the Credit Agreement, the proceeds of which shall be used as part of the consideration to consummate the acquisition (the Acquisition) of Clyde Union (Holdings) S.À R.L. and may be used to repay debt outstanding at the time of the funding of the Incremental Term Loans; and
WHEREAS, until used by the Pledgor as identified above, the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans shall be maintained in a blocked securities account pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Creation of Security Interest
Section 1.1. Defined Terms. As used herein, the terms Securities Account and Proceeds, which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York (the UCC), are used herein as so defined.
Section 1.2 Cash Collateral Account. The Pledgor has established the following securities account with the Securities Intermediary (the Cash Collateral Account):
Account Number:
Account Name: SPX Corporation Collateral Account for Bank of America,
N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN A
Unless used by the Pledgor, no later than five (5) business days following the date of the funding of the Incremental Term Loans, to consummate the Acquisition and/or repay debt as identified above, the Pledgor shall deposit the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans into the Cash Collateral Account.
Section 1.3 Grant of Security Interest. To secure the prompt payment and performance in full when due, whether by lapse of time, acceleration, mandatory prepayment or otherwise, of the Obligations, the Pledgor hereby grants, pledges, assigns and transfers to the Pledgee, a continuing security interest in any and all right, title and interest of the Pledgor, in and to the Cash Collateral Account and all financial assets, investment property, securities, cash and other property now or hereafter held therein, including without limitation dividends payable in cash or stock and shares or other proceeds of conversions or splits of any securities in the Cash Collateral Account (collectively, the Collateral). Pledgor, Pledgee and the Securities Intermediary agree that the Cash Collateral Account is a securities account within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC and that all Collateral held in the Cash Collateral Account will be treated as financial assets under the UCC. The Securities Intermediary shall have no obligation or duty to follow any instructions given by the Pledgor with respect to the Cash Collateral Account, except as provided in Section 6.1(e) below. The Pledgee shall have no obligation or duty to follow any instructions of Pledgor, except as provided in Section 4.1. The rights and interests granted hereunder are specifically intended to convey control to the Pledgee over the Cash Collateral Account and all amounts therein within the meaning of the UCC.
Section 1.4 The Pledgor hereby agrees to execute and deliver to the Pledgee concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, and at any time or times hereafter at the request of Pledgee, all assignments, conveyances, assignment statements, financing statements, renewal financing statements, security agreements, affidavits, notices and all other agreements, instruments and documents that the Pledgee may reasonably request, and will execute all necessary endorsements in order to perfect and maintain the security interests and liens granted herein by the Pledgor to the Pledgee. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Pledgor hereby appoints the Pledgee as its attorney-in-fact for the purpose of making any of the foregoing endorsements and executing any such financing statements, documents and agreements; provided, however, that the Pledgee covenants to the Pledgor that it may act in the capacity as attorney-in-fact granted hereunder only after the occurrence of an Event of Default (here and hereinafter, as such term is defined the Credit Agreement) and during the continuance thereof. The foregoing power of attorney shall be a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until the Termination Date (as defined below).
ARTICLE II
Priority of Security Interests
Section 2.1 The Pledgor represents and warrants that the security interest created in Section 1.3 is a first priority security interest in favor of the Pledgee, and shall constitute at all times a valid and perfected security interest in the Collateral and that said security interest in said Collateral shall not become subordinate or junior to the security interests, liens or claims of any other person, firm or corporation, except for the Unsubordinated Obligations (as defined below).
ARTICLE III
Default
Section 3.1 The Pledgor and the Pledgee hereby acknowledge and agree that upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof, the Pledgee shall have, in respect of the Collateral, (a) after having provided five (5) business days prior written notice to the Pledgor (or immediately upon the occurrence of an event with respect to the Pledgor described in paragraph (h) or (i) of Article VII of the Credit Agreement), the right, immediately and without further action by the Pledgee, to notify the Securities Intermediary in writing to deliver all assets in the Cash Collateral Account to the Pledgee for application by the Pledgee against the Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (b) all the rights and remedies contained in this Agreement, the Loan Documents (here and hereinafter, as defined in the Credit Agreement) or permitted by law and (c) all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC, all of which shall be cumulative to the extent permitted by law. The Securities Intermediary agrees to promptly deliver all such assets in the Cash Collateral Account to the Pledgee upon receipt of such written notice from the Pledgee reference in clause (a) above.
Section 3.2 The Pledgees failure at any time or times hereafter to require strict performance by the Pledgor of any of the provisions, warranties, terms and conditions contained in this Agreement shall not waive, affect or diminish any right of the Pledgee at any time or times hereafter to demand strict performance therewith and with respect to any other provisions, warranties, terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
Access/Release of Collateral
Section 4.1 Method for Disbursement.
(a) Upon the Pledgees receipt of a certificate of a financial officer of the Pledgor, (i) certifying that the Acquisition is expected to be consummated no later than five (5) business days following the advance of such funds in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition in all material respects, including receipt of all governmental, shareholder and third party consents and approvals (including Hart-Scott-Rodino clearance) reasonably necessary in connection with the Acquisition, (ii) certifying that at the time of the advance of the funds in the Cash Collateral Account to the Pledgor and immediately after the consummation of the Acquisition with such funds, no Specified Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) shall have occurred and be continuing, or would occur after giving effect to the Acquisition, (iii) containing a calculation of the covenants contained in Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement demonstrating that the Pledgor shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis (as contemplated in the Credit Agreement), after giving effect to the Acquisition, with such covenants, in each case recomputed as at the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Pledgor for which the relevant information is available and (iv) setting forth wiring instructions for the account(s) into which the funds from the Cash Collateral Account shall be deposited, the Pledgee promptly shall instruct the Securities Intermediary to terminate the Cash Collateral Account, to liquidate all investments in the Cash Collateral Account and to disburse the entire amount of funds held in the Cash Collateral to the Pledgor (using the wiring instructions provided in the certificate described above).
(b) If the Pledgor determines in its discretion that the Acquisition will not be consummated, upon receipt by the Pledgee of written instructions from the Pledgor to do so, the Pledgee promptly shall instruct the Securities Intermediary in writing to terminate the Cash Collateral Account, to liquidate all investments in the Cash Collateral Account and to disburse the entire amount of funds held in the Cash Collateral Account to the Pledgee, for prompt application thereof by the Pledgee for repayment of the outstanding principal amount of the Incremental Term Loans.
ARTICLE V
Representations and Warranties
Section 5.1 The Pledgor hereby represents and warrants that:
(a) it has the corporate right, power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
(b) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Pledgor, enforceable against the Pledgor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Bankruptcy Code of the United States and other applicable debtor relief laws and by general principles of equity and principles of good faith and fair dealing; and
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not violate any provision of any applicable law or material contractual obligation of the Pledgor.
ARTICLE VI
Securities Account Provisions
Section 6.1 The parties hereto agree (which agreement by the Pledgor will be construed as instructions to the Securities Intermediary):
(a) The Securities Intermediary is instructed to register the pledge on its books. The Securities Intermediary shall hold all certificated securities that comprise all or part of the Collateral with proper endorsements to the Securities Intermediary or in blank, or, upon the written request of the Pledgee, will deliver possession of such certificated securities to the Pledgee; provided that the Pledgee hereby covenants to the Pledgor that it shall make no such written request except after the occurrence of an Event of Default during the continuance thereof.
(b) The Securities Intermediary is instructed to deliver to the Pledgee and the Pledgor copies of monthly statements on the Cash Collateral Account and, upon request by either the Pledgee or the Pledgor, account balance verifications.
(c) The Cash Collateral Account will be styled as provided in Section 1.2 above.
(d) All dividends, interest, gains and other profits with respect to the Cash Collateral Account will be reported in the name and tax identification number of the Pledgor.
(e) The Securities Intermediary may not, without the prior written consent of Pledgee, deliver, release or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any interest therein unless the proceeds thereof are held or reinvested in the Cash Collateral Account as part of the Collateral or applied by Securities Intermediary to the satisfaction of an Unsubordinated Obligation (as defined below) owed to it. The Pledgee shall have exclusive control over the Cash Collateral Account; provided, however, the Securities Intermediary may comply with orders or instructions from Pledgor regarding the purchase and sale of, and the investment or reinvestment of proceeds from the sale of securities, cash dividends, interest, income, earnings and other distributions in the Cash Collateral Account until a reasonable period of time after the Securities Intermediary receives written notification from the Pledgee that the Securities
Intermediary shall comply with the orders and instructions of the Pledgee only with respect to the purchase and sale of, and the investment or reinvestment of proceeds from the sale of securities, cash dividends, interest, income, earnings and other distributions; provided that the Pledgee covenants to the Pledgor that it may provide such written notification only after the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof.
(f) The Pledgor authorizes the Securities Intermediary, and the Securities Intermediary agrees, to comply with any order or instruction from Pledgee concerning the Cash Collateral Account, including an order or instruction directing sale, transfer or redemption of all or part of the Collateral and the remittance of the proceeds thereof, if any, to Pledgee, without further consent by the Pledgor; provided that the Pledgee acknowledges and agrees that it may deliver such order or instruction only after the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof. Securities Intermediary shall have no responsibility or liability to Pledgor for complying with any order or instruction, whether oral or written, concerning the Cash Collateral Account, the Collateral, any interest therein, or the proceeds thereof originated by Pledgee and shall have no responsibility to investigate the appropriateness of any such order or instruction, even if Pledgor notifies Securities Intermediary that Pledgee is not legally entitled to originate any such order or instruction. The Securities Intermediary shall have no responsibility or liability to Pledgee for complying with any order or instruction, whether oral or written, concerning the Cash Collateral Account, the Collateral, any interest therein, or the proceeds thereof originated by Pledgor except to the extent such compliance would cause Securities Intermediary to violate any of the provisions hereof, including subsection 6.1(e) above. The Securities Intermediary shall be able to rely upon any notice, order or instruction that it reasonably believes to be genuine. The Securities Intermediary shall have no responsibility or liability to Pledgee with respect to the value of the Cash Collateral Account or any of the Collateral. This Agreement does not create any obligation or duty on the part of Securities Intermediary other than those expressly set forth herein.
(g) The Securities Intermediary shall not be liable for any loss or damage with respect to any matter that may arise out of or in connection with this Agreement or any action taken or not taken pursuant hereto, except to the extent caused by Securities Intermediarys gross negligence or willful misconduct. In no event shall Securities Intermediary be liable for special, indirect, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages, including without limitation lost profits, regardless of any notice. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Securities Intermediary shall have no liability to Pledgor or Pledgee for any losses or damages resulting from any failure to comply with any instruction or order concerning the Cash Collateral Account, the Collateral, any interest therein, or the proceeds thereof or from delay in complying with such instruction or order if compliance would require Securities Intermediary to violate any then-existing injunction or order of any court of competent jurisdiction, including without limitation in any bankruptcy case under Title 11, United States Code.
(h) The Pledgor hereby indemnifies and hold the Securities Intermediary, its directors, officers, employees, and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, causes of action, liabilities, losses, lawsuits, demands, damages, costs and expenses, including without limitation court costs and reasonable attorneys fees and expenses and allocated costs of in-house counsel, that may arise out of or in connection with this Agreement or any action taken or not taken pursuant hereto, except to the extent caused by Securities Intermediarys gross negligence or willful misconduct. The obligations of the Pledgor set forth in this subsection (h) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
(i) The Securities Intermediary is instructed that the Cash Collateral Account is to remain a cash account within the meaning of Regulation T issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The Securities Intermediary represents that it has not received notice regarding any lien, encumbrance or other claim to the Collateral or the Cash Collateral Account from any other person and has not entered into an agreement with any third party to act on such third partys instructions without
further consent of the Pledgor. The Securities Intermediary further agrees not to enter into any such agreement with any third party.
(j) The Securities Intermediary subordinates to the lien and security interest of the Pledgee any right of setoff, encumbrance, security interest, lien or other claim that it may have against the Collateral, except for any lien, claim, encumbrance or right of set off against the Cash Collateral Account for (i) customary commissions and fees arising from permitted trading activity within the Cash Collateral Account, and (ii) payment owed to Securities Intermediary for open trade commitments for the purchase and/or sale of financial assets in and for the Cash Collateral Account (the Unsubordinated Obligations).
(k) To the extent a conflict exists between the terms of this Agreement and any account agreement between the Pledgor and the Securities Intermediary, the terms of this Agreement will control, provided that this Agreement shall not alter or affect any mandatory arbitration provision currently in effect between Securities Intermediary and Pledgor.
(l) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any notice, order, instruction, request or other communication required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and may be delivered in person, sent by facsimile or other electronic means if electronic confirmation of error free receipt is received, or sent by United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the party at the address set forth below.
(m) Any notice, order, instruction, request or other communication from the Pledgee to the Securities Intermediary required to be in writing shall be on the Pledgees letterhead and signed by an authorized representative of the Pledgee. The Pledgee may change its authorized representatives by written notice to the Securities Intermediary which notice shall include the name, title and specimen signature of each new authorized representative of Pledgee.
(n) The Securities Intermediary will be excused from failing to act or delay in acting, and no such failure or delay shall constitute a breach of this Agreement or otherwise give rise to any liability of the Securities Intermediary, if (i) such failure or delay is caused by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Securities Intermediary, including without limitation legal constraint, emergency conditions, action or inaction of governmental, civil or military authority, terrorism, fire, strike, lockout or other labor dispute, war, riot, theft, flood, earthquake or other natural disaster, breakdown of public or private or common carrier communication or transmission facilities, equipment failure, or act, negligence or default of Pledgor or Pledgee or (ii) such failure or delay resulted from Securities Intermediarys reasonable belief that the action would have violated any guideline, rule or regulation of any governmental authority.
(o) Pledgor agrees to pay Securities Intermediary, upon receipt of Securities Intermediarys invoice, all reasonable costs, expenses and attorneys fees (including without limitation allocated costs of in-house counsel) incurred in the preparation and administration of this Agreement (including any amendments hereto or instruments or agreements required hereunder). Pledgor and Pledgee jointly and severally agree to pay Securities Intermediary, upon receipt of Securities Intermediarys invoice, all reasonable costs, expenses and attorneys fees (including without limitation allocated costs of in-house counsel) incurred by Securities Intermediary in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder, including without limitation any reasonable costs, expenses, and fees arising out of the resolution of any conflict, dispute, motion regarding entitlement to rights or rights of action, or other action to enforce Securities Intermediarys rights hereunder in a case arising under Title 11, United States Code. This subsection (o) shall survive termination of this Agreement.
(p) Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Agreement, in the event of the commencement of a case pursuant to Title 11, United States Code, filed by or against Pledgor, or in the event of the commencement of any similar case under then applicable federal or state law providing for the relief of debtors or the protection of creditors by or against Pledgor, Securities Intermediary may act as Securities Intermediary deems necessary to comply with all applicable provisions of governing statutes and neither Pledgor nor Pledgee shall assert any claim against Securities Intermediary for so doing.
ARTICLE VII
Miscellaneous
Section 7.1 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue.
(a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York (including Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law).
(b) Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against any Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, (i) any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in subsection (b) of this Section 7.1, (ii) the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court and (iii) any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section 7.1 any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).
(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 7.2 Continuing Security Interest. This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral in favor of the Pledgee and shall be binding upon the Pledgor, the Securities Intermediary and the Pledgee, to the benefit of the Pledgee and its successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, the Pledgor may not assign its rights or delegate its duties hereunder without the prior written consent of the requisite lenders under the Credit Agreement.
Section 7.3 Termination. This Agreement and the security interest granted herein shall terminate upon the earlier to occur (the date of such occurrence, the Termination Date) of (a) written notice to the Securities Intermediary from the Pledgee, which notice the Pledgee covenants to the Pledgor to make
promptly upon (i) repayment in full of all Incremental Term Loans and termination of the commitments with respect to the Incremental Term Loans or (ii) the disbursement of all funds in the Cash Collateral Account pursuant to the terms of Section 4.1 and (b) the Securities Intermediarys termination of this Agreement by giving thirty (30) days prior written notice to Pledgor and Pledgee; provided that with respect to this clause (c), at the end of such thirty (30) day period, the Securities Intermediary will deliver all assets held in the Cash Collateral Account to Pledgee unless Pledgor and Pledgee deliver joint instructions to Securities Intermediary to deliver or transfer the assets in the Cash Collateral Account to another party or securities intermediary, and in the event that it is not possible or practicable, in the judgment of the Securities Intermediary, to transfer the Collateral or deliver the Collateral to any other party, the Securities Intermediary will sell such assets and deliver the proceeds according to the instructions provided by the Pledgee or the joint instructions given by the Pledgee and Pledgor. Termination shall not affect any of the rights or liabilities of the parties hereto incurred before the date of termination.
Section 7.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which where so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.
Section 7.5 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed without giving effect to the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.
Section 7.6 Customary Fees and Expenses of Securities Intermediary. Upon receipt of an invoice from the Securities Intermediary, the Pledgor shall pay to the Securities Intermediary the reasonable, customary fees and other reasonable, standard costs and charges of the Securities Intermediary relating to the maintenance of the Cash Collateral Account as are from time to time outstanding.
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Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
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Exhibit 10.3
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE
(Incremental Term Loan X)
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 5, 2011, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement), among SPX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Parent Borrower), the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time parties thereto, the Lenders from time to time parties thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent) and Deutsche Bank AG Deutschlandgeschäft Branch, as Foreign Trade Facility Agent. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall have their defined meanings when used herein.
This notice is an Incremental Facility Activation Notice referred to in the Credit Agreement, and the Parent Borrower and each of the Lenders party hereto hereby notify you of the following agreements of the Parent Borrower and such Lenders:
1. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Credit Agreement, each Lender party hereto severally agrees to make its portion of an Incremental Term Loan (the Incremental Term Loan X) to the Parent Borrower in Dollars in one advance on any Business Day during the Availability Period (as defined below) in the amount (such Lenders Incremental Term Loan X Commitment) set forth opposite such Lenders name below under the caption Incremental Term Loan X Amount; provided, however, before the Incremental Term Loan X may be made, (a) the Parent Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (i) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 attached hereto (the Incremental Term Loan Funding Date Certificate) and (ii) a Borrowing Request in accordance with Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement and (b) each Lender party hereto shall have received the upfront fee required to be paid by the Parent Borrower to each such Lender in connection with the Incremental Term Loan X. The aggregate amount of the Incremental Term Loan X Commitments is Three Hundred Million Dollars ($300,000,000) as of the Incremental Term Loan Closing Date (as defined below).
2. The closing date for the Incremental Term Loan X is October 5, 2011 (the Incremental Term Loan Closing Date).
3. The Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date for the Incremental Term Loan X is the date eighteen (18) months after the Funding Date (as defined below).
4. The Availability Period for the Incremental Term Loan X means the period from and including the Incremental Term Loan Closing Date to the earliest of (a) December 31, 2011, (b) the date of termination of Commitments by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VII of the Credit Agreement and (c) the date of termination of the Commitments hereunder by the Parent Borrower pursuant to Section 2.9(b) of the Credit Agreement.
5. The proceeds of the Incremental Term Loan X shall be used as part of the consideration to consummate the acquisition (the Acquisition) of Clyde Union (Holdings) S.A.R.L. and may be used to repay debt outstanding on the date of the funding of the Incremental
Term Loan X (such date of funding, the Funding Date); provided, however, that unless used by the Parent Borrower to consummate the Acquisition and/or repay debt as identified above no later than five (5) Business Days following the Funding Date, such proceeds shall be maintained with the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of the Cash Collateral Agreement (as defined below). The Parent Borrower also agrees that, if subsequent to the Funding Date, it determines in its discretion that the Acquisition will not be consummated, the Parent Borrower shall promptly repay to the applicable Lenders the outstanding principal amount of the Incremental Term Loan X. For purposes hereof, Cash Collateral Agreement means that certain Cash Collateral Agreement by and between the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2 attached hereto.
6. Each of the Lenders party hereto and the Parent Borrower hereby agrees that the Applicable Rate for the Incremental Term Loan X shall be as set forth on the grid in Annex A attached hereto based upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the most recent Determination Date.
7. Each of the Lenders party hereto agree that as provided in Section 2.13(b) of the Credit Agreement, (a) any mandatory prepayment of the Incremental Term Loans with the Net Proceeds received with respect to any Prepayment Event described in clause (d) of the definition of the term Prepayment Event shall be allocated only to the prepayment of the Incremental Term Loan X and (b) any mandatory prepayment of the Incremental Term Loans with the Net Proceeds received with respect to any Prepayment Event described in clauses (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of the term Prepayment Event shall be allocated by the applicable Borrower among the Classes of Incremental Term Loans in the manner directed in writing by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent.
8. The Parent Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender party hereto a commitment fee (the Incremental Term Loan X Commitment Fee), which shall accrue at the rate of 0.275% on the actual daily unused amount of Incremental Term Loan X Commitment of such Lender during the Availability Period. Accrued Incremental Term Loan X Commitment Fees shall be payable in arrears on the last Business Day of December, March and June and on the last day of the Availability Period, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof. The Incremental Term Loan X Commitment Fee shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). For purposes of computing the Incremental Term Loan X Commitment Fees, the Incremental Term Loan X Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the portion of the outstanding Incremental Term Loan X advanced by such Lender.
9. Each Lender party hereto agrees not to assign its Incremental Term Loan X Commitment hereunder without the consent of the Parent Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless (a) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (b) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.
10. Each of the Lenders party hereto that are identified on Schedule 1 (the New Lenders) agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement, and agrees that, as of the date hereof, it is a Lender for all purposes of the Credit Agreement to the same extent as if originally a party thereto.
11. Each New Lender (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Incremental Facility Activation Notice; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 3.4 thereof, copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Incremental Facility Activation Notice; (c) agrees that it has made and will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement or any instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement or any instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender including, without limitation, if it is a Non-U.S. Lender, its obligation pursuant to Section 2.19(e) of the Credit Agreement.
12. Each New Lender represents and warrants that its address for notices for the purposes of the Credit Agreement is as set forth on Schedule 1 opposite its name.
[Signatures on Following Page(s)]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Incremental Facility Activation Notice this 5th day of October, 2011.
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SPX CORPORATION | |
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By: |
/s/ Patrick J. OLeary |
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Name: |
Patrick J. OLeary |
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Title: |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
ACKNOWLEDGED: |
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., |
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as Administrative Agent |
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By: |
/s/ Mollie S. Canup |
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Name: Mollie S. Canup |
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Title: Vice President |
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SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $24,375,000 |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Chris Burns |
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Name: Chris Burns | |
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Title: Vice President |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $24,375,000 |
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ David Schwartzbard |
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Name: David Schwartzbard | |
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Title: Director, Execution Head |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $24,375,000 |
THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, Ltd. NEW YORK BRANCH, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ George Stoecklein |
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Name: George Stoecklein | |
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Title: Vice President |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $24,375,000 |
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Reed R. Menefee |
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Name: Reed R. Menefee | |
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Title: Vice President, Global Relationship Manager |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $19,500,000 |
CITIBANK NA, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Janice DArco |
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Name: Janice DArco | |
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Title: Vice President |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $19,500,000 |
DNB NOR BANK ASA, NEW YORK BRANCH, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Philip F. Kurpiewski |
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Name: Philip F. Kurpiewski | |
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Title: Senior Vice President | |
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By: |
/s/ Pal Boger |
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Name: Pål Boger | |
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Title: Vice President |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $19,500,000 |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Richard W. Duker |
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Name: Richard W. Duker | |
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Title: Managing Director |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $19,500,000 |
MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ David Lim |
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Name: David Lim | |
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Title: Authorized Signatory |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $19,500,000 |
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Shuji Yabe |
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Name: Shuji Yabe | |
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Title: Managing Director |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $15,000,000 |
COMPASS BANK, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Susana Campuzano |
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Name: Susana Campuzano | |
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Title: Vice President |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $9,375,000 |
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Robert Grillo |
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Name: Robert Grillo | |
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Title: Director |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $9,375,000 |
COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK and GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Matthew Havens |
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Name: Matthew Havens | |
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Title: Assistant Vice President | |
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By: |
/s/ Sandy Bau |
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Name: Sandy Bau | |
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Title: Associate |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $9,375,000 |
CREDIT SUISSE AG, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Ari Bruger |
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Name: Ari Bruger | |
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Title: Vice President | |
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By: |
/s/ Vipul Dhadda |
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Name: Vipul Dhadda | |
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Title: Associate |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $9,375,000 |
DBS BANK LTD., LOS ANGELES AGENCY, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ James McWalters |
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Name: James McWalters | |
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Title: General Manager |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $9,375,000 |
FIFTH THIRD BANK, | |
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as a Lender | |
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/s/ Mary Ramsey |
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Name: Mary Ramsey | |
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Title: Vice President |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $9,375,000 |
TD BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,, | |
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/s/ Mark Willner |
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Name: Mark Willner | |
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Title: SVP |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $9,375,000 |
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | |
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as a Lender | |
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/s/ Scott Santa Cruz |
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Name: Scott Santa Cruz | |
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Title: Managing Director |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $7,500,000 |
CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANK, | |
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as a Lender | |
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By: |
/s/ Rachel Tresser |
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Name: Rachel Tresser | |
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Title: Director | |
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By: |
/s/ Yuri Muzichenko |
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Name: Yuri Muzichenko | |
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Title: Director |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $5,625,000 |
SUNTRUST BANK, | |
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as a Lender | |
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/s/ J. Lance Walton |
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Name: J. Lance Walton | |
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Title: Senior Vice President |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $3,750,000 |
COMERICA BANK, | |
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/s/ Chris Rice |
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Name: Chris Rice | |
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Title: AVP |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $3,750,000 |
NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC NEW YORK and GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES, | |
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Date: October 4, 2011 | |
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/s/ Mogens R. Jensen |
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Name: Mogens R. Jensen | |
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Title: Senior Vice President | |
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/s/ Gerald Chelius |
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Name: Gerald Chelius | |
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Title: Senior Vice President |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Incremental Term Loan X Amount: $3,750,000 |
FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, NEW YORK AGENCY, | |
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/s/ Jason Lee |
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Title: VP & General Manager |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Schedule 1 to
Incremental Facility Activation Notice
NEW LENDERS
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Compass Bank |
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24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1400B Houston, Texas 77046 |
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Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Island Branch |
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3551 Hamlin Road, 4th Floor Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326 |
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750 3rd Avenue, 34th Floor New York, New York 10017 |
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Annex A to
Incremental Facility Activation Notice
APPLICABLE RATE FOR INCREMENTAL TERM LOAN X
Applicable Rate: with respect to the Incremental Term Loan X, for any day, the applicable rate per annum set forth below in the applicable grid, based upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the most recent Determination Date:
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For purposes of the foregoing, (a) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Parent Borrowers fiscal year based upon the Parent Borrowers consolidated financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or (b), and (b) each change in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be effective during the period commencing on and including the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent of such consolidated financial statements indicating such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change; provided that (i) Pricing Tier 5 shall apply at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) at the option of the Administrative Agent or at the request of the Required Lenders in respect of the Incremental Term Loan X, if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with Section 5.1(a) or (b), Pricing Tier 5 shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall continue to apply until the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered in accordance with Section 5.1(a) or (b), whereupon the Applicable Rate shall be adjusted based upon the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio contained in such Compliance Certificate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Rate in effect from the Funding Date through the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(b) for the fiscal quarter (and fiscal year) ending December 31, 2011 shall be determined based upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio contained in the Incremental Term Loan Funding Date Certificate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.15(f) of the Credit Agreement.
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Exhibit 1 to
Incremental Facility Activation Notice
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October , 2011, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement), among SPX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Parent Borrower), the Foreign Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time parties thereto, the Lenders from time to time parties thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent) and Deutsche Bank AG Deutschlandgeschäft Branch, as Foreign Trade Facility Agent. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement or the Operative Incremental Facility Activation Notice (as defined below), as applicable.
The undersigned [Chief Financial Officer][Vice President Finance] of the Parent Borrower certifies as follows:
1. I am the duly elected, qualified and acting [Chief Financial Officer][Vice President Finance] of the Parent Borrower.
2. I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of the Incremental Facility Activation Notice attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Operative Incremental Facility Activation Notice).
3. I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and have made or caused to be made under my supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of the Parent Borrower during the accounting period ended , 20 [insert most recent period for which financial statements have been delivered]. Such review did not disclose the existence during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the Parent Borrowers most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or (b) of the Credit Agreement, and I have no knowledge of the existence, as of the date of the Operative Incremental Facility Activation Notice, of any Default or Event of Default, both on the date hereof and after giving pro forma effect to any Loans made pursuant to the Operative Incremental Facility Activation Notice and the application of the proceeds therefrom.
4. Attached hereto as Attachment 1 are the computations showing that after giving pro forma effect to the making of the Incremental Term Loan X and any other Loans on the Funding Date [and the substantially concurrent Acquisition and related repayments of Indebtedness], the Parent Borrower shall be in compliance with the financial covenants contained in Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement as of the last day of the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or (b) of the Credit Agreement (calculated as if the Incremental Term Loan X and any other such Loans had been incurred [and the substantially concurrent Acquisition and related repayments of Indebtedness consummated] on the first day of such period).
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Attachment 1 to
Incremental Facility Activation Notice
[Set forth Compliance Calculations]
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Exhibit 2 to
Incremental Facility Activation Notice
[Form of Cash Collateral Agreement]
CASH COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
THIS CASH COLLATERAL AGREEMENT (this Agreement) dated as of [ ], 2011 is made and entered into among SPX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Pledgor), Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the Pledgee) and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (the Securities Intermediary).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, credit facilities have been established in favor of the Pledgor and certain of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October , 2011, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement), among the Pledgor, such subsidiaries, the lenders party thereto, the Pledgee and Deutsche Bank AG, Deutschlandgeschäft Branch, as the foreign trade facility agent;
WHEREAS, the Pledgor intends to make borrowings under (a) a $500,000,000 five-year term loan (Term Loan A), and (b) a $300,000,000 18-month term loan (Term Loan X; together with the Term Loan A, the Incremental Term Loans), in each case established pursuant to Section 2.1(b) of the Credit Agreement, the proceeds of which shall be used as part of the consideration to consummate the acquisition (the Acquisition) of Clyde Union (Holdings) S.À R.L. and may be used to repay debt outstanding at the time of the funding of the Incremental Term Loans; and
WHEREAS, until used by the Pledgor as identified above, the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans shall be maintained in a blocked securities account pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Creation of Security Interest
Section 1.1. Defined Terms. As used herein, the terms Securities Account and Proceeds, which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York (the UCC), are used herein as so defined.
Section 1.2 Cash Collateral Account. The Pledgor has established the following securities account with the Securities Intermediary (the Cash Collateral Account):
Account Number:
Account Name: SPX Corporation Collateral Account for Bank of America,
N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent
SPX CORPORATION
INCREMENTAL FACILITY ACTIVATION NOTICE TERM LOAN X
Unless used by the Pledgor, no later than five (5) business days following the date of the funding of the Incremental Term Loans, to consummate the Acquisition and/or repay debt as identified above, the Pledgor shall deposit the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans into the Cash Collateral Account.
Section 1.3 Grant of Security Interest. To secure the prompt payment and performance in full when due, whether by lapse of time, acceleration, mandatory prepayment or otherwise, of the Obligations, the Pledgor hereby grants, pledges, assigns and transfers to the Pledgee, a continuing security interest in any and all right, title and interest of the Pledgor, in and to the Cash Collateral Account and all financial assets, investment property, securities, cash and other property now or hereafter held therein, including without limitation dividends payable in cash or stock and shares or other proceeds of conversions or splits of any securities in the Cash Collateral Account (collectively, the Collateral). Pledgor, Pledgee and the Securities Intermediary agree that the Cash Collateral Account is a securities account within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC and that all Collateral held in the Cash Collateral Account will be treated as financial assets under the UCC. The Securities Intermediary shall have no obligation or duty to follow any instructions given by the Pledgor with respect to the Cash Collateral Account, except as provided in Section 6.1(e) below. The Pledgee shall have no obligation or duty to follow any instructions of Pledgor, except as provided in Section 4.1. The rights and interests granted hereunder are specifically intended to convey control to the Pledgee over the Cash Collateral Account and all amounts therein within the meaning of the UCC.
Section 1.4 The Pledgor hereby agrees to execute and deliver to the Pledgee concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, and at any time or times hereafter at the request of Pledgee, all assignments, conveyances, assignment statements, financing statements, renewal financing statements, security agreements, affidavits, notices and all other agreements, instruments and documents that the Pledgee may reasonably request, and will execute all necessary endorsements in order to perfect and maintain the security interests and liens granted herein by the Pledgor to the Pledgee. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Pledgor hereby appoints the Pledgee as its attorney-in-fact for the purpose of making any of the foregoing endorsements and executing any such financing statements, documents and agreements; provided, however, that the Pledgee covenants to the Pledgor that it may act in the capacity as attorney-in-fact granted hereunder only after the occurrence of an Event of Default (here and hereinafter, as such term is defined the Credit Agreement) and during the continuance thereof. The foregoing power of attorney shall be a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until the Termination Date (as defined below).
ARTICLE II
Priority of Security Interests
Section 2.1 The Pledgor represents and warrants that the security interest created in Section 1.3 is a first priority security interest in favor of the Pledgee, and shall constitute at all times a valid and perfected security interest in the Collateral and that said security interest in said Collateral shall not become subordinate or junior to the security interests, liens or claims of any other person, firm or corporation, except for the Unsubordinated Obligations (as defined below).
ARTICLE III
Default
Section 3.1 The Pledgor and the Pledgee hereby acknowledge and agree that upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof, the Pledgee shall have, in respect of the Collateral, (a) after having provided five (5) business days prior written notice to the Pledgor (or immediately upon the occurrence of an event with respect to the Pledgor described in paragraph (h) or (i) of Article VII of the Credit Agreement), the right, immediately and without further action by the Pledgee, to notify the Securities Intermediary in writing to deliver all assets in the Cash Collateral Account to the Pledgee for application by the Pledgee against the Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (b) all the rights and remedies contained in this Agreement, the Loan Documents (here and hereinafter, as defined in the Credit Agreement) or permitted by law and (c) all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC, all of which shall be cumulative to the extent permitted by law. The Securities Intermediary agrees to promptly deliver all such assets in the Cash Collateral Account to the Pledgee upon receipt of such written notice from the Pledgee reference in clause (a) above.
Section 3.2 The Pledgees failure at any time or times hereafter to require strict performance by the Pledgor of any of the provisions, warranties, terms and conditions contained in this Agreement shall not waive, affect or diminish any right of the Pledgee at any time or times hereafter to demand strict performance therewith and with respect to any other provisions, warranties, terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
Access/Release of Collateral
Section 4.1 Method for Disbursement.
(a) Upon the Pledgees receipt of a certificate of a financial officer of the Pledgor, (i) certifying that the Acquisition is expected to be consummated no later than five (5) business days following the advance of such funds in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition in all material respects, including receipt of all governmental, shareholder and third party consents and approvals (including Hart-Scott-Rodino clearance) reasonably necessary in connection with the Acquisition, (ii) certifying that at the time of the advance of the funds in the Cash Collateral Account to the Pledgor and immediately after the consummation of the Acquisition with such funds, no Specified Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) shall have occurred and be continuing, or would occur after giving effect to the Acquisition, (iii) containing a calculation of the covenants contained in Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement demonstrating that the Pledgor shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis (as contemplated in the Credit Agreement), after giving effect to the Acquisition, with such covenants, in each case recomputed as at the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Pledgor for which the relevant information is available and (iv) setting forth wiring instructions for the account(s) into which the funds from the Cash Collateral Account shall be deposited, the Pledgee promptly shall instruct the Securities Intermediary to terminate the Cash Collateral Account, to liquidate all investments in the Cash Collateral Account and to disburse the entire amount of funds held in the Cash Collateral to the Pledgor (using the wiring instructions provided in the certificate described above).
(b) If the Pledgor determines in its discretion that the Acquisition will not be consummated, upon receipt by the Pledgee of written instructions from the Pledgor to do so, the Pledgee promptly shall instruct the Securities Intermediary in writing to terminate the Cash Collateral Account, to liquidate all investments in the Cash Collateral Account and to disburse the entire amount of funds held in the Cash Collateral Account to the Pledgee, for prompt application thereof by the Pledgee for repayment of the outstanding principal amount of the Incremental Term Loans.
ARTICLE V
Representations and Warranties
Section 5.1 The Pledgor hereby represents and warrants that:
(a) it has the corporate right, power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
(b) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Pledgor, enforceable against the Pledgor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Bankruptcy Code of the United States and other applicable debtor relief laws and by general principles of equity and principles of good faith and fair dealing; and
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not violate any provision of any applicable law or material contractual obligation of the Pledgor.
ARTICLE VI
Securities Account Provisions
Section 6.1 The parties hereto agree (which agreement by the Pledgor will be construed as instructions to the Securities Intermediary):
(a) The Securities Intermediary is instructed to register the pledge on its books. The Securities Intermediary shall hold all certificated securities that comprise all or part of the Collateral with proper endorsements to the Securities Intermediary or in blank, or, upon the written request of the Pledgee, will deliver possession of such certificated securities to the Pledgee; provided that the Pledgee hereby covenants to the Pledgor that it shall make no such written request except after the occurrence of an Event of Default during the continuance thereof.
(b) The Securities Intermediary is instructed to deliver to the Pledgee and the Pledgor copies of monthly statements on the Cash Collateral Account and, upon request by either the Pledgee or the Pledgor, account balance verifications.
(c) The Cash Collateral Account will be styled as provided in Section 1.2 above.
(d) All dividends, interest, gains and other profits with respect to the Cash Collateral Account will be reported in the name and tax identification number of the Pledgor.
(e) The Securities Intermediary may not, without the prior written consent of Pledgee, deliver, release or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any interest therein unless the proceeds thereof are held or reinvested in the Cash Collateral Account as part of the Collateral or applied by Securities Intermediary to the satisfaction of an Unsubordinated Obligation (as defined below) owed to it. The Pledgee shall have exclusive control over the Cash Collateral Account; provided, however, the Securities Intermediary may comply with orders or instructions from Pledgor regarding the purchase and sale of, and the investment or reinvestment of proceeds from the sale of securities, cash dividends, interest, income, earnings and other distributions in the Cash Collateral Account until a reasonable period of time after the Securities Intermediary receives written notification from the Pledgee that the Securities
Intermediary shall comply with the orders and instructions of the Pledgee only with respect to the purchase and sale of, and the investment or reinvestment of proceeds from the sale of securities, cash dividends, interest, income, earnings and other distributions; provided that the Pledgee covenants to the Pledgor that it may provide such written notification only after the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof.
(f) The Pledgor authorizes the Securities Intermediary, and the Securities Intermediary agrees, to comply with any order or instruction from Pledgee concerning the Cash Collateral Account, including an order or instruction directing sale, transfer or redemption of all or part of the Collateral and the remittance of the proceeds thereof, if any, to Pledgee, without further consent by the Pledgor; provided that the Pledgee acknowledges and agrees that it may deliver such order or instruction only after the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuance thereof. Securities Intermediary shall have no responsibility or liability to Pledgor for complying with any order or instruction, whether oral or written, concerning the Cash Collateral Account, the Collateral, any interest therein, or the proceeds thereof originated by Pledgee and shall have no responsibility to investigate the appropriateness of any such order or instruction, even if Pledgor notifies Securities Intermediary that Pledgee is not legally entitled to originate any such order or instruction. The Securities Intermediary shall have no responsibility or liability to Pledgee for complying with any order or instruction, whether oral or written, concerning the Cash Collateral Account, the Collateral, any interest therein, or the proceeds thereof originated by Pledgor except to the extent such compliance would cause Securities Intermediary to violate any of the provisions hereof, including subsection 6.1(e) above. The Securities Intermediary shall be able to rely upon any notice, order or instruction that it reasonably believes to be genuine. The Securities Intermediary shall have no responsibility or liability to Pledgee with respect to the value of the Cash Collateral Account or any of the Collateral. This Agreement does not create any obligation or duty on the part of Securities Intermediary other than those expressly set forth herein.
(g) The Securities Intermediary shall not be liable for any loss or damage with respect to any matter that may arise out of or in connection with this Agreement or any action taken or not taken pursuant hereto, except to the extent caused by Securities Intermediarys gross negligence or willful misconduct. In no event shall Securities Intermediary be liable for special, indirect, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages, including without limitation lost profits, regardless of any notice. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Securities Intermediary shall have no liability to Pledgor or Pledgee for any losses or damages resulting from any failure to comply with any instruction or order concerning the Cash Collateral Account, the Collateral, any interest therein, or the proceeds thereof or from delay in complying with such instruction or order if compliance would require Securities Intermediary to violate any then-existing injunction or order of any court of competent jurisdiction, including without limitation in any bankruptcy case under Title 11, United States Code.
(h) The Pledgor hereby indemnifies and hold the Securities Intermediary, its directors, officers, employees, and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, causes of action, liabilities, losses, lawsuits, demands, damages, costs and expenses, including without limitation court costs and reasonable attorneys fees and expenses and allocated costs of in-house counsel, that may arise out of or in connection with this Agreement or any action taken or not taken pursuant hereto, except to the extent caused by Securities Intermediarys gross negligence or willful misconduct. The obligations of the Pledgor set forth in this subsection (h) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
(i) The Securities Intermediary is instructed that the Cash Collateral Account is to remain a cash account within the meaning of Regulation T issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The Securities Intermediary represents that it has not received notice regarding any lien, encumbrance or other claim to the Collateral or the Cash Collateral Account from any other person and has not entered into an agreement with any third party to act on such third partys instructions without
further consent of the Pledgor. The Securities Intermediary further agrees not to enter into any such agreement with any third party.
(j) The Securities Intermediary subordinates to the lien and security interest of the Pledgee any right of setoff, encumbrance, security interest, lien or other claim that it may have against the Collateral, except for any lien, claim, encumbrance or right of set off against the Cash Collateral Account for (i) customary commissions and fees arising from permitted trading activity within the Cash Collateral Account, and (ii) payment owed to Securities Intermediary for open trade commitments for the purchase and/or sale of financial assets in and for the Cash Collateral Account (the Unsubordinated Obligations).
(k) To the extent a conflict exists between the terms of this Agreement and any account agreement between the Pledgor and the Securities Intermediary, the terms of this Agreement will control, provided that this Agreement shall not alter or affect any mandatory arbitration provision currently in effect between Securities Intermediary and Pledgor.
(l) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any notice, order, instruction, request or other communication required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and may be delivered in person, sent by facsimile or other electronic means if electronic confirmation of error free receipt is received, or sent by United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the party at the address set forth below.
(m) Any notice, order, instruction, request or other communication from the Pledgee to the Securities Intermediary required to be in writing shall be on the Pledgees letterhead and signed by an authorized representative of the Pledgee. The Pledgee may change its authorized representatives by written notice to the Securities Intermediary which notice shall include the name, title and specimen signature of each new authorized representative of Pledgee.
(n) The Securities Intermediary will be excused from failing to act or delay in acting, and no such failure or delay shall constitute a breach of this Agreement or otherwise give rise to any liability of the Securities Intermediary, if (i) such failure or delay is caused by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Securities Intermediary, including without limitation legal constraint, emergency conditions, action or inaction of governmental, civil or military authority, terrorism, fire, strike, lockout or other labor dispute, war, riot, theft, flood, earthquake or other natural disaster, breakdown of public or private or common carrier communication or transmission facilities, equipment failure, or act, negligence or default of Pledgor or Pledgee or (ii) such failure or delay resulted from Securities Intermediarys reasonable belief that the action would have violated any guideline, rule or regulation of any governmental authority.
(o) Pledgor agrees to pay Securities Intermediary, upon receipt of Securities Intermediarys invoice, all reasonable costs, expenses and attorneys fees (including without limitation allocated costs of in-house counsel) incurred in the preparation and administration of this Agreement (including any amendments hereto or instruments or agreements required hereunder). Pledgor and Pledgee jointly and severally agree to pay Securities Intermediary, upon receipt of Securities Intermediarys invoice, all reasonable costs, expenses and attorneys fees (including without limitation allocated costs of in-house counsel) incurred by Securities Intermediary in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder, including without limitation any reasonable costs, expenses, and fees arising out of the resolution of any conflict, dispute, motion regarding entitlement to rights or rights of action, or other action to enforce Securities Intermediarys rights hereunder in a case arising under Title 11, United States Code. This subsection (o) shall survive termination of this Agreement.
(p) Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Agreement, in the event of the commencement of a case pursuant to Title 11, United States Code, filed by or against Pledgor, or in the event of the commencement of any similar case under then applicable federal or state law providing for the relief of debtors or the protection of creditors by or against Pledgor, Securities Intermediary may act as Securities Intermediary deems necessary to comply with all applicable provisions of governing statutes and neither Pledgor nor Pledgee shall assert any claim against Securities Intermediary for so doing.
ARTICLE VII
Miscellaneous
Section 7.1 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue.
(a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York (including Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law).
(b) Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against any Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, (i) any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in subsection (b) of this Section 7.1, (ii) the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court and (iii) any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section 7.1 any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).
(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 7.2 Continuing Security Interest. This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral in favor of the Pledgee and shall be binding upon the Pledgor, the Securities Intermediary and the Pledgee, to the benefit of the Pledgee and its successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, the Pledgor may not assign its rights or delegate its duties hereunder without the prior written consent of the requisite lenders under the Credit Agreement.
Section 7.3 Termination. This Agreement and the security interest granted herein shall terminate upon the earlier to occur (the date of such occurrence, the Termination Date) of (a) written notice to the Securities Intermediary from the Pledgee, which notice the Pledgee covenants to the Pledgor to make
promptly upon (i) repayment in full of all Incremental Term Loans and termination of the commitments with respect to the Incremental Term Loans or (ii) the disbursement of all funds in the Cash Collateral Account pursuant to the terms of Section 4.1 and (b) the Securities Intermediarys termination of this Agreement by giving thirty (30) days prior written notice to Pledgor and Pledgee; provided that with respect to this clause (c), at the end of such thirty (30) day period, the Securities Intermediary will deliver all assets held in the Cash Collateral Account to Pledgee unless Pledgor and Pledgee deliver joint instructions to Securities Intermediary to deliver or transfer the assets in the Cash Collateral Account to another party or securities intermediary, and in the event that it is not possible or practicable, in the judgment of the Securities Intermediary, to transfer the Collateral or deliver the Collateral to any other party, the Securities Intermediary will sell such assets and deliver the proceeds according to the instructions provided by the Pledgee or the joint instructions given by the Pledgee and Pledgor. Termination shall not affect any of the rights or liabilities of the parties hereto incurred before the date of termination.
Section 7.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which where so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.
Section 7.5 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed without giving effect to the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.
Section 7.6 Customary Fees and Expenses of Securities Intermediary. Upon receipt of an invoice from the Securities Intermediary, the Pledgor shall pay to the Securities Intermediary the reasonable, customary fees and other reasonable, standard costs and charges of the Securities Intermediary relating to the maintenance of the Cash Collateral Account as are from time to time outstanding.
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Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
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