Exhibit 10.2
FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of April 5, 2023 is entered into among PRIMERICA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party hereto, and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent are parties to an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 22, 2021 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, as amended by this Amendment and as may be further amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent have agreed to amend the Existing Credit Agreement to implement Adjusted Term SOFR (as defined in the attached Annex A) as a Benchmark Replacement for USD LIBOR and to make such other amendments reflected in Annex A on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
AmendmentS to EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT
1.1 Amendments to the Credit Agreement. The Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following examples: stricken text and stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following examples: double-underlined text and double-underlined text) as set forth on the pages attached hereto as Annex A.
1.2 Updated Exhibits of the Credit Agreement.
(a) Exhibit B (Form of Notice of Borrowing) to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Exhibit B (Form of Notice of Borrowing) attached hereto as Annex B.
(b) Exhibit D (Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation) to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Exhibit D (Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation) attached hereto as Annex C.
(c) Exhibit E (Form of Compliance Certificate) to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Exhibit E (Form of Compliance Certificate) attached hereto as Annex D.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
2.1 Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement as set forth on Annex A attached hereto.
ARTICLE III
NOTICE
3.1 To the extent that any Loan Document requires the Administrative Agent to provide notice to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person party to the Existing Credit Agreement of (i) an Early Opt-in Election, (ii) a Benchmark Transition Start Date, (iii) the implementation of Adjusted Term SOFR as a Benchmark Replacement or (iv) any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes in connection with the adoption and implementation of Adjusted Term SOFR or the use and administration thereof, this Amendment shall constitute such notice.
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS
4.1 This Amendment shall become effective as of the date (the “First Amendment Effective Date”) when, and only when, each of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied:
(a) Amendment. The Administrative Agent shall have received this Amendment executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower and each of the Lenders.
(b) Expenses. The Borrower shall have paid all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, and delivery of this Amendment and each other document contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel).
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as of the First Amendment Effective Date as follows:
5.1 No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment in accordance with its terms, and the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice or otherwise, (a) require any Governmental Approval or violate any Applicable Law relating to the Borrower where the failure to obtain such Governmental Approval or such violation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Borrower, (c) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound, which could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (d) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired
by the Borrower, other than Permitted Liens or (e) require any consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act in respect of, an arbitrator or Governmental Authority or of any other Person other than consents, authorizations, filings or other acts or consents for which the failure to obtain or make could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.2 Authorization; Enforceability. The Borrower has the right, power and authority and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment in accordance with the terms hereof. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the Borrower, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar state or federal Debtor Relief Laws from time to time in effect which affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and the availability of equitable remedies.
5.3 Incorporation of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement and in any other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any such representation or warranty already qualified by materiality, in all respects) on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date (or, in the case of any such representation or warranty expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date).
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 Survival. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, all of the terms, provisions, covenants, agreements, representations and warranties and conditions of the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be and remain in full force and effect as written, unmodified hereby and are hereby ratified by the Borrower. In the event of any conflict between the terms, provisions, covenants, representations and warranties and conditions of this Amendment, on the one hand, and the Existing Credit Agreement or any other applicable Loan Document, on the other hand, this Amendment shall control.
6.2 Severability. Any term or provision of this Amendment that is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, solely as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective solely to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without rendering invalid, illegal or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Amendment or affecting the validity, legality or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Amendment in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Amendment is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as would be enforceable.
6.3 Governing Law. This Amendment and any claims, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the jurisdiction that governs the Existing Credit Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof.
6.4 Entire Agreement. This Amendment and the Existing Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) constitute the entire agreement among the parties to the Existing Credit Agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and verbal, among such parties or any of them with respect to the subject matter hereof. Any exhibits or annexes attached hereto are hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.
6.5 Binding Effect, Beneficiaries. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties to the Existing Credit Agreement and each other applicable Loan Document and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and assigns, and no other party shall derive any rights or benefits herefrom.
6.6 Construction. This Amendment shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party drafting this Amendment.
6.7 Notices. All notices relating to this Amendment shall be delivered in the manner and subject to the provisions set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement.
6.8 Counterparts; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single agreement. Except as provided in Article IV, this Amendment shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or in electronic (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. The words “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery” and words of like import in or related to this Amendment, any other Loan Document or any document, amendment, approval, consent, waiver, modification, information, notice, certificate, report, statement, disclosure, or authorization to be signed or delivered in connection with this Amendment or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures or execution in the form of an Electronic Record, and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by Administrative Agent, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any Applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Each party hereto agrees that any Electronic Signature or execution in the form of an Electronic Record shall be valid and binding on itself and each of the other parties hereto to the same extent as a manual, original signature. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by the parties of a manually signed paper which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed paper converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Administrative Agent is under no obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that without limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent Administrative Agent has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature from any party hereto, Administrative Agent and the other parties hereto shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the executing party without further verification and (b) upon the request of Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by an original manually executed counterpart thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby (i) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among Administrative Agent, the Lenders and any of the Borrower, electronic images of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (in each case, including with respect to any signature pages thereto) shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, and (ii) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents based solely on the lack of paper original copies of any Loan Documents, including with respect to any signature pages thereto.
6.9 Headings. Article and Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Amendment.
6.10 Reference to and Effect on the Existing Credit Agreement and Other Loan Documents. On and after the First Amendment Effective Date, each reference in any Loan Document to the Existing Credit Agreement, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Existing Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect (with the same priority, as applicable) and are hereby ratified and confirmed and this Amendment shall not be considered a novation. The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any other party under, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. This Amendment shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
PRIMERICA, INC.
By: /s/ Alison S. Rand
Name: Alison S. Rand
Title: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
AGENTS AND LENDERS:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Administrative Agent and a Lender
By: /s/ Kimberly Shaffer
Name: Kimberly Shaffer
Title: Managing Director
CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender
By: /s/ Robert Chesley
Name: Robert Chesley
Title: Vice President & Managing Director
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By: /s/ Milena Kolev
Name: Milena Kolev
Title: Vice President
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a Lender
By: /s/ Bryan Ho
Name: Bryan Ho
Title: Vice President – Corporate Client Group
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as a Lender
By: /s/ Matthew Morris
Name: Matthew Morris
Title: Vice President
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Lender
By: /s/ Marilena Devcic
Name: Marilena Devcic
Title: Director
ANNEX A
Conformed Credit Agreement
[See attached.]
Annex A to First Amendment
Execution Version
Published CUSIP Number: 74166EAC8 Revolving Credit CUSIP Number: 74166EAD6
$200,000,000
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of June 22, 2021, by and among
PRIMERICA, INC.,
as Borrower,
the Lenders referred to herein, as Lenders,
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions 1
Section 1.2 Other Definitions and Provisions 2826
Section 1.3 Accounting Terms 2826
Section 1.4 Rounding 2927 Section 1.5 References to Agreement and Laws 2927 Section 1.6 Times of Day 2927
Section 1.7 Letter of Credit Amounts 2927
Section 1.8 Guarantees/Earn-Outs 3027
Section 1.9 Covenant Compliance Generally 3028 Section 1.10 Rates 3028
Section 1.11 Divisions 3128
ARTICLE II REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY
Section 2.1 Revolving Credit Loans 3129
Section 2.2 Swingline Loans 3129
Section 2.3 Procedure for Advances of Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans 3331 Section 2.4 Repayment and Prepayment of Revolving Credit and Swingline Loans 3431 Section 2.5 Permanent Reduction of the Commitment 3432
Section 2.6 Termination of Revolving Credit Facility 3533
ARTICLE III
LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY
Section 3.1 L/C Facility 3533
Section 3.2 Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit 3633
Section 3.3 Commissions and Other Charges 3634
Section 3.4 L/C Participations 3734
Section 3.5 Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower 3835 Section 3.6 Obligations Absolute 3836
Section 3.7 Effect of Letter of Credit Application 3836
ARTICLE IV GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS
Section 4.1 Interest 3936
Section 4.2 Notice and Manner of Conversion or Continuation of Loans 4038 Section 4.3 Fees 4038
Section 4.4 Manner of Payment 4038
Section 4.5 Evidence of Indebtedness 4139
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Section 4.6 Sharing of Payments by Lenders 4239
Section 4.7 Administrative Agent’s Clawback 4240
Section 4.8 Changed Circumstances 4341
Section 4.9 Indemnity 4643
Section 4.10 Increased Costs 4644
Section 4.11 Taxes 4845
Section 4.12 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders 5149 Section 4.13 Increase in Commitments 5250
Section 4.14 Cash Collateral 5351
Section 4.15 Defaulting Lenders 5451
Section 4.16 Extension of Maturity Date 5654
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS OF CLOSING AND BORROWING
Section 5.1 Conditions to Closing and Initial Extensions of Credit 5755 Section 5.2 Conditions to All Extensions of Credit 5856
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BORROWER
Section 6.1 Organization; Power; Qualification 5957 Section 6.2 Ownership 5957
Section 6.3 Authorization; Enforceability 5957
Section 6.4 Compliance of Agreement, Loan Documents and Borrowing with Laws, Etc 6058 Section 6.5 Compliance with Law; Governmental Approvals 6058 Section 6.6 Tax Returns and Payments 6058
Section 6.7 Environmental Matters 6058
Section 6.8 Employee Benefit Matters 6159
Section 6.9 Margin Stock 6260
Section 6.10 Government Regulation 6260
Section 6.11 Financial Statements 6260
Section 6.12 No Material Adverse Change 6361
Section 6.13 Litigation 6361
Section 6.14 Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions 6361 Section 6.15 Absence of Defaults 6462
Section 6.16 Disclosure 6462
Section 6.17 Insurance 6462
ARTICLE VII AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Section 7.1 Financial Statements 6562
Section 7.2 Certificates; Other Reports 6563
Section 7.3 Notice of Litigation and Other Matters 6765
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Section 7.4 Preservation of Corporate Existence and Related Matters 6865 Section 7.5 Maintenance of Property and Licenses 6866 Section 7.6 Insurance 6866
Section 7.7 Accounting Methods and Financial Records 6866
Section 7.8 Payment of Taxes and Other Obligations 6866
Section 7.9 Compliance with Laws and Approvals 6866
Section 7.10 Environmental Laws 6966
Section 7.11 Compliance with ERISA 6967
Section 7.12 Visits and Inspections 6967
Section 7.13 Use of Proceeds 6967
Section 7.14 Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws; Beneficial Ownership Regulation,
Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions 7067
ARTICLE VIII NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Section 8.1 Subsidiary Indebtedness 7068
Section 8.2 Liens 7169
Section 8.3 Fundamental Changes 7371
Section 8.4 Restricted Payments 7371
Section 8.5 Transactions with Affiliates 7371
Section 8.6 Accounting Changes 7472
Section 8.7 Nature of Business 7472
Section 8.8 Financial Covenants 7472
ARTICLE IX DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 9.1 Events of Default 7572
Section 9.2 Remedies 7674
Section 9.3 Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Non-Waiver; etc 7775
Section 9.4 Crediting of Payments and Proceeds 7875
Section 9.5 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 7876
ARTICLE X
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Section 10.1 Appointment and Authority 7977
Section 10.2 Rights as a Lender 7977
Section 10.3 Exculpatory Provisions 7977
Section 10.4 Reliance by the Administrative Agent 8078
Section 10.5 Delegation of Duties 8078
Section 10.6 Resignation of Administrative Agent 8179 Section 10.7 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders 8280 Section 10.8 No Other Duties, Etc 8280
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Section 10.9 Lender ERISA Representations 8280
Section 10.10 Erroneous Payments 8381
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.1 Notices 8583
Section 11.2 Amendments, Waivers and Consents 8886
Section 11.3 Expenses; Indemnity 8987
Section 11.4 Right of Setoff 9289
Section 11.5 Governing Law; Jurisdiction, Etc 9290
Section 11.6 Waiver of Jury Trial 9391
Section 11.7 Reversal of Payments 9391
Section 11.8 Injunctive Relief 9391
Section 11.9 Successors and Assigns; Participations 9391
Section 11.10 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality 9795 Section 11.11 Performance of Duties 9896
Section 11.12 All Powers Coupled with Interest 9896 Section 11.13 Survival 9896
Section 11.14 Titles and Captions 9896
Section 11.15 Severability of Provisions 9896
Section 11.16 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution 9996 Section 11.17 Term of Agreement 9997 Section 11.18 USA PATRIOT Act; Anti-Money Laundering Laws 9997 Section 11.19 Independent Effect of Covenants 9998
Section 11.20 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 10098
Section 11.21 Inconsistencies with Other Documents 10099 Section 11.22 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 10099 Section 11.23 Acknowledgment Regarding Any Supported QFCs 10199
Section 11.24 Amendment and Restatement; No Novation 102100
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A-1 |
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Form of Revolving Credit Note |
Exhibit A-2 |
- |
Form of Swingline Note |
Exhibit B |
- |
Form of Notice of Borrowing |
Exhibit C |
- |
Form of Notice of Account Designation |
Exhibit D |
- |
Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation |
Exhibit E |
- |
Form of Compliance Certificate |
Exhibit F |
- |
Form of Assignment and Assumption |
Exhibit G-1 |
- |
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Non-Partnership Foreign Lenders) |
Exhibit G-2 |
- |
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Non-Partnership Foreign Participants) |
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Exhibit G-3 |
- |
Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participant Partnerships) |
Exhibit G-4 |
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lender Partnerships) |
SCHEDULES |
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Schedule 1.1(a) |
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Commitments and Commitment Percentages |
Schedule 6.2 |
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Subsidiaries and Capitalization |
Schedule 6.11 |
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Non-GAAP Material Liabilities |
Schedule 8.1 |
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Existing Indebtedness |
Schedule 8.2 |
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Existing Liens |
Schedule 8.5 |
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Transactions with Affiliates |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 22, 2021, by and among PRIMERICA, INC., a Delaware corporation, as Borrower, the lenders who are party to this Agreement and the lenders who may become a party to this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof, as Lenders, and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2017 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”). and the Borrower has requested, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to extend, certain credit facilities to the Borrower.
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein, it being the intention of the parties hereto that this Agreement not constitute a novation of the obligations and liabilities of the parties under the Existing Credit Agreement or be deemed to evidence or constitute full repayment of such obligations and liabilities, but that this Agreement amend and restate in its entirety the Existing Credit Agreement and re-evidence the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower thereunder, which shall be payable in accordance with the terms hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, such parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. The following terms when used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them below:
“Additional Commitment Lender” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.16(d).
“Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to
(a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.
“Administrative Agent” means Wells Fargo, in its capacity as Administrative Agent hereunder, and any successor thereto appointed pursuant to Section 10.6.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the office of the Administrative Agent specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.1(c).
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Agent Parties” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.1(e).
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.
“Announcements” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.10.
“Annual Statement” means, with respect to any Insurance Subsidiary, the statutory annual financial statement of such Insurance Subsidiary as is required to be filed with the applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority of its jurisdiction of domicile, and in accordance with the laws of such jurisdiction, together with all exhibits and schedules filed therewith.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including, without limitation, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and the rules and regulations thereunder and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means any and all laws, statutes, regulations or obligatory government orders, decrees, ordinances or rules applicable to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates related to terrorism financing or, money laundering, any predicate crime to money laundering or any financial record keeping, including any applicable provision of the Patriot Act and The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act,” 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959).
“Applicable Law” means all applicable provisions of constitutions, laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, treaties, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of Governmental Authorities and all orders and decrees of all courts and arbitrators.
“Applicable Margin” means the corresponding percentages per annum as set forth below based on the Debt Rating:
Pricing Level |
Debt Rating |
Commitment Fee |
Applicable Margin for LIBORSOFR Loans and Letter of Credit Fees |
Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans |
I |
≥ A/A2 |
0.10% |
1.00% |
0.00% |
II |
A-/A3 |
0.125% |
1.125% |
0.125% |
III |
BBB+/Baa1 |
0.15% |
1.25% |
0.25% |
IV |
BBB/Baa2 |
0.175% |
1.375% |
0.375% |
V |
≤ BBB-/Baa3 |
0.225% |
1.625% |
0.625% |
If at any time the Borrower is split-rated and the Debt Ratings differential is one level, the higher Debt Rating will apply and if the Debt Ratings differential is two levels or more, the Pricing Level one level lower than the higher Debt Rating will apply. If at any time the Borrower does not have a Debt Rating from at least one of S&P or Moody’s, the applicable Pricing Level for such Borrower shall be set at Pricing Level V.
“Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Asset Disposition” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any Property (including any disposition of Equity Interests) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.9), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit F.
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date of determination, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease Obligation of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease, the capitalized amount or principal amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease Obligation.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (a) if the then-currentsuch Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (b) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreementany frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 4.8(c)(iv).
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirements for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bankruptcy Code” means 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq.
“Base Rate” means, at any time, the highest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% and (c) LIBOR for an Interest Period of one monthAdjusted Term SOFR for a one-month tenor in effect on such day plus 11.0%; each change in the Base Rate shall take effect simultaneously with the corresponding change or changes in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or LIBORAdjusted Term SOFR, as applicable (provided that clause (c) shall not be applicable during any period in which
LIBORAdjusted Term SOFR is unavailable or unascertainable). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Base Rate be less than 0%the Floor.
“Base Rate Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate based upon the Base Rate as provided in Section 4.1(a).
“Benchmark” means, initially, USD LIBORthe Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have has occurred with respect to USD LIBORthe Term SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 4.8(c)(i).
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor,
provided that, (i) in the case of clause (a)(1), if the Administrative Agent decides that Term SOFR is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then Term SOFR will be deemed unable to be determined for purposes of this definition and (ii) in the case of clause (a)(1) or clause (b) of this definition, the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(3), clause (b) or clause (c) of this definition would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the
Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and
(ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a)(a) or (b)(b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (a) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (b) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 4.8(c)(i) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 4.8(c)(i).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 CFR § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Borrower” means Primerica, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Borrower Benefit Plan” means (i) any “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is or may be an obligation to contribute of) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and (ii) any Pension Plan.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.2.
“Business Day” means (a) for all purposes other than as set forth in clause (b) below, any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday on which banks in New York, New York, are open for the conduct of their commercial banking business and (b) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, any LIBOR Rate Loan, or any Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined by reference to LIBOR, any day that is a Business Day described in clause
(a) and that is also a London Banking Day..
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital or finance leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Collateralize” means, to pledge and deposit with, or deliver to the Administrative Agent, or directly to the Issuing Lender (with notice thereof to the Administrative Agent), for the benefit of the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations or Swingline Loans, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender shall agree, in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender, as applicable.
“Change in Control” means an event or series of events by which (i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its Subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d- 3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a “person” or “group” shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all Equity Interests that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower entitled to vote in the election of members of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Borrower or (ii) a majority of the members of the board of directors (or other equivalent governing body) of the Borrower shall not constitute Continuing Directors.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following:
(a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, implemented or issued.
“Class” means, when used in reference to any Loan, whether such Loan is a Revolving Credit Loan or Swingline Loan.
“Closing Date” means the date of this Agreement.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Commitment Fee” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.3(a).
“Commitment Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage of the total Commitments of all the Lenders represented by such Lender’s Commitment. If the Commitments have terminated or expired, the Commitment Percentages shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments. The Commitment Percentage of each Lender on the Closing Date is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 1.1(a).
“Commitments” means (a) as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans to, and to purchase participations in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans for the account of, the Borrower hereunder in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on the Register, as such amount may be modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof (including, without limitation, Section 4.13) and (b) as to all Lenders, the aggregate commitment of all Lenders to make Revolving Credit Loans, as such amount may be modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof (including, without limitation, Section 4.13). The aggregate Commitment of all the Lenders on the Closing Date shall be $200,000,000. The Commitment of each Lender on the Closing Date is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 1.1(a).
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate of the chief financial officer, the treasurer or the controller of the Borrower substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of Term SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of Section 4.9 and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Consolidated” means, when used with reference to financial statements or financial statement items of any Person, such statements or items on a consolidated basis in accordance with applicable principles of consolidation under GAAP.
“Consolidated Indebtedness” means, at any time, the aggregate (without duplication) of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, but excluding (i) reimbursement obligations of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries with respect to letters of credit that have been collateralized in full and/or reimbursement obligations for letters of credit (to the extent undrawn), (ii) obligations of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries under any Hybrid Equity Securities to the extent that the aggregate book value of such Hybrid Equity Securities does not exceed 15% of Total Capitalization, (iii) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, any payables under Reinsurance Agreements, (iv) obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business (A) to purchase securities (or other property) which arise out of or in connection with the sale of the same or substantially similar securities (or other property) or (B) to return collateral consisting of securities arising out of or in connection with the loan by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries of securities owned or held by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (v) the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary under securities lending arrangements incurred in the ordinary course of business, (vi) the following obligations issued or undertaken in connection with a Statutory Reserve Financing to the extent either S&P or Moody’s (or both) does not treat indebtedness under such Statutory Reserve Financing arrangements as indebtedness: (A) Surplus Debentures or Notes or other obligations of any Special Purpose Subsidiary of the Borrower (“Reserve Financing Notes”), or (B) any securities backed by such Reserve Financing Notes by an entity formed in connection with a Statutory Reserve Financing, (vii) earn-outs or similar obligations except to the extent reflected on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP and (viii) any Guarantees of the Indebtedness described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii), provided that with respect to Guarantees of Indebtedness described in clause (vi) only, there will be no recourse, directly or indirectly, to the Person providing such Guarantee for the principal of such Indebtedness.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, net income (or loss) for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period and as reflected on the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Worth” means, on any date, the amount reported by the Borrower, determined in accordance with GAAP on a Consolidated basis, as “Total Stockholders’ Equity” on its Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, but excluding (a) all amounts in respect of unrealized gains or losses recorded pursuant to ASC 320, and (b) any Disqualified Equity Interests, and (c) the difference in future policy benefits calculated using the current discount rate and future policy benefits calculated using the locked-in discount rate at contract issuance recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income pursuant to ASC 944-40-35- 6A(b), in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Assets” means, at any time, the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Continuing Directors” means the directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Borrower on the Closing Date and each other director (or equivalent) of the Borrower, if, in each case, such other Person’s election or nomination to the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Borrower is approved by at least a majority of the then Continuing Directors.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Core Subsidiary” means each of Primerica Life Insurance Company, PFS Investments Inc., Primerica Life Insurance Company of Canada, and PFSL Investments Canada Ltd., and any other Subsidiary of the Borrower as mutually agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“Covered Party” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.23(a).
“Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and such Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans at such time.
“Credit Facility” means, collectively, the Revolving Credit Facility, the Swingline Facility and the L/C Facility.
“Credit Outstandings” means the sum of (a) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; plus (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the aggregate outstanding amount thereof on such date after giving effect to any Extensions of Credit occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
“Debt Rating” means, as of any date of determination, the rating as determined by any of S&P or Moody’s of the Borrower’s senior unsecured non-credit enhanced long-term indebtedness.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Default” means any of the events specified in Section 9.1 which with the passage of time, the giving of notice or any other condition, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 4.15(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of the Revolving Credit Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any
other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the FDIC or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 4.15(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, the Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender and each Lender.
“Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), is mandatorily redeemable on or prior to the date that is one hundred-eighty (180) days following the date referred to in clause (a) of the definition of Maturity Date; provided that Equity Interests of Primerica Newco, Inc. issued to the sellers in connection with the e-TeleQuote Acquisition shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests notwithstanding the obligation of Primerica Newco, Inc. to redeem such Equity Interests on the terms contemplated in the e-TeleQuote Acquisition Agreement.
“Dollars” or “$” means, unless otherwise qualified, dollars in lawful currency of the United States.
“Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is USD LIBOR, the occurrence of:
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity
established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country.
“Electronic Record” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 15 U.S.C. 7006.
“Electronic Signature” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 15 U.S.C. 7006.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.9(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.9(b)(iii)).
“Employee Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Environmental Claims” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, written notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations by any Governmental Authority (other than internal reports prepared by any Person in the ordinary course of business and not in response to any third party action or request of any kind) or proceedings relating in any way to any actual or alleged violation of or liability under any Environmental Law by Borrower or any Subsidiary, including, without limitation, any and all claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials or arising from exposure to, or the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, foreign, state, provincial and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, and regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, and orders of Governmental Authorities, relating to the protection of public health or the environment, including, but not limited to, requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling, reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation of Hazardous Materials.
“Equity Interests” means (a) in the case of a corporation, capital stock, (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, (c) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited), (d) in the case of a limited liability company, membership interests, (e) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person and (f) any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any Person who together with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and for the purpose of Section 302 of ERISA and/or Section 412 and/or each “applicable section” under Section 414(t)(2) of the Code, within the meaning of Section 414(b)., (c), (m) or (o) of the Code).
“Erroneous Payment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.10(a).
“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.10(d).
“Erroneous Payment Impacted Class” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.10(d).
“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.10(d).
“e-TeleQuote Acquisition” means the acquisition by Primerica Newco, Inc., a Subsidiary of the Borrower, of 100% of the Equity Interests of e-TeleQuote Insurance, Inc., ETQ HK SPV, Inc. and E- Telequote Nicaragua Sociedad Anonima and 99% of the Equity Interests of ETeleQuote (Private Limited), in each case pursuant to the e-TeleQuote Acquisition Agreement.
“e-TeleQuote Acquisition Agreement” means that certain Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2021, by an among the Borrower, Primerica Newco, Inc., ETeleQuote Limited, the shareholders of ETeleQuote Limited party thereto and Fortis Advisors LLC, as the sellers’ representative.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor thereto), as in effect from time to time.
“Eurodollar Reserve Percentage” means, for any day, the percentage which is in effect for such day as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any basic, supplemental or emergency reserves) in respect of eurocurrency liabilities or any similar category of liabilities for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System in New York City.
“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Section 9.1; provided that any requirement for passage of time, giving of notice, or any other condition, has been satisfied.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (15 U.S.C. § 77 et seq.).
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, United States federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 4.12(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 4.11, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such
Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 4.11(g) and (d) any United States federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Statement of Purpose.
“Existing Maturity Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.16(a).
“Extension Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.16(a).
“Extensions of Credit” means (a) any borrowing of Loans or (b) any issuance of a Letter of Credit.
“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards
Board.
“FASB ASU” means the Accounting Standards Updates of the Financial Accounting Standards
Board.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing.
“FCA” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.10.
“FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average of the quotation for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Fee Letter” means the separate fee letter agreement dated May 26, 2021 among the Borrower, Wells Fargo and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Borrower ending on December 31.
“Floor” means 0.00% per annum.
“Foreign Lender” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the Issuing Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender, other than such L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment Percentage of outstanding Swingline Loans other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.
“Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, permits, licenses and exemptions of, and all registrations and filings with or issued by, any Governmental Authorities.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra- national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation or (e) for the purpose of assuming in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (whether in whole or in part).
“Hazardous Materials” means any substances or materials (a) which are or become defined as hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, chemical substances or mixtures or toxic substances under any Environmental Law, (b) which are toxic, explosive, corrosive, flammable, infectious, radioactive, carcinogenic, mutagenic or otherwise harmful to public health or the environment and are or become regulated by any Governmental Authority, (c) the presence of which require investigation or remediation under any Environmental Law or common law, (d) the discharge or emission or release of which requires a permit or license under any Environmental Law or other Governmental Approval,
(e) which are deemed by a Governmental Authority to constitute a nuisance or a trespass which pose a health or safety hazard to Persons or neighboring properties, or (f) which contain, without limitation,
asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, petroleum hydrocarbons, petroleum derived substances or waste, crude oil, nuclear fuel, natural gas or synthetic gas.
“Hedge Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and
(b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement.
“Hedge Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Hedge Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Hedge Agreements,
(a) for any date on or after the date such Hedge Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Hedge Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedge Agreements (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
“Hybrid Equity Securities” means any hybrid preferred securities consisting of trust preferred securities, deferrable interest subordinated debt securities, mandatory convertible debt or other hybrid securities that are shown on the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower as liabilities and
(i) treated as equity by Standard & Poor’s, and (ii) that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible for or which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event or otherwise, does not mature or is not mandatorily redeemable or is not subject to any mandatory repurchase requirement, at any time on or prior to the date which is six months after the Maturity Date.
“IBA” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.10.
“IFRS” means the International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, which are in effect from time to time.
“Increase Effective Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.13(d)Section 4.13(d).
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person at any date and without duplication, the sum of the following:
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. In respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the amount of such Indebtedness as of any date of determination will be the lesser of (x) the fair market value of such assets as of such date and (y) the amount of such Indebtedness as of such date.
The amount of any net obligation under any Hedge Agreement on any date shall be deemed to be the Hedge Termination Value thereof as of such date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Indebtedness” shall exclude (i) obligations under any operating lease of property that is not capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person and (ii) obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business with respect to retained assets of beneficiaries, advance premiums or deposits of customers, separate account liabilities, sales force independent contractor monies withheld or collected, and liabilities for unclaimed property.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document and
(b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.3(b).
“Information” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.10.
“Insurance Regulatory Authority” means, with respect to any Insurance Subsidiary, the insurance department or similar Governmental Authority charged with regulating insurance companies or insurance holding companies in its jurisdiction of domicile and, to the extent that it has regulatory authority over such
Insurance Subsidiary, in each other jurisdiction in which such Insurance Subsidiary conducts business or is licensed to conduct business.
“Insurance Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary the ability of which to pay dividends is regulated by an Insurance Regulatory Authority or that is otherwise required thereby to be regulated with the Applicable Law of its jurisdiction of domicile.
“Interest Period” means, subject to availability as to each LIBOR Rateany SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such LIBOR RateSOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a LIBOR RateSOFR Loan and ending on the date one (1), three (3), or six (6) months thereafter (or 12 months thereafter if available to all Lenders), in each case as selected by the Borrower in its Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation and subject to availability; provided that:
“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. § 80(a)(1), et
seq.).
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“ISP98” means the International Standby Practices (1998 Revision, effective January 1, 1999), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590.
“Issuing Lender” means Wells Fargo.
“L/C Commitment” means the lesser of (i) $50,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate Commitments, provided that such amount may be changed after the Closing Date in a written agreement between the Borrower and the Issuing Lender (which such agreement shall be promptly delivered to the Administrative Agent upon execution).
“L/C Facility” means the letter of credit facility established pursuant to Article III.
“L/C Obligations” means the aggregate Obligations of the Borrower in respect of Letters of Credit equal to, at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit which have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5.
“L/C Participants” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the collective reference to all the Lenders other than the Issuing Lender.
“Lead Arranger” means Wells Fargo Securities, LLC in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner.
“Lender” means each Person executing this Agreement as a Lender on the Closing Date and any other Person that becomes a party to this Agreement as a Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or pursuant to Section 4.13, other than any Person that ceases to be a party hereto as a Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender.
“Lender Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Borrower delivered in connection with Section 4.13.
“Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender maintaining such Lender’s Extensions of Credit.
“Letter of Credit Application” means an application requesting the Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit and a reimbursement agreement, in each case in the form specified by the Issuing Lender from time to time.
“Letters of Credit” means the collective reference to letters of credit issued pursuant to Section 3.1.
“LIBOR” means:
a.m. (London time) two (2) London Banking Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period. If, for any reason, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.8, such rate is not so published then “LIBOR” shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic average of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars would be offered by first class banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) London Banking Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period for a period equal to such Interest Period, and
market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date of determination for a period equal to one month commencing on such date of determination.
Each calculation by the Administrative Agent of LIBOR shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) in no event shall LIBOR (including any Benchmark Replacement with respect thereto) be less than the Floor.
“LIBOR Rate” means a rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the following formula:
LIBOR Rate =
LIBOR
1.00-Eurodollar Reserve Percentage
“LIBOR Rate Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate based upon the LIBOR Rate as provided in Section 4.1(a).
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, leasehold mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, hypothecation or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset. For the purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any asset which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Capital Lease Obligation or other title retention agreement relating to such asset. For the avoidance of doubt, the term Lien shall not include any obligation of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business to return any asset, deposit, or premium to any beneficiary, agent or customer in the ordinary course of business.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, each Note, the Letter of Credit Applications, the Fee Letter, and each other document, instrument, certificate and agreement executed and delivered by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in favor of or provided to the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
“Loans” means the collective reference to the Revolving Credit Loans and the Swingline Loans, and “Loan” means any of such Loans.
“London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market.
“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, (a) the business, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, (c) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document or (d) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against the Borrower of any Loan Document.
“Material Insurance Subsidiary” means, at any time, an Insurance Subsidiary that has statutory assets in excess of 10% of the aggregate statutory assets of all Insurance Subsidiaries measured as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which the applicable Quarterly Statements and Annual Statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(c).
“Material Subsidiary” means at all times, (i) any Core Subsidiary, (ii) any Material Insurance Subsidiary, (iii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower that meets any of the following tests: (a) whose assets (excluding intercompany accounts) are in excess of ten percent (10%) of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, measured as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter or fiscal year for which financial statements and a Compliance Certificate have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.1 or (b) whose net income (calculated in a manner consistent with the public filings of the Borrower) is in excess of ten percent (10%) of Consolidated Net Income, measured for the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarter period most recently ended for which financial statements and a Compliance Certificate have been delivered pursuant to Section 7.1 and (iv) any Subsidiary that owns, directly or indirectly, any Subsidiary identified in clauses (ii) and (iii) above.
“Maturity Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) the later of (1) June 22, 2026 and (2) if the Maturity Date is extended pursuant to Section 4.16 as to any Lender, such extended maturity date as determined pursuant to such Section, (b) the date of termination of the entire Commitment by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5, and (c) the date of termination of the Commitment pursuant to Section 9.2(a); provided, however, that in each case if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.
“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral provided to reduce or eliminate Fronting Exposure during the existence of a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to the Fronting Exposure of the Issuing Lender at such time, (ii) with respect to Cash Collateral provided in accordance with Section 2.4(b), the amount required by such Section, and (iii) with respect to Cash Collateral provided in accordance with Section 4.14Section 4.14(i) or Section 9.2(b), an amount equal to 103% of the aggregate L/C Obligations.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successors thereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is making, or is accruing an obligation to make contributions, or to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has accrued an obligation to make contributions within the preceding five (5) years.
“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver, amendment, modification or termination that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 11.2 and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such
time.
“Non-Extending Lender” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.16(b).
“Notes” means the collective reference to the Revolving Credit Notes and the Swingline Note.
“Notice Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.16(b).
“Notice of Account Designation” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(b).
“Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(a).
“Notice of Conversion/Continuation” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.2.
“Obligations” means, in each case, whether now in existence or hereafter arising: (a) the principal of and interest on (including interest and fees accruing after the filing of any bankruptcy or similar petition) the Loans, (b) the L/C Obligations and (c) all other fees, expenses, indemnities and other amounts owing by the Borrower to the Lenders, the Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent, in each case under any Loan Document, with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit of every kind, nature and description, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any note and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against the Borrower of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws, naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.
“OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“Other Benchmark Rate Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is USD LIBOR, the occurrence of:
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 4.12).
“Participant” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.9(d).
“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.9(d).
“PATRIOT Act” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).
“Payment Recipient” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.10(a).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor agency.
“Pension Plan” means any pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code and which is maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is or may be an obligation to contribute of) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, and each such plan for the five (5)-year period immediately following the latest date on which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate maintained, contributed to or had an obligation to contribute to such plan.
“Permitted Liens” means the Liens permitted pursuant to Section 8.2.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Platform” means Debt Domain, Intralinks, SyndTrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system.
“Prime Rate” means, at any time, the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day such change in such prime rate occurs. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rate announced publicly by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate is an index or base rate and shall not necessarily be its lowest or best rate charged to its customers or other banks.
“Property” means any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, Equity Interests.
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Public Lenders” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.2.
“Quarterly Statement” means, with respect to any Insurance Subsidiary, the statutory quarterly financial statement of such Insurance Subsidiary as is required to be filed with the applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority of its jurisdiction of domicile, in accordance with the laws of such jurisdiction, together with all exhibits and schedules filed therewith with all exhibits and schedules filed therewith.
“Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) the Issuing Lender, as applicable.
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is USD LIBOR, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two (2) London Banking Days preceding the date of such setting, and (2) if such Benchmark is not USD LIBOR, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Register” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.9(c).
“Reimbursement Obligation” means the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender.
“Reinsurance Agreements” means any agreement, contract, treaty, policy, certificate or other arrangement whereby any reinsurer agrees to assume from or reinsure an insurer or reinsurer all or part of the liability of such insurer or reinsurer under a policy or policies of insurance issued by such insurer or reinsurer or any hedge or other derivative product intended to achieve the same result.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the FRB or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the FRB or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Removal Effective Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.6(b).
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders holding outstanding Commitments (or, after the termination of the Commitments, Credit Exposures) representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Commitments at such time (or, after the termination of the Commitments, the aggregate at such time of all outstanding Credit Exposures); provided, however, that to the extent that any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender and all of its Commitment and Credit Exposure shall be excluded for purposes of determining Required Lenders.
“Reserve Financing Notes” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of Consolidated Indebtedness.
“Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.6(a).
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means, as to any Person, the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, controller, treasurer or assistant treasurer of such Person or any other officer of such Person designated in writing by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided that, to the extent requested thereby, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of such Person certifying as to the incumbency and genuineness of the signature of each such officer. Any document delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Person shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Person and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Person.
“Restricted Payment” means any dividend on, or the making of any payment or other distribution on account of, or the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition (directly or indirectly) of, or the setting apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of, any class of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, or the making of any distribution of cash, property or assets to the holders of any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof on account of such Equity Interests.
“Revolving Credit Facility” means the revolving credit facility established pursuant to Article II (including any increase in such revolving credit facility established pursuant to Section 4.13).
“Revolving Credit Loan” means any revolving loan made to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1, and all such revolving loans collectively as the context requires.
“Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing the Revolving Credit Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit
A-1, and any substitutes therefor, and any replacements, restatements, renewals or extension thereof, in whole or in part.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Service, a division of S&P Global Inc. and any successor
thereto.
“Sanctioned Country” means at any time, a country, territory or region which is itself (or whose government is) the subject or target of any Sanctions (including, as of the Closing Date, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela and Crimea).
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC (including, without limitation, OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and OFAC’s Consolidated Non-SDN List), the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Herany European member state, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or, (c) any Person owned or controlled by, directly or indirectly, any such Person or Persons described in clauses (a) and (b), or (d) any Person otherwise a target of Sanctions, including a Person that is deemed by OFAC to be avessels and aircraft that are designated under any Sanctions target based on the ownership of such legal entity by Sanctioned Person(s)program.
“Sanctions” means any and all economic or financial sanctions and, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes and restrictions and anti-terrorism laws, including but not limited to those imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government (including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Herany European member state, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority within any jurisdiction over any Lender,in which (a) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is located or conducts business, (b) in which any of the proceeds of the Extensions of Credit will be used, or (c) from which repayment of the Extensions of Credit will be derived.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. § 77 et seq.).
“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day publishedas administered by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“SOFR Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate based on Adjusted Term SOFR as provided in Section 4.1(a).
“Special Purpose Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary formed to issue Surplus Debentures or Notes or other obligations in connection with a Statutory Reserve Financing or enter into Reinsurance Agreements
in connection with a Statutory Reserve Financing or enter into ancillary obligations in respect of the foregoing.
“Statutory Accounting Methods” means the statutory reporting practices prescribed or permitted by the applicable Insurance Regulatory Authorities with respect to the Insurance Subsidiaries.
“Statutory Reserve Financing” means a transaction or series of transactions entered into primarily for the purpose of financing a portion of the statutory reserves required to be held by an Insurance Subsidiary, where the proceeds or funding obligations provided by the financing counterparty or counterparties in such transaction or transactions are not expected, as of the date such transaction or transactions are entered into, to be used or applied to pay insurance or reinsurance claims reasonably projected to be payable as of the date such transaction or transactions are entered into.
“Subsidiary” means as to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Equity Interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) or other managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity is at the time owned by (directly or indirectly) or the management is otherwise controlled by (directly or indirectly) such Person (irrespective of whether, at the time, Equity Interests of any other class or classes of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency). Unless otherwise qualified, references to “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” herein shall refer to those of the Borrower.
“Surplus Debentures or Notes” means, as to any Insurance Subsidiary, debt securities or notes of such Insurance Subsidiary the proceeds of which are permitted to be included, in whole or in part, as capital and surplus of such Insurance Subsidiary as approved and permitted by the applicable Insurance Regulatory Authority and are of a type generally described in the insurance industry as a “surplus note.”
“Swingline Commitment” means the lesser of (a) $50,000,000 and (b) the aggregate Commitments.
“Swingline Facility” means the swingline facility established pursuant to Section 2.2.
“Swingline Lender” means Wells Fargo in its capacity as swingline lender hereunder or any successor thereto.
“Swingline Loan” means any swingline loan made by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2, and all such swingline loans collectively as the context requires.
“Swingline Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of the Swingline Lender evidencing the Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A-2, and any substitutes therefor, and any replacements, restatements, renewals or extension thereof, in whole or in part.
“Swingline Participation Amount” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.2(b)(iii).
“Synthetic Lease” means any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product where such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, fines, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term SOFR” means,
“Term SOFR Adjustment” means a percentage equal to 0.10% per annum.
“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“Term SOFR Notice” means a notification by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Borrower of the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event.
“Term SOFR Transition Event” means the determination by the Administrative Agent that (a) Term SOFR has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body, (b) the administration of Term SOFR is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, has previously occurred resulting in the replacement of the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan
Document in accordance with Section 4.8(c) with a Benchmark Replacement the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement component of which is not Term SOFR.
“Termination Event” means the occurrence of any of the following which, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower: (a) a “Reportable Event” described in Section 4043 of ERISA for which the thirty (30) day notice requirement has not been waived by the PBGC, or (b) the withdrawal of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA, or (c) the termination of a Pension Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, or the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, if such termination would require material additional contributions in order to be considered a standard termination within the meaning of Section 4041(b) of ERISA, or (d) the institution of proceedings to terminate, or the appointment of a trustee with respect to, any Pension Plan by the PBGC under Section 4042 of ERISA, or (e) any other event or condition which would constitute grounds under Section 4042(a) of ERISA for the institution of proceedings for termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan by the PBGC under Section 4042 of ERISA, or (f) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA, or (g) the determination that any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan is considered an at-risk plan or plan in endangered or critical status with the meaning of Sections 430, 431 or 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 or 305 of ERISA or (h) the partial or complete withdrawal of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan if withdrawal liability is asserted by such Multiemployer Plan against such Borrower or ERISA Affiliate, or (i) any event or condition which results in the insolvency of a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4245 of ERISA, or (j) the termination of a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4041A of ERISA or the institution by PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, or (k) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Threshold Amount” means $50,000,000.
“Total Capitalization” means, on any date, the sum of (a) Consolidated Indebtedness (but excluding any Hybrid Equity Securities) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date plus (b) Consolidated Net Worth as of such date plus (c) the aggregate obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under any Hybrid Equity Securities as of such date.
“Trade Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.9(b)(i)(B).
“Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the initial Extensions of Credit and (b) the payment of the transaction costs incurred in connection with the foregoing.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“United States” means the United States of America.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities; provided, that for purposes of notice requirements in Sections 2.3(a), 2.4(c) and 4.2, in each case, such day is also a Business Day.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.11(g).
“USD LIBOR” means the London interbank offered rate for Dollars.
“Wells Fargo” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association.
“Wholly-Owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary, that all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary are, directly or indirectly, owned or controlled by the Borrower and/or one or more of its Wholly- Owned Subsidiaries (except for directors’ qualifying shares or other shares required by Applicable Law to be owned by a Person other than the Borrower and/or one or more of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries).
“Withholding Agent” means the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail- In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
Section 1.2 Other Definitions and Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document: (a) the definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined, (b) whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms,
(c) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (d) the word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”,
(e) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns,
(f) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (g) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (h) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights, (i) the term “documents” includes any and all
instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form, (j) the words “agent” and “representative” when used with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall exclude all independent contractors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and (k) in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including”.
Section 1.3 Accounting Terms.
Section 1.4 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio or percentage is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
Section 1.5 References to Agreement and Laws. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein,
(a) any definition or reference to formation documents, governing documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual documents or instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (b) any definition or reference to any Applicable Law, including, without limitation, Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, the Bankruptcy Code, the Code, ERISA, the Exchange Act, the PATRIOT Act, the Securities Act, the UCC, the Investment Company Act, the
Interstate Commerce Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act of the United States or any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department, shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Applicable Law.
Section 1.6 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
Section 1.7 Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to mean the maximum face amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all increases thereof contemplated by such Letter of Credit or the Letter of Credit Application therefor (at the time specified therefor in such applicable Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Application and as such amount may be reduced by (a) any permanent reduction of such Letter of Credit or (b) any amount which is drawn, reimbursed and no longer available under such Letter of Credit).
Section 1.8 Guarantees/Earn-Outs. Unless otherwise specified, (a) the amount of any Guarantee shall be the lesser of the amount of the obligations guaranteed and still outstanding and the maximum amount for which the guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee and (b) the amount of any earn-out or similar obligation shall be the amount of such obligation as reflected on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.
Section 1.9 Covenant Compliance Generally. For purposes of determining compliance under Sections 8.1, 8.2, and 8.4, any amount in a currency other than Dollars will be converted to Dollars in a manner consistent with that used in calculating Consolidated Net Income in the most recent annual financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with Sections 8.1 and 8.2, with respect to any amount of Indebtedness in a currency other than Dollars, no breach of any basket contained in such sections shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness is incurred; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section
1.9 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness may be incurred at any time under such Sections.
Section 1.10 Rates. The interest rate on LIBOR Rate Loans and Base Rate Loans (when determined by reference to clause (c) of the definition of Base Rate) may be determined by reference to LIBOR, which is derived from the London interbank offered rate. The London interbank offered rate is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. On March 5, 2021, ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”), the administrator of the London interbank offered rate, and the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”), the regulatory supervisor of IBA, announced in public statements (the “Announcements”) that the final publication or representativeness date for the London interbank offered rate for Dollars for: (a) 1-week and 2-month tenor settings will be December 31, 2021 and (b) overnight, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12- month tenor settings will be June 30, 2023. No successor administrator for IBA was identified in such Announcements. As a result, it is possible that commencing immediately after such dates, the London interbank offered rate for such tenors may no longer be available or may no longer be deemed a representative reference rate upon which to determine the interest rate on LIBOR Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans (when determined by reference to clause (c) of the definition of Base Rate). There is no assurance that the dates set forth in the Announcements will not change or that IBA or the FCA will not take further action that could impact the availability, composition or characteristics of any London interbank offered rate. Public and private sector industry initiatives have been and continue, as of the date hereof, to be underway to implement new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of the London interbank offered rate. In the event that the London interbank offered rate or any other then-current Benchmark is no longer available or in certain other circumstances set forth in Section 4.8(c), such Section 4.8(c) provides a
mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower, pursuant to Section 4.8(c), of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on LIBOR Rate Loans and Base Rate Loans (when determined by reference to clause (c) of the definition of Base Rate) is based. However, the Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, (ia) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or otherTerm SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition of “LIBOR”thereof, or with respect to any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any then-current Benchmark or any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement), as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 4.8(c), will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, LIBOR or any other Benchmark, or have the same volume or liquidity as did, the London interbank offered rateTerm SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (iib) the effect, implementation or composition of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of a Benchmarkthe Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto and such transactions may be adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain anythe Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR, or any other Benchmark, any component definition thereof or rates referencedreferred to in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
Section 1.11 Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
ARTICLE II REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY
Section 2.1 Revolving Credit Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Credit Loans in Dollars to the Borrower from time to time from the Closing Date to, but not including, the Maturity Date as requested by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 2.3; provided, that (a) the Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Commitment and (b) the Credit Exposure of any Lender shall not at any time exceed such Lender’s Commitment. Each Revolving Credit Loan by a Lender shall be in a principal amount equal to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans requested on such occasion. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Credit Loans hereunder until the Maturity Date.
Section 2.2 Swingline Loans.
payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded and, in the case of principal and interest payments, to reflect such Lender’s pro rata portion of such payment if such payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all Swingline Loans then due); provided that in the event that such payment received by the Swingline Lender is required to be returned, such Lender will return to the Swingline Lender any portion thereof previously distributed to it by the Swingline Lender.
(iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Section 2.3 Procedure for Advances of Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans.
a.m. (i) on the same Business Day as each Base Rate Loan and each Swingline Loan and (ii) at least three
(3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days before each LIBOR RateSOFR Loan, of its intention to borrow, specifying (A) the date of such borrowing, which shall be a Business Day, (B) the amount of such borrowing, which shall be, (x) with respect to Base Rate Loans in an aggregate principal amount of
$1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, (y) with respect to LIBOR RateSOFR Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof and
(z) with respect to Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of
$100,000 in excess thereof, (C) whether such Loan is to be a Revolving Credit Loan or Swingline Loan,
(D) in the case of a Revolving Credit Loan whether the Loans are to be LIBOR RateSOFR Loans or Base Rate Loans, and (E) in the case of a LIBOR RateSOFR Loan, the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a type of Loan in a Notice of Borrowing, then the applicable Loans shall be made as Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a borrowing of LIBOR RateSOFR Loans in
any such Notice of Borrowing, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. A Notice of Borrowing received after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed received on the next Business Day or U.S. Government Securities Business Day, as applicable. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of each Notice of Borrowing.
4.7 hereof, the Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to disburse the portion of the proceeds of any Revolving Credit Loan requested pursuant to this Section to the extent that any Lender has not made available to the Administrative Agent its Commitment Percentage of such Loan. Revolving Credit Loans to be made for the purpose of refunding Swingline Loans shall be made by the Lenders as provided in Section 2.2(b).
Section 2.4 Repayment and Prepayment of Revolving Credit and Swingline Loans.
U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the prepayment of each LIBOR RateSOFR Loan, specifying the date and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of LIBOR RateSOFR Loans, Base Rate Loans, Swingline Loans or a combination thereof, and, if of a combination thereof, the amount allocable to each. Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date set forth in such notice; provided that a notice of optional prepayment may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the receipt of the proceeds from the incurrence of other Indebtedness or any other event, in which case such notice of prepayment may be revoked by the Borrower
(by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date) if such condition is not satisfied. Partial prepayments shall be in an aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof with respect to Base Rate Loans (other than Swingline Loans), $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof with respect to LIBOR RateSOFR Loans and $250,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof with respect to Swingline Loans. A notice of prepayment received after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed received on the next Business Day or U.S. Government Securities Business Day, as applicable. Each such repayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 4.9 hereof.
Section 2.5 Permanent Reduction of the Commitment.
Section 2.6 Termination of Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility and the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.
ARTICLE III
LETTER OF CREDIT FACILITY
Section 3.1 L/C Facility.
Lender; provided, that the Issuing Lender shall not issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (a) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment or (b) the Credit Outstandings would exceed the aggregate Commitment.
Section 3.2 Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit. The Borrower may from time to time request that the Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit by delivering to the Issuing Lender at its applicable office (with a copy to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office) a Letter of Credit Application therefor, completed to the reasonable satisfaction of the Issuing Lender, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as the Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent may reasonably request. Upon receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the Issuing Lender shall process such Letter of Credit Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall, subject to Section 3.1 and Article V, promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event shall the Issuing Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than three (3) Business Days after its receipt of the Letter of Credit Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto) by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed by the Issuing Lender and the Borrower. The Issuing Lender shall promptly furnish to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a copy of such Letter of Credit and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the issuance and upon request by any Lender, furnish to such Lender a copy of such Letter of Credit and the amount of such Lender’s participation therein.
Section 3.3 Commissions and Other Charges.