[***] = Certain information contained in this document, marked by brackets, has been omitted because it is both not material and would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed.
Exhibit 10.42
AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of November 12, 2019 (this “Amendment”), is entered into by and among SUNRUN INC., a Delaware corporation (“Sunrun”), AEE SOLAR, INC., a California corporation (“AEE Solar”), SUNRUN SOUTH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sunrun South”), and SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES INC., a Delaware corporation (“Sunrun Installation Services” and, together with Sunrun, AEE Solar and Sunrun South, each, a “Borrower” and, collectively, the “Borrowers”), CLEAN ENERGY EXPERTS, LLC, a California limited liability company (“CEE” and, together with the Borrowers, each, a “Loan Party” and, collectively, the “Loan Parties”), each of the Persons identified as a “Lender” on the signature pages hereto (each, a “Lender”), SILICON VALLEY BANK, as the Collateral Agent (the “Collateral Agent”) and L/C Issuer, and KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrowers entered into the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2015 (as amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrowers, CEE, as a Guarantor, the Lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse, AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as the Administrative Agent and Silicon Valley Bank, as the Collateral Agent;
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Resignation and Appointment of Administrative Agent, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Credit Suisse, AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as the resigning administrative agent, KeyBank National Association, as the successor administrative agent, the Borrowers, the Lenders party thereto and Silicon Valley Bank, as Collateral Agent and as the L/C Issuer, KeyBank National Association was appointed as Administrative Agent and accepted such appointment;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend and restate the Credit Agreement on the terms set forth in this Amendment; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement, no amendment to the Credit Agreement is effective unless executed by the Borrowers or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and at least two (2) Lenders having Total Credit Exposures representing more than 50% of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement, certain of the amendments in this Amendment require the written consent of each Lender;
WHEREAS, the Lenders party to this Amendment (the “Unanimous Lenders”) have Total Credit Exposures representing 100% of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders under the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, this Amendment is not otherwise prohibited by Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the L/C Issuer by execution of this Amendment is providing its acknowledgement required under Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.01 Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.
1.02 Rules of Interpretation. The rules of interpretation set forth in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Amendment.
ARTICLE 2
AMENDMENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
2.01 Amendment and Restatement of Credit Agreement. On the Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Amendment Effective Date shall be amended and restated in its entirety to be in the form set forth in Annex 1 attached to this Amendment.
2.02 Payment of Interest and Fees. The parties hereto acknowledge that the Borrowers have paid accrued interest on outstanding Revolving Loans, Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit Fees accrued to the date of this Amendment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Credit Agreement, as amended and restated by this Amendment, interest on outstanding Revolving Loans, Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit Fees payable after the Amendment Effective Date shall be calculated from the date of this Amendment and Interest Periods under the Credit Agreement that extend beyone the date of this Amendment shall remain in effect under the Credit Agreement, as amended and restated by this Amendment.
2.03 Amendments to UCC-1 Financing Statements. The parties to this Amendment agree that on the Amendment Effective Date (i) the description of collateral attached to each existing UCC‑1 financing statement previously filed in connection with the Security Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in the respective UCC‑3 financing statement amendment attached as Annex 2, Annex 3, Annex 4, Annex 5 or Annex 6, as the case may be, to this Amendment, and (ii) the Collateral Agent or its representative or designee is authorized to file each such UCC‑3 financing statement amendment in the applicable filing office.
2.04 Existing Letters of Credit. Each Letter of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer and listed on Annex 7 to this Amendment shall be deemed to be a Letter of Credit issued under the Credit Agreement, as amended and restated by this Amendment, for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each Loan Party represents and warrants to each of the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, on the date hereof, that the following statements are true and correct:
3.01 Existence. Such Loan Party is duly organized or formed, validly existing and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.
3.02 Power and Authority. Such Loan Party has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment.
3.03 Due Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action on the part of such Loan Party. The applicable resolutions of such Loan Party authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by such Loan Party and are in full force and effect without modification or amendment.
3.04 Binding Obligation. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party, and this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended and restated by this Amendment, constitute the legally valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with the terms of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
3.05 No Default or Event of Default. As of the date hereof, no event has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the amendments contemplated by this Amendment that would constitute a Default or an Event of Default.
3.06 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Borrowers and each other Loan Party contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, are (i) with respect to representations and warranties that contain a materiality qualification, true and correct in all respects, and (ii) with respect to representations and warranties that do not contain a materiality qualification, true and correct in all material respects, in each case, on and as of the date hereof (or if such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, as of such earlier date), and the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.05(a) and (b) of the Credit Agreement are deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b) of the Credit Agreement, respectively.
3.07 No Borrowing Base Deficiency or NYGB Borrowing Base Deficiency. No Borrowing Base Deficiency or NYGB Borrowing Base Deficiency exists as of the date hereof.
3.08 Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is continuing since the date of the last audited financial statements furnished pursuant to Section 6.01(a) of the Credit Agreement.
3.09 Beneficial Ownership. The information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certificate is true and correct in all respects.
ARTICLE 4
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
4.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness. The amendments contained in Article 2 of this Amendment shall not be effective until the date (such date, the “Amendment Effective Date”) that the following conditions precedent have been satisfied or waived by the Required Lenders:
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of this Amendment executed by the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Loan Parties in immediately available funds (i) an extension fee for each Lender (other than Deutsche Bank, AG, New York Branch) in the amount of [***]% of the Commitment of such Lender and (ii) the fees specified to be paid to Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, in the fee letter dated on or about the date hereof between the Borrowers and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Loan Parties in immediately available funds the fee specified to be paid to Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, in the fee letter dated the date hereof between the Borrowers and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch.
(d) The Borrowers shall have paid all fees, costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders incurred in connection with the execution and delivery of this Amendment (including fees and out-of-pocket expenses of the counsel and other advisors or consultants retained by the Administrative Agent).
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party dated the Amendment Effective Date, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent, attaching and certifying as true, correct and complete: (i) the Organization Documents of each Loan Party (which, to the extent filed with a Governmental Authority, shall be certified as of a recent date by such Governmental Authority), (ii) the resolutions or other authorizations of the governing body of each Loan Party certified as being in full force and effect on the Amendment Effective Date, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and any instruments or agreements required hereunder, (iii) a certificate of good standing, existence or its equivalent of each Loan Party certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority and (iv) the incumbency (including specimen signatures) of the Responsible Officers of each Loan Party.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion or opinions of counsel for the Loan Parties, dated the Amendment Effective Date and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received at least three Business Days prior to the Amendment Effective Date from any Borrower that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Borrower.
ARTICLE 5
GENERAL PROVISIONS
5.01 Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto shall be made as provided in the Credit Agreement.
5.02 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Amendment should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and the parties hereto shall enter into good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.
5.03 Headings. Section headings have been inserted in this Amendment as a matter of convenience for reference only and it is agreed that such paragraph headings are not a part of this Amendment and shall not be used in the interpretation of any provision of this Amendment.
5.04 Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York.
5.05 Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts and each counterpart shall represent a fully executed original as if signed by all of the parties listed below.
5.06 Ratification. Except as amended hereby, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect.
5.07 Amended Terms. On and after the Amendment Effective Date, all references to the Credit Agreement in each of the Loan Documents shall hereafter mean the Credit Agreement in the form set forth in Annex 1 attached to this Amendment. 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 Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or an Arranger under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. Nothing contained in this Amendment shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the obligations (including the Obligations) of the Loan Parties outstanding under the Credit Agreement or instruments securing or evidencing any of the Obligations, which shall continue and remain in full force and effect, except to the extent that the terms thereof are modified by this Amendment. Nothing expressed or implied in this Amendment shall be construed as a release or other discharge of the Loan Parties from any of their obligations or liabilities under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
5.08 Loan Document. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document under the terms of the Credit Agreement.
5.09 Costs and Expenses; Indemnification; Reimbursement. The parties hereto agree that this Amendment is subject to the costs and expenses, indemnification, reimbursement and related provisions set forth in Section 11.04 of the Credit Agreement.
5.10 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Venue; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial. The submission to jurisdiction, waiver of venue, service of process and waiver of jury trial provisions set forth in Sections 11.14(b), (c) and (d) and 11.15 of the Credit Agreement, respectively, are hereby incorporated by reference, mutatis mutandis.
5.11 Reaffirmation of Guarantees and Security Interests. Each Loan Party hereby (a) affirms and confirms its guarantees, pledges, grants and other undertakings under the Credit Agreement, the Security Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (b) agrees that all guarantees, pledges, grants and other undertakings thereunder shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall accrue to the benefit of the Secured Parties, including the Lenders.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.
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BORROWERS: | SUNRUN INC., a Delaware corporation |
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| By: | /s/ Robert Komin, Jr. |
| Name: | Robert Komin, Jr. |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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| AEE SOLAR, INC., a California corporation |
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| By: | /s/ Robert Komin, Jr. |
| Name: | Robert Komin, Jr. |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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| SUNRUN SOUTH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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| By: | /s/ Robert Komin, Jr. |
| Name: | Robert Komin, Jr. |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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| SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES INC., a Delaware corporation |
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| By: | /s/ Jeanna Steele |
| Name: | Jeanna Steele |
| Title: | Secretary |
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GUARANTOR: | CLEAN ENERGY EXPERTS, LLC, a California limited liability company |
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| By: | /s/ Lynn Jurich |
| Name: | Lynn Jurich |
| Title: | President |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 7 to the Credit Agreement]
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| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent and a Lender
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| By: | /s/ Richard Gerling |
| Name: | Richard Gerling |
| Title: | Senior Vice President
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[Signature Page to Amendment No. 7 to the Credit Agreement]
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| SILICON VALLEY BANK, as the Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer and a Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Jackson Morrow |
| Name: | Jackson Morrow |
| Title: | Vice President
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[Signature Page to Amendment No. 7 to the Credit Agreement]
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| MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as a Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Michael King |
| Name: | Michael King |
| Title: | Vice President
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[Signature Page to Amendment No. 7 to the Credit Agreement]
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| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Frank Lambrinos |
| Name: | Frank Lambrinos |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory
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[Signature Page to Amendment No. 7 to the Credit Agreement]
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| CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as a Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Mikhail Faybusovich |
| Name: | Mikhail Faybusovich |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory
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| By: | /s/ Komal Shah |
| Name: | Komal Shah |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory
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[Signature Page to Amendment No. 7 to the Credit Agreement]
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| NY GREEN BANK, a division of the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, as a Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Alfred Griffin |
| Name: | Alfred Griffin |
| Title: | President
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[Signature Page to Amendment No. 7 to the Credit Agreement]
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| DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Robin Cresswell |
| Name: | Robin Cresswell |
| Title: | Managing Director
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| By: | /s/ Kyle Hatzes |
| Name: | Kyle Hatzes |
| Title: | VP
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[Signature Page to Amendment No. 7 to the Credit Agreement]
ANNEX 1
(Form of amended and restated Credit Agreement)
[see attached]
EXECUTION VERSION
ANNEX 1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of November 12, 2019
among
SUNRUN INC.,
AEE SOLAR, INC.,
SUNRUN SOUTH LLC
and
SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES INC.
as the Borrowers,
THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWERS PARTY HERETO,
as the Guarantors,
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent,
SILICON VALLEY BANK,
as Collateral Agent
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO
and
KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.,
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, and
SILICON VALLEY BANK
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I | DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS | 1 |
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| Section 1.01 | Defined Terms | | 1 |
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| Section 1.02 | Other Interpretive Provisions | | 51 |
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| Section 1.03 | Accounting Terms | | 52 |
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| Section 1.04 | Rounding | | 53 |
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| Section 1.05 | Times of Day | | 53 |
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| Section 1.06 | Letter of Credit Amounts | | 53 |
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| Section 1.07 | UCC Terms | | 53 |
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ARTICLE II | COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS | 53 |
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| Section 2.01 | Loans | | 54 |
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| Section 2.02 | Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans | | 55 |
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| Section 2.03 | Letters of Credit | | 57 |
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| Section 2.04 | Prepayments | | 66 |
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| Section 2.05 | Termination or Reduction of Commitments | | 68 |
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| Section 2.06 | Repayment of Loans | | 69 |
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| Section 2.07 | Interest and Default Rate | | 69 |
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| Section 2.08 | Fees | | 70 |
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| Section 2.09 | Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate | | 70 |
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| Section 2.10 | Evidence of Debt | | 70 |
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| Section 2.11 | Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback | | 71 |
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| Section 2.12 | Sharing of Payments by Lenders | | 73 |
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| Section 2.13 | Cash Collateral | | 74 |
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| Section 2.14 | Defaulting Lenders | | 75 |
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| Section 2.15 | Increase in Facility | | 77 |
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| Section 2.16 | Joint and Several Liability | | 79 |
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ARTICLE III | TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY | 79 |
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| Section 3.01 | Taxes | | 79 |
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| Section 3.02 | Illegality | | 84 |
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| Section 3.03 | Inability to Determine Rates; Benchmark Replacement | | 85 |
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| Section 3.04 | Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans | | 86 |
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| Section 3.05 | Compensation for Losses | | 87 |
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| Section 3.06 | Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders | | 88 |
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| Section 3.07 | Survival | | 89 |
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ARTICLE IV | CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING DATE AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS | 89 |
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| Section 4.01 | Conditions Precedent to Closing Date | | 89 |
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| Section 4.02 | Conditions to all Credit Extensions | | 93 |
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ARTICLE V | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 94 |
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| Section 5.01 | Existence, Qualification and Power | | 94 |
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| Section 5.02 | Authorization; No Contravention | | 95 |
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| Section 5.03 | Governmental Authorization; Other Consents | | 95 |
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| Section 5.04 | Binding Effect | | 95 |
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| Section 5.05 | Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect | | 95 |
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| Section 5.06 | Litigation | | 96 |
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| Section 5.07 | No Default, Borrowing Base Deficiency or NYGB Borrowing Base Deficiency | | 96 |
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| Section 5.08 | Ownership of Property | | 96 |
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| Section 5.09 | Environmental Compliance | | 97 |
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| Section 5.10 | Insurance | | 97 |
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| Section 5.11 | Taxes | | 98 |
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| Section 5.12 | ERISA Compliance | | 98 |
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| Section 5.13 | Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act | | 99 |
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| Section 5.14 | Disclosure | | 99 |
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| Section 5.15 | Compliance with Laws | | 99 |
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| Section 5.16 | Solvency | | 100 |
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| Section 5.17 | Casualty, Etc | | 100 |
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| Section 5.18 | Sanctions Concerns | | 100 |
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| Section 5.19 | Responsible Officers | | 100 |
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| Section 5.20 | Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties | | 100 |
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| Section 5.21 | Collateral Representations | | 101 |
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| Section 5.22 | Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc | | 103 |
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| Section 5.23 | Labor Matters | | 103 |
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| Section 5.24 | [Reserved] | | 103 |
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| Section 5.25 | Immaterial Subsidiaries | | 103 |
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| Section 5.26 | Government Regulation | | 103 |
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| Section 5.27 | Anti-Terrorism Laws | | 104 |
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| Section 5.28 | PATRIOT Act | | 104 |
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| Section 5.29 | No Ownership/Use by Disqualified Persons | | 105 |
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| Section 5.30 | Partnerships and Joint Ventures | | 105 |
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| Section 5.31 | Consumer Protection | | 105 |
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| Section 5.32 | Hawaii Tax Credits | | 105 |
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| Section 5.33 | Host Customer Agreements | | 105 |
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| Section 5.34 | Permits | | 106 |
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| Section 5.35 | Senior Indebtedness | | 106 |
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ARTICLE VI | AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | 106 |
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| Section 6.01 | Financial Statements | | 106 |
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| Section 6.02 | Certificates; Other Information | | 107 |
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| Section 6.03 | Notices | | 110 |
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| Section 6.04 | Payment of Obligations | | 111 |
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| Section 6.05 | Preservation of Existence, Etc | | 111 |
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| Section 6.06 | Maintenance of Properties | | 112 |
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| Section 6.07 | Maintenance of Insurance | | 112 |
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| Section 6.08 | Compliance with Laws | | 113 |
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| Section 6.09 | Books and Records | | 113 |
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| Section 6.10 | Inspection Rights | | 113 |
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| Section 6.11 | Use of Proceeds | | 114 |
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| Section 6.12 | [Reserved] | | 114 |
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| Section 6.13 | Covenant to Guarantee Obligations | | 114 |
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| Section 6.14 | Covenant to Give Security | | 114 |
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| Section 6.15 | Further Assurances | | 116 |
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| Section 6.16 | Compliance with Environmental Laws | | 117 |
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| Section 6.17 | Title | | 117 |
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| Section 6.18 | Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws | | 117 |
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ARTICLE VII | NEGATIVE COVENANTS | 118 |
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| Section 7.01 | Liens | | 118 |
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| Section 7.02 | Indebtedness | | 120 |
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| Section 7.03 | Investments | | 122 |
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| Section 7.04 | Fundamental Changes | | 123 |
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| Section 7.05 | Dispositions | | 124 |
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| Section 7.06 | Restricted Payments | | 125 |
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| Section 7.07 | Change in Nature of Business | | 126 |
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| Section 7.08 | Transactions with Affiliates | | 126 |
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| Section 7.09 | Burdensome Agreements | | 126 |
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| Section 7.10 | Margin Stock | | 127 |
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| Section 7.11 | Financial Covenants | | 127 |
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| Section 7.12 | Amendments of Organization Documents and Material Contracts; Fiscal Year; Legal Name, State of Formation; Form of Entity and Accounting Changes | | 127 |
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| Section 7.13 | Sale and Leaseback Transactions | | 127 |
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| Section 7.14 | Disqualified Person | | 128 |
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| Section 7.15 | Amendments to Host Customer Agreements, Back-Log Spreadsheets or Take-Out Spreadsheets | | 128 |
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| Section 7.16 | [Reserved] | | 128 |
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| Section 7.17 | [Reserved] | | 128 |
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| Section 7.18 | Partnerships and Joint Ventures | | 128 |
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| Section 7.19 | ERISA | | 128 |
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| Section 7.20 | Secured Hedge Agreements | | 128 |
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ARTICLE VIII | EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES | 128 |
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| Section 8.01 | Events of Default | | 129 |
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| Section 8.02 | Remedies upon Event of Default | | 131 |
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| Section 8.03 | Application of Funds | | 132 |
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ARTICLE IX | ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT; COLLATERAL AGENT | 133 |
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| Section 9.01 | Appointment and Authority | | 133 |
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| Section 9.02 | Rights as a Lender | | 134 |
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| Section 9.03 | Exculpatory Provisions | | 134 |
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| Section 9.04 | Reliance by Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent | | 135 |
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| Section 9.05 | Delegation of Duties | | 136 |
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| Section 9.06 | Resignation of Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent | | 136 |
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| Section 9.07 | Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders | | 138 |
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| Section 9.08 | No Other Duties, Etc | | 138 |
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| Section 9.09 | Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding | | 138 |
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| Section 9.10 | Collateral and Loan Party Guarantee Matters | | 140 |
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| Section 9.11 | Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements | | 141 |
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| Section 9.12 | Field Examinations | | 141 |
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ARTICLE X | CONTINUING GUARANTY | 141 |
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| Section 10.01 | Loan Party Guarantee | | 141 |
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| Section 10.02 | Rights of Lenders | | 142 |
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| Section 10.03 | Certain Waivers | | 142 |
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| Section 10.04 | Obligations Independent | | 142 |
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| Section 10.05 | Subrogation | | 143 |
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| Section 10.06 | Termination; Reinstatement | | 143 |
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| Section 10.07 | Stay of Acceleration | | 143 |
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| Section 10.08 | Condition of Borrowers | | 143 |
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| Section 10.09 | Appointment of Borrowers | | 144 |
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| Section 10.10 | Right of Contribution | | 144 |
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| Section 10.11 | Keepwell | | 144 |
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ARTICLE XI | MISCELLANEOUS | 144 |
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| Section 11.01 | Amendments, Etc | | 144 |
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| Section 11.02 | Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications | | 147 |
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| Section 11.03 | No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement | | 149 |
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| Section 11.04 | Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver | | 150 |
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| Section 11.05 | Payments Set Aside | | 152 |
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| Section 11.06 | Successors and Assigns | | 152 |
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| Section 11.07 | Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality | | 157 |
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| Section 11.08 | Right of Setoff | | 159 |
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| Section 11.09 | Interest Rate Limitation | | 160 |
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| Section 11.10 | Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness | | 160 |
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| Section 11.11 | Survival of Representations and Warranties | | 161 |
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| Section 11.12 | Severability | | 161 |
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| Section 11.13 | Replacement of Lenders | | 161 |
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| Section 11.14 | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc | | 162 |
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| Section 11.15 | Waiver of Jury Trial | | 163 |
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| Section 11.16 | Subordination | | 163 |
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| Section 11.17 | No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility | | 164 |
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| Section 11.18 | Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents | | 165 |
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| Section 11.19 | USA PATRIOT Act Notice | | 165 |
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| Section 11.20 | Time of the Essence | | 165 |
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| Section 11.21 | No Novation | | 165 |
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| Section 11.22 | Iran Divestment Act | | 166 |
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BORROWER PREPARED SCHEDULES |
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Schedule 1.01(c) | Authorized Officers |
Schedule 1.01(b) | Commitments and Unadjusted Applicable Percentages |
Schedule 1.01(d) | Existing Letters of Credit |
Schedule 4.01(t) | No Litigation |
Schedule 5.06 | Litigation |
Schedule 5.10 | Insurance |
Schedule 5.20(a) | Subsidiaries, Partnerships and Other Equity Investments |
Schedule 5.20(b) | Loan Parties |
Schedule 5.21(c) | Documents, Instrument, and Tangible Chattel Paper |
Schedule 5.21(d)(i) | Deposit Accounts & Securities Accounts |
Schedule 5.21(d)(ii) | Electronic Chattel Paper & Letter-of-Credit Rights |
Schedule 5.21(e) | Commercial Tort Claims |
Schedule 5.21(f) | Pledged Equity Interests |
Schedule 5.21(g)(i) | Mortgaged Properties |
Schedule 5.21(g)(ii) | Other Properties |
Schedule 5.21(h) | Material Contracts |
Schedule 6.14(d)(i)(D) | Excluded Deposit Accounts |
Schedule 7.01 | Existing Liens |
Schedule 7.02 | Existing Indebtedness |
Schedule 7.03 | Existing Investments |
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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PREPARED SCHEDULES |
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Schedule 1.01(a) | Certain Addresses for Notices |
Schedule 1.01(b) | Initial Commitments and Applicable Percentages |
Schedule 1.01(e) | Mortgaged Property Support Documentation |
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EXHIBITS |
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Exhibit A | Form of Administrative Questionnaire |
Exhibit B | Form of Assignment and Assumption |
Exhibit C | Form of Compliance Certificate |
Exhibit D | Form of Joinder Agreement |
Exhibit E | Form of Loan Notice |
Exhibit F | Form of Permitted Acquisition Certificate |
Exhibit G | Form of Revolving Note |
Exhibit H | Form of Secured Party Designation Notice |
Exhibit I | Form of Solvency Certificate |
Exhibit J | Form of Officer’s Certificate |
Exhibit K | Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates |
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Exhibit L | Form of Funding Indemnity Letter |
Exhibit M-1 | Form of Bailee Agreement |
Exhibit M-2 | Form of Landlord Waiver |
Exhibit N | Form of Financial Condition Certificate |
Exhibit O | Form of Authorization to Share Insurance Information |
Exhibit P | Form of Borrowing Base Certificate |
Exhibit Q | Form of Back-Log Spreadsheet |
Exhibit R | Form of Take-Out Spreadsheet |
Exhibit S | Form of Financial Covenants Certificate |
Exhibit T | Form of Letter of Credit Notice |
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT is entered into as of November 12, 2019, by and among SUNRUN INC., a Delaware corporation (“Sunrun”), AEE SOLAR, INC., a California corporation (“AEE Solar”), SUNRUN SOUTH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sunrun South”), and SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES INC., a Delaware corporation (“Sunrun Installation Services”) (each, a “Borrower” and, collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors (defined herein), the Lenders (defined herein), KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“KeyBank”), as the Administrative Agent, SILICON VALLEY BANK, as the Collateral Agent, and KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC., CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, and SILICON VALLEY BANK, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders make loans and other financial accommodations to the Borrowers in an aggregate amount of up to $250,000,000.
WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to make such loans and other financial accommodations to the Borrowers on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual conditions and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.01 Defined Terms.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
“Account Debtor” shall mean the party who is obligated on or under any Account.
“Accounts” shall mean all presently existing and hereafter arising accounts, contract rights, payment intangibles and all other forms of obligations owing to a Borrower, a Guarantor or an Excluded Subsidiary, as applicable, including, without limitation, (a) Customer Prepayments, (b) obligations of the State of Hawaii to make payments to a Borrower or Project Fund in lieu of granting a Hawaii Tax Credit, or (c) accounts or accounts receivable as defined under the UCC, including without limitation, with respect to any Person, any right of such Person to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered.
“Acquisition” means the acquisition, whether through a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of (a) majority of the Voting Stock or other controlling ownership interest in another Person (including the purchase of an option, warrant or convertible or similar type security to acquire such a controlling interest at the time it becomes exercisable by the holder thereof), whether by purchase of such equity or other ownership interest or upon the exercise of an option or warrant for, or conversion of securities into, such equity or other ownership interest, or (b) assets of another Person which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or of a division, line of business or other business unit of such Person.
“Additional Secured Obligations” means (a) all obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements and (b) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with enforcement and collection of the foregoing, including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that, Additional Secured Obligations of a Loan Party shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Loan Party.
“Adjusted Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender at any time with respect to any Revolving Borrowing or any risk participation in any L/C Credit Extension (including the obligation to make any L/C Advance in connection with such L/C Credit Extension), such Lender’s Adjusted Applicable Percentage determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.01(c) and subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 2.14 and 2.15.
“Administrative Agent” means KeyBank National Association, in its capacity as sole administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 1.01(a), or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrowers and the Lenders.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“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.
“Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
“Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
“Anti-Terrorism Laws” means any Federal laws of the United States of America relating to terrorism, money laundering, bribery, corruption or sanctions, including Executive Order 13224, FCPA, the PATRIOT Act and the regulations administered by OFAC.
“Applicable Percentage” means with respect to any Lender at any time with respect to any Revolving Borrowing or any risk participation in any L/C Credit Extension (including the obligation to make any L/C Advance in connection with such L/C Credit Extension), such Lender’s Unadjusted Applicable Percentage or such Lender’s Adjusted Applicable Percentage, as the case may be, determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.01(c) and subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 2.14 and 2.15.
“Applicable Permit” means any Permit, including any Environmental Permit or zoning, FERC, any state public utility commission, safety, siting or building Permit (a) that is material and necessary at any given time to (i) design, construct, operate, maintain, repair, own or use any Project as contemplated by the Loan Documents or the Host Customer Agreements, (ii) sell electric energy, capacity, or ancillary services, or renewable energy credits, “green tags,” or other like environmental credits or benefits therefrom, or (iii) consummate any transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents or the Host Customer Agreements, or (b) that is necessary so that (i) none of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender, or any Affiliate of any of them may be deemed by any Governmental Authority to be subject to regulation under the FPA or PUHCA or under any state laws or regulations respecting the rates or the financial or organizational regulation of electric utilities solely as a result of the construction or operation of any such Project or the sale of electricity or renewable energy credits, “green tags” or other like environmental credits or benefits therefrom, or (ii) neither the Borrowers nor any of their Affiliates may be deemed by any Governmental Authority to be subject to, or not exempted from, regulation under the FPA, PUHCA (other than Section 1265 thereof or any regulation applicable to “exempt wholesale generators” or “foreign utility companies” under Section 1262(6) of PUHCA), as applicable, or state laws or regulations respecting the rates or the financial or organizational regulation of electric utilities.
“Applicable Rate” means, for (a) Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans, 2.25%, (b) Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans, 3.25%, (c) the Letter of Credit Fee, 3.25%, and (d) the Commitment Fee, 0.50%.
“Applicable Revolving Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender at any time with respect to any Revolving Borrowing or any risk participation in any L/C Credit Extension (including the obligation to make any L/C Advance in connection with such L/C Credit Extension), such Lender’s Applicable Percentage.
“Appraisal” means the appraisal acquired by the Borrowers on a semi-annual basis, which (i) is from a nationally recognized third-party appraiser that (A) is qualified to appraise independent electric generating businesses and (B) (x) has been engaged in the appraisal or business valuation and consulting business for no fewer than three (3) years or (y) is otherwise acceptable to the Collateral Agent, and (ii) (A) is approved by the applicable Tax Equity Investor and (B) shows the fair market value of new residential photovoltaic systems in each of the States of the United States in which Projects are being Tranched, in each case expressed in terms of dollars per watt of installed capacity.
“Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to the Facility, a Lender that has a Commitment or holds a Revolving Loan at such time, and (b) with respect to the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (i) the L/C Issuer and (ii) if any Letters of Credit have been issued pursuant to Section 2.03, the Lenders.
“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.
“Arranger” means each of KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, and Silicon Valley Bank, in its capacity as a joint lead arranger and a joint book runner, or any successor arranger and book runner.
“ARRA” means the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111-5, as amended.
“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 11.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit B or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by MarkitClear or other electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease or similar payments under the relevant lease or other applicable agreement or instrument that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease or other agreement or instrument were accounted for as a Capitalized Lease.
“Audited Financial Statements” means the audited Consolidated balance sheet of Sunrun and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, and the related Consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of Sunrun and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.
“Availability Period” means in respect of the Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date for the Facility, (ii) the date of termination of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.05, and (iii) the date of termination of the Commitment of each Lender to make Revolving Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02.
“Available Take-Out” means, as of a given date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of each Tax Equity Investor’s undrawn Tax Equity Commitment plus all drawn but unused amounts under such Tax Equity Commitment, (b) the aggregate amount of committed and undrawn Backlever Financing, in each case as set forth in the Take-Out Spreadsheet and (c) the aggregate amount of committed and undrawn financings acceptable to the Collateral Agent and the Required Lenders (and not otherwise covered by (a) or (b)); provided that any such Tax Equity Commitment
or Backlever Financing not existing as of the Closing Date shall have been approved for inclusion in the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“Backlever Financing” means Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred by an Excluded Subsidiary where (i) such Indebtedness is made pursuant to an accounts receivable financing, a factoring facility, project financing, or other similar financing; (ii) the Projects directly or indirectly subject to such Indebtedness have been Tranched or have been contributed or sold to such Excluded Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary owned directly or indirectly by such Excluded Subsidiary; (iii) none of the Loan Parties guaranties the payment of debt service for such Indebtedness; and (iv) the Person providing the financing for such Indebtedness maintains no interest in, right or title to any Available Take-Out (other than a Backlever Financing).
“Back-Log Spreadsheet” means a spreadsheet for Projects, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit Q, providing for the status and amount of Project Back-Log.
“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as determined from time to time by Administrative Agent as its prime rate (the “Prime Rate”) and notified to the Borrowers and (c) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.00%. The Prime Rate is a rate set by the Administrative Agent based upon various factors including the Administrative Agent’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such rate. Any change in the Prime Rate shall take effect at the opening of business on the day of such change. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the Eurodollar Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the Eurodollar Rate, as the case may be.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Revolving Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.
“Benchmark Replacement” means the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which may include the Base Rate or Term SOFR) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to LIBOR for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of LIBOR with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for each applicable Interest Period, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of LIBOR with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or
method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of LIBOR with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.
“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 “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative 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 the 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).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to LIBOR:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of LIBOR permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide LIBOR; or
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to LIBOR:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of LIBOR announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide LIBOR permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide LIBOR;
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of LIBOR, the U.S. Federal Reserve System, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for LIBOR or a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for LIBOR or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for LIBOR, which states that the administrator of LIBOR has ceased or will cease to provide LIBOR permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide LIBOR; or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of LIBOR announcing that LIBOR is no longer representative.
“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means (a) in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication) and (b) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the date specified by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (in the case of such notice by the Required Lenders) and the Lenders.
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBOR and solely to the extent that LIBOR has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (x) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced LIBOR for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 3.03(b) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced LIBOR for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 3.03(b).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Borrower” and “Borrowers” have the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Borrowing” means a Revolving Borrowing.
“Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the following:
(a) the least of (i) [***] of the PV System Value of Eligible Project Back-Log (net of terminated contracts, which will be calculated as reported on the monthly Borrowing Base Certificate) for Projects (less cash sale Projects accounted for in clause (e) below), (ii) [***] of Eligible Take-Out less Backlever Financing required to collateralize clause (b) and (iii) [***] of Net Retained Value; plus
(b) [***] of committed but undrawn Backlever Financing proceeds for Projects that have been sold or contributed to a Project Fund or a Tax Equity Investor (and removed from Eligible Project Back-Log in clause (a)); plus
(c) [***] of the Eligible Hawaii Tax Credit Receivables expected to be received on Projects that have achieved Milestone One, up to a maximum of [***]; plus
(d) [***] of the Eligible Customer Upfront Payment Receivables expected to be received on Projects that have achieved Milestone One; plus
(e) [***] of the estimated final sale value of direct cash sale Projects in the Project Back-Log as of a given date of determination (regardless of whether the payment is made directly by the consumer or a lender or financing party on behalf of the consumer); plus
(f) [***] of the Eligible Trade Accounts of the Borrowing Base Obligors; plus
(g) [***] of Eligible Inventory for sale to third parties held by the Borrowing Base Obligor that is AEE Solar as of a given date of determination, up to a maximum of [***];
provided that (w) the components of the formula for calculation of the Borrowing Base set forth above (including eligibility criteria) shall be determined by a field examination conducted on behalf of the Collateral Agent prior to the Closing Date with results reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and Eligible Inventory comprising the components of clause (g) of such formula shall be subject to appraisal at the request of the Collateral Agent with results reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; (x) the components of clauses (c) and (d) of formula for calculation of the Borrowing Base set forth above shall be factually supportable and reasonably expected to be received on the applicable Projects in the good faith judgment of the Borrowers, (y) the Borrowing Base shall be determined on the basis of the most current Borrowing Base Certificate required or permitted to be submitted hereunder, and (z) if the Collateral Agent, at the direction or with the concurrence of the Required Lenders, in their good faith business judgment based on events, conditions, contingencies or risks reasonably determines that the foregoing amounts and percentages, if left unchanged, would reasonably be expected to result in a material overvaluation of the Collateral, then the Collateral Agent shall give the Borrowers written notice of suggested amendments to the Borrowing Base calculation and the justification for such changes and the Parties shall work in good faith to revise such amounts and percentages. For purposes of this provision, if the Collateral is overvalued by 5% or more, such overvaluation shall be deemed to be a material overvaluation of the Collateral.
“Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit P.
“Borrowing Base Deficiency” means, at any time of determination, the failure of the Borrowing Base to exceed the Total Outstandings. Such determination shall be made based on the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate and Total Outstandings as reflected in the Register.
“Borrowing Base Obligors” shall mean AEE Solar and Sunrun Installation Services, and “Borrowing Base Obligor” shall mean any of them, as the context shall indicate.
“Business Day” means the hours between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday, other than the following days: (a) New Year’s Day, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington’s Birthday (celebrated on President’s Day), Memorial Day, the day before Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans’ Day, the day before and after Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, (b) any other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to close in New York State, (c) a legal
holiday in the State of New York or California, (d) solely for purposes of any Eurodollar Rate Loan, a London Banking Day and (e) any day on which commercial banks and the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank are authorized or required to be closed in any of the foregoing states. For purposes hereof, if any day listed above as a day on which a bank is closed falls on a Saturday or Sunday, such day is celebrated on either the prior Friday or the following Monday.
“CAD Project” means, at any time, any Project (i) the PV System related to which has not been installed as of such time, (ii) with respect to which a Loan Party has (A) entered into a Host Customer Agreement and (B) completed a system design, in each case, at such time, (iii) with respect to which the Loan Parties have not received all necessary permits from any Governmental Authority required to be obtained prior to installation of the related PV System and (iv) that has not been Tranched as of such time.
“Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person for any period, any expenditure in respect of the purchase or other acquisition of any fixed or capital asset (excluding (i) acquisitions of PV Systems made in the ordinary course of business and (ii) normal replacements and maintenance which are properly charged to current operations).
“Capitalized Leases” means all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases.
“Cash Collateral Account” means a blocked, non-interest bearing deposit account of one or more of the Loan Parties at a bank acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Collateral Agent and under the sole dominion and control of the Collateral Agent, and otherwise established in a manner satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
“Cash Collateralize” means, to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuers or the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations, the Obligations, or obligations of the Revolving Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, (a) cash or deposit account balances, (b) backstop letters of credit entered into on terms, from issuers and in amounts satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer, and/or (c) if the Collateral Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer shall agree, in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case, in Dollars and pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and such L/C Issuer. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such Cash Collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Consideration” means, with respect to any Acquisition, as at the date of consummation of such Acquisition, the amount of any cash and fair market value or other property including earnout payments (excluding Equity Consideration and the unpaid principal amount of any debt instrument) given as consideration in connection with such Acquisition.
“Cash Equivalents” means any of the following types of investments, to the extent owned by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens):
(a) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than three hundred sixty days (360) days from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that, the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof;
(b) time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) (A) is a Lender or (B) is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, (ii) issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described in clause (c) of this definition and (iii) has combined capital and surplus of at least $1,000,000,000, in each case with maturities of not more than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of acquisition thereof;
(c) commercial paper issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United States and rated at least “Prime-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody’s or at least “A-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P, in each case with maturities of not more than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of acquisition thereof; and
(d) Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act, which are administered by financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P, and the portfolios of which are limited solely to Investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this definition.
“Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement that is not prohibited by the terms hereof to provide treasury or cash management services, including deposit accounts, overnight draft, credit cards, debit cards, p-cards (including purchasing cards and commercial cards), funds transfer, automated clearinghouse, zero balance accounts, returned check concentration, controlled disbursement, lockbox, account reconciliation and reporting and trade finance services and other cash management services.
“Cash Management Bank” means any Person in its capacity as a party to a Cash Management Agreement that, (a) at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement with a Loan Party, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, or (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender, is a party to a Cash Management Agreement with a Loan Party, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement (even if such Person ceases to be a Lender or such Person’s Affiliate ceased to be a Lender); provided, however, that for any of the foregoing to be included as a “Secured Cash Management Agreement” on any date of determination by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Cash Management Bank (other than the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) must have delivered a Secured Party Designation Notice to the Administrative Agent prior to such date of determination.
“CEE” means Clean Energy Experts LLC, a California limited liability company, as existing prior to the Closing Date, which as of the Closing Date merged into LH Merger Sub 2, LLC, a California limited liability company and wholly‑owned Subsidiary of Sunrun (with LH Merger Sub 2, LLC being the surviving entity and changing its name to Clean Energy Experts LLC as of April 1, 2015).
“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
“CERCLIS” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
“CFC” means a Person that is a controlled foreign corporation under Section 957 of the Code.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any Law, (b) any change in any Law 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, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:
(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, 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 securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the Equity Interests of any Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or
(b) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of any Borrower ceases to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i)
above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body.
“Closing Date” means April 1, 2015.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral” means all of the “Collateral” and “Mortgaged Property” referred to in the Collateral Documents and all of the other property that is or is intended under the terms of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Collateral Agent” means Silicon Valley Bank in its capacity as sole collateral agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor collateral agent.
“Collateral Access Agreement” shall mean a bailee agreement, landlord waiver or other collateral access agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion (it being acknowledged and agreed that any bailee agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit M-1 or any landlord waiver substantially in the form of Exhibit M-2 is satisfactory to the Collateral Agent), pursuant to which a mortgagee or lessor of real property on which over $1,000,000 worth of Collateral is stored or otherwise located, including the premises located at 1 Chestnut Street, Suite 222, Nashua, New Hampshire 03060 or at 1227 Striker Avenue, Suite 260, Sacramento, California 95834, containing inventory or other Collateral owned by any Borrower or Guarantor, or a warehouseman, processor or other bailee of over $1,000,000 worth of inventory or other property owned by any Borrower or Guarantor, acknowledges the Liens under the Collateral Documents and subordinates or waives any Liens held by such Person on such property, and such other agreements with respect to the Collateral as the Collateral Agent may require in its reasonable discretion, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, the Collateral Access Agreements, any related Mortgaged Property Support Documents, each Joinder Agreement, each of the mortgages, collateral assignments, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 6.14, and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b) and (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01(b) under the caption “Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Commitment Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(a).
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Competitor” means any Person that is primarily in the business of developing, owning, installing, constructing or operating solar equipment and providing solar electricity from such solar equipment to residential customers located in jurisdictions where the Loan Parties are then doing business, primarily through power purchase agreements, customer service or lease agreements or capital loan products and not through direct sales of solar panels or any Affiliate of such a Person, but shall not include any back-up servicer or any Person engaged in the business of making loans in respect of, or passive ownership or tax equity investments in, such solar equipment and associated businesses so long as such Person has in place procedures to prevent the distribution of confidential information that is prohibited under the Loan Documents; provided that (x) the Administrative Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities for monitoring or enforcing prohibitions on assignments to Competitors or have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Competitor, (y) in no event shall any bank or other financial institution (other than any venture capital or private equity firm that owns any interest in one or more Competitors) be deemed a Competitor and (z) in no event shall any debt fund Affiliate of a Competitor (i.e. a debt fund Affiliate of a venture capital or private equity firm) be deemed a Competitor; provided, further, that in the case of (z), such debt fund Affiliate has in place procedures to prevent the distribution of confidential information that is prohibited under the Loan Documents.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
“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 the consolidation principles of GAAP.
“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Convertible Debt” means any unsecured Indebtedness of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which by its terms may be converted into or exchanged for Equity Interests of such Borrower or any such Subsidiary at the option of such Borrower, any such Subsidiary or the holder of such Indebtedness.
“Cost of Acquisition” means, with respect to any Acquisition, as at the date of entering into any agreement therefor, the sum of the following (without duplication): (a) Equity Consideration, (b) Cash Consideration, (c) the amount (determined by using the face amount or the amount payable at maturity, whichever is greater) of any Indebtedness incurred, assumed or acquired by any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof in connection with such Acquisition, (d) a reasonable estimate of all additional purchase price amounts in the form of earn outs and other contingent obligations that should be recorded on the financial statements of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP in connection with such Acquisition, (e) a reasonable estimate of all amounts paid in respect of covenants not to compete, consulting agreements that should be recorded on the financial statements of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, and other affiliated contracts in connection with such Acquisition, and (f) the aggregate fair market value of all other consideration given by any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof in connection with such Acquisition.
“Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.
“Customer Lease Agreement” means a lease agreement entered into by a Borrower (which may subsequently be transferred to an Excluded Subsidiary or Tax Equity Investor) and its customer, pursuant to which such customer agrees to lease a PV System from such Borrower in the ordinary course of business.
“Customer Prepayments” shall mean those initial lump-sum prepayments owing from a customer to any Borrower or an Excluded Subsidiary pursuant to the applicable Host Customer Agreement.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means (a) with respect to any Obligation for which a rate is specified, a rate per annum equal to two percent (2.0%) in excess of the rate otherwise applicable thereto and (b) with respect to any Obligation for which a rate is not specified or available, a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans plus two percent (2%), in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.14(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers 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 L/C Issuer or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrowers, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers 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 Borrowers), 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, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; 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, and the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.14(b)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers, the L/C Issuer and each other Lender promptly following such determination.
“Deposit Account” has the meaning set forth in the UCC.
“Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory is the subject of any Sanction.
“Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) of any property (or the granting of any option or other right to do any of the foregoing), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith. For the avoidance of doubt, an Investment permitted under Section 7.03 shall not constitute a Disposition.
“Disqualified Person” means:
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(a) | a Person that is a “tax-exempt entity” or a “tax-exempt controlled entity” within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code; |
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(b) | an entity described in Sections 46(e), 46(f) or 46(g) of the Code, in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990; or |
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(c) | a Person that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes an entity disregarded as separate from its owner or a partnership a direct or indirect owner of a beneficial interest in which is a Person described in (a) or (b) above, unless such Person holds its interest through a taxable C Corporation (as defined in the Code) that either (i) is not a “tax-exempt controlled entity” within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code or (ii) is not treated as a “tax-exempt controlled entity” under Section 168(h)(6)(F) of the Code because it has made an election under Section 168(h)(6)(F)(ii) of the Code; |
provided that a Person will not be treated as a Disqualified Person if it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that a loss or recapture of ITC will not occur as a result of such Person owning a direct or indirect interest in the Borrowers.
“Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.
“Early Opt-in Election” means the occurrence of:
(1) (i) a determination by the Administrative Agent or (ii) a notification by the Required Lenders to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) that the Required Lenders have determined that Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in Section 3.03(b), are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace LIBOR; and
(2) (i) the election by the Administrative Agent or (ii) the election by the Required Lenders to declare that an Early Opt-in Election has occurred and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower and the Lenders or by the Required Lenders of written notice of such election to the Administrative Agent.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 11.06 (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 11.06(b)(iii)).
“Eligible Customer Upfront Payment Receivables” means those Accounts consisting of Customer Prepayment obligations under the Host Customer Agreements that (a) are due and owing to a Borrower, either directly or by assignment from an Excluded Subsidiary, pursuant to the Host Customer Agreement as a result of the applicable Project achieving Milestone One, (b) arise in the ordinary course of such Borrower or Excluded Subsidiary’s business, (c) comply with all of the
related representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.33 of this Agreement, (d) will be paid into an account permitted by the Loan Documents or into a deposit account maintained by a Project Fund, and (e) are not subject to any Backlever Financing or other financing arrangement, except to the extent approved by the Collateral Agent. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Collateral Agent, Eligible Customer Upfront Payment Receivables shall not include Accounts with respect to an Account Debtor that have not been paid (a) within 120 days of achievement of Milestone One, if Milestone Three has not been achieved during such 120-day period, or (b) within 180 days of achievement of Milestone Three.
“Eligible Hawaii Tax Credit Receivables” means those Accounts consisting of obligations of the State of Hawaii to make payments to a Project Fund in lieu of Hawaii Tax Credits, which Accounts, with respect to a particular Project Fund, (i) arise in the ordinary course of business of such Project Fund after Milestone One has been achieved, (ii) comply with all of the related representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.32 of this Agreement, (iii) have been assigned by such Project Fund to a Borrower and (iv) are not subject to any Backlever Financing or other financing arrangement, except to the extent approved by Collateral Agent; provided that at the time of the initial Credit Extension based on a Borrowing Base Certificate that includes Eligible Hawaii Tax Credit Receivables, (a) the State of Hawaii meets the Minimum Credit Rating Requirement, (b) the Hawaii Tax Credit Program is in full force and effect and there has not occurred, and there is not reasonably likely to occur, a material change in the Hawaii Tax Credit Program that could reasonably be expected to result in the ineligibility, restriction or other impediment to any Project Fund, any other applicable Excluded Subsidiary or any Borrower (directly or indirectly from a Project Fund) receiving such payments in lieu of Hawaii Tax Credits; provided, however, that a reduction in the amount of the Hawaii Tax Credit that a Project Fund is eligible for or in the amount of the Eligible Hawaii Tax Credit Receivable that a Project Fund is entitled to shall not be deemed to be a material change in the Hawaii Tax Credit program so long as any such reduction results in a corresponding reduction in the amount of the Eligible Hawaii Tax Credit Receivable, and (c) the Borrowers have demonstrated to the Collateral Agent that the applicable Project Funds, the other applicable Excluded Subsidiaries and the Borrowers are not and could not reasonably be expected to be subject to any Hawaii Income Taxes assessed by the State of Hawaii for the period for which such payment in lieu of the Hawaii Tax Credit applies. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Collateral Agent, “Eligible Hawaii Tax Credit Receivables” shall not include Accounts with respect to an Account Debtor that have not been paid within [***] months of the last day of the calendar year in which Milestone Three was achieved; provided that an Account shall be deemed an “Eligible Hawaii Tax Credit Receivable” if (i) the applicable system of a Project Fund related to such Account has achieved Milestone Two on or prior to December 31, 2014, (ii) such system achieves Milestone Three on or prior to December 31, 2015 and (iii) such Account does not remain unpaid beyond fifteen (15) months following the calendar year ending December 31, 2015.
“Eligible Inventory” shall mean Inventory, valued at the lower of cost or market value, of any Borrowing Base Obligor which meets each of the following requirements on the date that such Inventory is included in the applicable Borrowing Base Certificate:
(a) it (i) is subject to a first priority perfected Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent and (ii) is not subject to any other Liens;
(b) it is in saleable condition;
(c) it (i) is stored and held in locations owned by a Borrowing Base Obligor or, if such locations are not so owned, the Collateral Agent is, beginning on June 30, 2015 (or such later date as agreed to by the Collateral Agent) and at any time thereafter, in possession of a Collateral Access Agreement or other similar waiver or acknowledgment agreements (but only to the extent such location has over $1,000,000 worth of Inventory or is the premises holding Inventory located at 1 Chestnut Street, Suite 222, Nashua, New Hampshire 03060 or at 1227 Striker Avenue, Suite 260, Sacramento, California 95834), pursuant to which the applicable lessor, warehouseman, processor or bailee provides satisfactory lien waivers and access rights to the Inventory and (ii) has not been identified or otherwise set aside for use by a Project in the Project Back-Log;
(d) it is not Inventory produced in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and subject to the “hot goods” provisions contained in Title 29 U.S.C. §215;
(e) it is located in the United States or in any territory or possession of the United States that has adopted Article 9 of the UCC;
(e) (i) it is not “in transit” to any Borrowing Base Obligor and (ii) it is not held by any Borrowing Base Obligor on consignment;
(f) it is not subject to any agreement which would restrict the Collateral Agent’s ability to sell or otherwise dispose of such Inventory;
(h) it is not work-in-progress Inventory, unfinished goods, sample Inventory or spare Inventory;
(i) it is not Inventory that has been aged twelve (12) months or longer;
(j) it is not stored or held in a location for which the value of all Inventory of the Borrowing Base Obligors stored or held at such location is less than $100,000 in the aggregate; and
(k) the Collateral Agent shall not have determined in its reasonable discretion following a field inspection to be unacceptable due to age, type and/or quality.
Inventory which is at any time Eligible Inventory but which subsequently fails to meet any of the foregoing requirements shall forthwith cease to be Eligible Inventory.
“Eligible Project Back-Log” means the Project Back-Log except for the following, which shall be deemed ineligible:
(a) An incremental % of Projects for which the period of time during which the applicable customer can terminate the Host Customer Agreement has not yet expired, which incremental % shall be equal to the % which, when combined with the cancelled Projects previously excluded from the Project Backlog, would result in an overall cancellation rate
of [***] of the total value of Projects that have achieved Sunrun Sign-Off over the prior twelve (12) months;
(b) Projects which are purchased in cash by a customer (to the extent included in Project Back-Log);
(c) Projects which are subject to any Lien other than (i) Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent and (ii) Liens thereon permitted under Section 7.01;
(d) Projects in which any Person other than a Loan Party shall have any ownership interest or any other interest or title, other than (i) any such interest or title of any customer pursuant to the Host Customer Agreement related thereto and (ii) Liens thereon permitted under Section 7.01;
(e) Projects that are not Tax Credit Eligible Projects;
(f) Projects the PV Systems related to which use solar photovoltaic panels or inverters that were obtained from, or are a product of, a manufacturer that has not been approved by any Tax Equity Investor or provider of Backlever Financing;
(g) Projects located in a state or locality that has not been approved by any Tax Equity Investor or provider of Backlever Financing;
(h) Projects for which any manufacturer’s warranty related to the photovoltaic panels and inverters related thereto is not in full force or effect or cannot be enforced by a Loan Party;
(i) Inactive Projects;
(j) to the extent applicable, Projects specifically identified to be Tranched in order to cure the True-Up Liability; and
(k) a Project which has been identified for Tranching using Available Take-Out which is not Eligible Take-Out.
“Eligible Take-Out” means the Available Take-Out except for the following, which shall be deemed ineligible:
(a) Available Take-Out provided by any Person (i) that has provided written notice that it disputes its obligation to fund such Available Take-Out, (ii) that generally made statements that it is unable to satisfy its funding obligations, or (iii) for which any Person may have any valid and asserted claim, demand, or liability whether by action, suit, counterclaim or otherwise against such Available Take-Out;
(b) the Person providing such Available Take-Out is the subject of any action or proceeding of a type described in Section 8.01(f);
(c) Available Take-Out provided by a Person who has the right of offset with respect to any amounts owed to such Person by any Borrower or its Subsidiaries; provided, that ineligibility shall be limited to the amount of such set-off; and
(d) Any Available Take-Out with respect to which a Loan Party or any Subsidiary has given or received formal written notice that a default or event of default has occurred and is continuing under the documents governing the applicable Tax Equity Commitments or Backlever Financing, or has knowledge of the occurrence and continuation of such default or event of default but has not given such formal written notice; provided that this clause (d) shall not apply to the extent that (x) any default that has not become an event of default thereunder has been cured within the applicable cure period thereunder and (y) no Material Adverse Effect has resulted from such default; and provided, further, that this clause (d) shall be operative solely to the extent that the Tax Equity Investor or the provider of Backlever Financing would, as a result of the continuation of such default or event of default, have the right to cease funding (unless such right to cease funding has been waived).
“Eligible Trade Accounts” shall mean an Account as to which the following is true and accurate as of the date that such Account is included in the applicable Borrowing Base Certificate:
(a) such Account arose in the ordinary course of the business of a Borrowing Base Obligor out of either (i) a bona fide sale of Inventory by such Borrowing Base Obligor, and in such case such Inventory has in fact been shipped to the applicable Account Debtor or the Inventory has otherwise been accepted by the applicable Account Debtor, or (ii) services performed by such Borrowing Base Obligor under an enforceable contract (written or oral), and in such case such services have in fact been performed for the applicable Account Debtor and accepted by such Account Debtor;
(b) such Account represents a legally valid and enforceable claim which is due and owing to a Borrowing Base Obligor by the applicable Account Debtor and for such amount as is represented by the Borrowers to the Collateral Agent in the applicable Borrowing Base Certificate;
(c) such Account is evidenced by an invoice dated not later than three (3) Business Days after the date of the delivery or shipment of the related Inventory giving rise to such Account, not more than sixty (60) days have passed since the due date corresponding to such Account and not more than one hundred twenty (120) days have passed since the invoice date corresponding to such Account;
(d) the unpaid balance of such Account (or portion thereof) that is included in the applicable Borrowing Base Certificate is not subject to any defense or counterclaim that has been asserted by the applicable Account Debtor, or any setoff, contra account, credit, allowance or adjustment by the Account Debtor because of returned, inferior or damaged Inventory or services, or for any other reason, except for customary discounts allowed by the applicable Borrowing Base Obligor in the ordinary course of business for prompt payment, and, to the extent there is any agreement between the applicable Borrowing Base Obligor, the related Account Debtor and any other Person, for any rebate, discount,
concession or release of liability in respect of such Account, in whole or in part, the amount of such rebate, discount, concession or release of liability shall be excluded from the Borrowing Base;
(e) the applicable Borrowing Base Obligor has granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to or in accordance with the Collateral Documents (except to the extent not required to do so thereunder) a first priority perfected security interest in such Account prior in right to all other Persons and such Account has not been sold, transferred or otherwise assigned or encumbered by such Borrowing Base Obligor, as applicable, to or in favor of any Person other than pursuant to or in accordance with the Collateral Documents or this Agreement;
(f) such Account is not owing by any Account Debtor who, as of the date of determination, has failed to pay twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the aggregate amount of its Accounts owing to any Borrowing Base Obligor within sixty (60) days since the due date corresponding to such Accounts and within one hundred twenty (120) days since the original invoice date corresponding to such Accounts;
(g) it is not an Account owing by any Account Debtor which when aggregated with all other Accounts owing by such Account Debtor would cause the Borrowing Base Obligors’ Accounts owing from such Account Debtor to exceed an amount equal to twenty five percent (25%) of the Borrowing Base Obligors’ aggregate Eligible Trade Accounts owing from all Account Debtors (the “Concentration Limit”); provided that to the extent that the aggregate outstanding amount of otherwise eligible Accounts due from any Account Debtor exceeds the Concentration Limit, only the amount of such excess shall be ineligible;
(h) such Account is not represented by any note, trade acceptance, draft or other negotiable instrument or by any chattel paper, except to the extent any such note, trade acceptance, draft, other negotiable instrument or chattel paper has been endorsed and delivered by any Borrowing Base Obligor pursuant to or in accordance with the Collateral Documents or this Agreement and/or otherwise in a manner satisfactory to the Collateral Agent on or prior to such Account’s inclusion in any applicable Borrowing Base Certificate;
(i) the Borrowing Base Obligors have not received, with respect to such Account, any notice of the dissolution, liquidation, termination of existence, insolvency, business failure, appointment of a receiver for any part of the property of, assignment for the benefit of creditors by, or the filing of a petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws by or against, such Account Debtor;
(j) it is not an account billed in advance, payable on delivery, for consigned goods, for guaranteed sales, for unbilled sales, payable at a future date, bonded or insured by a surety company or subject to a retainage or holdback by the Account Debtor;
(k) the Account Debtor on such Account is not:
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(i) | an Affiliate of any Loan Party; |
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(ii) | the United States of America, or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof (unless the applicable Borrowing Base Obligor has assigned its right to payment of such Account to the Agent in a manner satisfactory to the Agent so as to comply with the provisions of the Federal Assignment of Claims Act); |
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(iii) | a citizen or resident of any jurisdiction other than one of the United States or Canada, unless such Account is secured by a letter of credit issued by a bank acceptable to the Agent which letter of credit shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Collateral Agent; or |
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(iv) | an Account Debtor whose Accounts the Collateral Agent, acting in its reasonable credit judgment, has deemed not to constitute Eligible Trade Accounts because the collectability of such Accounts is or is reasonably expected to be impaired; |
(l) such Account is not an Account in respect of which Credit Extensions are available under any other component of the Borrowing Base.
Any Account, which is at any time an Eligible Trade Account but which subsequently fails to meet any of the foregoing requirements, shall forthwith cease to be an Eligible Trade Account.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all Laws (including common laws) pertaining to protected animal and plant species, navigation, human health, safety or the environment, or to the presence, treatment, transport, storage, use, management, disposal or Release of any Hazardous Materials or to property damage or personal injury as a result of Hazardous Materials, including, without limitation, the Clean Air Act, as amended, CERCLA, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (“RCRA”), the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, as amended, Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, as amended, the Endangered Species Act, as amended, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as amended, and any other federal, state, regional or local environmental conservation, environmental protection, health or safety Laws as each may from time to time be amended or supplemented.
“Environmental Liability” means any costs, losses or liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of any Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, or treatment of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which costs or liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, consent, identification number, license, exemption, authorization or other form of permission required to be issued or obtained under any Environmental Law.
“Equity Consideration” means, with respect to any Acquisition, as at the date of consummation of such Acquisition, the ratio, stated as a percentage, of (i) the Equity Interests of any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof to be transferred in connection with such Acquisition, to (ii) the total Equity Interests of such Borrower, plus the Equity Interests of such Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof to be transferred in connection with such Acquisition. For purposes of determining the Equity Consideration for any transaction, the Equity Interests of a Borrower shall be valued in accordance with GAAP.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any Person, trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with any Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA.
“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; or (h) 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 any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Eurodollar Rate” means, subject to Section 3.03(b):
(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), or a comparable or successor rate which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) (in such case, the “LIBOR Rate”) at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and
(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits with a term of one (1) month commencing that day;
in each case, times the Statutory Reserves; provided that, to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further, that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; and provided, further, that the Eurodollar Rate shall at no time be less than 0.00%.
“Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Revolving Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including all amendments thereto and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Excluded Property” means, with respect to any Loan Party, (a) any owned or leased real property which is located outside of the United States, (b) any Intellectual Property, (c) the Equity Interests of or in any Excluded Subsidiary and (d) any SREC Excluded Property.
“Excluded Subsidiaries” means:
(i) those direct or indirect subsidiaries of Sunrun (a) in which Sunrun owns Equity Interests of less than fifty-one percent (51%), (b) that, or that are formed to, own, lease or finance no assets other than specific Projects and related assets that are financed as a pool in a manner that is non-recourse to any of the Loan Parties (other than such recourse as is permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(i)), (c) the direct or indirect parents of Excluded Subsidiaries of the type described in the foregoing clause (b) that, or that are formed to, own no assets other than (x) Equity Interests in, and intercompany loans of, Excluded Subsidiaries of the type described in the foregoing clause (b) or their direct or indirect parents, cash and cash equivalents and contractual rights related to a Non-Recourse Financing of any Excluded Subsidiary in the same chain of ownership, or (y) Indebtedness of any other Excluded Subsidiaries of the type described in the foregoing clause (b) or this clause
(c), it being understood that Sunrun may contribute, transfer, assign or otherwise convey Projects and related assets to any Excluded Subsidiary of the type described in the foregoing clause (b) through an Excluded Subsidiary of the type described in this clause (c), or (d) created for or encumbered by SREC Transactions, and, in the case of those Subsidiaries described in clause (b), financing or equity contribution proceeds are included in the calculation of Available Take-Out only to the extent of any remaining Tax Equity Commitments or committed and undrawn Backlever Financing;
(ii) any existing or future acquired or formed Immaterial Subsidiary; or
(iii) any Safe Harbor Subsidiary.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Loan Party Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a Lien to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act (or the application or official interpretation thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 10.11 and any other keepwell, support or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Loan Party Guarantee of such Guarantor, or grant by such Guarantor of a Lien, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one Swap Contract, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swap Contracts for which such Loan Party Guarantee or Lien is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any 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 Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes; (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal 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 any Borrower under Section 11.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Sections 3.01(a)(ii), or 3.01(a)(iii) or (c), 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 3.01(e); and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
“Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2014, by and among the Borrowers, Comerica Bank, as administrative
agent, sole lead arranger and sole book runner, Silicon Valley Bank, as documentation agent, and various lenders party thereto, as further amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means each letter of credit set forth on Schedule 1.01(d) that was previously issued for the account of any Borrower by Comerica Bank under the Existing Credit Agreement that is outstanding on the Closing Date.
“Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments at such time.
“Facility Termination Date” means the date as of which all of the following shall have occurred: (a) the Aggregate Commitments have terminated, (b) all Obligations have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations), and (c) all Letters of Credit have terminated or expired (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements with respect thereto satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall have been made).
“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
“FCPA” means Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“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 arranged by federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“Fee Letter” means the Administrative Agent Fee Letter, dated November 12, 2019, by and among Sunrun, the other Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.
“FERC” means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and its successors.
“Flood Hazard Property” means any Mortgaged Property that is in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mudslide hazards.
“Foreign Lender” means (a) if any Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if any 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 such Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
“FPA” means the Federal Power Act, as amended, and FERC’s regulations promulgated thereunder.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Fronting Exposure” means, with respect to the L/C Issuer, at any time there is a Lender that is a Defaulting Lender, the aggregate amount of such Defaulting Lender’s respective Applicable Percentage of each outstanding L/C Obligation other than 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.
“Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.
“Funding Indemnity Letter” means a funding indemnity letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit L.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth from time to time 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 agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the accounting profession) including, without limitation, the FASB ASC, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied and subject to Section 1.03.
“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), including FERC and any designated regional reliability entity, a state public utilities commission or state public service commission or similar agency, or a designated regional transmission organization, independent system operator or balancing authority.
“Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of the kind described in clauses (a) through (g) of the definition thereof or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance
or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness of the kind described in clauses (a) through (g) of the definition thereof or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed or expressly undertaken by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.
“Guarantors” means, collectively, (a) CEE, (b) all other existing or future acquired or formed Subsidiaries of Sunrun (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) as are or may from time to time become parties to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.13, and (c) with respect to Additional Secured Obligations owing by any Loan Party (other than the Borrowers) and any Swap Obligation of a Specified Loan Party (determined before giving effect to Sections 10.01 and 10.11) under the Loan Party Guarantee, the Borrowers.
“Hawaii Income Taxes” shall mean (a) any income (or similar) tax, that is, has been or may in the future be imposed, assessed or collected by or under the authority of the State of Hawaii (or a political subdivision thereof), and (b) each liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (a) as a result of any express or implied obligation to pay directly, indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the liability of any other Person.
“Hawaii Tax Credit” shall mean tax credits available to the Borrowers under Hawaii Rev Stat. § 235-12.5 (Renewable energy technologies; income tax credit).
“Hazardous Materials” means any hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, or materials (including petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof), petroleum wastes, radioactive material, hazardous wastes, toxic substances, or asbestos or any materials containing asbestos) designated, regulated, or defined under or with respect to which any requirement or liability may be imposed pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Hedge Bank” means any Person in its capacity as a party to a Swap Contract that, (a) at the time it enters into a Swap Contract not prohibited under Article VI or VII, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, or (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender, is a party to a Swap Contract not prohibited under Article VI or VII, in each case, in its capacity as a party to such Swap
Contract (even if such Person ceases to be a Lender or such Person’s Affiliate ceased to be a Lender); provided, in the case of a Secured Hedge Agreement with a Person who is no longer a Lender (or Affiliate of a Lender), such Person shall be considered a Hedge Bank only through the stated termination date (without extension or renewal) of such Secured Hedge Agreement; and provided, further, that for any of the foregoing to be included as a “Secured Hedge Agreement” on any date of determination by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Hedge Bank (other than the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent) must have delivered a Secured Party Designation Notice to the Administrative Agent prior to such date of determination.
“Honor Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c).
“Host Customer Agreements” means the Power Purchase Agreements and Customer Lease Agreements.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of Sunrun which at no time after the Closing Date holds more than $2,500,000 of assets in accordance with GAAP for a trailing twelve (12) month period; provided, that at no time shall the aggregate assets held by all such Subsidiaries exceed $10,000,000 in accordance with GAAP for a trailing twelve (12) month period.
“Inactive Project” means any Project that (a) remains a CAD Project for more than 180 days after such Project was first included in the Eligible Project Back-Log as a CAD Project or (b) remains a Permitted Project for more than 180 days after such Project was first included in the Eligible Project Back-Log as a Permitted Project.
“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(b) the maximum amount of all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;
(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
(d) all obligations (including, without limitation, earnout obligations) of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and that do not remain unpaid for more than one-hundred twenty (120) days after the date on which such trade account was created);
(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
(f) all Attributable Indebtedness in respect of Capitalized Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person and all Synthetic Debt of such Person;
(g) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person or any warrant, right or option to acquire such Equity Interest, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and
(h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.
For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 11.04(b).
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 11.07.
“Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
“Intercompany Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.
“Interest Charges” means, for any period of measurement, the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, (b) all interest paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations, and (c) the portion of rent expense under Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP which is to be paid in cash, in each case, of or by any Borrower for such period of measurement.
“Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to the Borrowers, the ratio of (a) to (b), where:
(a) is the sum of, for the prior trailing twelve month period then ended (i) Operating income (measured in accordance with GAAP) plus depreciation and amortization included in COGS, plus (ii) [***]% of general and administrative costs (G&A, as measured in accordance with GAAP), plus (iii) [***]% of sales and marketing costs (S&M as measured in accordance with GAAP), plus (iv) [***]% of research and development costs (R&D as measured in accordance with GAAP); and
(b) is, for the prior trailing twelve month period then ended, the aggregate cash Interest Charges of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries (which Interest Charges shall not be determined on a consolidated basis).
“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three (3) months, the respective dates that fall every three (3) months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.
“Interest Period” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months thereafter, as selected by the Borrowers in its Loan Notice, or such other period that is twelve (12) months or less requested by the Borrowers and consented to by all the Appropriate Lenders; provided that:
(a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
(b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and
(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.
“Inventory” shall mean any inventory as defined under the UCC.
“Inverted Lease Structure” means a tax equity investment structure in which the Borrowers contribute PV Systems and assign the affiliated Host Customer Agreements to an Excluded Subsidiary, which Excluded Subsidiary then leases such PV Systems to a Tax Equity Investor or a partnership between an Excluded Subsidiary and a Tax Equity Investor pursuant to a lease agreement.
“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other Indebtedness or interest in, another Person (including any partnership or joint venture equity interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor guaranties Indebtedness of such other Person), or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or of a division, line of business or other business
unit of such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and any Borrower (or any Subsidiary thereof) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.
“ITC” means any investment tax credit under Title 26, Section 48 of the United States Code or any successor or other similar provision, including any similar provision concerning a refundable tax credit that replaces such investment tax credit program.
“Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D executed and delivered in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.13 and 6.14.
“KeyBank” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, and binding guidance, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, and agreements with any Governmental Authority.
“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Percentage.
“L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Borrowing.
“L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.
“L/C Issuer” means, as the context may require, (a) Silicon Valley Bank, acting through any of its Affiliates or branches, in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, (b) Comerica Bank, acting through any of its Affiliates or branches, in its capacity as the issuer of each Existing Letter of Credit, and (c) any other Lender that may become an L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(k) or 11.06(f), with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Lender. Each L/C Issuer may, in its
discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates or branches of such L/C Issuer, in which case the term “L/C Issuer” shall include any such Affiliate or branch with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate or branch.
“L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“Lender” means each of the Persons identified as a “Lender” on the signature pages hereto, each other Person that becomes a “Lender” in accordance with this Agreement and their successors and assigns.
“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent.
“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued hereunder (including any Existing Letter of Credit). A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit.
“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.
“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect for the Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(h).
“Letter of Credit Notice” means a notice of a request for an L/C Credit Extension, pursuant to Section 2.03(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit T and shall include the Letter of Credit Application for such L/C Credit Extension.
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $25,000,000 and (b) the Facility. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Facility.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to any Borrower under Article II in the form of a Revolving Loan.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, (a) this Agreement, (b) the Revolving Notes, (c) the Loan Party Guarantee, (d) the Collateral Documents, (e) the Fee Letter, (f) each Issuer Document, (g) each Joinder Agreement and (h) any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.13 (but specifically excluding any Secured Hedge Agreement or any Secured Cash Management Agreement).
“Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrowers and each Guarantor.
“Loan Party Guarantee” means, collectively, the Guarantee made by the Guarantors under Article X in favor of the Secured Parties, together with each other guaranty delivered pursuant to Section 6.13.
“London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.
“Master Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Swap Contract.”
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), financial condition of the Loan Parties taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document, or of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (d) a material adverse effect on the Collateral or the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent (for its benefit and for the benefit of the other Secured Parties) on the Collateral or the priority of such Liens, in each case of this clause (d), when taken as a whole.
“Material Contract” means, with respect to any Loan Party, each contract or agreement to which such Person would be required to disclose pursuant to reporting obligations under the Exchange Act if such person were subject to the Exchange Act, even if such Person is not currently subject to the Exchange Act.
“Maturity Date” means the date that is seven (7) years after the Closing Date; provided, however, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day.
“Milestone One” means, with respect to any Project, the day on which each of the following has occurred (in each case as certified by the Borrowers in a Borrowing Base Certificate): (a) the occurrence of Sunrun Sign-Off, (b) delivery to the construction contractor for such Project of a duly
executed notice to proceed, and (c) if applicable, assignment to a construction site or tagged to a specific Project in a warehouse of building materials necessary to construct the Project, including evidence (to the extent available) of the same if requested by the Collateral Agent.
“Milestone Three” means, with respect to any Project, the day on which the “permission to operate” notification for such Project is executed (as certified by the Borrowers in a Borrowing Base Certificate).
“Milestone Two” means, with respect to any Project, the day on which the following has occurred (as certified by the Borrowers in a Borrowing Base Certificate): the Project has reached Substantial Completion.
“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided to reduce or eliminate Fronting Exposure during any period when a Lender constitutes a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 105% of the Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, (b) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.13(a)(i), (a)(ii), (a)(iii) or (a)(iv), an amount equal to 105% of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, and (c) otherwise, an amount determined by the Collateral Agent and the L/C Issuer in their sole discretion.
“Minimum Credit Rating Requirement” means the state general bond obligation rating of at least AA from Standard and Poor’s Rating Group, Aa2 from Moody’s, and AA from Fitch Ratings, or such other general bond obligation rating satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Mortgage” or “Mortgages” means, individually and collectively, as the context requires, each of the fee or leasehold mortgages, deeds of trust and deeds executed by a Loan Party that purport to grant a Lien to the Collateral Agent (or a trustee for the benefit of the Collateral Agent) for the benefit of the Secured Parties in any Mortgaged Properties, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
“Mortgaged Property” means any owned property of a Loan Party listed on Schedule 5.21(g)(i) and any other owned real property of a Loan Party that is or will become encumbered by a Mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Mortgaged Property Support Documents” means with respect to any real property subject to a Mortgage, the deliveries and documents described on Schedule 1.01(e) attached hereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five (5) plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
“Multiple Employer Plan” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.
“Net Retained Value” means, as of a given date of determination, the present value, discounted at six percent (6%), of:
(A) all remaining (1) customer cash flows under Host Customer Agreements and (2) PBI Payments, reduced by
(B) the following:
(a) For Tax Equity Partnerships subject to HLBV accounting (i.e., Partnership Flip Structures and complex Inverted Lease Structures), estimated future cash distributions to the Tax Equity Investor;
(b) Estimated operating expenses;
(c) Estimated major maintenance expenses;
(d) For simple Inverted Lease Structures, the GAAP financing liability recorded on the most recent (i) Audited Financial Statements or (ii) quarterly unaudited financial statements of Sunrun (reduced by cash deposited by the Tax Equity Investor in the applicable Project Fund, if any, and ITCs from assets funded but not in service);
(e) For Sale‑Leaseback Structures, the GAAP financing liability recorded on the most recent (i) Audited Financial Statements or (ii) quarterly unaudited financial statements of Sunrun (or, if applicable, the rent payable by the lessee under the related lease); and
(f) The excess of (1) the GAAP carrying value of all non-recourse or unsecured Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness associated with SREC Transactions or Safe Harbor Financings, recorded on the most recent (i) Audited Financial Statements or (ii) quarterly unaudited financial statements of Sunrun; provided, that any additional Indebtedness shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis over (2) cash held by an Excluded Subsidiary in maintenance reserve accounts, debt service reserve accounts or distribution suspense accounts in connection with any Indebtedness described in clause (1).
Net Retained Value will only be calculated based on Projects that are (x) deployed to Project Funds or (y) owned by a Borrower and have achieved Milestone Three. No Net Retained Value will be ascribed to either customer renewal value or Projects in the Project Back-Log.
Customer cash flows under Host Customer Agreements shall include the sum of the remaining contracted cash payments that customers are expected to pay over the initially contracted term of such Host Customer Agreements for Projects installed or placed into a Project Fund as of the measurement date. In the case of Sale‑Leaseback Structures, customer cash flows from Host Customer Agreements following the stated expiration of the Sale‑Leaseback Structures shall be disregarded. This amount shall include Customer Prepayments contractually owing to the
Borrowers, an Excluded Subsidiary or a Project Fund but uncollected. Operating expenses and major maintenance expenses shall be estimated consistent with the most recent engineering report issued and relied upon in connection with a non-recourse debt financing of Sunrun.
“New Lenders” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(c).
“Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 11.01 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-Recourse Financings” means Backlever Financings, System Refinancings, and Safe Harbor Financings.
“NPL” means the National Priorities List under CERCLA.
“NYGB” means NY Green Bank, a division of the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority.
“NYGB Borrowing Base” means, as of any date of determination, the PV System Value of the Eligible Project Back-Log attributable to NY Projects.
“NYGB Borrowing Base Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the difference of the NYGB Borrowing Base minus NYGB’s Revolving Exposure at such time.
“NYGB Borrowing Base Deficiency” means, at the time a Revolving Loan is to be made by NYGB or a participation in an L/C Credit Extension is to be purchased by NYGB, the failure of the amount of the NYGB Borrowing Base Availability at such time to equal or exceed the amount of such Revolving Loan or such participation in the L/C Credit Extension. Such determination shall be made based on the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate and NYGB’s Revolving Exposure as reflected in the Register.
“NY Project” means a Project located in the State of New York with respect to which the PV System has an aggregate installed footprint for solar arrays of 4,000 square feet or less.
“Obligations” means (a) all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit and (b) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with enforcement and collection of the foregoing, including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof pursuant to any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that Obligations of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement or limited liability company agreement (or equivalent or comparable documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (c) with respect to any partnership, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership or other applicable agreement of formation or organization (or equivalent or comparable documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and (d) with respect to all entities, any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization (or equivalent or comparable documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction).
“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 solely 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 or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06).
“Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Revolving Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Loans occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by any Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.
“Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).
“Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d).
“Partnership Flip Structure” means a tax equity investment structure in which the Tax Equity Partnership or a subsidiary of such Tax Equity Partnership purchases PV Systems and takes assignment of Host Customer Agreements from any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to a purchase agreement. In a Partnership Flip Structure, the membership interests in the Tax Equity Partnership changes (or “flips”) in respect to the members of such Tax Equity Partnership upon
fulfillment of specified conditions in the Organization Documents of such Tax Equity Partnership, but in no event earlier than five years from the date of the purchase of the PV Systems and assignment of the Host Customer Agreements.
“PATRIOT Act” has the meaning specified in Section 5.28.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“PBI Obligor” means the utility, Governmental Authority or other Person that makes the payments under the applicable PBI Program.
“PBI Payments” means, with respect to a Project, all payments due by the related PBI Obligor under the applicable PBI Program.
“PBI Program” means a renewable energy program maintained or administered by a utility, Governmental Authority or other Person designed to incentivize the installation of photovoltaic solar energy projects and the use of solar-generated electricity pursuant to which the utility, Governmental Authority or other Person is obligated to make payments at a stated amount or rate to the owner of the related photovoltaic solar energy project.
“Pension Act” means the Pension Protection Act of 2006, as amended.
“Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.
“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by any Borrower and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.
“Permit” means any action, approval, consent, certificate, notice, filing, registration, waiver, exemption, variance, franchise, order, permit, authorization, right or license with, by, of or from a Governmental Authority.
“Permitted Acquisition” means (i) an Acquisition with a Cost of Acquisition of less than $5,000,000 by a Loan Party of a Target that meets the conditions set forth in clauses (a), (c) and (f) below, (iii) an Acquisition with a Cost of Acquisition of less than $15,000,000 but greater than or equal to $5,000,000, by a Loan Party of a Target that meets the conditions set forth in clauses (a), (c), (d)(i), (d)(iv), (e) and (f) below, or (iii) an Acquisition with a Cost of Acquisition in excess of $15,000,000 by a Loan Party of a Target that meets all of the following conditions:
(a) no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would exist after giving effect thereto;
(b) the Loan Parties shall demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent that, after giving effect to the Acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis, the
Loan Parties are in compliance with (x) each of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 and (y) the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate;
(c) the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have received (or shall receive in connection with the closing of such Acquisition) a first priority perfected security interest in all property (including, without limitation, Equity Interests) acquired with respect to the Target in accordance with the terms of Section 6.14 and the Target, if a Person, shall have executed a Joinder Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 6.13, unless, in either case, such Target becomes an Excluded Subsidiary immediate after such Acquisition;
(d) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received (i) a description of the material terms of such Acquisition, (ii) audited financial statements (or, if unavailable, management-prepared financial statements) of the Target for its two most recent fiscal years, (iii) unaudited financial statements of the Target for any fiscal quarters ended within the fiscal year to date, to extent available and (iv) not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the consummation of any Permitted Acquisition, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F, executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers certifying that such Permitted Acquisition complies with the requirements of this Agreement (other than with respect to the Acquisition of CEE, for which the Borrowers shall provide such relevant information to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prior to the Closing Date);
(e) such Acquisition shall not be a “hostile” Acquisition and shall have been duly authorized by the board of directors (or equivalent) and/or shareholders (or equivalent) of the applicable Loan Party and the Target, in each case where such authorization is required; and
(f) with respect to the Cost of Acquisition paid by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries for all Acquisitions made after the Closing Date and during the term of this Agreement, on a fully diluted basis with respect to all such Acquisitions, the aggregate Cost of Acquisition (excluding Equity Consideration) shall not exceed [***].
“Permitted Dispositions” means (a) Dispositions of Inventory, equipment and Host Customer Agreements (including residential Customer Lease Agreements and solar services agreements), including Tranching of Inventory, equipment and Host Customer Agreements (including any warranties arising in connection therewith) (i) to an Excluded Subsidiary (x) pursuant to an Inverted Lease Structure, Sale-Leaseback Structure or Partnership Flip Structure on an arm’s length basis or (y) in connection with a Non-Recourse Financing or (ii) to the Borrowers’ customers or other third parties pursuant to a cash sale for fair market value or on an arm’s length basis, or sale of Projects pursuant to a customer’s purchase right under its applicable Host Customer Agreement; (b) Dispositions of property to any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof; provided, that if the transferor of such property is a Loan Party then the transferee thereof must be a Loan Party; (c) Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof; (d) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries; (e) Dispositions of Cash Equivalents for
fair market value; (f) Dispositions of Equity Interests in accordance with the terms herein; and (g) Dispositions of SREC Excluded Property.
“Permitted Liens” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.
“Permitted Project” means, at any time, any Project (i) the PV System related to which has not been installed as of such time, (ii) with respect to which a Loan Party has (A) entered into a Host Customer Agreement and (B) completed a system design, in each case, at such time, (iii) with respect to which the Loan Parties have received all necessary permits from Governmental Authorities required to be obtained prior to installation of the related PV System and (iv) that has not been Tranched as of such time.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan), maintained for employees of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or any such Plan to which any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.
“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Pledged Equity” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.
“Power Purchase Agreements” means a power purchase agreement entered into by any Borrower (which may subsequently be transferred to an Excluded Subsidiary or Tax Equity Investor) and a customer, pursuant to which such customer agrees to purchase electricity from such Borrower, Excluded Subsidiary or Tax Equity Investor generated by a PV System installed on the customer’s property.
“Prime Rate” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Base Rate”.
“Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect” means, for any Disposition of all or substantially all of a line of business, for any Acquisition or for the incurrence of any Indebtedness, in each instance whether actual or proposed, each such transaction or proposed transaction shall be deemed to have occurred on and as of the first day of the relevant measurement period, and the following pro forma adjustments shall be made:
(a) in the case of an actual or proposed Disposition, all income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the line of business or the Person subject to such Disposition shall be excluded from the results of any Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such measurement period;
(b) in the case of an actual or proposed Acquisition, income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property, line of business or the Person subject to such Acquisition shall be included in the results of any Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such measurement period;
(c) interest accrued during the relevant measurement period on, and the principal of, any Indebtedness repaid or to be repaid or refinanced in such transaction shall be excluded from the results of any Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such measurement period; and
(d) any Indebtedness actually or proposed to be incurred or assumed in such transaction shall be deemed to have been incurred as of the first day of the applicable measurement period, and interest thereon shall be deemed to have accrued from such day on such Indebtedness at the applicable rates provided therefor (and in the case of interest that does or would accrue at a formula or floating rate, at the rate in effect at the time of determination) and shall be included in the results of any Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such measurement period.
“Project” means a PV System together with all associated real property rights, rights under the applicable Host Customer Agreement, and all other related rights to the extent applicable thereto, including without limitation, all parts and manufacturers’ warranties and rights to access customer data.
“Project Back-Log” means, as of a given date of determination, all originated Projects (excluding cash sale Projects) that have achieved Sunrun Sign-off as of such date of determination, as set forth in the Back-Log Spreadsheet; provided that Projects shall be removed from the Project Back-Log once Tax Equity Commitments have been drawn for that Project and the Project is sold to a Tax Equity Partnership or has otherwise been sold or contributed to an Excluded Subsidiary.
“Project Funds” shall mean (a) as of the date hereof, each of the entities listed on Schedule 5.20(a) and (b) any additional Tax Equity Partnerships, Subsidiaries or other limited liability companies, partnerships or similar entities created after the date hereof by a Borrower or its respective Subsidiaries in connection with Tax Equity Documents or Non-Recourse Financings.
“Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.
“Public Offering” means a public offering of the Equity Interests of any Borrower pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
“PUHCA” means the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, and FERC’s regulations promulgated thereunder.
“PURPA” means the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, as amended, and FERC’s regulations promulgated thereunder.
“PV Systems” means a photovoltaic system, including photovoltaic panels, racks, wiring and other electrical devices, conduit, weatherproof housings, hardware, one or more inverters, remote monitoring equipment, connectors, meters, disconnects and over current devices.
“PV System Value” means, for PV Systems, the appraised value of such PV Systems (based on the most recent Appraisal).
“QF” means a qualifying small power production facility pursuant to PURPA and FERC’s regulations thereunder, including at 18 C.F.R. §§ 292.203(a) and 292.204.
“Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, at any time, each Loan Party with total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or that qualifies at such time as an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Qualifying Control Agreement” means an agreement, among a Loan Party, a depository institution or securities intermediary and the Collateral Agent, which agreement is in form and substance acceptable to the Collateral Agent and which provides the Collateral Agent with “control” (as such term is used in Article 9 of the UCC) over the deposit account(s) or securities account(s) described therein.
“Quarter-End Liquidity” means, with respect to each fiscal quarter, the sum of the Borrowers’ cash and Cash Equivalents (determined as of the last day of the applicable fiscal quarter based on the balances thereof on such date) held in deposit accounts and securities accounts maintained at a bank reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which the Collateral Agent has obtained a perfected first priority Lien subject to no other Liens.
“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder.
“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(c).
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, members, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” or “Released” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing of any Hazardous Materials.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA.
“Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Revolving Loans, a Loan Notice and, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Notice.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, at least two (2) Lenders having Total Credit Exposures representing more than 50% of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders. The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time; provided that, the Unreimbursed Amounts that such Defaulting Lender has failed to
fund that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the L/C Issuer in making such determination.
“Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(a).
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operations officer, chief revenue officer or controller of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.01, the general counsel, the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Loan Party or any other officer of such Loan Party designated as a Responsible Officer on a certificate executed by one of the aforementioned individuals. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party. To the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, each Responsible Officer will provide an incumbency certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Restricted Payment” means (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares (or equivalent) of any class of Equity Interests of any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, except such dividends or distributions made by an Excluded Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business pursuant to and as permitted by the terms of the Tax Equity Commitments or any Non-Recourse Financing, (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares (or equivalent) of any class of Equity Interests of any Borrower or any other Loan Party, now or hereafter outstanding, (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding and (d) equity grants made in the ordinary course of business in connection with any Loan Party’s stock option plan.
“Revolving Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b).
“Revolving Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Loans and such Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations at such time.
“Revolving Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(d).
“Revolving Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).
“Revolving Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrowers in favor of a Lender evidencing Revolving Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit G.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.
“Safe Harbor Financing” means Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred by a Safe Harbor Subsidiary that is non-recourse to Loan Parties and where the Loan Parties undertake no obligations other than Safe Harbor Permitted Covenants.
“Safe Harbor Inventory” means solar panels, inverters and module-level electronics acquired pursuant to agreements entered into by Sunrun or any Affiliate thereof for the purpose of, among other things, allowing Sunrun to have a sufficient quantity of solar panels, inverters and module-level electronics for installation by Sunrun and its channel partners as “safe harbor” components in Projects for purposes of allowing such Projects to qualify for the then-highest available ITC pursuant to IRS Notice 2018-59, 2018-28 I.R.B. 196 (June 22, 2018).
“Safe Harbor Permitted Covenants” obligations of the Loan Parties in respect of (i) servicing and administering of the Safe Harbor Financing and the related Safe Harbor Subsidiaries (including reporting obligations, coordinating purchases of inventory by the applicable Excluded Subsidiary, deliveries of inventory to the applicable Excluded Subsidiary or a warehouse specified by the applicable Excluded Subsidiary, the warehousing of inventory at any such warehouse and deliveries of inventory from the applicable Excluded Subsidiary or from any such warehouse, and acting as agent of the applicable Excluded Subsidiary in order to effect the foregoing), (ii) the transfer and sale of inventory to a Safe Harbor Subsidiary (and related obligations in connection therewith) and, to the extent a Loan Party exercises the right to buy Safe Harbor Inventory from the applicable Safe Harbor Subsidiary, the payment of the purchase price for such Safe Harbor Inventory, (iii) the payment of purchase price for Safe Harbor Inventory to the applicable equipment suppliers in excess of the amount financed under the Safe Harbor Financing and the payment of any warehousing fees or other amounts payable to the applicable warehouse providers with respect to warehousing of the Safe Harbor Inventory, and (iv) the Safe Harbor Utilization Covenant; provided that under no circumstances shall a Safe Harbor Permitted Covenant include (x) any guaranty by a Loan Party of the payment of debt service of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to a Safe Harbor Financing, or (y) except as contemplated by the Safe Harbor Utilization Covenant, any obligation to purchase equipment from a Safe Harbor Subsidiary.
“Safe Harbor Subsidiary” means those direct or indirect subsidiaries of Sunrun (a) that, or that are formed to, own or finance no assets other than Safe Harbor Inventory and related assets in a manner that is non-recourse to the Loan Parties (other than Safe Harbor Permitted Covenants) or (b) that are direct or indirect parents of any Safe Harbor Subsidiary of the type described in the foregoing clause (a) and that, or that are formed to, hold no other assets other than Equity Interests in any Safe Harbor Subsidiary of the type described in the foregoing clause (a) or its direct or indirect parent, cash and cash equivalents and contractual rights related to a Safe Harbor Financing of any Safe Harbor Subsidiary in the same chain of ownership, it being understood that Sunrun may contribute, transfer, assign or otherwise convey Safe Harbor Inventory and related assets to any Safe Harbor Subsidiary of the type described in the foregoing clause (a) through a Safe Harbor Subsidiary of the type described in this clause (b).
“Safe Harbor Utilization Covenant” means a covenant pursuant to which Sunrun agrees (i) that during one or more measurement periods the percentage obtained by dividing (a) the amount of megawatts of equipment acquired by Sunrun from a Safe Harbor Subsidiary during such
measurement period by (b) the amount of megawatts of photovoltaic systems subject to power purchase agreements or lease agreements installed by Sunrun and its channel partners during such measurement period shall not be less than a percentage not to exceed [***]% and (ii) to the extent Sunrun is acquiring equipment from a Safe Harbor Subsidiary, to use commercially reasonable efforts to acquire such equipment on a “first-in, first-out” basis.
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means, with respect to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof, any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person whereby such Loan Party or such Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any property used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.
“Sale-Leaseback Structure” means a tax equity investment structure in which a Borrower either sells PV Systems to a Tax Equity Investor or contributes PV Systems to an Excluded Subsidiary, which entity then sells such PV Systems to a Tax Equity Investor or a partnership between an Excluded Subsidiary and a Tax Equity Investor pursuant to a purchase agreement, which such entity subsequently leases back the same PV Systems to an Excluded Subsidiary.
“Sanction(s)” means any international economic sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including, without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement between the any Loan Party and any Cash Management Bank.
“Secured Hedge Agreement” means any interest rate, currency, foreign exchange, or commodity Swap Contract permitted under Article VI or VII between any Loan Party and any Hedge Bank.
“Secured Obligations” means all Obligations and all Additional Secured Obligations.
“Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, the Indemnitees, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.05.
“Secured Party Designation Notice” means a notice from any Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender substantially in the form of Exhibit H.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, including all amendments thereto and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Security Agreement” means the Security and Pledge Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed in favor of the Collateral Agent by each of the Loan Parties.
“SOFR” with respect to any day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark, (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website.
“Solvency Certificate” means a solvency certificate in substantially in the form of Exhibit I.
“Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
“Specified Loan Party” means any Loan Party that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 10.11 hereof).
“SREC” means Solar Renewable Energy Certificates or any other similar credit or certificate issued by a governmental entity and all associated reporting rights.
“SREC Excluded Property” means any SREC and any contracts related to the financing or hedging of SRECs, any SREC tracking accounts or any proceeds of any of the foregoing.
“SREC Transaction” means any contract or agreement for the sale of SRECs, or for the sale or financing of any SREC Excluded Property.
“Statutory Reserves” shall mean a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the FRB and any other banking authority, domestic or foreign, to which the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including any branch, Affiliate or other fronting office making or holding a Loan) is subject for Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the FRB). Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the FRB) and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D. Statutory Reserves shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
“Subordinated Debt” shall mean any unsecured Indebtedness of any Borrower and its Subsidiaries under the Subordinated Debt Documents and any other Indebtedness of such Borrower
and its Subsidiaries which has been subordinated in right of payment and priority to the Indebtedness arising under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, all on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
“Subordinated Debt Documents” shall mean and include any documents evidencing any Subordinated Debt, in each case, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of Voting Stock is at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Loan Parties.
“Substantial Completion” shall mean a performed meter test (pursuant to which a PV System produces electricity and communicates with a utility meter) and receipt of a closed out building permit from a local inspector.
“Sunrun Sign-off” means, for a given Project, full execution of a Host Customer Agreement.
“Supermajority Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 66 2/3% of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders. The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Supermajority Lenders at any time; provided that, the Unreimbursed Amounts that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the L/C Issuer in making such determination.
“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“Swap Obligations” means with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
“Synthetic Debt” means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination thereof, all obligations of such Person in respect of transactions entered into by such Person that are intended to function primarily as a borrowing of funds but are not otherwise included in the definition of “Indebtedness” or as a liability on the Consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
“Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property (including Sale and Leaseback Transactions), in each case, creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the application of any Debtor Relief Laws to such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
“System Refinancing” means Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred by an Excluded Subsidiary in connection with (i) the purchase of a Tax Equity Investor’s interest in a Partnership Flip Structure, Sale-Leaseback Structure or Inverted Lease Structure or (ii) the refinancing of any Backlever Financing, System Refinancing or financing described in clause (i), in each case, so long as (x) no Loan Party guaranties the payment of debt service for such Indebtedness and (y) the Tax Equity Commitment or Backlever Financing of such Excluded Subsidiary and its partially or wholly‑owned Subsidiaries are no longer included in the calculation of Available Take-Out and the exclusion of such Tax Equity Commitments or Backlever Financings from the calculation of Available Take-Out does not result in a Borrowing Base Deficiency.
“Take-Out Spreadsheet” means a spreadsheet for Projects, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit R, providing for the amount of Available Take-Out.
“Target” means a Person or division, line of business or other business unit or asset of such Person who is to be acquired or purchased by a Loan Party.
“Tax Credit” means (i) ITC, and (ii) other tax credits established by the IRS or a state of the United States for the purchase, lease or other acquisition of PV Systems.
4 “Tax Credit Eligible Project” means a Project (or a PV System to which such Project relates) that satisfies the eligibility requirements for a Tax Credit.
5 “Tax Equity Commitment” means, with respect to a given Tax Equity Investor, such Tax Equity Investor’s (i) in the case of an Inverted Lease Structure, commitment to prepay rent,
(ii) in the case of a Sale Leaseback Structure, commitment to pay the purchase price (excluding any long-term payment of a deferred purchase price or any other payment that does not constitute a payment received for Tranching), (iii) in the case of a Partnership Flip Structure, commitment to contribute to the partnership for the payment of the purchase price, and (iv) in the case of any other tax structure, commitment to fund Tranching.
“Tax Equity Document” means any agreements entered into by any Borrower, its Subsidiaries or an Excluded Subsidiary and Tax Equity Investors relating to, arising under or in connection with a Tax Equity Commitment.
“Tax Equity Investor” means an investor that has entered into agreements with any Borrower or its Subsidiaries to provide a commitment to purchase, lease or otherwise finance PV System projects installed or to be installed pursuant to a Host Customer Agreement, which projects are eligible for a Tax Credit.
“Tax Equity Partnership” means a special purpose entity whose membership interests are held by any Borrower or an Excluded Subsidiary, as the managing member, and a Tax Equity Investor or a Subsidiary of such Tax Equity Investor, as the investor member, and whose members are obligated to advance capital contributions to purchase PV Systems from any Borrower or its Subsidiaries in accordance with the Partnership Flip Structure.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term SOFR” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“Threshold Amount” means [***].
“Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Commitments and Revolving Exposure of such Lender at such time.
“Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans and L/C Obligations.
“Tranching” means the sale, lease, assignment, contribution or other transfer of Projects by any Borrower or its Subsidiaries to an Excluded Subsidiary or Tax Equity Investor pursuant to an Inverted Lease Structure, Sale-Leaseback Structure or Partnership Flip Structure transaction.
“True-Up Liability” means any Borrower’s liability to any Tax Equity Investor (as measured in Dollars) due to a reduction of fair market value of Projects already Tranched with such Tax Equity Investor, as set forth in such Borrower’s financial statements and as may be reduced from time to time by the Tranching of such Projects pursuant to the applicable Tax Equity Documents.
“Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York; provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.
“UCP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Unadjusted Applicable Percentage” means with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) represented by such Lender’s Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 2.14 and 2.15. If the Commitment of all of the Lenders to make Revolving Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, or if the Commitments have expired, then the Unadjusted Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be determined based on the Unadjusted Applicable Percentage of such Lender most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The Unadjusted Applicable Percentage of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 1.01(b) or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, or in any documentation executed by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.15, as applicable.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Unencumbered Liquidity” means the sum of the Borrowers’ cash and Cash Equivalents (determined as of the last day of each month based on the average daily balance thereof during such month) held in deposit accounts and securities accounts maintained at a bank reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which the Collateral Agent has obtained a perfected first priority Lien subject to no other Liens.
“Unencumbered Liquidity Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit S.
“United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.
“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).
“U.S. Loan Party” means any Loan Party that is organized under the laws of one of the states of the United States and that is not a CFC.
“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 specified in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(B)(3).
“Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests issued by such Person the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even though the right to so vote has been suspended by the happening of such contingency.
Section 1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions.
With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
(a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including the Loan Documents and any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “hereto,” “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory rules, regulations, orders and provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
(b) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”
(c) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Section 1.03 Accounting Terms.
(a) Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial
calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Borrowers and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.
(b) Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrowers or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrowers shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrowers shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. Without limiting the foregoing, leases shall continue to be classified and accounted for on a basis consistent with that reflected in the Audited Financial Statements for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any change in GAAP relating thereto, unless the parties hereto shall enter into a mutually acceptable amendment addressing such changes, as provided for above.
(c) Pro Forma Treatment. Each Disposition of all or substantially all of a line of business, and each Acquisition, by any Borrower and its Subsidiaries that is consummated during any measurement period shall, for purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11, be given Pro Forma Effect as of the first day of such measurement period.
Section 1.04 Rounding.
Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
Section 1.05 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 1.06 Letter of Credit Amounts.
Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however,
that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
Section 1.07 UCC Terms.
Terms defined in the UCC in effect on the Closing Date and not otherwise defined herein shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, have the meanings provided by those definitions. Subject to the foregoing, the term “UCC” refers, as of any date of determination, to the UCC then in effect.
Section 1.08 Divisions.
For all purposes under this Agreement and the other 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
COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Section 2.01 Loans.
(a) Revolving Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Revolving Loan”) to the Borrowers, in Dollars, from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Revolving Borrowing, (i) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the lesser of the Facility and the Borrowing Base, and (ii) the Revolving Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment; and provided, further, that the requested date of any Borrowing shall not be later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Maturity Date of the Facility. Within the limits of each Lender’s Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrowers may borrow Revolving Loans, prepay such Loans under Section 2.04, and reborrow under this Section 2.01(a). Revolving Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein; provided, however, any Revolving Borrowings made on the Closing Date or any of the three (3) Business Days following the Closing Date shall be made as Base Rate Loans unless the Borrowers deliver a Funding Indemnity Letter not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Revolving Borrowing.
(b) Borrowing Base.
(i) Eligible Project Back-Log. If at any time during the Availability Period, the Collateral Agent conducts a field examination in accordance with Section 6.10 and determines based on the results of such field examination, after consulting with the Borrowers, that in the Collateral Agent’s commercially reasonable judgment, the eligibility criteria for Eligible Project Back-Log need to be revised, the Borrowers shall work in good faith with the Collateral Agent to revise the components of Eligible Project Back-Log and such agreed upon revisions shall be deemed to revise the definition of Eligible Project Back-Log accordingly and the Borrowing Base shall be calculated thereafter using such revised definition.
(ii) Eligible Take-Out. During the Availability Period, within five (5) Business Days after the closing of a new Tax Equity Commitment or Backlever Financing, the Borrowers shall provide to counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent (subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 6.10) (i) a copy of the operative documents for such new Tax Equity Commitment or Backlever Financing, as the case may be, and (ii) a written summary of operative terms of such Tax Equity Commitment or Backlever Financing. Counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall review such documents and report its results to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent. If based on such report or a field examination conducted in accordance with Section 6.10, the Collateral Agent determines, after consulting with the Borrowers, that in its commercially reasonable judgment, that such Tax Equity Commitment or Backlever Financing is ineligible, the Borrowing Base shall be calculated without reference to such Tax Equity Commitment or Backlever Financing. If the Borrowers do not receive notice from the Collateral Agent that any new Tax Equity Commitment or Backlever Financing is to be ineligible under this clause (b)(ii) within twenty (20) days after the delivery of the applicable documents as set forth above, such Tax Equity Commitments or Backlever Financing, as the case may be, shall be deemed eligible subject to the then existing eligibility conditions set forth herein.
(c) Adjustments to Applicable Percentages.
(i) Except as set forth in Section 2.01(c)(ii) and Section 2.01(c)(iii), the Applicable Percentage of each Lender with respect to a Revolving Borrowing shall be such Lender’s Unadjusted Applicable Percentage.
(ii) Except as set forth in Section 2.01(c)(iii) with respect to an Unreimbursed Amount, the obligation of NYGB to make any Revolving Loan shall not exceed the amount of NYGB Borrowing Base Availability at the time such Revolving Loan is to be made. In the event that as a result of the preceding sentence the amount of such Revolving Loan to be made by NYGB is less than NYGB’s Unadjusted Applicable Percentage of the applicable Revolving Borrowing requested in the applicable Loan Notice:
(A) NYGB’s Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Borrowing shall be the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) determined by dividing the amount of the Revolving Loan that can then be made by NYGB by the total amount of the Revolving Borrowing to be made in accordance with the provisions of this Section
2.01(c)(ii) (such percentage to be NYGB’s Adjusted Applicable Percentage with respect to such Revolving Borrowing); and
(B) the Applicable Percentage of each Lender other than NYGB with respect to such Revolving Borrowing shall be the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) determined by dividing (1) an amount equal to such Lender’s pro rata share (determined based on the Unadjusted Applicable Percentage of such Lender divided by the sum of the Unadjusted Applicable Percentages of all Lenders other than NYGB) of (x) the amount of such Revolving Borrowing requested in the applicable Loan Notice minus (y) the amount of the Revolving Loan to be made by NYGB in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.01(c)(ii)(A) by (2) the amount of such Revolving Borrowing requested in the applicable Loan Notice; provided, however, that in no event shall the amount in clause (1) cause such Lender’s Revolving Exposure (after giving effect to such Revolving Borrowing) to exceed such Lender’s Commitment (such percentage to be such Lender’s Adjusted Applicable Percentage with respect to such Revolving Borrowing).
(iii) For purposes of Section 2.03(c), a Lender’s Applicable Percentage with respect to (x) such Lender’s risk participation in a Letter of Credit shall be a percentage equal to the Applicable Percentage of such Lender determined in accordance with Section 2.01(c)(i) or Section 2.01(c)(ii) as if a Revolving Borrowing in an amount equal to the amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit, determined in accordance with Section 1.06, had been requested to be made at the time of the issuance of such Letter of Credit or of the most recent L/C Credit Extension increasing the amount of such Letter of Credit, and (y) any Unreimbursed Amount with respect to a Letter of Credit shall be equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage determined in accordance with clause (x) of this sentence. For the avoidance of doubt, the Lenders’ Applicable Percentages under clause (x) of the preceding sentence shall be recalculated at the time of any L/C Credit Extension that increases the amount of such Letter of Credit based on the amount of the Letter of Credit as so increased.
Section 2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.
(a) Notice of Borrowing. Each Borrowing, each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrowers’ irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone; provided that, in the case of any Borrowing, telephonic notice may be given only if the Applicable Percentage of each Lender with respect to such Borrowing will be its Unadjusted Applicable Percentage. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) four (4) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that if the Borrower wishes to request Eurodollar Rate Loans having an Interest Period other than one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period”, the applicable notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five (5) Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Appropriate Lenders of such
request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them. Not later than 11:00 a.m., four (4) Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrowers (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the Lenders. Each telephonic notice by the Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (A) the Facility and whether the Borrowers are requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Loans, as the case may be, under such Facility, (B) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (C) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (D) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, (E) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto, (F) which of the Borrowers is or are making the request in the Loan Notice, (G) the Borrowing Base applicable to the requested Borrowing, (H) the NYGB Borrowing Base applicable to the requested Borrowing, (I) the amount of the NYGB Borrowing Base Availability, (J) whether the Lenders will be required to fund the requested Borrowing based on the respective Unadjusted Applicable Percentage or Adjusted Applicable Percentage, (K) each Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the requested Borrowing and (L) each Lender’s Revolving Exposure after giving effect to the requested Borrowing. If the Borrowers fail to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if the Borrowers fail to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrowers request a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Loan Notice, but fail to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one (1) month.
(b) Advances. Following receipt of a Loan Notice for the Facility, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage under such Facility of the applicable Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Appropriate Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in Section 2.02(a). In the case of a Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension to be made on the Closing Date, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrowers in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrowers on the books of a bank acceptable to the Administrative Agent with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent
by the Borrowers; provided, however, that if, on the date a Loan Notice with respect to a Revolving Borrowing is given by the Borrowers, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Revolving Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and second, shall be made available to the Borrowers as provided above.
(c) Eurodollar Rate Loans. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders, and the Required Lenders may demand that any or all of the outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans be converted immediately to Base Rate Loans.
(d) Notice of Interest Rates. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of any change in the Prime Rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the announcement of such change.
(e) Interest Periods. After giving effect to all Revolving Borrowings, all conversions of Revolving Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Revolving Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than eight (8) Interest Periods in effect in respect of the Facility.
Section 2.03 Letters of Credit.
(a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this Section, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until thirty (30) days prior to the Maturity Date, to issue Letters of Credit in Dollars for the account of any Borrower, and to amend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of any Borrower and any drawings thereunder in an amount up to their respective Applicable Percentage of such Letter of Credit; provided that, after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the lesser of the Facility and the Borrowing Base, (y) the Revolving Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment, and (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by any Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by such Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, any Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly such Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. Each Existing Letter of Credit is deemed to be a Letter of Credit issued hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(ii) The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A) the initial expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve (12) months after the date of issuance, unless the Required Lenders have approved such expiry date; or
(B) the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date;
in each case, provided, however, that any Letter of Credit may provide for renewal thereof for additional periods of up to twelve (12) months (which in no event shall extend beyond the date referred to in clause (B) above).
(iii) Any issuance of a Letter of Credit is subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02, and the L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;
(B) the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;
(C) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000, in the case of a commercial Letter of Credit, or $100,000, in the case of a standby Letter of Credit;
(D) the Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars; or
(E) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with any Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.14(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.
(iv) The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.
(v) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.
(vi) The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.
(vii) In no event shall the Administrative Agent be required to issue commercial or trade Letters of Credit.
(viii) Letters of Credit shall be used solely to support payment obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business by any Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto Extension Letters of Credit.
(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of any Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of such Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Notice may be sent by fax transmission, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system provided by the L/C Issuer, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the L/C Issuer. Such Letter of Credit Notice must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least three (3) Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application included in such Letter of Credit Notice shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application included in such Letter of Credit Notice shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (1) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which
shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (4) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, such Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent a Letter of Credit Notice and such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may require. Each Letter of Credit Notice shall specify (A) the Borrowing Base applicable to the requested Letter of Credit, (B) the NYGB Borrowing Base applicable to the requested Letter of Credit, (C) each Lender’s Revolving Exposure that will result after giving effect to the issuance of the requested Letter of Credit, (D) whether Lenders will be required to purchase their respective participation in the requested Letter of Credit based on their respective Unadjusted Applicable Percentage or Adjusted Applicable Percentage, (E) the amount of the participation to be purchased by each Lender in the requested Letter of Credit and (F) each Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the requested Letter of Credit.
(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Notice, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Notice from such Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least two (2) Business Days prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of such Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit.
(iii) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to such Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
(iv) If such Borrower so requests in the Letter of Credit Application included in any applicable Letter of Credit Notice, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a standby Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that, any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve (12) month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve (12) month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, such Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however,
that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven (7) Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or such Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.
(v) Notwithstanding the terms of any Letter of Credit Application for a commercial Letter of Credit, in no event may any Borrower extend the time for reimbursing any drawing under a commercial Letter of Credit by obtaining a bankers’ acceptance from the L/C Issuer. With respect to commercial Letters of Credit, the L/C Issuer may issue sight and/or deferred payment Letters of Credit only.
(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.
(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “Honor Date”), such Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If such Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage thereof. In such event, such Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Loan Notice and the existence of a Borrowing Base Deficiency or a NYGB Borrowing Base Deficiency). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that, the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(ii) Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to such Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer.
(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other
than the delivery of a Loan Notice and the existence of a Borrowing Base Deficiency or a NYGB Borrowing Base Deficiency) cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, such Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section.
(iv) Until each Lender funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.
(v) Each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default; or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by any Borrower of a Loan Notice and the existence of a Borrowing Base Deficiency or a NYGB Borrowing Base Deficiency). If, on any date of determination, a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, each Lender shall remain obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any drawings made during the period after the expiry date of such Letter of Credit even if such Letter of Credit is extended beyond the Maturity Date of the Facility. No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of any Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.
(vi) If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Revolving Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative
Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(c)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Repayment of Participations.
(i) At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from any Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Revolving Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.
(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 11.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, on demand of the Administrative Agent, such Lender’s pro rata share thereof (determined based upon such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage used to determine the applicable payment made by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i)), plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of any Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;
(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that such Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement or by such Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated hereby or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii) any draft, demand, endorsement, certificate or other document presented under or in connection with such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv) waiver by the L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for the L/C Issuer’s protection and not the protection of such Borrower or any waiver by the L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice such Borrower;
(v) honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;
(vi) any payment made by the L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;
(vii) any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or
(viii) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
Such Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with such Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, such Borrower will immediately notify the L/C Issuer. Such Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
(f) Role of L/C Issuer. Each Lender and each Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight or time draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. Each Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude such Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as any of them may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible
for any of the matters described in Section 2.03(e); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, any Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to such Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by such Borrower which such Borrower proves, as determined by a final nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, were caused by the L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight or time draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring, endorsing or assigning or purporting to transfer, endorse or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason. The L/C Issuer may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.
(g) Applicability of ISP and UCP; Limitation of Liability. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and any Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible to such Borrower for, and the L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against such Borrower shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of the L/C Issuer required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where the L/C Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.
(h) Letter of Credit Fees. Each Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender, subject to Section 2.14, in proportion to its Applicable Revolving Percentage with respect to each Letter of Credit, a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Section 2.03 equal to the Applicable Rate times the aggregate face amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the aggregate face amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. Letter of Credit Fees shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand.
(i) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer. Each Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee (i) with respect to each commercial Letter of Credit, at the rate equal to 0.25% per annum, computed on the amount
of such Letter of Credit, and payable upon the issuance thereof, (ii) with respect to any amendment of a commercial Letter of Credit increasing the amount of such Letter of Credit, at a rate separately agreed between such Borrower and the L/C Issuer, computed on the amount of such increase, and payable upon the effectiveness of such amendment, and (iii) with respect to each standby Letter of Credit, at the rate equal to 0.25% per annum, computed on the aggregate face amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. In addition, each Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.
(j) Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.
(k) Additional L/C Issuers. The Borrowers may, at any time and from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and such Lender, designate one or more additional Lenders to act as an L/C Issuer under the terms of this Agreement, subject to reporting requirements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect to issuances, amendments, extensions and terminations of Letters of Credit by such additional L/C Issuer. Any Lender designated as an L/C Issuer pursuant to this paragraph (k) shall be deemed to be an “L/C Issuer” (in addition to being a Lender) in respect of Letters of Credit issued or to be issued by such Lender, and, with respect to such Letters of Credit, such term shall thereafter apply to the other L/C Issuer and such Lender.
Section 2.04 Prepayments.
(a) Optional.
(i) The Borrowers may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay any Revolving Borrowing in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that, (A) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (1) four (4) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (2) one (1) Business Day prior to any date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (B) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (C) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the Revolving Borrowing(s) being prepaid, the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurodollar Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment (determined based
on such Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of each Revolving Borrowing (or portion thereof) being prepaid). If such notice is given by the Borrowers, the Borrowers shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of principal shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount of the Revolving Borrowing(s) being prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Subject to Section 2.14, such prepayments shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Loans being prepaid.
(b) Mandatory.
(i) Revolving Outstandings. If for any reason a Borrowing Base Deficiency exists in an amount in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the Borrowing Base at any time of determination, the Borrowers shall immediately on demand prepay Revolving Loans and/or L/C Borrowings (together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon) and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess, and if a Borrowing Base Deficiency exists in an amount in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the Borrowing Base Collateral Agent shall have the right to have a field examination conducted on behalf of the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 6.10 with results reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. If for any reason a Borrowing Base Deficiency exists in an amount equal to or less than twenty percent (20%) of the Borrowing Base at any time of determination, the Borrowers shall, within forty-five (45) days of demand, prepay Revolving Loans and/or L/C Borrowings (together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon) and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided that, if such Borrowing Base Deficiency exists, at such time and at any time during which such Borrowing Base Deficiency exists, the Borrowers do not have at least $100,000,000 in unrestricted cash and deposit account balances with respect to which the Collateral Agent has obtained a perfected first priority Lien subject to no other Liens, the reference to forty-five (45) days in this sentence shall be deemed to reference three (3) Business Days; and provided, further, that, at any time during which such Borrowing Base Deficiency exists, the Borrowers shall notify the Administrative Agent immediately in the event that the Borrowers have less than $100,000,000 in unrestricted cash. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any Borrowing Base Deficiency, the Borrowers shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.04(b)(i) unless, after the prepayment of the Revolving Loans, a Borrowing Base Deficiency continues to exist.
(ii) Certain Indebtedness. If any Borrower is required to make a payment or contribution in connection with Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(i) and the conditions in clauses (x) and (y) of Section 7.02(i)(ii), after giving effect to such payment or contribution on a Pro Forma Basis, are not satisfied, the Borrowers shall immediately on demand prepay Revolving Loans and/or L/C Borrowings (together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon) and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount sufficient to cause the Loan Parties to be in compliance with such conditions.
(iii) Application of Other Payments. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.14, prepayments of the Facility made pursuant to this Section 2.04(b), first, shall be applied ratably to the L/C Borrowings, second, shall be applied ratably to the outstanding Revolving
Borrowings, and, third, shall be used to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized, the funds held as Cash Collateral shall be applied (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrowers or any other Loan Party or any Defaulting Lender that has provided Cash Collateral) to reimburse the L/C Issuer or the Lenders, as applicable.
Within the parameters of the applications set forth above, prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.04(b) shall be applied first to Revolving Borrowings that consist of Base Rate Loans and then to Revolving Borrowings that consist of Eurodollar Rate Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities. All prepayments under this Section 2.04(b) shall be subject to Section 3.05, but otherwise without premium or penalty, and shall be accompanied by interest on the principal amount prepaid to the date of prepayment. Each Lender’s pro rata share of a prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall equal such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage of such Revolving Borrowing.
Section 2.05 Termination or Reduction of Commitments.
(a) Optional. The Borrowers may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Facility or the Letter of Credit Sublimit, or from time to time permanently reduce the Facility or the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. five (5) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (iii) the Borrowers shall not terminate or reduce (A) the Facility if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Outstandings would exceed the Facility or the Revolving Exposure of any Lender would exceed such Lender’s Commitment or (B) the Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. If after giving effect to any reduction or termination of Commitments under this Section 2.05, the Letter of Credit Sublimit exceeds the Facility at such time, the Letter of Credit Sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.
(b) Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Commitments under this Section 2.05. Upon any reduction of the Commitments, the Commitment of each Lender shall be reduced by such Lender’s Unadjusted Applicable Percentage of such reduction amount, the Facility shall be reduced as to such amount and any Commitment Fees accruing with respect thereto shall be calculated based on the reduced Facility. All fees in respect of the Facility accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Facility shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
Section 2.06 Repayment of Loans.
The Borrowers shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date for the Facility the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans and all L/C Borrowings outstanding on such date.
Section 2.07 Interest and Default Rate.
(a) Interest. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.07(b), (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan under the Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate for such Facility; and (ii) each Base Rate Loan under the Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for such Facility.
(b) Default Rate.
(i) If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(ii) If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrowers under any Loan Document is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(iii) Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, outstanding Obligations (including Letter of Credit Fees) may accrue at a fluctuating rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(iv) Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.
(c) Interest Payments. Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.
Section 2.08 Fees.
In addition to certain fees described in Section 2.03:
(a) Commitment Fee. The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) equal to the Applicable Rate times the actual daily amount by which such Lender’s Commitment exceeds the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of such Lender’s L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.14. The Commitment Fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the
first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period for the Facility.
(b) Other Fees.
(i) The Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
(ii) The Borrowers shall pay to the Lenders (x) an upfront fee equal to 1.00% of the Aggregate Commitments on the Closing Date and (y) such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
Section 2.09 Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate.
(a) Computation of Interest and Fees. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty-five (365) or three hundred sixty-six (366) days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a three hundred sixty-five (365) day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that, any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.11(a), bear interest for one (1) day. All computations of interest and fees in respect of the Facility shall be calculated on the basis of the full stated principal amount of the Facility. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
Section 2.10 Evidence of Debt.
(a) Maintenance of Accounts. The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrowers and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrowers hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Revolving Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Revolving Note
and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.
(b) Maintenance of Records. In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.10(a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.
Section 2.11 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.
(a) General. All payments to be made by the Borrowers shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its ratable share of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day (in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion) and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. Subject to Section 2.06 and as otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement, if any payment to be made by the Borrowers shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.
(b) (i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrowers a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrowers severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrowers to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the
foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrowers, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If the Borrowers and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrowers the amount of such interest paid by the Borrowers for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrowers shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrowers may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
(ii) Payments by Borrowers; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrowers prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrowers will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrowers have made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Appropriate Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrowers have not in fact made such payment, then each of the Appropriate Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrowers with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(c) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrowers by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.
(d) Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Revolving Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and to make payments pursuant to Section 11.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 11.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 11.04(c).
(e) Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.
Section 2.12 Sharing of Payments by Lenders.
If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of (a) Obligations in respect of any of the Facility due and payable to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations due and payable to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount of such Obligations due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time) of payments on account of the Obligations in respect of the Facility due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all the Lenders at such time or (b) Obligations in respect of any of the Facility owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount of such Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time) of payments on account of the Obligations in respect of the Facility owing (but not due and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all of the Lenders at such time, then, in each case under clauses (a) and (b) above, the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (A) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (B) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and subparticipations in L/C Obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of Obligations in respect of the Facility then due and payable to the Lenders or owing (but not due and payable) to the Lenders, as the case may be, provided that:
(1) if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
(2) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrowers pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.13, or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).
Each Loan Party consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against such Loan Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Loan Party in the amount of such participation.
Section 2.13 Cash Collateral.
(a) Certain Credit Support Events. If (i) the L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, (ii) as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, (iii) the Loan Parties shall be required to provide Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.04 or 8.02(c), or (iv) there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, the Loan Parties shall immediately (in the case of clause (iii) above) or within one (1) Business Day (in all other cases) following any request by the Collateral Agent or the L/C Issuer, provide Cash Collateral in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount (determined in the case of Cash Collateral provided pursuant to clause (iv) above, after giving effect to Section 2.14(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).
(b) Grant of Security Interest. The Loan Parties hereby grant to (and subjects to the control of) the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.13(c). If at any time the Collateral Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Collateral Agent or the L/C Issuer as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Loan Parties will, promptly upon demand by the Collateral Agent, pay or provide to the Collateral Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency. All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in one or more Cash Collateral Accounts. The Loan Parties shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral.
(c) Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.13 or Sections 2.03, 2.04, 2.14 or 8.02 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Lender that is a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may be provided for herein.
(d) Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or to secure other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 11.06(b)(vi))) or (ii) the determination by the Collateral Agent and the L/C Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, (A) any such release shall be without prejudice to, and any disbursement or other transfer of Cash Collateral shall be and remain subject to, any other Lien conferred under the Loan Documents and the other applicable provisions of the Loan Documents, and (B) the Person providing Cash Collateral and
the L/C Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.
Section 2.14 Defaulting Lenders.
(a) Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” and Section 11.01.
(ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a ratable basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.13; fourth, as the Borrowers may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, to be held in a deposit account and released as necessary in order to (A) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (B) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.13; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the L/C Issuer as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the L/C Issuer against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrowers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrowers against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise as may be required under the Loan Documents in connection with any Lien conferred thereunder or directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that, if (1) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (2) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective
Applicable Percentages of such Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations without giving effect to Section 2.14(a)(v). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.14(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii) Certain Fees.
(A) Fees. No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable under Section 2.08 for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
(B) Letter of Credit Fees. Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.13.
(C) Defaulting Lender Fees. With respect to any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrowers shall (1) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (2) pay to the L/C Issuer the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (3) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
(iv) Reallocation of Applicable Revolving Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Revolving Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Revolving Percentage) but only to the extent that (A) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrowers shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (B) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment. No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased Revolving Exposure following such reallocation.
(v) Cash Collateral. If the reallocation described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under applicable Law, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.13.
(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentage of each such Loan and each such funded and unfunded participation in a Letter of Credit (without giving effect to Section 2.14(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that, no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrowers while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
Section 2.15 Increase in Facility.
(a) Request for Increase. Provided there exists no Default, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders), the Borrowers may from time to time, request an increase in the Facility (“Incremental Facility”) so long as the Facility, after taking into account all such requests, does not exceed an aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000; provided that (i) any such request for an Incremental Facility shall be in a minimum aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 and in increments of $5,000,000 in excess thereof, and (ii) the Borrowers may make a maximum of two (2) such requests; provided, however, that any such request that occurs within ninety (90) days after the most recent request shall not be deemed an additional request. At the time of sending such notice, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond.
(b) Lender Elections to Increase. Each Lender shall elect to participate in the Incremental Facility its sole discretion and shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to increase its Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Applicable Revolving Percentage of such requested increase. Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Commitment.
(c) Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrowers and each Lender of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, and subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer (which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Borrowers may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement (“New Lenders”) in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(d) Effective Date and Allocations. If the Facility is increased in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall determine the effective date (the “Revolving Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase. The Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify the Borrowers, the Lenders and the New Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Revolving Increase Effective Date. The Unadjusted Applicable Percentages shall be recalculated in accordance with the final allocation of such increase to the extent that the final allocation of such increase is nonratable among the Lenders.
(e) Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase. As a condition precedent to such increase, the Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the Revolving Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such increase, and (ii) in the case of each Borrower, certifying that, immediately before and after giving effect to the Incremental Facility, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are, (x) with respect to representations and warranties that contain a materiality qualification, true and correct in all respects, and (y) with respect to representations and warranties that do not contain a materiality qualification, true and correct in all material respects, in each case, on and as of the Revolving Increase Effective Date (or if such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, as of such earlier date), and except that, for purposes of this Section 2.15, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01, (B) no Default exists, (C) all financial covenants in Section 7.11 would be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis on the Revolving Increase Effective Date and for the most recent determination period, after giving effect to any such Incremental Facility (and assuming such Incremental Facility were fully drawn), (D) the maturity date of the Loans in respect of any portion of such Incremental Facility shall be no earlier than the Maturity Date of the Facility, (E) the average life to maturity of the Loans in respect of such Incremental Facility shall be no shorter than the remaining average life to maturity of the Facility, and (F) all fees and expenses owing in respect of such increase to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have been paid. The Borrowers shall deliver or cause to be delivered any other customary documents (including, without limitation, legal opinions) as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Incremental Facility. The Borrowers shall borrow from each New Lender and from each Lender increasing its Commitment on the Revolving Increase Effective Date, and such Lenders shall make, Revolving Loans to the Borrowers (in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, with Eurodollar Rate(s) applying to the Interest Period(s) ending on the date(s) of any then outstanding Interest Period(s)), and the Borrowers shall prepay any Revolving Loans outstanding on the Revolving Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Revolving Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Revolving Percentages arising from any nonratable increase in the Commitments under this Section. Each Lender’s Applicable Percentage with respect to a Letter of Credit outstanding on the Revolving Increase Effective Date shall be recalculated in accordance with any revised Applicable Revolving Percentages arising from any nonratable increase in the Commitments under this Section.
(f) Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.12 or 11.01 to the contrary.
(g) Incremental Facility. Except as otherwise specifically set forth herein, all of the other terms and conditions applicable to such Incremental Facility shall be identical to the terms and conditions applicable to the Facility, including, without limitation, having the same Guarantees as the Facility and being secured on a pari passu basis by the same Collateral securing the Facility.
Section 2.16 Joint and Several Liability.
It is the intent of the parties hereto that the Borrowers shall be jointly and severally obligated hereunder, as co-borrowers under this Agreement, in respect of the principal of and interest on, and all other amounts owing in respect of, the Credit Extensions. In that connection, each Borrower hereby (i) jointly and severally and irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several liability with the other Borrowers with respect to the payment and performance of all of the obligations hereunder, it being the intention of the parties hereto that all such obligations shall be the joint and several obligations of each Borrower without preferences or distinction among them and that the obligations of each Borrower hereunder shall be unconditional irrespective of any circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor or surety, and (ii) further agrees that, if any of such obligations are not paid in full when due (whether at stated maturity, as a mandatory prepayment or cash collateralization, by acceleration or otherwise), the Borrowers will, jointly and severally, promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever. All Borrowers acknowledge and agree that the delivery of funds to any Borrower under this Agreement shall constitute valuable consideration and reasonably equivalent value to all Borrowers for the purpose of binding them and their assets on a joint and several basis for the obligations hereunder.
ARTICLE III
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
Section 3.01 Taxes.
(a) Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes.
(i) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Laws. If any applicable Laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Administrative Agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Administrative Agent or a Loan Party, then the Administrative Agent or such Loan Party shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.
(ii) If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) the Administrative Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Administrative Agent to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) the Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant
Governmental Authority in accordance with the Code, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.
(iii) If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by any applicable Laws other than the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment, then (A) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, as required by such Laws, shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by it to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent, to the extent required by such Laws, shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with such Laws, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.
(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties. Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(c) Tax Indemnifications.
(i) Each of the Loan Parties shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each of the Loan Parties shall also, and does hereby, jointly and severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Lender or the L/C Issuer for any reason fails to pay indefeasibly to the Administrative Agent as required pursuant to Section 3.01(c)(ii) below.
(ii) Each Lender and the L/C Issuer shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, (A) the Administrative Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent
for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (B) the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties, as applicable, against any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (C) the Administrative Agent and the Loan Parties, as applicable, against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or a Loan Party in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii).
(d) Evidence of Payments. Upon request by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party or by the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, the Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrowers, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be.
(e) Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation.
(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrowers or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that any Borrower is a U.S. Person,
(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this
Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), properly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, properly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, properly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(2) properly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(3) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) properly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or
(4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY from the Foreign Lender, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit K-2 or Exhibit K-3, properly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-9 and/or IRS Form W 8IMY, and/or other required documents from each intermediary and direct or indirect beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that, if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit K-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested
by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(iii) The Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall provide a new form or certification on or before the next Interest Payment Date or promptly notify the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(f) Treatment of Certain Refunds. Unless required by applicable Laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender or the L/C Issuer, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be. If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by any Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall pay to such Loan Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Loan Party under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Recipient, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that, each Loan Party, upon the request of the Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Recipient in the event the Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to such Loan Party pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place
the Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require the Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.
(g) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.
Section 3.02 Illegality.
If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrowers through the Administrative Agent, (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrowers shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.
Section 3.03 Inability to Determine Rates; Benchmark Replacement.
(a) Inability to Determine Rates. If the Required Lenders determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof
that (a) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan, (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (c) the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrowers and each Lender. Thereafter, until a Benchmark Replacement is adopted pursuant to Section 3.03(b), (i) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended, and (ii) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurodollar Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.
(b) Benchmark Replacement.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 3.03(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.
(ii) In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.
(iii) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (A) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (B) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (C) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (D) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section 3.03(b), including any determination with
respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.03(b).
(iv) Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period, the component of the Base Rate based upon LIBOR will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate.
Section 3.04 Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.
(a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.04(e)) or the L/C Issuer;
(ii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii) impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan the interest on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or the L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Borrowers will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s
capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrowers will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or the L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrowers shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.
(d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation; provided that, the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine (9) months prior to the date that such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Borrowers of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine (9) month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
(e) Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans. The Borrowers shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan; provided the Borrowers shall have received at least ten (10) days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice ten (10) days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable ten (10) days from receipt of such notice.
Section 3.05 Compensation for Losses.
Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrowers shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:
(a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);
(b) any failure by the Borrowers (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrowers; or
(c) any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 11.13;
including any loss of anticipated profits and any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. The Borrowers shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.
For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrowers to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.
Section 3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or requires the Borrowers to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender, the L/C Issuer, or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then at the request of the Borrowers, such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall, as applicable, use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender or the L/C Issuer, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be. Each Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or the L/C Issuer in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b) Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrowers are required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 3.06(a), the Borrowers may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 11.13.
Section 3.07 Survival.
All of the Borrowers’ obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, resignation of the Administrative Agent and the Facility Termination Date.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING DATE AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Section 4.01 Conditions Precedent to Closing Date.
The occurrence of the Closing Date and the obligation of the L/C Issuer and each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date, if applicable, is subject to the prior satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (unless waived in writing by the Administrative Agent (and, if expressly indicated hereunder, the Collateral Agent) and the Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion:
(a) Execution of Credit Agreement; Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of this Agreement, executed by a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party and a duly authorized officer of each Lender, the Collateral Agent and each other party hereto, (ii) for the account of each Lender requesting a Revolving Note, a Revolving Note executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers, (iii) counterparts (or reaffirmations, as applicable) of the Security Agreement, each Mortgage and any related Mortgaged Property Support Document (if applicable) and each other Collateral Document, executed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Loan Parties and a duly authorized officer of each other party thereto, as applicable, and (iv) counterparts (or reaffirmations, as applicable) of any other Loan Document, executed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Loan Party and a duly authorized officer of each other party thereto. Each Loan Document shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders and shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto.
(b) Officer’s Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party (in substantially the form of Exhibit J attached hereto) dated the Closing Date, attaching and certifying as true, correct and complete: (i) the Organization Documents of each Loan Party (which, to the extent filed with a Governmental Authority, shall be certified as of a recent date by such Governmental Authority), (ii) the resolutions or other authorizations of the governing body of each Loan Party certified as being in full force and effect on the Closing Date, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (to the extent such documents are to be executed as of the Closing Date) and any instruments or agreements required hereunder or thereunder, (iii) a certificate of good standing, existence or its equivalent of each Loan Party certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority and (iv) the incumbency (including specimen signatures) of the Responsible Officers of each Loan Party.
(c) Legal Opinions of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion or opinions of counsel for the Loan Parties, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(d) Personal Property Collateral. The Collateral Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and, in the case of clause (i)(C) of this Section 4.01(d), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent:
(i) (A) searches of UCC filings of a recent date before the Closing Date in the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable, of each Loan Party and each jurisdiction where a filing would need to be made in order to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, copies of the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions, evidence that no Liens exist other than Permitted Liens and evidence that all Liens contemplated by the Collateral Documents to be created and perfected in favor of the Collateral Agent as of the Closing Date shall have been perfected, recorded and filed in the appropriate jurisdictions and shall have a first priority interest in such Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens that, pursuant to the applicable Laws, are entitled to a higher priority than the Lien of the Collateral Agent, (B) lien and bankruptcy searches of a recent date before the Closing Date and (C) judgment searches of a recent date before the Closing Date; and
(ii) to the extent required to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents, all instruments, documents and chattel paper in the possession of any of the Loan Parties, together with allonges or assignments as may be necessary or appropriate to perfect the Collateral Agent’s and the Lenders’ security interest in the Collateral.
(e) Liability, Property, Terrorism and Business Interruption Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of insurance policies (with premiums, rates and other proprietary information redacted), declaration pages as they become available, certificates, and endorsements of insurance or insurance binders (with premiums, rates and other proprietary information redacted) in cases where insurance policies evidencing the Loan Parties’ most recent insurance programs are not yet available, evidencing liability, casualty, property, terrorism and business interruption insurance meeting the requirements set forth herein or in the Collateral Documents or as required by the Administrative Agent. The Loan Parties shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent an Authorization to Share Insurance Information in substantially the form of Exhibit O (or such other form as required by each of the Loan Parties’ insurance companies).
(f) Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Solvency Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer that is the chief financial officer of the Borrowers, or any other financial officer of the Borrowers having substantially the same authority and responsibility as a chief financial officer, as to the financial condition, solvency and related matters of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, after giving effect to the initial borrowings under the Loan Documents and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
(g) Financial Condition Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate or certificates executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers as of the Closing Date, as to certain financial and other matters, substantially in the form of Exhibit N.
(h) Material Contracts. The Administrative Agent or its counsel shall have received true and complete copies, certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers as true and complete, of all Material Contracts, together with all exhibits and schedules.
(i) Loan Notice. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Loan Notice with respect to any Loans to be made on the Closing Date.
(j) Existing Indebtedness. All of the existing Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries), including the Existing Credit Agreement and other than Indebtedness permitted to exist pursuant to Section 7.02, shall be repaid in full with the proceeds of the Facility, all commitments (if any) in respect thereof shall be terminated and all guarantees (if any) thereof and all security interests related thereto shall be terminated on or prior to the Closing Date, and the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the same. After giving effect to the foregoing and the initial borrowings under this Agreement, the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries (other than the Excluded Subsidiaries) shall have outstanding no Indebtedness other than (x) the Credit Extensions under the Facility and (y) other Indebtedness permitted to exist under this Agreement.
(k) Consents. All consents and approvals of the governing bodies and equity owners of the Loan Parties, Governmental Authorities and third parties necessary in connection with the entering into of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall have been obtained.
(l) Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and their respective counsel and consultants shall have received all fees and expenses (including, but not limited to, the fees pursuant to the Fee Letter and Section 2.08) required to be paid to or deposited with such parties hereunder, and under any other separate agreement with such parties, and all taxes, fees and other costs payable in connection with the execution, delivery and filing of the documents and instruments required to be filed as a condition precedent pursuant to this Section 4.01, shall have been paid, or will be paid concurrently on the Closing Date, in full, or, in connection with such taxes, fees (other than fees payable to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent) and costs, the Borrowers shall have made other arrangements acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Lenders in their respective sole discretion.
(m) Borrowing Base Certificate. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall have received a completed Borrowing Base Certificate together with a Back-Log Spreadsheet and a Take-Out Spreadsheet and other supporting information, each prepared as of the Closing Date, duly certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrowers or other such Responsible Officer authorized in writing to execute the Borrowing Base Certificate by one of the aforementioned Persons.
(n) Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received (i) U.S. GAAP audited Consolidated balance sheets of Sunrun and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the 2012, 2013 and 2014 fiscal years (and, to the extent available, the related unaudited consolidating financial statements) and (ii) U.S. GAAP unaudited consolidated and (to the extent available) consolidating balance sheets of Sunrun and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each subsequent fiscal quarter ended
at least forty-five (45) days before the Closing Date, which financial statements, in each case, shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and shall not be materially inconsistent with the financial statements or forecasts previously provided to the Administrative Agent.
(o) PATRIOT Act. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all such documentation and information requested by each of them that is necessary (including the name and addresses of the Loan Parties, taxpayer identification forms, name of officers/board members, documents and copies of government-issued identification of the Loan Parties or owners thereof) for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to identify the Loan Parties in accordance with the requirements of the PATRIOT Act (including the “know your customer” and similar regulations thereunder).
(p) FPA and PUHCA Litigation. No action, suit, proceeding or investigation shall have been instituted or, to the Loan Parties’ knowledge, threatened in writing, nor shall any order, judgment or decree have been issued or, to the Loan Parties’ knowledge, proposed to be issued by any Governmental Authority that, solely as a result of entering into the Loan Documents, would cause or deem (i) the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender or any Affiliate of any of them to be subject to, or not exempted from, regulation under the FPA or PUHCA, any financial, organizational or rate regulation as a “public utility” under relevant state laws, or under any other state laws and regulations respecting the rates or the financial or organizational regulation of electric utilities; or (ii) the Borrowers to be subject to, or not exempted from, regulation under the FPA, any financial, organizational or rate regulation as a “public utility” under relevant state laws, under any other state laws and regulations respecting the rates or the financial or organizational regulation of electric utilities and under PUHCA, other than regulation under Section 1265 of PUHCA and regulations applicable to “exempt wholesale generators” or “foreign utility companies” under Section 1262(6) of PUHCA.
(q) No Material Adverse Effect. There shall not have occurred since December 31, 2013 any event or condition that has had or could be reasonably expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) Representations and Warranties. Each representation and warranty set forth in Article V is true and correct in all respects on the Closing Date (unless such representation or warranty relates solely to an earlier date, in which case it shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date).
(s) No Default. No Default has occurred and is continuing.
(t) No Litigation. Other than as set forth on Schedule 4.01(t), no action, suit, proceeding or investigation that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect shall have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened in writing against any of the Loan Parties in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority.
(u) Other Documents. Such other documents as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall reasonably request, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, if the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Lenders have a reasonable concern that any condition precedent in this Section 4.01 has not been satisfied, including a breach of any covenant or representation and warranty in this Agreement.
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
Section 4.02 Conditions to all Credit Extensions.
The obligation of each Lender and the L/C Issuer to honor any Request for Credit Extension is subject to the following conditions precedent:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Borrowers and each other Loan Party contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, shall (i) with respect to representations and warranties that contain a materiality qualification, be true and correct in all respects, and (ii) with respect to representations and warranties that do not contain a materiality qualification, be true and correct in all material respects, in each case, on and as of the date of such Credit Extension (or if such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, as of such earlier date), and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.05(a) and (b) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b), respectively. The Loan Parties shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Schedule (updated for changes since the last such Schedule delivered to the Administrative Agent), with any material and adverse modifications to such previously delivered Schedule subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent. For all purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of determining whether the conditions in Article IV have been fulfilled, the Schedules shall be deemed to include only that information contained therein on the date hereof and shall be deemed to exclude all information contained in any supplement or amendment to the Schedules, but if acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, then all matters disclosed pursuant to any such supplement or amendment at the applicable date of acknowledgement shall be waived and none of the Secured Parties shall be entitled to make a claim thereon pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(b) Default; Borrowing Base Deficiency; NYGB Borrowing Base Deficiency. No Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency shall exist as of the date of such Credit Extension, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof. Solely with respect to NYGB’s obligation to honor the applicable Request for Credit Extension, no NYGB Borrowing Base Deficiency shall exist as of the date of such Credit Extension, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension.
(c) Request for Credit Extension. The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.
(d) Collateral. To the extent not previously delivered to the Collateral Agent in connection with the Closing Date or a prior Credit Extension, as the case may be, duly executed additional Collateral Documents, if any, in connection with the requested Credit Extension shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent. All Liens contemplated by such Collateral Documents to be created and perfected in favor of the Collateral Agent shall have been perfected, recorded and filed in the appropriate jurisdictions.
(e) Material Adverse Effect. Both immediately prior to the making of any Credit Extension and also after giving effect to, and to the intended use of, such Credit Extension, no Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred or is continuing since the date of the last Audited Financials.
(f) Field Examination. A field examination shall have been conducted on behalf of the Collateral Agent with results reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
Each Request for Credit Extension submitted by the Borrowers shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, as of the date made or deemed made, that:
Section 5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power.
Each Loan Party (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i) or (c), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The copy of the Organization Documents of each Loan Party provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement is a true and correct copy of each such document, each of which is valid and in full force and effect.
Section 5.02 Authorization; No Contravention.
The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is or is to be a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b) cause conflict with, or result in any breach or contravention of, any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (c) result in the creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under, (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (d) violate any Law.
Section 5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.
No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with (a) the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, (c) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the first priority nature thereof) or (d) the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents, other than (i) authorizations, approvals, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained and (ii) filings to perfect the Liens created by the Collateral Documents.
Section 5.04 Binding Effect.
This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principals of equity.
Section 5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
(a) Audited Financial Statements. The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness.
(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. The most recently delivered unaudited Consolidated balance sheet of Sunrun, and the related Consolidated statements of income or operations and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present the financial condition of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.
(c) Undisclosed Liabilities. No Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof has any direct or contingent material liabilities that are required to be disclosed pursuant to GAAP, except as has been disclosed in the financial statements described in this Section 5.05(a) and (b) or otherwise disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof.
(d) Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements (and, in addition, after delivery of the most recent annual audited financial statements of Sunrun in accordance with the terms hereof, since the date of such annual audited financial statements), there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.06 Litigation.
Except as set forth on Schedule 5.06, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties after due inquiry, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in court or arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to materially affect this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.07 No Default, Borrowing Base Deficiency or NYGB Borrowing Base Deficiency.
Neither any Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof is in default under or with respect to, or a party to, any Contractual Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document. No Borrowing Base Deficiency exists or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Solely with respect to NYGB’s obligation to honor any Request for Credit Extension, no NYGB Borrowing Base Deficiency exists as of the date of any such proposed Credit Extension, or would result from any such proposed Credit Extension.
Section 5.08 Ownership of Property.
Each Loan Party has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for
such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.09 Environmental Compliance.
(a) The Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries conduct in the ordinary course of business a review of the effect of existing Environmental Laws and claims alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their respective businesses, operations and properties, and as a result thereof the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries have concluded that such Environmental Laws and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) (i) None of the properties currently or formerly owned or operated by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is listed or proposed for listing on the NPL or on the CERCLIS or any analogous foreign, state or local list or is adjacent to any such property; (ii) there are no and never have been any underground or above-ground storage tanks or any surface impoundments, septic tanks, pits, sumps or lagoons in which Hazardous Materials are being or have been treated, stored or disposed on any property currently owned or operated by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, on any property formerly owned or operated by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) there is no asbestos or asbestos-containing material on any property currently owned or operated by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iv) Hazardous Materials have not been Released on, under, in or from any property currently or formerly owned or operated by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) Neither any Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is undertaking, or has completed, either individually or together with other potentially responsible parties, any investigation or assessment or remedial or response action relating to any actual or threatened Release, of Hazardous Materials at any site, location or operation that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; all Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, handled or stored at, or transported to or from, any property currently or formerly owned or operated by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries have been disposed of in a manner not reasonably expected to result in material liability to any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; and Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries have not received any request for information pursuant to Section 104(e) of CERCLA.
Section 5.10 Insurance.
The properties of the Loan Parties are insured with an independent third-party insurer that is rated at least “A” by A.M. Best Company, in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance compatible with the following standards), with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the applicable Loan Party operates. The general liability, casualty and property insurance coverage of the Loan Parties as in effect on the Closing Date, and as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Section 6.07, is outlined as to carrier, policy number, expiration date, type, amount and deductibles on Schedule 5.10 and such insurance coverage complies with the requirements set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Section 5.11 Taxes.
Each Loan Party has filed all federal, state and other material tax returns and filings required to be filed and has paid all federal, state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. There is no proposed tax assessment against any Loan Party that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect, nor is there any tax sharing agreement applicable to the Loan Parties that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.12 ERISA Compliance.
(a) Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state laws. Each Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter or is subject to a favorable opinion letter from the IRS to the effect that the form of such Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS. To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, nothing has occurred that would prevent or cause the loss of such tax-qualified status.
(b) There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred, and no Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate is aware of any fact, event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to constitute or result in an ERISA Event with respect to any Pension Plan; (ii) the Loan Parties and each ERISA Affiliate have met all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of each Pension Plan, and no waiver of the minimum funding standards under the Pension Funding Rules has been applied for or obtained; (iii) as of the most recent valuation date for any Pension Plan, the funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Code) is 60% or higher and no Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause the funding target attainment percentage for any such plan to drop below 60% as of the most recent valuation date; (iv) no Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability to the PBGC other than for the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due that are unpaid; (v) neither the Loan Parties nor any ERISA Affiliate have engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or Section 4212(c) of ERISA; and (vi) no Pension Plan has been terminated by the plan administrator thereof nor by the PBGC, and no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that could reasonably be expected to cause the PBGC to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Pension Plan.
(d) Neither the Loan Parties nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, participates in, contributes to, or has any unsatisfied obligation to contribute to, or liability under, any active or terminated Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan.
Section 5.13 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.
(a) Margin Regulations. The Loan Parties are not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of their important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulations T, U or X issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. Following the application of the proceeds of each Borrowing or drawing under each Letter of Credit, not more than 25% of the value of the assets (either of the Borrowers only or of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis) subject to the provisions of Section 7.01 or Section 7.05 or subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or instrument between any Loan Party and any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender relating to Indebtedness and within the scope of Section 8.01(e) will be margin stock.
(b) Investment Company Act. None of the Borrowers, any Person Controlling the Borrowers, or any Subsidiary of the Borrowers is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act.
Section 5.14 Disclosure.
The Loan Parties have disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of its Subsidiaries or any other Loan Party is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No report, financial statement, certificate or other information furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (in each case as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, each Loan Party represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.
Section 5.15 Compliance with Laws.
Each Borrower and each Subsidiary thereof is in compliance with the requirements of all Laws, including, without limitation, all Anti-Terrorism Laws and Environmental Laws, and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.16 Solvency.
The Borrowers, together with their Subsidiaries, on a Consolidated basis are Solvent.
Section 5.17 Casualty, Etc.
Neither the businesses nor the properties of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries are affected by any fire, explosion, accident, strike, lockout or other labor dispute, drought, storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or of the public enemy or other casualty (whether or not covered by insurance) that, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.18 Sanctions Concerns.
No Borrower, or any Subsidiary thereof, or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, any director, officer, employee, agent, Affiliate or representative thereof, is an individual or entity currently the subject of any Sanctions, nor is any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.
Section 5.19 Responsible Officers.
Set forth on Schedule 1.01(c) are the Responsible Officers of the Loan Parties, holding the offices indicated next to their respective names, as of the Closing Date and as updated thereafter to reflect the resignation of any Responsible Officer or the appointment of any replacement or additional Responsible Officer subsequent thereto. Such Responsible Officers are the duly elected and qualified officers of such Loan Party and are duly authorized to execute and deliver, on behalf of the respective Loan Party, this Agreement, the Revolving Notes and the other Loan Documents.
Section 5.20 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties.
(a) Subsidiaries, Partnerships and Equity Investments. Set forth on Schedule 5.20(a) is the following information which is true and complete in all respects as of the Closing Date and as updated thereafter to reflect the formation or acquisition of any additional Subsidiary, Project Fund, Excluded Subsidiary, partnership or other equity investment of the Loan Parties subsequent thereto: (i) a complete and accurate list of all Subsidiaries, Project Funds, Excluded Subsidiaries, partnerships and other equity investments of the Loan Parties, (ii) the number of shares of each class of Equity Interests in each Subsidiary outstanding, (iii) the number and percentage of outstanding shares of each class of Equity Interests owned by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and (iv) the class or nature of such Equity Interests (e.g., voting, non-voting, preferred, etc.). The outstanding Equity Interests in all Subsidiaries are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are owned free and clear of all Liens. There are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options granted to employees or directors and directors’ qualifying shares) of any nature relating to the Equity Interests of any Loan Party, except as contemplated in connection with the Loan Documents.
(b) Loan Parties. Set forth on Schedule 5.20(b) is a complete and accurate list of all Loan Parties, showing as of the Closing Date, and as updated thereafter to reflect the formation or acquisition of any additional Loan Party subsequent thereto, (as to each Loan Party) (i) the exact legal name, (ii) any former legal names of such Loan Party in the four (4) months prior to the Closing Date or update, as applicable, (iii) the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as applicable, (iv) the type of organization, (v) the jurisdictions in which such Loan Party is qualified to do business, (vi) the address of its chief executive office, (vii) the address of its principal place of business, (viii) its U.S. federal taxpayer identification number or, in the case of any non-U.S. Loan Party that does not have a U.S. taxpayer identification number, its unique identification number issued to it by the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (ix) the organization identification number, (x) ownership information (e.g., publicly held or if private or partnership, the owners and partners of each of the Loan Parties) and (xi) the industry or nature of business of such Loan Party.
Section 5.21 Collateral Representations.
(a) Collateral Documents. The provisions of the Collateral Documents and the filings of any necessary UCC filings are collectively effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on all right, title and interest of the respective Loan Parties in the Collateral described therein. Except for filings completed prior to the Closing Date and as contemplated hereby and by the Collateral Documents, no filing or other action will be necessary to perfect or protect such Liens to the extent such Liens can be perfected by filing of a UCC filing.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) Documents, Instrument, and Tangible Chattel Paper. Set forth on Schedule 5.21(c), as of the Closing Date and as updated thereafter to reflect the acquisition of Collateral subsequent thereto, is a description of all Documents (as defined in the UCC), Instruments (as defined in the UCC), and Tangible Chattel Paper (as defined in the UCC) of the Loan Parties (including the Loan Party owning such Document, Instrument and Tangible Chattel Paper and such other information as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent), in each case, with a face amount in excess of $1,000,000.
(d) Deposit Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Letter-of-Credit Rights, and Securities Accounts.
(i) Set forth on Schedule 5.21(d)(i), as of the Closing Date and as updated thereafter to reflect the acquisition of Collateral subsequent thereto, is a description of all Deposit Accounts (as defined in the UCC) and Securities Accounts (as defined in the UCC) of the Loan Parties, including the name of (A) the applicable Loan Party, (B) in the case of a Deposit Account, the depository institution and average amount held in such Deposit Account and whether such account is a ZBA account or a payroll account, and (C) in the case of a Securities Account, the Securities Intermediary (as defined in the UCC) or issuer and the average aggregate market value held in such Securities Account, as applicable.
(ii) Set forth on Schedule 5.21(d)(ii), as of the Closing Date and as updated thereafter to reflect the acquisition of Collateral subsequent thereto, is a description of all Electronic Chattel Paper and Letter of Credit Rights of the Loan Parties, including the name of (A) the applicable Loan Party, (B) in the case of Electronic Chattel Paper, the account debtor and (C) in the case of Letter-of-Credit Rights, the issuer or nominated person, as applicable.
(e) Commercial Tort Claims. Set forth on Schedule 5.21(e), as of the Closing Date and as updated thereafter to reflect the acquisition of Collateral subsequent thereto, is a description of all Commercial Tort Claims (as defined in the UCC) for which the Loan Parties are a claimant (detailing such Commercial Tort Claim in such detail as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent).
(f) Pledged Equity Interests. Set forth on Schedule 5.21(f), as of the Closing Date and as updated thereafter to reflect the acquisition of Collateral subsequent thereto, is a list of (i) all Pledged Equity and (ii) all other Equity Interests required to be pledged to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents (in each case, detailing the Grantor (as defined in the Security Agreement), the Person whose Equity Interests are pledged, the number of shares of each class of Equity Interests, the certificate number and percentage ownership of outstanding shares of each class of Equity Interests and the class or nature of such Equity Interests (e.g., voting, non-voting, preferred, etc.).
(g) Properties. Set forth on Schedule 5.21(g)(i), as of the Closing Date and as updated thereafter to reflect the acquisition of Collateral subsequent thereto, is a list of all Mortgaged Properties (including (i) the name of the Loan Party owning such Mortgaged Property, (ii) the number of buildings located on such Mortgaged Property, (iii) the property address, and (iv) the city, county, state and zip code which such Mortgaged Property is located). Set forth on Schedule 5.21(g)(ii), as of the Closing Date and as of the last date such Schedule was required to be updated in accordance with Section 6.02, is a list of (A) each headquarter location of the Loan Parties, (B) each other location where any significant administrative or governmental functions are performed, (C) each other location where the Loan Parties maintain any books or records (electronic or otherwise) and (D) each location where any personal property Collateral is located at any premises owned or leased by a Loan Party with a Collateral value in excess of $1,000,000 (in each case, including (1) an indication if such location is leased or owned, (2), if leased, the name of the lessor, and if owned, the name of the Loan Party owning such property, (3) the address of such property (including, the city, county, state and zip code) and (4) to the extent owned, the approximate fair market value of such property).
(h) Material Contracts. Set forth on Schedule 5.21(h), as of the Closing Date and as updated thereafter to reflect the entering into of any Material Contract subsequent thereto, is a complete and accurate list of all Material Contracts of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries.
(i) Borrowing Base Certificate. All information and calculations set forth on each Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(m) are true and correct as of the date reflected therein.
Section 5.22 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.
Each Loan Party owns, or possesses the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other Intellectual Property rights that are necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person. To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by any Loan Party infringes upon any rights held by any other Person.
Section 5.23 Labor Matters.
There are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries have not suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty within the last five (5) years preceding the Closing Date, which has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.24 [Reserved].
Section 5.25 Immaterial Subsidiaries.
Each of the Borrowers’ Immaterial Subsidiaries has no material assets or material liabilities.
Section 5.26 Government Regulation.
(a) None of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders or any affiliate of any of them will, solely as a result of the execution, delivery and performance by them of the Loan Documents, be subject to, or not exempt from, regulation under the FPA or PUHCA, or financial, organizational or rate regulation as a “public utility,” an “electric utility,” a “holding company” or similar term(s) under any applicable state law or any other laws and regulations respecting the rates or the financial or organizational regulation of electric utilities; provided that (A) the exercise of any remedy provided for in such Loan Documents that would result in a direct or indirect change in ownership of or control over either any Loan Party or its respective FERC jurisdictional facilities may require prior approval by FERC under Section 203 of the FPA; and (B) following such change in ownership or control, an entity that directly or indirectly owns or controls such Loan Party, or owns or operates one or more of the Projects, may be subject to regulation under the FPA, PUHCA, or to state law or regulation as a “public utility”.
(b) None of the Loan Parties is and will not, solely as a result of the ownership or operation of the Projects, the sale of electricity therefrom or the entering into any Loan Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, be or become subject to, or not exempt from, regulation as a (A) a “public utility” under the FPA, or (B) a “holding company” within the meaning of Section 1262(8) of PUHCA other than as a “holding company” of one or more QFs, “exempt wholesale generators” or “foreign utility companies” under Section 1262(6) of PUHCA. None of the Loan Parties is subject to regulation under any Law as to securities, rates or financial or organizational matters of electric utilities that would preclude the incurrence or repayment of the
principal of or interest on any Loans, or the incurrence by the Loan Parties of any of the Obligations or the execution, delivery and performance by such Person of the Loan Documents to which it is party. None of the Loan Parties is subject to financial, organizational or rate regulation as a “public utility,” “electric utility,” or similar term, by public utilities commissions or similar agencies in the relevant state. No authorization, approval, certification, notice or filing is required by or with FERC or the public utility commissions or similar agencies in the relevant state for the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or the performance of obligations under the Loan Documents, except for any filings with or approvals by FERC required to obtain or maintain the QF status of a Project, and except as may be required as the result of the exercise of remedies under the Loan Documents.
Section 5.27 Anti-Terrorism Laws.
None of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, any director, officer, employee, agent, Affiliate or representative thereof (i) is named on any list of persons, entities, and governments issued by OFAC pursuant to Executive Order 13224 – Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism, as in effect on the date hereof, or any similar list issued by OFAC (collectively, the “OFAC Lists”); (ii) is a person or entity determined by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to Executive Order 13224 to be owned by, controlled by, acting for or on behalf of, providing assistance, support, sponsorship, or services of any kind to, or otherwise associated with any of the persons or entities referred to or described in the OFAC Lists. None of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, to each of their knowledge, has conducted business with or engaged in any transaction with any person or entity identified in clause (i) or (ii) of the preceding sentence or otherwise in violation of any Anti-Terrorism Laws.
Section 5.28 PATRIOT Act.
None of the transactions contemplated hereby will violate (i) the United States Trading with the Enemy Act (12 U.S.C. 95a and 12 U.S.C. 95b, as amended), (ii) any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto (as amended, the “Department of Treasury Rule”), (iii) Executive Order No. 13,224, 66 Fed Reg 49,079 (2001), issued by the President of the United States (Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit or Support Terrorism) (as amended, the “Terrorism Order”) or (iv) the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56 (October 26, 2001), as amended (the “PATRIOT Act”); (ii) none of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries and Affiliates is a “blocked person” as described in Section 1 of the Terrorism Order or a Person described in the Department of the Treasury Rule; and (iii) none of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries and Affiliates knowingly engages in any dealings or transactions, or is otherwise associated, with any such “blocked person” or any such Person described in the Department of Treasury Rule.
Section 5.29 No Ownership/Use by Disqualified Persons.
No Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that directly or indirectly holds an interest in a Project for which an ITC or accelerated depreciation is included in the Borrowing Base is a Disqualified Person. No Project for which an ITC or accelerated depreciation is included in the Borrowing Base will be used within the meaning of Section 168(h) or Section 50 of the Code by a person described in Section 168(h)(2) of the Code (including by virtue of Section 168(h)(6)(F) of the Code) or Section 50(b)(3) or (4) of the Code.
Section 5.30 Partnerships and Joint Ventures.
None of the Loan Parties is a general partner or a limited partner in any general or limited partnership, a joint venturer in any joint venture or a member in any limited liability company other than any other Loan Party or Excluded Subsidiary.
Section 5.31 Consumer Protection.
All required disclosures, consents, approvals, filings and permissions relating to consumer finance transactions and required of any Loan Party shall have been made or obtained with respect to each Project, except for those which would not individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.32 Hawaii Tax Credits.
The Hawaii Tax Credit is in full force and effect or all amounts in respect of Hawaii Tax Credit have been excluded from the Borrowing Base. The related Excluded Subsidiary, Tax Equity Investor, Borrower or other Subsidiary is the entity that is entitled to claim the Hawaii Tax Credit with respect to each of the Projects and solar installations for which a Credit Extension is requested hereunder. There is no Law, Contractual Obligation or provision contained in any applicable constitutional document that prohibits any Excluded Subsidiary, Project Fund or Tax Equity Investor from directing the proceeds of such rebates or tax credits to any Borrower (by distribution or otherwise) or, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to the Administrative Agent, and any related Account identified by a Borrower as an Eligible Hawaii Tax Credit Receivable is not (a) subject to any known defenses, disputes, offsets, contra accounts or counterclaims, (b) subject to any Lien or any transfer or other restrictions which could reasonably be expected to prohibit, hinder or delay distribution of the amounts represented by such Account to a Borrower or (c) excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria (other than any Administrative Agent-discretionary criteria) set forth in the definition of Eligible Hawaii Tax Credit Receivables.
Section 5.33 Host Customer Agreements.
As to each Account that is identified by a Borrower as an Eligible Customer Upfront Payment Receivable in a Borrowing Base Certificate submitted to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, such Account is (a) to the knowledge of such Borrower, a bona fide existing payment obligation of the applicable Account Debtor created pursuant to an enforceable Host Customer
Agreement in the ordinary course of business, (b) owed to the applicable Excluded Subsidiary without any known defenses, disputes, offsets, contra accounts, counterclaims, or rights of return or cancellation, (c) subject to no Liens and to no transfer or other restrictions which could reasonably be expected to prohibit, hinder or delay distribution of the amounts represented by such Account to a Borrower and (d) not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria (other than any Collateral Agent-discretionary criteria) set forth in the definition of Eligible Customer Upfront Payment Receivables, except for those which would not individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.34 Permits.
All Applicable Permits necessary for each Project are either (i) in full force and effect or (ii) of a type that are readily obtained before such Applicable Permit is required. The Loan Parties do not have any reason to believe that any material permit of the type referred to in clause (ii) above will not be obtained in due course before it becomes an Applicable Permit. None of the Loan Parties is in violation of any Applicable Permit which violation could reasonably be expected to (A) have a Material Adverse Effect on the Loan Parties or a Project or (B) constitute a default under a Host Customer Agreement. To each Loan Party’s knowledge, after due inquiry, each counterparty to a Host Customer Agreement possesses all permits, or rights thereto necessary to perform its duties under such Host Customer Agreement to which it is a party, other than those of the type that are routinely granted on application and that would not normally be obtained before the commencement of a construction or reconstruction, and, to each Loan Party’s knowledge, such party is not in violation of any valid rights of others with respect to any of the foregoing.
Section 5.35 Senior Indebtedness.
The Secured Obligations constitute senior debt and sole designated senior debt under all Subordinated Debt Documents.
ARTICLE VI
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Each of the Loan Parties hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter until the Facility Termination Date, such Loan Party shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to:
Section 6.01 Financial Statements.
Deliver to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders:
(a) Audited Financial Statements. As soon as available, but in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of Sunrun, a Consolidated balance sheet of Sunrun as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related Consolidated statements of income or operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Sunrun for such fiscal year, setting
forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, such Consolidated statements to be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit.
(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available, but in any event within sixty (60) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of Sunrun, a Consolidated balance sheet and the related Consolidated statements of Sunrun, as at the end of such fiscal quarter, of income or operations and cash flows for the portion of Sunrun’s fiscal year then ended, which Consolidated statements shall also set forth in comparative form, (A) in the case of the Consolidated balance sheet, either the figures for the prior fiscal quarter of the current fiscal year or the figures for the prior fiscal year ended, (B) in the case of the Consolidated statement of income or operations, the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and, (C) in the case of the Consolidated statement of cash flows, the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year.
All statements shall be provided in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP and including management discussion and analysis of operating results inclusive of operating metrics in comparative form, such Consolidated statements to be certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller who is a Responsible Officer of Sunrun as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Sunrun, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
(c) Megawatts Booked, Installed, Inspected and Terminated. As soon as available, but in any event within sixty (60) days after the end of each of the fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrowers, (i) an internally prepared income statement, reflecting megawatts booked, installed and inspected for such fiscal quarter and (ii) a report of megawatts terminated for such fiscal quarter.
As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(g), the Borrowers shall not be separately required to furnish such information under Section 6.01(a) or (b), provided that the materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(g) are delivered to the Administrative Agent within the times specified in Section 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable.
Section 6.02 Certificates; Other Information.
Deliver to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender (and, in the case of Sections 6.02(c) and (m), to the Collateral Agent), in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders (and, in the case of Sections 6.02(c) and (m), the Collateral Agent):
(a) Accountants’ Certificate. Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a), a certificate of its independent certified public accountants certifying such financial statements.
(b) Compliance Certificate. Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b), (i) a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller which is a Responsible Officer of Sunrun, and in the event of any change in generally accepted accounting principles used in the preparation of such financial statements, Sunrun shall also provide, if necessary for the determination of compliance with Section 7.11, a statement of reconciliation conforming such financial statements to GAAP, and (ii) a copy of management’s discussion and analysis with respect to such financial statements.
(a) Appraisals. As soon as each Appraisal is available, a copy of each such Appraisal.
(b) Calculations. Concurrently with the delivery of the Compliance Certificate referred to in Section 6.02(b) required to be delivered with the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a), a certificate from the Borrowers (which may be included in such Compliance Certificate) including the amount of all Restricted Payments, Investments (including Permitted Acquisitions), Dispositions and Capital Expenditures that were made during the prior fiscal year.
(c) Changes in Corporate Structure. Concurrently with the delivery of the Compliance Certificate referred to in Section 6.02(b), the Borrowers will provide notice of any change in corporate structure of any Loan Party (including by merger, consolidation, dissolution or other change in corporate structure) to the Administrative Agent, along with such other information as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent. Provide notice to the Administrative Agent, not less than ten (10) days prior (or such extended period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent) of any change in any Loan Party’s legal name, state of organization, or organizational existence.
(d) [Reserved].
(e) Annual Reports; Etc. Promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of Sunrun, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which Sunrun may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or with any national securities exchange, and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto.
(f) Debt Securities Statements and Reports. Promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or report furnished to any holder of debt securities of any Loan Party pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01 or any other clause of this Section.
(g) [Reserved].
(h) Notices. Not later than five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party, copies of all notices, requests and other documents (including amendments, waivers and other modifications) so received under or pursuant to any instrument, indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement of any Loan Party regarding or related to any breach or default by any party thereto or
any other event that could materially impair the value of the interests or the rights of any Loan Party or otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect and, from time to time upon request by the Administrative Agent, such information and reports regarding such instruments, indentures and loan and credit and similar agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
(i) [Reserved].
(j) Additional Information. Subject to Section 6.10(b), promptly, (i) such additional information regarding the business, financial, legal or corporate affairs of any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request; or (ii) information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” requirements under the PATRIOT Act or other applicable anti-money laundering laws.
(k) Borrowing Base Certificate.
(i) As soon as available, but in any event within twenty (20) days after the end of each month, a Borrowing Base Certificate, together with a Back-Log Spreadsheet and a Take-Out Spreadsheet, providing, as of the end of the prior month, (A) megawatts installed, (B) megawatts added, (C) net megawatts backlog, (D) megawatts terminated, (E) the Borrowing Base, (F) the NYGB Borrowing Base, (G) the Revolving Exposure of NYGB and of each other Lender, (H) the NYGB Borrowing Base Availability, (I) the Total Outstandings, (J) the Unencumbered Liquidity, (K) any contracts that are ineligible for Tranching under any open Tax Equity Partnership (including the number, face value and reasons for rejection) and (L) such other supporting information as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Lenders, each prepared as at the end of such month, duly certified by a Responsible Officer that is the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrowers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Borrowing Base Deficiency, for the period during which the Borrowing Base Deficiency exists, the Loan Parties shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders such Borrowing Base Certificate on a bi-weekly basis.
(ii) Within twenty (20) days after the end of each month, together with the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(m)(i) above, or more frequently as requested by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders, (A) the monthly aging of the accounts receivable and accounts payable of the Loan Parties, (B) an aged listing of accounts related to the Eligible Hawaii Tax Credit Receivables, the Eligible Customer Upfront Payment Receivables, the Eligible Trade Accounts and the Eligible Project Back-Log and (C) an Inventory report.
(l) Unencumbered Liquidity. As soon as available, but in any event within fifteen (15) days after the end of each month, an Unencumbered Liquidity Certificate, prepared as at the end of such month, duly certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller that is a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers.
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 6.02(g) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and, if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (a) on which the Borrowers post such documents, or provide a link thereto on the Borrowers’ website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 1.01(a); or (b) on which such documents are posted on the Borrowers’ behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website, related to an SEC filing or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: the Borrowers shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon its request to the Borrowers to deliver such paper copies. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrowers with any such request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.
The Borrowers hereby acknowledge that (A) the Administrative Agent and/or an Affiliate thereof may, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrowers hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on Debt Domain, IntraLinks, Syndtrak or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (B) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrowers or their Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Borrowers hereby agree that so long as any Borrower is the issuer of any outstanding debt or Equity Interests that are registered or issued pursuant to a private offering or is actively contemplating issuing any such securities it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (1) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (2) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” such Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, any Affiliate thereof, each Arranger, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to such Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 11.07); (3) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information;” and (4) the Administrative Agent and any Affiliate thereof and each Arranger shall treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Borrowers shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC” and (ii) any materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(g) may be treated by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as if the same had been marked “PUBLIC” in accordance herewith.
Section 6.03 Notices.
(a) Promptly, but in any event within three (3) Business Days of obtaining knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender of the occurrence of any Default;
(b) Promptly, but in any event within four (4) Business Days of obtaining knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender of:
(i) any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
(ii) any time that a Loan Party or any Subsidiary has given to, or received from, a counterparty to a Tax Equity Commitment or Backlever Financing formal written notice under the documents governing the applicable Tax Equity Commitments or Backlever Financing stating that a default or event of default has occurred and is continuing thereunder, or has knowledge of the occurrence and continuation of such default or event of default but has not given such formal written notice; provided that such counterparty would have the right to cease funding, and has not waived such right to cease funding, if such default or event of default remains uncured; and
(c) Promptly, but in any event within two (2) Business Days of the occurrence thereof, notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender of any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certificate that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in parts (c) or (d) of such certification.
Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the applicable Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and to the extent applicable, stating what action such Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.
Section 6.04 Payment of Obligations.
Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its obligations and liabilities, including (a) all tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrowers or any Subsidiary thereof; (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon any of their property; and (c) all Indebtedness, as and when due and payable, but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness; except, in each case, to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc.
(a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties;
(b) take all reasonable action to obtain and maintain all rights, privileges, Permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, including all Applicable Permits, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) register or cause to be registered (to the extent not already registered) those registrable Intellectual Property rights now owned or hereafter developed or acquired by the Loan Parties, to the extent that Loan Parties, in their reasonable business judgment, deem it appropriate to so protect such Intellectual Property rights, and preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks and other Intellectual Property rights, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.06 Maintenance of Properties.
(a) Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted;
(b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) use the standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance of its facilities.
Section 6.07 Maintenance of Insurance.
(a) Maintenance of Insurance. With respect to the Loan Parties, maintain with an independent third-party insurer that is rated at least “A” by A.M. Best Company, reasonably satisfactory insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons, including, without limitation, (i) property terrorism insurance and (ii) flood hazard insurance on all Mortgaged Properties that are Flood Hazard Properties, on such terms and in such amounts as required by the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 or as otherwise required by the Administrative Agent.
(b) Evidence of Insurance. With respect to the Loan Parties, cause the Collateral Agent to be named as lenders’ loss payable, loss payee or mortgagee, as its interest may appear, and/or additional insured with respect of any such insurance providing liability coverage or coverage in respect of any Collateral, and cause, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, each provider of any such insurance to agree, by endorsement upon the policy or policies issued by it or by independent instruments furnished to the Administrative Agent that it will give the Administrative Agent thirty (30) days prior written notice before any such policy or policies shall be altered or cancelled (or ten (10) days prior notice in the case of cancellation due to the nonpayment of premiums). Annually, upon expiration of current insurance coverage, the Loan Parties shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Administrative Agent, such evidence of insurance as required by the Administrative Agent, including, but not limited to: (i) certified copies of such insurance policies,
(ii) evidence of such insurance policies (including, without limitation and as applicable, ACORD Form 28 certificates (or similar form of insurance certificate), and ACORD Form 25 certificates (or similar form of insurance certificate)), (iii) declaration pages for each insurance policy and (iv) lenders’ loss payable endorsement if the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties is not on the declarations page for such policy. As requested by the Administrative Agent, the Loan Parties agree to deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent an Authorization to Share Insurance Information in substantially the form of Exhibit O (or such other form as required by each of the Loan Parties’ insurance companies).
(c) Redesignation. Promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any Mortgaged Property that is, or becomes, a Flood Hazard Property.
Section 6.08 Compliance with Laws.
Comply with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.09 Books and Records.
(a) Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be; and
(b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over such Loan Party or such Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be.
Section 6.10 Inspection Rights.
(a) In addition to any field examinations, permit representatives of the Collateral Agent, or an independent third-party examiner acceptable to the Collateral Agent, at least once a calendar year to visit and inspect any of the Loan Parties’ properties, to examine its and their Subsidiaries’ corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom (subject to the limitation set forth in clause (b) below), and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at the expense of the Loan Parties and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Loan Parties; provided, however, subject to clause (c) below, prior to an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall not conduct more than one such inspection during any calendar year; and provided, further, however, that when an Event of Default exists the Collateral Agent (or any of its representatives or independent third-party examiners) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Loan Parties at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice.
(b) Each inspection shall include a review of the Loan Parties’ books and records and other documentation to such extent as determined by the Collateral Agent to be adequate to confirm contract compliance, Tranching criteria, Project Back-Log eligibility, Available Take-Out eligibility and other information requested by the Collateral Agent. Any inspection of the Material Contracts or any other agreement affiliated with a Tax Equity Commitment shall be limited to review by the counsel of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent. Such Material Contracts will not be copied, sent by mail, fax, e-mail or any other transmission, or distributed to any Lender or its counsel without the express written consent of the Borrowers.
(c) Subject to the second proviso in clause (a) above and in addition to any field examinations, the Collateral Agent may (and at the direction of a Lender shall) conduct an additional inspection during any calendar year beyond the inspection set forth in the first proviso in clause (a) above so long as (i) the results of such inspection will not result in the exercise of the Collateral Agent’s discretion as set forth in Sections 2.01(b)(i) and (ii), (ii) such inspection shall be at the cost and expense of Lenders if at the time of such inspection no Event of Default exists, and (iii) the Collateral Agent designates such inspection as an “Additional Inspection”.
Section 6.11 Use of Proceeds.
Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions for general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law, including any Anti-Terrorism Law, or of any Loan Document.
Section 6.12 [Reserved].
Section 6.13 Covenant to Guarantee Obligations.
The Loan Parties will cause each of their Subsidiaries whether newly formed, after acquired or otherwise existing to promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days after such Subsidiary is formed or acquired (or such longer period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion)) become a Guarantor hereunder by way of execution of a Joinder Agreement; provided, however, no Subsidiary formed with the intent of becoming an Excluded Subsidiary that meets the requirements to be an Excluded Subsidiary shall be required to become a Guarantor. In connection therewith, the Loan Parties shall give notice to the Administrative Agent within thirty (30) days (or such longer period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) after creating a Subsidiary or acquiring the Equity Interests of any other Person. In connection with the foregoing, the Loan Parties shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, with respect to each new Guarantor to the extent applicable, substantially the same documentation required pursuant to Sections 4.01 and 6.14 and such other documents or agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.13, with respect to the Acquisition of CEE, the Loan Parties shall cause LH Merger Sub 2 to (x) complete all planned mergers and name changes with respect to CEE no later than fourteen (14) days after the Closing Date, (y) enter into a Joinder Agreement and deliver all other documentation required by this Section 6.13 no later than twenty (20) days after the Closing Date and (z) deliver membership certificates evidencing the Pledged Equity of CEE, Qualifying Control Agreements with respect to all deposit accounts and securities accounts of CEE and an opinion of
counsel for the Loan Parties related thereto pursuant to, and in accordance with, Sections 6.14(a)(ii) and (d)(ii).
Section 6.14 Covenant to Give Security.
Except with respect to Excluded Property:
(a) Equity Interests and Personal Property.
(i) Each Loan Party will cause the Pledged Equity and all of its tangible and intangible personal property now owned or hereafter acquired by it to be subject at all times to a first priority, perfected Lien (subject to Permitted Liens to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents) in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Secured Obligations pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents. Each Loan Party shall provide stock or membership certificates evidencing any Pledged Equity and undated stock or transfer powers duly executed in blank, opinions of counsel and any filings and deliveries reasonably necessary in connection with such Pledged Equity to perfect the security interests therein, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
(ii) Each Loan Party shall (A) provide to the Collateral Agent stock or membership certificates evidencing the Pledged Equity listed on Schedule 5.21(f) as of the Closing Date, and undated stock or transfer powers duly executed in blank in connection therewith, no later than fourteen (14) days after the Closing Date, or within such longer period of time after the Closing Date as reasonably requested by the Loan Parties and approved by the Administrative Agent, and (B) deliver to the Administrative Agent an opinion of counsel for the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in connection with matters relating to such stock or membership certificates and in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent, no later than twenty (20) days after the Closing Date, or within such longer period of time after the Closing Date as reasonably requested by the Loan Parties and approved by the Administrative Agent.
(b) Real Property. If any Loan Party intends to acquire a fee ownership interest in any real property (“Real Estate”) after the Closing Date and such Real Estate has a fair market value in excess of $1,000,000, it shall provide to the Collateral Agent within sixty (60) days (or such extended period of time as agreed to by the Collateral Agent) a Mortgage and such Mortgaged Property Support Documents as the Collateral Agent may request to cause such Real Estate to be subject at all times to a first priority, perfected Lien (subject in each case to Permitted Liens) in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Secured Obligations pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Collateral Documents.
(c) Collateral Access Agreements. In the case of (i) any personal property Collateral located at any other premises containing personal property Collateral with a value in excess of $1,000,000 and (ii) the premises located at 1 Chestnut Street, Suite 222, Nashua, New Hampshire 03060 or at 1227 Striker Avenue, Suite 260, Sacramento, California 95834, containing personal property Collateral, the Loan Parties will provide the Collateral Agent with Collateral Access Agreements within ninety (90) days of the later of the Closing Date and the date the Loan Party acquires its interest in such premises to the extent (A) requested by the Collateral Agent and (B) the
Loan Parties are able to secure such Collateral Access Agreement, or within such longer period of time as reasonably requested by the Loan Parties and approved by the Collateral Agent.
(d) Account Control Agreements.
(i) Each of the Loan Parties shall not open, maintain or otherwise have any deposit or other accounts (including securities accounts) at any bank or other financial institution, or any other account where money or securities are or may be deposited or maintained with any Person, other than (A) deposit accounts that are maintained at all times with depositary institutions as to which the Collateral Agent shall have received a Qualifying Control Agreement; (B) securities accounts that are maintained at all times with financial institutions as to which the Collateral Agent shall have received a Qualifying Control Agreement; (C) deposit accounts established solely as payroll and other zero balance accounts and such accounts are held at a bank acceptable to the Administrative Agent; (D) deposit accounts listed on Schedule 6.14(d)(i)(D) over which the Collateral Agent shall not have a Lien; and (E) other deposit accounts, so long as at any time the balance in any such account does not exceed $10,000 and the aggregate balance in all such other deposit accounts does not exceed $100,000.
(ii) The Loan Parties shall (A) provide the Collateral Agent with Qualifying Control Agreements satisfactory to the Collateral Agent with respect to all deposit accounts and securities accounts listed on Schedule 5.21(d)(i) as of the Closing Date, but excluding the deposit accounts listed on Schedule 6.14(d)(i)(D) over which the Collateral Agent shall not have a Lien, and (B) deliver to the Administrative Agent an opinion of counsel for the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in connection with matters relating to such Qualifying Control Agreements and in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in each case, no later than twenty (20) days after the Closing Date, or within such longer period of time after the Closing Date as reasonably requested by the Loan Parties and approved by the Administrative Agent.
Section 6.15 Further Assurances.
Promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, (a) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof, and (b) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably require from time to time in order to (i) carry out more effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents, (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, subject any Loan Party’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties, assets, rights or interests to the Liens now or hereafter intended to be covered by any of the Collateral Documents, (iii) perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of any of the Collateral Documents and any of the Liens intended to be created thereunder and (iv) assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the Secured Parties the rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Secured Parties under any Loan Document or under any other instrument executed in connection with any
Loan Document to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is or is to be a party, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to do so.
Section 6.16 Compliance with Environmental Laws.
Comply, and cause all lessees and other Persons (other than the customer under the Host Customer Agreements) in all material respects, with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; obtain, maintain and renew all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and properties; and conduct any investigation, study, sampling and testing, and undertake any cleanup, removal, remedial or other action necessary to prevent, remove and clean up all Hazardous Materials from any of its properties, in accordance with the requirements of all Environmental Laws; provided, however, that neither the Borrowers nor any of their Subsidiaries shall be required to undertake any such cleanup, removal, remedial or other action to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP.
Section 6.17 Title.
The Loan Parties shall, and shall cause each of their Subsidiaries to, maintain good title to, or a valid leasehold, easement or other interest in, all of its properties and assets, including those related to each Project, subject only to Permitted Liens.
Section 6.18 Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws.
(a) Each Loan Party hereby covenants and agrees that it will not conduct and will not permit any other Loan Party or any of the Borrowers’ Subsidiaries to conduct business with or engage in any transaction with any person or entity named on any of the OFAC Lists or any persons or entities determined and publicly announced by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to Executive Order 13224 to be owned by, controlled by, acting for or on behalf of, providing assistance, support, sponsorship, or services of any kind to, or otherwise associated with any of the persons or entities referred to or described in the OFAC Lists; provided that such Loan Party or Subsidiary shall not have any liability under this provision arising out of the transactions with the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or its agents contemplated by this Agreement. Each Loan Party hereby covenants and agrees that it will comply at all times with the requirements of all Anti-Terrorism Laws.
(b) Each Loan Party hereby covenants and agrees that if it obtains knowledge or receives any written notice that any of the Borrowers’ Subsidiaries or Affiliates is named on any of the OFAC Lists (such occurrence, an “OFAC Violation”), such Loan Party will immediately (i) give written notice to the Administrative Agent of such OFAC Violation and (ii) comply with all applicable Laws with respect to such OFAC Violation (regardless of whether the party included on any of the OFAC Lists is located within the jurisdiction of the United States of America), including, without limitation, the Anti-Terrorism Laws, and such Loan Party hereby authorizes and consents to the Administrative Agent’s taking any and all steps it deems necessary, in its sole discretion, to comply with all applicable Laws with respect to any such OFAC Violation, including, without limitation, the requirements of the Anti-Terrorism Laws (including the “freezing” and/or “blocking” of assets).
(c) Upon the Administrative Agent’s request from time to time during the term of this Agreement, each Loan Party agrees to deliver a certification confirming its compliance with the covenants set forth in this Section 6.18.
(d) Each Loan Party shall comply with the PATRIOT Act by promptly informing the Administrative Agent (by written notice) (i) if it is not or ceases to be the beneficiary of the Loans made or to be made hereunder and (ii) of any new beneficiary of the Loans made or to be made hereunder, which notice shall include such new beneficiary’s name and address.
ARTICLE VII
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Each of the Borrowers hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter until the Facility Termination Date, no Borrower shall, nor shall it permit any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries (but specifically excluding Excluded Subsidiaries except to the extent referenced below) to, directly or indirect do the following.
Section 7.01 Liens.
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon the Collateral and any of its other property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for the following (the “Permitted Liens”):
(a) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;
(b) Liens existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.01 and any renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (i) the property, assets or revenues covered thereby is not changed, (ii) the amount secured or benefited thereby is not increased except as contemplated by Section 7.02(b), (iii) the direct or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed, and (iv) any renewal or extension of the obligations secured or benefited thereby is permitted by Section 7.02(b);
(c) Liens for Taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;
(d) statutory Liens such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person; provided that, a reserve or other appropriate provision shall have been made therefor;
(e) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;
(f) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness) that is not Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;
(h) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money (or appeal or other surety bonds relating to such judgments) not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h);
(i) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under (x) Section 7.02(c)(i), provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property, assets or revenues other than the property, assets or revenues financed by such Indebtedness and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost or fair market value at the time of the acquisition, whichever is lower, of the property being acquired on the date of acquisition and (y) Section 7.02(c)(ii), provided that such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than property, assets or revenues that are the subject of the applicable repo transaction;
(j) Liens (i) securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(g) on the property, assets and revenues of Excluded Subsidiaries and (ii) securing obligations of the Excluded Subsidiaries pursuant to the Tax Equity Documents, in each case so long as such Liens do not attach to the net proceeds of any Available Take-Out;
(k) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(h) so long as such Liens attach only to the vehicles or computer systems financed thereby;
(l) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(j) so long as such Liens attach only to the assets financed thereby;
(m) bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, in each case in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are maintained, securing solely the customary amounts owing to such bank with respect to cash management and operating account arrangements; provided, that in no case shall any such Liens secure (either directly or indirectly) the repayment of any Indebtedness;
(n) Liens arising out of judgments or awards not resulting in an Event of Default; provided the applicable Loan Party or Subsidiary shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review;
(o) Any interest or title of a lessor, licensor or sublessor under any lease, license or sublease entered into by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof in the ordinary course of business and covering only the assets so leased, licensed or subleased;
(p) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC on items in the course of collection;
(q) Any zoning, building or similar laws or rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority;
(r) [Reserved];
(s) Liens on SREC Excluded Property; and
(t) other Liens securing Indebtedness outstanding in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000; provided that no such Lien shall extend to or cover any Collateral.
Section 7.02 Indebtedness.
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, or prepay, redeem or repurchase, any Indebtedness, except:
(a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;
(b) Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.02 and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and the direct or any contingent obligor with respect thereto is not changed, as a result of or in connection with such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension; and, still further, that the terms relating to principal amount, amortization, maturity, collateral (if any) and subordination, standstill and related terms (if any), and other material terms taken as a whole, of any such refinancing, refunding, renewing or extending Indebtedness, and of any agreement entered into and of any instrument issued in connection therewith, are no less favorable in any material respect to the Loan Parties or the Lenders than the terms of any agreement or instrument governing the Indebtedness being refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended and the interest rate applicable to any such refinancing, refunding, renewing or extending Indebtedness does not exceed the then applicable market interest rate;
(c) Indebtedness (i) in respect of Capitalized Leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations and purchase money obligations for fixed or capital assets within the limitations set forth in Section 7.01(i) or (ii) in respect of any repo transaction with respect to Indebtedness of an Excluded Subsidiary; provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Loan Parties incurred (1) in reliance on the foregoing sub-clause (c)(i) and clause (p) below at any time outstanding shall not exceed $40,000,000 and (2) in reliance on the foregoing sub-clause (c)(ii) at
any time outstanding shall not exceed an amount equal to $75,000,000 minus the amount of Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to the foregoing sub-clause (c)(i) and clause (p) below;
(d) Unsecured Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of any Borrower owed to such Borrower or a Subsidiary of such Borrower, which Indebtedness shall (i) to the extent required by the Administrative Agent, be evidenced by promissory notes which shall be pledged to the Collateral Agent as Collateral for the Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Security Agreement, (ii) be on terms (including subordination terms) reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (iii) be otherwise permitted under the provisions of Section 7.03 (“Intercompany Debt”);
(e) Guarantees of any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of such Borrower or any Guarantor;
(f) obligations (contingent or otherwise) existing or arising under any Swap Contract; provided that (i) such obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates or foreign exchange rates and (ii) such Swap Contract does not contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting party from its obligation to make payments on outstanding transactions to the defaulting party;
(g) Non-Recourse Financings;
(h) Existing vehicle financing and other Indebtedness incurred for the acquisition or lease of vehicles or computer systems (so long as the amount of the Indebtedness does not exceed the purchase price of the vehicles or computer systems purchased with the proceeds thereof and sole recourse with respect to such Indebtedness is the vehicle or computer systems purchased with the proceeds thereof) and any refinancing of such other Indebtedness (so long as the amount of the Indebtedness is not increased in connection with such refinancing);
(i) any Borrower’s limited guarantees, indemnification obligations, and obligations to make capital contributions to or repurchase assets of the Excluded Subsidiaries (including Equity Interests of Excluded Subsidiaries) as required under the documents evidencing the Tax Equity Commitments, Backlever Financings or System Refinancings, or SREC Transactions, as the case may be, so long as (i) such limited guarantees, indemnification and capital contribution obligations are not made in respect of obligations to repay debt for borrowed money and, (ii) if any Borrower is required to make a payment or contribution in connection with such obligations, after giving effect to such payment or contribution on a Pro Forma Basis, (x) the Loan Parties shall be in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 and (y) no Borrowing Base Deficiency shall exist;
(j) vendor financing for the acquisition of Inventory incurred in the ordinary course of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries’ business and secured solely by the Inventory purchased with the proceeds thereof;
(k) Obligations of reimbursement owed to the issuers of surety bonds (including, without limitation, payment and performance bonds, operation and maintenance bonds, contractor license bonds, bid bonds, energy broker bonds, prevailing wage bonds, sweepstake bonds, permit bonds, electrical license bonds, notary public bonds and other similar bonds) to the extent such surety bonds are procured in the ordinary course of business;
(l) Indebtedness evidenced by warrants issued by the Borrowers in connection with their Equity Interests and stock options in the Borrowers, in each case issued in the ordinary course of business, so long as such Indebtedness is not for borrowed money;
(m) [Reserved];
(n) Indebtedness incurred in accordance with the applicable Tax Equity Documents in the ordinary course of business;
(o) Convertible Debt having a maximum conversion price equal to 150% of the trading price; provided, however, that (i) the maturity date for any such Convertible Debt shall occur after the Maturity Date of the Facility, (ii) all financial covenants in Section 7.11 would be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis on the date of issuance of any such Convertible Debt, after giving effect to such Convertible Debt (and assuming such Convertible Debt were fully drawn), and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Loan Parties incurred in reliance on this clause (o) at any time outstanding shall not exceed $150,000,000; and
(p) other unsecured Indebtedness not contemplated by the above provisions, together with the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred in reliance on clause (c)(i) above at any time outstanding, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $40,000,000 at any time outstanding.
Section 7.03 Investments.
Make or hold any Investments, except:
(a) Investments held by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries (i) in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents, and (ii) pursuant to the investment policy of the Borrowers;
(b) loans from any Loan Party to any officer, director and/or employee of the Borrowers and Subsidiaries thereof in an aggregate amount not to exceed [***];
(c) (i) Investments by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in their respective Subsidiaries outstanding on the date hereof, (ii) Investments by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries in Loan Parties, (iii) Investments by Excluded Subsidiaries in other Excluded Subsidiaries and (iv) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such Investment, additional Investments (other than Investments made under clause 7.03(j) below) by the Loan Parties in Excluded Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount invested from the date hereof together with any Investments made under clause 7.03(i) below not to exceed [***];
(d) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;
(e) Guarantees permitted by Section 7.02;
(f) Investments existing on the date hereof (other than those referred to in Section 7.03(c)(i)) and set forth on Schedule 7.03;
(g) Permitted Acquisitions (other than of CFCs and Subsidiaries held directly or indirectly by a CFC which Investments are covered by Section 7.03(c)(iv));
(h) Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business;
(i) Investments (x) in Excluded Subsidiaries or in Tax Equity Investors that would meet the requirements of clause (b) of the “Excluded Subsidiaries” definition if such Tax Equity Investors were deemed Excluded Subsidiaries (including any subsidiaries of such Tax Equity Investors created in connection with any tax equity transaction), in each case, in accordance with the applicable tax equity transaction or Non-Recourse Financing, as the case may be, in the ordinary course of business, (y) in Excluded Subsidiaries of PV Systems which are in operation as collateral to secure accounts receivable financing in which the net proceeds (after deduction of reasonable fees and expenses) are distributed to any Borrower or (z) in Excluded Subsidiaries as permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(i); and
(j) other Investments not contemplated by the above provisions not exceeding [***] in the aggregate invested from the date hereof after taking into account Investments under clause 7.03(c)(iv) above.
Section 7.04 Fundamental Changes.
Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, or reorganize in a foreign jurisdiction, except:
(a) any Loan Party may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrowers or to another Loan Party, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom;
(b) any Excluded Subsidiary may (i) dispose of all or substantially all its assets (including any Disposition that is in the nature of a liquidation) as set forth in Section 7.05(e), or (ii) so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, in each case so long as the Tax Equity Commitments or Backlever Financings of such Excluded Subsidiary are not included
in the calculation of Available Take-Out and the exclusion of such Tax Equity Commitments or Backlever Financings from the calculation of Available Take-Out does not result in a Borrowing Base Deficiency;
(c) in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, any Subsidiary of any Borrower may merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided that (i) the Person surviving such merger shall be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Borrower and (ii) in the case of any such merger to which any Loan Party (other than any Borrower) is a party, such Loan Party is the surviving Person;
(d) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, each of the Borrowers and any Loan Party may merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided, however, that in each case, immediately after giving effect thereto (i) in the case of any such merger to which any Borrower is a party, such Borrower is the surviving Person and (ii) in the case of any such merger to which any Loan Party (other than any Borrower) is a party, such Loan Party is the surviving Person;
(e) any (i) initial Public Offering of Equity Interests in any Borrower, (ii) follow-on offerings thereafter, or (iii) private offerings of Equity Interests of any Borrower which are acceptable to the Administrative Agent and any other activities in connection therewith, so long as such offerings and activities described in clause (iii) could not be reasonably expected to have Material Adverse Effect or result in a Change of Control; and
(f) Disposition of Equity Interests in or assets of Excluded Subsidiaries as permitted by Section 7.05(e).
Section 7.05 Dispositions.
Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except:
(a) Permitted Dispositions; provided that, upon any Permitted Disposition described in the clause (a) of the definition of such term, so long as no Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency shall have occurred and be continuing, or would occur after giving effect to such Permitted Disposition, any Lien on such Project(s) pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be released without the need for further action by any Person in accordance with such reborrowing and repayment mechanics with such setoff as provided hereunder (and the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver any release and termination documents with respect to any Liens on any such Project(s) at the cost of and as reasonably requested by the Loan Parties);
(b) Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
(d) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04 or Section 7.13;
(e) Dispositions of Equity Interests in, or assets of, Excluded Subsidiaries so long as (i) the Tax Equity Commitments or Backlever Financing of such Excluded Subsidiary and its partially or wholly‑owned subsidiaries, if any, are not included in the calculation of Available Take-Out and the exclusion of such Tax Equity Commitments or Backlever Financing from the calculation of Available Take-Out does not result in a Borrowing Base Deficiency, (ii) consideration received for such Disposition is in cash or Cash Equivalents, and (iii) the net proceeds (after deduction of reasonable fees and expenses), if any, are distributed directly to the Borrowers;
(f) other Dispositions so long as (i) the consideration paid in connection therewith shall be cash or Cash Equivalents paid contemporaneously with consummation of the transaction and shall be in an amount not less than the fair market value of the property disposed of, (ii) such transaction does not involve the Disposition of Equity Interests in any Subsidiary, (iii) such transaction does not involve a Disposition of receivables other than receivables owned by or attributable to other property concurrently being disposed of in a transaction otherwise permitted under this Section, and (iv) the aggregate net book value of all of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries in all such transactions in any fiscal year of the Borrowers shall not exceed [***];
(g) Disposition of Equity Interests in, or assets of, an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a foreclosure of a Permitted Lien in connection with a Non-Recourse Financing so long as such foreclosure does not result in a Borrowing Base Deficiency;
(h) Dispositions made in the ordinary course of business in accordance with the applicable Tax Equity Documents; and
(i) Dispositions of Indebtedness of an Excluded Subsidiary.
Section 7.06 Restricted Payments.
Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that, so long as no Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any action described below or would result therefrom:
(a) each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to any Person that owns Equity Interests in such Subsidiary, ratably according to their respective holdings of the type of Equity Interest in respect of which such Restricted Payment is being made;
(b) the Borrowers and each Subsidiary (including Excluded Subsidiaries) thereof may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in common Equity Interests of such Person;
(c) the exercise of stock repurchase rights of the Borrowers in connection with shareholder’s right of first refusal as set forth in Borrowers’ stock option plan;
(d) the Borrowers may make other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount during any fiscal year of the Borrowers not to exceed [***] (with unused amounts in any fiscal year being carried over to succeeding fiscal years subject to a maximum of $10,000,000 in any fiscal year);
(e) notwithstanding the foregoing, even if a Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency has occurred and is continuing, the Borrowers may make equity grants in the ordinary course of business in connection with the Borrowers’ stock option plan; and
(f) the Borrowers may pay earnouts in connection with a Permitted Acquisition; provided, that, at any time a Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency exists, the Borrowers may only pay earnouts in Equity Interests of the Borrowers; provided, further, that, a Default set forth in Section 8.01(k) shall not be existing after giving effect to the payment of any such earnout in Equity Interests.
Section 7.07 Change in Nature of Business.
Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any business substantially related or incidental thereto which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 7.08 Transactions with Affiliates.
Enter into or permit to exist any transaction or series of transactions with any officer, director or Affiliate of such Person other than (a) advances of working capital to any Loan Party, (b) transfers of cash and assets to any Loan Party, (c) intercompany transactions expressly permitted by this Agreement, (d) normal and reasonable compensation (including grant of stock options in accordance with Borrowers’ stock option plan) and reimbursement of expenses of officers and directors, (e) except as otherwise specifically limited in this Agreement, other transactions which are entered into in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, (f) transactions contemplated by the Tax Equity Documents or Non-Recourse Financings, and (g) transactions approved by the board of directors of the Borrowers or any authorized committee thereof; provided that such approval shall have included a determination by the board of directors or such committee, as the case may be, that such transaction is fair to, and in the best interest of, the Borrowers, in each case, on fair and reasonable terms and conditions substantially as favorable to such Person as would be obtainable by it in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an officer, director or Affiliate.
Section 7.09 Burdensome Agreements.
Enter into, or permit to exist, any Contractual Obligation (except for this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) that (a) other than as set forth in any Tax Equity Documents or in respect of the documents governing any Non-Recourse Financing, restricts the ability of any such Loan Party or its Subsidiaries to (i) act as a Loan Party; (ii) make Restricted Payments to any Loan Party, (iii) pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to any Loan Party, (iv) make loans or advances to any Loan Party, or (v) create any Lien upon any of their properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except, in the case of clause (a)(v) only, for any document or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(c), provided that any such restriction
contained therein relates only to the asset or assets constructed or acquired in connection therewith or that is subject to a repo transaction permitted under Section 7.02(c)(ii) or (b) requires the grant of any Lien on property for any obligation if a Lien on such property is given as security for the Secured Obligations.
Section 7.10 Margin Stock.
Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulations T, U or X of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund Indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose.
Section 7.11 Financial Covenants.
(a) Unencumbered Liquidity. Permit the Unencumbered Liquidity of the Borrowers to be less than $25,000,000, measured monthly as of the last day of each month; provided, that an Event of Default shall not be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of Borrower’s failure to maintain an Unencumbered Liquidity of at least $25,000,000 as of any month end unless its Unencumbered Liquidity is less than such amount on two (2) consecutive measurement dates; further provided, that Unencumbered Liquidity shall not be less than $20,000,000 as of the last day of any month;
(b) Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio. (i) For each fiscal quarter ending prior to March 31, 2018, permit an Interest Coverage Ratio below 2.0:1.0, (ii) for each fiscal quarter ending on or after March 31, 2018 and prior to December 31, 2019, permit an Interest Coverage Ratio below 3.0:1.0, in each case, and (iii) for each fiscal quarter ending on or after December 31, 2019, permit an Interest Coverage Ratio below 3.5:1.0, in each case measured quarterly as of the last day of each such fiscal quarter; and
(c) Quarter-End Liquidity. (i) For each fiscal quarter ending on or after March 31, 2018 and prior to December 31, 2019, permit the Quarter-End Liquidity of the Borrowers with respect to such fiscal quarter to be less than $30,000,000 and (ii) for each fiscal quarter ending on or after December 31, 2019, permit the Quarter-End Liquidity of the Borrowers with respect to such fiscal quarter to be less than $35,000,000, measured as of the last day of each such fiscal quarter.
Section 7.12 Amendments of Organization Documents and Material Contracts; Fiscal Year; Legal Name, State of Formation; Form of Entity and Accounting Changes.
(a) Amend any of its Organization Documents or Material Contracts in a manner that could reasonably be expected to lead to a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) change its fiscal year;
(c) without providing thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent (or such extended period of time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent), change its name, state of formation, form of entity or principal place of business; or
(d) make any change in accounting policies or reporting practices, except in accordance with GAAP or as required by the Loan Parties’ external auditors.
Section 7.13 Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
Enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction other than (i) a Sale and Leaseback Transaction of vehicles pursuant to any existing vehicle financing, (ii) a Sale and Leaseback Transaction of office equipment and furnishings and computer equipment in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) a Sale and Leaseback Transaction for the sale of PV Systems in the ordinary course of the Borrowers’ business pursuant to a Sale-Leaseback Structure.
Section 7.14 Disqualified Person.
Permit any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that directly or indirectly holds an interest in an Project for which an ITC or accelerated depreciation is included in the Borrowing Base to become a Disqualified Person, or permit any Project for which an ITC or accelerated depreciation is included in the Borrowing Base to be used within the meaning of Section 168(h) or Section 50 of the Code by a person described in Section 168(h)(2) of the Code (including by virtue of Section 168(h)(6)(F) of the Code) or Section 50(b)(3) or (4) of the Code.
Section 7.15 Amendments to Host Customer Agreements, Back-Log Spreadsheets or Take-Out Spreadsheets.
Make any amendments to its forms of Host Customer Agreements as disclosed to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date, except to the extent that such amendments could not negatively affect compliance with applicable consumer law or could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or any amendments to any Back-Log Spreadsheet or Take-Out Spreadsheet delivered with any Borrowing Base Certificate, except to the extent that such amendments could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 7.16 [Reserved].
Section 7.17 [Reserved].
Section 7.18 Partnerships and Joint Ventures.
Become, or cause or permit any Loan Party to become, a general or limited partner in any partnership or a joint venturer in any joint venture other than a Project Fund or Excluded Subsidiary.
Section 7.19 ERISA.
Sponsor, maintain, participate in, contribute to, or have any unsatisfied obligation to contribute to, or liability under, any active or terminated Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan.
Section 7.20 Secured Hedge Agreements.
Enter into any Secured Hedge Agreements unless reasonably satisfactory to, and approved by, the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 8.01 Events of Default.
Any of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default”:
(a) Non-Payment. The Borrowers or any other Loan Party fail to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation or deposit any funds as Cash Collateral in respect of L/C Obligations, or (ii) within three (3) days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five (5) days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or
(b) Specific Covenants. (i) Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03(a), 6.05, 6.14(a)(ii), 6.14(d)(ii) or 6.16, Article VII or Article X or (ii) any of the Loan Parties fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in the Security Agreement; or
(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) days; or
(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading when made or deemed made; or
(e) Cross-Default. (i) Any Loan Party (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, in each case having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold Amount or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with
the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or Cash Collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which a Loan Party thereof is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which a Loan Party thereof is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed and unpaid by such Loan Party as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; or
(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or
(g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Loan Party becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within thirty (30) days after its issue or levy; or
(h) Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party (i) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments and orders) exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer is rated at least “A” by A.M. Best Company, has been notified of the potential claim and does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of ten (10) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or
(i) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or
(j) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all Obligations arising under the Loan Documents, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any provision of any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any Loan Document; or
(k) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control of the Borrowers (except in connection with a Public Offering of the Borrowers); or
(l) Uninsured Loss. Any uninsured damage to or theft or destruction of any assets of the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries shall occur that is in excess of $10,000,000 (excluding customary deductible thresholds established in accordance with historical past practices); or
(m) Subordination. The validity, binding effect or enforceability of any subordination provisions relating to any Subordinated Debt of any Loan Party shall be contested by any Person party thereto (other than any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent), or such subordination provisions shall fail to be enforceable by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders in accordance with the terms thereof, or the Indebtedness shall for any reason not have the priority contemplated by this Agreement or such subordination provisions.
Without limiting the provisions of Article IX, if a Default shall have occurred under the Loan Documents, then such Default will continue to exist until it either is cured (to the extent specifically permitted) in accordance with the Loan Documents or is otherwise expressly waived by Administrative Agent (with the approval of requisite Appropriate Lenders (in their sole discretion) as determined in accordance with Section 11.01; and once an Event of Default occurs under the Loan Documents, then such Event of Default will continue to exist until it is expressly waived by the requisite Appropriate Lenders or by the Administrative Agent with the approval of the requisite Appropriate Lenders, as required hereunder in Section 11.01.
Section 8.02 Remedies upon Event of Default.
If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:
(a) declare the Commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;
(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Loan Parties;
(c) require that the Loan Parties Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect thereto); and
(d) exercise on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer all rights and remedies available to it, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under the Loan Documents or applicable Law or equity;
provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Loan Parties under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Loan Parties to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
For the avoidance of doubt, if any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Collateral Agent may take any or all of the remedial actions described in the Collateral Documents.
Section 8.03 Application of Funds.
After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02) or if at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all Secured Obligations then due hereunder, any amounts received on account of the Secured Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.13 and 2.14, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:
First, to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;
Second, to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the L/C Issuer arising under the Loan Documents and amounts payable under Article III, ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;
Third, to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans, L/C Borrowings and other Secured Obligations arising under the Loan Documents, ratably among the Lenders and the L/C Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;
Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, L/C Borrowings and Secured Obligations then owing under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements, ratably among the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;
Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Loan Parties pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.13; and
Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Loan Parties or as otherwise required by Law.
Subject to Sections 2.03(c) and 2.13, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Secured Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above. Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Secured Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received a Secured Party Designation Notice, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be. Each Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article IX for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.
ARTICLE IX
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT; COLLATERAL AGENT
Section 9.01 Appointment and Authority.
Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes KeyBank to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes
Silicon Valley Bank to act on its behalf as the Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent is hereby expressly authorized to (i) execute any and all documents (including releases) with respect to the Collateral and the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto, as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii) negotiate, enforce or the settle any claim, action or proceeding affecting the Lenders in their capacity as such, at the direction of the Required Lenders, which negotiation, enforcement or settlement will be binding upon each Lender. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and neither the Borrowers nor any other Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
Section 9.02 Rights as a Lender.
The Person serving as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial, advisory, underwriting or other business with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders or to provide notice to or consent of the Lenders with respect thereto.
Section 9.03 Exculpatory Provisions.
Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, none of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and their respective Related Parties:
(a) shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
(b) shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent is required to exercise as directed
in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law;
(c) shall, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty or responsibility to disclose, and shall be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity; and
(d) shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided herein or in the other Loan Documents) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
None of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any of their respective Related Parties shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary), or as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 11.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. Any such action taken or failure to act pursuant to the foregoing shall be binding on all Lenders. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given in writing to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent by any Borrower, a Lender or the L/C Issuer.
None of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any of their respective Related Parties shall be responsible for, or have any duty or obligation to any Lender or any other Person to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein or in any other Loan Document, other than
to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent.
Section 9.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.
Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be fully protected in relying and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, communication, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall be fully protected in relying and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Loan Parties), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objections.
Section 9.05 Delegation of Duties.
Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by it. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Facility as well as activities as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
Section 9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent.
(a) Notice. Each of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Borrowers. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrowers, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier days as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with the notice on the Resignation Effective Date. If no successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent has been appointed by the Resignation Effective Date, the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all the duties of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder and/or under any other Loan Document until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent, as the case may be.
(b) Defaulting Lender. If the Person serving as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, by notice in writing to the Borrowers and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent and, in consultation with the Borrowers, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.
(c) Effect of Resignation or Removal. Any such resignation by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder shall also constitute, to the extent applicable, its resignation as an L/C Issuer, in which case such resigning Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (x) shall not be required to issue any further Letters of Credit hereunder and (y) shall maintain all of its rights as L/C Issuer with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it prior to the Resignation Effective Date. With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (i) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Collateral Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Collateral Agent is appointed and shall continue to receive its current level of remuneration for such continuation of service) and (ii) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder, such successor
shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or removed) Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent (other than as provided in Section 3.01(g) and other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Borrowers to a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrowers and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s or Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 11.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent was acting as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent.
(d) L/C Issuer. Any resignation by Silicon Valley Bank as Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer. If Silicon Valley Bank or Comerica Bank resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit issued by it outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c). Upon the appointment by the Borrowers of a successor L/C Issuer hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting Lender and shall be subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and such Lender), (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer, (ii) the retiring L/C Issuer shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit issued by the retiring L/C Issuer, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.
Section 9.07 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.
Each Lender and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
Section 9.08 No Other Duties, Etc.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the titles listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any provision of any other Loan Document, each Arranger is named as such for recognition purposes only, and in its capacity as such shall have no duties, responsibilities or liabilities with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document; it being understood and agreed that each Arranger shall be entitled to all indemnification and reimbursement rights in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent provided herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Arranger in its capacity as such shall not, by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, have any fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender, Loan Party or any other Person.
Section 9.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding.
(a) In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrowers) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Secured Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(h) and (i), 2.08, and 11.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.08 and 11.04.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C
Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Secured Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the L/C Issuer or to authorize the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the L/C Issuer or in any such proceeding.
(b) The Loan Parties and the Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent, based upon the instruction of the Required Lenders, to (a) credit bid and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, including under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or any similar Laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, or (b) credit bid and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral at any other sale or foreclosure conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Collateral Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with applicable Law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Secured Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid on a ratable basis (with Secured Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims being estimated for such purpose if the fixing or liquidation thereof would not unduly delay the ability of the Collateral Agent to credit bid and purchase at such sale or other disposition of the Collateral and, if such claims cannot be estimated without unduly delaying the ability of the Collateral Agent to credit bid, then such claims shall be disregarded, not credit bid, and not entitled to any interest in the asset or assets purchased by means of such credit bid) and the Secured Parties whose Secured Obligations are credit bid shall be entitled to receive interests (ratably based upon the proportion of their Secured Obligations credit bid in relation to the aggregate amount of Secured Obligations so credit bid) in the asset or assets so purchased (or in the Equity Interests of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are used to consummate such purchase). Except as provided above and otherwise expressly provided for herein or in the other Collateral Documents, the Collateral Agent will not execute and deliver a release of any Lien on any Collateral. Upon request by the Collateral Agent or the Borrowers at any time, the Secured Parties will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release any such Liens on particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 9.09.
Section 9.10 Collateral and Loan Party Guarantee Matters.
Each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Cash Management Bank and a potential Hedge Bank) and the L/C Issuer irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent, at its option and in its discretion,
(a) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon the Facility Termination Date, (ii) that is sold or otherwise disposed of or to be sold or otherwise disposed of as part of or in connection with any sale or other disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders in accordance with Section 11.01;
(b) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 7.01(i);
(c) to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Loan Party Guarantee if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents or if such person becomes an Excluded Subsidiary;
(d) to release any Lien on the assets or Equity Interests of a Subsidiary that becomes an Excluded Subsidiary.
Upon request by the Collateral Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Loan Party Guarantee pursuant to this Section 9.10. In each case as specified in this Section 9.10, the Collateral Agent will, at the Borrowers’ expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Loan Party Guarantee, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.10.
Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Collateral Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.
Section 9.11 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements.
Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, no Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefit of the provisions of Section 8.03, the Loan Party Guarantee or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) (or to notice of or to consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of the provisions hereof or of the Loan Party Guarantee or any Collateral Document) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements except to the extent expressly provided herein and unless the Administrative Agent has received a Secured Party Designation Notice of such Secured Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements in the case of the Facility Termination Date.
Section 9.12 Field Examinations.
After any field examination is conducted by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent, within ten (10) days of sign-off from the Collateral Agent on the results of such field examination, the Collateral Agent shall deliver a report of the results of such field examination to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender.
ARTICLE X
CONTINUING GUARANTY
Section 10.01 Loan Party Guarantee.
Each Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally, jointly and severally guarantees, as a guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of any and all Obligations and Additional Secured Obligations (for each Guarantor, subject to the proviso in this sentence, its “Guaranteed Obligations”); provided that liability of each Guarantor individually with respect to this Loan Party Guarantee shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law. The Administrative Agent’s books and records showing the amount of the Secured Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding, and shall be binding upon each Guarantor, and conclusive for the purpose of establishing the amount of the Secured Obligations. This Loan Party Guarantee shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Secured Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any Secured Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, non-perfection or extent of any collateral therefor, or by any fact or circumstance relating to the Secured Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of the Guarantors, or any of them, under this Loan Party Guarantee, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing.
Section 10.02 Rights of Lenders.
Each Guarantor consents and agrees that the Secured Parties may, at any time and from time to time, without notice or demand, and without affecting the enforceability or continuing effectiveness hereof: (a) amend, extend, renew, compromise, discharge, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment or the terms of the Secured Obligations or any part thereof; (b) take, hold, exchange, enforce, waive, release, fail to perfect, sell, or otherwise dispose of any security for the payment of this Loan Party Guarantee or any Secured Obligations; (c) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders in their sole discretion may determine; and (d) release or substitute one or more of any endorsers or other guarantors of any of the Secured Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor consents to the taking of, or failure to take, any action which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risks of such Guarantor under this Loan Party Guarantee or which, but for this provision, might operate as a discharge of such Guarantor.
Section 10.03 Certain Waivers.
Each Guarantor waives (a) any defense arising by reason of any disability or other defense of the Borrowers or any other Guarantor, or the cessation from any cause whatsoever (including any act or omission of any Secured Party) of the liability of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party; (b) any defense based on any claim that such Guarantor’s obligations exceed or are more burdensome than those of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party; (c) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting any Guarantor’s liability hereunder; (d) any right to proceed against the Borrowers or any other Loan Party, proceed against or exhaust any security for the Secured Obligations, or pursue any other remedy in the power of any Secured Party whatsoever; (e) any benefit of and any right to participate in any security now or hereafter held by any Secured Party; and (f) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all other defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by applicable Law limiting the liability of or exonerating guarantors or sureties. Each Guarantor expressly waives all setoffs and counterclaims and all presentments, demands for payment or performance, notices of nonpayment or nonperformance, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and all other notices or demands of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the Secured Obligations, and all notices of acceptance of this Loan Party Guarantee or of the existence, creation or incurrence of new or additional Secured Obligations.
Section 10.04 Obligations Independent.
The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are those of primary obligor, and not merely as surety, and are independent of the Secured Obligations and the obligations of any other guarantor, and a separate action may be brought against each Guarantor to enforce this Loan Party Guarantee whether or not the Borrowers or any other person or entity is joined as a party.
Section 10.05 Subrogation.
No Guarantor shall exercise any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or similar rights with respect to any payments it makes under this Loan Party Guarantee until all of the Secured Obligations and any amounts payable under this Loan Party Guarantee have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full and the Commitments and the Facility are terminated. If any amounts are paid to a Guarantor in violation of the foregoing limitation, then such amounts shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall forthwith be paid to the Secured Parties to reduce the amount of the Secured Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.
Section 10.06 Termination; Reinstatement.
This Loan Party Guarantee is a continuing and irrevocable guaranty of all Secured Obligations now or hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until the Facility Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Loan Party Guarantee shall continue in full force and effect or be revived, as the case may be, if any payment by or on behalf of the Borrowers or a Guarantor is made, or any of the Secured Parties exercises its right of setoff, in respect of the Secured Obligations and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including
pursuant to any settlement entered into by any of the Secured Parties in their discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws or otherwise, all as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and whether or not the Secured Parties are in possession of or have released this Loan Party Guarantee and regardless of any prior revocation, rescission, termination or reduction. The obligations of each Guarantor under this paragraph shall survive termination of this Loan Party Guarantee.
Section 10.07 Stay of Acceleration.
If acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Secured Obligations is stayed, in connection with any case commenced by or against a Guarantor or the Borrowers under any Debtor Relief Laws, or otherwise, all such amounts shall nonetheless be payable by each Guarantor, jointly and severally, immediately upon demand by the Secured Parties.
Section 10.08 Condition of Borrowers.
Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for, and has adequate means of, obtaining from the Borrowers and any other Guarantor such information concerning the financial condition, business and operations of the Borrowers and any such other Guarantor as such Guarantor requires, and that none of the Secured Parties has any duty, and such Guarantor is not relying on the Secured Parties at any time, to disclose to it any information relating to the business, operations or financial condition of the Borrowers or any other Guarantor (each Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Secured Parties to disclose such information and any defense relating to the failure to provide the same).
Section 10.09 Appointment of Borrowers.
Each of the Guarantors hereby appoints the Borrowers to act as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and agrees that (a) the Borrowers may execute such documents on behalf of such Guarantor as the Borrowers deem appropriate in its sole discretion and each Guarantor shall be obligated by all of the terms of any such document executed on its behalf, (b) any notice or communication delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Lenders to the Borrowers shall be deemed delivered to each Guarantor and (c) the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Lenders may accept, and be permitted to rely on, any document, instrument or agreement executed by the Borrowers on behalf of each Guarantor.
Section 10.10 Right of Contribution.
The Guarantors agree among themselves that, in connection with payments made hereunder, each Guarantor shall have contribution rights against the other Guarantors as permitted under applicable Law.
Section 10.11 Keepwell.
Each Loan Party that is a Qualified ECP Guarantor at the time the Loan Party Guarantee or the grant of a Lien under the Loan Documents, in each case, by any Specified Loan Party becomes
effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Specified Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under the Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Article X voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Secured Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. Each Loan Party intends this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each Specified Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.01 Amendments, Etc.
No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than such amendments or waivers which are administrative or ministerial in nature), and no consent to any departure by the Borrowers or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrowers or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:
(a) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01, or, in the case of the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.02, without the written consent of each Lender;
(b) without limiting the generality of clause (a) above, waive any condition set forth in Section 4.02 as to any Credit Extension without the written consent of the Required Lenders;
(c) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood and agreed that a waiver of any condition precedent in Section 4.02 or of any Default or a mandatory reduction in Commitments is not considered an extension or increase in Commitments of any Lender);
(d) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment (excluding mandatory prepayments) of principal, interest, fees, reimbursement obligations or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under such other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender entitled to such payment;
(e) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this Section 11.01) any fees or other amounts payable or required to be reimbursed hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender entitled to such amount; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Loan Parties to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate;
(f) change any provision of Section 11.06 in a manner that imposes any additional restriction on any Lender’s ability to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the written consent of such Lender;
(g) change Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender;
(h) change any provision of this Section 11.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender;
(i) release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions (except with respect to Permitted Dispositions and Investments permitted under Section 7.03), without the written consent of each Lender;
(j) release all or substantially all of the value of the Loan Party Guarantee, without the written consent of each Lender, except to the extent the release of any Guarantor from the Loan Party Guarantee is permitted pursuant to Section 9.10 (in which case such release may be made by the Administrative Agent acting alone);
(k) release the Loan Parties from any of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or permit the Loan Parties to assign or transfer any of their rights or obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, without the consent of each Lender;
(l) change the percentages of the formula for calculation of the Borrowing Base as set forth in the definition of “Borrowing Base” in a manner that is intended to increase the availability under the Borrowing Base in any material respect, without the written consent of the Supermajority Lenders; provided that this clause (l) shall not limit the ability of the Collateral Agent and the Borrowers to revise the amounts and percentages of the formula for calculation of the Borrowing Base as described in clause (z) of the definition of the term “Borrowing Base”; or
(m) change or otherwise modify the eligibility criteria, eligible asset classes, reserves or sublimits in respect of the Borrowing Base, or add new asset categories to the Borrowing Base, including “Eligible Project Back-Log” and “Eligible Take-Out”, if such change, modification or addition is intended to increase availability under the Borrowing Base, in each case without the written consent of the Supermajority Lenders; provided that this clause (m) shall not limit the ability of the Collateral Agent and the Borrowers to revise the amounts and percentages of the formula for
calculation of the Borrowing Base as described in clause (z) of the definition of the term “Borrowing Base”;
and provided, further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Collateral Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (iv) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (A) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender, or all Lenders or each affected Lender under the Facility, may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders, except that (1) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (2) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender, or all Lenders or each affected Lender under the Facility, that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender; (B) each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any bankruptcy reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States supersedes the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein; and (C) the Required Lenders shall determine whether or not to allow a Loan Party to use cash collateral in the context of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and such determination shall be binding on all of the Lenders.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein the Administrative Agent may, with the prior written consent of the Borrowers only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency.
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers (I) to add one or more additional revolving credit or term loan facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit and all related obligations and liabilities arising in connection therewith from time to time outstanding to share ratably (or on a basis subordinated to the existing facilities hereunder) in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the obligations and liabilities from time to time outstanding in respect of the existing facilities hereunder, and (II) in connection with the foregoing, to permit, as deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Required Lenders, the Lenders providing such additional credit facilities to obtain comparable tranche voting rights with respect to each such new facility and to participate in any required vote or action required to be approved by the Required Lenders or by any other number, percentage or class of Lenders hereunder.
If any Lender does not consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, consent or release with respect to any Loan Document that requires the consent of each Lender and that has been approved by the Required Lenders, the Borrowers may replace such Non-Consenting Lender in accordance with Section 11.13; provided that, such amendment, waiver, consent or release can be effected as a result of the assignment contemplated by such Section (together with all other such assignments required by the Borrowers to be made pursuant to this paragraph).
Section 11.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications.
(a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by fax transmission or e-mail transmission as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:
(i) if to any Borrower or any other Loan Party, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the L/C Issuer, to the address, facsimile number, e-mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 1.01(a); and
(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, e-mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Borrowers).
Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by (fax transmission or e-mail transmission shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).
(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail address and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that, the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Loan Party may each, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that, approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail address or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
(c) The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any of their respective Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Loan Parties, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Borrower’s, any Loan Party’s, the Administrative Agent’s or the Collateral Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or any other Information through the Internet, telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems.
(d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the L/C Issuer may change its address, facsimile number or telephone number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each Lender may change its address, facsimile number or telephone number or e-mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the L/C Issuer. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and e-mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one (1) individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrowers or their securities for purposes of United States federal or state securities laws.
(e) Reliance by Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic or electronic Loan Notices and Letter of Credit Applications) purportedly given by or on behalf of any Loan Party even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of a Loan Party. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.
Section 11.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement.
No failure by any Lender, the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuer; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) the L/C Issuer from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 11.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.12), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.12, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.
Section 11.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
(a) Costs and Expenses. The Loan Parties shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, the Collateral Agent and the L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for such Persons), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated); (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder; and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for such Persons) (x) in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit, and (y) in connection with any documentary taxes associated with the Facility.
(b) Indemnification by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and each Related Party, successor and assign of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel, which shall include the fees of one firm of counsel for all Indemnitees, taken as a whole (and, if necessary, the fees of a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction for all Indemnitees, taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, the fees of another firm of counsel (and local counsel, if applicable) for such affected Indemnitee))), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including the Borrowers or any other Loan Party) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters addressed in Section 3.01), (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or related to any of the Projects, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Borrower or any other Loan Party or any
of such Borrower’s or such Loan Party’s Affiliates, directors, equity holders or creditors, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that, such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted primarily from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(c), this Section 11.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
(c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Loan Parties for any reason fail to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuer or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each Lender’s share of the Total Credit Exposure at such time) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender), provided, further that, the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the L/C Issuer in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.11(d).
(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, no Loan Party shall assert, and each Loan Party hereby waives, and acknowledges that no other Person shall have, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor.
(f) Survival. The agreements in this Section and the indemnity provisions of Section 11.02(e) shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and
the L/C Issuer, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.
Section 11.05 Payments Set Aside.
To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Loan Parties is made to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
Section 11.06 Successors and Assigns.
(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except neither the Borrowers nor any other Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all or a portion of its Commitment(s) and the Loans (including for purposes of this subsection (b), participations in L/C Obligations) at the time owing to it); provided that (in each case with respect to the Facility), any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i) Minimum Amounts.
(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment under the Facility and/or the Loans at the time owing to it (in each case with respect to the Facility) or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(B) in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000 (and shall be in an amount of an integral multiple of $1,000,000), in the case of any assignment in respect of the Facility, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrowers otherwise consent (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with respect to the Loans and/or the Commitment assigned.
(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:
(A) the consent of the Borrowers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that, (i) in no event shall any such assignment be made to any Competitor of the Loan Parties and (ii) the Borrowers shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof;
(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of any Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of the applicable Facility, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender; and
(C) the consent of the L/C Issuer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Facility.
(iv) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing
and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive or reduce such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire and all applicable tax forms.
(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made (A) to any Borrower or any of the Borrowers’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), or (C) to a natural Person.
(vi) Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (A) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (B) acquire (and fund as appropriate) such Defaulting Lender’s full pro rata share of all Revolving Borrowings and participations in Letters of Credit in accordance with its Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Borrowing and of each participation in a Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05 and 11.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment); provided that, except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Upon request, each Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Revolving Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement
as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.
(c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Upon its receipt of, and consent to, a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, an Administrative Questionnaire completed in respect of the assignee (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) above, if applicable, and the written consent of the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer and, if required, the Borrowers, to such assignment and any applicable tax forms, the Administrative Agent shall (i) accept such Assignment and Assumption and (ii) promptly record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph (c).
(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person, a Defaulting Lender or the Borrowers or any of the Borrowers’ Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations) owing to it); provided that, (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement; and provided, further, that in no event shall any such participation be sold to any Competitor of the Loan Parties. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 11.04(c) without regard to the existence of any participations.
Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that, such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in clauses (c), (d), (e), (i) and (j) of the first proviso to Section 11.01 that affects such Participant. The Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05, subject to the requirements and limitations herein, including the requirements under Section 3.01(e) (it being
understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(e) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that, such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 11.13 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.01 or 3.04, with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the applicable participation would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrowers’ request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrowers to effectuate the provisions of Section 3.06 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that, such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.12 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that, no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(e) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time, without consent of the Loan Parties or the Administrative Agent, pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Revolving Note or Revolving Notes, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations, to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(f) Resignation as L/C Issuer after Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time a Lender assigns all of its Commitment and Revolving Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, such Lender may, (i) upon ten (10) days’ notice to the Borrowers and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer, the Borrowers shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer hereunder with the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and such Lender; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrowers to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of such Lender as L/C Issuer. If such Lender resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with
respect to all Letters of Credit issued by such Lender outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer, (A) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer, (B) the retiring L/C Issuer shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and (C) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit issued by the retiring L/C Issuer, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.
Section 11.07 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality.
(a) Treatment of Certain Information. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (i) to its Affiliates and to its Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (ii) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (iii) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (iv) to any other party hereto, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (vi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (A) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or (B) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to any Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (vii) on a confidential basis to (1) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder or (2) any administration, management or settlement service providers, (viii) with the consent of the Borrowers or to the extent such Information (1) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (2) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrowers or any Subsidiary thereof. For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrowers or any Subsidiary thereof relating to the Borrowers or any Subsidiary thereof or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof; all information received from any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof relating to any Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof or any of their respective businesses shall be deemed “Information” for purposes of this Section 11.07(a) unless marked “Public.” Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such
Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
(b) Non-Public Information. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that (i) the Information may include material non-public information concerning a Loan Party or a Subsidiary thereof, as the case may be, (ii) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (iii) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States federal and state securities Laws.
(c) Press Releases. The Loan Parties and their Affiliates agree that they will not in the future issue any press releases or other public disclosure using the name of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender or their respective Affiliates or referring to this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, unless (and only to the extent that) the Loan Parties or such Affiliates are required to do so under law and then, in any event the Loan Parties or such Affiliates will consult with such Person before issuing such press release or other public disclosure.
(d) Customary Advertising Material. The Loan Parties consent to the publication by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender of customary advertising material relating to the transactions contemplated hereby using the name, product photographs, logo or trademark of the Loan Parties; provided that, if any such advertising materials include Borrowers’ results of operating or other non-public Information that is to be treated as confidential under this Section 11.07, the Borrowers’ consent shall be required prior to use of such Information.
(e) FOIL. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION 11.07 TO THE CONTRARY, THE LOAN PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ALL INFORMATION, IN ANY FORMAT, SUBMITTED TO NYGB SHALL BE SUBJECT TO AND TREATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NYS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW (“FOIL,” PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, ARTICLE 6). PURSUANT TO FOIL, NYGB IS REQUIRED TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, UPON REQUEST, RECORDS OR PORTIONS THEREOF WHICH IT POSSESSES, UNLESS THAT INFORMATION IS STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE. THEREFORE, UNLESS THIS AGREEMENT SPECIFICALLY REQUIRES OTHERWISE, THE LOAN PARTIES SHOULD SUBMIT INFORMATION TO NYGB IN A NON-CONFIDENTIAL, NON-PROPRIETARY FORMAT. FOIL DOES PROVIDE THAT NYGB MAY DENY ACCESS TO RECORDS OR PORTIONS THEREOF THAT “ARE TRADE SECRETS OR ARE SUBMITTED TO AN AGENCY BY A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE OR DERIVED FROM INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE AND WHICH IF DISCLOSED WOULD CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL INJURY TO THE COMPETITIVE POSITION OF THE SUBJECT ENTERPRISE.” [SEE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, § 87(2)(D)]. ACCORDINGLY, IF THIS AGREEMENT SPECIFICALLY REQUIRES SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION IN A FORMAT THE LOAN PARTIES CONSIDER A PROPRIETARY AND/OR CONFIDENTIAL TRADE SECRET, THE LOAN PARTIES SHALL FULLY IDENTIFY AND PLAINLY LABEL THE INFORMATION “CONFIDENTIAL” OR “PROPRIETARY” AT THE TIME OF DISCLOSURE.
BY SO MARKING SUCH INFORMATION, THE LOAN PARTIES REPRESENT THAT THE INFORMATION HAS ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SPECIFIC COMMERCIAL OR COMPETITIVE VALUE TO THE COMPETITORS OF THE LOAN PARTIES. WITHOUT LIMITATION, INFORMATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED CONFIDENTIAL OR PROPRIETARY IF IT IS OR HAS BEEN (I) GENERALLY KNOWN OR AVAILABLE FROM OTHER SOURCES WITHOUT OBLIGATION CONCERNING ITS CONFIDENTIALITY; (II) MADE AVAILABLE BY THE OWNER TO OTHERS WITHOUT OBLIGATION CONCERNING ITS CONFIDENTIALITY; OR (III) ALREADY AVAILABLE TO NYGB WITHOUT OBLIGATION CONCERNING ITS CONFIDENTIALITY. IN THE EVENT OF A FOIL REQUEST, IT IS NYGB’S POLICY TO CONSIDER RECORDS AS MARKED ABOVE PURSUANT TO THE TRADE SECRET EXEMPTION PROCEDURE SET FORTH IN 21 NEW YORK CODES RULES & REGULATIONS § 501.6 AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. HOWEVER, NYGB CANNOT GUARANTEE THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED. MORE INFORMATION ON FOIL, AND THE RELEVANT STATUTORY LAW AND REGULATIONS, CAN BE FOUND AT THE WEBSITE FOR THE COMMITTEE ON OPEN GOVERNMENT (HTTP://WWW.DOS.STATE.NY.US/COOG/FOIL2.HTML) AND NYGB’S REGULATIONS, PART 501.
Section 11.08 Right of Setoff.
If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, the L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, the L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrowers or such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender, the L/C Issuer or Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrowers or such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured, secured or unsecured, or are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that, in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (a) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.14 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and (b) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Secured Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender, the L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, the L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Borrowers or such Loan Party and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that, the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
Section 11.09 Interest Rate Limitation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrowers. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.
Section 11.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.
This Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the L/C Issuer, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any certificate delivered thereunder, by fax transmission or other e-mail transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement or such other Loan Document or certificate. Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent an original executed counterpart is not specifically required to be delivered under the terms of any Loan Document, upon the request of any party, such fax transmission or e-mail transmission shall be promptly followed by delivery of such original executed counterpart.
Section 11.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties.
All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.
Section 11.12 Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
Section 11.13 Replacement of Lenders.
If the Borrowers are entitled to replace a Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.06, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender or if any other circumstance exists hereunder that gives the Borrowers the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto, then the Borrowers may, at their sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 11.06), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.04) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:
(a) the Borrowers shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 11.06(b);
(b) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to 100% of the outstanding principal of its Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrowers (in the case of all other amounts);
(c) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;
(d) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws; and
(e) in the case of an assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.
A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrowers to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
Section 11.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
(a) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) 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 AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THE BORROWERS AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREE THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, THE L/C ISSUER, OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO OR FOR THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF NY CLS CPLR § 505, SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWERS OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR THEIR PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(c) WAIVER OF VENUE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN
PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION 11.14. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
(d) SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 11.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
Section 11.15 Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (a) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (b) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.15.
Section 11.16 Subordination.
Each Loan Party (a “Subordinating Loan Party”) hereby subordinates the payment of all obligations and indebtedness of any other Loan Party owing to it, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including but not limited to any obligation of any such other Loan Party to the Subordinating Loan Party as subrogee of the Secured Parties or resulting from such Subordinating Loan Party’s performance under this Loan Party Guarantee, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Obligations. If the Secured Parties so request, any such obligation or indebtedness of any such other Loan Party to the Subordinating Loan Party shall be enforced and performance received by the Subordinating Loan Party as trustee for the Secured Parties and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the Secured Parties on account of the Secured Obligations, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of the Subordinating Loan Party under this Agreement. Without limitation of the foregoing, so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, the Loan Parties may make and receive payments with respect to Intercompany Debt; provided, that in the event that any Loan Party receives any payment of any Intercompany Debt at a time when such payment is prohibited by this Section, such payment shall be held by such Loan Party, in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid forthwith over and delivered, upon written request, to the Administrative Agent.
Section 11.17 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrowers and each other Loan Party acknowledge and agree, and acknowledge their respective Affiliates’ understanding, that: (a) (i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and any Affiliate thereof, each Arranger and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrowers, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, the L/C Issuer and its Affiliates, the Collateral Agent and its Affiliates and the Lenders and their Affiliates (including in the case of any such Affiliate as an Arranger), on the other hand, (ii) each of the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (iii) the Borrowers and each other Loan Party are capable of evaluating, and understand and accept, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b) (i) the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, the L/C Issuer and its Affiliates, the Collateral Agent and its Affiliates and each Lender and its Affiliates (including in the case of any such Affiliate as an Arranger) each are and have been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, have not been, are not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary, for the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) none the Administrative Agent and any of its Affiliates, the L/C Issuer and any of its Affiliates, the Collateral Agent and any of its Affiliates, or any Lender and any of its Affiliates (including in the case of any such Affiliate as an Arranger) has any obligation to the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (c) the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, the L/C Issuer and its Affiliates, the Collateral Agent and its Affiliates, and the Lenders and their Affiliates (including in the case of any such Affiliate as an Arranger) may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrowers, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and none the Administrative Agent and any of its Affiliates, the L/C Issuer and any of its Affiliates, the Collateral Agent and any of its Affiliates, or any Lender and any of its Affiliates (including in the case of any such Affiliate as an Arranger) has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrowers and each other Loan Party hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent and any of its Affiliates, the L/C Issuer and any of its Affiliates, the Collateral Agent and any of its Affiliates, or any Lender and any of its Affiliates (including in the case of any such Affiliate as an Arranger) with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 11.18 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents.
The words “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption or in any amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system,
as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
Section 11.19 USA PATRIOT Act Notice.
Each Lender that is subject to the PATRIOT Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. The Borrowers and the other Loan Parties agree to, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender and no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, provide all such other documentation and information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act.
Section 11.20 Time of the Essence.
Time is of the essence of the Loan Documents.
Section 11.21 No Novation.
The Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that, effective upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by each such party, the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be and hereby are amended, restated and superseded in their entirety by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the obligations of the Loan Parties outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement or instruments securing the same, which obligations shall remain in full force and effect, except to the extent that the terms thereof are modified hereby or by instruments executed concurrently herewith. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement shall be construed as a release or other discharge of the Loan Parties, or any guarantor from any of its obligations or liabilities under the Existing Credit Agreement or any of the notes, security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, guaranties or other loan documents executed in connection therewith. The Loan Parties hereby (i) confirm and agree that each Loan Document to which it is a party is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects except that on and after the Closing Date all references in any such Loan Document to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereto”, “thereof”, “thereunder” or words of like import referring to the Existing Credit Agreement shall mean the Existing Credit Agreement as amended and restated by this Agreement; and (ii) confirm and agree that to the extent that the Existing Credit Agreement or any Loan Document executed in connection therewith purports to assign or pledge to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Lenders, or to grant to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a security interest in or lien on, any collateral as security for the Obligations of the Loan Parties from time to time existing in respect of the Existing Credit Agreement, such pledge, assignment or
grant of the security interest or lien is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall remain effective as of the first date it became effective.
Section 11.22 Iran Divestment Act.
In accordance with Section 2879-c of the Public Authorities Law, by signing this Agreement, each of the Borrowers certifies, for itself, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, under penalty of perjury, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that none of the Borrowers, the other Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates is on the list created pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 165-a of the New York State Finance Law (See www.ogs.ny.gov/about/regs/ida.asp).
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Schedules and Exhibits Provided in Separate Files
SCHEDULE 1.01(a)
Certain Addresses for Notices
Borrowers:
Sunrun Inc.
225 Bush Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94104
Attn: General Counsel
Phone: 415-580-6900
Email: legalteam@sunrun.com
Facsimile: 415-727-3500
AEE Solar, Inc.
225 Bush Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94104
Attn: General Counsel
Phone: 415-580-6900
Email: legalteam@sunrun.com
Facsimile: 415-727-3500
Sunrun Installation Services Inc.
225 Bush Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94104
Attn: General Counsel
Phone: 415-580-6900
Email: legalteam@sunrun.com
Facsimile: 415-727-3500
Sunrun South LLC
225 Bush Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94104
Attn: General Counsel
Phone: 415-580-6900
Email: legalteam@sunrun.com
Facsimile: 415-727-3500
Guarantors:
Clean Energy Experts LLC
225 Bush Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94104
Attn: General Counsel
Phone: 415-580-6900
Email: legalteam@sunrun.com
Facsimile: 415-727-3500
Administrative Agent:
KeyBank National Association
127 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114-1306
Attn: [***]
Tel: [***]
Fax: [***]
Email: [***]
With a copy to:
KeyBank National Association
4900 Tiedeman Road
Cleveland, OH 44114
Attn: KeyBank Servicing
Tel.: 216-813-1950
Fax: 216-370-5997
Email: Renewables.ProjectFinance@KeyBank.com
Administrative Agent’s Wire Instructions:
Name of Bank: KeyBank National Association
ABA#: 041001039
Account #: [***]
Beneficiary: [***]
Reference: [***]
Collateral Agent:
Silicon Valley Bank
3003 Tasman Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054
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Primary | Secondary
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Attn: [***] | Attn: [***] |
Phone: [***] | Phone: [***] |
Email: [***] | Email: [***] |
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L/C Issuer:
Silicon Valley Bank
3003 Tasman Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054
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Primary | Secondary
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Attn: [***] | Attn: [***] |
Phone: [***] | Phone: [***] |
Email: [***] | Email: [***] |
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SCHEDULE 1.01(b)
Commitments and Unadjusted Applicable Percentages
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Lender | Commitment | Unadjusted Applicable Percentage |
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch | $[***] | [***]% |
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | $[***] | [***]% |
KeyBank National Association | $[***] | [***]% |
Silicon Valley Bank | $[***] | [***]% |
NY Green Bank | $[***] | [***]% |
Royal Bank of Canada | $[***] | [***]% |
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch | $[***] | [***]% |
SCHEDULE 1.01(c)
Authorized Officers
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Name | Title
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Lynn Jurich | Chief Executive Officer
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Edward Fenster | Chairman
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Jeanna Steele | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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Robert Komin, Jr. | Chief Financial Officer
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SCHEDULE 1.01(d)
Existing Letters of Credit
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Letter of Credit No. | Amount | Beneficiary |
661266 | [***] | [***] |
660497 | [***] | [***] |
660496 | [***] | [***] |
662146 | [***] | [***] |
655547 | [***] | [***] |
SCHEDULE 1.01(e)
Mortgaged Property Support Documentation
“Mortgaged Property Support Documents” means the following, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent:
Mortgages and Assignment of Leases and Rents. Fully executed and notarized Mortgages and, to the extent required by the Collateral Agent, Assignment of Leases and Rents for each property required to become a Mortgaged Property pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents.
Mortgage Policies. Fully paid American Land Title Association Lender’s Extended Coverage title insurance policies in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent (the “Mortgage Policies”), with endorsements and in amounts acceptable to the Collateral Agent, issued, coinsured and reinsured by title insurers acceptable to the Collateral Agent, insuring the Mortgages to be valid first and subsisting Liens on the property described therein, free and clear of all defects (including, but not limited to, mechanics’ and materialmen’s Liens) and encumbrances, excepting only Permitted Liens, and providing for such other affirmative insurance (including endorsements for future advances under the Loan Documents, for mechanics’ and materialmen’s Liens and for zoning of the applicable property) and such coinsurance and direct access reinsurance as the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or desirable. Further, each Loan Party agrees to provide or obtain any customary affidavits and indemnities as may be required or necessary to obtain title insurance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
Survey. American Land Title Association/American Congress on Surveying and Mapping form as-built surveys, for which all necessary fees (where applicable) have been paid, and dated, certified to the Collateral Agent and the issuer of the Mortgage Policies (the “Title Insurance Company”) in a manner satisfactory to each of the Collateral Agent and the Title Insurance Company by a land surveyor duly registered and licensed in the States in which the property described in such surveys is located and acceptable to each of the Collateral Agent and the Title Insurance Company, showing all buildings and other improvements, any off-site improvements, the location of any easements, parking spaces, rights of way, building set-back lines and other dimensional regulations and the absence of encroachments, either by such improvements or on to such property, and other defects, other than encroachments and other defects acceptable to the Collateral Agent.
Flood Hazard Information. (i) Flood hazard certificates and evidence of flood insurance, both as required by The National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, as amended, and as required by the Collateral Agent. (ii) The information required to be delivered pursuant to Schedule 5.21(g)(i) no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date (or, with respect to any Person to be joined as a Loan Party, such joinder date).
Insurance. Evidence of the insurance required by the terms of the Mortgages and the Loan Documents.
Appraisal. An appraisal of each of the properties described in the Mortgages complying with the requirements of the Federal Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989,
which appraisals shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and from a Person acceptable to the Collateral Agent.
Legal Opinions. To the extent requested by the Collateral Agent, favorable opinions of counsel to the Loan Parties for each jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Properties are located which opinions shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Collateral Agent and its counsel.
Property Reports. Satisfactory third-party engineering, soils, environmental reports/reviews and other reports of all owned Mortgaged Properties, and to the extent requested by the Collateral Agent, all leased Mortgaged Properties, from professional firms acceptable to the Collateral Agent, including, but not limited to Phase I environmental assessments, together with reliance letters in favor of the Lenders.
Leased Real Property Documents. To the extent requested by the Collateral Agent, all lease agreements between the applicable leasing entity and each of the lessors of the leased real properties listed on Schedule 5.21(g)(i) and Schedule 5.21(g)(ii) (as applicable) and estoppel and consent agreements executed by each of the lessors of the leased real properties listed on Schedule 5.21(g)(i) and Schedule 5.21(g)(ii) (as applicable), along with (i) a memorandum of lease in recordable form with respect to such leasehold interest, executed and acknowledged by the owner of the affected real property, as lessor, or (ii) evidence that the applicable lease with respect to such leasehold interest or a memorandum thereof has been recorded in all places necessary or desirable, in the Collateral Agent’s reasonable judgment, to give constructive notice to third-party purchasers of such leasehold interest, or (iii) if such leasehold interest was acquired or subleased from the holder of a recorded leasehold interest, the applicable assignment or sublease document, executed and acknowledged by such holder, in each case in form sufficient to give such constructive notice upon recordation and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
Estoppels and SNDA. To the extent requested by the Collateral Agent, as to owned properties, copies of the leases listed on Schedule 5.21(g)(i) and Schedule 5.21(g)(ii) (as applicable), along with (i) estoppel certificates, from the lessees for such leased properties and (ii) subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent from those tenants of such leased properties.
Other Real Property Information. The Collateral Agent shall have received such other certificates, documents and information as are reasonably requested by the Lenders, including, without limitation, landlord agreements/waivers, engineering and structural reports, permanent certificates of occupancy and evidence of zoning compliance, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
Collateral / Further Assurances / Additional Evidence. At any time, and from time to time, upon reasonable request by the Collateral Agent or any Lender, each Loan Party will, at such Loan Party’s expense, (i) correct any defect, error or omission which may be discovered in the form or content of any of the Loan Documents, and (ii) make, execute, deliver and record, or cause to be made, executed, delivered and recorded, any and all further instruments, certificates and other documents as may, in the reasonable opinion of Collateral Agent or any Lender, be necessary or desirable in order to complete, perfect or continue and preserve the Liens and security interests of the Mortgages. Upon any failure by such Loan Party to do so, the Collateral Agent may make, execute and record any and all such instruments, certificates and other documents for and in the name of such Loan Party, all at the sole expense of such
Loan Party, and such Loan Party hereby appoints the Collateral Agent the agent and attorney-in-fact of such Loan Party to do so, this appointment being coupled with an interest and being irrevocable. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Loan Party irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file any financing statements, amendments thereto and continuation statements deemed necessary or desirable by the Collateral Agent to establish or maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the Liens and security interests granted in the Mortgages, and each Loan Party ratifies any such filings made by the Collateral Agent prior to the date hereof. From and after the time any Mortgage is recorded and encumbers a Mortgaged Property pursuant to the terms hereof, such Loan Party shall promptly deliver to the Collateral Agent a copy of each such instrument and evidence of its proper filing or recording, as necessary. From and after the time any Mortgage is recorded and encumbers a Mortgaged Property pursuant to the terms hereof, such Loan Party will cause all of the applicable Collateral to be subject at all times to first priority, perfected Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders to secure the Secured Obligations pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. Further, Borrower shall provide such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as Collateral Agent or any Lender may reasonably require.
SCHEDULE 4.01(t)
No Litigation
See attached.
Litigation Schedule As of March 31, 2015
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SCHEDULE 5.06
Litigation
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1. | On November 20, 2015, a putative class action captioned Slovin et al. v. Sunrun Inc. and Clean Energy Experts, LLC, Case No. 4:15-cv-05340, was filed in the United States District Court, Northern District of California. The complaint generally alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA”) on behalf of an individual and putative classes of persons alleged to be similarly situated. Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint on December 2, 2015, and a Second Amended Complaint on March 25, 2016, also asserting individual and putative class claims under the TCPA. By Order entered on April 28, 2016, the Court granted Sunrun’s motion to strike the class allegations set forth in the Second Amended Complaint, and granted leave to amend. Plaintiffs filed a Third Amended Complaint on July 12, 2016 asserting individual and putative class claims under the TCPA. On October 12, 2016, the Court denied Sunrun’s motion to again strike the class allegations set forth in the Third Amended Complaint. On October 3, 2017, plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to file a Fourth Amended Complaint, seeking to, among other things, revise the definitions of the classes that plaintiffs seek to represent. In each iteration of their complaint, plaintiffs seek statutory damages, equitable and injunctive relief, and attorneys’ fees and costs, on behalf of themselves and the absent classes. On April 12, 2018, Sunrun and plaintiffs advised the Court that they reached a settlement in principle, and the Court vacated all deadlines relating to the motion for class certification. On September 27, 2018, Plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary approval to settle all claims against Sunrun for $5.5 million, which was accrued as of March 31, 2018. On November 27, 2018, a hearing was held on Plaintiff's motion for preliminary approval. The Court requested certain clarifications be made to the proposed settlement agreement and notice documents. On January 11, 2019, Plaintiffs filed revised settlement documents reflecting the changes requested by the Court, and on July 19, 2019, the Court granted final approval of the settlement. Most, if not all, of the claims asserted in the lawsuit relate to activities allegedly engaged in by third-party vendors, for which Sunrun denies any responsibility. The vendors are contractually obligated to indemnify Sunrun for losses related to the conduct alleged. Sunrun has denied, and continues to deny, the claims alleged and the settlement does not reflect any admission of fault, wrongdoing or liability. |
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2. | On June 29, 2017, a shareholder derivative complaint captioned Barbara Sue Sklar Living Trust v. Sunrun Inc. et al., was filed in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, against Sunrun and certain of Sunrun’s directors and officers. The complaint generally alleges that the defendants violated Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act by making false or misleading statements in connection with public filings, including proxy statements, made between September 10, 2015 and May 3, 2017 regarding the number of customers who cancelled contracts after signing up for Sunrun’s home solar energy system. The Plaintiff seeks, among other things, damages in favor of Sunrun, certain corporate actions to purportedly improve Sunrun’s corporate governance, and an award of costs and expenses to the putative plaintiff stockholder, including attorneys’ fees. |
On April 5, 2018, a stockholder derivative complaint captioned Leonard Olsen v. Sunrun Inc. et al., was filed in the United States District Court, District of Delaware, against Sunrun and certain of the Sunrun’s directors and officers. The Olsen complaint is substantially similar to the Sklar complaint, alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties and violated Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act in connection with public statements made between September 16, 2015 and May 21, 2017, and seeks similar relief.
On January 28, 2019, Sunrun reached an agreement in principle to settle all claims asserted in the Sklar and Olsen derivative actions against all defendants. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, Sunrun agreed to adopt certain corporate governance measures in the future. Sunrun and all defendants have denied, and continue to deny, the claims alleged in the derivative actions and the settlement does not reflect any admission of fault, wrongdoing or liability as to any defendant. The settlement is subject to definitive documentation and court approval.
SCHEDULE 5.10
Insurance
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SCHEDULE 5.20(a)
Sunrun Inc. - Subsidiaries, Partnerships and Other Equity Investments
(as of June 30, 2019)
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SCHEDULE 5.20(b)
Sunrun Inc. - Loan Parties
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Legal Name | Former Name | Domestic Jurisdiction | Type | Jurisdictions Qualified to do Business | Registered Address | Principal Place of Business
| EIN | Corporate ID | Public / Private | Business |
Sunrun Inc. | SunRun, Inc.
SunRun Generation, LLC | Delaware | Corp. | AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, HI, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, Guam, Puerto Rico | 595 Market Street 29th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 | 595 Market Street 29th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 | [***] | [***] | Public | Provision of solar energy services
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Sunrun Installation Services Inc. | REC Solar, Inc.
Renewable Energy Concepts, Incorporated | Delaware | Corp. | AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, HI, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, Puerto Rico | 595 Market Street 29th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 | 775 Fiero Lane Suite 200 San Lui Obispo, CA 93401 | [***] | [***] | Public through ultimate owner Sunrun Inc. | Provision of solar energy services |
Sunrun South LLC | MS Energy Surviving LLC | Delaware | LLC | AZ, CA, CT, DE, MA, NJ | 595 Market Street 29th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 | 775 Fiero Lane Suite 200 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 | [***] | [***] | Public through ultimate owner Sunrun Inc. | Provision of solar energy services |
AEE Solar, Inc. | Renewable Energy Assets, Inc. | California | Corp. | AL, CA, IN, KY, LA, NC, OH, OK, PA, WV | 595 Market Street 29th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 | 775 Fiero Lane Suite 200 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 | [***] | [***] | Public through ultimate owner Sunrun Inc. | Provision of solar energy services |
Clean Energy Experts LLC | LH Merger Sub 1, Inc.
Clean Energy Experts LLC
LH Merger Sub 2, LLC | California | LLC | CA, HI, KS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, UT | 595 Market Street, 29th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 | 1601 N. Sepulveda Blvd. #227 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 | [***] | [***] | Public through ultimate owner Sunrun Inc. | Generation of solar energy customer leads |
SCHEDULE 5.21(c)
Documents, Instrument, and Tangible Chattel Paper
NONE
SCHEDULE 5.21(d)(i)
Deposit Accounts & Securities Accounts
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Account Name/Entity | Bank | Account # | Avg. Bal as of Sept. 2019 | ZBA (Y/N) | DACA (Y/N) |
Sunrun South LLC | | | | | |
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AEE Solar Inc. | | | | | |
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Clean Energy Experts | | | | | |
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SCHEDULE 5.21(d)(ii)
Electronic Chattel Paper & Letter of Credit Rights
NONE
SCHEDULE 5.21(e)
Commercial Tort Claims
NONE
SCHEDULE 5.21(f)
Pledged Equity Interests
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Grantor | Percentage of Shares Pledged | Certificate Number | Percentage Ownership of Outstanding Shares
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Sunrun Inc.
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
AEE Solar, Inc.
| 100% | AEE-1 | 100% | Voting |
Sunrun Installation Services Inc.
| 100% | SIS-1 | 100% | Voting |
Sunrun South LLC
| 100% | Cert. No. 1 | 100% | Membership Interests |
Clean Energy Experts LLC | 100% | Certificate No. 1 | 100% | Membership Interests |
SCHEDULE 5.21(g)(i)
Mortgaged Properties
NONE
SCHEDULE 5.21(g)(ii)
Other Properties
No Mortgaged Properties exist.
Locations of Loan Parties are as follows:
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Sunrun Inc. | 595 Market Street, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 | 595 Market Street, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 |
AEE Solar, Inc. | 595 Market Street, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 | 775 Fiero Lane, Suite 200, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 |
Sunrun Installation Services Inc. | 595 Market Street, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 | 775 Fiero Lane, Suite 200, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 |
Sunrun South LLC | 595 Market Street, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 | 775 Fiero Lane, Suite 200, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 |
Clean Energy Experts LLC | 595 Market Street, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 | 595 Market Street, 29th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 |
Location of personal property Collateral with value in excess of $1,000,000:
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SCHEDULE 5.21(h)
Material Contracts
Agreement of Sublease between Sunrun Inc. and Visa U.S.A. Inc., dated as of April 1, 2013, as amended on April 29, 2013.
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Sunrun Hera Portfolio 2015-A, LLC, Investec Bank PLC (as Administrative Agent), Investec Bank PLC (as Issuing Bank) and the Lenders from time to time as party thereto, dated January 15, 2016 and amended and restated as of June 23, 2017
Amendment to Separation and Consulting Agreement between Mina Kim and Sunrun Inc., dated as of June 15, 2018
Board Services Agreement between Sunrun Inc. and Gerald Risk, dated as of February 1, 2014
Consent and First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Amended and Restated Cash Diversion and Commitment Fee Guaranty, dated as of December 28, 2017
Consent and first amendment to amended and restated credit agreement and first amendment to amended and restated cash diversion and commitment fee guaranty, dated as of December 28, 2017
Consent and First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Cash Diversion and Commitment Fee Guaranty dated as of July 18, 2018, among Sunrun Hera Portfolio 2015-A, Sunrun Inc., Investec Bank Plc (as administrative agent, issuing bank and as lender), and each of the additional lenders identified on the signature pages thereto
Consent and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Guaranty and Security Agreement among Sunrun Hera Portfolio 2015-A, LLC, Sunrun [*] Manager [*], LLC, Sunrun [*] Manager [*], LLC, Sunrun [*] Manager [*], LLC, Sunrun [*] Manager [*], LLC, Sunrun [*] Manager [*], LLC, Sunrun [*] Manager [*], LLC, Sunrun [*] Manager [*], LLC, Investec Bank Plc (as administrative agent, issuing bank and as lender), Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, and each of the additional lenders identified on the signature pages thereto, dated as of January 31, 2017
Consent and Second Amendment to Credit Agreement among Sunrun Hera Portfolio 2015-A, LLC, Investec Bank PLC (as administrative agent, issuing bank and as lender) and each of the additional lenders identified on the signature pages thereto, dated of as June 29, 2016
Consent and Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Cash Diversion and Commitment Fee Guaranty dated as of August 22, 2018, among Sunrun Hera Portfolio 2015-A, LLC, Sunrun Inc., Investec Bank Plc
(as administrative agent, issuing bank and as lender) and each of the additional lenders identified on the signature pages thereto
Consent and Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Sixth Amendment to Cash Diversion and Commitment Fee Guaranty dated as of August 22, 2018, among Sunrun Hera Portfolio 2015-A, LLC, Sunrun Inc,, Investec Bank Plc (as administrative agent, issuing bank and as lender) and each of the additional lenders identified on the signature pages thereto
Consent and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Cash Diversion and Commitment Fee Guaranty among the Company, Sunrun Hera Portfolio 2015-A, LLC, Investec Bank Plc (as administrative agent, issuing bank and as lender) and each of the additional lenders identified on the signature pages thereto, dated as of November 30, 2016
Consent, Waiver and Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Cash Diversion and Commitment Fee Guaranty dated as of February 28, 2019, among Sunrun Hera Portfolio 2015-A, LLC, Sunrun Inc., Investec Bank PLC and each of the additional lenders identified on the signature pages thereto.
Credit Agreement among Sunrun Aurora Portfolio 2014-A, LLC, Investec Bank PLC, Keybank National Association and the Lenders from time to time as party thereto, dated December 31, 2014
Credit Agreement among Sunrun Hera Portfolio 2015-A, LLC, Investec Bank PLC (as Administrative Agent), Investec Bank PLC (as Issuing Bank) and the Lenders from time to time as party thereto, dated January 15, 2016
Credit Agreement among Sunrun Neptune Portfolio 2016-A, LLC, as Borrower, Suntrust Bank as Administrative Agent, ING Capital LLC as LC Issuer, and The Lenders from Time to Time Party Hereto dated as of May 9, 2017 and Exhibits
Credit Agreement among Sunrun Scorpio Portfolio 2017-A, LLC, as Borrower, Keybank National Association, as Administrative Agent, Keybank National Association, as LC Issuer, and The Lenders from Time to Time Party Hereto dated as of October 20, 2017 and Exhibits
Credit Agreement among Sunrun Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and the other parties thereto, dated as of April 1, 2015
Employment Letter between Sunrun Inc. and Bob Komin, dated as of May 8, 2015
Employment Letter between Christopher Dawson and Sunrun Inc. dated as of November 28, 2017
Employment Letter between Sunrun Inc. and Edward Fenster, dated as of May 8, 2015
Employment Letter between Sunrun Inc. and Lynn Jurich, dated as of May 8, 2015
Employment Letter between Sunrun Inc. and Paul Winnowski, dated as of May 8, 2015
Employment Letter between Sunrun Inc. and Thomas Holland, dated as of May 8, 2015
First Amendment to Credit Agreement among the Company, Sunrun Neptune Portfolio 2016-A, LLC, SunTrust Bank (as administrative agent and as lender), ING Capital LLC (as issuer and as lender), and each of the additional Lenders from time to time party thereto, dated as of March 26, 2018
First Amendment to Credit Agreement and Collateral Agency Agreement among Sunrun Hera Portfolio 2015-A, LLC, Investec Bank PLC (as administrative agent, issuing bank and as lender), each of the additional lenders identified on the signature pages thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, dated as of May 12, 2016
First Amendment to Credit Agreement and First Amendment to Cash Diversion Guaranty dated as of June 28, 2019 among Sunrun Scorpio Portfolio 2017-A, LLC, as Borrower, Keybank National Association, as Administrative Agent, Keybank National Association, as LC Issuer, and each of the additional lenders identified on the signature page thereto.
Form of Indemnification Agreement between Sunrun Inc. and each of its directors and executive officers
Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Sunrun Hera Portfolio 2015-A, LLC, Investec Bank Plc (as administrative agent and issuing bank), and each of the additional Lenders identified on the signature pages thereto, dated as of November 30, 2018
Incremental Facility Agreement among the Company, AEE Solar, Inc., Sunrun South LLC, Sunrun Installation Services Inc., Clean Energy Experts, LLC, Credit Suisse AG and Comerica Bank, dated as of July 21, 2016
Indenture between Sunrun Athena Issuer 2018-1, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated as of December 20, 2018
Indenture between Sunrun Xanadu Issuer 2019-1, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated as of June 6, 2019.
Key Employee Change in Control and Severance Plan and Summary Plan Description
Mainstream Energy Corporation 2009 Stock Plan.
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Sunrun Hera Portfolio 2015-A, LLC, Investec Bank PLC (as administrative agent, issuing bank and as lender), and each of the additional lenders identified on the signature pages thereto, dated January 15, 2016, amended and restated as of June 23, 2017 and further amended and restated as of March 27, 2018
Separation and Consulting Agreement between Mina Kim and Sunrun Inc., dated as of April 4, 2018
Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Seventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Cash Division and Commitment Fee Guaranty dated as of February 28, 2019, among Sunrun Hera Portfolio 2015-A, LLC, Sunrun Inc., Investec Bank PLC and each of the additional lenders identified on the signature pages thereto.
Sunrun Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan and related form agreements
Sunrun Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan and related form agreements
Sunrun Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan
Sunrun Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and related form agreements
Sunrun Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan and related form agreements
Sunrun Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan and related form agreements
Sunrun Inc. Executive Incentive Compensation Plan
Transition, Separation and General Release Agreement with Paul Winnowski, effective 12/6/2017
Transition, Separation and General Release Agreement, dated December 7, 2015 between Tom Holland and Sunrun Inc.
SCHEDULE 6.14(d)(i)(D)
Excluded Deposit Accounts
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SCHEDULE 7.01
Existing Liens
Sunrun Inc.
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• | LEAF Capital Funding, LLC UCC-1 filing: related to copiers, toner and printers file number 127314575378 filed on May 23, 2012, in California |
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• | Union Leasing Corp. UCC-1 filing: for storage equipment, software licenses and support services file number 1797739 filed on May 9, 2012, in Delaware |
Sunrun Installation Services Inc.
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• | Toyota Motor Credit Corporation UCC-1 filing: Four branch operations use forklifts in their warehouse; file number 2014 33115645, filed on August 18, 2014, in Delaware; file number 2014 4104345, filed on October 13, 2014, in Delaware; file number 2014 5063102, filed on December 12, 2014, in Delaware; file number 2015 0811041, filed on February 26, 2015, in Delaware |
Sunrun South LLC
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• | AT&T Capital Services, Inc. UCC-1 filings: AT&T financed the equipment purchase for the new corporate telephone system; file number 2014 0961961, filed on March 12, 2014, in Delaware and amended on May 6, 2014; file number 2014 2918399, filed on July 23, 2014, in Delaware |
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• | Gelco Fleet Trust UCC-1 filings: related to certain leased Isuzu box trucks and used to carry equipment and materials to job sites; file number 2014 2703866, filed on July 9, 2014, in Delaware; file number 2014 3166857, filed on August 7, 2014, in Delaware; file number 2014 3531803, filed on September 4, 2014, in Delaware; file number 2014 3944774, filed on October 1, 2014, in Delaware |
AEE Solar, Inc.
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• | Raymond Leasing Corporation UCC-1 filings: warehouse equipment/forklifts used in our Sacramento warehouse; file number 11-7257283541, filed on January 1, 2011, in California; file number 11-7263125826, filed on March 11, 2011, in California; file number 11-7274934462, filed on June 28, 2011, in California; file number 12- 7308327962, filed on April 11, 2012, in California |
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• | Fronius USA, LLC UCC-1 filing: Fronius is an ongoing supplier of PV inverters that we buy and sell in the ordinary course of business; file number 14-7404035533, filed on March 20, 2014, in California |
Clean Energy Experts LLC
SCHEDULE 7.02
Existing Indebtedness
NONE
SCHEDULE 7.03
Existing Investments
Sunrun Inc. holds an undilutable minority interest in LGCY Power, LLC (“LGCY”) pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of LGCY, dated August 27, 2014. Sunrun does not have rights to either direct the daily operation of LGCY or to take profit distributions from ongoing operations. Sunrun’s interest affords it a right of first refusal and a distribution right upon the sale of LGCY, as well as certain veto rights over financing and major business decisions of LGCY.
EXHIBIT A
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Administrative Questionnaire
See attached.
EXHIBIT B
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Assignment and Assumption
This Assignment and Assumption (this “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each]1Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the] [each, an] “Assignor”) and [the] [each]2 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the] [each, an] “Assignee”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees]3 hereunder are several and not joint.]4 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the below defined Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, [the] [each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee] [the respective Assignees], and [the] [each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (a) all of [the Assignor’s] [the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other Loan Documents in the amount[s] and equal to the percentage interest[s] identified below of all the outstanding rights and obligations under the respective facilities identified below (including, without limitation, the Letters of Credit included in such facilities) and (b) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)] [the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Documents or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (a) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the] [any] Assignor.
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| | For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language. |
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| | For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language. |
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[for each Assignee, indicate [Affiliate] [Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]]
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3. | Borrowers: Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation |
AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation
Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation
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4. | Administrative Agent: KeyBank National Association, as the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement |
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5. | Collateral Agent: Silicon Valley Bank, as the Collateral Agent under the Credit Agreement |
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6. | Credit Agreement: Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019, by and among the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the Lenders, KeyBank National Association, as the Administrative Agent, Silicon Valley Bank, as the Collateral Agent[, and the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners] |
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Assignor[s]5 | Assignee[s]6 | Facility Assigned7 | Aggregate Amount of Commitment/ Loans for all Lenders8 | Amount of Commitment/ Loans Assigned | Percentage Assigned of Commitment/ Loans9 | CUSIP Number |
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| | List each Assignee, as appropriate. |
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| | Amounts in this column and in the column immediately to the right to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date. |
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Effective Date: ________, 20 __[TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
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The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
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[Consented to and] 11Accepted:
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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent | | |
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ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
Standard Terms and Conditions for Assignment and Assumption
1. Representations and Warranties.
1.1. Assignor. [The] [Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the] [the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the] [such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2. Assignee. [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under the terms of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under the terms of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the] [the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by [the] [such] Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire [the][such] Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the] [such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the] [such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the] [each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tiff”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
EXHIBIT C
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Compliance Certificate
Financial Statement Date: [_______,_____]
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TO: | KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent |
RE: | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019, by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, the Lenders, KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent, and Silicon Valley Bank, as Collateral Agent (as further, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement) |
DATE: | [Date] |
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The undersigned Responsible Officer1 hereby certifies as of the date hereof that [he/she] is the [_______________________] of Sunrun, and that, as such, [he/she] is authorized to execute and deliver this Compliance Certificate (this “Certificate”) to the Administrative Agent on the behalf of Sunrun and the other Loan Parties, and that:
[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal year-end financial statements]
1. The Loan Parties have delivered the year-end audited financial statements required by Section 6.01(a) of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal year of Sunrun ended as of the above date, together with the report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant required by Section 6.01(a) of the Credit Agreement.
[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal quarter-end financial statements]
1. The Loan Parties have delivered the unaudited financial statements required by Section 6.01(b) of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarter of Sunrun ended as of the above date, which Consolidated financial statements fairly present the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Sunrun in accordance with GAAP as of such date and for such period, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
2. The undersigned has reviewed and is familiar with the terms of the Credit Agreement and has made, or has caused to be made under [his/her] supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and condition (financial or otherwise) of Sunrun and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by such financial statements.
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3. A review of the activities of Sunrun and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal period has been made under the supervision of the undersigned with a view to determining whether during such fiscal period Sunrun and each of the other Loan Parties performed and observed all their obligations under the Loan Documents, and
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[to the best knowledge of the undersigned, during such fiscal period each of the Loan Parties performed and observed each covenant and condition of the Loan Documents applicable to it, and no Default has occurred and is continuing.]
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[to the best knowledge of the undersigned, the following covenants or conditions have not been performed or observed and the following is a list of each such Default and its nature and status:]
4. The representations and warranties of the Borrowers and each other Loan Party contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection therewith are (i) with respect to representations and warranties that contain a materiality qualification, true and correct in all respects on and as of the date hereof and (ii) with respect to representations and warranties that do not contain a materiality qualification, true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, and except that for purposes of this Compliance Certificate, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement, including the statements in connection with which this Compliance Certificate is delivered.
5. The financial covenant analyses and information set forth on Schedule A attached hereto are true and accurate on and as of the date of this Certificate.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Certificate by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g., “pdf’ or “tiff’) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Certificate.
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Schedule A
Financial Statement Date: [_________,___] (“Statement Date”)
to the Compliance Certificate
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I. Section 7.11(a) - Unencumbered Liquidity
A. Sum of the Borrowers’ cash and Cash Equivalents (determined as of the last day of each month based on the average daily balance thereof during such month) held in deposit accounts and securities accounts in which the Collateral Agent has obtained a perfected first priority Lien subject to no other Lien: $_____________
Compliance
The Borrowers [are] [are not] in compliance with Section 7.11(a) of the Credit Agreement as the Unencumbered Liquidity of $____________ 1, which has been measured as of the last day of the month ended [_____, 201_], [is] [is not] greater than or equal to the minimum permitted Unencumbered Liquidity amount of $25,000,000 required as of such month end.2
II. Section 7.11(b) - Interest Coverage Ratio
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A. | Numerator (for the prior trailing 12-month period then ending on the most recent fiscal quarter end available): | | |
| i. | Operating income (measured in accordance with GAAP) plus depreciation and amortization included in COGS | $ | |
| ii. | [***] of general and administration costs (G&A, as measured in accordance with GAAP) | $ | |
| iii. | [***] percent of sales and marketing costs (S&M, as measured in accordance with GAAP) | $ | |
| iv. | [***] percent of research and development costs (R&D, as measured in accordance with GAAP) | $ | |
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B. | Denominator (for the prior trailing 12-month period then ending on the most recent fiscal quarter end available, which is to be paid in cash, in each case, of or by the Borrowers and | | |
| i. | all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP
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| ii. | all interest paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations
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Compliance
The Borrowers [are] [are not] in compliance with Section 7.11(b) of the Credit Agreement as the Interest Coverage Ratio of _____ 3 to 1.00 [is][is not] greater than or equal to the minimum permitted Interest Coverage Ratio of [2.00][3.00][3.50] 4 to 1.00.
[III. Section 7.11(c) - Quarter-End Liquidity 5
A. Sum of the Borrowers’ cash and Cash Equivalents (determined as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter based on the balances thereof on such date) held in deposit accounts and securities accounts maintained at a bank reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which the Collateral Agent has obtained a perfected first priority Lien subject to no other Liens:
Compliance
The Borrowers [are] [are not] in compliance with Section 7.11(c) of the Credit Agreement as the Quarter-End Liquidity of $___________ 6, which has been measured as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ended [_____, 201_], [is][is not] greater than or equal to the minimum permitted Quarter-End Liquidity amount of [$30,000,000][$35,000,000]7 Minimum Quarter-End Liquidity amount of $30,000,000 required for quarters ending on or after March 31, 2018 but prior to December 31, 2019; Minimum Quarter-End Liquidity amount of $35,000,000 required for quarters ending on or after December 31, 2019. required as of such fiscal quarter end.]
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EXHIBIT D
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Joinder Agreement
THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [________], [_____], is by and among [__________________, a_______________________] (the “Subsidiary Guarantor”), Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), KeyBank National Association, in its capacity as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and Silicon Valley Bank, in its capacity as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, and the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning provided in the Credit Agreement.
The Subsidiary Guarantor is an additional Loan Party, and, consequently, the Loan Parties are required by Section 6.13 of the Credit Agreement to cause the Subsidiary Guarantor to become a “Guarantor” thereunder.
Accordingly, the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Borrowers hereby agree as follows with the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders:
1. The Subsidiary Guarantor hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantor will be deemed to be a party to and a “Guarantor” under the Credit Agreement and shall have all of the obligations of a Guarantor thereunder as if it had executed the Credit Agreement. The Subsidiary Guarantor hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in the applicable Loan Documents, including, without limitation (a) all of the representations and warranties set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement and (b) all of the affirmative and negative covenants set forth in Articles VI and VII of the Credit Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing terms of this Paragraph 1, the Subsidiary Guarantor hereby guarantees, jointly and severally together with the other Guarantors, the prompt payment of the Secured Obligations in accordance with Article X of the Credit Agreement.
2. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Borrowers hereby agrees that all of the representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party are true and correct as of the date hereof.
3. The Subsidiary Guarantor hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantor will be deemed to be a party to the Security Agreement, and shall have all the rights and obligations of a “Grantor” (as such term is
defined in the Security Agreement) thereunder as if it had executed the Security Agreement. The Subsidiary Guarantor hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in the Security Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing terms of this Paragraph 3, the Subsidiary Guarantor hereby grants, pledges and assigns to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a continuing security interest in, and a right of set off, to the extent applicable, against any and all right, title and interest of the Subsidiary Guarantor in and to the Collateral (as such term is defined in Section 2 of the Security Agreement) of the Subsidiary Guarantor.
4. The Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges and confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the schedules and exhibits thereto and each Collateral Document and the schedules and exhibits thereto. The information on the schedules to the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Documents are hereby supplemented (to the extent permitted under the Credit Agreement or Collateral Documents) to reflect the information shown on the attached Schedule A.
5. The Borrowers confirm that the Credit Agreement is, and upon the Subsidiary Guarantor becoming a Guarantor, shall continue to be, in full force and effect. The parties hereto confirm and agree that immediately upon the Subsidiary Guarantor becoming a Guarantor the term “Obligations,” as used in the Credit Agreement, shall include all obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor under the Credit Agreement and under each other Loan Document to which it is a party.
6. Each of the Borrowers and the Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that at any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, it will execute and deliver such further documents and do such further acts as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may reasonably request in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents in order to effect the purposes of this Agreement.
7. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
8. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. The terms of Sections 11.14 and 11.15 of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis, and the parties hereto agree to such terms.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Borrowers and the Subsidiary Guarantor has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized officer, and each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, has caused the same to be accepted by its authorized officer, as of the day and year first above written.
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR:
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BORROWERS:
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| | SUNRUN SOUTH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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Acknowledged, accepted and agreed:
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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent | | |
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SILICON VALLEY BANK, as Collateral Agent | | |
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Schedule A
Schedules to Credit Agreement and Collateral Documents
[TO BE COMPLETED BY BORROWERS]
ANNEX III
EXHIBIT E
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Loan Notice
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TO: | KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent |
RE: | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019, by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, the Lenders, KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent, and Silicon Valley Bank, as Collateral Agent (as further, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement) |
DATE: | [Date] |
The undersigned hereby requests (select one):
c A Borrowing of the Revolving Loan
c A [conversion] or [continuation] of Revolving Loans
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1. On __________________ (the “Credit Extension Date”)
2. In the amount of $__________________
3. Comprised of: c Base Rate Loans
c Eurodollar Rate Loans
4. For Eurodollar Rate Loans: with an Interest Period of _____ months
5. The Revolving Borrowing requested herein is subject to the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate, dated as of ________, 20__ (the “Current Borrowing Base Certificate”).
6. The Borrowing Base set forth in the Current Borrowing Base Certificate is $________________.
7. The NYGB Borrowing Base set forth in the Current Borrowing Base Certificate is $_______________.
8. The amount of the NYGB Borrowing Base Availability as of the Credit Extension Date is $______________.
9. The Lenders will be required to fund the Revolving Borrowing requested herein based on:
c Unadjusted Applicable Percentage
c Adjusted Applicable Percentage
10. Below sets forth each Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Revolving Borrowing requested herein, the amount of such Revolving Borrowing corresponding to such Applicable Percentage and the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure after giving effect to such Revolving Borrowing.
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The Revolving Borrowing requested herein complies with the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.01(a) and the requirements of Section 2.01(c) of the Credit Agreement.
Each of the Borrowers hereby represents and warrants that the conditions specified in Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be satisfied on and as of the Credit Extension Date.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this notice by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this notice.
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| SUNRUN INC., a Delaware corporation |
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| AEE SOLAR, INC., a California corporation, as Borrower |
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| | SUNRUN SOUTH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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AEE SOLAR, INC., a California corporation, as Borrower |
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SUNRUN SOUTH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Borrower |
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SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES INC., a Delaware corporation, as Borrower |
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ANNEX IV
EXHIBIT F
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Permitted Acquisition Certificate
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TO: | KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent |
RE: | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019, by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, the Lenders, KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent, and Silicon Valley Bank, as Collateral Agent (as further, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement) |
DATE: | [Date] |
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[Loan Party] intends to make an Acquisition of [______] (the “Target”). The undersigned Responsible Officer of [Loan Party] hereby certifies that:
(a) The Acquisition is an acquisition of a type of business (or assets used in a type of business) permitted to be engaged in by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement.
(b) No Default or Event of Default exists or would exist after giving effect to the Acquisition.
(c) [After giving effect to the Acquisition on a Pro Forma Basis, the Loan Parties are in compliance with (x) each of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 of the Credit Agreement (as demonstrated on Schedule A attached hereto) and (y) the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate.]1
(d) The Loan Parties have complied with Sections 6.13 and 6.14 of the Credit Agreement, to the extent required to do so thereby.
(e) [Attached hereto as Schedule B is a description of the material terms of the Acquisition (including a description of the business and the form of consideration).]2
(f) [Attached hereto as Schedule C are the [audited financial statements] [management-prepared financial statements3] of the Target for its two most recent fiscal years]4
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| | Audited financial statements are to be provided unless unavailable, in which case management prepared financial statements can be provided. |
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| | Only applicable to Acquisitions with a Cost of Acquisition in excess of $15,000,000. |
(g) [Attached hereto as Schedule D are the unaudited financial statements of the Target for any fiscal quarters ended within the fiscal year to date.]5
(j) [The Acquisition is not a “hostile” Acquisition and has been duly authorized by the board of directors (or equivalent) and/or shareholders (or equivalent) of the applicable Loan Party and the Target, in each case where such authorization is required.]6
(k) With respect to the Cost of Acquisition paid by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries for all Acquisitions made after the Closing Date and during the term of the Credit Agreement, on a fully diluted basis with respect to all such Acquisitions, the aggregate Cost of Acquisition (excluding Equity Consideration) shall not exceed $[***].
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Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Certificate by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g., “pdf’ or “tif’) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Certificate.
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| SUNRUN INC., a Delaware corporation |
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| AEE SOLAR, INC., a California corporation, as Borrower |
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| | SUNRUN SOUTH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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| | SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES a Delaware Corporation |
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[Schedule A]1
Financial Covenant Calculations
Financial Statement Date: [_____,____] (“Statement Date”)
to the Compliance Certificate
($ in 000’s)
I. Section 7.11(a) - Unencumbered Liquidity
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A. Sum of the Borrowers’ cash and Cash Equivalents (determined as of the last day of each month based on the average daily balance thereof during such month) held in deposit accounts and securities accounts in which the Collateral Agent has obtained a perfected first priority Lien subject to no other Lien: | $ |
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Compliance
The Borrowers [are] [are not] in compliance with Section 7.11(a) of the Credit Agreement as the Unencumbered Liquidity of $____________ 2, which has been measured as of the last day of the month ended [_____, 201_], [is] [is not] greater than or equal to the minimum permitted Unencumbered Liquidity amount of $25,000,000 required as of such month end.3
II. Section 7.11(b) - Interest Coverage Ratio
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A. | Numerator (for the prior trailing 12-month period then ending on the most recent fiscal quarter end available): | | |
| i. | Operating income (measured in accordance with GAAP) plus depreciation and amortization included in COGS | $ | |
| ii. | [***] of general and administration costs (G&A, as measured in accordance with GAAP) | $ | |
| iii. | [***] percent of sales and marketing costs (S&M, as measured in accordance with GAAP) | $ | |
| iv. | [***] percent of research and development costs (R&D, as measured in accordance with GAAP) | $ | |
| v. | Sum of Line II.A.i + Line II.A.ii + Line II.A.iii + Line II.A.iv | $ | |
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B. Denominator (for the prior trailing 12-month period then ending on the most recent fiscal quarter end available, which is to be paid in cash, in each case, of or by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries, for such period of measurement): | | |
| i. | all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP
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| ii. | all interest paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations | $ | |
| iii. | the portion of rent expense under Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP | $ | |
| iv. | Aggregate cash Interest Charges of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries (which Interest Charges shall not be determined on a Consolidated basis): Sum of Line II.B.i + Line II.B.ii + Line II.B.iii
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| | Pursuant to Section 7.11(a), an Event of Default shall not be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of the Borrowers’ failure to maintain an Unencumbered Liquidity of at least $25,000,000 as of any month end unless its Unencumbered Liquidity is less then such amount on two consecutive measurement dates; provided that Unencumbered Liquidity shall not be less than $20,000,000 as of the last day of any month.
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C. | Interest Coverage Ratio (Line II.A.iii ÷ Line II.B.iv): _____ to 1.00 |
Compliance
The Borrowers [are] [are not] in compliance with Section 7.11(b) of the Credit Agreement as the Interest Coverage Ratio of _____4 Insert Line II.C. to 1.00 [is][is not] greater than or equal to the minimum permitted Interest Coverage Ratio of [2.00][3.00][3.50] 5 to 1.00.
[III. Section 7.11(c) - Quarter-End Liquidity 6
A. Sum of the Borrowers’ cash and Cash Equivalents (determined as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter based on the balances thereof on such date) held in deposit accounts and securities accounts maintained at a bank reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which the Collateral Agent has obtained a perfected first priority Lien subject to no other Liens:
Compliance
The Borrowers [are] [are not] in compliance with Section 7.11(c) of the Credit Agreement as the Quarter-End Liquidity of $___________ 7, which has been measured as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ended [_____, 201_], [is][is not] greater than or equal to the minimum permitted Quarter-End Liquidity amount of [$30,000,000][$35,000,000]8 required as of such fiscal quarter end.]
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| | Ratio of 2.00 to 1.00 required for quarters ending prior to March 31, 2018; ratio of 3:00 to 1.00 required for quarters ending on or after March 31, 2018 but prior to December 31, 2019; ratio of 3:50 to 1.00 required for quarters ending on or after December 31, 2019. |
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| | Minimum Quarter-End Liquidity amount of $30,000,000 required for quarters ending on or after March 31, 2018 but prior to December 31, 2019; Minimum Quarter-End Liquidity amount of $35,000,000 required for quarters ending on or after December 31, 2019.
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[Schedule B]
Description of Material Terms
[TO BE COMPLETED BY BORROWERS]1
[Schedule C]
[Audited Financial Statements] [Management-Prepared Financial Statements]
[TO BE COMPLETED BY BORROWERS]1
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| | 1 Only applicable to Acquisitions with a Cost of Acquisition in excess of $5,000,000.
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[Schedule D]
Consolidated Projected Income Statements
[TO BE COMPLETED BY BORROWERS]1
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EXHIBIT G
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Revolving Note
[__________,_____]
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (collectively, the “Borrowers”), hereby jointly and severally promise to pay to [___________________] or its registered assigns (the “Lender”), in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the principal amount of each Revolving Loan from time to time made by the Lender to the Borrowers under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement;” capitalized terms being used but undefined herein as therein defined), by and among the Borrowers, the Guarantors, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent, Silicon Valley Bank, as Collateral Agent, and the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Joint Book Runners.
The Borrowers jointly and severally promise to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan from the date of such Revolving Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates and at such times as provided in the Credit Agreement. All payments of principal and interest shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office. If any amount is not paid in full when due hereunder, such unpaid amount shall bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until the date of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the per annum rate set forth in the Credit Agreement.
This Revolving Note is one of the Revolving Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement, and the holder is entitled to the benefits thereof. Revolving Loans made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Lender may also attach schedules to this Revolving Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Revolving Loans and payments with respect thereto.
Each Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non-payment of this Revolving Note.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Revolving Note by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tiff”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Revolving Note.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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| SUNRUN INC., a Delaware corporation |
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| AEE SOLAR, INC., a California corporation, as Borrower |
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| | SUNRUN SOUTH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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| | SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES a Delaware Corporation |
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EXHIBIT H
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Secured Party Designation Notice
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TO: | KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent |
RE: | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019, by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, the Lenders, Silicon Valley Bank, as the Collateral Agent (the “Collateral Agent”), and KeyBank National Association, as the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement) |
DATE: | [Date] |
[Name of Cash Management Bank/Hedge Bank] (the “Secured Party”) hereby notifies you, pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, that the Secured Party meets the requirements of a [Cash Management Bank] [Hedge Bank] under the terms of the Credit Agreement and is a [Cash Management Bank] [Hedge Bank] under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this notice by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this notice.
A duly authorized officer of the undersigned has executed this notice as of the day and year set forth above.
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EXHIBIT I
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Solvency Certificate
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TO: | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent |
RE: | Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2015, by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, the Lenders, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent, and Silicon Valley Bank, as Collateral Agent (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement) |
DATE: | [Date] |
The undersigned Responsible Officer of the Borrowers is familiar with the properties, businesses, assets and liabilities of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries and is duly authorized to execute this certificate on behalf of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries.
The undersigned certifies that [he/she] has made such investigation and inquiries as to the financial condition of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries as the undersigned deems necessary and prudent for the purpose of providing this Solvency Certificate (this “Certificate”). The undersigned acknowledges that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are relying on the truth and accuracy of this Certificate in connection with the making of Credit Extensions and the other transactions contemplated under the Credit Agreement.
The undersigned certifies that the financial information, projections and assumptions which underlie and form the basis for the representations made in this Certificate were reasonable when made and were made in good faith and continue to be reasonable as of the date hereof.
BASED ON THE FOREGOING, the undersigned certifies that, both before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement:
(a) The fair value of the property of each Borrower, individually and together with its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Borrower, individually and together with its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis.
(b) The present fair salable value of the assets of each Borrower, individually and together with its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Borrower, individually and together with its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, on their debts as they become absolute and matured.
(c) Each Borrower, individually and together with its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities
beyond such Person’s individual or consolidated ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature.
(d) Neither any Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in business or a transaction, or is about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Borrower’s or Subsidiary’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital.
(e) Each Borrower, individually and together with its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, is able to pay its individual and consolidated debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business.
(f) The amount of contingent liabilities at any time have been computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Certificate by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g., “pdf’ or “tif’) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Certificate.
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| SUNRUN INC., a Delaware corporation |
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| AEE SOLAR, INC., a California corporation, as Borrower |
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| | SUNRUN SOUTH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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| | SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES a Delaware Corporation |
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EXHIBIT J
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Officer’s Certificate
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TO: | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent |
RE: | Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2015, by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, the Lenders, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent, and Silicon Valley Bank, as Collateral Agent (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement) |
DATE: | [Date] |
The undersigned Responsible Officer of [LOAN PARTY] (the “Company”) hereby certifies as follows:
1.Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the [articles of incorporation] [certificate of formation] [certificate of limited partnership] of the Company, and all amendments thereto, as in effect on the date hereof certified as a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority of the state of [incorporation] [formation] [organization] of the Company.
2. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and complete copy of the [bylaws] [operating agreement] [partnership agreement] of the Company, and all amendments thereto, as in effect on the date hereof.
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the [board of directors] [members] [managers] [partners] of the Company on [_________]. Such resolutions have not in any way been rescinded or modified and have been in full force and effect since their adoption to and including the date hereof, and such resolutions are the only corporate proceedings of the Company now in force relating to or affecting the matters referred to therein.
4. Attached hereto as Exhibit D are true and complete copies of the certificates of good standing, existence or its equivalent of the Company certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority of the state of [incorporation] [formation] [organization] of the Company and each other state in which the failure to so qualify and be in good standing could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5. The following persons listed on Annex A attached hereto are the duly elected and qualified officers of the Company, holding the offices appearing next to their names on the date hereof, and the signatures appearing opposite the names of the officers below are their true and genuine signatures, and each of such officers is duly authorized to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Company, the Credit Agreement, the Notes, the other Loan Documents and such other
documents, agreements, deeds, certificates and instruments as specified or contemplated by the Loan Documents.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Certificate by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g., “pdf’ or “tif’) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Certificate.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Officer’s Certificate as of the date set forth above.
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The undersigned, the duly appointed, qualified and acting [_______________] of the Company, hereby certifies that the signature immediately above is the true, correct and genuine signature of [______________], the duly appointed, qualified and acting [______________] of the Company.
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ANNEX A
INCUMBENCY FOR COMPANY
EXHIBIT K-1
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships
For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019, by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, the Lenders, Silicon Valley Bank, as the Collateral Agent (the “Collateral Agent”), and KeyBank National Association, as the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (a) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (b) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (c) it is not a ten percent shareholder of any of the Borrowers within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (d) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to any of the Borrowers as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on a properly completed and executed original of IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (a) if the information provided on IRS Form W-8BEN changes, the undersigned shall so inform the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent by providing a newly completed and executed original of IRS Form W-8BEN with the updated information no later than the date of the next interest payment on the Loan, and (b) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective IRS Form W-8BEN in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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[NAME OF FOREIGN LENDER] |
By: |
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Date: ______ __, ___ |
EXHIBIT K-2
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships
For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019, by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, the Lenders, Silicon Valley Bank, as the Collateral Agent (the “Collateral Agent”), and KeyBank National Association, as the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (a) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (b) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (c) it is not a ten percent shareholder of any of the Borrowers within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (d) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to any of the Borrowers as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on a properly completed and executed original of IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (a) if the information provided on IRS Form W-8BEN changes, the undersigned shall so inform such Lender by providing a newly completed and executed original of IRS Form W-8BEN with the updated information no later than the date of the next interest payment on the Loan, and (b) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective IRS Form W-8BEN in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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[NAME OF PARTICIPANT] |
By: _____________________________________ |
Name: ___________________________________ |
Title: ____________________________________ |
Date: ______ __, ___ |
EXHIBIT K-3
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships
For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019, by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, the Lenders, Silicon Valley Bank, as the Collateral Agent (the “Collateral Agent”), and KeyBank National Association, as the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (a) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (b) its direct or indirect partners or members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (c) with respect to such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners or members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (d) none of its direct or indirect partners or members is a ten percent shareholder of any of the Borrowers within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (e) none of its direct or indirect partners or members is a controlled foreign corporation related to any of the Borrowers as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a properly completed and executed original of IRS Form W-8IMY, a withholding statement as described in the regulations under section 1441 of the Code, and one of the following forms from each of its partners or members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (a) a properly completed and executed original of IRS Form W-8BEN or (b) a properly completed and executed IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s or member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption (or if one of such partner’s or member’s beneficial owners is itself a partnership (“Upper-Tier Partnership”), then a properly completed and executed original of IRS Form W-8IMY from the Upper-Tier Partnership accompanied by a properly completed and executed original of IRS Form W-8BEN from each of the Upper-Tier Partnership’s partners or members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption, and so on). By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (i) if the information provided on IRS Form W-8IMY and accompanying documentation changes, the undersigned shall so inform such Lender by providing newly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY or any of the accompanying documentation (as appropriate) with the updated information no later than
the date of the next interest payment on the Loan and (ii) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective IRS Form W-8IMY and accompanying documentation in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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By: _____________________________________ |
Name: ___________________________________ |
Title: ____________________________________ |
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EXHIBIT K-4
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships
For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019, by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, the Lenders, Silicon Valley Bank, as the Collateral Agent (the “Collateral Agent”), and KeyBank National Association, as the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (a) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (b) its direct or indirect partners or members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (c) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners or members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (d) none of its direct or indirect partners or members is a ten percent shareholder of any of the Borrowers within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (e) none of its direct or indirect partners or members is a controlled foreign corporation related to any of the Borrowers as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers with a properly completed and executed original of IRS Form W-8IMY, a withholding statement as described in the regulations under section 1441 of the Code, and one of the following forms from each of its partners or members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (a) a properly completed and executed original of IRS Form W-8BEN or (b) a properly completed and executed original of IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s or member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption (or if one of such partner’s or member’s beneficial owners is itself a partnership (“Upper-Tier Partnership”), then a properly completed and executed original of IRS Form W-8IMY from the Upper-Tier Partnership accompanied by a properly completed and executed original of IRS Form W-8BEN from each of the Upper-Tier Partnership’s partners or members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption, and so on). By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (i) if the information provided on IRS Form W-8IMY or the accompanying documentation changes, the undersigned shall so inform the Borrowers
and the Administrative Agent by providing newly completed and executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY or any of the accompanying documentation (as appropriate) with the updated information no later than the date of the next interest payment on the Loan, and (ii) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective IRS Form W-8IMY and accompanying documentation in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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By: _____________________________________ |
Name: ___________________________________ |
Title: ____________________________________ |
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EXHIBIT L
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Funding Indemnity Letter
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TO: | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent Lenders to the Credit Agreement |
RE: | Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2015, by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, the Lenders, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent, and Silicon Valley Bank, as Collateral Agent (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) |
DATE: | [Date] |
This letter is delivered in anticipation of the closing of the above-referenced Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the most recent draft of the Credit Agreement circulated to the Borrowers and the Lenders.
The Borrowers anticipate that all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement will be satisfied on April 1, 2015 (the “Effective Date”). The Borrowers wish to borrow the initial Revolving Loans, described in the Loan Notice delivered in connection with this letter agreement, on the Effective Date as Eurodollar Rate Loans (the “Effective Date Eurodollar Rate Loans”).
The Borrowers acknowledge that (a) in order to accommodate the foregoing request, the Lenders are making funding arrangements for value on the Effective Date, (b) there can be no assurance that the Credit Agreement will become effective as of the Effective Date, (c) the Lenders will not make such Effective Date Eurodollar Rate Loans unless the Credit Agreement has been fully executed and the requirements set forth in Article IV of the Credit Agreement are satisfied (the “Funding Requirements”), and (d) if the Funding Requirements are not satisfied on or before the Effective Date, the Lenders may sustain funding losses as a result of such failure to close on such date.
In order to induce the Lenders to make the funding arrangements necessary to make the Effective Date Eurodollar Rate Loans on the Effective Date, the Borrowers agree promptly upon demand to compensate each Lender and hold each Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense (including the cost of counsel) which such Lender may incur (a) as a consequence of any failure to (i) satisfy the Funding Requirements or (ii) borrow the Effective Date Eurodollar Rate Loans on the Effective Date from such Lender for any reason whatsoever (including the failure of the Credit Agreement to become effective) or (b) in connection with the preparation, administration or enforcement of, or any dispute arising under, this Funding Indemnity Letter. For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrowers to any Lender under this paragraph, the provisions of Section 3.05 of the Credit Agreement shall apply as if the Credit Agreement were in effect with respect to the Effective
Date Eurodollar Rate Loans (regardless of whether the Credit Agreement ever becomes effective).
This letter agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this letter agreement by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g., “pdf’ or “tiff’) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this letter agreement. This letter agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
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| AEE SOLAR, INC., a California corporation, as Borrower |
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EXHIBIT M-1
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Bailee Agreement
BAILEE AGREEMENT
THIS BAILEE AGREEMENT is entered into as of ___________, by and among SILICON VALLEY BANK, in its capacity as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”), ________________________ (“Custodian”), and SUNRUN INC., a Delaware corporation, AEE SOLAR, INC., a California corporation, SUNRUN SOUTH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES INC., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”).
WHEREAS, Custodian has warehouse facilities at _____________________ (“Warehouse”), in which it stores or handles inventory of the Borrowers (“Inventory”) from time to time; and from time to time pursuant to that certain [describe applicable agreement], dated as of [______ __], 20[__] (the “Custodian Agreement”), between Custodian and the Borrowers;
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrowers, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders and other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), KeyBank National Association, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to provide advances and other financial accommodations to the Borrowers, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree to provide such financing only if Custodian and the Borrowers agree upon the storage and handling of the Inventory as set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, as security for the payment and performance of the Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the Borrowers have granted a security interest to the Collateral Agent in certain of the inventory that will be stored at the Warehouse (together with all additions, substitutions, replacements and improvements to, and proceeds of, the foregoing, collectively, the “Collateral Agent Collateral”);
NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
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1. | Custodian is hereby notified that Collateral Agent has a security interest in the Collateral Agent Collateral. Custodian agrees not to claim any ownership of any Collateral Agent Collateral, agrees not to encumber, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Collateral Agent Collateral except as permitted hereunder or otherwise |
instructed in writing by Collateral Agent, and agrees that it holds all Collateral Agent Collateral as agent for Collateral Agent for the purpose of perfecting Collateral Agent’s security interest therein. Custodian hereby subordinates all of its present and future rights of levy, distraint, demand, lien, encumbrance or seizure with respect to such Collateral Agent Collateral, to Collateral Agent’s security interest and rights in the Collateral Agent Collateral.
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2. | Custodian shall institute, supervise, control and maintain records and procedures in order to control the receipt, storage and delivery of the Collateral Agent Collateral. Custodian shall fully supervise, control and protect, the Collateral Agent Collateral and its records of same at the Warehouse and shall sufficiently label such Collateral Agent Collateral so as to be identifiable as being Collateral Agent Collateral. |
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3. | Custodian shall allow Collateral Agent at its discretion, from time to time during normal business hours, to examine the Collateral Agent Collateral, to verify that all Collateral Agent Collateral has been properly accounted for and that Custodian and Borrowers are in compliance with this Agreement, and to obtain copies of Custodian’s records relating to the Collateral Agent Collateral and this Agreement. Custodian agrees to give Collateral Agent at least 20 days advance written notice of any change in address or location of the Warehouse. |
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4. | Custodian will be bonded at all times, which bond shall be issued by a company and on terms reasonably acceptable to Collateral Agent. Custodian will at all times keep the Collateral Agent Collateral insured for full value against all insurable risks, on terms acceptable to Collateral Agent. Custodian will notify Collateral Agent in writing at least 10 days before changing or canceling any such insurance. |
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5. | Custodian shall report to Collateral Agent immediately, or as soon as is reasonably possible, if any Inventory is missing, lost, damaged or destroyed, or if Custodian receives notice of any attachment, lien or other claim affecting the Collateral Agent Collateral. |
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6. | Custodian acknowledges and agrees that the Collateral Agent Collateral shall at all times be moveable personal property. From time to time, Collateral Agent may enter the Warehouse to enforce its rights in and to the Collateral Agent Collateral, and Custodian will not interfere with any such actions; provided that Collateral Agent is escorted by an employee or agent of Custodian at all times while in the Warehouse. |
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7. | If Borrowers are ever in material default under the Custodian Agreement, Custodian will promptly notify Collateral Agent in writing and provide at least 30 days thereafter for Collateral Agent to cure such default. If, as a result of any default by Borrowers or otherwise, Custodian decides to terminate the Custodian Agreement, then Custodian shall so notify Collateral Agent in writing and Collateral Agent shall have 30 days after receipt of such notice to remove Collateral Agent Collateral from the Warehouse, prior to any exercise of rights by Custodian. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall Collateral Agent be responsible for any |
obligations of Borrowers to Custodian under the Custodian Agreement or otherwise, unless Collateral Agent specifically agrees in writing to accept same.
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8. | Upon Collateral Agent’s request, Custodian will promptly provide to Collateral Agent a copy of Borrowers’ monthly statement of charges. |
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9. | Custodian agrees not to issue any warehouse receipts or other document of title relating to Collateral Agent Collateral. |
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10. | This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until all obligations of Borrowers owing to Collateral Agent have been indefeasibly paid or performed in full, or until all Collateral Agent Collateral has been removed from the Warehouse. Any notices or other communications under this Agreement shall be made to the notice address the recipient party has set forth on the signature page hereto or such other notice address as the recipient party shall hereafter designate in writing to the other parties and shall be deemed given when received if delivered personally, via electronic mail or by facsimile transmission with completed transmission acknowledgment, or when delivered or when delivery is refused if mailed by overnight delivery via a nationally recognized courier or registered or certified first class mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid. |
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11. | This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of [California], and may be modified only in writing signed by both parties. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and assigns. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Bailee Agreement as of the date set forth above.
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Notice address: | | COLLATERAL AGENT: |
3003 Tasman Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 Attn: [***] | By: | SILICON VALLEY BANK
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Notice address: | | BORROWERS: |
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225 Bush Street, Suite 1400 | | |
San Francisco, CA 94104 | | |
Attn: General Counsel | | |
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Notice address: | | BORROWERS: |
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225 Bush Street, Suite 1400 | | |
San Francisco, CA 94104 | | |
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Notice address: | | BORROWERS: |
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EXHIBIT M-2
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Landlord Waiver
Drawn by and return to:
Silicon Valley Bank
3003 Tasman Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Attn: [***]
THIS LANDLORD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered as of this [___] day of [_______, 20 __] by and between [_________________], a [______________] (“Landlord”), the owner of certain real property, buildings and improvements located in [_______________], and Silicon Valley Bank, in its capacity as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”) for the lenders (the “Lenders”) providing certain credit facilities pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019 (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement), by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the guarantors from time to time party thereto (the “Guarantors” and, together with the Borrowers, the “Loan Parties”), the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and KeyBank National Association, in its capacity as administrative agent.
Recitals:
A. The Lenders have agreed to provide the Borrowers with certain loan facilities and other financial accommodations (the “Loan Facilities”) under the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, which Loan Facilities are guaranteed by the Guarantors. The Loan Parties have secured the repayment of the Loan Facilities and certain other obligations (collectively, the “Secured Obligations”) by granting the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the Loan Parties’ personal property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including all proceeds of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Collateral”).
B. Whereas Landlord is the lessor under the lease described in Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Lease”) with [_______________] (the “Tenant”) as lessee pursuant to which Landlord has leased certain premises to Tenant located at [_______________] (the “Premises”).
C. As a condition to extending the Loan Facilities, the Lenders and the Collateral Agent have requested that the Loan Parties obtain, and cause the Landlord to provide, a waiver and subordination, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, of all of its rights against any of the Collateral until the Facility Termination Date.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the mutual benefits accruing to the Collateral Agent and Landlord as a result of the Loan Facilities provided by the Lenders pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the sufficiency and receipt of such consideration being hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Landlord hereby subordinates in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, any and all rights or interests that Landlord, or its successors and assigns, may now or hereafter have in or to the Collateral, including, without limitation, any lien, claim, charge or encumbrance of any kind or nature, arising by statute, contract, common law or otherwise.
2. Landlord hereby agrees that the liens and security interests existing in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, shall be prior and superior to (a) any and all rights of distraint, levy, and execution which Landlord may now or hereafter have against the Collateral, (b) any and all liens and security interests which Landlord may now or hereafter have on and in the Collateral, and (c) any and all other rights, demands and claims of every nature whatsoever which Landlord may now or hereafter have on or against the Collateral for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, rent, storage charge, or similar expense, cost or sum due or to become due Landlord by Tenant under the provisions of any lease, storage agreement or otherwise, and Landlord hereby subordinates all of its foregoing rights and interests in the Collateral to the security interest of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral. Landlord deems the Collateral to be personal property, not fixtures.
3. Upon the advance written notice from the Collateral Agent that an event of default has occurred and is continuing under the Credit Agreement, Landlord agrees that the Collateral Agent or its delegates or assigns may enter upon the Premises at any time or times, during normal business hours, to inspect or remove the Collateral, or any part thereof, from the Premises, without charge, either prior to or subsequent to the termination of the Lease; provided that in any event such removal shall occur no later than forty-five (45) days after the termination of the Lease. The Collateral Agent shall repair or pay reasonable compensation to Landlord for damage, if any, to the Premises caused by the removal of the Collateral. In addition to the above removal rights, the Landlord will permit the Collateral Agent to remain on the Premises for forty-five (45) days after the Collateral Agent gives the Landlord notice of its intention to do so and to take such action as the Collateral Agent deems necessary or appropriate in order to liquidate the Collateral; provided that the Collateral Agent shall pay to the Landlord the basic rent due under the Lease pro-rated on a per diem basis determined on a 30-day month (provided, that such rent shall exclude any rent adjustments, indemnity payments or similar amounts payable under the Lease for default, holdover status or similar charges).
4. Landlord represents and warrants: (a) that it has not assigned its claims for payment, if any, nor its right to perfect or assert a lien of any kind whatsoever against Tenant’s Collateral; (b) that it has the right, power and authority to execute this Agreement; (c) that it holds legal title to the Premises; (d) that it is not aware of any breach or default by the Tenant of its obligations under the Lease with respect to the Premises; and (e) the Lease, together with all assignments, modifications, supplementations and amendments set forth in Exhibit A, represents, as of the date hereof, the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the lease of the
Premises. Landlord further agrees to provide the Collateral Agent with prompt written notice in the event that Landlord sells the Premises or any portion thereof.
5. The Landlord shall send to the Collateral Agent (in the manner provided herein) a copy of any notice or statement sent to the Tenant by the Landlord asserting a default under the Lease. Such copy shall be sent to the Collateral Agent at the same time such notice or statement is sent to the Tenant. Notices shall be sent to the Collateral Agent by prepaid, registered or certified mail, addressed to the Collateral Agent at the following address, or such other address as the Collateral Agent shall designate to the Landlord in writing:
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3003 Tasman Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 Attn: [***] |
6. The Landlord shall not terminate the Lease or pursue any other right or remedy under the Lease by reason of any default of the Tenant under the Lease, until the Landlord shall have given a copy of such written notice to the Collateral Agent as provided above and, in the event any such default is not cured by the Tenant within any time period provided for under the terms and conditions of the Lease, the Landlord will allow the Collateral Agent (a) thirty (30) days from the expiration of the Tenant’s cure period under the Lease within which the Collateral Agent shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to remedy such act, omission or other default and Landlord will accept such performance by the Collateral Agent and (b) up to an additional sixty (60) days to occupy the Premises; provided that during such period of occupation the Collateral Agent shall pay to the Landlord the basic rent due under the Lease pro-rated on a per diem basis determined on a thirty (30) day month (provided that such rent shall exclude any rent adjustments, indemnity payments or similar amounts payable under the Lease for default, holdover or similar charge).
7. The undersigned will notify all successor owners, transferees, purchasers and mortgagees of the Premises of the existence of this Agreement. The agreements contained herein may not be modified or terminated orally and shall be binding upon the successors, assigns and personal representatives of the undersigned, upon any successor owner or transferee of the Premises, and upon any purchasers, including any mortgagee, from the undersigned.
8. This Agreement shall continue in effect during the term of the Credit Agreement, and any extensions, renewals or modifications thereof and any substitutions therefor, shall be binding upon the successors, assigns and transferees of Landlord, and shall inure to the benefit of the transferees of Landlord, and shall inure to the benefit of the Collateral Agent, each Secured Party and their respective successors and assigns. Landlord hereby waives notice of the Collateral Agent’s acceptance of and reliance on this Agreement.
9. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
10. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York. All judicial proceedings brought by the Landlord, the Collateral Agent or the Tenant with respect to this Agreement may be brought in any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New York, and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the Landlord, the Collateral Agent and the Tenant accepts, for itself and in connection with its properties, generally and unconditionally, the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any final judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement from which no appeal has been taken or is available.
11. This Agreement represents the agreement of the Landlord, the Collateral Agent and the Tenant with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Landlord, the Collateral Agent and the Tenant relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein.
12. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by a written amendment or instrument signed by each of the Landlord, the Collateral Agent and the Tenant.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord, Tenant and the Collateral Agent have each caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized representatives as of the date first above written.
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By: _____________________________________ |
Name: ___________________________________ |
Title: ____________________________________ |
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Acknowledged and Agreed |
____________________________, as Tenant |
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Name: ___________________________________ |
Title: ____________________________________ |
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SILICON VALLEY BANK, as Collateral Agent |
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Name: ___________________________________ |
Title: ____________________________________ |
Exhibit A to Landlord Waiver
Lease
[TO BE ATTACHED]
EXHIBIT N
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Financial Condition Certificate
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TO: | Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent |
RE: | Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2015, by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, the Lenders, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent, and Silicon Valley Bank, as Collateral Agent (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement) |
DATE: | [Date] |
Pursuant to the terms of Section 4.01(g) of the Credit Agreement, a Responsible Officer of the Borrowers hereby certifies on behalf of the Loan Parties and not in any individual capacity that, as of the date hereof, the statements below are accurate and complete in all respects:
(a) There does not exist any pending, ongoing or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority (i) affecting the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, that has not been settled, dismissed, vacated, discharged or terminated prior to the Closing Date or (ii) that purports to affect any Loan Party or any transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents and has not been settled, dismissed, vacated, discharged or terminated prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Immediately after giving effect to the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement to occur on the Closing Date, (i) no Default or Event of Default exists, (ii) all representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents that contain a materiality qualification are true and correct in all respects, and all representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents that do not contain a materiality qualification are true and correct in all material respects, in each case, on and as of the Closing Date (or if such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, as of such earlier date), and (iii) the Borrowers are in pro forma compliance with each of the initial financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 of the Credit Agreement, as demonstrated by the financial covenant calculations set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, as of the last day of the month ending at least twenty (20) days preceding the Closing Date.
(c) Immediately after giving effect to the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement to occur on the Closing Date, each of the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 have been satisfied.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Certificate by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g., “pdf’ or “tiff’) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Certificate.
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| SUNRUN INC., a Delaware corporation |
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| AEE SOLAR, INC., a California corporation, as Borrower |
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| | SUNRUN SOUTH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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| | SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES a Delaware Corporation |
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Schedule A
Financial Covenant Calculations
Financial Statement Date: [_____, ___] (“Statement Date”)
to the Compliance Certificate
($ in 000’s)
I. Section 7.11(a) - Unencumbered Liquidity
A. Sum of the Borrowers’ cash and Cash Equivalents (determined as of the last day of each month based on the average daily balance thereof during such month) held in deposit accounts and securities accounts in which the Collateral Agent has obtained a perfected first priority Lien subject to no other Lien: $_________________
Compliance
The Borrowers [are] [are not] in compliance with Section 7.11(a) of the Credit Agreement as the Unencumbered Liquidity of $____________ 1., which has been measured as of the last day of the month ended [_____, 201_], [is] [is not] greater than or equal to the minimum permitted Unencumbered Liquidity amount of $25,000,000 required as of such month end.2
II. Section 7.11(b) - Interest Coverage Ratio
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A. | Numerator (for the prior trailing 12-month period then ending on the most recent fiscal quarter end available): | | |
| i. | Operating income (measured in accordance with GAAP) plus depreciation and amortization included in COGS | $ | |
| ii. | [***] of general and administration costs (G&A, as measured in accordance with GAAP) | $ | |
| iii. | [***] percent of sales and marketing costs (S&M, as measured in accordance with GAAP) | $ | |
| iv. | [***] percent of research and development costs (R&D, as measured in accordance with GAAP) | $ | |
| v. | Sum of Line II.A.i + Line II.A.ii + Line II.A.iii + Line II.A.iv | $ | |
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B. Denominator (for the prior trailing 12-month period then ending on the most recent fiscal quarter end available, which is to be paid in cash, in each case, of or by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries, for such period of measurement): | | |
| i. | all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP
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| ii. | all interest paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations | $ | |
| iii. | the portion of rent expense under Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP | $ | |
| iv. | Aggregate cash Interest Charges of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries (which Interest Charges shall not be determined on a Consolidated basis): Sum of Line II.B.i + Line II.B.ii + Line II.B.iii
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| | Only applicable to Acquisitions with a Cost of Acquisition in excess of $5,000,000. |
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| | Pursuant to Section 7.11(a), an Event of Default shall not be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of the Borrowers’ failure to maintain an Unencumbered Liquidity of at least $25,000,000 as of any month end unless its Unencumbered Liquidity is less then such amount on two consecutive measurement dates; provided that Unencumbered Liquidity shall not be less than $20,000,000 as of the last day of any month.
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C. | Interest Coverage Ratio (Line II.A.iii ÷ Line II.B.iv): _____ to 1.00 |
Compliance
The Borrowers [are] [are not] in compliance with Section 7.11(b) of the Credit Agreement as the Interest Coverage Ratio of _____3 to 1.00 [is][is not] greater than or equal to the minimum permitted Interest Coverage Ratio of 2.00 to 1.00.
EXHIBIT O
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Authorization to Share Insurance Information
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TO: | Insurance Agent |
RE: | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019, by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, the Lenders, KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent, and Silicon Valley Bank, as Collateral Agent (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement) |
DATE: | [Date] |
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Grantors: | Sunrun Inc., AEE Solar, Inc., Sunrun South LLC and Sunrun Installation Services Inc. (collectively, the “Grantors”) |
Administrative Agent: | KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties, I.S.A.O.A., A.T.I.M.A.* (the “Administrative Agent”) c/o KeyBank National Association 127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114-1306 Attn: [***] |
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Collateral Agent: | Silicon Valley Bank, as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties, I.S.A.O.A., A.T.I.M.A. (the “Collateral Agent”) Silicon Valley Bank 3003 Tasman Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 Attn: [***] |
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Policy Number: | See attached Exhibit 1. |
Insurance Company/Agent: | See attached Exhibit 1. |
Insurance Company Address: | See attached Exhibit 1. |
Insurance Company Telephone No.: | See attached Exhibit 1. |
Insurance Company Fax No.: | See attached Exhibit 1. |
The Grantors hereby authorize the Insurance Agent to send evidence of all insurance to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, as may be requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, together with requested insurance policies, certificates of insurance, declarations and endorsements.
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* | | I.S.A.O.A. stands for “its successors and/or assigns.” A.T.I.M.A. stands for “as their interest may appear.” |
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Certificate by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Certificate.
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| SUNRUN INC., a Delaware corporation |
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| AEE SOLAR, INC., a California corporation, as Borrower |
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| | Name: | |
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| | SUNRUN SOUTH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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| | SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES a Delaware Corporation |
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Exhibit 1 to
Authorization to Share Insurance Information
See attached.
ANNEX V
EXHIBIT P
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Borrowing Base Certificate
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TO: | KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent Silicon Valley Bank, as Collateral Agent
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RE: | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019, by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, the Lenders, KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent, and Silicon Valley Bank, as Collateral Agent (as further, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement) |
DATE: | [Date] |
This Borrowing Base Certificate (this “Certificate”) is submitted pursuant to Section 6.02(m) of the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the Collateral Documents, the Collateral Agent has been granted a security interest in all of the Collateral referred to in this Certificate and has a valid perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens. The undersigned certifies as follows:
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1. | Exhibit A-1 attached hereto sets forth a true and accurate calculation of the Borrowing Base as of the close of business for the fiscal month ended [_____], 20[__]. |
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2. | Exhibit A-2 attached hereto sets forth a true and accurate calculation of the NYGB Borrowing Base as of the close of business for the fiscal month ended [_____], 20[__] |
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3. | Attached hereto as Exhibit B-1 is a Back-Log Spreadsheet for the Project Back-Log relating to all Projects as of the close of business for the fiscal month ended [_____], 20[__]. |
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4. | Attached hereto as Exhibit B-2 is a Back-Log Spreadsheet for the Project Back-Log relating to NY Projects as of the close of business for the fiscal month ended [_____], 20[__]. |
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5. | Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a Take-Out Spreadsheet as of the close of business for the fiscal month ended [_____], 20[__]. |
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6. | The following is true and accurate as of the close of business for the fiscal month ended [_____], 20[__]. |
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| (a) Borrowing Base | $__________ |
| (b) Facility | $__________ |
| (c) Aggregate Outstanding Amount of Revolving Loans | $__________ |
| (d) Aggregate Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations | $__________ |
| (e) Sum of Item (c) plus Item (d) | $__________ |
| (f) Difference of Item (b) minus Item (e) | $__________ |
| (g) Borrowing Availability (lesser of Item (a) and Item (f)) | $__________ |
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7. | The following is true and accurate as of the close of business for the fiscal month ended [_____], 20[__]. |
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| (a) NYGB Borrowing Base | $__________ |
| (b) NYGB’s Revolving Exposure | $__________ |
| (c) NYGB Borrowing Base Availability (difference of Item (a) minus Item (b)) | $__________ |
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8. | The following Revolving Exposure of each Lender is true and accurate as of the close of business for the fiscal month ended [_____], 20[__]. |
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| (a) [Insert Lender] | $__________ |
| (b) [Insert Lender] | $__________ |
| (c) [Insert Lender] | $__________ |
| (d) [Insert Lender] | $__________ |
| (e) [Insert Lender] | $__________ |
| (f) [Insert Lender] | $__________ |
| (g) [Insert Lender] | $__________ |
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9. | [A Borrowing Base Deficiency exists in an amount [in excess of] [equal to] [less than] twenty percent (20%) of the Borrowing Base, as set forth below. |
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| (a) Difference of Item (e) minus Item (a) | $__________ |
| (b) Product of 20% and Item (a) | $__________ ] 42 |
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10. | [As of the close of business for the fiscal month ended [_____], 20[__], the Borrowers have $[_________] in unrestricted cash and deposit account balances with respect to which the Collateral Agent has obtained a perfected first priority Lien subject to no other Liens.]43 |
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11. | As of the close of business for the fiscal month ended [______], 20[__], (i) megawatts installed were [__________], (ii) megawatts added were [____________], (iii) net megawatts backlog was [__________], and (iv) megawatts terminated were [_________]. |
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12. | As of the close of business for the fiscal month ended [______], 20[__], the Unencumbered Liquidity was $[________]. |
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13. | As of the close of business for the fiscal quarter ended [______], 20[__], the Quarter-End Liquidity was $[________]. |
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42 | | Only applicable if Item (e) is greater than Item (a). may appear.” |
43 | | Only applicable if a Borrowing Base Deficiency exists in an amount equal to or less than twenty percent (20%) of the Borrowing Base.
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14. | Attached hereto as Exhibit D is a listing, as of the close of business for the fiscal month ended [_____], 20[__], of any contracts that have become ineligible for Tranching under any open Tax Equity Partnership (including the number, face value and reasons for rejection). |
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15. | As of the closing of business for the fiscal month ended [_____], 20[__], no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing. |
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Certificate by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Certificate.
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| SUNRUN INC., a Delaware corporation |
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| AEE SOLAR, INC., a California corporation, as Borrower |
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| | SUNRUN SOUTH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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| | SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES a Delaware Corporation |
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Exhibit A-1
CALCULATION OF THE BORROWING BASE
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1. | PV System Value of Eligible Project Back-Log (see Attachment 1 hereto) | $_____________ |
2. | Product of [***] and Item 1 | $_____________ |
3. | Eligible Take-Out (see Attachment 2 hereto) | $_____________ |
4. | Backlever Financing required to collateralize Item 10 | $_____________ |
5. | Difference of Item 3 minus Item 4 | $_____________ |
6. | Product of [***] and Item 5 | $_____________ |
7. | Net Retained Value | $_____________ |
8. | Product of [***] and Item 7 | $_____________ |
9. | Least of Item 2, Item 6 and Item 8 | $_____________ |
10. | Committed but undrawn Backlever Financing proceeds for Projects that have been sold or contributed to a Project Fund or a Tax Equity Investor (and removed from Eligible Project Back-Log in Item 1) | $_____________ |
11. | Product of [***] and Item 10 | $_____________ |
12. | Eligible Hawaii Tax Credit Receivables expected to be received on Projects that have achieved Milestone One | $_____________ |
13. | Product of [***] and Item 1244 | $_____________ |
14. | Eligible Customer Upfront Payment Receivables expected to be received on Projects that have achieved Milestone One | $_____________ |
15. | Product of [***] and Item 14 | $_____________ |
16. | Estimated final sale value of direct cash sale Projects in the Project Back-Log | $_____________ |
17. | Product of [***] and Item 16 | $_____________ |
18. | Eligible Trade Accounts of AEE and SIS | $_____________ |
19. | Product of [***] and Item 18 | $_____________ |
20. | Eligible Inventory for sale to third parties held by AEE | $_____________ |
21. | Product of [***] and Item 2045 | $_____________ |
22. | Borrowing Base (sum of Item 9 plus Item 11 plus Item 13 plus Item 15 plus Item 17 plus Item 19 plus Item 21) | $_____________ |
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44 | | Up to a maximum of [***].
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45 | | Up to a maximum of [***].
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ATTACHMENT 1
CALCULATION OF ELIGIBLE PROJECT BACK-LOG
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1. | Project Back-Log for all Projects (see Back-Log Spreadsheet attached as Exhibit B-1) | $_____________ |
| 1(a). Terminated contracts for Projects $_____________ | |
| 1(b). Cash sale Projects $_____________ | |
2. | An incremental % of Projects for which the period of time during which the applicable customer can terminate the Host Customer Agreement has not yet expired, which incremental % shall be equal to the % which, when combined with the cancelled Projects previously excluded from the Project Backlog, would result in an overall cancellation rate of [***]% of the total value of Projects that have achieved Sunrun Sign-Off over the prior twelve (12) months | $_____________ |
3. | Projects which are purchased in cash by a customer (to the extent included in Project Back-Log) | $_____________ |
4. | Projects which are subject to any Lien other than (i) Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent and (ii) Liens thereon permitted under Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement | $_____________ |
5. | Projects in which any Person other than a Loan Party shall have any ownership interest or any other interest or title, other than (i) any such interest or title of any customer pursuant to the Host Customer Agreement related thereto and (ii) Liens thereon permitted under Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement | $_____________ |
6. | Projects that are not Tax Credit Eligible Projects | $_____________ |
7. | Projects the PV Systems related to which use solar photovoltaic panels or inverters that were obtained from, or are a product of, a manufacturer that has not been approved by any Tax Equity Investor or provider of Backlever Financing | $_____________ |
8. | Projects located in a state or locality that has not been approved by any Tax Equity Investor or provider of Backlever Financing | $_____________ |
9. | Projects for which any manufacturer’s warranty related to the photovoltaic panels and inverters related thereto is not in full force or effect or cannot be enforced by a Loan Party | $_____________ |
10. | Inactive Projects | $_____________ |
11. | To the extent applicable, Projects specifically identified to be Tranched in order to cure the True-Up Liability | $_____________ |
12. | Projects which have been identified for Tranching using Available Take-Out which is not Eligible Take-Out | $_____________ |
13. | Sum of Item 2 through Item 12 | $_____________ |
14. | Eligible Project Back-Log (difference of Item 1 minus Item 13) | $_____________ |
ATTACHMENT 2
CALCULATION OF ELIGIBLE TAKE-OUT
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1. | The aggregate amount of each Tax Equity Investor’s undrawn Tax Equity Commitment plus all drawn but unused amounts under such Tax Equity Commitment (see Take-Out Spreadsheet) | $_____________ |
2. | The aggregate amount of committed and undrawn Backlever Financing (see Take-Out Spreadsheet) | $_____________ |
3. | The aggregate amount of committed and undrawn financings acceptable to the Collateral Agent and the Required Lenders (and not otherwise covered by Items 1 and 2) (see Take-Out Spreadsheet) | $_____________ |
4. | Sum of Item 1 through Item 3 | $_____________ |
5. | The aggregate amount of Available Take-Out provided by any Person (i) that has provided written notice that it disputes its obligation to fund such Available Take-Out, (ii) that generally made statements that it is unable to satisfy its funding obligations, or (iii) for which any Person may have any valid and asserted claim, demand, or liability whether by action, suit, counterclaim or otherwise against such Available Take-Out | $_____________ |
6. | The aggregate amount of Available Take-Out provided by a Person who is the subject of any action or proceeding of a type described in Section 8.01(f) of the Credit Agreement | $_____________ |
7. | The aggregate amount of set-off with respect to any Available Take-Out provided by a Person who has the right of offset with respect to any amounts owed to such Person by any Borrower or its Subsidiaries | $_____________ |
8. | The aggregate amount of any Available Take-Out with respect to which a Loan Party or any Subsidiary has given or received formal written notice that a default or event of default has occurred and is continuing under the documents governing the applicable Tax Equity Commitments or Backlever Financing, or has knowledge of the occurrence and continuation of such default or event of default but has not given such formal written notice; provided that this amount shall not include such Available Take-Out to the extent that (x) any default that has not become an event of default thereunder has been cured within the applicable cure period thereunder and (y) no Material Adverse Effect has resulted from such default; and provided, further, that this amount shall include such Available Take-Out solely to the extent that the Tax Equity Investor or the provider of Backlever Financing would, as a result of the continuation of such default or event of default, have the right to cease funding (unless such right to cease funding has been waived) |
$_____________ |
9. | Sum of Item 5 through Item 8 | $_____________ |
10. | Eligible Take-Out (difference of Item 4 minus Item 9) | $_____________ |
Exhibit A-2
CALCULATION OF THE NYGB BORROWING BASE
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1. | Project Back-Log for NY Projects (see Back-Log Spreadsheet attached as Exhibit B-2) | $_____________ |
| 1(a). Terminated contracts for NY Projects $_____________ | |
| 1(b). Cash sale NY Projects $_____________ | |
2. | An incremental % of NY Projects for which the period of time during which the applicable customer can terminate the Host Customer Agreement has not yet expired, which incremental % shall be equal to the % which, when combined with the cancelled NY Projects previously excluded from the Project Backlog, would result in an overall cancellation rate of 18% of the total value of NY Projects that have achieved Sunrun Sign-Off over the prior twelve (12) months | $_____________ |
3. | NY Projects which are purchased in cash by a customer (to the extent included in Project Back-Log) | $_____________ |
4. | NY Projects which are subject to any Lien other than (i) Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent and (ii) Liens thereon permitted under Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement | $_____________ |
5. | NY Projects in which any Person other than a Loan Party shall have any ownership interest or any other interest or title, other than (i) any such interest or title of any customer pursuant to the Host Customer Agreement related thereto and (ii) Liens thereon permitted under Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement | $_____________ |
6. | NY Projects that are not Tax Credit Eligible Projects | $_____________ |
7. | NY Projects the PV Systems related to which use solar photovoltaic panels or inverters that were obtained from, or are a product of, a manufacturer that has not been approved by any Tax Equity Investor or provider of Backlever Financing | $_____________ |
8. | NY Projects located in a state or locality that has not been approved by any Tax Equity Investor or provider of Backlever Financing | $_____________ |
9. | NY Projects for which any manufacturer’s warranty related to the photovoltaic panels and inverters related thereto is not in full force or effect or cannot be enforced by a Loan Party | $_____________ |
10. | NY Projects that are Inactive Projects | $_____________ |
11. | To the extent applicable, NY Projects specifically identified to be Tranched in order to cure the True-Up Liability | $_____________ |
12. | NY Projects which have been identified for Tranching using Available Take-Out which is not Eligible Take-Out | $_____________ |
13. | Sum of Item 2 through Item 12 | $_____________ |
14. | NYGB Borrowing Base (difference of Item 1 minus Item 13) | $_____________ |
Exhibit B-1
Form of
Back-Log Spreadsheet
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Project Back-Log for all Projects |
| Total PV System Size (in kW) | Average PV System FMV (in $/W)1 | Total PV System Value (in $) | |
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1 - Insert amount as determined by the definition of PV System Value in the Credit Agreement |
Exhibit B-2
Form of
Back-Log Spreadsheet
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Project Back-Log for NY Projects |
| Total PV System Size of NY Projects (in kW) | Average PV System FMV of NY Projects (in $/W)1 | Total PV System Value for NY Projects (in $) | |
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1 - Insert amount as determined by the definition of PV System Value in the Credit Agreement |
Exhibit C
Form of
Take-Out Spreadsheet
Available Take-Out
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Fund | Investor / Backlever Financing Provider | Close Date | Commitment Amount | Total Investor Contributions |
Total Unused Contributions | Remaining Undrawn Commitment |
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Total | | | | | | |
Exhibit D
[Listing of any contracts that have become ineligible for Tranching under any open Tax Equity Partnership (including the number, face value and reasons for rejection)]
EXHIBIT Q
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Back-Log Spreadsheet
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Available Backlog |
| Total PV System Size (in kW) | Average PV System FMV (in $/W)1 | Total PV System Value (in $) | |
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1 - Insert amount as determined by the definition of PV System Value in the Credit Agreement |
EXHIBIT R
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Take-Out Spreadsheet
Available Take-Out
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Fund | Investor / Backlever Financing Provider | Close Date | Commitment Amount | Total Investor Contributions |
Total Unused Contributions | Remaining Undrawn Commitment |
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Total | | | | | | |
ANNEX VI
EXHIBIT S
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Financial Covenants Certificate
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TO: | KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent |
RE: | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019, by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, the Lenders, KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent, and Silicon Valley Bank, as Collateral Agent (as further, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement) |
DATE: | [Date] |
The undersigned Responsible Officer of the Borrowers hereby certifies as follows:
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I. Section 7.11(a) — Unencumbered Liquidity |
A. Sum of the Borrowers’ cash and Cash Equivalents (determined as of the last day of each month based on the average daily balance thereof during such month) held in deposit accounts and securities accounts in which the Collateral Agent has obtained a perfected first priority Lien subject to no other Lien: | $ |
Compliance |
The Borrowers [are] [are not] in compliance with Section 7.11(a) of the Credit Agreement as the Unencumbered Liquidity of $____________ 1, which has been measured as of the last day of the month ended [_____, 201_], [is] [is not] greater than or equal to the minimum permitted Unencumbered Liquidity amount of $25,000,000 required as of such month end.2
II. Section 7.11(b) - Interest Coverage Ratio
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A. | Numerator (for the prior trailing 12-month period then ending on the most recent fiscal quarter end available): | | |
| i. | Operating income (measured in accordance with GAAP) plus depreciation and amortization included in COGS | $ | |
| ii. | [***] of general and administration costs (G&A, as measured in accordance with GAAP) | $ | |
| iii. | [***] percent of sales and marketing costs (S&M, as measured in accordance with GAAP) | $ | |
| iv. | [***] percent of research and development costs (R&D, as measured in accordance with GAAP) | $ | |
| v. | Sum of Line II.A.i + Line II.A.ii + Line II.A.iii + Line II.A.iv | $ | |
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B. Denominator (for the prior trailing 12-month period then ending on the most recent fiscal quarter end available, which is to be paid in cash, in each case, of or by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries, for such period of measurement): | | |
| i. | all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP
| $ | |
| ii. | all interest paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations | $ | |
| iii. | the portion of rent expense under Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP | $ | |
| iv. | Aggregate cash Interest Charges of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries (which Interest Charges shall not be determined on a Consolidated basis): Sum of Line II.B.i + Line II.B.ii + Line II.B.iii
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C. | Interest Coverage Ratio (Line II.A.iii ÷ Line II.B.iv): _____ to 1.00 |
Compliance
The Borrowers [are] [are not] in compliance with Section 7.11(b) of the Credit Agreement as the Interest Coverage Ratio of _____3 to 1.00to 1.00 [is][is not] greater than or equal to the minimum permitted Interest Coverage Ratio of [2.00][3.00][3.50] 4
[III. Section 7.11(c) - Quarter-End Liquidity5
A. Sum of the Borrowers’ cash and Cash Equivalents (determined as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter based on the balances thereof on such date) held in deposit accounts and securities accounts maintained at a bank reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which the Collateral Agent has obtained a perfected first priority Lien subject to no other Liens: $
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| | Ratio of 2.00 to 1.00 required for quarters ending prior to March 31, 2018; ratio of 3:00 to 1.00 required for quarters ending on or after March 31, 2018 but prior to December 31, 2019; ratio of 3:50 to 1.00 required for quarters ending on or after December 31, 2019. |
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| | Item III concerning Quarter-End Liquidity to be included only in certificates delivered for months ending on or after March 31, 2018. |
Compliance
The Borrowers [are] [are not] in compliance with Section 7.11(c) of the Credit Agreement as the Quarter-End Liquidity of $___________ 6, which has been measured as of the last day of the fiscal quarter ended [_____, 201_], [is][is not] greater than or equal to the minimum permitted Quarter-End Liquidity amount of [$30,000,000][$35,000,000]7 required as of such fiscal quarter end.]
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Certificate by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Certificate.
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| | Minimum Quarter-End Liquidity amount of $30,000,000 required for quarters ending on or after March 31, 2018 but prior to December 31, 2019; Minimum Quarter-End Liquidity amount of $35,000,000 required for quarters ending on or after December 31, 2019.. |
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| SUNRUN INC., a Delaware corporation |
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| | By: | |
| | Name: | |
| | Title: | |
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| AEE SOLAR, INC., a California corporation, as Borrower |
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| | By: | |
| | Name: | |
| | Title: | |
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| | SUNRUN SOUTH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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| | By: | |
| | Name: | |
| | Title: | |
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| | SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES a Delaware Corporation |
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| | By: | |
| | Name: | |
| | Title: | |
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ANNEX VII
EXHIBIT T
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Form of
Letter of Credit Notice
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TO: | KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent |
RE: | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2019, by and among Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation, AEE Solar, Inc., a California corporation, Sunrun South LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a Delaware corporation (collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, the Lenders, KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent, and Silicon Valley Bank, as Collateral Agent (as further, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement) |
DATE: | [Date] |
The undersigned hereby requests (select one):
c An issuance of a Letter of Credit for the benefit of _______________, located at __________________.
c An increase to the stated amount of the Letter of Credit issued on _________, 20__ , for the benefit of _________________, located at ___________________ (the “Letter of Credit Increase”).1
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1. On __________________ (the “Credit Extension Date”)
2. [In the amount of $________________]
[In the amount of $________________, increasing the stated amount of the Letter of Credit described herein to $________________]
3. With an expiry date of _________, 20__
(a) If the Letter of Credit described herein is to be an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit, the latest expiry date will be __________, 20__
4. For the purpose of __________________________________________
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| | The Lenders’ Applicable Percentages with respect to the Lenders’ risk participation in a Letter of Credit shall be recalculated at the time of any L/C Credit Extension that increases the amount of such Letter of Credit based on the amount of the Letter of Credit as so increased. |
5. The [Letter of Credit] [Letter of Credit Increase] requested herein is subject to the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate, dated as of ________, 20__ (the “Current Borrowing Base Certificate”).
6. The Borrowing Base set forth in the Current Borrowing Base Certificate is $________________.
7. The NYGB Borrowing Base set forth in the Current Borrowing Base Certificate is $_______________.
8. The amount of the NYGB Borrowing Base Availability as of the Credit Extension Date is $______________.
9. The Lenders will be required to purchase their respective participation in the Letter of Credit described herein based on:
c Unadjusted Applicable Percentage
c Adjusted Applicable Percentage
10. Below sets forth each Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Letter of Credit described herein, the amount of the participation in such Letter of Credit corresponding to such Applicable Percentage and the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure, in each case, after giving effect to the [issuance of such Letter of Credit] [Letter of Credit Increase].
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Lender | [Unadjusted] [Adjusted] Applicable Percentage | Amount of Participation in Letter of Credit | Revolving Exposure |
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[Insert Lender] | | | |
[Insert Lender] | | | |
[Insert Lender] | | | |
[Insert Lender] | | | |
[Insert Lender] | | | |
[Insert Lender] | | | |
The Letter of Credit Application related to the [Letter of Credit] [Letter of Credit Increase] requested herein is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
The [Letter of Credit] [Letter of Credit Increase] requested herein complies with the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.03(a)(i) and the requirements of Section 2.01(c) of the Credit Agreement.
Each of the Borrowers hereby represents and warrants that the conditions specified in Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be satisfied on and as of the Credit Extension Date.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this notice by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this notice.
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| SUNRUN INC., a Delaware corporation |
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| | By: | |
| | Name: | |
| | Title: | |
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| AEE SOLAR, INC., a California corporation, as Borrower |
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| | By: | |
| | Name: | |
| | Title: | |
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| | SUNRUN SOUTH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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| | By: | |
| | Name: | |
| | Title: | |
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| | SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES a Delaware Corporation |
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| | By: | |
| | Name: | |
| | Title: | |
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Exhibit A
[Letter of Credit Application]
ANNEX 2
(UCC-3 with respect to Sunrun)
[see attached]
ANNEX 3
(UCC-3 with respect to AEE Solar)
[see attached]
ANNEX 4
(UCC-3 with respect to Sunrun South)
[see attached]
ANNEX 5
(UCC-3 with respect to Sunrun Installation Services)
[see attached]
ANNEX 6
(UCC-3 with respect to CEE)
[see attached]
ANNEX 7
(Outstanding Letters of Credit)