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1 The Credit Agreement |
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2 Commitments, Loans, And Letters Of Credit |
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5 | (62) |
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5 | (26) |
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5 | (4) |
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2.1.1.1 Revolving Credit versus Term Loans |
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2.1.1.2 A and B Loan Tranches |
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2.1.1.3 Competitive Bid Loans |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (18) |
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2.1.2.1 Application for Issuance |
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13 | (1) |
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2.1.2.2 Form of Letter of Credit |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (2) |
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2.1.2.4 Limitations on Amount |
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16 | (1) |
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2.1.2.5 Examination of Documents |
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16 | (1) |
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2.1.2.6 Borrower's Reimbursement Obligation |
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17 | (2) |
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2.1.2.7 Participations by Lenders |
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19 | (1) |
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2.1.2.8 Strict versus Substantial Compliance |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (4) |
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2.1.3 Synthetic Letters of Credit |
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27 | (2) |
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2.1.4 Bankers' Acceptances |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (12) |
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31 | (1) |
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2.2.2 Reducing Revolving Credit Commitments |
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32 | (2) |
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2.2.3 Terminating Commitments |
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34 | (1) |
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2.2.4 Increasing Commitments: Accordion Features and Incremental Facilities |
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35 | (6) |
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2.2.4.1 Accordion Feature |
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35 | (3) |
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2.2.4.2 Incremental Facilities |
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38 | (2) |
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2.2.4.3 Recent Developments |
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40 | (1) |
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2.2.5 "Termout" of Revolving Credit Commitments |
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41 | (1) |
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2.2.6 Loan Commitment Letters |
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42 | (1) |
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2.3 Multicurrency Facilities |
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43 | (6) |
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2.3.1 Ratable Committed Dollar/FX Loans |
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45 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Nonratable Committed Loans |
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46 | (1) |
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2.3.3 Local Currency Tranches |
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47 | (1) |
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2.3.4 Uncommitted FX Loans |
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48 | (1) |
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2.3.5 Multicurrency Competitive Bid Loans |
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48 | (1) |
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2.4 Second Lien and Unitranche Facilities |
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49 | (9) |
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2.4.1 General Observations |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (6) |
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2.4.2.1 Post-Petition Interest |
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2.4.2.2 Debtor-in-Possession Financing and Use of Cash Collateral |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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2.4.2.5 Plan Confirmation |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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2.4.2.7 Recent Bankruptcy Decisions |
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54 | (3) |
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2.4.3 Unitranche Facilities |
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57 | (1) |
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2.5 Minimums, Multiples, and Frequency |
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58 | (9) |
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2.6 Notices and Mechanics of Funding |
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59 | (2) |
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61 | (4) |
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2.8 Refinancing Facilities |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
3 Interest And Fees |
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67 | (70) |
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67 | (25) |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (11) |
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3.1.2.1 General Principles |
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70 | (5) |
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75 | (2) |
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3.1.2.3 Reserve Requirements |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (1) |
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3.1.2.5 LIBOR Scandal and Recent Developments |
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80 | (1) |
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3.1.3 Competitive Bid Loans |
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81 | (2) |
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3.1.4 Other Pricing Options |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (6) |
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3.1.5.1 General Principles |
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83 | (1) |
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3.1.5.2 Margins Based upon Credit Ratings |
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84 | (1) |
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3.1.5.3 Margins Based upon Financial Tests |
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85 | (4) |
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3.1.6 Interest Payment Dates |
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89 | (1) |
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3.1.7 PIK Interest and "Toggle" Loans |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (4) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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3.2.4 Letter of Credit Fees |
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94 | (1) |
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3.2.5 Swingline Fronting Fees |
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95 | (1) |
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95 | (1) |
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3.2.7 Administrative Agency Fees |
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96 | (1) |
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3.3 Computation of Interest and Fees |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (1) |
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3.5 Business Day Conventions |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (30) |
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103 | (4) |
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107 | (3) |
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3.7.3 LIBOR Market Disruption |
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110 | (4) |
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110 | (1) |
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3.7.3.2 Components of the Market Disruption Clause |
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111 | (2) |
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3.7.3.3 Historical Issues with the Market Disruption Clause |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (3) |
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117 | (5) |
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3.7.5.1 General Principles |
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118 | (1) |
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3.7.5.2 Breakfunding upon Initial Drawdowns |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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3.7.5.4 Compared to Prepayment Premiums |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (15) |
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3.7.6.1 Evidence of Payments |
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128 | (1) |
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3.7.6.2 Actions by Lenders to Minimize Taxes |
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129 | (1) |
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3.7.6.3 Refunds and Credits |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (1) |
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3.8 Interest Savings Clauses |
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132 | (5) |
4 Amortization And Maturity |
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137 | (40) |
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137 | (4) |
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4.1.1 Immediately Available Funds |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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4.1.3 Extensions for Nonbusiness Days |
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139 | (1) |
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4.1.4 Obligation to Repay Absolute |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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4.3 Advancing the Maturity Date |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (4) |
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4.5 Stripped Loan Facilities |
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147 | (2) |
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4.6 Voluntary Prepayments |
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149 | (2) |
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4.7 Mandatory Prepayments |
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151 | (20) |
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4.7.1 Revolving Clean Downs |
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152 | (1) |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (4) |
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158 | (1) |
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4.7.5 Debt and Equity Issuances |
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159 | (3) |
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4.7.6 Excess Cash Flow/Cash Sweep |
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162 | (4) |
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166 | (3) |
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4.7.8 Currency Adjustments in Multicurrency Deals |
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169 | (2) |
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4.8 Allocation of Prepayments |
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171 | (1) |
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4.9 Cover for Letters of Credit |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (2) |
5 Conditions Precedent |
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177 | (48) |
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5.1 Effectiveness Conditions |
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177 | (40) |
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5.1.1 Signing versus Closing |
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178 | (1) |
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5.1.2 Execution; Lender Addenda; Fronting Letters |
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179 | (2) |
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5.1.3 Matters Relating to Organization and Authorization |
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181 | (2) |
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183 | (7) |
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5.1.5 Government Approvals |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (6) |
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5.1.7 Conditions That Relate to Perfection of Collateral |
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197 | (3) |
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200 | (3) |
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5.1.9 Special Conditions Applicable to Non-U.S. Borrowers |
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203 | (3) |
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5.1.10 Repayment of Other Debt |
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206 | (2) |
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208 | (8) |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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5.1.11.3 Environmental Due Diligence |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (3) |
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219 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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5.3 SunGard Conditionality in Acquisition Financings |
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220 | (5) |
6 Representations |
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225 | (72) |
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6.1 Legal Matters Representations |
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228 | (25) |
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6.1.1 Organization, Existence, Power, and Qualification to Do Business |
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229 | (4) |
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233 | (2) |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (5) |
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6.1.6 Government Approvals |
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242 | (2) |
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6.1.7 Compliance with Law; Licenses |
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244 | (1) |
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6.1.8 Investment Company Act |
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245 | (1) |
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6.1.9 Anti-Corruption Regulations |
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245 | (2) |
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6.1.10 Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulations |
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247 | (2) |
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249 | (1) |
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6.1.12 Margin Regulations |
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250 | (3) |
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6.2 Financial Condition Representations |
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253 | (14) |
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6.2.1 Financial Statements |
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253 | (2) |
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6.2.2 Material Adverse Change |
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255 | (1) |
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255 | (2) |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (2) |
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6.2.6 Pension and Welfare Plans |
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260 | (4) |
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264 | (3) |
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6.2.8 Material Agreements |
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267 | (1) |
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6.3 Representations and Disclosures Regarding the Business |
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267 | (14) |
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268 | (1) |
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6.3.2 Subsidiaries and Investments |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (1) |
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6.3.4 Existing Debt and Liens |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (2) |
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275 | (2) |
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6.3.7 Intellectual Property |
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277 | (1) |
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6.3.8 Environmental Matters |
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277 | (3) |
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6.3.9 No Burdensome Restrictions |
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280 | (1) |
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6.4 Representations by Foreign Borrowers |
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281 | (9) |
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6.4.1 Commercial Activity |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (4) |
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286 | (2) |
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288 | (1) |
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6.4.5 Sovereign Borrowers |
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289 | (1) |
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6.5 Other Representations |
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290 | (6) |
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6.5.1 Completeness of Disclosures |
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290 | (2) |
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6.5.2 Status as Senior Debt |
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292 | (3) |
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6.5.3 Perfection and Priority of Security |
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295 | (1) |
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6.6 The Special Circumstances of Acquisition Financings |
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296 | (1) |
7 Covenants |
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297 | (114) |
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7.1 Some General Principles |
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297 | (1) |
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7.2 Scope of Covenant Coverage |
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298 | (7) |
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7.2.1 Subsidiaries Generally |
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298 | (2) |
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7.2.2 Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries |
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300 | (3) |
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7.2.3 Significant Subsidiaries and Immaterial Subsidiaries |
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303 | (2) |
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305 | (7) |
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7.3.1 Definitions Generally; GAAP and IFRS |
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305 | (2) |
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7.3.2 Key Financial Definitions |
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307 | (5) |
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308 | (2) |
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310 | (2) |
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312 | (16) |
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7.4.1 Date-Specific versus Performance versus Hybrid Covenants; Annualized and Rolling Periods |
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312 | (2) |
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7.4.2 Phase-In and Pro Forma Treatment |
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314 | (1) |
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7.4.3 Date-Specific Financial Covenants |
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315 | (5) |
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316 | (2) |
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318 | (1) |
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7.4.3.3 Current Ratio/Working Capital |
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318 | (2) |
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7.4.4 Performance-Based Financial Covenants |
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320 | (6) |
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7.4.4.1 Interest Coverage Ratio |
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320 | (1) |
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7.4.4.2 Debt Service Coverage Ratio |
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321 | (1) |
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7.4.4.3 Fixed Charges Coverage Ratio |
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322 | (1) |
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323 | (2) |
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7.4.4.5 Capital Expenditures |
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325 | (1) |
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7.4.5 Hybrid Financial Covenants |
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326 | (2) |
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326 | (2) |
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7.5 Affirmative Covenants |
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328 | (27) |
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7.5.1 Disclosure Covenants |
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328 | (9) |
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7.5.1.1 Financial Statements |
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328 | (2) |
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7.5.1.2 Compliance Certificates |
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330 | (2) |
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7.5.1.3 Notices of Material Events |
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332 | (2) |
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7.5.1.4 Catchall Provisions |
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334 | (1) |
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335 | (2) |
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337 | (1) |
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338 | (4) |
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7.5.4 Miscellaneous "Who-Can-Object" Covenants |
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342 | (7) |
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7.5.4.1 Books and Records |
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343 | (1) |
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7.5.4.3 Existence and Franchises |
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343 | (1) |
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7.5.4.4 Compliance with Law; Sanctions and Anticorruption Laws |
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344 | (2) |
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7.5.4.5 Payment of Taxes and Other Obligations |
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346 | (1) |
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7.5.4.6 Government Approvals |
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347 | (1) |
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7.5.4.7 Substantive Consolidation |
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348 | (1) |
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349 | (1) |
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7.5.6 Interest Rate Protection |
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350 | (2) |
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352 | (1) |
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352 | (3) |
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355 | (50) |
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357 | (4) |
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359 | (1) |
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7.6.1.2 Grandfathered Liens |
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359 | (1) |
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7.6.1.3 Permitted Encumbrances |
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360 | (1) |
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7.6.1.4 Purchase Money Liens |
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360 | (1) |
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7.6.1.5 Acquisition Liens |
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360 | (1) |
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7.6.1.6 Secured Debt Liens |
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360 | (1) |
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7.6.1.7 Non-guarantor Liens |
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361 | (1) |
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7.6.1.8 General Lien Basket |
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361 | (1) |
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7.6.2 Equal and Ratable Sharing Clause |
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361 | (7) |
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7.6.2.1 Documentation Issues |
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364 | (1) |
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365 | (1) |
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366 | (1) |
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367 | (1) |
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7.6.3 Negative Negative Pledge or Burdensome Agreements |
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368 | (2) |
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7.6.3.1 Grandfathered Restrictions |
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369 | (1) |
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7.6.3.2 Boilerplate Restrictions |
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369 | (1) |
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7.6.3.3 Secured Debt Restrictions |
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369 | (1) |
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7.6.3.4 Sale Restrictions |
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370 | (1) |
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370 | (4) |
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371 | (1) |
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7.6.4.2 Grandfathered Debt |
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371 | (1) |
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7.6.4.3 Intercompany Debt |
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372 | (1) |
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7.6.4.4 Purchase Money Debt |
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372 | (1) |
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372 | (1) |
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373 | (1) |
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7.6.4.7 Debt Basket and Ratio Debt Basket |
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373 | (1) |
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374 | (2) |
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7.6.6 Fundamental Changes, Asset Sales, and Acquisitions |
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376 | (4) |
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7.6.6.1 Fundamental Changes |
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376 | (2) |
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378 | (2) |
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380 | (1) |
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380 | (2) |
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382 | (4) |
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7.6.8.1 Grandfathered Investments |
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383 | (1) |
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7.6.8.2 Cash and Cash Equivalents |
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383 | (1) |
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384 | (1) |
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385 | (1) |
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7.6.8.5 Acquisition Investments |
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385 | (1) |
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7.6.8.6 Investment Basket |
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385 | (1) |
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386 | (1) |
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387 | (1) |
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7.6.11 Guarantees or Contingent Liabilities |
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388 | (2) |
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7.6.12 Dividends and Equity Repurchases |
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390 | (3) |
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391 | (1) |
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7.6.12.2 Subsidiary Dividends |
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391 | (1) |
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7.6.12.3 Employee Stock Plans |
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391 | (1) |
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7.6.12.4 Preferred Dividends |
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392 | (1) |
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7.6.12.5 Dividend Baskets |
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392 | (1) |
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7.6.13 Tax-Sharing Payments and Permitted Tax Distributions |
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393 | (1) |
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7.6.14 Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions |
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394 | (2) |
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7.6.14.1 Grandfathered Restrictions |
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395 | (1) |
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7.6.14.2 Permitted Debt Restrictions |
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395 | (1) |
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7.6.14.3 Legal Restrictions |
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395 | (1) |
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7.6.14.4 Sale Restrictions |
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395 | (1) |
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7.6.14.5 Limited Customary Restrictions |
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396 | (1) |
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7.6.15 Modification and Prepayment of Other Debt |
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396 | (2) |
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7.6.16 Affiliate Transactions |
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398 | (3) |
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7.6.17 Amendments to Organic Documents and Other Agreements |
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401 | (1) |
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7.6.18 Fiscal Periods and Accounting Changes |
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402 | (2) |
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7.6.19 Passive Holding Company |
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404 | (1) |
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7.7 Incorporation by Reference |
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405 | (1) |
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406 | (5) |
8 Guarantees And Security |
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411 | (26) |
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8.1 Guarantees and Security Generally |
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411 | (1) |
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411 | (18) |
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8.2.1 Guarantees Generally |
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411 | (3) |
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8.2.2 Guarantee of Payment versus Guarantee of Collection |
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414 | (1) |
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415 | (2) |
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417 | (2) |
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419 | (1) |
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8.2.6 Insolvency of Borrower |
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420 | (1) |
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8.2.7 Continuing Guarantee |
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421 | (1) |
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421 | (1) |
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8.2.9 Guarantee Limitations and Rights of Contribution |
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422 | (4) |
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426 | (1) |
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8.2.11 Limitations on Guarantee of Hedging Obligations |
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426 | (3) |
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429 | (3) |
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429 | (1) |
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430 | (1) |
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8.3.3 Further Assurances Covenant |
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430 | (1) |
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430 | (1) |
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431 | (1) |
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431 | (1) |
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431 | (1) |
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8.3.8 Agent Authorizations |
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431 | (1) |
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432 | (1) |
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8.5 Collateral Allocation Mechanism |
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433 | (2) |
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435 | (2) |
9 Defaults And Enforcement |
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437 | (46) |
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437 | (25) |
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439 | (2) |
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9.1.2 Inaccuracy of Representations |
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441 | (3) |
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9.1.3 Breach of Covenants |
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444 | (2) |
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9.1.4 Cross-Default; Cross-Acceleration |
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446 | (4) |
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9.1.4.1 Why a Cross-Default? |
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446 | (1) |
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9.1.4.2 What Debt Is Crossed? |
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447 | (1) |
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9.1.4.3 Meanings of "Cross-Default" and "Cross-Acceleration" |
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448 | (1) |
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9.1.4.4 Mandatory Prepayments |
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449 | (1) |
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450 | (3) |
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451 | (1) |
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452 | (1) |
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452 | (1) |
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453 | (1) |
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454 | (2) |
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9.1.8 Environmental Events |
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456 | (1) |
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9.1.9 Change of Control or Management |
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457 | (1) |
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9.1.10 Invalidity of Guarantees or Liens |
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458 | (2) |
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460 | (1) |
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9.1.12 Material Adverse Change |
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461 | (1) |
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9.1.13 Specialized Events of Default |
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462 | (1) |
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9.1.14 Significant Subsidiaries |
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462 | (1) |
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462 | (7) |
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463 | (1) |
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9.2.2 Terminate Commitments |
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464 | (1) |
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465 | (2) |
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9.2.4 Demand Cover for Letters of Credit |
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467 | (1) |
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468 | (1) |
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9.2.6 Demand Payment from Guarantors |
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468 | (1) |
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9.2.7 Foreclose on Collateral |
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469 | (1) |
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469 | (1) |
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470 | (1) |
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470 | (3) |
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9.6 Individual versus Collective Action |
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473 | (3) |
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9.7 Lender Liability Risks |
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476 | (7) |
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477 | (1) |
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477 | (1) |
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9.7.3 Tortious Interference |
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478 | (1) |
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9.7.4 Environmental Liability |
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479 | (1) |
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479 | (1) |
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480 | (1) |
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481 | (2) |
10 Interlender, Voting, And Agency Issues; Defaulting Lenders |
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483 | (58) |
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483 | (25) |
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484 | (3) |
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10.1.2 Rights of Administrative Agent Individually |
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487 | (1) |
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488 | (3) |
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491 | (4) |
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495 | (2) |
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497 | (1) |
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10.1.7 Filing Proofs of Claim |
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498 | (2) |
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500 | (1) |
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501 | (5) |
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10.1.10 Collateral and Guaranty Matters |
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506 | (2) |
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10.1.11 Syndication and Other Agents |
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508 | (1) |
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10.2 Lender Indemnification |
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508 | (2) |
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510 | (10) |
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511 | (1) |
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10.3.2 Multitranche Agreements |
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512 | (1) |
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10.3.3 Consents Requiring More Than a Majority |
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513 | (3) |
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513 | (2) |
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10.3.3.2 Pro Rata Provisions |
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515 | (1) |
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515 | (1) |
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515 | (1) |
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10.3.4 Unanimous versus Affected Lender Consent |
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516 | (1) |
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10.3.5 Special Lender Consents |
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517 | (1) |
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10.3.6 Collateral Security |
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517 | (2) |
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519 | (1) |
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10.3.8 Lenders That Default |
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520 | (1) |
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520 | (1) |
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10.5 Sharing of Setoffs and Other Claims |
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521 | (7) |
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10.6 The Clawback Clauses |
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528 | (3) |
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10.7 Access to the Loan Register |
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531 | (1) |
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532 | (9) |
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10.8.1 Defining a Defaulting Lender |
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533 | (3) |
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10.8.2 Disenfranchising Defaulting Lenders |
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536 | (1) |
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10.8.3 Mitigating Fronting Bank Exposure |
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537 | (1) |
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10.8.4 Forfeiture of Fees |
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538 | (1) |
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10.8.5 Application of Payments |
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539 | (1) |
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10.8.6 Removing Defaulting Lenders from the Syndicate |
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539 | (1) |
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10.8.7 Removing a Defaulting Administrative Agent |
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540 | (1) |
11 Assignments And Participations |
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541 | (32) |
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11.1 Distinguishing Assignments and Participations |
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541 | (2) |
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543 | (18) |
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11.2.1 The General Rule for Successors and Assigns |
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543 | (1) |
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11.2.2 Consent Rights over Lender Assignments |
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544 | (10) |
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547 | (1) |
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11.2.2.2 Assignments to Lenders and Lender Affiliates |
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548 | (1) |
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11.2.2.3 Assignments to Borrower Affiliates |
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549 | (1) |
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11.2.2.4 Agent Consent Rights |
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550 | (1) |
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11.2.2.5 Issuing and Swingline Lender Consent Rights |
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551 | (1) |
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11.2.2.6 Unreasonably Withholding or Delaying Consent |
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551 | (1) |
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11.2.2.7 Absolute Consent Rights |
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552 | (1) |
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11.2.2.8 Consent During Primary Syndication |
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553 | (1) |
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11.2.2.9 Other Considerations |
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553 | (1) |
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11.2.3 Eligible Assignees and Disqualified Lenders |
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554 | (4) |
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558 | (1) |
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559 | (1) |
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560 | (1) |
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561 | (6) |
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567 | (1) |
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11.5 Third Party Beneficiaries |
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568 | (1) |
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11.6 Are Loans Covered by the Securities Laws? |
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569 | (4) |
12 The Boilerplate |
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573 | (38) |
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573 | (5) |
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573 | (2) |
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12.1.2 Electronic Notices |
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575 | (3) |
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578 | (1) |
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579 | (1) |
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12.4 Colorado River Clause |
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580 | (1) |
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581 | (3) |
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12.6 Borrower Indemnification; Consequential Damages |
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584 | (4) |
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588 | (3) |
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12.8 Enforcement Provisions |
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591 | (9) |
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12.8.1 Jurisdiction; Process Agents |
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591 | (3) |
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12.8.2 Venue and Forum Non Conveniens |
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594 | (1) |
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12.8.3 Waiver of Sovereign Immunity |
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595 | (2) |
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12.8.4 Waiver of Jury Trial |
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597 | (1) |
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598 | (2) |
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12.9 Severability; Counterparts; Integration; Captions |
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600 | (4) |
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600 | (1) |
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12.9.2 Counterparts; Effectiveness |
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601 | (1) |
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602 | (2) |
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604 | (1) |
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12.10 Electronic Execution |
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604 | (3) |
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607 | (2) |
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609 | (2) |
13 Borrower Rights |
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611 | (36) |
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13.1 The Right That Lenders Make Loans |
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611 | (2) |
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13.2 The Right That Lenders Mitigate Costs |
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613 | (2) |
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13.3 The "Yank-a-Bank" Provision |
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615 | (3) |
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13.4 Documentation from Lenders |
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618 | (1) |
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13.5 Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing; No Implied Fiduciary Duties |
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|
619 | (2) |
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13.6 The Right to Designate Additional Borrowers |
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|
621 | (1) |
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622 | (3) |
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625 | (12) |
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13.8.1 The Confidentiality Clause |
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|
626 | (9) |
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13.8.1.1 Disclosure to Regulators |
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|
629 | (1) |
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13.8.1.2 Disclosure Required by Law or Subpoena |
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|
630 | (1) |
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13.8.1.3 Disclosure to Other Agreement Parties |
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|
630 | (1) |
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13.8.1.4 Exercise of Remedies |
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630 | (1) |
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13.8.1.5 Under Confidentiality Agreement |
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|
631 | (2) |
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13.8.1.6 With Consent of Borrower |
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633 | (1) |
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13.8.1.7 Information Already Public |
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|
633 | (1) |
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13.8.1.8 Confidential Tax Treatment |
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|
633 | (2) |
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635 | (1) |
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635 | (1) |
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13.8.4 Destruction of Records |
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|
636 | (1) |
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|
637 | (7) |
|
13.9.1 Documentary Impediments |
|
|
637 | (1) |
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13.9.2 Overcoming Documentary Issues |
|
|
637 | (5) |
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13.9.3 Buyback Methodologies |
|
|
642 | (2) |
|
13.9.4 Effect upon Amortization |
|
|
644 | (1) |
|
13.10 Amend-and-Extend and Refinancing Facilities |
|
|
644 | (3) |
14 Regulatory Developments |
|
647 | (6) |
|
14.1 2013 Leveraged Lending Guidance |
|
|
648 | (2) |
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|
650 | (1) |
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14.3 Impact of the Guidance |
|
|
651 | (2) |
Appendix I Table of Authorities |
|
653 | (6) |
Appendix II LSTA Model Credit Agreement Provisions |
|
659 | (50) |
Appendix III LSTA Form of Contractual Recognition Provision |
|
709 | (6) |
Index |
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